Need some hair inspiration? Here comes a selection of top 10 hairstyles ranked best in 2012. These step-by-step tutorials represent the latest hair styling trends that continue into 2013, so just pick one that works best for your hair length. Feel free to experiment with different hair textures - the same technique applied to straight and to curly hair will give a totally different feel to your look ;)
For more hair styling ideas, visit my youtube channel - new videos are coming every week!
January 07, 2013
December 26, 2012
What hairstyle to wear for New Year's eve 2013
According to the Eastern calendar, Year 2013 is a year of the Water Snake. It has become usual to celebrate New Year dressing in colors and patterns corresponding to the current symbol (animal). The main color of this mysterious animal is black, but you can also go for water colors like blue, green, and even white and silver. Preference should be given to long and tight dresses accentuating your curves. Smooth and shiny fabrics like satin or silk will enhance the effect. It is recommended to add luster to the make-up, manicure and hair and to choose a hairstyle recalling the image of the snake. Braided hairstyles would be a perfect choice, but minimalistic sleek and polished looks are also acceptable.
Get inspired by the following selection of hairstyles!
from video tutorial Braided Holiday hairstyle for long hair with a flower
from video tutorial Cascading french fishtail braid for medium and long hair
from video tutorial Side swept mermaid braid for long hair
from video tutorial Side swept twisted braid for long hair
from video tutorial Braided half up half down hairstyle with curls
You'll find even more hair styling ideas on my youtube channel www.youtube.com/LiliTheDarkMoon Be sure to subcribe to receive notifications about my new videos.
You'll find even more hair styling ideas on my youtube channel www.youtube.com/LiliTheDarkMoon Be sure to subcribe to receive notifications about my new videos.
October 29, 2011
Cute Halloween hairstyles
Many of you were asking me to suggest some cute Halloween hairstyles, so here's my selection of tutorials that you could use to style your hair as a goddess, fairy, angel, nymph, princess, ...
Let's start from updos that work great on medium long hair.
The following greek goddess look is quite easy to achieve with my twist-and-pull technique and it's perfect for curly hair.
For the next hairstyle you're going to need a hairband and just a couple of minutes of your time if your hair is already wavy or curly. For the best result, you want your hairband to be rather loose than tight, I got mine in H&M.
To create the following look, you simply need to twist your hair all around your head adding some hair to your twist as you go. It may seem a bit complicated at first, but once you get a hold of it, it's really easy, trust me :) If you think your hair is too long or too thick for this look, you can put it into a side ponytail or a side rope braid instead of twisting it all around your head.
For the following somewhat medieval look you have to firstly form two braids and them flip them out and secure in place creating an elegant and unique low bun.
The gorgeous hairstyle inspired by Heidi Klum won't take much time if your hair is already wavy or curly.
I must admit that the next hairstyle is rather challenging to do on your own hair as you can't really see what you're doing at the back of your head and your hands get tired after a while. Luckily, it's easy to do on someone else's hair, so with some help from a friend, sister or mother it can be done in several minutes of regular dutch lace braiding :)
The following hairstyles work equally well on medium and long hair.
A classic waterfall braid has all to takes to add some magic to your hair :)
To adapt the following look to shorter hair, skip the side braid and put your hair into a small side ponytail or a bun. A flower accessory over or around it is all you need to complete this look.
And here is a selection of hairstyles for those of you with longer hair.
A very unique multilevel side swept waterfall braid.
A simplified version of the braid above where you need to create a multilevel dutch braid instead of a waterfall braid.
Of all romantic looks, the following one is probably the easiest ever.
I left my hair straight, but this hairstyle will look equally great on wavy or curly hair.
An easy yet very feminine half up hairstyle with braids and teased crown.
If you'd like to wear your hair down, you can dress it up with a knotted decoration on one or both sides of your head.
For the following look, you firstly need to twist your hair on both sides and then merge it together into a fishtail braid. If you find it difficult to fishtail braid your hair at the back, you can always replace the braid with a regular ponytail and then curl it for that extra "umph" :) A flower accessory will really complement your ponytail in this case.
For the braided hairstyles inspired by Kim Kardashian you're going to need a thin scarf ...or a cut of textile from a local store. That's what I got :)
Thanks for watching! <3
Let's start from updos that work great on medium long hair.
