When I shared my version of the natural-looking curly hair styling tip, Dexie Wharton of Style It Less and I got to talking about her “Les Curles”. I had wanted to see how her curls looked like and she not only sent a couple of photos but also shared a set of instructions on how she worked them curls.

Take a look at another woman with Asian straight hair gunning for some curls.

1. Apply mousse while wet then blow dry.
2. Holding the curling iron, vertically, gather sections of hair in between the barrel of the iron. Hold for 20-30 seconds. Depends how curly you want it. Keep holding the iron in vertical position.
3. Repeat process. Don’t pick the curls until all sections are done.
4. Use finger tips to pick the curls.

Dexie’s Important Tip: “The key is holding the iron vertically.”

Aren’t we all glad to learn a new way to style our hair? Thanks for sharing Dexie!

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Some might cry out, “why in the world would you want to do that to your straight Asian hair?!” Simple. Most people want what they don’t have. Agree?

Well, I’ve tried perm and I’m never and I repeat, NEVER going to go that route again. EVER. I feel so strongly about it, huh? Traumatic experience, I tell you. Zigzag curls! Good thing I was just in third grade. I let the hair grow out of it and simply chopped the remaining evidence of the horrific state. Never had my hair curled until I stumbled upon an old set of curling irons that my mum brought home from the US. It was my first time to curl my hair on my own. I thoroughly had fun styling it! (Probably because I knew it wasn’t permanent.)

Here are some tips that may help you, beauties, out as you go about styling your locks with a curling iron:

1. Make sure you blow dry your hair completely.
2. Twist portions of your hair from ends to root into tight curls around the barrel.
3. Clamp down and hold for around 20 seconds then release.
4. Style or shape your hair with mousse or gel by lightly smoothing that portion then letting it fall naturally.
5. Apply hair wax for definition.

Don’t laugh but here’s a photo of my first try. See me pouting.

It’s the best photo of the curls I could find! Not bad considering it’s my first try but I realise that I need to curl it up to the roots but, sheesh, twas taxing. And I got blisters as proof of my efforts. Such a n00b, huh?

Anyway, if you do get around to trying out the tips, do snap a photo and share! I’ll definitely try harder. Much harder.

Beauty Bento Tip: Don’t brush or comb your hair, use your fingers if you must but in moderation.

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Meet Eena, she was my model during the styling project I did for a segment on national TV. I did her makeup that day, alongside styling and what-not.

She has chinita or almond shaped eyes, no eyelid creases, extremely thin set of eyebrows, great set of cheekbones and luscious lips. Her golden skin is something that I’m used to since I share the same skin tone.

Since, we’re simply going for a more natural looking makeup on her since the segment should capture a girl-next-door type and we’re not expecting too much halogen lights during the shoot. I went with doing up her eyes for expression, and cheeks and lips for colour.

What I used:

Face
J & J Daycream Moisturiser
Tea Tree Oil Tube Concealer #02, The Body Shop
Claire Foundation, Monave
Satin Sun Illuminizer, Valerie

Eyes
Shimmer Waves, The Body Shop
Bombshell Multi-purpose Mineral, Valerie
Eye Definer in Taupe, The Body Shop
Volum Express Mascara in Brownish Black, Maybelline

Cheek
Cheek Colour, The Body Shop

Lips
Shimmer Lip Balm in Cranberry, The Body Shop
189 Pure Eden, Estee Lauder

If you’ve noticed, I mixed using conventional makeup and minerals (it’s one tip I got from Sophie) on Eena. I’m still in transition when it comes to mineral makeup. One thing I can vouch for when it comes to using the latter is that it does stand the test of time. It doesn’t wear off easily, take a look at Eena’s top photo, that’s her makeup (with little to no re-touch) approximately after eight hours of humidity and perspiration.

For Eyes, I’m known to do several layers to achieve shadows. The best tool for application I would suggest is the use of fingertips. For cheeks, I concentrate on the “apples” and simply the blend colour around it. For Lips, I like the dewy lip look, hence, the need for a large amount of lip balm as base and finishing.

Quick Beauty Tip: Apply a generous amount of moisturiser before makeup application, simply wipe off excess moisture with a clean tissue.

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