How-To – Page 3 – Elisabeth Johnson

Posted on July 20, 2013July 20, 2013 by BeautyBlondie — 37 Comments

French Braid your hair in 7 Simple Steps {With a Video}

I am republishing this post because I realized that I didn’t make my video public on Youtube. So…. here it is!

Last week I showed you how to Master the art of Braiding so for this week I decided to show you how to turn that basic braid into a French Braid. It is easier than you might think. So many people get discouraged with a French braid and they shouldn’t.

If there is one thing that I would suggest to you it would be this. Make sure you feel completely comfortable with a regular braid before you go onto a French braid. The motions are the same except you are picking up and adding hair to the French braid as you go along.

In this video I show you just how to take a basic braid and turn it into a French braid with only adding 2 steps.

1. Grab a good size section of hair on the top of your head

2. Dived Hair in 3 Sections

3. Take the Left Section and Place it Over the Center Section

4. Take the Right Section and Place it Over the Center Section

5. Add a Small Amount of Hair to the Left Section and Place it Over the Center Section

6. Add a Small Amount of Hair to the Right Section and Place it Over the Center Section

7. Continue steps 5 and 6 until you run out of hair

I remember when I first learned how to braid, I wouldn’t give up until I mastered it. Let me tell you, I was so excited once I finally got it and I know you will feel the same way.

I am confident that with a little practice you will be able to French braid in not time at all. I hope that this video is helpful for you.

Do you know how to French braid? Do you remember how you felt when you mastered it? I would love to hear about it.

Let me know how it goes for you!

Posted on May 7, 2013May 7, 2013 by BeautyBlondie

Back to the Basics–A Natural Glow {Makeup Tutorial}

There are so many different types of makeup tutorials of women wearing a lot of makeup, myself included. Has anyone ever told you that you don’t need to wear that much makeup everyday?

Sometimes we need to go back to the basics and have more of a natural looking face. You can have a beautiful sun kissed glow and let your natural beauty shine!

Here is a 4 minute video showing you just how I achieved this natural glow!

It is important to let your face breath a little and put on a little lighter of a load.

This is a great look for me on the days I don’t want to wear a lot of makeup! It is also very important to make sure you take off all of your makeup at the end of the each day!

Has anyone ever told you that you don’t need to wear a full face of makeup every day?
Do you ever give your face a break and let it breath from all that makeup?

Posted on April 21, 2013April 15, 2013 by BeautyBlondie — 4 Comments

A Side Messy Bun in Less Than 2 Minutes

I showed you last week how I used an elastic headband to jazz up my leftover hair (Second Day Hair). This week I wanted to share with you another 2 minute style.

This is a side messy bun with with bangs that really open up your face. I love how easy and fun this looks. Plus, it makes you looks like you spent so much time on your hair and you really just spent 2 minutes.

Here is a short video showing you just how I accomplished this style. You will be amazed at how easy and quick it is.

A messy bun is perfect for so many different occasions including your every day look. I don’t usually just pull my hair back into a basic pony tail which forces me to come up with other quick styles.

Check out some of my other 2 minute styles:

Are you ever looking for a 2 minute style?

Do you think that any of these will help you out in getting ready in the morning?

Posted on April 18, 2013 by BeautyBlondie — 2 Comments

Designing My Wedding Center Pieces {Using Clear Wine Bottles}

With the wedding only four and a half months away I feel like there is still so much to do. I know that I am going to have a ton of DIY things for the reception since I want to make sure that everything is cost efficient. Ok, and because I want everything to be perfect and just what I have envisioned.

Pinterest has been a great help with all of my planning so far! It has helped me decide so many things, for instance: My wedding color scheme along with some of my other Wedding ideas.

Although today I am going to need a little bit of your help. I can’t decide what I want to do with all of these clear glass wine bottles. My Mom and Dad were down at a winery in Missouri, where they picked up a couple dozen empty clear wine bottles that I can use for the wedding.

So naturally I would go on pinterest to see what kind of DIY’s I could come up with for clear wine glasses. These were my favorites:

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This one I cold even use all of the corks I have been collecting.

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Meanwhile, I had to get these bottles in shape for the wedding. I needed to remove the tops and the labels off of all of them. I thought it would take hours because there were so many.