The following greek goddess look is quite easy to achieve with my twist-and-pull technique and it's perfect for curly hair.
For the next hairstyle you're going to need a hairband and just a couple of minutes of your time if your hair is already wavy or curly. For the best result, you want your hairband to be rather loose than tight, I got mine in H&M.
To create the following look, you simply need to twist your hair all around your head adding some hair to your twist as you go. It may seem a bit complicated at first, but once you get a hold of it, it's really easy, trust me :) If you think your hair is too long or too thick for this look, you can put it into a side ponytail or a side rope braid instead of twisting it all around your head.
For the following somewhat medieval look you have to firstly form two braids and them flip them out and secure in place creating an elegant and unique low bun.
The gorgeous hairstyle inspired by Heidi Klum won't take much time if your hair is already wavy or curly.
I must admit that the next hairstyle is rather challenging to do on your own hair as you can't really see what you're doing at the back of your head and your hands get tired after a while. Luckily, it's easy to do on someone else's hair, so with some help from a friend, sister or mother it can be done in several minutes of regular dutch lace braiding :)
The following hairstyles work equally well on medium and long hair.
A classic waterfall braid has all to takes to add some magic to your hair :)
To adapt the following look to shorter hair, skip the side braid and put your hair into a small side ponytail or a bun. A flower accessory over or around it is all you need to complete this look.
And here is a selection of hairstyles for those of you with longer hair.
A very unique multilevel side swept waterfall braid.
A simplified version of the braid above where you need to create a multilevel dutch braid instead of a waterfall braid.
Of all romantic looks, the following one is probably the easiest ever.
I left my hair straight, but this hairstyle will look equally great on wavy or curly hair.
An easy yet very feminine half up hairstyle with braids and teased crown.
If you'd like to wear your hair down, you can dress it up with a knotted decoration on one or both sides of your head.
For the following look, you firstly need to twist your hair on both sides and then merge it together into a fishtail braid. If you find it difficult to fishtail braid your hair at the back, you can always replace the braid with a regular ponytail and then curl it for that extra "umph" :) A flower accessory will really complement your ponytail in this case.
For the braided hairstyles inspired by Kim Kardashian you're going to need a thin scarf ...or a cut of textile from a local store. That's what I got :)
Thanks for watching! <3
September 24, 2011
All about my hair
Updated 27 Dec 2012.
In this post I'll try to answer all frequently asked questions about my hair type, color, care and styling products. If I'll miss something, please let me know in comments below :)
My natural hair is on the oily side, it is totally straight and very thin. I guess this is what makes it soft, shiny and naturally frizz-free. I blow dry my hair only on special occasions when I want some extra volume at my roots and I'm very moderate in using high temperature tools too. On a casual daily basis I only go for overnight curling techniques that do not involve heat and I believe this really helps to preserve my hair healthy. At the moment my hair is shoulder length, so whenever you see it long and thick, I'm wearing Glam Time clip-in hair extensions.
I was born with dark blonde hair... I havn't seen it for ages but from I remember it is quite similar to the color on this photo
I've already tried most natural and unnatural hair colors one can imagine (blue and green are the only ones left behind), and till I started having my hair bleached to platinum blonde around a year ago, I never even had to use a hair conditioner, it would simply overload my hair. I would still apply it every once in a while just on my ends, just for the sake of it :)
Now that I have my hair bleached and toned every 5-6 weeks, everyone asks me how do I keep it in such a good condition despite all the strong chemicals and stuff. I have two answers to that.
One, a good colorist. My colorist is a GOD :) Once I tried to bleach my hair myself and it was a total disaster... then I've also modeled for different hairdressers and they too abused my hair to the point I decided I won't model for colorists ever again! When they'd try to do my roots, they would always fail to match them with the color of my remaing hair - my roots would either end up brassy yellow or greyish white. I don't know what is worse... yellow looks cheap, while white is oh-so-damaging for my poor hair! And when they'd try to tone my hair down, they'd make it look all dull and lifeless. Apparently matte (=dull) hair is a big hair trend these days that they were showing off on my hair, but it's so far from what I consider beautiful...
