A Touch of Color: My Tresses Rejoiced!

This afternoon, I paid a visit to my awesome stylist and had my hair colored.

Here are some photos to show you all how it turned out. I am very pleased with it! So blended and pretty, just how I like it!

David curled my entire head for me with a curling iron, kept them in pin-curls until they cooled, and let it all down at the end of styling. These curls are definitely made to last (lots of hairspray was involved too!)

I hope you all like it as much as I do! More to come tomorrow...I'm seeing New Moon! Can't wait!

xoxo,

Veronika.

Countdown to the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

I read the Glamour Magazine Girls in the Beauty Department Blog on the daily, and today they had some backstage pics from the VS fashion show (it's being taped tonight, and will air Dec. 1st).
I know I've said it before, but this is my favorite fashion show of the year. I don't know if they can technically call it a fashion show, but they do, and that is OK with me!

Where do I start? I love the creative accessories, jewels and other costume-ish adornments they add to the lingerie. I love the angel wings and how they change every year to go with the themes in the show. I love the super-toned bodies, full voluminous hair, bronzed skin and shimmery eyes.

Please tell me that there are some of you out there who are as excited as I am every year for this show!?

Also- have you been following the VS model search? Who do you think will win? You can check out their boot camp videos here. It is actually quite amusing. Celeb personal trainer David Kirsch asks each of the girls to strip down to their bikinis prior to their workouts, and then asks them what they think they need to improve upon. One of the girls appeared to be fairly perplexed and I could totally see her saying"I don't really know, my body is pretty perfect," but she somehow managed to keep in her head. You can watch the boot camp videos here.

Yesterday evening, I took a Power Pilates class at Your Body Center and it was incredible and very challenging. I definitely plan to supplement my regular workouts with at least one tough class like that a week.

Tonight, I tried Hot Yoga at the same sutdio, and I will say this- it is extremely difficult. It is also very rewarding and cleansing. It is literally like detox. The room is 105 degrees and you do 90 minutes of yoga during the class. I believe there are 40 positions you go through.

Hot Yoga is the kind of class you just have to try once. I plan to continue to do it once in awhile. It is best described as grueling, but the more you do it, the better (and easier) it gets.

If you work out regularly at a gym, I 100% recommend taking supplemental classes either at your own gym (good) or at a studio that specializes in the type of workout you are after (even better!)

I find that the pilates classes offered at my gym are not as intense as the ones at the studio. They are good, but the ones at the studio focus on doing a full body workout and feature a larger variety of moves, IMO.

I also want to try the pilates classes that use the machines like the reformer and the proformer, but they are very pricey, so those will have to wait.

I hope you all had a great week, and HAPPY FRIDAY!

xoxo,

Veronika.

Eva Longoria Hairstyles

Eva longoria is one hot actress that knows how to style her hair, if she didn't her probably would not have bag the deal with L'Oreal to promote their hair care products. Her dark brown hair ranges from medium to long length hairstyles, she can be seen wearing cut and layered hair as well as a sleek medium length waved look. Eva wears the infamous "Bob" like she created it. She has no limitations when it comes to styling her hair.

Eva can go from formal to any day hair in a matter of minutes. Her formal hairstyles include elegant up styles as well as low chignons and unique bangs that make her look superb. Her hairstyles can have a lot of volume or be long and curly. Eva knows how to wear her hair, whether she is at a basketball game, promoting a new L'Oreal product or getting ready to shoot her scene on "desperate Housewives".

If you want to create a look like Eva's just pick up an L'Oreal hair care product where her beautiful hairstyles cover the package or pick up the latest magazine and she is one star that you will find in there.

Adorn Your Locks: Feathers, Florals and Bows, Oh My!

Hair accessories. They can bring so much to an outfit or a look, and yet many women are afraid to wear them because they think it might appear too bold or cutesy.

I'm here to tell you that hair accessories are one of the best ways to pretty-up any look!

Ever since Miss Blair Waldorf wore hair accessories from jeweled headbands to feathery fascinators on Gossip Girl, similar styles are available everywhere.



A few of Blair's most famous headbands were made by designer Jennifer Behr, but there are many more affordable options. Today I stumbled upon an adorable website that sells a pretty assortment of hair accessories, called True Birds. (click photo to enlarge)

Forever 21 has an incredible assortment of hair accesories as well- from rhinestone-adorned, bow-shaped bobby pins to feathery hair combs and floral blossoms both loose and affixed to headbands.


J. Crew, Club Monaco, and Bebe also have some gorgeous options if you don't mind spending a little extra.
Do you wear accessories in your hair? I do for almost every evening occasion. I think it adds so much to an outfit and is a nice alternative to traditional jewelry, or in addition to jewelry.

I even wore a feathered fascinator made by Etsy seller LoBoheme on our wedding day (she was even kind enough to feature a few of our wedding pics on her website!)

I'm trying to be bolder and use embellished bobby pins during the day too (I've got ones that have little bows and flowers on them- you just have to be careful so they don't come across as childish.)

