Hair – Page 2 – Elisabeth Johnson

Posted on January 8, 2014January 8, 2014 by BeautyBlondie — 1 Comment

My Favorite Moments of 2013!

First off I would like to wish everyone a happy new year!

I can’t believe that 2014 is already here. So much has happened in 2013 that I guess the entire year just flew by.

I would like to do a short recap of some of the rather large life occurrences that happened last year so just in case you missed any of them, you can check them out now!

I started working entirely from home:

I added a Hair Styles / Makeup tab with all of my latest looks with video tutorials:

I was a Shaklee 180 Healthy Competition Winner:

I got married to the man of my dreams:

Brandon and I bought a house and we love it:

Last but certainly not least… our house flooded:

As amazing as last year was. I know that this year is going to be even better. There is so much to look forward to and I am looking forward to sharing it all with you.

Is there anything in particular that you would like to see from me in 2014?

Posted on November 17, 2013 by BeautyBlondie — 1 Comment

The Colors of Fall, Fall Fashion {My Style}

One of the main reasons I love Chicago is the fact that I get to take advantage of all four seasons. All of which are beautiful in their own way but if I had to choose my favorite, it would defiantly be fall.

For those of you who don’t live in a place that has the privilege of seeing all of the wonders of fall, let me try to paint a picture for you.

Imagine a place where every leaf has been touched by the sun, where the leaves are no longer just green upon the trees. They’ve changed into a burnt oranges, radiant reds, beautiful browns and gorgeous golden colors. The air is cool and crisp and sometime after they’ve change in colors… The leaves begin to fall leaving the ground just as pretty as the trees.

That my friends is a small piece of fall…

With the weather being cool and crisp, a light jacket is usually in order. For today’s look, I chose a dark orange dress with brown cowgirls boots and a brown belt cinched at the waist. To top it off I added a short jean jacket with a loose off to the side braid with curls. This outfit is personally one of my fall favorites.

I love that it is still warm enough to wear a dress without leggings. I also could have easily added a neutral colored scarf to this look if it had been chilly enough.

(All picture credit goes to Rachelle Heasley)

Anyways, I hope you are beginning to see some of the reasons I love fall so much and I didn’t even mention enough about all of the amazing other fall fashion trends. I guess that will be for another day.

Now I must ask, do you live in a place where you get to enjoy all four seasons? What would you say is your favorite season and why?

Posted on November 13, 2013November 13, 2013 by BeautyBlondie — 2 Comments

Half-up Half-down, Upside Down French Twist Hair Tutorial {With Video}

You are probably starting to realize that lately I have been on a kick of wearing my hair half up and half down or all the way up. My life, like so many others, is busy beyond belief. If you have misses anything, you can get the recap of my last month here.

I would like to share with you one of my go to styles, one that I believe is one of the easiest hairstyles to achieve. I like to call this one, my half-up, half-down, upside-down french twist. (try saying that 10 times fast, lol)

For this style, you will only need a teasing comb, a few bobby pins and some hairspray.

For all of my email subscribers you can watch the video on how I achieved this style here!

To start, you will need your hair to be teased. It can be straight or curly for this style.
Start with teased hair

Section the hair in two sections, from the top of your ear to the top of your other ear.

Section Your hair from ear to ear.

Grab the hair with one hand as if you were going to put it into a pony tail.

Take that section of hair and twist it just like you would a french twist.

Hold the bottom part of the twisted hair with one hand.

With your other hand open the bobby pin up and grab a section of the hair from the twisted hair whit the bobby pin.

Than tuck the bobby pin into the fold of the hair.

Use as many bobby pins as you need to secure your hair. I use between 3 and 5.

That is all there is to it. It is truly that easy. This style can be warn somewhere fancy or just for everyday.

Do you think that this is a style that you would be able to not only achieve but wear?

Posted on January 14, 2013January 14, 2013 by BeautyBlondie — 8 Comments

Loose Beach Waves

When it comes to curling hair, there are so many different types of curly hair style you can do. It all depends on what type of curls you are looking for and what hair type you have. You also have to think about the length of your hair and decide if it will work with the curl you want to achieve. Not to mention what size curling iron you will need to achieve which curl.

I have a number of posts coming that will show you just how to answer all of those questions.

Although for today I am going to be showing you another type of curl that I absolutely love! This style is great for medium to long hair. It gives a very soft, more natural look. I love this look for everyday but I guarantee when you put on a little black dress you will blow people away.

Here is a short video showing you just how to create these beautiful waves!

I also love the simplicity of these curls.

Do you like to wear your hair curly? Would you like more post about curling hair for all different hair types and finding styles that are more achievable for you?

I hope this help and I can’t wait to hear how you it turned out for you. So please share!