Hair style|Mermaid Halloween Tutorial!

Love Halloween? Planning your costume already? Us too! 

Now that the nights are drawing in and the leaves are starting to fall, our thoughts are turning away from fun in the sun and towards all of the best things about autumn � pumpkin spice lattes, chunky knits and cosying up on the sofa � and of course, everyone�s favourite spookfest, Halloween!

If you�re bored of the usual witch and devil costumes, try something a bit different this year and go as a spooky mermaid. But this is no cutesy Disney Ariel look. Think sexy sirens on the rocks luring unsuspecting sailors to their watery end instead! Now just grab your clip-in hair extensions and follow Miss Alex�s guide to creating this show-stopping Halloween look.

First, get everything you need ready�

You�ll need

• Your clip-in hair extensions
• An old towel
• Hair chalk in a blue/green shade of your choice
• Fluffy make-up brush
• 2 Blue/green eyeshadows
• Wig cap or fishnet tights
• Blue/green lipstick
• Sectioning comb
• Curling wand or iron

Get chalking

Before you apply your clip-in hair extensions, you need to use your hair chalk to create those cool Mermaid streaks. Alex has chosen a teal shade of hair chalk but any blue/green colour would work well. Lay your extensions on an old towel, take your chalk and start slowly building up the colour.

Press your chalk onto the hair in downwards strokes, starting at the ends and working upwards. You want to make each streak a slightly different length to make it look more relaxed. Chalk all of the wefts that you will be using for this look, then set them aside while you do your mermaid make-up.

Mermaid make-up

To get Alex�s clever fish scale make-up look, you need to take your wig cap or fishnet tights and put them on your head. No, really. First pull the fishnet pattern down so it covers your forehead.

Take your fluffy brush, load it up with a darker blue-green eye shadow and dab it over the top of your forehead around your hairline. Try not to let the fishnet move as this is basically your stencil.

Next, use the lighter shimmery shade and apply this underneath the darker shade to create a gorgeous ombre effect. Gently take the fishnet off to reveal beautiful shimmery scales.

Now, pull the fishnets right over your face. You should have fishnets covering your cheeks and jaw. Use both of your shades to create the ombre effect again to contour your cheeks and jawline.

Carefully remove the fishnets and apply some blue lipstick to complete your mermaid make-up. Fish-tastic!

Stunning siren hair

Now it�s time to apply your chalked clip-in hair extensions. Brush your hair through so there are no knots, then section your hair and clip in your extensions as normal. If this is your first time, you can find out how to apply clip in hair extensions in an earlier post. We�ve got you covered ladies.

Once you have applied your extensions, take your hair chalk and simply chalk some strands of your natural hair so that it blends beautifully together with your extensions.

Then take your curling wand and add a few loose waves to give your style some volume and texture. Again, we�ve got your back with our awesome how to get loose curls post.

And it�s as easy as that - all you need is a seashell bra and a deadly singing voice and you�re ready to reel them in!. Happy Halloween!

If you�ve got any questions or tips you�d like to share, either leave a comment below or hit us up on Twitter,Facebook or YouTube

Article Source: www.lushhairextensions.co.uk

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Hair style|Suicide Squad exclusive: Harley Quinn hair and makeup tutorial!

You don�t need a team of Hollywood hair stylists to create the look!

Harley Quinn. She�s the ass-kicking, baseball bat-wielding, former psychiatrist brought over to the dark side by Batman�s worst nemesis, the Joker. One of the most popular DC Comics characters, Harley Quinn is coming to a screen near you in this summer�s hottest blockbuster, Suicide Squad.

Played by the ridiculously beautiful Margot Robbie, her look is deceptively cute with funky coloured bunches, bright and mismatched eye makeup -  and a shedload of scary attitude. But you don�t need a team of Hollywood hair stylists to create this look when we�ve got the (equally gorgeous) Miss Alex on hand with a fantastic video to show you how to harness your inner supervillain � and look fabulous at the same time!

So before you begin your quest for world domination, get your stuff together!

You�ll need

• Clip-in hair extensions (Alex has gone for 20 inch extensions in shade 613)
• Curling wand or iron
• A brush
• Fine toothed comb for backcombing
• Hair ties to secure your bunches
• Hair chalks in pink and blue
• An old towel
• Pink and blue eyeshadows
• Eyeshadow brushes for applying and blending

All set? Let�s do this.

Make your bunches

First things first, get your hair extensions clipped in. If you�re new to clip-in hair extensions don�t worry, we�ve got a great video from Alex on the blog taking you through all the steps you need to follow to clip them in like a pro. Just hurry back, OK?

Once you�ve clipped in your extensions, give them a good brush through so they�re nice and smooth. Now, take your comb and trace a line up from the tip of your nose right to the crown of your head to create a perfect centre parting.

With your hair split into two sections, take the hair on your right and pull it up into a high ponytail on the side of your head to make your first bunch. You�ll want to place it a bit higher than you would think, as they�ll fall down slightly as you chalk and curl them later. Secure the bunch with a hair tie � you can go for blue and pink ones to really get into the look � and repeat the process on the other side of your head so you have two high bunches.

Using your comb, pull out some strands of hair from around the front of your face to frame it, then tuck them behind your ears for now so they�re out of the way while you chalk the hair.

Chalk it up

Grab your blue hair chalk and place a towel over one shoulder. Now, apply the blue chalk to the tips of your bunch, taking the chalk about half-way up it. You need to gently rub the chalk down the length of the hair it to make sure you get good coverage. It can help to brush out the hair occasionally as you go. This helps separate the chalk and lets you spot any bits you might have missed.  

Once you�ve finished applying your blue chalk to one bunch, take your pink chalk, move your towel over to the other shoulder, and repeat the chalking and brushing on the other bunch.

Give it some volume

Now it�s time to give your bunches a bit of extra oomph. Bring them to life by taking your curling wand and curling the ends. To do this, just wrap strands of hair around the wand, or iron, hold for a few seconds a release. Super easy. When you�ve finished curling, gently brush through the curls or separate them with your fingers.  

Now up the volume with a bit of backcombing. Take your comb and gently push up against the ends of your bunches to make them more voluminous.

Alex�s added extra

If you want to steal Harley Quinn�s whole look, you�ve got to go for the eyeshadow as well. Alex shows you how in her video and it�s a great way of really capturing the style of Harley Quinn.

First apply a light pink shade of eyeshadow on the lid of the eye on your pink side. Then apply a darker, hot pink shade into the crease of your lid.

For the other eye, apply a light blue all over the lid and then choose a darker, blue for the crease. Keep the look subtle by blending your eyeshadow well with a blending brush.  

And that�s the finished look - you might be a �baddie� but you sure are a hot one! And sometimes it�s fun to be bad, right?

If you�ve got any questions or tips you�d like to share, either leave a comment below or hit us up on Twitter, Facebook or YouTube

Article Source: www.lushhairextensions.co.uk

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Hair style|Astonishing Makeup by Argenis Pinal, CA, USA!

He is an amazing artist! His creations on his own face or his clients' are out of this world! Find more at Argenis Pinal's fan page or instagram profile!

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