Before I go, I wanted to tell you ladies that I wrote my second piece for Houston Culture Map. You can read it here. It was just a quick tidbit for a Christian Dior makeup event I attended and covered. I love DiorShow mascara and many of their other products (I am dying to try their Airflash Foundation but I need to justify the $60 price tag somehow!)

Thanks for reading, and I hope you are all having a great week!

xoxo,

Veronika.

Kate Beckinsale's Gorgeous Eye Makeup Look, and Motivation Mondays

Before I begin, I am going to be totally straightforward about the fact that I totally stole these pics from the Galmour.com Beauty Bloggers.

After seeing these, you will know why:


Hello gorgeous. Kate Beckinsale's makeup here is definitely going to be the next look I try for a special night out. It is so sultry, yet perfectly blended, which gives off a softer look. Be still my heart.

Aside from the fact that Beckinsale is as close to perfect as can be, her entire makeup look here is so stunning, it makes me want to run to my bathroom, wash my makeup off and try this look right this very second! I'm only resisting because it would be wasteful as bedtime is only a couple of hours away.

Ok, now that I've composed myself and managed to calm down after obessessing over this look, I can address "Motivation Mondays."

Yes ladies, I've been slacking. It takes a lof ot time for peope to fill out the Q&A, so I have to wait a few weeks sometimes to make a MM post.

In the meantime, I'l share with you my recent gym antics.

I've been going pretty regularly, about 4 days a week. On Saturday, I took a pilates class at Your Body Center and I am still in pain from the class. It is a full-body pilates workout, and you use one of those massive stability balls for the entire workout.

My body definitely got one of the best workouts I've had in a long time. I find that classes force me to work harder, and try new moves my body isn't used to, versus the "same old" routine when I use weight machines.

I still have one week of unlimited classes left, so I am going to try HOT (bikram) Yoga tomorrow. I will report back and let you all know how it was.

Have you been motivated lately? Do you think Kate Beckinsale's eye makeup is quite possibly the best you've seen (ever)? Let me know in the comments below!

Until tomorrow...

xoxo,

Veronika.

Emma Roberts Hairstyle

Emma Roberts, the famous American actress as well as a pop singer was born on 10th February 1991 at Los Angeles, in California. She became popular for her her main character in the Nickelodeon television series "Unfabulous". Emma's hairstyles are outstanding in fashion circle. She is wearing numerous hairdos in the following hairstyle picture.
This one is the haif up half down hairstyle of Emma Roberts. She was sporting this hairstyle at the 42nd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. Here at the front bangs are sweeps to the left and other locks are dragged to back and pinned with half up half down style. This hairstyle can suits in any facial cut.
Here Emma Robert wearing simple hairstyle with layers. The locks are side parted and at one side it sweeps on the forehead and remaining hairs are left loosely to down. This haircut can suits in any facial feature and you can wear this hairstyle in any formal occasion.

What's Your Signature Look?

Gwen Stefani's bold red lips, Taylor Swift's bouncy blonde ringlets, Posh's angled bob, and Megan Fox's long raven locks. Many celebrities are well-known for their signature style. It sort of becomes part of their fame persona.




I doubt many of us will ever forget the "Farrah" or "The Rachel." They are ingrained forever in pop culture.

Sometimes a celebrity's signature style- whether it is their hair, makeup or the way they dress, inspires me to try new things.

In the 7th grade, I even tried "The Rachel," which, unfortunately wasn't so great at the time, as I had not yet mastered the art of the blowout.


Nowadays, I'd have to say my "signature style" (makeup wise) are pink cheeks. I love pink blush, and wear it daily (sometimes I'll use a peachy-pink for a little variety). Blush gives a youthful and healthy vibrancy to the skin. I even love the look of SUPER pink blush, like Molly Simm's here:

Hair-wise, though my tresses have been through various transformations and transitional periods, my tried-and-true color is one that's been there all along: my natural color.

While I certainly don't have a full head of my natural color, it is what inspired my "signature" color. I typically let my hair grow out for 4-6 months in between colorings, and then have foil highlights painted on that are a few shades lighter than my natural color. I also get some neutral brown low lights (close to my natural color) painted into my hair, free-hand.

After years of being blonde, dark, and in between, I've finally found a look I am consistently happy with. It certainly isn't interesting, bold or original...but it is something that works, and is flattering.

I always found that as a blonde and darker brunette, I had to "get used to it" and change my makeup to make my skin look the way it should. Trying different looks is fun...but in the end, I like lower-maintenance color.

I guess I'm always happiest with a certain "look." I fear change, because I worry it won't be "for the better." I've definitely been more daring with makeup lately- I even started to wear eyeshawdow during the day (don't get too excited, I typically only use a shimmery champagne color on my lid, but it's a start!)

Do you have a signature look, or are you always switching it up? What do you change the most about your look? your hair, makeup or fashion/style? Please let me know in the comments below.

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

xoxo,

Veronika.