Gwen Stefani Look for Less < $130

get the look:
jeans
polka dot sweater
sunglasses
boots
scarf

Turkey Foot

We are just getting back home from a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and wanted to share our hairstyle for Thanksgiving Day.  It's called the "Turkey Foot" because it has the shape of one of the claws right off a turkey.

Begin by creating an off-centered part on the top of the head.  Have your part go back to the crown of the head and then stop. 

You are going to create a Half-French Braid on each side of the part.  It's a Half-French Braid because you will only be gathering hair into the top side of each braid - the side closest to your part.  Continue adding hair in until you come to the point where you stopped your part.  Finish it off with a Regular 3-Strand Braid. 

 Do the same with the opposite side of the head.  Have your princess hold those two braids while you pull the hair underneath - from ear to ear - into an elastic at the back of the head. 

 Create a Regular 3-Strand Braid out of that new ponytail and comb the rest of the hair straight down.  Bring your two top braids to the back of the head and join them with your new braid about 3 inches down.  Secure it with an elastic and this will create your Turkey Foot shape.  Add any fun hair clips that you like and spray it with some hairspray for hold. 

We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and didn't damage your waistlines too much!  :) 

Miranda Kerr Look for Less <$104

In honor of the Victoria's Secret fashion show tonight, I've decided to recreate this Miranda Kerr look! I love the stripe tee paired with a motorcycle jacket. This is the second week I've used these DSW booties, I'm thinking I may need to add them to my closet!

Get the Look!
Tee
Jacket
Skinnies
Booties

Holiday gift guide - the romantic

Every weekend from now until Christmas I will be posting a holiday gift guide for everyone on your list.
I hope you'll find this inspiring.
For starters here are some gift ideas for girly girls.
- Pearl earrings

- H&M cardigan

- Zara lace scarf

- A sweet perfume in a beautiful bottle like Ricci Ricci from Nina Ricci

- A vanilla cupcake flavoured candle from Yankee

- Velvet bow brooch from Veronique's boutique, perfect for spicing up a white shirt

Friday's Film: Long Knots

We posted a video last week showing you how to do some flat iron curls and this is the other part of that same hairstyle.  These are called Long Knots and they add a fun look to lots of different styles.  (I apologize for some of the instruction being out of the frame but hopefully it won't hinder the basic idea.)

Remember that you can secure your Long Knots with bobby pins if you would like to.

Like I said in the video, you don't need to secure the bangs before hand but we chose to do that for this particular style. 

We only did 3 knots here but you can do as many as you like and they can be as big or as small as you like just depending on how much hair you grab. 

Her ends were just left hanging for this style but you can pull them into braids, buns, or ponytails as well. 

We just finished it off with some flat iron curls and we posted the video for those last Friday. 

Kate Middleton shopping at Zara

It seems like Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, really loves Zara.
This past weekend she was seen doing some shopping at the Spanish retailer.


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Celebrity style: velvet

I have decided that, from now on, I will be posting in English on Celebrity Fashion Blog.
The reason is simple: most of my visitors are not from Romania.
Today's post is about this season's must have fabric - velvet.
Nicole Richie wearing her own designs - Winter Kate dress and House of Harlow 1960 velvet bag

Alexa Chung with some cute Charlotte Olympia flats

Jessica Chastain in Pucci

Jaime King in Oscar de la Renta

Jessica Alba in Ralph Lauren

Emma Roberts in Salvatore Ferragamo

Ali Hilfiger

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Happy Thanksgiving!

I just wanted to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving and I hope that it's a wonderful one for you!  I am grateful for all of the comments and followers that help support this blog.  Here are some fun things you can use for the holiday!

This is our Turkey Time Hairstyle that is always a fun and easy one.

Here's our Thanksgiving Fun Style with some fun pilgrim clips.

Here are some other little clip ideas for you as well.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Nikki Hilton Look for Less < $112

Kimono tops seem to be popping up all over the place lately and I have seen some of these in Forever 21 in person and they are SO cute and a little dreamy, what with the gorgeous floral patterns and flowy cuts. They are definitely California-cool and Nicky Hilton shows off this look perfectly!

get the look:
jeans
tank
kimono top
shoes

Kourtney Kardashian Look for Less <$110

I just branched out and got some red skinny jeans and I think I may have to copy my favorite Kardashian sister's look. Such a flawless and casual travel look!

Get the Look!
Jeans
Jacket
Booties
Tee
Sunglasses

Half-Down French Braids

I'm so excited because my princess and I have been working on a whole collection of hairstyles that we're going to call "Holiday Hairstyles" and we'll start posting those in December.  Get excited because there are some fun ones!  :) 

This is a really simple idea that is great for school because it looks nice and it holds together really well.

