Kouturekiss » Nicole Elizabeth http://kouturekissbeauty.com Beauty Tutorials By and For Women Just Like You - kouturekiss.com Mon, 07 Dec 2015 18:17:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3.3 Fishtail Sidebraid http://kouturekissbeauty.com/hair/fishtail-sidebraid http://kouturekissbeauty.com/hair/fishtail-sidebraid#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2015 18:03:02 +0000 http://kouturekissbeauty.com/?p=16441 kouturekiss_fishtailsidebraid
  1. Step 1: Begin with clean, dry hair in its natural texture and part your hair the way that you want it for the hairstyle.
  2. Steps 2 & 3: Take a 2-3 inch section from the front of your hair and braid it.
  3. Step 4: Wrap the braid to the back of your head and pin in place.
  4. Steps 5 & 6: Do the same thing to the other side of your hair.
  5. Steps 7 & 8: Pull all of your hair to one side and begin fishtail braiding.
  6. Step 9: Secure the end of the braid with an elastic and voila!
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Bohemian Headband Braid http://kouturekissbeauty.com/hair/bohemian-headband-braid http://kouturekissbeauty.com/hair/bohemian-headband-braid#comments Sun, 07 Sep 2014 19:21:10 +0000 http://kouturekissbeauty.com/?p=16439 bohemian_headband_briad

Step 1: Begin with clean, dry hair in whatever texture you want it for the hairstyle. I kept my hair in its natural texture and to make the look more messy and bohemian I also teased it a bit.

Step 2: Take about a 3 inch section from the middle of one side of your head.

Steps 3 and 4: Braid the section that we just grabbed and secure with an elastic at the end.

Steps 5 and 6: Repeat the same process on the other side.

Steps 7 and 8: Place your index finger on the inside of the braid and pull it across your forehead to the other side. Placing your index finger here will help keep the braid flat and get rid of any ugly bumps that can occur when positioning braids.

Step 9: Secure the braid in place with a bobby pin.

Steps 10 and 11: Do the same thing with the braid on the other side.

Step 12: Adjust the braid to your liking and pin away any parts that seem out of place. Spray with a bit of hairspray and voila!

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Fun & Funky Hairstyle http://kouturekissbeauty.com/hair/fun-funky-hairstyle http://kouturekissbeauty.com/hair/fun-funky-hairstyle#comments Sun, 01 Jun 2014 15:46:56 +0000 http://kouturekissbeauty.com/?p=16435 kouturekiss_afunandfunkyhairstyle

Step 1: Begin with clean, dry hair parted the way you want it for the hairstyle.
Step 2: Section off the top two-thirds of your hair and begin with a one inch section of hair.
Steps 3 & 4: Curl this section of hair using a ½-1 inch curling wand or barrel.
Steps 5 & 6: Take the next 1 inch section and straighten this one.

Steps 7 & 8: Continue alternating between curling and straightening throughout the rest of your hair. If you lose track of which section you last curled, don’t worry about it. The more random and messy this hairstyle looks, the better! When you’re all done, brush out the ends to blend them together and spritz with a bit of hairspray. Voila!

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Blow It Out! For The Wavy Haired Girl http://kouturekissbeauty.com/hair/blow-wavy-haired-girl http://kouturekissbeauty.com/hair/blow-wavy-haired-girl#comments Thu, 29 May 2014 16:00:55 +0000 http://kouturekissbeauty.com/?p=16433 kouturekiss_blowoutforwavyhairedgirl

Step 1: Begin with damp, freshly washed hair. You can apply a curl enhancing mousse at this point if you would like, but I chose not to.

Step 2: Begin sectioning off your hair, beginning with the bottom third section.

Step 3: Using a medium sized round brush, blow dry your hair as usual.

Steps 4, 5, & 6: Using a small round brush, brush a 1-2 inch section of hair out from underneath and begin wrapping it like a curling barrel once you reach the bottom.

Step 7: Using your blow dryer, blast some high heat on the “barrel”.

Step 8: Once the hair cools, carefully unroll and unwrap the hair from the round brush, being sure not to pull or tug on the hair too much.

Steps 9 & 10: Start doing the next section the exact same way.Continue with this pattern throughout the rest of your hair.

Step 11: Once you reach the crown of your hair, I like to blow dry the sections up and out to give a little extra volume.

Step 12: Shake out your hair with your fingers, spray a little hair spray and… voila!

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No-Heat Waves http://kouturekissbeauty.com/hair/heats-waves http://kouturekissbeauty.com/hair/heats-waves#comments Sun, 11 May 2014 14:41:41 +0000 http://kouturekissbeauty.com/?p=16431 kouturekiss_noheatwaves

Step 1: Begin with dry hair parted and combed the way you want it for the hairstyle.

Step 2: Split your hair in 2 halves and begin by taking out a 1 inch section and clipping away the rest of the hair.

Step 3: Spray a generous amount of water onto your hand using a spray bottle.

Step 4: Run your hand over your hair a few times until the section is damp, but not too wet.

Step 5: We will be using two of our fingers to act as our curling barrel. For tighter curls, use only one finger.

Steps 6-9: Wrap the damp section of your hair loosely around your fingers.

Step 10: I will be using a combination of hair clips and bobby pins to pin my curls in place.

Step 11: Gently pull the curl off of your fingers, holding its shape, and place a pin inside of it to hold it in place.

