I am trying to fulfill my children’s wishes to be gothic for Halloween and once in awhile around their friends. They think it is cool that I understand that people are different and their styles can be different. They like the fact that I can fit in with their friends and understand it is the inner person not the outer person that you look at. They asked me to “go gothic” for halloween and to be honest I don’t know enough about the makeup and hair styles to do it justice. I love the clothes and shoes and even some of the makeup that I have seen. Any tips from those who do this daily or whatever? I don’t know what makeup I will need to get or what accessories to buy for this. If I like it as much as I think I will, I may do it more often. Thanks for the advice and tips.
Thanks so much. I have a very different style of dressing. I have dark brown/black hair. I wear alot of black anyway but like to feel comfortable. My eyes are green and I think that I would like to play them up more so than anything else. Are there drawings that can show exactly how to do it?
Posts Tagged ‘Hair Style’
How do I put on Gothic style makeup and do my hair in that style?
April 29th, 2010One, Two, Three Reasons We Love This Campaign
March 16th, 2010
There are three things we love about this Karl Largerfeld campaign starring Abbey Lee Kershaw and Baptiste Giabiconi.
Abbey Lee’s bangs. Can we just call it now and say that little girl bangs are officially the must-have hair style for the season? Caroline Trentini has them, Anja Rubik just debuted her new fringe, and with Abbey Lee’s almost too long set of bangs, we’re actually in love.
The pure simplicity. Proof that a good campaign doesn’t necessarily need elaborate backgrounds, just a talented model.
And finally, we adore the simple fact that Karl Lagerfeld finds beauty in multiples. Hello, he has countless iPods. So he figured, since more is always, let’s photograph and produce at least four different looks.
What Does Your Hair Really Need?
February 17th, 2010
Cubelixa’s question…Ok, thanks to you I have already learned that silicones are not as bad as some people say; that the first 5 key ingredients of shampoo and conditioner of different brands are often the same or at least similar; and that the herbal stuff they throw into their products don’t do much for my hair but are mostly there for selling/marketing reasons. Now my question is: what (ingredients) does my hair really need to stay healthy and grow as long as I want it to?
The Left Brain’s answer:
The truth is your hair doesn’t “need” any topical ingredient to keep it “healthy” and growing long.
No such thing as healthy hair
It’s a common misconception that hair can be healthy. Hair can be no more healthy than a shoe lace, a cotton blouse, or any other non-living fiber. The hair on your head is not living tissue. It is dead, keratinized protein. Hair cannot be healthy. Of course, it can look healthy or not-healthy but that’s not the same thing.
What does hair need?
So, hair doesn’t need any topical treatment. However, hair follicles (the living tissue below your scalp that makes hair) do need vitamins, nutrients, and other critical elements that it gets from the foods you eat. This is why it is important to eat a healthy diet to have healthy looking hair.
One other factor
Although there is no ingredient you can put on your hair to make it healthier or improve growth, the particular hair style you wear can have an effect on growth. If you wear pony tails, do a lot of heat styling, or otherwise physically damage your hair, it will negatively affect hair growth.
Read more in the Beauty Brains Forum thread on healthy hair.
5 Minute Funky Vintage Hair
February 14th, 2010
How to create a quick and modern take on a vintage hair style.
