Wavy Hair - Without the Heat!

I love wavy hair - it's my favourite hairstyle. I have some slight natural waves, but I like to emphasize them. However, using a curling iron (or a straightening iron, for that matter) is both time-consuming and more importantly, not good for your hair. Read on to find out how I get beautiful, natural-looking waves!

1) Wash your hair

I like to do this in the evening before I go to sleep, but you can do it in the morning if you are going to wear the waves in the evening and not during the day.

2) Don't blow-dry your hair!

This is really important. Just use a towel, and don't dry your hair completely.

3) Braid your hair

See where I'm going with this? :) The tighter your braid is, the smaller and more defined your waves will be. In the same way, loose braids will give you big, loose waves.

Tip: Try different kind of braids for different kind of waves!

Another tip: To get waves right down to your hair's ends, loop that last piece of hair under your hair tie!

4) Let your hair dry

For me, I braid my hair in the evening, right after washing it, and then I sleep through the night with my braids. However, if you wash your hair in the morning, you can sport your waves throughout the day.

5) "Miss, your waves have arrived!"

When your hair is dry, remove the braids to reveal beautiful-looking waves!

Spray your hair lightly with hair spray to keep those waves in place, and add some shine spray if you want!

I know five steps seem like a lot but it really just comes down to two things: Braid your hair when it's wet, and wait until it has dried to remove the braids! Super-simple :)

Have you tried this techinique? Do you like it? Try it the next time you wash your hair!

Love,

Miss Diorista

P.S. I'm loving the new blogging format! Have you tried it? Oh, and does anyone know how to rotate pictures? I can't figure out how to do it! Thanks ;)

And the picture of that little girl is from http://www.updoprincess.com/

Shiny, healthy hair for the Holidays!

I have been on the lookout for some great hair products to make my hair shiny and glossy... well, isn't shiny and glossy hair every girls's dream? So after trying out a few products, I finally found something that actually works and gives me exactly what I'm looking for, every single time!

First up, shampoo and conditioner. I am in love with this. It is by John Frieda, from their Brilliant Brunette line, and I got mine in "Chocolate to Espresso". From that, you can obviously tell that I am a brunette, but they also have "Sheer Blonde" and "Radiant Red", so you should be able to find something for your hair colour there. On the tube, it says that this pair both moisturizes, as well as giving you multi-dimensional brunette shine (or blonde, or red, whichever your hair colour is). They also have a pair which says "Enhancing" instead of "Moisturizing", which I have already bought and will try once I run out of the pictured ones.

Yes, they moisturize. Yes, they give you multi-dimensional shine. My hair looks really alive, smells great and seems to have more shades of brown than it had before. This is a pure win. Now, I have to state though, that those do not colour or stain your hair. They don't make your hair any more brown than it is before. It simply takes your hair and adds shine to it, by use of some special "light enhancers". Well, whatever it does, it's working.

So you've got your hair clean, moisturized and shiny. Ready to take it to the next level of shine and glamour? Follow me ;)


Meet the "Glosser" from Toni&Guy. He is prepared to save your life, any day, any time.

I got mine in the "Glosser for all Brunettes" version, they also have one for blondes. I can't find one for red hair (my Flash player is outdated, so their homepage is giving me trouble), but since the brunette one has kind of a reddish undertone to it, you might even be able to use it, if you use just a little. Notice the emphasize on "might", though :)

This is a bronzy, pearly product, and it has a gel-like consistency. I wait until my hair is dry, use a pea-sized amount on a teasing comb, and then I comb it through my hair. Be sure not to use to much, I find that about four "peas" make the right amount for my very thick and rather long hair.
The glosser gives my hair amazing shine, multi-dimensional and just pure, real shine. Only thing you might possibly object to, is that it does have tiny sparkles in it. Now when I say tiny, I really mean tiny. I had to bring my hair under strong light, fetch my glasses and then, after a few minutes of examining my hair, I could see the sparkles, faintly :) This is not something you notice. What you see is just amazing shine.

Here, you have the Glosser for Brunettes. As you can see, it is quite bronzy, but once spread out a bit (on the right), it becomes almost clear (though you can notice a slightly bronzy shade there). The Glosser comes with a really good pump, and the amount you get is 50 ml, or 1.69 US Fl. OZ.

Love,

Miss Diorista

Baby Hairclips - Collective Haul

Don't you just love those little sweeties? I know I do. They're adorable!
The last few weeks I've been on a quest for cute hairclips. When I say 'cute', I mean baby-style... or children's style. Obviously, some of the hair-ties, like the ones with the yellow girlies, are too small for my thick and long hair... but they came in a set with the clips, so I decided to photograph them too. I love them all, but those are my favourite, all the little detailing is so pretty. The green bow with polkadots, the hair has engravings, and even the necklace is so cute!


On this picture you can see all the clips I´ve bought the past month or so. I really like all of them, but the orange girlies and the pink polkadot ones are my favourites. I still haven't worn the pink ones, I'm waiting for the perfect occation and outfit!
I really like how one cute clip can perk up your whole outfit and appearance.
Why don't you try it for yourself? Try children's clothing departments, they often stock really cute hair accessories!

Yours,
Miss Diorista.