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Not everyone cares about fashion and not everyone wears makeup, but one thing is for sure… everyone has HAIR! Fixing your hair is a part of your daily routine whether you like it or not. Whether you choose to throw it back in a ponytail or prep your hair for a fabulous hairdo with curlers and styling gel, you still have a “style”. If you’re looking for something new that is on par with this year’s hottest hair trends, then you’ve come to the right place!

Here at The Fashionable Housewife, we have details on each Hairstyle along with how-to’s and tips to get the best look for your face shape.

If you are considering a hair change, here are some of the exciting new looks for the 2010 spring and summer season. This season versatility in hair is a common theme.

Scroll through the list of Hairstyles for Spring and Summer 2010 below…

Hair Cut Trends

This seasons hair cuts allow easy styling and are put together. Versatile hair we will see getting longer as we move into summer. No matter what your hair desire, your cut should be adapted to your individual style.

• Modern Bob
• Shag

o Kimberly Caldwell

• Bangs/ Fringe- Angled & shorter

o Carey Mulligan

• Pixie

o Morena Baccarin
o Halle Berry

• Half head shaved

o Sarah Harding
o Cassie

Hair Color

This season’s hair color is about the individual projecting their own style. Moving away from monochrome and into natural multi-dimensional tones.

• Red

o Natural!

• Blonde

o Spring- Peroxide blondes then…
o Golden blondes

• Brown

o Dark

• Black
• Multi- Dimensional- natural

Hairstyles & Hair Trends

Hairstyling this season has a purpose and there is something for everyone.

• loose bun
• classic bun
• pompadour
• curls/ waves (long & medium)
• Sleek high ponytail

o Alexander Wang shows

• ½ up style

o DKNY

• Flat ironed Chignon
o Calvin Klein

Hair Accessories

• Head bands
• Bows
• Clips

Article by: Bill Schrlau

“Schrlau” is a freelance hairstylist working from several locations on the East Coast. For appointment contact him through bschrlau@yahoo.com or call 609-227-1072

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Sometimes the best look is a simple, great fitting dress. Or that t-shirt that hugs your curves in all the right places and makes you feel like a Rockstar. If you love pieces like this as much as I do, you’re going to want to check out today’s Riller and Fount sale on Hautelook!

Here’s a little brand background:

From Susie Crippen, the mind behind J Brand’s bestselling skinny denim, Riller & Fount aims to deliver covetable dress silhouettes in silky jersey fabrics. Aiming to bridge the gap between comfortable and sexy, Riller & Fount’s collection of dresses, tunics, and now rompers, takes women from day to night, in convertible designs that fit and flatter any body type. The Los Angeles-based brand includes a range of muted versatile colors and wearable cuts that any girl will find appealing.

Head over to Hautelook and shop now, and check out  these other sales going on – Cosabella (great lingerie for all chest sizes, even busty girls!), DL & Co (amazingly scented candles and incenses), Lauren K jewelry and ABC Carpet and Home!

To see more of Jaime’s work, check out DenimDebutante.com.

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We’ve teamed up with Perricone again to offer one lucky reader a jar of the latest anti-aging product, Cold Plasma!!! I’m so excited we could give you another chance to win this incredible product because it’s one of my favorites!

Cold Plasma is a universal skin care product; suited for anyone, no matter how old your skin is, what your skin type is, or whether you’re male or female.

Cold Plasma works through a patented ionic (i.e. charged particles) suspension carrier system which allows for your skin to extract from Cold Plasma’s formula according to your individual, unique needs. This personalized system, called biochemical individuality, is a self-selection process charged by phospholipids, major cell membrane components. Phospholipids are fat derivatives which help lock in moisture, because phosopholipid bilayers have hydrophilic (attracted to water) heads facing outward and hydrophobic (mix poorly with water) tails facing inward toward each other. The phospholipids in this formula help direct needed nutrients where they can be effectively used through the cell membrane. This means, if any of the ingredients aren’t needed, they just won’t be utilized.

Cold Plasma works through this system to deliver optimal nutrition to skin cells to help skin achieve a healthy, glowing, youthful appearance.

