Flower Bud Bun

Here's your double do! 

You've got a
classy and sophisticated up-do for your evening about town or day at the office (school) and when you let your hair down, you've got fun, flirty curls.

What's better than that?

Bella

4 - Strand Braid

I love braids!
(Well, actually...I just love
great hairstyles )

But braids are the queen of versatility.  You can add them to any hairstyle, or use them as a stand-alone-do.  There's no end to braiding ideas.
That's why I wanted to do a tutorial on a four-strand braid.
The finished look is so different.  It's thicker and more intricate than a three-strand braid.  
Don't throw out

Knotted Headband

When I was in first grade, I remember watching the Miss Universe pageant with my grandma. 

I was enthralled: ball gowns, beautiful contestants, an amazing talent portion. 
For a few months after I was on a real kick about being in a pageant myself when I got older (this was well before Toddlers in Tiaras.) 
Probably in an effort to get me to drop the idea, my mom asked me what my talent

Cutting Boys Hair 110 -- Clippers & Scissors

My little boy has been begging to be on the blog. 

So the other day I asked him:
"What hairstyles could we do on your hair, bud?"

Him: "Anything.  You could do Darth Maul's spikes, a mohawk, a jump. Mom...everyone at my school wants Darth Maul spikes."

Me: "They do? How come?"

"So you can poke people at recess."

Until we work up a video on Darth Maul's spikes, I hope you enjoy this

Looped Rope Twists

So my mom has this problem with speaking clearly, or even in English, when she's in a hurry.
When she needs us to quickly do something,
the kitchen becomes either the living kitchen or the kiving kiv. A plate can be a ping-pang, the couch -- fif nac, and my name becomes Darrin. Don't ask me why. Bella doesn't rhyme with Darrin, I don't even know any Darrins. But that's the first name she

Red carpet: Kristen Stewart looks at the 'Breaking Dawn Part 2' premieres

Hey guys! I've been following the events that have been happening in the past few weeks and one of them in the wold premiere of the last epic ending of 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2'. I haven't watched it still, but I will soon. Untill that, here's the total roundup from all of the looks that Kristen wore at the premieres in L.A, London, Madrid and Berlin.

First, there's the picutre from the L.A. premiere and she looked so divine. With that transparent nude lace that creates that certan look,  and with the makeup she was so elegant that i can't even. But, enought about that.

The second pic is a very bold look. I liked that she goes a little bold in fashion. Anyway that nice transparent black laced overall is very nice. Feminine. I liked it!

Okay, so the next dress is from the Madrid premiere and is much less elegant than the other dresses. But that is a very flirty, summer dress in the color - fluorescent yellow, and we can's forget the heels. They are like a big finishing touch to the look and breaking all the yellow.

At the end there's the beautiful gold dress (wich is my favorite) at the Berlin premiere. I just love the way the dress looks on her, and the beautiful gold makeup, made her look fawless.  But which one of these is your favorite? 

Thanksgiving Hairstyle -- Turkey's Tail

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our great readers!
We are so thankful for all of your loyal reader-ship.

I come from a large family, and we didn't grow up with a lot of money, but my parents always made the holidays special.
We had a ping-pong table that my dad had made out of two 4x8 sheets of particle board that he'd sanded and painted green, and then used masking tape to mark the

Crown of Pin Curls

Have you ever been to a How To Host A Murder Party?

My husband and I have been to a few over the years.  We've gone as a retired baseball star and a lady of the evening in Chicago's underground, Cleopatra and Julius Caesar. 


And you know my love for creating and making costumes. So when my brother had to go to one, I even sewed him a full suit of gold lamé fabric.  He looked like Rod

Embellished Bobby Pins

So I always have my eye out for hair accessories of every kind.
Sometimes I'll buy them. But I'm such a craft-lover at heart, that I'd usually rather make them. That way I have the fun of making them, the fun of wearing them, and they typically cost around 1/5 of the price.
You can't beat that!

With these embellished bobby pins I wanted something elegant, but small, so you could accent

Red Carpet: MTV EMA 2012

Hey! I haven't posted for a while... sorry for that. But, as you already know, something really amazing is happening right now as I'm writing this post. Yeah, that's right - the 2012 MTV European Awards! Follow everything live now right here! And stay tuned with everything by going to tv.mtvema.com! Heidi Klum, I have to say looks so beautiful! I'm so excited! So here are my top 4 red carpet looks from this year's EMA:

The first look is from the gorgeous Taylor Swift, who looked absolutely enchanting in this haute couture J. Mendel dress. Her whole look was so elegant and feminine, just the words to describe her personality. So, I think she deserved the Best Look award, because she really looked  gorgeous. Nice work Taylor!

Next, there's the uprising star Rita Ora. She looked so different from all the girls on the red carpet in this Marchesa dress. And I really liked it, so cute and has elegance. Gorgeous combination! Rita really did her homework! 

Also another uprising star, the inevitable Lana Del Rey. She had so much class in that simple blue silk dress. Absolutely divine and simple. Very good for your first EMAs!

 And last, but not the least, the super mom Alicia Keys. Also keeping it simple in this beautiful Stella McCartney dress. Nice accessories and makeup, and all in all a great combination! Don't forget her fire preformance at the EMAs, she really was the girl on fire! 

Who was your favorite? 

French Crown with Feathers

I love the holiday season.
Fall's almost entirely gone.
  You can feel the air getting colder, and you know snow will soon be here.

So here's to the few leaves left that inspired this colorful hairstyle.  I hope you like it. 

Bella

Barrel Curling Short Hair

I have fallen in LOVE with this
 hairstyle.



It's so EASY

It's so FAST

And it's ADORABLE



What's not to love?



If you don't have a curling wand, you can still do this hairstyle with a regular curling iron.  You just simply roll the hair around the iron without pinching it inside the clamp.  I went for a long time without a wand and just used a curling iron, but the wands get so much

Double Bohemian Twist

My family has been babysitting my 10 month old cousin this week.  He's the cutest little
thing with his big smile and tiny dimples.  But he's got a thing for hair.



I know, because he keeps pulling mine whenever I'm not paying attention.



I had styled this double bohemian twist in my hair today and was lying on the floor innocently reading, when he crawled up behind me, grabbed onto my

How to do a Snake Braid

Are you afraid of snakes?

I remember the scene
in the 3rd Indiana Jones movie when young Indi falls into the train full of them.

He's totally freaked out!



That's how I'd be if I came across a snake, but my brother is the biggest snake catcher I've every met.

He's always digging under rocks and near lakes for any snake he can play with.  He even bought a whip a few years ago (not to

Cutting Boys Hair 101

Learning to cut your boys' hair is EASY and will save you tons of $$$$$$




All it takes is a set of clippers from your local beauty supply store.  They start at about $25 and last for years.  It's nearly fool proof!  I say nearly, because it is fairly easy to learn, but there is one caveat...



You have to pay attention.



That seems simple, but a long time ago (before I'd honed my