Getting Body & Curls with a Center Part

Time:  20 minutes from totally wet hair
Supplies:  brush/comb, blow dryer, root elevator spray (I got "Big Sexy Hair" from Walmart for less than $5), curling iron (I used 1 1/2"), hairspray
Difficulty:  medium


You know what I love about long hair?


It's always there when I want it, and when I don't...I just pull it up in a pony or bun.



Because some days, you just want to let your hair

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Teeth Whitening at home with Hydrogen Peroxide

Time:  10 minutes to as long as you'd like

Supplies:  Hydrogen Peroxide, q-tips

Difficulty:  easy

So my mom ran into a cousin she hadn't seen in a while, and her teeth were GLEAMING WHITE!




I mean.  

You could have read next to them in a pitch-black room.



So we asked her the secret...



It's Hydrogen Peroxide.  Simple as that.

The bottle says it's an "oral debriding agent".  It

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Back to School Dinner Ideas: Beef Freezer Meals

Since we're working on our "Back to School Unit"

for hairstyles; I thought, why not share with you one of my BEST tricks for back to school:  
Freezer Meals!




They are the greatest idea since sliced bread.



So while it's still summer.  And I still have some time (and some kids at home to help me). I try to make a bunch of meals and store them in the freezer for those hectic school

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3-minute Do: Bump with a Flower Bun

Time:  3 minutes

Supplies:  brush/comb, 2 elastics, bobby pins

Difficulty:  easy


Sometimes getting up on time for school can be a challenge.



Especially with
homework, regular work, a social life.  It leaves you so tired, you'd give anything for more sleep.  Who cares about hair?  Half the time I'm throwing on my make-up while riding the bus. 



But that's not a problem with this

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Double Piggyback Braids

Time:  10 minutes
Supplies:  brush/comb, clear elastic
Difficulty:  medium+


Announcing our...............BACK TO SCHOOL HAIRSTYLES 

Hoorah!




It's officially August, and you know what that means.

I suppose some of you lucky guys don't start back into school until September, and some of you started in July.  

But most of us go back pretty soon.

And you like to look pretty, right?

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How to: CURL Layered hair

Time:  12 minutes
Supplies:  brush/comb, curling iron (I used 1 1/2".  You can use what you have.), hairspray, root elevator spray (optional)
Difficulty:  medium


I'll tell you what...


Curling layered hair--if you're a beginner--can be a nightmare.

But it's a cinch if you know the secret trick.



(Here's another secret trick:  I also curl my hair like this when I have it blunt-cut as

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Waterall Braided Web

Time:  15 minutes
Supplies:  brush/comb, 3 clear elastics, pomeade/hairspray
Difficulty:  medium


I can't believe it's already the end of July.

Where has the summer gone?




I was just getting into the groove of no school:  plenty of time to catch up on all that stuff you can't ever get done, hanging out with friends, staying up late, running barefoot, swimming, popsicles, getting a little

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