tutorials

Beachy Wave Tutorial

We first worked with Bree when she was modelling during the Kindle Workshop here in Edmonton and we were also set to do her hair and makeup for her wedding that happened this past summer. Bree is the kindest and most lovely person so when she asked us to collaborate on a tutorial for her new website we jumped at the chance to work with her again!! She legitimately has the most magical hair and it was so fun to watch Caitlyn create these beachy waves and then show how to easily transform your look with some fun hair accessories and tips. Head over to Bree’s site here to see the video tutorial!

Easy Updo Video Tutorial

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Caitlyn creates this updo tutorial to make life a bit easier when your trying to tackle doing an updo on yourself! Hope these tips and tricks help you out when trying to create this look on yourself!

How to Tone Your Hair Extensions at Home

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Sometimes when you get blonde hair extensions you may want them to be a bit cooler/icier in tone or in my case I needed to transform the hair extensions from blonde to pastel pink. In this post, I wanted to cover how to tone the blonde extensions to get them cooler in tone and then also how to make them pastel. I received the clip in extensions from UniWigs and I have to say I was really impressed by how soft and thick the blonde extensions were all the way down to the ends. Over the years I have been styling hair I’ve seen good hair extensions and sub-par hair extensions and I can say with confidence that the clip in hair extensions by their company are very high quality. After you have the hair extensions toned to match your current hair colour following the steps below I highly recommend taking them with you to your next hair appointment to have your hairdresser blend them with your hair so that they look even more natural. We are going to be creating some more tutorials and videos on how to place your clip in extensions in your hair and how to style them so stay tuned! Blonde Steps: Order the whitest hair extensions you can find and in my case, I ordered the 24-inch White Blonde Human Hair Clip In Extensions in the shade G-613. ** It is really important to purchase real human hair instead of the synthetic or synthetic blend version because the real hair extensions will tone without issues and you can also heat style them. Fill a large bowl about 3/4 full of warm water. Add in 2-3 squirts of the Fanola No Yellow Shampoo into the water and swish the water around with your hand until it is all mixed in and you get the water a purple colour. Add the hair extensions into the bowl and submerge them in the water. Keep an eye on the hair extensions as they turn cool in tone very fast. It took me about 5 minutes of the hair being submerged to get the tone I wanted. Rinse the hair extensions under your tap and then add some conditioner to the ends and then rinse again. Add some hair oil and detangler if needed to the mid-lengths to ends of the hair extensions and gently brush them out. I usually prefer to leave…

Boho Updo for Long Hair Tutorial: Video

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We got back into filming some Youtube tutorials and thought the first one we would launch was our Boho Updo for Long Hair tutorial! With Janna as the model, Stefanie created a beautiful updo showing how you can pin up long hair. She also added in some floral details provided by FaBLOOMosity and we filmed the tutorial against an amazing backdrop provided by Neat Rentals! The music for our video was created for the use of Behind the Blush by Riot City Sound and produced by Kevin McMillan Audio.

Simple Holiday Makeup

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I wanted to post this simple holiday makeup look that I did on myself that I thought could give everyone some ideas on makeup to wear to a holiday party. I wore this look on the day that Kristina from Inspired by Lynne and Diana from 204 Park rented the Project Lofts to shoot some holiday looks. I joined in along with Aislin of Mr and Mrs L and Breanne who was shooting the content to help out where I could. Kristina snapped some product shots for me and I couldn’t resist having her take a shot of the look that I was wearing too. To me Christmas or Holiday makeup screams for a red lip and this one is compliments of Tom Ford Cherry Lush. To go with the red lip I kept my eyes soft with shades of champagne, bronze and gold using the Charlotte Tilbury cream shadow in Jean as a base all over and her eye shadow palette The Dolce Vita. To frame my eyes I used my new favorite angled brow pencil from Hourglass which I also mentioned here. To add some extra shimmer to my cheekbones and inner corner of my eyes I used the Kevyn Aucoin roll on shadow in Candlelight. To contour and bronze my face I used the Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Bronze & Glow as it doesn’t look orange on my fair skin. The star product of this look has to be the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit palette. I used the 2 lightest shades to set my under eye concealer and then the two blush colors mixed together to pull my whole look together. I hope this post gives you some ideas to try out for your holiday parties coming up or for maybe New Years!

Boho Low Updo Tutorial

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We thought this tutorial would be perfect for the Holiday season. The list of products used is in the information bar below the video on Youtube. Let us know what tutorials you would like to see next!

Waterfall Fishtail Tutorial: Video

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We wanted to get back into filming some hair tutorials on YouTube and we decided our first one back should be a simple and beautiful waterfall fishtail tutorial. We used the time during Kristina’s bridal hair and makeup trials to film a few tutorials. It is a creative twist on a traditional fishtail tutorial. In the video we added in some dried lavender flowers but you could also swap those out for an antique broach or pins to make the look festive for the holiday season.

fall makeup tutorial with a dark lip

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Now that it is “fall” aka winter here in Edmonton we decided to do an easy fall makeup tutorial featuring THE lip color that we can’t get enough of called Sin. See examples here and here. We cannot stop wearing this color. Since it is a matte lipstick you can go full out and vampy or just use a bit from the bullet on your finger to get a wine stained pout. Check out our latest video tutorial by clicking below and don’t forget to subscribe to our channel for more videos! All the products used in the video to create this look are listed below the video on youtube.

back to school 5 minute makeup tutorial

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We all know with September already gone that life tends to FLY by! Take a few minutes away from your Facebook feed and see just how easy this 5 minute makeup application is! This look is perfect for the busy career girl, or a student on the go! Feel free to subscribe to our Youtube Channel and let us know if you found this helpful! ❤️ Enjoy!

short hair tutorial: elegant updo

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Today we are crazy busy with 2 weddings this morning but of course not too busy to bring you our newest summer short hair tutorial of an elegant updo. We wanted to prove that even with short hair it is still possible to achieve an elegant updo perfect for a wedding, prom or any elegant event you are attending. To learn how to do the makeup from this tutorial check out our post from earlier in the week