How to: Get Gorgeous Bouncy Waves

HEAT-FREE and overnight! :)

1. The night before you want wavy hair dampen dry hair (wet your hands and run them through your hair) and brush out any tangles.
2. Separate your hair into two, or more if yu have thick hair.
3. Separate one of those parts into two again, then twist one part and hold it in your mouth while you twist the other. Then twist the two bits of hair around each other in a rope braid and secure with a hair tye. Repeat with your other sections.
4. Sleepy-Byes, Sweet dreams!
5. In the morning take out the hair tyes. You should get spirally curls. You can keep them like that but personally I don't like that style. To get waves brush through your hair gently, you don't want it going frizzy - I like to use Bedhead Smoothing Cream in this step, or you can use a de-frizz serum, this is optional.
6. Hairspray et voila!

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How to: Get a new skirt, from an old shirt!

Here's how to wear a shirt as a skirt! Oversized/your dad's will probably work best!

1. Wrap the shirt around your hips and button up the buttons from the bottom 'til about halfway.
2. Pull the shirt up (mine is usually to my ribs) 'til the skirt is the length you want it then button up as many buttons as you can, you probably won't button all of them up but that doesn't matter.
3. Take the shirt sleeve cuffs, one in each hand, and tie it around your waist as many times as you want so the skirt will stay up.

I usually wear this with tights made into long socks (to learn how to make them check this out: http://crazyandslightlyobsessed.blogspot.com/2010/11/how-to-recycle-old-tightscreate-long.html) and a hoodie! A very versatile look, wear with heels and accessories for a dressed-up look or flats for a casual look!

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How to: Recycle old tights/Create long socks from tights!

So, you've got some tights but they've got a huge noticeable hole(s) in them, what do you do? Make socks outa them :) you can do this without holes in your tights first but it's kinda a waste of a pair of tights! :D
So, here's what you gotta do:

1. Grab a pair of scissors and wear your tights (you can take them off but I find it easier to know how long my socks will be if I'm wearing my tights).
2. Wherever the hole(s) is just start cutting across, I usually do this just above my knee. If you have no holes just cut into the tights. Try and make it straight-ish but it doesn't matter if it's a bit rough, that won't be showing.
3. If you want paint clear nail varnish across the top of the cut socks/tights to keep them from ladder-ing (that's not a word is it?) and then roll the tops down just a little I usually roll them down to just below my knees.
4. Et voila! :D

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The Many Ways to Wear Your Dad's Shirt :)

I stole my dad's shirt a while ago and am loving wearing it as many ways as I can!

1. Wear it as a dress - wear black leggings and a vest top/strappy top Put on the oversized shirt and button it up, leaving the top few undone so you can see just the top of your vest top. Roll the sleeves up to your elbows and put a waist belt around your waist - or you could buckle a normal belt around your hips. I like wearing this with converse!
2. Wear a top and jeans and put the shirt on - unbuttoned completely - to just drape by your sides. Roll the sleeves up to your elbows.
3. Repeat as above, but hold the ends of both sides of the shirt and tie it in a knot at your front. It should be tied like in this image:
4. Just wear it buttoned up and loose over some trousers or something :)

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How to: Go Out In PUBLIC Wearing NO Makeup!

Here's how to have the confidence to go out without makeup!
Bring attention to some other part of you!
If everyone's looking at, say your hair, then what does it matter if you're wearing makeup or not? You could also wear bright, attention-seeking clothes, but I prefer to pay more attention to my hair.
To get people to look at your hair make it big and bouncy! Straight hair doesn't usually have the same effect. What you really need is lots of volume. If you have naturally straight or limp hair don't worry! You can make it big and bouncy without heat and with nothing but a couple of hair bobbles!
I like to make my hair gorgeously wavy using the technique in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH12exAL1Dg&feature=channel

In the morning when I take the bobbles out I just put Bed Head After Party smoothing cream through my hair to smooth out any kinks (optional step) and hairspray it to keep it wavy all day but you don't have to do this. My hair just doesn't keep very big waves in for long! :)

