Archives for February 2010
How To- tousled bedhead style curls
I think people are surprised to find out that I do the hair and makeup for our shoots, but I’m too much of a perfectionist to keep my hands off!! I’ve spent years tackling my own persian mane, and also getting friends and roomates to sit still for me to do makeup has been a much loved past-time. I’ve had to lend a hand to fix or touch up hair on shoots in the past, and also am no stranger to the fashion show backstage, and along the way I have picked up the tricks of the trade and developed my own technique for that perfect sexy tousled just slept in look.
To start you will need:
Blow Dryer
Strong Hold Hairspray
Large Barrel Curling Iron (1 1/2 to 2″ should do it!)
Basic Hair clips (bobby pins will work if you’re in a pinch but are harder to handle and can leave a crease)
Large Velcro Rollers
Shine Spray/Serum
-You want to start with semi-straight hair
*do not use a flattening iron or you’ll never get the volume back in!!** so blow dry your hair straight and dry or let it air dry
-Next you’re going to section your hair off into 3 parts
1. The hair around your neck below your ears
2. The hair between your ear’s and the crown of your head
3. The crown (by the crown I mean just where a crown would sit on your head, simple right?)
– Pin the hair above your ears up so you have room to move, and moving around your head start curling your hair by wrapping sections around the curling iron
TIP **To remove frizz run the curling iron along your hair from root to tip like a straightening iron before wrapping
**For fine or super straight hair spray the hairspray on your hands and run over each section
-You know when to release the hair from the iron when you touch it and it feels hot, not warm (this may singe your fingers a little depending on the temp your iron goes up to, but it’s worth the end result and also keeps you from over-heating your hair!)
-When you release the curl, don’t let it fall open! Keep the curl wrapped as it was around the barrel and pin it to the scalp like in the picture. This may take some practice, but once you get the hang of it you can work through sections rather quickly.

– Move your way around the nape of your neck, then the part between your ears and the crown of your head, curling and pinning in the same way. When you get to the crown lightly spray all the curls you’ve pinned with hairspray
-For the hair on the crown I like to “smooth curl” the hair, and then roll it over BIG velcro curlers. Running the curling iron over it heats it up so it takes the shape of the velcro roller better, and the velcro keeps itself in place without any pins that could cause lines.

– At this point it’s important to let your hair SIT & COOL, if you don’t the curls will fall out much faster, once the hair cools the shape gets set in and you’ll have springy bouncy curls! So do your makeup, read a magazine, relax until your hair gets cool

-Remove the pinned curls and rollers, and at this point you can spritz with shine serum or apply a small amount of a liquid shine serum to your hands. Run your hands through the curls, breaking them up and evenly distributing the shine which returns luster that hairspray can take away
-Finally you may want to recurl the front of your hair from your crown to blend in and define depending on your hair’s length you may or may not need to.

Now you too can be ready for your moment in the spotlight, and no matter who your partner is they will be sure to want to reach out and touch your seriously sexy locks!
Discover "Borrowed and Blue" items & Behind the Scenes at our recent photoshoot
My friend Heather who I graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology with recently branched out on her own and has created the most beautiful collection of bridal accessories under the name Borrowed and Blue Bride and when it came time to style our new looks for Layla L’obatti for Between the Sheets, I thought that the ivory lingerie would look gorgeous styled with bridal veils, garters, and a bouquet. Thanks to Heather we have some amazing veils and fascinators that made our collection come to life in these pin-up and bridal themed images.

Her “I only have eyes for you” Birdcage veil in white was also the perfect complement to our “Sheer romance” Dressing Robe.
Finally her “Swan Lake” Fascinator was the most amazing addition to our “Sheer Romance” Bralette andTap Pant,
styled right it just looks so effortless and chic.