Up-Do

 

Summer means putting my hair up most of the time to avoid frustration. It likes to be messy, so working with it to create textured styles is the easiest thing to do. Messy beehives, half updos, and most recently- undone topknots have been favourites. A few inspirations:

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Winners never quit, but winters never rest

A few beauty related things that Ive found helpful this winter:

• Coconut Oil: I like using this for lots of things, but lately its been particularly nice when mixed up as a scrub to fix dry lips.
• Hair Masks: I'm a bit of a slag for masks year round - but they do wonders for my hair in the dry months. 
• Soap and Glory's Clean, Girls Body Wash: Something new to me lately. It has a built in moisturizer, making it ideal for lazies like myself. At first I wasn't sure about the smell, as its a bit more perfumed than I'm used to, but now I quite like it! Overall very nice and perfect for winter. 
• Alba Botanica Hawaiian Aloe and Green Tea Oil Free Moisturizer: I've been using this as a night cream (no SPF) since just after Christmas, and quite like it. Even though its oil free and fast absorbing, it stays on your skin long enough to feel like its still working overnight. For a long time, moisturizers I tried either absorbed too fast - disappearing without a trace, or sat on top of my skin. Non irritating and very refreshing. 
• Queen Helene Olive Oil Face Masque: I had been on the look out for moisture masks for a while, as I love using clay masks but they are too drying to do regularly throughout the winter (I've had to cut down from 3 times to once a week...) This one is very moisturizing and non irritating to my sensitive skin. Also - cheap (Under $5.00)
• Silk Elements Shea Butter and Olive Oil Hand Cream: More olive oil, apparently! A last minute, at the cash purchase that I'm pleasantly surprised with. The smell is nice - not overpowering and headache inducing, and it absorbs quickly without leaving your hands completely greasy. I use hand cream much more now that I don't have to worry about such things. Nice for keeping in my bag and applying anytime.
• Cream Lipsticks and Tinted Balms: I've had to set aside some of my favorite matte lipsticks throughout the dryer months - and make way for some more hydrating formulas, something I've enjoyed more than expected.  I've been liking Revlon lip butters year round, while their Super Lustrous lipsticks are a new addition. Vaseline Rosy Lips is also a favorite! 

Do you have any favorites that are helping you get through Winter? 

Flowers!

I love this shop's headpieces! So pretty. They are called Garden of Whimsy and I found them through the Clothes Horse.


Other likes and wants:


This dress, or the whole outfit really, by Alexandra Grecco




This one from Liebemarlene. I wish I was rich so that I could bid on most of her items every week, haha.



And this one from Blooming Leopold. I am looking for summery smock dresses lately, but ones that are long enough to wear without tights seem to be hard to find for some reason. What a predicament!