Go out with hair like this and everyone will think you're gorgeous! But if you're still unsure then read on!
First you've got to figure out what you're biggest makeup addiction is. My would probably be concealer to cover up the bags under my eyes. So if you have the same problem get rid of those bags! Use chilled teabags or chilled cucumber slices over your eyes for 20 mins or so a day, and use eye moisturiser!
If you're addicted to mascara then try just curling your lashes! Addicted to blusher? Pinch/gently slap your cheeks or do 5 mins dancing to get rosy cheeks! Bronzer? Sunbathe!! (But use suncream!) Concealer for spots? Go on my product reviews or home remedies for spots and get rid of them! Lipgloss/lipstick? Just use lipbalm (tinted if you want) or lipsalve!

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A Quick and Easy Summery Hairstyle to Stop Those Autumn/Winter Blues!

This is a boho chic kinda style, really summery but I wear it now and it's autumn now so :)
Here's how to do it:

1. First I curled my hair (heat-free) using this method: http://www.youtube.com/user/YaYaLifestyle#p/u/0/V0yfJh-uImc But the clips fell out during the night so it went a bit wrong, it went more wavy and messy. Try this or one of her videos on wavy hair and mess it up real good!
2. I also put Bed Head After Party Smoothing Cream in my hair after step one (I swear by this product!!) you can add hairspray to keep the waves/curls all day if you want but I never do.
3. Throughout your hair create random little braids. They don't have to be all the way down to the bottom of your hair (vary the lengths) and don't secure them with a hair bobble at the bottom.
4. Gather all your hair up into a high, bouncy ponytail (look here for ponytails: http://crazyandslightlyobsessed.blogspot.com/2010/10/casual-hairstyles.html) but leave your fringe/side fringe out.
5. Braid some more pieces of hair when it's all in the bobble.
6. If you have a fringe you can either keep it as it is, or you can braid it (doesn't really work with a full fringe) and clip it to the side of your head with a cute hairclip! And voila!

This is a fun summer hairstyle that you can also wear to brighten up dreary winter days!! :D

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A Simple Way To Get Almost Permanent Wavy/Straight Hair (Not the quickest or most effective way but read on :D)

If you have short wavy/curly hair (it may not work as well if you have really curly hair) and want straighter hair then grow it out. The length of the hair will make it heavier. In the morning you'll wake up and your hair will be it's natural texture but brush it and then an hour or so later your hair will be much straighter.
If you have long straight or wavy hair and want it curlier then cut it shorter. The decreased weight will make your hair wavier/curlier.
Not the best way as it will only make your hair straighter/curlier but it's a good way to make your hair more like you want it to be without having to do anything much to it.
I'll be posting about heat free ways to get curly/wavy hair soon, so keep checking back!

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How to crimp hair...

Here's how to create that crimping effect in your hair!
<This isn't me, I just found the photo on gooogle!

1. Plait your hair, you can do it in one plait or more plaits it makes different effects.
2. Get some straighteners and straighten the plaits.

If you don't have straighteners then wash your hair, plait it, mist it with water and then sleep on it.

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Casual Hairstyles

The side plait - This one can change style and go from day to night by simply making it messy or neat:

1. Separate your hair into three parts.
2. Plait your hair down one shoulder.
3. Secure with an elastic band or hair bobble.

The messy bun - Change to a neat one to make it a night hairstyle:

1. Put hair up in a high ponytail.
2. Wrap the rest of the hair around the hair bobble and secure with another hair bobble.

The classic ponytail - There's many options for this, the first I will tell you is the high pony just in case you don't already know:

1. Brush hair and pull it up into a bobble high on the back of your head - you can leave your fringe out or put it in the bobble too if you have one.

The side pony:

1. Just tie your hair but with the bobble of the side of your head - it can be high or low but low usually looks better.

The low pony:

1. Just do the high pony but place your bobble lower.

That's about it for ponytails, if you think of any more let me know.
You can turn the side plait into two plaits simply by separating the hair into two and then plaiting each side. Or one plait at the back by doing the side plait at the back of your head.
You can make the bun into a side bun by making a high side pony and then winding hair around it. Or make two buns one on each side of your head by doing the same but separating hair into two first.

