This fall and winter seasons you can weave your way into the hottest hair trend—braids. With simple tips from the Italian born Pirri brothers to create four head-turning dos, you can sport the latest trend, both low maintenance and easy to style for the everyday look. Born in Italy, the Pirri Brothers first developed hair styles for the elegant salons of the southern town of Calabria, then moving to London to continue their education for advanced technical skills. Fast forward to 2009, the Pirri brothers now have two successful salons in Greenwich, Connecticut and Eastchester, New York; and have launched their own product line, Pirri Element.

Fun Fishtail Side Pony

 Apply Pirri Elements Lava Glaze Smooth & Relaxing Serum, and depending on time, blow or air dry your hair. Loosely tie an elastic hair tie an inch below your neck for a loose braid. You can leave a few strands of your hair out in front to get Fergie’s look. Separate your hair in two equal sections. Begin the braid by taking about an inch of hair from your outer right side and crossing it over to the middle section (towards the inside of the left side). Repeat with the left side. Continue braiding down, taking sections and repeating the mentioned steps— while pulling your hair towards the right side to create a side braid. Tie with your hair tie, once reaching the bottom. Gently remove the elastic hair tie you loosely tied at the top, and finito!

Twisted Glam Fishtail Braid

Take your fishtail from day to night like Blake Lively. Swing your loose locks to one side of your shoulders, after styling. Section off about two to three inches of your hair from the middle.  Secure with an elastic band, and fishtail braid down to the bottom. To do so, separate your hair in two equal sections. Begin the braid by taking about an inch of hair from your outer right side and crossing it over to the middle section (towards the inside of the left side). Repeat with the left side. Continue braiding down, taking sections and repeating the mentioned steps. Grab a glam hair brooch and secure it to your hair, on top of the elastic band. To finish off the look, take your curling iron and create loose waves around your fishtail braid for an ultra glam look.

Bohemian Chic

Apply Pirri Elements Nature’s Breeze Detangler & Leave-In Conditioner prior to blow drying your hair to manage fly-aways. Section your front right and left side locks into two half inch pieces. Section the right side into three pieces and braid all the way down. Loosely tie the braid with an elastic band. Repeat steps on left section. Remove hair tie on right side, and tie right and left braids behind your head with an elastic band. Section off another half an inch section at the end of the connected braids, and braid the bottom into a new weave. Continuing the braid down to give you a total of three connected braids—an additional twist to Lauren Conrad’s pictured look. 

Elegant Bun

Apply Pirri Elements Lava Glaze Smooth & Relaxing Serum, and depending on time and hair texture, blow or air dry your hair. Tie your hair with an elastic band, in a high ponytail to get Kim’s look, and braid (classic) your hair to the bottom. Grab a bunch of bobby pins. Carefully twist your hair in a bun, and insert pins as your twist securing hair to your scalp. Insert extra bobby pins to secure your look all day—simple and sophisticated!

Kourtney Kardashian and Amber Lancaster go head to head for a battle of the bombshells in Ted Baker. The ladies paired the same skirt and sweater combo (both by Ted Baker) for a night on the town. Kourtney paired the Ted Baker duo with a red clutch and wild python platforms for a date night with sweety Scott. Amber chose to go for a simpler look by wearing nude heels to a Teen Vogue event. Blonde versus brunette, who do you think wore Ted Baker better?

Thymes Agave Nectar Foaming Bath is the proud recipient of the Allure Best of Beauty Award for Best Bath Product. Allure’s expert team of beauty editors annually tests thousands of beauty products to select the year’s best and brightest innovations. The prestigious awards constitute a trusted list of top-performing products for consumers.

Thymes Agave Nectar Foaming Bath allows you to turn your bath into an oasis with the energizing scent of agave, ruby red grapefruit, tangy guava and succulent lemon blossom. The foaming bath’s rich blend of aloe and glycerin conditions skin as the refreshing fragrance invigorates your spirit.