It does so by helping combat the 10 signs of aging, which include:

1. Firmness
2. Elasticity
3. Clarity
4. Radiance
5. Smoothness
6. Texture
7. Redness
8. Blotchiness
9. Fine lines and wrinkles
10. Dryness

Beyond the unique delivery system, the key sciences behind this product include:

• Advanced neuropeptide technology to give anti-inflammatory effects, which assist in slowing the 10 aforementioned signs of aging.
• DMAE to help stimulate nerve function, thus causing muscles under skin to tighten, providing a lifted and firm appearance to sagging skin.
• L-tyrosine, an amino acid, brightens skin to help radiate a youthful glow.
• DHA, an essential amino acid, to support the preservation and hydration of skin.

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A winner will be contacted on or before March 30th and asked for full name, along with their mailing address. If no response is given within 48 hours, a different winner will be chosen, so please be sure to check your email. Must be 18 or older to enter. Contest open to USA and CANADA!

Prize will be provided and shipped directly by Perricone.

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Earlier this month, the highly anticipated Project Runway Video Game was released by Atari.

Join Heidi, Tim, Nina, and Michael as you face the fiercest challenges of your fashion career. Project Runway lets you play through whole Season of wild and wonderful fashion challenges. From creating a look for a rock star to designing the next high school uniform, the pressure is on to take your personal sense of style to the next level. Nearly unlimited options for style, fabric, and color with a multitude of choices for models, make up, and hair. There’s even a Wii Balance Board™ option to strut your design down the catwalk.

The Fashionable Gal has the full scoop – and is giving away THREE copies!  Make sure to check it out and get your entries in; the contest ends March 25th.

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It turns out attachment parenting isn’t scandalous at all, though some still consider it to be. In my opinion, it’s the healthiest form of parenting for a child and it’s how I am raising my second son, Daniel. But, I have still received criticism from friends and even some family members for my choice.

Consider the history of attachment parenting…

During World War Two when Americans were stationed in Okinawa, they discovered a very curious phenomenon. At the time, the people of Okinawa had no known incidence of mental health problems. Depression and anxiety disorders were unknown. This was a very happy culture, indeed. Americans took a closer look at how children were being raised, and they observed that babies were worn by mothers, and slept in mother’s beds, and were always with siblings or older family members. No one was ever alone and affection was liberally given to all children of all ages.

This observation coincided with a study by the WHO. In 1950, the World Health Organization sponsored a study called “Maternal Care and Mental Health”. This is the study which promoted the now-famous Harry Harlow to experiment with Rhesus monkeys in finding out the effects of maternal separation on infants.

The experiment went as follows:

“In Harlow’s classic experiment, two groups of baby rhesus monkeys were removed from their mothers. In the first group, a terrycloth mother provided no food, while a wire mother did, in the form of an attached baby bottle containing milk. In the second group, a terrycloth mother provided food; the wire mother did not. It was found that the young monkeys clung to the terrycloth mother whether or not it provided them with food, and that the young monkeys chose the wire surrogate only when it provided food. Whenever a frightening stimulus was brought into the cage, the monkeys ran to the cloth mother for protection and comfort, no matter which mother provided them with food.” (1)

The study continued:

“When the monkeys were placed in an unfamiliar room with their cloth surrogate, they clung to it until they felt secure enough to explore. Once they began to explore, they occasionally returned to the cloth mother for comfort. Monkeys placed in an unfamiliar room without their cloth mothers acted very differently. They froze in fear and cried, crouched down, or sucked their thumbs. Some even ran from object to object, apparently searching for the cloth mother, as they cried and screamed. Monkeys placed in this situation with their wire mothers exhibited the same behavior as the monkeys with no mother.” (1)

One of the most important findings of this study was that it contradicted the traditional advice of child-reading at the time, which was to limit physical contact with the mother. It was believed that too much physical contact between infant and mother would result in spoiled and needy children who would never find independence as autonomous beings.

It was also thought at the time that feeding was the most important factor in mother-child bonding, not physical affection. And this was also a time when formula companies were pressing mothers to formula feed and not even consider breast-feeding their infants. Breast feeding was considered vulgar by upwardly mobile society and formula was considered as the logical advance in feeding and it was also considered to be more nutritious than mother’s milk.