Bunches:

1. Basically a high side pony but two of them - one on each side of your head.
2. Or for low bunches do a low side pony on each side of your head.

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How to personalise your school uniform...

Here's how to personalise your school uniform but still get away with it!

1. Shoes - if you have to wear flat black shoes, go shopping for some black flats - there are loads of really pretty ones out there that you can wear!
2. Trousers/Skirt - If you have to wear these in a certain colour - I'm going to use black as an example - then for the skirt just hitch it up above your knees - you can make it uber (love that word!) short or just mid-length, it's up to you! For the trousers, buy a nice pair in the right colour. I buy jealousy trousers, they're basically skinny trousers! Then you might want to rip the bottoms of the trousers (right at the bottom where they might drag along the floor or you'll probably be told to buy another pair!) to make them look lived in etc.
3. Shirt/Top - if you have a shirt with a tie then unbutton the first button or two and make your tie into a stylish short and fat one. If you just have a polo top then just undo the first button or two.
4. Jumper - Get one either too small (so your shirt peeks out from below your jumper) or too big (I prefer too big because you can just drown in it! :D) and if you could get away with it you could add badges or something if you wanted.
5. Jewellery - If you're not allowed jewellery then just hid it under your clothes! Or hide earrings under your hair!
6. Makeup - Wear natural makeup!
7. Hair - Experiment with different hairstyles! Or if you can only have your hair up then there's still so many hairstyles you can try!

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The Two Main Makeup Looks

So I figure that there's two main makeup looks and lots more that spiral off from those. So I'm going to tell you how to get them!

Look 1:
Pale and Striking - this can mean heavy black makeup, or it can just mean natural makeup.
I usually just wear natural makeup so this is how you go pale and striking (it kind of helps if your pale already like me!):
Apply concealer just on dark under-eye circles is you need it then apply black mascara to your lashes so they'll stand out. Red lips will make you even more striking but just for every-day you might prefer just a tinted lipgloss or nothing.
That's it! If you want to go heavy black makeup just add more eyeliner etc. to your eyes or wherever and leave your skin pale and natural!

Look 2:
Bold and Beautiful - this can mean natural makeup but with that rosy-cheeked glowing look, or loads of colourful makeup!
For the natural makeup (it helps if you're tanned for this one!:D) just add blusher to the pale and striking natural makeup above and if you want foundation and/or bronzer. For a bolder look add colourful eyeshadows, eyeliner, lipstick - just experiment!

Either makeup look will make you look beautiful, even though I'm sure you already are! You can make either one your own by just changing the colours to what you prefer or whatever you want!
I prefer pale and striking because it's just, me - I like looking bold and beautiful and all tanned (due to foundation, I'm really not tanned!) but it just doesn't feel like me. So experiment with makeup to come up with the look that looks like you! Whether that's no makeup or loads of makeup!

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How To: The Perfect Casual Updo That Can Go From Day To Night!

This hairstyle is simple and pretty:

1. Brush your hair (obviously).
2. Get your fringe/side-fringe or if you have niether then just a bit of hair from the front of your face that can act as a fringe and pin it up with grips on the top of your head. Push it forward a bit to make a tiny quiff.
3. Bundle the rest of your hair into a bun (it can be messy or neat but I prefer messy) on the back of your head or just to the side of your head.
4. Just add any hair accessories you want and you're done! To make it go from day to night just change clothes!

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How to dress casually in party-wear...

Here's how to be that one girl who goes against the flow, who everyone wants to be like. The girl who is so effortlessly cool!

When going to a disco/some other kind of big party dresses kinda party:

• Choose your dress, make it the kind you'd wear to any other party - make it gorgeous!
• Wear a pair of comfy shoes but ones that still look good (so crocs are out! :D) - converse are great, or maybe uggs though haven't tried those yet!
• Wear a leather jacket over your dress to rock it up.
• If you want to get a hat (beanies are my favourites!) and wear that as well! For the more casual side of 'casual chic' (I don't know if this is made-up or what...) wear your hair as normal, non-styled or just slightly straightened or waved. For the more chic side curl or straighten your hair and then jam the hat over the top! :) Just be careful if you take the hat off - bad hair alert! :D

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How to do Nail Watermarbling!

