Don't make yourself the victim

I did not realize that this needed to be addressed...

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But apparently leggings have been parading around as pants. Maybe I have seen this and have been to shocked to remember the encounter. This is not a good look for anyone, leggings are not pants! Leggings serve a purpose as an accessory if you will. Your wearing a short skirt, throw on leggings. You are wearing a long t-shirt dress, throw on leggings. Your wearing a long shirt, throw on leggings.

If your shirt does not cover your rump or crotch for that mater, opt for skinny jeans if you are seeking the same illusion. There is a lot more coverage in a pant rather than a stretch material. Leggings are a light weight fabric, that usually has a sheer effect because they are meant to be stretched, unless you are one of those really skinny gals and the fabric gathers and hangs... there will be another posting later for you. Either way, do not do it.


Do not put yourself in a vulnerable situation were some perv will actually lie down on the ground to snap a shot like this below, of Paris, to post on the internet and show all his friends that he nabbed a shot of your junk.

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Oh, and if you are reading this thinking, "yea this would have totally worked with skinny jeans"! No, no, no young Padawan I have so much to teach you. This would have only been pulled off with skinny jeans and an appropriate layered top. To much body showing and tightness going on is not a good balance. Unless you are trying to start a prostitution ring - which FYI is illegal. Below is an appropriate way to wear leggings without being overexposed.

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Ribbon lovely ribbon!

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Ribbon..

You have a piece of ribbon that you want to wear in your hair or make a bow out of, but it keeps on fraying on the ends, right?

Here is what you need to do...

1. cut a small end off of your ribbon to make it all even again.
2. get a lighter or a match
3. light singe this ends of the ribbon to seal the ends
4. do not burn down the house; this one is more for me, because I am a bit of a piro...
   

Now you can use your ribbon as intended without having to worry about those silly little ends continually unraveling on you.

Oblong Face Shape meets the right hair cut

In the past I have done a posting on what is the right haircut for your face shape, but I have never addressed one specific shape. I have a girlfriend that has an oblong face shape and well to be perfectly honest when you have an oblong face shape and you don't have the right hair cut it is no fun. So enters this post!

Oblong face shapes are long and narrow. The goal here is to find a hair cut that balances the length of the face. Which means no long all one length hair, this is going to pull down the hair and make it flat and make your face look even longer! Think of Sarah Jessica Parker. She gets a bad rap as "horse face". I personally think she is beautiful! However, I do believe she has experienced some really unflattering locks since she has taken on the scene. For example these two hair cuts do not do her justice!
These pictures makes her face look like it is so long! Such a pretty woman, not a good hair style for her. The problem with the first picture is the hair is just too long creating a line that does not stop, great for pants and heels but not on your face! The second picture well... I am not sure where to start, the hair is flat all over in color and in style.

Ok, so things to go for with an oblong hair style:
Look for a way to add volume to the face to balance out the length:

Sarah Jessica Parker wears her hair short beautifully, only if it is long layers and cuts at the jaw line, which creates a stopping point for the face. Sense the hair is short the hair is more bouncy allowing it to have more volume which creates more balance.

She also wears her hair great long - as long as the bangs are long and hit high on the cheek to stop the flow of the face from being so long, long layers continuing down the hair line are perfect:
For this face shape one extreme or the other work great; Short hitting at or above the jaw line or long past the sholders, but you can NOT be lazy. Buy good hair products that compliement your hair texture. That does not mean expensive hair products; that means GOOD ones! If they don't work, take them back! Most stores will take back a product if you have used it a few times and are not satisfied with it, so keep your reciept for a few days until you figure out if you like it or not.

If you have a day where you are feeling like you don't want to do your hair, put some product in your hair that makes it wavy and bouncy. One tip that works great mix water and sea salt in a squirt bottle, grab a few pieces of locks and twist them, spray with the sea salt mixture and let dry.

And for crying out loud if you have curly hair and an oblong face and you straighten your hair, reread above! Most women think that curly hair equals frizz. Well let me clarify, it does not. Curly hair is fun and bouncy and needs to be tussled! Not hard and crispy from too much gel or even worse straight!

Here are some cute fringe options for oblong faces: