New and Improved?

It's back, it's back! The Aveeno line of shaving gels are back on store shelves!

In August, I posted a blog about Aveeno Active Naturals Positively Smooth Shave Gel being taken off the market with out a proper farewell. I had called their customer service line and was told that they were removed from stores due to a malfunction with the pump. The product was being dispersed as a cream, instead of a gel.

Oh, what difference does it make? Be it a cream or gel, I just need it to get the job done of protecting my legs from nicks and cuts.

Last week, as I was walking through the pampering products aisle at a Wal-Mart store, my jaw dropped when I saw the return of my favorite shaving product. It comes in a new rust-proof can, which is a nice improvement. But honestly, gel or cream, I do not see a difference when using it. I'm just glad it's back.

Photo and story by Olivia N. Castaneda

More Lotioning sans Oil

A few weeks ago, I posted a blog about my favorite moisturizing products for the winter season and asked readers to share their favorites. Well, I have found a new cream that tops any other product I have ever used. I am highly recommending the Lancome Nutrix Royal Body Intense Lipid Repair Cream.

I received the sample bottle- seen above- as a free gift with purchase, a couple of months ago from my local Macy's store. Because the cold weather had not settled in until recently, I barely took the pink champaign colored bottle out of my drawer and did a test run. In a matter of minutes my skin felt amazingly soft and smooth. The rich cream definitely does its job of relieving that tight feeling from dryness, and kept my skin hydrated through out the day. The cream is not greasy, so my skin was still touchable with out an oily residue rubbing off. Also, I instantly noticed my skin, especially my legs, had a natural shine to them. I use the word natural here because the cream does not contian shimmer. And my last observation is its light fragrance, which smells oh-so good and clean. I am awestruck with this product.

I then called the store where I had received this gift and spoke to a Lancome representative and found out that this is not a new product. The representative says that the cream has been on the market for a few years now, though she could not specify what year it debuted.

The cream is available at any Lancome counter in a 7 oz. jar for $34 and a 6.7 oz. bottle for Nutrix Royal Body Intense Restoring Lipid-Enriched Lotion for $29.

Photo and image by Olivia N. Castaneda

Tackling The Chef In You

It's time to bring out the pots and pans and make some noise in the kitchen. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, why not dig up your cook books and start the sizzling early. One recipe that will be sure to knock your socks off is a chicken alfredo and rice casserole. Bring your family and friends because this dish will be a success.

All you need for this recipe is:
1 container of light Alfredo pasta sauce
1/2 cup of milk
2 1/2 cups of cooked white rice
2 cups of cubed cooked chicken
1 cup of frozen peas
1/3 cup of chopped red sweet peppers
1 tablespoon of basil
1 cup of soft bread crumbs
1 tablespoon of butter melted

When you have all the ingredients preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl combine pasta sauce and milk. Stir in rice, chicken, peas, sweet peppers and basil. Then transfer all the contents to a 1 1/2 court baking dish. Put in the oven and bake covered for 30 minutes. After it has baked for 30 minutes, take the dish out of the oven, and combine bread crumbs and melted butter as you sprinkle that on the top as well. Let stand for a couple minutes before serving.

This meal will be sure to leave you and your guests completely full and satisfied. This recipe is not only delicious but healthy as well. A full serving of this appetizing treat is only 456 calories. If you want more recipes and deserts that are sure to leave you and your guests running for seconds go to www.bhg.com/recipe.

Longer Lasting Lipstick

Here are four simple steps to prep those pillowy lips, in order to make your lipstick wear last longer through the day.

Step 1: Gently exfoliate your lips. Use your everday face cleanser, and preferably one with exfoliating microbeads. Washing off dry, dead skin is an important step. Lipstick will stain and naturally look better on fresh skin.

Step 2: Pat dry your lips and immediately moisturize them. Moisturized lips retain the lip stain longer, than dry lips. Use your everyday lip moisturizing product or even lotion. Personally, lotion works best because it keeps lips hydrated longer, and the thicker texture works as a fill-in for fine lines on the lips, allowing me to glide on my lipstick smoother.

Step 3: Kiss the back of your hand to remove any excess moisturizer.

Step 4: Now you're ready to smooth on your favorite lipstick shade. Make sure to apply it straight from the tube.

Photo and story by Olivia N. Castaneda

Political Attack Ad Era

You've seen them on TV, and in your mailboxes trying to persuade you to vote for a certain candidate. But how far are political attack ads willing to go to grab a check mark next to their name on a ballot?