That's when I went on a quest for THE colorist I was willing to pay and actually get what I want. After a couple of not that pleasant and quite a rip off experiences, I finally met HIM :) So here is the secret. He bleaches my hair with L'Oreal 30vol Blondys and leaves it on my hair for 50 mins. This purple liquid works magic compared to white powder bleach either from L'Oreal or Wella that was used on my hair before and never fully met my expectations. Most hairdressers would probably disagree with this recipe and try to use 40vol bleach (they'd say my hair's way too dark and that 30vol bleach won't work well on it) but that's when I know I have to insist!
Once my hair is bleached, I have it toned with L'Oreal toners. Every month I seem to try a different shade mixing and testing toners P0, P01 and P02. Once I find my perfect shade, I'll let you know :)
Two, my hair type. As I mentioned before, my hair is naturally quite oily. Bleaching does dry it out a little bit, but to the point where I actually like it :) It does change the texture of my hair making it more rough, but this is the texture that I prefer. This "damage" gives me some volume and makes styling way easier. I guess my hair type is just bleach-friendly :)
But I do feel a little bit guilty that I make my hair go through all that peroxide abuse... Somewhere very deep inside of me I know it must be "unhealthy" or something. So to make it up to my hair a little bit, I pamper it with deep conditioning treatments. It's rather preventive than curative, but in any case it seems to work very well for me (after a year of bleaching, I'm very happy with the quality of my hair). So every time I wash my hair I use one of the following products:
1. L'Oreal hair conditioner that comes with Récital Préférence hair dye. It's my mom who buys it, she doesn't need a conditioner, so she gives it to me. I madly love this product for the comfort of use and for the results it has on my hair. I wish it was possible to buy it separately from the hair dye, but unfortunately L'Oreal doesn't seem to hear my prayers. They have other products that I use (those listed below are quite good), but still not as good as this one.
2. L'Oreal Ever Strong hair mask. This one is one of my most recent discoveries and surprisingly I'm more happy with this product than with the those listed below which come from L'Oreal Professional series. To enhance the effect of this mask (or any other mask), I apply it on towel-dried hair, put on a shower cap and a towel or a hat, and leave it on for at least an hour. Then I wash it off, let my hair dry naturally, and once it's dry, it's so smooth that I just can't stop touching it :)
3. L'Oreal Force Vector hair mask.
4. L'Oreal Absolute Repair hair mask.
5. John Frieda Sheer Blonde conditioner for lightest blondes. I don't see how it affects my color, but I quite like the texture of this product.
I started from hair conditioners and not from shampoos because I can never notice any particular effect of a shampoo on my hair. I simply choose any that foams well and these days it's either John Frieda Sheer Blonde that I use to wash my hair every 3 days or so, or L'Oreal Ever Strong. I really like Ever Strong, because it foams really well and easily removes even thick Castor oil that I recently use for hair growth (I started using it very recently and I'll write another post about it if I see any results.)
If I plan to style my hair and want to make it easy, I texturize my hair with one of the following products. For people with soft and silky smooth hair like mine, they are life savers :)
1. Wella SP Volumagic. This product is my No.1 Must-Have. I apply it on towel-dried hair and then blow dry my hair with my head upside down. This gives an incredible lift to my roots and a perfect texture for styling. I just love how it gives the feeling of volume and thickness without overloading my hair.
2. Schwarzkopf Professional BC Bonacure Volume Boost Volume Lotion. I use it just like Wella SP Volumagic and it also gives fantastic results.
When it comes to hairsprays, I find it very important to use rather light and flexible ones that look natural (invisible), do not glue my hair together and are easy to brush out. These are my favorite ones:
1. Schwarzkopf Got2B Happy hour.
2. L'Oreal Infinium Queen.
Hope this info helps, and do let me know what are your favorite products and hair tips in the comments below!
Hugs,
Lilith.
In this post I'll try to answer all frequently asked questions about my hair type, color, care and styling products. If I'll miss something, please let me know in comments below :)
My natural hair is on the oily side, it is totally straight and very thin. I guess this is what makes it soft, shiny and naturally frizz-free. I blow dry my hair only on special occasions when I want some extra volume at my roots and I'm very moderate in using high temperature tools too. On a casual daily basis I only go for overnight curling techniques that do not involve heat and I believe this really helps to preserve my hair healthy. At the moment my hair is shoulder length, so whenever you see it long and thick, I'm wearing Glam Time clip-in hair extensions.
