Hair - How to do the waterfall braid!

Hi guys,
One of my favorite braids is the waterfall braid! It's so beautiful and especially fun for school! So.. This time i'm going to teach how to do the waterfall braid.

What you'll need:
- A brush/comb.
- Bobby pins
- Hair(obviously.. lol)

Steps:
1. Comb your hair and make sure that you don't have any tangles.

2. Grab a small piece of hair and divide into 3 sections.

3. French braid for 2-3 inches. Take your three sections so that two strands are held in one hand, and the third strand is held in your opposite hand. Create a few rows of a regular braid by taking the strand on the right and crossing it over the center. Then take the strand from the left and cross it over the center.

4. After you’ve French braided for a few inches, drop the top section of your braid

5. Pick up a new section of hair from directly behind where you’ve dropped the top piece. This new piece acts as a new section of your French braid

6. Keep moving around the head. Remember, every time you grab a section of hair from the top of your head to add to the braid, let is drop and replace it with a new section.

7. Secure with bobby pins.

You're done!

If you still don't get it then look at the picture below or watch this video by Meghan Rosette: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWD6S0inGoc
The tutorial starts at 2.34 :-).

Short and easy explanation with a picture:

Sources: Google 

Update - Articles on every saturday!

Hi everyone,
So i decided that i'm going to put up an article on this blog every saturday so that you guys know when there's an article online. I will also just post some other extra articles on other days, but when i really don't have time i will only put up an article on saturday :-). So that was basically what i wanted to say.. :)

Bye and stay tuned for the article on saturday! It's going to be a fun article :).

Beautytips - How to be a natural beauty

You definitely don't need a bunch of make up to be beautiful. This time i'm going to give you guys some tips on how to be a natural beauty! :-)

1. Eat healthy. Eat more fruits and vegetables because there are a lot of vitamins in fruits and vegetables. Don't eat as many junk food. You still can eat junk food, but don't eat a lot of it.

2. Drink water. They say that you need to drink at least 7-8 cups of water a day! Water is very good for your hair and body. So drink a lot of water :-).

3. Exercise. Exercising can make you look better and even feel better! Try to exercise more often because exercising is also good for your health.

4. Sleep enough! Sleep is very important because if you don't sleep enough you can get puffy eyes and dark eye circles! Make sure that you sleep at least 7-8 hours a day.

5. Moisturize your skin. This is also very important. Moisturizing your skin can make your skin look more fresh and soft! If you suffer from acne it's very important to moisturize.

6. Protect your skin from the sun. Use at least SPF 15. You need to protect your skin from the sun even if your skin is tan or dark. You can even get wrinkles if you don't protect your skin from the sun!

7. Don't use too much make up. Try to skip foundation.. Use instead..: BB cream. This is good for your skin and gives a light coverage. Remember girls: less is more.

8. Be confident. If you love yourself other people will also love you! :-)

9. Don't stress! Stress can have a negative effect on your skin and body. Try to don't be that stressed. Don't worry that much and be happy!

10. Be a good person. Be kind to others, help others and treat others as you would want them to treat you..
Beauty isn't only on the outside but also on the inside!

11. Be your own kind of beautiful. Be unique, be different. You don't have to look the same, dress the same or act the same as others. You were born to be different. Remember: what makes you different makes you beautiful.

12. Last, but not least.. Smile! Scientists say that smiling can instantly make your mood better! So rock your gorgeous smile! :-)

Inner beauty - How to be happy

Happiness.. Something that's very important in life. But how can you be happy if you aren't happy? I'm going to give you guys some tips on how to be happy! :-)

1. Be optimistic. Don't just look at the bad things, look at the good things! There are a lot of good things in life so don't just focus on the bad things! Okay, i understand that you can't always be happy. But even if bad things happen, look at the bright side of it! Okay so for example: your boyfriend broke up with you.. I understand that's not fun, but now you have a chance to meet somebody else. Maybe someone who is even nicer than your previous boyfriend. Remember that there's a prince charming for every girl! You just have to find him :-)

2. Accept things. There will always be bad things. That's just life. You have to accept the bad things. Bad things happen to everyone! You are not the only one!! Please remember that you can't just waste your whole life thinking about something bad that happened to you. Life is way to short for that! Accept the bad things and move on.

3. Follow your heart. Do what YOU want. Do what YOU like. Don't do what others want you to. It's your life not theirs! Just follow your heart, but also make sure that you take your brain with you :-)

4. Count your blessings. Everyone has blessings in their life. Even if you don't have 'big' blessings, focus on the little once because one day you may look back and realize that they were the biggest.