Just to give you a sense as to how far a political candidate will go to bash his or her opponent take the Illinois Governor elections for example. Democrat Pat Quinn and Republican runner Bill Brady went head-to-head trying to win voters by attack ads, which can threat voters and make them suspicious or fearful of the targeted runner in the ad. Bill Brady stated recently that he had a lot of attack ads against him. So with Pat Quinn being reelected as governor, could that mean that his means of attack ads worked? Bill Brady insists that something could have gone wrong during the counting.

I'm sure you have already seen this attack ad against Bill Brady. But are the things they are accusing Brady of true?



In the very few seconds of the video you see them attacking Bill Brady for making 76,000 a year and not paying Federal income taxes. After a few seconds of looking up information I found out that Brady didn't owe taxes in 2008 and 2009 because his business had suffered major financial losses from the recession. I have to say that this year's political attack ads against both parties for governor got pretty ugly.

Political attack ads have gotten worse in recent years, and some blame it on the economy. The most vicious attack ad in my opinion was this year. During the weeks leading up to California's GOP gubernatorial primary, candidate Steve Poizner ran an ad accusing Ebay CEO Meg Whitman of promoting pornography. If these ads are false, they can really ruin someone's career and life for that matter.

So next time you see one of those attack ads come on and try to make you think that this candidate is wrong for the job, do your own research? You would be surprised at how many people think what is said is on TV is true. First of all you don't know who is producing these attack ads, and often times they get taken off the air because they are completely and utterly false. Don't let political attack ads fool you.

Vaseline's 140th Anniversary

The how-you-doing host Wendy Williams, from- obviously- The Wendy Williams Show, celebrated Vaseline's 140th anniversary this week during her show. She involved the audience by quizzing them on the different ways to use the petroleum jelly product for your skin, your baby's skin and even corky ways to use around the house, such as to silence noisy door hinges. It was quite obvious that the audience studied for the quiz, because they were getting all the answers right!

During one of the questions, I learned something new. Mix sea salt and Vaseline, and use it as an exfoliating scrub to remove and smooth rough skin. Remember to exfoliate dry areas, such as elbows, knees, heels and even hands, gently! I was too excited to use this new inexpensive scrub I conjured up over my bathroom sink that I scrubbed a little too hard. Ouch! But it did the trick! After washing off the scrub, my skin felt amazingly soft and supple as a new born's.

Here's some historical information on the product from its website at http://www.vaseline.com/. Robert A. Chesebrough is the father of Vaseline. In 1859, when he was a 22-year-old, he journied to Pennsylvania to study an oil well. While there he noticed that the oil workers used this thick, natural substance, known as Rod Wax, to aid in the healing of cuts and scrapes; as Vaseline does. He went back to his home in Brooklyn, NY with a sample of the wax. After expirementing, he came up with the product that we use today. In 1870, the name Vaseline was marketed and made its way into homes, nationally and internationally, during the following decade.

Vaseline can be found at any drug store in the medicine aisle. I found my 3.75 oz jar at my local Walgreens for $2.99.



Photo and story by Olivia N. Castaneda

Celebrity Halloween Hits

It's not every day you get to dress up as your favorite celebrity let alone look like them. This year the celebrity Halloween award goes to reality star Snooki, and second place not far behind is musician Lady Gaga.

With dozens of poofs, and many meat dresses strolling the street across the nation on Oct 31., this makes Lady Gaga and Snooki as the celebrity Halloween hits for this year.

Although every Halloween you always have your Elvis, Michael Jackson and Marylin Monroe costumes, there was a variety of new celebrity Halloween costume ideas. From legendary Betty White, Tiger Woods cheating scandal, pop sensation Justin Bieber to President Barak Obama, this year was a fun time to think outside the box.

The best celebrity couple costumes this year was by far the now broken up Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush. Many rocked their style by adding a little junk in their trunk and sporting a New Orleans Saints jersey. Also another popular celebrity couple costume was Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

As for the little ones, there was plenty of costumes for them to wear this year. From being their favorite super hero to their favorite character in a book, the kids can't wait till next Halloween. The new thing this year for infants and toddlers was to make their costumes into little bumble bees or fairies.

Always remember to be safe on Halloween especially if you're taking your little ones trick -or- treating. Never let your kids out of your sight, and walk them up to the door, or be somewhere where you can see them at all times like maybe a sidewalk for example. Halloween is a fun holiday to dress up and to indulge in chocolate or sugar treats.