I was born with dark blonde hair... I havn't seen it for ages but from I remember it is quite similar to the color on this photo
I've already tried most natural and unnatural hair colors one can imagine (blue and green are the only ones left behind), and till I started having my hair bleached to platinum blonde around a year ago, I never even had to use a hair conditioner, it would simply overload my hair. I would still apply it every once in a while just on my ends, just for the sake of it :)
Now that I have my hair bleached and toned every 5-6 weeks, everyone asks me how do I keep it in such a good condition despite all the strong chemicals and stuff. I have two answers to that.
One, a good colorist. My colorist is a GOD :) Once I tried to bleach my hair myself and it was a total disaster... then I've also modeled for different hairdressers and they too abused my hair to the point I decided I won't model for colorists ever again! When they'd try to do my roots, they would always fail to match them with the color of my remaing hair - my roots would either end up brassy yellow or greyish white. I don't know what is worse... yellow looks cheap, while white is oh-so-damaging for my poor hair! And when they'd try to tone my hair down, they'd make it look all dull and lifeless. Apparently matte (=dull) hair is a big hair trend these days that they were showing off on my hair, but it's so far from what I consider beautiful...
Once my hair is bleached, I have it toned with L'Oreal toners. Every month I seem to try a different shade mixing and testing toners P0, P01 and P02. Once I find my perfect shade, I'll let you know :)
Two, my hair type. As I mentioned before, my hair is naturally quite oily. Bleaching does dry it out a little bit, but to the point where I actually like it :) It does change the texture of my hair making it more rough, but this is the texture that I prefer. This "damage" gives me some volume and makes styling way easier. I guess my hair type is just bleach-friendly :)
But I do feel a little bit guilty that I make my hair go through all that peroxide abuse... Somewhere very deep inside of me I know it must be "unhealthy" or something. So to make it up to my hair a little bit, I pamper it with deep conditioning treatments. It's rather preventive than curative, but in any case it seems to work very well for me (after a year of bleaching, I'm very happy with the quality of my hair). So every time I wash my hair I use one of the following products:
1. L'Oreal hair conditioner that comes with Récital Préférence hair dye. It's my mom who buys it, she doesn't need a conditioner, so she gives it to me. I madly love this product for the comfort of use and for the results it has on my hair. I wish it was possible to buy it separately from the hair dye, but unfortunately L'Oreal doesn't seem to hear my prayers. They have other products that I use (those listed below are quite good), but still not as good as this one.
2. L'Oreal Ever Strong hair mask. This one is one of my most recent discoveries and surprisingly I'm more happy with this product than with the those listed below which come from L'Oreal Professional series. To enhance the effect of this mask (or any other mask), I apply it on towel-dried hair, put on a shower cap and a towel or a hat, and leave it on for at least an hour. Then I wash it off, let my hair dry naturally, and once it's dry, it's so smooth that I just can't stop touching it :)
3. L'Oreal Force Vector hair mask.
4. L'Oreal Absolute Repair hair mask.
5. John Frieda Sheer Blonde conditioner for lightest blondes. I don't see how it affects my color, but I quite like the texture of this product.
If I plan to style my hair and want to make it easy, I texturize my hair with one of the following products. For people with soft and silky smooth hair like mine, they are life savers :)
1. Wella SP Volumagic. This product is my No.1 Must-Have. I apply it on towel-dried hair and then blow dry my hair with my head upside down. This gives an incredible lift to my roots and a perfect texture for styling. I just love how it gives the feeling of volume and thickness without overloading my hair.
2. Schwarzkopf Professional BC Bonacure Volume Boost Volume Lotion. I use it just like Wella SP Volumagic and it also gives fantastic results.
When it comes to hairsprays, I find it very important to use rather light and flexible ones that look natural (invisible), do not glue my hair together and are easy to brush out. These are my favorite ones:
1. Schwarzkopf Got2B Happy hour.
2. L'Oreal Infinium Queen.
Hope this info helps, and do let me know what are your favorite products and hair tips in the comments below!
Hugs,
Lilith.