Step 12: Continue with this same method in 1 inch sections on the rest of this half of hair, and spray on a generous amount of hairspray.

Step 13: Use the same method on the other half of your hair and spray with hairspray. Let the curls set for 30-45 minutes or until dry.

Step 14: Gently undo each of the hair clips/bobby pins and let the curls fall. Shake them out a bit, apply a few more sprays of hairspray and …

Step 15: Voila!

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5 Minute Curls http://kouturekissbeauty.com/hair/5-minute-curls http://kouturekissbeauty.com/hair/5-minute-curls#comments Sat, 03 May 2014 10:00:51 +0000 http://kouturekissbeauty.com/?p=16429 Kouturekiss_5MinuteCurls

  • Step 1: Begin with your hair in it’s natural texture. I like to put a bit of heat protectant in my hair before I begin as well.
  • Steps 2 and 3: Pull your hair back into a high ponytail. It doesn’t need to be perfect, just make sure there aren’t too many bumps and it is as high on your head as you can get it while still keeping it clean.
  • Step 4: Begin sectioning off your hair.
  • Step 5: Take the first section and begin curling. How many sections you do will depend on the thickness of your hair, but 3-6 sections should do the trick. I have pretty thick hair so I did 6 sections.
  • Step 6: Continue curling each section.
  • Step 7: Once all the sections are curled, spritz on a bit of hair spray to make sure you don’t lose the curls once you take the ponytail out.
  • Step 8: Shake out the curls at the scalp.
  • Step 9: Shape and part your hair how you want it and …
  • Step 10: Voila!
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Fix Your Broken Powders http://kouturekissbeauty.com/makeup/fix-broken-powders http://kouturekissbeauty.com/makeup/fix-broken-powders#comments Thu, 20 Mar 2014 15:06:41 +0000 http://kouturekissbeauty.com/?p=16427 fixyourpowder_kouturekiss

  1. Begin by getting as many pieces of your broken powder that you can salvage back into the palette.
  2. Wrap the palette with clear cling wrap.
  3. Using a palette knife, break all of the pieces until it turns into a loose powder.
  4. Spray 70% Isopropyl Alcohol onto the powder.
  5. Using the palette knife again, press the damp powder back into its original shape.
  6. Clean up around the edges and voila!
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The Ombre Lip http://kouturekissbeauty.com/makeup/ombre-lip http://kouturekissbeauty.com/makeup/ombre-lip#comments Mon, 17 Feb 2014 11:00:17 +0000 http://kouturekissbeauty.com/?p=16421 Kouturekiss _ Go Ombre

Step 1: Begin with primed lips. I used MAC Lip Erase.
Step 2: Choose the color scheme you want to go with. Use the darkest shade as your lip liner and apply to the cupids bow and the bottom of the lower lip.
Step 3: Finish lining the lips from the inside out.
Step 4: Blend in the inside edges a small amount using the lip liner pencil.
Step 5: Using a shade or two lighter than the lip liner, shade in the upper lip with a lipstick.
Step 6: Using the same lipstick, shade in the lower lip.
Step 7: Apply a clear gloss over the upper and lower lips to add shine.
Step 8: Apply a light shade lipstick of your color scheme and apply to just the center of the upper and lower lips.
Steps 9 & 10: Gently press your lips together to blend.
Step 11: Use your fingers to blend to your taste and voila!

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A Sweet & Simple Updo http://kouturekissbeauty.com/hair/sweet-simple-updo http://kouturekissbeauty.com/hair/sweet-simple-updo#comments Fri, 14 Feb 2014 02:00:24 +0000 http://kouturekissbeauty.com/?p=16417 Kouturekiss _ So Sweet Half Up Half Down

Step 1: Begin with your hair in either it’s natural texture, or curled. I decided to curl my hair to make the look a little more romantic.
Step 2: Part your hair how you want it and section off a 1-2 inch section starting at the beginning of the part down to the ear.
Steps 3 & 4: Pin the section behind your ear using a bobby pin.
Step 5: Section off the top 1/3 of your hair, being careful not to ruin the section you just pinned.
Step 6: Using a boar bristle brush, tease this section of hair.
Step 7: Smooth the top of the hair and pull it back.
Step 8: Tie the section off with an elastic.
Step 9: Take a 1 inch section out of bottom of the ponytail.
Step 10: Wrap it around the ponytail until it reaches the end and hold in place with a bobby pin. Spray on a small amount of hairspray and… voila!

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Eye Brightening Makeup http://kouturekissbeauty.com/makeup/eye-brightening-makeup http://kouturekissbeauty.com/makeup/eye-brightening-makeup#comments Sun, 09 Feb 2014 11:00:06 +0000 http://kouturekissbeauty.com/?p=16415 Kouturekiss _ Eye Poppers

  1. Apply a matte white shadow over your entire lid.
  2. Apply a white eyeliner or white cream shadow to just the top of the upper lash line.
  3. Also apply this eyeliner/cream shadow to the inner corner and the inner two thirds of the bottom lash line.
  4. Apply a soft golden shadow to the crease. This color works great with the white to help make it pop and also is a universal shade for all skin tones.
  5. Apply a shimmery white shadow over where you placed the white liner before to help make it pop even more.
  6. Also apply the same shimmery white shadow to the brow bone.
  7. Apply your favorite mascara to the top lashes only and voila!
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