Silly Boys

Let's take a second and think back to the craziest things ex-boyfriends have ever said. Bet I can top them all with my list of 10. Laugh it up and feel free to challenge them ladies!

1. I have no gas or money to come see you, again.
2. Do you trust me when I tell you of my where abouts if I'm texting instead of talking on the phone?
3. Have you pictured me with another woman yet?
4. Even though we're together, I still feel like I'm single.
5. I have the same feelings for you and my ex.
6. What would you do or say if I check out another woman in front of you?
7. I haven't cheated on you, yet.
8. Is your mom available?
9. I don't want a wife. I want a maid.
10. I got with you so you can cook, clean and make love to me.

By: Olivia N. Castaneda

A Show from Chicago's Fashion Week

If you blinked at Thursday night's Fashion Focus Chicago 2010 fashion show, then you probably missed all the stomping catwalk action from the local, top student designers from the city. The show was held in a heated tent located at Millenium Park, and was scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Personally knowing the chaotic madness that goes on backstage with hair, makeup and last minute designer issues, it was no surprise to see the spotlight shine on cue 10 minutes behind schedule. Definitely worth the wait I must say.


The top 24 design students of Columbia College Chicago, The Illinois Institue of Art- Chicago, The International Academy of Design and Technology- Chicago and the School of The Art Institute of Chicago displayed their talented fashion creativity in 40 minutes. The winner of the Chicago History Museum's FashionNext Generation competition was Brenda Beavers of The Illinois Insitute of Art- Chicago.

Here is Beavers walking in the finale with a model sporting her look. Beavers designed head ornaments that were placed to either the upper left or right side of the hair. The materials used looked like polyester and net assembled together to form an abstract flower shape. The models wore light gold champaign-colored, spaghetti strap and halter top dresses of what looks like rayon material, that hugged the upper body with the hemline grazing above the thigh.

Overall, half of the designs looked ready-to-wear, while some of the other creations simply brought amusement to the crowd's faces. Though, it is the amusing attire which seems to stick in my mind more than the wearable outfits. What stood out the most as far as amusing was by student designer Claudia Macias from the Illinois Institute of Art- Chicago. Her theme looked street inspired. The models walked barefoot and wore very grungy and dirty looking attire. A model wore a square-block strapless top made of newspapers and another model wore a brown wool, off-the-shoulder top with a skirt made of the red inked THANK YOU plastic bags. Michael Schellenbach, also from the same school as Macias, sent out a male model who carefully and skillfully walked down the runway wearing an army green jumpsuit with the pant leg connected to the shoes. This was the best part. The sole of the shoe was the rounded part to an inflated car tire. Alexandre Chandoa of the International Academy of Design and Technology created very unwearable oufits. His designs looked inspired from wooden barrels. Three models sported wooden boards as a top and an angled skirt.

But the rest of the show displayed wearable clothes that shadows exactly what is in for this fall season and past inspirations from the 90s. Velvet made a come back and an essence of Alexander McQueen's 1995 Highland Rape show was demonstrated by a shredded men's suit and women's dress by Katie King of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In general though, lots of silk chiffon was used for dresses in lilac reaching knee-length and formal lengths, there was also lots of wool fabrics mixed in with leather; nothing we haven't already seen fom international designers that have been previewed in the August and September issues of Allure and Vogue magazines.


Photos and story by: Olivia N. Castaneda

HCG Controversial Diet

The new controversial diet HCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin), is a hormone naturally produced in the placenta by pregnant women. The diet calls for you to inject yourself or take diet drops that contain a hormone that causes your hypothalamus to mobilize the fat out of the fat storage locations so that you can use it.

For the first two days of the diet you are told to consume as much sweets and carbs as possible, then after that you can only eat 500 calories a day for a month, where you are expected to lose one to two pounds per day.

Before researching this diet I was very skeptical, but now I can say that the diet seems safe, although there are always risks associated with rapid weight loss. While recently finding out that my best friends mom has had complete success with the diet, I was curious to find out what others had to say.

After reading many health blogs and health reviews, many people are feeling better and losing weight after trying the diet. At the same time the hormone is mobilizing your stored fat, it is also burning 3,00 to 4,500 calories a day. The injections are a bit pricier than the drops costing $700 while the drops cost only $149. Talk to your doctor about whether this diet is right for you.