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You’ll notice that there will be a couple of overlapping sites from this and the fashion list. Why? Because some of these companies really know who their demographic is, and they know how to cater to them.

Here is my list for the top five sample sale sites that do the best job with offering beauty products. Whether that’s all they sell, or they offer it in addition to something else, these are the ones who do it right. Want to know number one? Read on, darling!

5. Three-way Tie between ideeli (They’ve had some great exclusive releases, like the new Aveeno line), Gilt (high end items and things you won’t find elsewhere, like the Blueprint Cleanse and Clarisonic) and Rue La La (Beauty is definitely not something they keep high on their list… they like their fashion and accessories most).

4. Editor’s Closet: This site gets overlooked a lot. I’m not 100% sure why… maybe the prices aren’t as great, but I have made some fabulous purchases there, and they have been known to have a killer beauty sale every now and then.

3. Billion Dollar Babes: I’ve seen everything from Orly and SpaRitual nail polishes to Stila and different skin care lines. Always fun and the prices are pretty fantastic.

2. The Skinny: When all you do is beauty sales, you’re bound to be pretty good at it… and The Skinny is. Good prices, decent selection within the brand… but they usually only feature one to two brands at a time. If there were more, this site would easily be number one.

1. Hautelook: Ahh yes, the wonderful Hautelook. They seem to have the best selection of hard-to-find beauty products (I’ve bought Butter London polishes and Lorac makeup just since January… and I haven’t seen either of those brands on any other site) and their prices are usually outstanding. Sure, they don’t always have a beauty sale, but when they do, they make it count.

Love these choices… or think I missed one very important site? Let us know in the comments, or email me!

To see more of Jaime’s work, check out DenimDebutante.com.

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It’s not always necessary to get dressed up and look pretty… sometimes, it’s best to just go all out and wear something fun and fabulous! One trend that’s pulling ahead big time is splatter paint clothing. Sure, you can go buy the clothes, but then what will you be taking your aggression out on?

This is one of my favorite DIY ideas because of three things:

1. It’s so easy to do
2. You can get the kids to help (so long as you don’t mind the added mess)
3. It’s extremely cheap!

Here’s what you need:

1. A t-shirt or tank top (best best is that if it’s old, it’s white and super clean. Bleach it out if you need)
2. Fabric Paint of any color (You can go simple and only do one, or get creative and add multiple colors… it’s all up to you)
3. A toothbrush (but one you can throw out after you’re done. Don’t blame me if you destroy your SoniCare!) or medium-sized paint brushes. It really depends on how defined you want your paint splatters.
4. Newspaper or tarp to protect anything you don’t want paint on.

I’m not sure you even need me to give you a step-by-step but… take your paint, put it on the toothbrush/paint brush, and splatter it onto the t-shirt. Let dry. Wash. Wear.

And voila! You’ve got a fun and trendy item to add to your wardrobe! Here’s how I wear my paint splatter tee:

But you can wear yours however you’d like. Splatter a dress, or a pair of jeans (if you’re doing jeans, splatter them in bleach… it will give you a better look)… the only limit here is your own imagination!

To see more of Jaime’s work, check out DenimDebutante.com.

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How excited am I to tell you guys that I had the opportunity to ask one of my favorite shoe designers, Faryl Robin Morse creator of Farylrobin, a couple of questions about her amazingly bold line of shoes? Ummmmm pretty darn excited! Created in 2002, Farylrobin has grown into a brand that brings women like you and me, shoes that are cheeky, unique and best of all, WEARABLE. Chunk heels? Yes, please!

Aren’t we all looking forward to the Spring and Summer! What inspired you this year in your preparation for your new lines?

This spring and summer collections were inspired by a few influences. First is what we call “Garden Girl,”  a return to pretty, feminine looks with a color palette from the flower bed. Another inspiration was “Asian Aspirations.” This was embodied mostly in our wooden bottoms. Third was a trend toward “pragmatic chic,” – sophisticated designs that ate very wearable. Put all together, this is one of our very best spring collections ever!  

Would you ever take the brand in another direction? Perhaps branch into apparel or jewelry? Or are shoes your passion in fashion?

Shoes are clearly my passion and where we’ve chosen to build our brand. Over time, though, we are open to expressing our design in other fashion areas, if it makes sense. 