Don't know what nail watermarbling is? It's using nail varnish and water to produce an unusual, pretty pattern on your nails.

1. Wrap your fingers in sticky tape but leave the nails showing. This is to prevent nail varnish from going all over your fingers. You don't have to do this step but it makes the clean-up quicker.
2. Get a plastic throw-away cup (in case nail varnish goes on it) and fill it with water - any temperature's fine.
3. Get two or three different nail varnish colours. Drip a drop of one colour in, then another inside the circle of the first. Repeat until you have the desired amount of circles floating on the water.
4. With a cocktail stick swirl the colours around into a pattern.
5. Dip your first finger in the water - the nail in the nail varnish. Hold for about half a minute. While you're waiting take the cocktail stick and gather all the floating nail varnish around your finger up and wipe it on a piece of kitchen roll.
6. Take your finger out, your sticky-tape off and voila!
7. Repeat for all your fingers and have beautiful, unusual finger-nails!

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How to create choreography

1. Think about what style of dance you prefer. Then choose the music to match! (e.g. ballet would be more classical music, hip hop would be more r'n'b style music.)
2. Once you've picked the music, if it's music to go along with the song then find the lyrics, if it's just music then try and find the piano music (or the music for some other instrument, although you don't need to do this it's just easier if you do).
3. If you have lyrics then write down on a piece of paper one line (or two lines if the song moves fast from one line to the other). If you have the music then do the same but with a line of notes.
4. Listen to the song/sing or hum it to yourself one or two lines at a time. Watch videos (youtube!) of people dancing in the style you want, take inspiration from that don't steal their moves and get inspiration from many different videos to create your own choreography. Write underneath each line the moves you have to do (I think you can write all mathematical etc. but I prefer just writing, for example: stomp with right then left foot...) and every couple of lines practice from the beginning with the music.

This may take a while but it'll be worth it and practice practice practice!

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How to lose weight/have a healthy lifestyle!

So I found an exercise routine on YourCoffeeCorner.com the other day - '10 Days To Get A Sexy Bikini Body' and I thought I'd try it out. I planned a healthy diet and everything! I'm on day 3 right now so there's not much difference but I think even if the exercise routine doesn't make a difference my diet will - I'm being so much healthier than usual! Anyway here's the exercise routine and diet I'm doing:
(For the diet I haven't planned out each individual day I've just thought of what type of food you should be eating)

If you're aiming to lose weight then around 1500 kcals a day should be what your aiming for if you're just trying to be healthy then your GDA. Try not to eat anything in between the set meals - if you get hungry, don't worry, there's snacks! I based this on the fact that 5 small meals a day are better than 3 big ones.
Remember, before starting any exercise routine always talk to your physician (I think that's the right type of doctor?).

Diet:

Breakfast - A 25g bowl of cereal with 100ml semi-skimmed milk. (You can eat less or more kcals by changing the cereal) If you want you can have toast somedays but I'm sticking with cereal because I want to lose weight.

Lunch - A sandwich and some fruit. Add a cereal bar if you want more for lunch.

Tea - My mum cooks for me unless it's one of my cooking days so I don't really get to choose, just make sure it's nice and healthy. For me I never eat enough fibre in a day so every meal time I try to get as much fibre as I need.

Snacks - Cereal bars, try to limit it to 2 a day. Or you can buy a pack of Go Ahead Crispy Slice and limit it to 3 slices a day like me as the slices come in little packets of 3. If you're hungry after having eaten your max amount of snacks then eat fruit or vegetables as these usually don't have many kcals or fat in them.

Some days allow yourself a treat, such as a line of chocolate, but make sure the kcals and fat content doesn't go over the designated amount.
Write everything down that you eat in a day and what they include (kcals, fibre, fat, carbs, protein) to keep track.

Exercise Routine:
http://www.yourcoffeecorner.com/articles_exercises-and-workouts/10-days-to-get-a-sexy-bikini-body.html

Just so you know, YourCoffeeCorner.com don't know I'm posting about this I'm simply posting a how to complete with my own diet to help you lot.