T.I. saves a life

Rapper T.I. also known as Clifford Harris lends a helping hand to a vulnerable man who threatened to jump off a 22- story building in Atlanta. When T.I. heard word of this on the city's radio show he rushed over to help, and try to talk this man out of committing suicide.

T.I. knows all too well about the struggles of life with his recent drug suspicion charges last month, and gave the man some words of advice. "No matter what's going on in your life things will get better if you allow them to," said T.I..

Life can be very difficult at times, and I think what T.I. did was very brave and admirable. Celebrities are often idealized as people who have more say so than an average person, but T.I. proved that he was just like anyone else who was helping someone in need.

With our busy lives people often forget the simplest things and that is to help someone who is struggling and just needs a helping hand. There have been many suicides in recent months of people who were victims of bullying because of the way they looked, dressed or acted. If you see someone who needs your help, don't hesitate to give them a couple minutes out of your life, because it could save their life.

Lotioning and Oiling

Whenever I walk into a drug store, I always gravitate towards the aisle with the oceans of lotions bottled up by numerous brands. I don't just see lotion products for sale, but mystical potions just waiting to be slathered on to quench dry skin from the cold wind's beating. Though I hesitate to purchase a different lotion that I normally use, due to an itchy, allergic experience I once had with Olay's Quench Daily Lotion Plus Shimmer.

My secret potion for keeping my skin silky smooth and supple through the fall and winter months is a mixture of Jergens Ultra Healing body lotion and Desert Essence 100% Pure Jojoba Oil from Trader Joe's grocery stores.

Ladies, what's your secret potion? Do tell us...

Image and Story by: Olivia N. Castaneda

Horrific Medical Experiment Uncovered

Nearly six decades after the medical experiment began, shocking results have been found. The U.S. just released a formal apology for purposely infecting hundreds of unwilling Guatemalans with syphilis and gonorrhea between 1946 and 1948.

The medical experiment was conducted to report the effects of the diseases and how it affects humans. In total 696 men and women were affected through intercourse with prostitutes where the disease was put on their arms, face and penises. Guatemalan prisoners, mental health patients and soldiers were used in the experiment. Questions arise to how many people knew they were being conducted in a study of these two diseases.

If you aren't aware of these diseases here is a quick overview of what can happen if left untreated. After becoming infected by syphilis there is a period of between 9 to 90 days where there aren't any symptoms. Then the primary stage occurs where you get a canker sore on various parts of your genital areas. If left untreated it may move into a rash where you feel weak and tired. During the final stage it begins to infect the organs which may include non healing skin ulcers, bone pain, liver disease and anemia.

And not only were these Guatemalans infected with a very harmful disease, but were purposely infected with another disease that is formally known as gonorrhea. The incubation period where gonorrhea starts affecting a person is one to 14 days. The health effects of gonorrhea occur differently in men and women. In women if left untreated can cause pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, ectopic pregnancy and pelvic pain. In men it can cause painful inflammation of the testicles which may result in infertility.

Its wrong that these scientists and doctors got away with this for so long. To treat a race of people like lab rats is utterly and morbidly wrong to say the least. Guatemalans during that time were looked at to be at the lower end of the race scale as being closer to animals than humans. To be purposely infected with two very dangerous diseases is inhumane. If you are a part of something that involves potentially harming someones health or harming them in general think for a second if that were to be done to you or someone in your family.

Oh Vinny...

Last Saturday, September 25, 2010 Vinny from Jersey Shore "hosted" a party at Republic Nightclub. It's located at 1520 N. Fremont, Chicago, IL 60622. Yours truly went to this shin dig to party with the Italian stallion and to come back and report the drunken details to those that couldn't make it.

I arrived in my killer stilettos around 11:30ish p.m. and was feeling a bit inpatient of when he was to show, since the night was supposed to be hosted by him. But celebrities, what can you do?


Here is monsieur Vinny making his entrance around 1:30 a.m. The sexy, sweaty half-dressed crowd squished their way to the floor to see him as he appeared on stage surrounded by body guards.

In my opinion, Vinny didn't do any "hosting" that night. All he did was go on stage and introduce himself.

"Hi, I'm Vinny from the MTV show Jersey Shore," he said to the crowd while holding a microphone. He looked a bit nervous- to be honest- and didn't sound too confident when speaking into the mike.

