I wanted to do a quick explanation on how I do my big messy waves. I get a lot of questions about this and it's the quickest, easiest hair style I do on a day to day basis. I love it though because it looks like I've put a lot more effort in then I have. So to begin I start with clean dry hair and I spray a little heat protectant in. Then I section it it half down the back. Starting on one side I divide it into four sections (these are just round messy sections but go from my part line to my nape, or ear etc but are always in a downward motion) I then grab the thick section of hair and hold it out. I curl it away from my face using straighteners. I then do the same to the other side. I then give my hair around 10 minutes to cool down completely and brush it with a normal paddle brush. Spray a little hair spray and your all done! This takes me around 15 minutes all together including cool time and it always looks so lovely. This was extremely hard to photograph so I just put a photo of the finished product below. I hope this helps with your hair styling! Nicole xx
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So I often get asked how I contour and highlight, so I thought I would begin with explaining how I highlight and my favourite highlight! My favourite highlight is the actually in a face kit I have from Australis. It is called the Face-a-holic Touch and Go and comes with a blush, pressed powder and highlighter. This highlight is a champagne colour and is highly pigmented. It is buttery soft and blends out so beautifully. This set is really reasonably priced and each product is amazing. To use the highlight I begin by apply my base and contour, I then get a soft fluffy brush and get a small amount of product on the edge. I then apply this just above/on top of my cheek bone really lightly. I find with highlight it's easy to be too heavy handed with it so go soft! I then get my fluffy powder blush and blend it out. I also apply a little bit on my Cupid's bow using the tip of my finger. This highlight is also perfect for using on the brow bone, down the nose and in the inner corner of the eyes. Just make sure you blend out and don't apply to heavy! A highlight should only be a light shimmer not a heavy stripe. It should be so light that it's not obvious when looking but the in the light you should be able to see a soft shimmer that lifts the check bones and defines the faces natural bone structure. In the pictures below the first is the before where my skin is looking quite matte and flat. The second you can just see how the top of my check bone a soft shimmer which in turn has left me a slightly more defined check bone. Let me know how and where you apply you highlight and stay tuned for the contour how to. Nicole xx |
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