Trend Alert: Braided Bangs

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Trend Alert: Braided Bangs

Every time I watch The Hills – I sigh with envy at Lauren Conrad’s effortless beauty. She is so natural, yet so glamorous. So recently when my fringe was that little bit too long, I took a leaf out of Lauren’s book and tried her braided bang look.

Here is a simple step by step guide for creating the perfect braided bang:

1. Part your hair on one side.

2. Section off your fringe in the desired width you want (the bigger the section, the thicker the braid will be)

3. Once sectioned, take a piece of hair from the centre of your fringe. Use it as your centre and start the braid by going from left to right in a crisscross motion.

4. Add more hair into each section as you go – make sure you are pulling the hair downward – so that the braid is tight and flat.

5. Once the desired hair is in the braid – pull the braid toward the ear and secure with a bobby pin.

I must confess – it was a little tricky at first, but with the aid of bobby pins and hairspray I managed to pull off a sleek and chic braided bang ala LC.

LC isn’t the only celeb who is on the braided bang bandwagon – celebs including Pixie Lott, Mary Kate Olsen and Pussycat Doll Ashley Roberts have recently been spotted sporting this chic do.

Remember practice makes perfect!

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Product of the Day

I have just started contributing the fabulous Beauty Blog Coveted Canvas. Here is my latest article:

For the past four years I have been religiously using Stage Line Matte Pure Makeup Remover. So you could imagine my distress when it recently became discontinued (R.I.P). Hoping it would be as fab as its predecessor I counted my losses and tried the new Stage Line replacement. To my horror it was terrible. Firstly, it was a milky substance rather than the gel which I was used to. Secondly, it left me with two hideously looking black eyes. I was devastated. What was I going to do?

I was suggested to try millions of products. And I did so. I tried everything from Neutrogena to Clinique, from Garnier to Estee Lauder. I tried wipes, gels, milks, towelettes and even oils. You name it i tried it! But I kept getting the same dissatisfied result. Fail after fail after fail. Nothing was giving me the cleansed perfection which I was pining for. I was then introduced to Napoleon Perdis’ Marshmallow Foam Makeup Remover. At first like the rest, I hated it. It was a foam and all I wanted was the Stage Line Gel …but to my amazement, after using it, my face was cleansed and no mascara residue was anywhere in sight. Success!

The product did exactly as its name suggested. It foamed and removed all traces of my makeup – including my stubborn waterproof mascara. It was gentle on my skin and the friendly foam stripped and removed all traces of makeup without leaving my skin feel dry. I have now been using this product for the past three months and will never use anything else. When I go to Sydney in a few days time, this product is one which I won’t be leaving without!

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