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How to do the Perfect Manicure

This is a how to on nails, it will tell you how to do the perfect manicure and even the perfect french manicure! I do this myself :). It'll make even short nails - like mine - look fantastic!

1. Remove all nail varnish.
2. Soak hands in a bowl of warm water with a couple of drops of lemon juice in for 5 minutes or so. (The lemon juice will remove stains)
3. Push cuticles back with a cuticle stick or the nail on another finger.
4. Rub hand and nail cream into your hands and nails (making sure you rub it into the cuticles) or you can just use hand/body lotion it works just as well.
5. File your nails (cut them too if you want - I always do, I can't deal with long nails) - a squoval is the most flattering nail shape.
6. If you have a nail buffer and polisher then buff and polish your nails.
7. Apply base coat. (For french manicures this will be the light pink shade, for just a normal manicure this is just clear nail varnish) Let it dry for a couple of minutes atleast.
8. Apply middle coat. (For normal manicures this will be your colour, for french manicures this will be the white tips - just get a little bit of white on the brush and carefully paint the tip of your nails - it takes alot of practice to get it right!) Allow to dry for around 5 minutes as this coat is the most important and you don't want it smudging.
9. Apply top coat. Just a clear coat, and allow to dry for a couple of minutes. (Some nail varnish may dry quicker but just to be safe you may want to not touch things with your hands until they're rock-hard-dry)

Tips:

• If you can't paint nails very well without nail varnish going all over your fingers (this happens when using my left hand to paint my right hand!) wrap a bit of sticky tape around the nail half of your finger after step 6 then take off when your nails are dry.
• File, buff and polish in one direction so your nails don't crack.

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How To: Have Beautifully Soft Feet!

Here's how to have feet that feel soft to the touch!

 

1. Before bed apply body lotion to your feet.
2. Put on some nice soft socks - I wear furry ones I think they're slipper socks? Apparently it works if you wear cotton socks and I don't know what mine are made out of but my socks make me all warm and cosy so! :D
3. Sleep tight!
4. If you have really dry skin on feet try getting a wet flannel and rubbing it along the bottom of your foot - Mine seemed to go away with just the lotion and socks but this is a quicker way - or use a nail file (or I've heard there are foot files?) along the bottom of your foot if the flannel doesn't work.

 

Hope it works for you!

 

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How To: High School Survival Kit For Girls

First, get a small bag - I use a medium-sized makeup bag which I can just fit in my school bag.
All of the things I list below you'll want to get mini versions of to save space. (And just FYI I do know some schools don't allow some of this stuff (makeup, nail varnish etc.) my school doesn't but why are rules there if not to be broken?)

 

1. Makeup - I only usually bring mascara, lipbalm (essential!) and lipgloss and concealer.
2. Nail Varnish - I bring clear, light pink and white from my french manicure set. You only want to wear paler colours if nail varnish isn't allowed so you don't have to take it off.
3. Hand lotion - Don't you hate it when you're hands are really dry?
4. Small hairbrush with hair bobbles - ESSENTIAL!
5. Hair grips - I only tend to bring a few slides.
6. Tampons/Pads - bring a couple for emergency's we all have those times! You may also want to bring a spare pair of knickers for those accidents!
7. House Key - If you have one, don't lose it! Also your locker key if you want.
8. Spare Change - A few pounds will do for EMERGENCYS ONLY!
9. A Mirror - Your phone has a limit to how well you can see yourself.
10. Mobile Phone - But I usually keep it in my pocket.
11. Nail file - I just got an emery board, polisher, buffer etc. in one from savers.
12. Makeup Wipes - Even if you use makeup remover cream etc. wipes are always useful! (They're pretty good at getting toothpaste off your jumper!)
13. Tissues - This is an obvious one but I don't have any little packets so don't carry these around! :S
14. Gum/Mints - To keep your mouth fresh and nice-smelling after meals!

 

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How to...

Please comment what how to's you want. Any requests welcome. I'll be posting a how to on emergency everyday kits tomorrow - from makeup to spare underwear! (For girls only! :D)

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