Start by pulling the hair on top of the head half-up by and securing it into an elastic.  Now divide all the hair below the elastic in half by creating a part right down the center.  Clip one side out of the way while you work with the other. 

Divide your ponytail in half and then take one of the halves and divide it into 3 equal sections.  You will plate the sections once as a Regular Braid and then start adding in hair as a French Braid from the area of hair right below it.  Have that French Braid go on a diagonal from the center of the head down towards the opposite edge. 

Do the same with the other half of your ponytail and the opposite side of the head.

 Finish plating both French Braids into Regular 3-Strand Braids and secure them each at the bottom with an elastic.  I wrapped my elastic one final time at the bottom and made sure not to pull the hair completely through and that gave me these little puffs at the bottom.

  Nice and easy and she'll be set to go!

Sarah Jessica Parker Look For Less < $170

What a great simple yet stylish winter look seen here on SJP.   I need a long gray wool jacket for winter now!

Source: independentswag.tumblr.com via Jackie on Pinterest

Get the look:

Jacket (at an unbelievable price!!)
Sunglasses
Tee
Jeans
Purse
Shoes

Friday's Film: Bella Curls (Flat Iron Curls)

Well, it is a big day today!  It's the release of the new Twilight movie, "Breaking Dawn - Part 1".  This is exciting for us here in this house and all of the kids went to school wearing Twilight gear that my husband and I got on our trip to Forks, WA.  (Yes!  FORKS!!!)  :)  I'm gearing up for a big party tonight with some more of my Twi-hard friends and I thought it would be fun to do a Twilight themed video for you.  These are basically Flat Iron Curls but that doesn't sound as fun as "Bella Curls"!

*Remember that it's always better to spritz the hair first with a heat protecting spray.* 

You can see that the curls are nice and loose and look very natural. 

We have her bangs tied under and some Long Knots on top and I will have a video for those next Friday. 

Her curls lasted throughout the day and looked beautiful. 

I actually did this video on Sunday so you don't get to see her cute Twilight clothes but you'll just have to pretend.  :) 

Have a great day and GO TEAM EDWARD! 

the IT list... November 18, 2011!

The IT list returns!  Are you excited!?!? I am!Plus, it's Friday... yay for the weekend...

• suze wears clothes is crushing on this gorgeous faux fur vest (so am I) see how she styles it up three ways... my favorite is with this cute skirt for the holidays! (find suze wears clothes on twitter!)
• gs lillian is decking her halls in silver and gold for the holidays... see her gorgeous holiday picks from Target! I'll take a few of each, they are so pretty! (find gs lillian on twitter!)
• the posh blog has tips and tricks for a simple and fabulous holiday... I love her advice to 'plan ahead, stick with what you know and keep it simple'.  See how she does it! (find the posh blog on twitter!)
• capital barbie answers a readers question about shoe-wear for winter.  How to keep warm and 'cool'? Check out her picks! (find capital barbie on twitter!)
• the stylish housewife serves up the honest-to-goodness best holiday manicure ever. I'm all over this... a gorgeous deep red with gold sparkles. Done and done! (find the stylish housewife on twitter!)
• one hundred inspirations features two of my favorite pieces for winter... sequins and ankle boots.  As worn by the fabulous Selena Gomez.  Check out how to get the look for less!
• second street east shows us a super easy way to dress up a simple lamp shade. Seriously, this is so easy and looks great! (find second street east on twitter!)
• sweetie pie style features three stylish ways to set your Thanksgiving table.  My favorite? This Cali-chic look that includes a bold and gorgeous table cloth.  Be sure to check out all her looks! (find sweetie pie style on twitter!)
• rebecca with an r shows off one of my favorite looks for winter.  Colorful pants!  Don't put those beauties away for the winter... check out how she styles them! (find rebecca with an r on twitter!)
• good life for less released her super-fab seasonal looks:book!  Check it out for winter style must-haves, entertaining tips and more all in one place! (find good life for less on twitter!)

the IT list is produced weekly by jill of good life for less, for info on how you can be involved, click here!

Twilight Fan?

So I am really excited for the release of the new Twilight movie tomorrow and I wanted to jump back to a previous post - Team Edward or Team Jacob?
It is just a simple double messy bun style.  We did this for the release of the "Eclipse" movie and I made these bows.
I wanted to post this idea if any of you are Twi-hards like me and would like to copy it!  :)
So I ask again... which are you?
Team Jacob?
Or Team Edward?