Do It Yourself Hair Conditioning Mask

Our hair has been through three months of winter hats, and has a little while longer until spring when it can breathe again. If your hair is like mine, the cold weather and constant heat dries it out. And if your wallet looks like mine a deep conditioning treatment at the salon is not in the budget. But fear not your hair can be saved from the harsh cold weather for a fraction of the price and possibly even for free!

After pinteresting my little heart out, looking for a magic remedy to save my brittle weak locks, I combined a few hair mask recipes and abracadabra my hair feels like silk.

The best thing about this hair potion, is that you probably have all the ingredients for it in your kitchen AND… its au natural. So here you go in just 20 minutes your hair will transform from straw into Rapunzel’s long tresses.

What you’ll need:

2 heaping tbsp dry mustard

½ cup olive oil

1 egg

½ tsp cayenne pepper

1 tbsp honey

plastic wrap

       * If you have thick hair you may want to double the recipe.

1. Mix it all together… it should have a gooey consistency.
2. Scoop a little bit out with your hands and massage it into your hair starting at the root.             Make sure      you get it all the way to the ends of your hair, where the most damage is. (You may want to do this   over the sink…it can get a little messy)
3. Use your fingers or a fine tooth comb to slick it all back and twist it into a bun.
4. Wrap all of your hair in plastic wrap and let it sit for 20 minutes.* Don’t be alarmed if your head is tingling. That’s the mustard and cayenne pepper in action! The heat is supposed to stimulate blood flow to the scalp and help your hair to grow.
5. After 20 minutes remove the plastic wrap and wash your hair. You may need to shampoo it two or three times to get all of the oil out.
6. Condition and let air dry.

And there you go silky shiny hair without spending a penny!

- Written by Brittni Monk

6 Trendy Beauty Looks to Rock Now

Bold Brows

Seen on the runway over and over again, bold, bushy eyebrows are definitely here to stay. The look has been on every fashionista’s radar and this winter it’s popular as ever. To get this season’s must-have beauty look remember that although bold brows frame and define the eyes, they require grooming and upkeep to ensure you don’t get that “stuck in a coma for the last 10 years” look instead! If your brows are on the thinner side don’t fret, fill them in with some shadow one-to-two shades lighter then your brows for instant va-va-voom you crave!

Not To Do:
Totally Overdone

The Look:
Perfectly Bold

Dark Lips

One of the most prominent looks on the runway this season was dark lipstick. Romantic-with-a-gothic influence was seen time and time again and the makeup matched. When trying to achieve this look at home try rich berry shades and deep, dark plums. Always remember when trying this look to keep the rest of your makeup minimal to ensure your bold lips aren’t competing for attention. 

The Look:
Kate's Perfect Bold Lips
(no competition here for attention!)

Bold,Coloured Eye Liner

Coloured liner is one of the biggest trends for winter. One of the most popular ways to emulate this look is to add a thin strip of a bold jewel tone to your upper lash line, and remember a little colour goes a long way!

The Look:
Teal Coloured Liner

Bare Faced Beauty

If the thought of bold lips and colourful eyeliner makes you squirm in your seat, then this approach to make up will be right up your alley. Minimal makeup looks made a huge statement in the campaigns for Calvin Klein where they showed off women looking beautiful and fuss free. Nothing says beauty more than a youthful fresh face that stands out on its own. 

The Look:
Beautifully Bare Faced

Low Volume Waves

This winter a stylish hairstyle with a bit of a summer twist is on my radar:low volume hair with a sleek finish and a couple waves toward the bottom half of the hair. Two-or-three loose braids can be added to the bottom half of your hair at night and taken out in the morning will easily achieve this look. 

The Look:
Perfect Low Volume Waves

Written by: Lindsey Kennerknecht

Hair Mascara

By Y-Yen (Bambi) Nguyen

Twitter: @bambi_nguyen

Ultra Pink

Capri Coral

Hair mascara is nothing new, anyone growing up in the 90's probably used it or knows about it. Whether you were using it for crazy hair day in elementary school or just for fun to drive your parents crazy, this is not a new product that we are unfamiliar with. After disappearing for quite some time it seems that Sultra, a company known for selling, designing, and creating hair styling tools has just recently released their own colour hair mascara. Instead of constantly colouring and damaging hair or hair chalking, hair mascara offers a quick and easy way to get that "my little pony" esque desired look without the expensive price tag or damage.

Sultra Color Hair Mascara is being sold at Sephora for $24 and is available in four fun and vibrant shades. The colour is easy to apply as it is like applying mascara to your eyes but instead you're doing this to your hair. It can be used on any hair type, colour, or length and stays in your hair for 2 days and can easily be washed out with shampoo. My question is this, will other competitors begin jumping on this band wagon and releasing their own version of hair mascara? And will you be one to try out this revamped product and adding a touch of colour to your hair?

Lapis Blue

Royal Velvet

To purchase product online: http://www.sephora.com/product/productDetail.jsp?skuId=1417740&om_mmc=oth-fb-20120615-SultraHairMascara-su

Photos courtesy of: http://www.sephora.com