• Hair ties
• Brush
• Bobby pins
• Hair spray

Curl the ends of the ponytail into a little loop.

Keep rolling upwards until you can’t go any further and you should have something like this:

From the side it will bow out and form a nice finish underneath.

From the front it looks like a curl.

So now you need to pin it in place. You should try to pin through the hair band to give it extra strength. Make sure you’re pinning it as close to the scalp as possible.

Repeat on the other side too.

Now you need to take care of the back, right now it looks terrible.

Take your brush and gently coax the divide together so it hides the gap. You can use your fingers and a few extra bobby pins at the bottom to keep it all in place.

This version isn’t so great but you can get the general idea…

Now you just need to style your fringe and any layers around your face. The style works better with layers around the face because they create an illusion of being the ends of the hair.

Taadaa!

Short hair without a major chop :D

Hope this was helpful, let me know if you have any questions!

Better shots of the make up…

This next one was the outfit I wore to the Topshop opening here, I’m super classy so I took the photos at McDonalds afterwards ;)

Dress: Jesus Diamante
Stockings: Ambra
Cardigan: Myer
Shoes: Mini Maos

My favorite part is the shoes :D

Now some of the outfits I wore while we were in Queensland! This was the only photo I got before the humidity destroyed my curls. I can’t believe I didn’t notice until now that I have my phone stuffed down my top >_< I was waiting for James to call me while trying to pack my bags and apparently I thought that was a good time to take photos, so much fail at multi tasking!

Outfit:
Dress: Infanta
Scarf: Can’t remember
Jumper: Femme Connection
Stockings: Myer leggings I changed to stockings
Shoes: Gift
Hair accessory: made my me

You know one of the best parts of staying at James’ parents house? Gigantic well lit mirror to take photos in front of!

Shirt: Savers
Shorts: Modified from Femme Connection
Usamimi- Junk store

And the mini styling wand obsession continues with this outfit XD

Dress: Ice Outlet store.

I really wish I’d remembered to take hairspray to QLD because the heat just killed any styling I tried to do after around 20 minutes! Next time ^_^

Have you guys got anything cool planned for the holidays this year?

So what you need:

• Brush
• Pretty hair comb
• Hair spray
• Bobby pin

Brush the hair upwards to it’s sticking out horizontally.

Now use your hands to fold it across like this:

Tuck all of the ends inside and fold them into the roll.

Should look something like this. You should run your fingers through the sides from right to left to make sure the hair is all sitting the right way.

Once it’s all folded inside it should look something like this:

Secure it with a comb on the side. To use the comb you should grab a bit of hair from the twist…

…pull it right to the side and push into the scalp back the way it came.

And it looks like this! You might want to put in some more bobby pins if you don’t think it’s stable enough.

Most likely you’ll need some pins in the top swirl part to stop it coming loose.

Hair spray over everything and smooth flyaways with your hands.

If you have any problems with the insides breaking out again just lightly brush the outer layer into place again using short strokes.

Now just style your fringe and that’s it!

All done! I didn’t notice the bit popping out until after I finished >_<

Other side:

Stylish and sleek, this is a good one for work as well as times you just want to look a bit more polished.

Hope that all made sense and let me know if you have any other questions!

The nail polish was the first thing that I tried. It’s a coral tinted orange and the formula is very buttery. It was opaque in one coat but two coats gave the best finish. I loved the formula but wasn’t a fan of the colour. It just didn’t look good with my pink skin but I think it would look good on someone with yellow undertones.

VERDICT: So I wouldn’t buy this colour again because it doesn’t go with my skin but I would definitely look into the others available.

I can’t seem to find this on the site for a listing or price unfortunately.

Now the bb cream, I was SO happy with the finish on this one.

Peripera BB Cream- AU$18.50

Since The Face Shop discontinued my favorite bb cream I’ve been hunting for a new one but so far everything has either been too dark or yellow. The colour of this one is PERFECT. I am using the lighter shade “Light Beige”. The main features of this cream are SPF 50+, aloe extract and some vitamins to make skin extra smooth.

The finish is quite matte and the formula was very buildable depending on how I applied it. With a sponge it was light coverage, brush it was full and fingers were medium. I love the versatility of it and the face that it gave varying freckle coverage depending on how I applied. The site claims it lasts up to 24 hours and while I wouldn’t wear my make up that long I can vouch that it lasts all day and didn’t make my skin feel at all dry after. I haven’t noticed any improvement in my skins texture etc when not wearing it but it makes it look very fresh and pretty on.

The price makes me SO happy too, The Face Shop’s creams are around the $40 mark so this even with shipping is so much cheaper and in a much larger tube. I estimate that a tube of this would probably last me around a year. The tube is very pretty too, a very cute design and I prefer tubes like this because they store easily and are hygienic. I think this is the first time I haven’t had one negative thing to say about a bb/foundation XD

This is officially my HOLY GRAIL of bb creams.

Verdict: YES, DO WANT. Great texture, lasts well, good coverage.

My bare skin:

Same skin with Peripera bb cream:

Lastly one of the “Wonder of Lips” lipsticks.

Wonder of Lips in Shade 19 (not sure which this is on the site)- $15

Again the packaging on this one is beautiful, it’s a metallic pink tube with pink lace stamped on it. The formula is smooth and glides on easily. The pigmentation is a little odd because while it looks VERY bright in the tube one swipe leaves barely any colour behind. You can build it (seems to be a theme among all of the Peripera products) to be a very bright colour but that took a few times going over. I think this would be useful for people going from office jobs to out at night, during the day using one application and then at night darkening it up a bit.

VERDICT: Overall I really liked the colour and forumla and I would definitely look at more in the range.

This photo is 3 swipes:

The overall favorite of the bunch was definitely the bb cream which works perfectly for my skin and if you have similar skin to mine definitely check out Vanity Box for the new Peripera range.