Then! All of a sudden! A bouncer announced that he was to take pictures with fans and all the ladies in the club went running to the side of the stage! It was a stampede of pushy women that I did get caught up in for the sole purpose of this blog. I too ran and pushed my way through the chaotic crowd of women and their eagerness to get a close glimpse of dear Vinny. It was all in the name of journalism for my purposes. But, unfortunately, I never reached the front of the line to get a personal picture with him. But I elbowed my way close enough to get a close up of him. Here he is on stage with a girl that is not me, but he sure is looking straight at my camera! Enjoy fans of Vinny!

Pictures and story by: Olivia N. Castaneda

Beware of What You Eat

Have you ever wondered what chemicals are used in food? There are seven deadly chemicals used in processed food. They raise high health concerns to people of all ages. Here are three that I think cause the most risks.

FD&C Red Dye # 3 is a red cherry dye derived from coal tar. Researchers in 1981 found that this chemical can interfere with the transmission of nerve impulses in the brain. Since then the dye has been banned from cosmetics, but is still put in processed food.

Do you ever eat cereal, potato chips, or gum? What if I were to tell you that in those products they contain harmful amounts of BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole), which is a preservative to keep food from going bad. Although it is preserving the food, once it hits your body it accumulates in the body fat and disrupts the hormone balance with higher or lower levels of estrogen or progesterone. Studies have shown that mice, rats and hamsters have developed cancer from this preservative, but it is kept on the shelves.

Commonly called Sodium Benzoate or Benzoic Acid is a preservative widely used in fruit juice, carbonated drinks and pickles. The problem with this preservative is when it is used in beverages that contain ascorbic acid (Vitamin C.) These two substances can react together to form an acidic solution that forms small amounts of Benzene that is a chemical that causes Leukemia and other cancers. There have been restrictions made on Sodium Benzoate, bt it is still used in some products.

When I go grocery shopping, I rarely look at the label to see what's in it. I grab healthy foods such as fruits and vegetables. It's a scary thought that on a daily basis we are contaminating our bodies with these foods that is full of chemical impurities. Who knows how many chemicals are allowed in processed food before it is deemed a health risk. These chemicals are clearly harmful. So be on the lookout for any of these three chemicals.

Thank you Facebook

How has Facebook affected your life? Did the infamous social, networking media bring you fame? Happiness? Sadness? Surprises, good or bad? Did it change your social or work life; maybe both? Have you gained or lost "friends"? I gained a few unexpected people I really thought I would never meet.

I joined facebook about two years ago only because my friends kept bugging me about it. A few months after that I recieved an unexpected, would have never imagined it friend request. It was my younger half-brother, whom I had never met. He lives in Indianapolis, IN with my other younger half-brother, half-sister, their mother and with the father I hadn't met in all my life. Soon afterwards, my other little brother sent me his friend request. It's a long story and when the editors gave me this blogging gig, I was told to write 150 words in length, so I'll keep it short and sweet. My brothers and I chatted quite often for the following year and decided to finally meet this past summer. So we did and it was awesome. Once they went back home to Indiana, my brothers planned and set up a surprise meeting for our father and I to meet and exchange hello's for the first time ever. Oh my gosh was it a surprise! They had all came to town for a family wedding and that's when it happened.

So if it weren't for facebook, I honestly believe I wouldn't have met my brothers nor the man that I'm told I look like. Maybe we would have in the far, far future, but who knows? So thank you Facebook.

Photo and Story by: Olivia N. Castaneda

Living Yoga

Two years ago yoga changed my life. I decided to take a class in yoga that took place twice a week. Right away I noticed a difference in my body. Before I started practicing yoga I suffered from severe migraines, and meditating along with the different poses helped me to relieve the pressure that I held in my head.

Yoga is all about understanding your body, and living in the present. Just taking 10 minutes a day to focus on your breathing, and noticing your body while you're breathing is another way to calm the mind during stressful days.

Before I started practicing yoga I noticed how much I lived in the future, and how I was always worried about bills I had to pay or things I had to get done. Living in the future not only made life stressful, and more complicated, but there was no room to enjoy life in the now. Yoga poses are designed so that you feel your body stretch and breathe into them. My yoga teacher explained to me that when you realize most of your worries come from things you have no control over that you can take a deep breath and let things happen.

