My Ruby lover

Oooooh lordy, did I fall in love last night! Ruby Smallbone’s collection was just gorgeous – very fun and very wearable. The clothes, the makeup, the hair...it all worked and I walked out of the show wanting to tie my hair up and hit the shops.


Just on the hair, Jayne Wild did a bang-up job for ghd. The brief was cool, edgy party girl who has just thrown her hair up to hit the dance floor. The result can be described as ‘Elise’s favourite hairstyle ever’ and it has made me reconsider the hair chop I was about to make an appointment for. I grabbed the How To for it and I can pretty much guarantee this is how I will do my hair every day next week. Just you watch.

1. Lightly mist the hair with ghd Thermal Protector and dry into the hair. If hair is fine
then add some ghd Maximise Mousse in also, this will help give volume to the root. (my hair is insanely fine, so mousse it is!!)

2. Section off an inch in from hairline all the way around the head and clip away. (this sounds weird, but basically just move the outside bits away so you can get the middle)


3. Taking fine sections, lightly tease the whole length of the hair and spray lightly with
ghd Creation Spray before running a ghd Styler through and leaving to cool.
Continue throughout this section then brush out all the ‘tangles’ enough to run your
fingers through. This creates a lot more volume or ‘bagginess’ to the top knot. (translation: make it all full gritty so it has body and is easy to style)

4. Next gather all the hair in your hands on top of the head, making sure the front
section is slightly to one side, giving a softer more feminine feel, and tie at root. (self explanatory?)
5. Then loop the mid lengths through an elastic and wrap excess hair around the roots,
fastening with a bobby pin. Make sure the root area of the hair is nicely ‘baggy’ not
taunt. Lightly spray with ghd Ultimate Hairspray where needed. (also self explanatory. Might be a bit tricky if you don’t have long enough hair though)


6. Finally gently rub the hairline of the head and encourage hair to gently fall before
misting the roots with ghd Reflection Spray to give a naturally ‘danced out’ hairline. (I’m heaps good at messy! Usually by accident though)

Notice the green hair straightener in the pics? Pretty darn cute. I still can’t decide if I want red, blue, purple or green.

How cute is the makeup too – Napoleon did a simple, clean look, with just a hint of nutmeg to contour the mega cheekbones of the modules. Everything else is highlighters, peach, bronze, mascara and soft peach lips. All stuff you probably have in the bathroom already. Go forth and be beautiful this weekend!

Picture credit: ghdfashion

How to get posh hair like Little Joe Woman

I have been intently watching Rosemount Australian Fashion Week this week (or RAFW for those in the biz) and I am loving all these new hair, nail and makeup looks. I went to a show the other night, and I’m going down to another tonight and I tell you what – it’s just as much fun watching the passing parade of the guests as it is watching the actual show. Anything goes and there are some people with great style out there. Inspiring.

(I'm tracking down the how to for this makeup - HOT!)

So talking hair, I was totally taken by the tresses at Little Joe Woman. This is classic posh hair. The ‘I don’t wash my hair, I get blow-dried every second day dahhling’ look. Renya Xydis is a genius – she created this beautiful look for ghd and it complimented the clothes and the makeup perfectly. I grabbed the How To for this look from ghd (cheers guys), so not only can I tell you how to get it, but I can also try it myself for going out tomorrow night (I don’t have a birthday pressie for my sister yet, but at least my hair will look nice for her dinner)

1. Apply ghd Fat Hair Lotion to the hair and shake the hair dry for a natural result. (looking at the pics, I see they also teased the hair a bit to give it hold and body)
2. Starting at the top of the hair, use the ghd Styler to add soft waves to the hair. (this part I can do! Yessss)
3. Mess the hair up, particularly on top, and mist with ghd Ultimate Hairspray to set. (Messy hair? My forte! Oh, not proper messy, but fingers through it for movement messy. Gotcha)
4. Lightly spray with ghd Reflection Spray to add shine.


Can I get a heck yes? Will you give this a try? I would like to try it AND I would like one of their new coloured stylers please. They will be launching blue, purple, red and green in a few weeks time and they look sexy as all get out. Do you reckon red goes faster? (too obvious, sorry) Once I get more details I’ll let you know.

Picture credit: ghdfashion