Bored of doing the same make-up and having the same hair every day? These four hair and makeup overhauls will make 2016 a real style game-changer!
Create A Dark Lip
Dark lips are great for a striking look in the evening – it’s one of my favourite looks. However, with a neutral eye and dewy foundation, you can also pull them off in the day. Uber-popular blogger Zoella has a handy tutorial on YouTube that combines a dark berry lip with gold eyes. Zoe uses a Charlotte Tilbury Lipstick. If that brand is a little out of your price-range, there are 18 more dark lipsticks listed here ranging in price.
How Long Will It Take? 3 minutes
Add Hair Extensions
Hair extensions can give you a whole new look surprisingly fast. The great thing as, as they grow in popularity, the range available grows too. Clip-in extensions are a great alternative and mean you can chop and change as much as you like. Plus, you can put them in and take them out yourself at home.
It’s pretty simple. First, section your hair. Then, lightly backcomb the section of hair that you plan to clip your extension onto. Blast the backcombed section with a strong hairspray. Then clip the extension in place firmly, being careful not pull on your hair unnecessarily. Work your way through all of the sections, and you’re done! Natural hair extensions will work wonderfully with hair tongs or straighteners, and you don’t need to wash them as often as normal hair. When you do, use a detangling brush and baby shampoo to give your extensions longevity. Buzzfeed has a great step-by-step guide also.
How long will it take? 25-30 minutes
Reshape Your Brows
Now, the time this will take you actually depends on the current state of your eyebrows. If you’ve overplucked them in the past, you’re going to have to let them grow out before you start playing. However, if yours are thick and bushy already, there are a world of options for you.
Traditionally, an arched eyebrow was the only way to go. But increasingly we are seeing celebrities rocking shapes that didn’t use to be considered cool. Cara Delevingne single-handedly made bushy brows cool again. There is a handy list of at-home ingredients to thicken yours up in this article. And Kendall Jenner is currently sporting some amazing arch-less brows.
Before your reshape yours, learn more about what you will suit you with this Elle magazine guide. Then, grab the tweezers and put get to work!
How long will it take? 20 minutes
The Anastasia Beverley Hills DipBrow Pomade is one of my favourite brow makeup products!
Contour
There are more beauty products out there than you’d probably like to count nowadays. One make-up product that is multiply in numbers before our very eyes are contouring powders. Contouring adds new dimensions to your face and makes the ones already there stand out.
How long will it take? 10 minutes