Yoga has a lot of benefits including increasing your flexibility, massaging of your organs, and it can also help you sleep, and become relaxed. Yoga has been around for centuries since the 6th century B.C., where they primary use for yoga was through meditation. Yoga is a way of life, and it teaches the importance of loving your body, and taking care of yourself.

Promises Lies And Sexual Slavery

Dreams, ambitions and happiness are just a couple words to describe young girls everywhere who think of their future. One 15-year-old girl in Mexico was full of life, and wanted to build a successful life with a job in America.

She was determined, and put her trust in a boy who later became her boyfriend who was full of promises and hopes of bringing her to America and getting her a job. Never did she think that her dreams would become her worst nightmare.

He invited her to join him to work at a clothes factory in New York City. After being smuggled into the U.S., her voice was silenced as she was forced into sexual slavery. The guy she trusted beat her, burned her with cigarettes, threatened to kill her parents in Mexico. With no one to trust, no family and friends, she was left feeling lost, hurt and alone. Trying to get back on her feet, she thought of ways of escaping, and asked where bus and train stations were. She saved up money, and hid it in the refrigerator. With determination still in her heart, she went to a nearby bus station, and bought a ticket to a city she didn't know. She has been free ever since, but suffers from nightmares, and is forever scarred.

Living and working as a prostitute became her reality filled with false promises, physical, mental and sexual abuse. Unlike her story, thousands of other girls are still living this horrendous horror. People need to come together, and make it aware that this is happening everywhere in the United States. Parents especially, need to step up and let their kids know that this world has its dark sides. You are not protecting your child if you don't tell them about sexual slavery, because one is better off knowing than not knowing.

Each year about 1,000 American-born children are forced into the sex trade industry, while nationwide there are between 45,000 and 50,000 people trafficked into the United States according to a 2001 report from the U.S. States Department. Do your part, do research, and educate young girls and boys about what sexual slavery is, and what it can do to a person.

Hurry, Hurry You Dirty Girl

Gross, I know, but I didn’t have time to wash my hair or style it! What is a busy girl to do in order to get out of such a pickle?

Last week’s beauty blog was about teasing the hair to get va-voom volume. If you’re pressed with time, but need to have good, not just presentable hair, dry shampoo is the secret weapon. Not only will its formula soak up the oiliness, adding volume, but also kill that smelly hair smell.

This was my first dry shampoo experience. While doing online research for where and which dry shampoo to buy, I discovered quite a few different brands out in the market. Being the Allure magazine devotee that I am, I went out to my local Walgreens store and bought the one they recommend, Pssssst! Instant Dry Shampoo for $5.99! I couldn't pass up that bargain after the prices I found during my research.

The product comes in a can and is sprayed onto the hair as one would with hair spray. Just as the directions on the back of the can say, spray the hair where it needs help. I sprayed around the hair line, around the top and in-between sections and bam! My hair was oil-free, shiny and full of body and volume. A major plus that won me over was how good my hair smelled and lasted throughout my busy day.

Photo and story by: Olivia N. Castaneda

What a Tease

Don’t move. Hold it just right there. Gently put down the blow dryer, the flat iron and –dare I say- the brush. Well, maybe not the brush…that will be used for some teasing later.

I was super excited to read in the August issue of Allure magazine that poufy, almost punk a la Brigitte Bardot hair is the new trend for this fall season. So ladies, if you have thick, coarse, frizzy, curly, wavy or anything but perfectly, pin-straight hair then you’re in luck. You’re more than halfway to achieving this hair ‘do.

Because I’m a huge fan of this va-voom hairstyle, and actually style my hair like this for nights out in the town, here are my very own instructions to getting this fun look.

You will need a toothcomb, a wooden brush, volumizing hairspray, and Velcro rollers varying in size. Begin with clean, dry hair. The hair can be part down the middle or to the side, whatever your choice. Next, will be the teasing of the hair around the crown of the head. Grab hair from the upper section and hold it up, then mist some hairspray. (Note: gently mist, not spray. The hair should not get wet or soaked with the hair spray.) Keep the hair taught, and run the toothcomb in downward motions from the middle length of the hair to the root, making sure that you see and feel hair scrunched up.

To secure and add more teasing volume, gently mist more hairspray and use the wooden brush the same as the toothcomb. Once you finish teasing place the Velcro roller under the hair. This works by holding up the hair to give it shape.

Continue to the next sections of the hair. When finished, leave the rollers in for about ten minutes, then remove and enjoy your sexy new look.

Photos and Written by: Olivia N. Castañeda