Sometimes you spend so much time getting those perfect wavy curls in your hair, but after one day, the front doesn’t lay right anymore and you feel like you need to wash it again.

To take advantage of your leftover waves and keep them looking fresh for a s second (or even third) day, try the baby bouffant! It is easy, fast and full of volume and bounce!

1. Separate the front/top portion of your hair, basically the area where you would or do have bangs. Clip it out of the way for now.
2. Gather the hair from the crown of your head. Hold it up and use a brush or a comb to tease it. The more your tease this area the more height and volume you will have when you’re done.
3. Once you have teased the crown let it fall to the back of your head, and sprits it with a little hairspray to keep it in place
4. Unclip that front section and simply sweep it back over the section you have just teased. Us e a few bobby pins to secure it in place.
5. Now just spray it again with a little more hair spray to keep it in place and make your volume last all day.

And voila! You’ve gotten another day out of those waves and curls!

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Want a sweet “love” themed manicure for Valentines Day? Here’s how to get one at home in just five easy steps. You will need a base coat, a top coat, a pink glitter polish, a red polish, a sharpie marker and an eyeliner brush.

1. Prep your nails with your favorite base coat or nail hardener. I used a sticky base coat to help keep the polish from chipping, longer.
2. Choose a nail to use as an accent nail and paint it with your pink glitter polish.
3. Once the pink glitter is dry, use your sharpie marker to plot out a heart in the center of the nail. If you do not have a steady enough hand to draw the lines don’t worry! Just make little dots to make the shape of a heart. You are going to paint over the lines anyway. I suggest using a light color so that it is easier to cover with the red polish.
4. Use your small eyeliner brush to fill in the space AROUND the heart with the red polish, leaving the pink glitter inside the heart uncovered to create a cool, cut out effect! The small eyeliner brush makes this easy, and you can use a few coats of polish if you need to get it smoother.
5. Now just paint the rest of your nails with the red color and top everything off with your favorite top coat, and you will have a really cool, DIY Valentines manicure!

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1. Use acetone and a cotton pad to remove any old nail polish that may still be on your nails. Cotton pads are perfect because they don’t fall apart as you rub, and still get the polish off quickly and completely! And, by using 100% acetone to remove the polish, you will help sweep away any oils that could cause premature chipping.
2. Time to file! Use a nail file to gently shape your nails the way you like them. I like the “Squoval” shape, because it is modern and square, and the rounded edges help prevent the nails from breaking. It is important to do this step before you get the nails wet, because wet nails are weaker and we don’t want them to snag while we file!
3. Now it’s time to remove the cuticles. It can be difficult to cut your own, and many times you can wind up making them worse than before, so instead it’s a good idea to use a cuticle remover gel. The Sally Hansen one I use can be found at most drugstores, and is pretty inexpensive. Just apply the gel around your cuticles and let it sit for about three minutes and work its magic.
4. Once the three minutes are up, use a damp, spare toothbrush (not the one your use for your teeth!) and scrub the gel off of your cuticles. It is a good idea to do this step over the sink, so you don’t get little speckles of cuticle gel everywhere. The scrubbing motion will exfoliate away the cuticle skin that was softened by the gel. When you are done scrubbing them all give them a quick rinse in the sink. This step also acts as a massage for your cuticles, which encourages nail growth… sweet!
5. Next use a buffer to smooth the surface of all of your nails. This step helps create a nice surface for your polish, and will also get rid of any peeling that could make your nails chip and break.
6. Apply a hardening base coat. This will protect your nails from the elements and if you choose to apply a color it will help it last longer too.
7. Once the hardener has dried apply a cuticle oil all around your cuticles. This will keep them soft, and is also great for keeping your nails healthy and flexible.
8. For the last step, use your fingers to gently massage the cuticle oil into each nail. This will ensure that it has absorbed all the way, and just like scrubbing them, the massage encourages healthy growth!

Now your nails are happy and healthy like you just got them done at a salon! You can leave them natural and beautiful just as they are, or apply your favorite color for a perfect manicure. It’s up to you, but either way, your nails will look healthy and great!

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A new year means a fresh start and a great chance to try new things. For 2013, spice up your makeup look with the glitter pop eye. This look works for day or evening and you can create it in just six easy steps.

1. Start with a primed eye and apply a medium toned mauve eye shadow to the mobile lid, blending into the crease with a slightly darker plum shade.
2. Add a pinkish white highlight shade to the inner corner of the eye and right under the brow bone. This may seem very subtle, but it’s the small details that make the look more finished in the end. This is also a good time to go back into the crease with the plum if you think you need more definition.
3. Take a dark brown eyeliner pencil and line your upper lash line and lower waterline. To make this more subtle, blend it with a small buffing brush, making sure to buff it in to meet with the plum shade near the crease.
4. Now for the fun part, the glitter! Use your favorite loose glitter on your ring finger and dab it onto the center of the mobile lid. Take the same glitter and dab it on the inner corner of the eye with a lip brush. This adds a nice highlight and gives the eye a really special glam appearance that is still very wearable. If you want the look to last all night, you can use a glitter adhesive or even a sheer glitter liner under the glitter to make it stick on tight.
5. Use a black liquid or gel liner to make a very thin line just though the upper lashes. This will add more definition and make the lashes look super full and dark without taking the focus away from all that pretty glitter.
6. Curl your lashes and apply mascara to the top and bottom.

And voila! Just like that you mastered the glitter pop eye to start the new year off right!

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