Fashionandfries

It’s that time of year again…the start of wedding season!  I’ve been busy lately helping my girlfriends plan their celebrations and I can’t help but look at all the wedding stuff myself.  I am already married but that won’t stop me from checking out anything wedding related…ever. I have never been a veil type of girl [...]

The Spring hair trends this year takes classic looks and fusses them up.  Here are a few examples… Bobs are now worn longer and blunt. The added texture makes it more fun than stuffy! The middle part.  Always cool, now even cooler. Ombre hair color.  It’s a recession so why should we get our roots [...]

Blame it on the movie Black Swan, Steven Tyler or our need to be closer to nature but feather extensions are the latest thing to hit the hair scene.  Remember when Christina Aguilera used to have strips of brightly colored extensions in her hair?  I guess we can now replace those with feathers!  You can [...]

I’ve gotten a lot of questions about how to create beach-ey waves so here goes! If you have hair longer than your shoulders you’ll probably need at least a 1″ curling iron. Beach in a bottle is always good to have.  It helps give your hair the “I’ve been hanging out at the beach all [...]

Summer is the perfect time for braids.  The look is young, fresh, pretty and best of all, they look good even when they aren’t perfect!  Braids are a great way to get your hair out of your face and they soften updos that would otherwise be harsh and stuffy.  Here are a few of my [...]

Hey everyone, as promised, here’s the post on how to tease your hair.   1.  You will need a teasing comb and a brush. 2.  Texturizing powder is optional but I highly recommend it.  This is my favorite one and it works well with all hair types. 3.  Apply texturizing powder to roots.  Remember to [...]

Today’s post is how to achieve the look of a great blow out on your own at home.  I would say the way you blow dry your hair is one of the most important things to achieving lots of volume.  Here are a couple of different ways you can make your hair voluminous and curly. [...]