Beautiful Darling!

Hello my friends!  It's been awhile since I've posted, I'm sorry to keep you waiting!  Since my last DIY beauty post I've discovered a few new things that I thought I'd mention. 

1.  Lately I've noticed that my hair has been dry, and just not as cute as it could be.  I read somewhere that cider vinegar works well as a hair rinse so I thought I'd try it.  This morning I took a bottle of cider vinegar into the shower and after I rinsed my shampoo out I poured a little bit on my hair.  I worked the vinegar through as though I was shampooing and then rinsed it out.  I smelled strongly like an Easter egg; however, once I rinsed and applied a yummy conditioner the smell went away.  The vinegar worked!  My hair was soft and had no product build up today! I'll probably start using this treatment about once a week.

2.  If your hair is still dry, you can try a quick and cheap deep conditioning treatment.  Spread your favorite conditioner on to wet hair and put a shower cap over your head (I steal these from hotel rooms when I travel.)  Leave the shower cap on for about 10 min. (I do this while I'm cleaning the bathroom) and then rinse.  This is much cheaper than the expensive conditioning treatments at the salon!

3.  Olive Oil.  I've talked about using Olive Oil in my previous post DIY Beauty; however, I just keep finding new uses for it.  Add 2-3 tablespoons to a hot bath and grab your Lucky magazine for a nice soak!  The Olive Oil leaves your skin moist (and it smells delicious!)  Just be careful, it might make your tub a little slippery.

4.  Coffee grounds.  Again, I am a coffee addict.  I have been known to mix some used coffee grounds with some olive oil and use it as a body scrub.  Apparently the caffeine in it is also good for reducing cellulite. 

5.  Lemon juice.  My friend always teases me because whenever we're at restaurants I squeeze a little lemon juice on my hand from the wedge in my water.  Lemon is a natural cleanser so if you ever don't have a chance to wash your hands or have hand sanitizer, a little squirt of lemon will work, and it smells yummy!

Hopefully you enjoy my second round of DIY beauty tips.  If you have any of your own, please feel free to share!

Color Me Happy!

I've been seeing two things this season in magazines that I've been very excited about.  Colorblocking and captoe pumps.  Now, the modern woman has no real need for a traditional captoe shoe...steel toes won't help me out too much dealing with college students all day.  However, they are rather cute and of course, I always love me some color!

I found an old pair of ugly brown heels while cleaning out my closet the other day and inspiration struck.  Why not upcycle them using my two new favorite trends?




I had some bad taste in shoes for awhile...


Colorblock Captoe Pumps

Materials:
Shoes-plain solid color works best
Spray paint in your color of choice-I used Krylon Short Cuts
Masking tape
plastic grocery bags


First you need to decide where you want  your color to go.  My shoes had a bow on the toe, so I taped off about a 2 in. section in front of the bow, on the tip of the toe.  I wrapped tape around the sole as well to protect it from paint.  I then cut up a plastic grocery bag and taped it around the rest of the shoe to protect it.


Plastic grocery bags are a cheap way to protect your work surface too





Find a well-ventilated place to spray your shoes.  Shake your can of spray paint thoroughly.  Then spray one coat of paint on the shoes in long strokes, being careful not too close (hold the can about 10-12in. away.)  Once the first coat is dry to touch (about 30min.) spray a second coat, making sure to hit any spots you may have missed.

Let the shoes dry for at least 30min. before taking the tape off.  Let them dry overnight before wearing them.



Tada!  I used purple paint to add a little pizazz