kate Watch {what Kate Middleton is wearing}

When Kate departed London earlier today she was spotted in this gorgeous dress that retails for $1,500 with a blazer over top.  Here's a great look for less than $250!

get the look:
dress
jacket
pumps

Kate Watch {what Kate Middleton is wearing}

I'm officially on Kate-Watch! You know I am huge fan of Her Royal Highness' fashion sense and with her tour of Canada that starts today she has completely knocked it out of the park with this gorgeous lace dress.

If you are looking to get a similar look on a dime I suggest this lace top paired with a simple pencil skirt.  This outfit comes in at under $125 total!

get the look:
skirt
top
shoes

photo via eonline

Jackie's Top 5 Under $100

Happy Fourth of July weekend peeps!

Get it:
swimsuit
bracelet
tote
wedges
dress

Staley's Top 5 Under $100- Week 37

With 4th of July weekend coming up, I've got to deck out my nails and toes patriotically! Here are some pretty red,white and blue shades that will be perfect for any 4th of July event!

Get it! 

Left Top

Left Bottom

Middle

Right Top

Right Bottom

Braid Woven Beanie

This one is really simple.  Begin by dividing the hair right down the middle.  Grab a small section of hair from the front of each side and braid it. 

Now go ahead and pull the rest of the hair into a low braid on each half.  Keep the two small front braid out and slip a woven beanie over the hair.  Now pull your two low braids through holes in the back of your beanie. 

Move back up to the top and thread one of your braids through a Topsy Tail. 

 Now weave that Topsy Tail in and out of the edge of your beanie. 

 

When you get down to the bottom you can secure it in place with a bobby pin that will be hidden under the beanie. 

 Move over to the opposite side and repeat the same steps. 

 You can add a flower clip on the front of the beanie to finish it off.  It gives a fun new look to wearing a beanie!

Olivia Palermo Look for Less < $130

Olivia can always pull off stunning looks with seemingly little effort.  This outfit is no different.  At first glance a yellow dress could be difficult to accessorize - but she does it brilliantly with a dash of pink and leopard print shoes.

get the look:
dress
bracelet
clutch
shoes

photo via people.com

Gwyneth Paltrow Look for Less <$95

Such a simple flawless look from Gwyneth Paltrow. So perfect for a day out and about!

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Tee

Pants

Flats

Sunglasses

pic source:JustJared

VELOUR- BLE DESERT with Hans Neumann & Grace Koo

http://www.mfilomeno.com/hans-neumann/photos/editorial/velour--blue-dessert.html

Zanzuel with Dusan

http://www.zanzuel.no/ i shot with Dusan Reljin last week for Hilde Reljin makeup line Zanzuel.

The Uneven Quad

Here is one that's really fast and easy but looks just a bit different than the original. 

 Pull all of the hair back into a tight ponytail and divide it into 4 pieces.  Make sure that 2 pieces are large and 2 pieces are small.  Here is a video if you can't remember how to do a Quad Braid. 

 I held the large pieces between my first two fingers and the small pieces between my last two fingers. 

The end result was really neat looking because it had the large strand all on one side and if you looked at it from a different angle you could see the small plates. 

Naomi Watts Look For Less < $125

Here's a sweet summer look equally perfect for meeting the girls for lunch or going on a date night!

image via instyle.com

Get the look:

eyelet tank

red shorts

brown cross-body bag

espadrille wedges

gold coin necklace

Flashback Friday: Flipped Piggies

I love this style and there is really nothing to it. 

 We separated her hair into two equal halves by creating a zig-zag part down the middle of her head.  Each side was pulled up into a piggie and then we pulled out the large fat curling iron. 

We curled the ends of the piggies so that they flipped out and then topped each one off with a bow.  She had a program at church that day and she looked darling for it.

Kristen Stewart Look for Less < $85

Usually Kristen Stewart's looks are a little too severe for me, but I totally want to rock this outfit.  So simple and sassy.  Plus, how easy is this? Amazing!

get the look:
jeans
t-shirt
pumps

photo via people.com

Staley's Top 5 Under $100 - Week 36

I am taking a quick weekend get away to visit cousins in Tennessee. It will be a weekend of relaxing on the lake, here is my "uniform" for the weekend!

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Tank
Bathing Suit
Sunglasses
Fedora
Shorts

Dance Revue Hair

My princess had her final dance revue a little while ago and she needed to have her hair pulled up tightly.  This is what we came up with. 

 I started by dividing out a 1.5 inch section of hair the whole way around the head.  I pull the rest of the hair inside the part into a tight ponytail.  I then divided my hair that I sectioned out into 7 squares - one in the front middle and 4 more on each side. 

 

I pulled each square into an elastic.  I then divided the hair from each elastic into two equal pieces and combined one piece from each adjacent elastic into it's own elastic about 2 inches from the first one.  Do this the entire way around the head to create a bit of a "net" look.  After I had my second row of elastics I added all the remaining hair into my center ponytail and secured it with a new elastic. 

I then grabbed a bun mold and created the center bun. 

 I separated the excess hair that was left over into two pieces and created Corkscrews out of each.  I wrapped the Corkscrews around the base of the bun and then secured them in place with some bobby pins. 

 I also sprayed her hair with glitter spray for her performance.  

  It was solid as a rock for the whole revue and that's exactly what we wanted!  :)

Katie Holmes Look for Less < $130

I adore this Katie Holmes look... she looks so fresh and stylish without being at all fussy.  I'm bummed that we can't see what shoes she is wearing... but I bet they are fabulous!

get the look:
necklace
skirt
top
clutch
shoes
photo via people.com

Selena Gomez Look for Less <$96

Another week with a Selena Gomez look from me. I just love her fun and fresh style!  I love how she dresses up shorts with some heels and a cute lace blouse!

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Top

Shoes

Shorts

Necklace

Bracelets

pic source: JustJared

So Inspired!

Here is another hairstyle that my princess fell in love with that we found here at Babes in Hairland.  She calls this the "Figure 8 Braid" and I think that's a great name for it!  This is our version of that same braid.

 

 I just started by creating two side piggies with a straight part down the middle.  Divide each piggie into 3 pieces. 

Hold two of those pieces completely still while you wrap the third piece in and out of the two.  The third piece that you are wrapping will run out before you reach the bottom of your piggie so just secure it in place with an elastic where it ends. 

 These are really fast and have a fun new look to them. 

Lauren Conrad Look For Less < $105

I love the slouchy tee paired with the tighter mini skirt seen here on Lauren Conrad.  (BTW, the last look I recreated of Lauren Conrad had a navy skirt too! She is great at sticking with what looks good on her)

Source: wholesaleleatherhandbags.net via Jackie on Pinterest

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Tee

Skirt

Shoes

Bag

Sunglasses

Flashback Friday: Locks of Love

My daughter has donated her hair twice to Locks of Love but these pictures are from her first time. 

 Her bangs had finally grown to a nice length and she wanted to do something different with her hair so we decided to chop the length off and even it all out with those bangs. 

She was a little sad at first to see it all gone but as soon as we went home and styled it she was fine. 

We flipped all of her ends out with a mid-sized curling iron and the bang area up and clipped it back with two bendy clips creating and "X".  She looked so cute and the length looked great on her. 

 She was very happy to know that her hair was going to someone that could really use it and couldn't wait until she had enough to donate it again!