Curling Iron Alternatives: You Curl and You Wrap and Wave from Conair

I fully admit to being intimidated by any hair styling tool more complicated than a curling iron. Or hot roller. Because I do actually really love me some hot rollers.

Anyways, you've probably noticed that over the past year or so, there have been a lot of new heated wandish things showing up in the hair tools area of your local salons and stores. Some of them look crazy. Seriously, how can some of these things create pretty hair? While they first seemed like a big investment (some of these double barreled things can easily run over $200), the good news is that they're pretty affordable now since Conair has started to release their versions as well. I thought we'd take a quick peek today at the You Curl and You Wrap and Wave, both from Conair.

Easy Beachy Waves: A Tutorial

I have been really obsessed with Pinterest lately! I've found some of the beauty tutorials linked on there to be very inspiring. More from a photoshop perspective than anything actually. (I'm a bit shocked by how many people link eye tutorials that start with mascara and end with shadow. Do people really do that??)

So, today I played around with Photoshop. A lot. Here's the result!

Trish McEvoy Golden Bronzer

I harp on and on about how super pale I am. Really, I am very pale. Really pale. But not the good pale, a'la Nicole Kidman or Julianne Moore. No, this is the pale that needs to be brightened up a tad, lest I look ill.

I tend to do most of my brightening up with a MAC beauty powder, since they're so sheer the light pink isn't very obvious. I veer away from most bronzers since they make me look orange or like I forgot to wash my face. For the last week or so I've been in love with this bronzer from Trish McEvoy.

This bronzer is matte, without a sparkle of glitter in sight (thank goodness!) and when applied with a light hand I can't see any of the usual tell tale "I am wearing bronzer" color. Instead, I just look like I slept well. I've been using Trish's #62 Fan Brush to apply, though if you wanted a heavier application I'd go for #37 the Bronzer Brush.

Trish McEvoy Bronzer

Lippie Love: MAC New Temptation

MAC

Lippie Love: L'Oreal Infallible Plumping in Pumped Red

I've had this gloss in my sample box for a long time. I'm pretty sure L'Oreal gave it to me when I attending a blogging event in NYC about...2 years ago? When I pulled it out a few weeks ago I was in search of more reds. But, this red seems much more wearable than many other reds. I think it is partly because it is a gloss (it is a tad translucent so my own lips shine through), but the color is a bit pinker than I had expected once applied. It is a plumping gloss, though I didn't have any of the burning/unpleasant sensations that are typical of a plumping product. It does make my thin lips look bigger as well. All around this gloss is a success!

L'Oreal Paris