 
Due to the economic downturn last year, women have been watching what they spend and retail sales have seen a decline. Things are looking up but what are you and your team doing to make the saavy shoe shopper aware of your brand, its quality and the promise of a pair of shoes that will not disappoint?

We know that in these tough times, we need to take especially take care of our existing customers, while we find new women who may not have tried us. 

We have actually increased our emphasis on the quality of our shoes.  We are active in the social media world. And anyone that you speak to will tell you that we may provide the best customer service in the industry. We believe that these three investments will pay off in the way of increased awareness and rising support for the Farylrobin brand. 

 
Finally, when you look  to create lines, do you have a muse? Someone who inspires your designs? Is there anyone in particular you would LOVE to see wear your shoes?

Our designs are inspired by all the bold women on the streets around the country.  We take note of them – what they wear, how they have fun, what they do.  They inspire us each season.   

We evolve each season and don’t have a particular muse who we are dying to reach.  We are always looking for those women who are seeking to be bold, confident, and fun. We design Farylrobin’s to get her there!

Photo Credit: Heuichul Kim / NY Sun

Thanks to Faryl Robin Morse for answering our questions. I cannot wait to see what her and her team bring to us next! Check out the Farylrobin blog, The Nest, become a fan on facebook and rock your Farylrobin shoes with confidence and sass like they are meant to be worn! Check out some of my favorites from the Spring 2010 collection:

Photo Credit: Heuichul Kim / NY Sun

 Grab a pair on any of many great online retailers, Zappos.com, Amazon.com, SmartBargains.com, Onlineshoes.com, Endless.com, Overstock.com, CoutureCandy.com or shopFarylrobin.

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Few things brighten my day as much as a gorgeous piece of jewelry. Just like a great hair day, it can totally change your outlook on fashion and style… and it can turn a tough morning into an amazing day! That’s why I was so excited when Marina at Murano Glass Gifts contacted us for a review.

Cassandra Gold Necklace

I was able to try the Gold Cassandra Murano Glass Necklace… and I have to say that the quality, clarity and heft of the piece left me impressed. It fell perfectly at my neck and was a glamorous, yet understated accent to my favorite LBD. I’ve worn it twice since receiving it – once out to dinner with the boyfriend and once to work – and got complimented like crazy on the piece.

Here’s a little background about Murano Glass Gifts:

Murano Glass Gifts Co. specializes in the import of hand made blown venetian art glass pieces, including murano glass jewelry (necklaces and pendants) and tableware such as murano glass vase and murano glass fish. We also specialize in and the extravagant murano glass chandelier. Each individual piece is hand crafted or blown by our master artisans working from personal studios on the island of Murano in Venice, Italy. We work directly with the artist ensuring the lowest prices and highest quality for the consumer.

These pieces mold art with functionality and serve as an ideal gift for others or even for yourself. Keep in mind, as each piece is unique and made to order, each will (while preserving the general look of a particular piece) vary slightly from the others – this is part of the Murano glass allure and mystique. Glass from Venezia is considered by many to be the best in the world, exhibiting a magnificent quality unlike any other in the world. Our goal is to share this very beauty with you, our customers.

Jaime wearing the Gold Cassandra Necklace

The necklace is definitely a great addition to the collection of any jewelry lover, and would be an ideal piece for someone looking for a statement necklace that doesn’t overwhelm them. It’s certainly something that will get noticed for all the right reasons.

The best part? The company has graciously offered one of our fabulous readers to have the chance to get their very own Murano Glass Jewelry piece!

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Visit Murano Glass Gifts, then leave a comment on this post and tell me what other Murano product (not including the Gold Cassandra Necklace) you’d love to try

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(Note: You must leave 1 comment per entry. Extra entries will not be counted unless you leave a comment for each one.)

Details

Contest runs from March 8th through March 15th. Last chance to enter is March 15th at 11:59pm ET. A winner will be contacted on or before March 31st, 2010 and asked for full name, along with their mailing address. If no response is given within 48 hours, a different winner will be chosen, so please be sure to check your email. Must be 18 or older to enter.

Prizes will be provided and shipped directly by Murano Glass Gifts in Farmington Hills, MI.

Good luck!

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