5. Remember that you are your biggest critic. I see a lot of girls just hating themselves and pointing at every 'flaw' of them. Understand that other people most of the times don't even notice your 'flaws'.. Realize that everyone has their flaws. Everyone! That's why there is photoshop and plastic surgery. If other people were perfect, these things wouldn't even exist. Just rock your flaws! They make you unique, they make you YOU! Life is too short to constantly think about your flaws!

6. Leave the people who put you down or don't give them any attention. People bring others down because they want attention, they are jealous, they think it's 'funny' or they want to be popular. If people bully, it just shows how desperate they are. Just don't give them any attention. Instead of focusing on people who bring you down, focus on people who make you happy!

7. Don't look for perfection. There is no perfection. Like i said: if people were perfect there wouldn't be photoshop or plastic surgery. Everyone is different, everyone is unique. Don't waste your entire live looking for perfection because there is no perfection.

8. SMILE! Scientists say that smiling makes your mood better! So rock your beautiful smile!

How to take nice pictures!

1. Make sure that you have a good quality camera. A canon camera works really well. If your phone has a good camera, you can totally use your phone. Just make sure that the quality is good.

2. Good lighting. Make sure that you have good lighting. If you want you can take pictures behind a window for some natural lighting :-). You can also buy some studio lamps for perfect lighting, but taking pictures behind a window works as good.

3. Effects. There are some good websites with nice effects like: ipiccy, picmonkey, fotoflexer.. 

4. Edit your pictures. You can edit your pictures with a lot of websites like ipiccy, befunny, fotoflexer... You can play with light & shadows, you can cover acne, you can make yourself look tanner.. You can basically edit everything. Just make sure that you don't over-edit. You want it to look natural, not fake.

I hope i helped you guys. Have fun with taking pictures! :-)

DIY - How to dye your hair with chalk pastels!

Hi everyone,
Do you want to try out a new crazy hair color but don't damage your hair with bleach? Then this is a good article for you! This time i'm going to explain you guys how to temporarily dye your hair with chalk pastels!

What you'll need:
- Regular chalk pastels
- Gloves
- A towel
- Hair(obviously, haha☺)

Steps:
1. Buy some chalk pastels. You can pretty much buy chalk pastels everywhere(Michaels, Target, Walmart.. You can even order chalk pastels online.)
2. But a towel under your hair.
3. Make your hair wet
4. Put your gloves on.
5. Now rub the chalk pastel on your hair. You can use whatever color you like.
6. Let your hair dry for a while.
7. Make sure that your hair is completely dry. If so, take a brush that you don't really care about and brush your hair.
8. Now you can curl or straighten your hair if you like.
9. You can do some highlights, dip dye or even dye your whole hair with it if you like :-)

Tips:
- It will fade away when you wash it so don't worry if it's not immediately gone :-)
- Use REGULAR chalk pastels don't use oil chalk pastels.
- Use gloves! If you don't use gloves your hands are going to be another color either..

Back to school - Advice for high school!

Hi everyone,
I know that a lot of people are going to high school this year, so that's why I want to tell you guys my advice!

1. Stay yourself. This is very important. Don't change yourself just because you want to please someone. You have to stay yourself because it's better to be hated for who you are than to be loved for who you are not. People are going to find out if you're going to act extremly different. If you're going to act like someone you're not, you are going to give up. Maybe not soon, but later. Trust me, it's better to be yourself.

2. Do your homework! That was very hard for me, haha :-). But seriously. do your homework. It's a lot easier if you understand what the teacher is talking about. It's also a lot easier with tests, finals and exams because you already know something about it. I never did my homework when I first went to high school. Just do your homework because it's the best you can do.

3. Make friends. Especially if you don't know anyone. Just say hi to someone who seems nice. Don't shy away. High school is a lot easier with friends :-)

4. Have fun. Remember that school isn't only about learning. Just have fun! They say that your high school years are the best of your life! So use them wisely haha :-).

5. If you are getting bullied remember that people only bully for 3 reasons: they think it's 'funny', they want to be popular or they are jealous. It's NEVER your fault, it's theirs. Just keep your head up and focus on other things like your hobbies or school. Remember that you're not always going to stay with the people who bully you. In 6/5/4 or maybe even 3 years(if you graduate early) you're done with high school! Stay strong and keep your head up!