The Agave Nectar collection is rich with conditioning, quenching benefits. Aloe Vera soothes and heals the skin, as a crisp blend of ruby red grapefruit, tangy guava, and succulent lemon blossom enlivens the skin and the spirit. Like all Thymes formulations, the Agave Nectar collection is free of parabens, SLES, SLS, propylene glycol, mineral oil, petrolatum and animal-derived ingredients.

I’m so excited to introduce two NEW products from Lavanila Laboratories: the sensual new Healthy Fragrance in Vanilla Blackberry and the super long-lasting, alcohol-free Forever Fragrance Oils.

Forever Fragrance Oils ($26): Offering scents that last and last, these new Forever Fragrance Oils deliver a proprietary blend of pure essential oils in a hydrating base of sweet almond oil that lasts up to eight hours, twice as long as traditional fragrances. Concentrated, hydrating, and pure, Lavanila Forever Fragrance Oils uniquely melt into the skin as the body warms to release rich, alluring aroma. The scents: Vanilla Coconut, Pure Vanilla and Vanilla Grapefruit.

My Review: I am in love with the Vanilla Coconut! My husband asked me why I smelled like a chocolate chip cookie when I wore it. I told him it was from my baking but I know the real answer, which is that I was wearing Lavanila Fragrance Oil. True story I swear. Of course I'm also obsessed with the fact that these are 100% healthy.

What these are formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Synthetic Fragrances
- Synthetic Dyes
- Petro-Chemicals
- Phthalates
- GMOs
- Triclosan

LaVanila also released healthy fragrance:

Healthy Fragrance in Vanilla Blackberry (1.7 oz $58.00, 10ml Roller Ball $19.00): Seduce the senses with this new provocative blend of ripe blackberry, juicy raspberry, velvet iris and warm Madagascar vanilla. Inspired by the allure of vine-ripened berries, this effortlessly sexy twist on vanilla creates a crisp, sparkling and deliciously daring experience.

Pick up a bottle of Lavanila Healthy Fragrances at Sephora today!

Totally loving Nail Inc's Victoria for this Fall! What are your fave fall Hues?

I wanted to share a great LORAC kit – Close Up Real Life To Red Carpet: Natural To Dramatic Face Tutorial – that will help you gals recreate your favorite makeup looks seen on the red carpet last during the Emmy's.

What it does:
The kit gives tips from Carol Shaw, celebrity makeup artist! She shares her professional tips that take you from real life to red carpet by teaching you how to master a Natural Day and Dramatic Night looks in minutes. This kit contains a step-by-step look book and her favorite must-have products—everything you need to do makeup like a pro.

And this mascara is my absolute favorite!!

SRP: $39 ($120 value!!)
Where to purchase: Sephora.com

Hate when your roots show in between salon visits? ColorMark and TouchBack will help you look fabulous and your roots never showing!

ColorMark and TouchBack are proud recipients of the Allure Best of Beauty Awards for the fourth consecutive year for Home Color Root Coverage. Allure’s expert team of beauty editors annually tests thousands of beauty products to select the year’s best and brightest innovations. The prestigious awards constitute a trusted list of top-performing products for consumers.

ColorMark and TouchBack instantly touch up gray roots between salon visits. Both products use multi-patented technology that bonds real color to the hair and won’t flake or rub off, even when brushed. Both blend perfectly with permanent hair color for a totally natural look, making gray root coverage an easy part of the normal beauty routine.

ColorMark is real hair color in a liquid, which is applied with a soft-tip wand. TouchBack is real hair color in a marker. It has a half-inch wide tip that delivers color continuously. Both products use temporary hair color with no harsh chemicals – no ammonia or peroxide.

ColorMark is available in 12 salon-quality shades. TouchBack is available in 8 shades.

WHAT THEY COST: ColorMark $21.95; TouchBack $29.95

WHERE TO FIND IT: ColorMarkPro.com, TouchBackGray.com, fine salons and all Ulta
and Sally Beauty stores