staleys top five

Staley:

I love leopard, anything and everything leopard! Earlier this week, I saw this gorgeous leopard bag by Tibi but didn't love the price, so I found some cheaper alternatives that are just as fab!

Totes by Steve Madden
Shoulder Bags at Kohl's

Jackie:

Just a random group of some fun jewelry I've had my eye on lately. Bold and colorful-just the way I like it!

Earrings by Lucky Brand
Necklaces by Betsey Johnson

Jill:

A simple and necessary staple for summer are flip flops - and I absolutely LOVE them! From designer to the cheapies and in between - I could own dozens of pairs!

Sandals by Old Navy
Teen Girls' Clothes by Havaianas

Faux Hair Fun

We've done several posts using these faux hair clips that we found at Sally Beauty Supply and my daughter absolutely LOVES them. 

They happen to be just the right length for her hair but you can always trim them up if you need to.  This is just another style using those fun clips.  Grab a small section of hair right from the middle of the hairline, up by the forehead, and secure it with a small clear elastic.  Now clip your faux hair in right over the elastic. 

 Grab a section of hair from each side of your original section and have your princess hold those for you for just a second.  Create a part just behind your original section that is right in the middle of the head and is about 2 inches long.  Now section out the hair from that middle part down to the ear on each side - giving you two new sections. 

You'll want to grab the right section that your princess is holding and bring it right over the faux hair clip and add it in with the new left section with an elastic. 

 Repeat on the other side by grabbing the left section that your princess is holding, place it over the faux hair clip as well and add it in with the new right section with an elastic.  (You're original ponytail and fax hair should not be added into these two new elastics.) 

 Create a braid out of each of those two new ponytails.  Your braid will only need to be about 3 inches long. 

 Have you princess hold those two braids while you part the remainder of the hair right down the middle.  

  Move back up to your very first ponytail with the fax hair and separate that into two sections - making sure that the faux hair is evenly divided and clearly visible.    Take the right section and the right braid and combine them together with all the hair on the right half of the head with an elastic.  Do the same on the left side as well. 

Remember to have your colored hair on top so that it's easily seen.  Add some hair clips to hide your bottom two elastics to complete the whole look. 

Rachel Bilson Style!

Indulge in fashion’s greatest pleasures with Magnum ice cream and Rachel Bilson. Style a look for Rachel that exudes the chic Magnum lifestyle and includes at least one Magnum ice cream bar as the ultimate luxury accessory.

Entries must include one of the featured items (pssst... that means ONE Magnum ice cream bar!)

One winner will receive a trip to attend the debut of an original film series inspired by Magnum ice cream and directed by Karl Lagerfeld at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.

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Jenna Dewan Look for Less <$105

I love stripes and I love the wide-legged bell bottom jean trend, so I am loving this totally seventies chic look from Jenna Dewan. So easy to put together but so fab. I wish it wasn't cold here today or I would totally be trying to recreate this look!

Teen Girls' Denim by American Eagle
Mules & Clogs by Rocket Dog

pic source: Zimbio

Anne Hathaway Look For Less < $73

Ooh, tres chic!  Anne Hathaway looks absolutely lovely strolling along the water in this printed shirtdress with classic black accessories. 

Day Dresses by Style&co.
Flats by Kimchi & Blue

 

image via People.com 

Straight "A" Student

My princess was so excited about her straight A report card that she wanted to do something fun with her hair to celebrate.  Her name happens to start with the letter "A" so we've done variations of this hairstyle before but never posted anything. 

 Start by pulling the top half of the hair up into a ponytail.  Separate that ponytail into two sections and create a regular 3-Strand Braid out of each section.  Secure the bottom of the braids with elastics.  Have your princess hold those two braids out of the way while you move down to the bottom half of the head. 

 Part the remainder of the hair right down the middle and secure each side into a low ponytail.  Braid those two sections into regular 3-Strand Braids as well.  Secure the bottom of those braids with more elastics.  Now this next part will vary depending on how long your princess' hair is.  I will give the directions for what we've done here but you can modify it if you need to.  Pull the bottom braids up behind the their starting elastic using a Topsy Tail.  Let the ends of the hair just flair out. 

 Now grab your original two braids and pull them down in the middle of the head and then wrap the left braids around the junction of the lower left braid.  Do the same with the right side as well.  Pull each side up and around the junction, covering the elastic, and pull it across to the braid junction on the opposite side of the head. 

 Pull the last little bit of the braids through those opposite sides using the Topsy Tail again.  (So that the elastic securing the braid is hidden underneath the hair.) 

Add some bobby pins at both braid junctions just to secure everything nicely and you're all finished!  Again, don't be afraid to change it up according to the length of hair you are working with!

Celebrity style: imprimeurile florale

Asa cum scriam aici imprimeurile florale fac parte din tendintele importante ale sezonului cald 2011.
Desi suntem doar la inceputul primaverii pentru celebritati au devenit deja must-have.
Lauren Conrad in LC Lauren Conrad

Nicole Richie cu o capa Jean Paul Gaultier

Nicky Hilton

Emmy Rossum in D&G

Carla Gugino

Celebrity style: jachete kimono

Pentru a condimenta tinutele simple compuse din jeansi si tricou una din piesele favorite ale celebritatilor este jacheta kimono.
Lejera, cu imprimeuri asiatice, adauga instant o nota pretioasa outfit-urilor pentru un look effortless.
O colectie in care jacheta kimono se regaseste in fiecare sezon este Winter Kate by Nicole Richie.
Nicole Richie in Winter Kate

Nicky Hilton in Zara

Miley Cyrus in Winter Kate

Ashley Tisdale in Winter Kate

Netting Updo

Here's a pretty one for church or a special occasion. 

You will want to work with wet hair and create 5 vertical sections - making sure that you have one directly in the middle and two on each side of that.  Secure each section with an elastic back in the middle of the head.  You should now have 5 ponytails. 

 Separate each of the ponytails into two sections (except for the two outside ponytails) and combine one section from one ponytail with one section from the adjacent ponytail. Do this for each of the ponytails.  Your two outside ponytails will be added in with one section from their adjacent ponytails.  Make sure that your elastics combining the section are about 1.5 inches below the first elastics. 

You should now have 4 ponytails.  Tuck all of the netting up underneath itself so that the 4 ponytails are line up with the outside 4 original sections. 

Using a Topsy Tail, pull the 4 ponytails through those 4 sections.  Create a Barrel Roll out of each of the 4 pieces of hair and secure them over the original elastics with bobby pins.

  Add a hair clip over the middle elastic and spray the hair for a nice tight hold.