Posts tagged Beauty & Skincare
How to Dye Your Hair in Colorful Pastel Shades

Every year Pinterest comes out with the highly anticipated Pinterest Predicts report which provides valuable insight into up and coming trends for the next 12 months. There’s almost always a hair trend report, and for 2022 Pinterest has reported that Rebel Cuts and Colors is the newest hair movement to hit the mainstream population. This means that a rainbow of bright, colorful and pastel shades will be showing up in the tresses of fashion forward folks.

For myself, my hair color journeys have included platinum blonde, purple lavender, silver gray and rose gold pink. This blog post is filled with useful information and tips to help you decide on your next wild child color.

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How to Go Platinum Blonde: 7 Tips to Dyeing Your Hair Without Damaging It

This blog post documents my hair journey from my natural color of strawberry blonde to platinum blonde, silver gray and then rose gold. While I do like my natural shade of red, I definitely got bored after having the same hair color my entire life and I wanted to mix it up. There's a thrill you get when going platinum, like you've got a new spring in your step!

I will admit that I was very naive about this process before I got started and I learned a lot of lessons along the way. Hopefully you’re doing a bit research so that you’ll find yourself better prepared than I did.

Read on to see my top tips on how to dye your hair platinum blonde while minimizing the damage to your hair. I also go into detail about how to care for platinum hair and using platinum as a base for other trendy pastel colors.

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Top 5 Affordable Clean Beauty and Skincare Brands That Won't Break The Bank

Change can be a hard thing, especially when it comes to our ritual beauty routines. While we’ve been loyal to old-school beauty brands for decades, we were blissfully unaware of the detrimental and toxic ingredients hidden inside our favorite makeup and skincare. But fret not, there’s a new era of beauty beginning and I’m here for it!

When you begin doing research on the latest and greatest clean beauty products on the market, you’re sure to have a moment of sticker shock when you see the prices. Not only are the averages prices doubled, but in many cases tripled from what you are used to spending. It really is a mental exercise to wrap your mind around spending the extra dollars for quality ingredients that both benefit your own body and the planet.

The good news is that with a bit of strategy and resourcefulness, you can actually find bargain deals on clean beauty products that perform beyond your expectations and even still feel luxurious and pampering. I myself have been down several rabbit holes searching the internet for my new favorite and go-to clean beauty and skincare products to always carry in my cosmetic bag. Read on to see my discoveries!

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Everything You Need to Know About Donating Your Hair for Cancer Patients

I had a friend who always grew her hair out long to donate to cancer patients. I decided to follow in her footsteps and do the same myself. If you’re considering donating your hair, there are many great reasons why you should – plus some important things to keep in mind before making the decision to cut it all off.

This blog post will cover all of the questions you might have about donating your hair and help you figure out if this really is the right thing for you to do. I documented my own hair donation and compiled of all the research I did during the process. Also, see my list of answers to the frequently asked questions for those also planning on donating their hair. At the bottom I also have all the organizations listed who are currently accepting hair donations.

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This Season's Trendiest Fall Hair Colors

Low-maintenance lifestyle choices are starting to become top of mind as we approach cooler temperatures. However, one way to illuminate your life is to give yourself a wonderful fall makeover by getting a fresh or somewhat revised hair color.

Furthermore, low maintenance doesn't have to be monotonous, and there are numerous daring solutions you may DIY yourself for fall hair dyes. This article offers the most subtle hair color trends for fall, from decadent fondue to copp-berry. Let's get started!

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