Bye Bye Beadhead!

Now ladies, we all know we should wrap our hair at night – but do we? Every night? We know we don’t! Our intentions are good but not only is the look mildly unattractive (to put it lightly!) sometimes the scarf slips off, we’re too tired, we actually want to look cute at bedtime – the list goes on.

So we were quite excited to come across SilkPerfect Pur – a 100% pure mulberry silk pillowcase.
Most of us know silk or satin is better for our hair but do we know why? Now for the science bit!

Hair strand after sleeping on cotton pillowcase

Hair strand after sleeping on silk pillowcase

Silk is exceptionally smooth on a microscopic level which helps to avoid friction of the hair shaft, leaving the hair looking glossy and smooth from the moment you wake. Silk is made up of strings of amino acid which has the same ph level as your skin. These proteins help to prevent frizzing and split ends. Silk reduces the loss of natural hair oils and moisture by preventing osmosis, leaving its natural shine intact.

We tried the SilkPerfect Pur pillowcase and have to say that it really does work! Our hair was much less frizzy, dry and crazy looking in the morning.

Recent customer surveys by the company found that 79% felt their frizz was improved and 80% saw a reduction in knots and tangles. We agree! As does celebrity fan Alexandra Burke.

Alexandra Burke

The pillowcase we tried – the SilkPerfect Pur – costs £25 for two and at the moment is on offer with buy one get one free!  Post and packaging is £3.50 no matter where in the world you live or how many you buy – a pretty good deal.

Visit the Silk Perfect site for more info.

Hair - Are You Ultra Sleek or Messy Chic?

Two key looks that emerged from the catwalks this season were ‘ultra sleek’ and ‘messy chic’. The look can be applied to a variety of hairstyles.

Long hair
The sleek look is very flattering on square and round faces. Blow dry your hair with the comb extension on the dryer and/or with a round brush. Use irons to straighten small sections at a time ensuring you use a protective serum. We like Paul Mitchell Gloss Drops  and Aveda’s Smooth Infusion Glossing Straightner as they don’t weigh down the hair. To be very on-trend, part your hair down the middle.

Chanel Iman at Gucci

For the messy chic look, it might be easier to use extensions if you don’t want to damage your own hair. Use a volumising spray on damp hair, twist random pieces and leave to dry naturally.

Jourdan Dunn at Emilio Pucci

Hair up
The sleek look is easy and you probably wear your hair like this anyway. Pull into a low pony leaving the ends inside the hair band and use a gel or hairspray to tame any flyaways. Job done!

Melodie Monrose at Gucci

The messy version is just as simple. Use a texturing spray to create a little interest, pull into a pony at the crown and leave a few random ends free. If it’s a little too messy, pin some of the ends into loops.

Chanel Iman at D&G

Braids
Pull into a sleek low pony and plait the ends into a fishtail braid. There’s a very handy video here that gives a step by step guide.

For the messy chic look, sweep hair to one side, plait the stretched out sides and pull out the ends for a scruffy finish.

Natural Hair Heroine – Solange Knowles

We’re not sure we’d like Beyoncé as our sister. No offence B! Could we ever step out from her formidable shadow? We like to think we’d handle it a la Solange Knowles and style ourselves in the polar opposite fashion direction.

Solange and Beyoncé

Beyoncé seems to favour lace front wigs and blingaliciousness while Solange likes to keep it a lot more urban and natural. We like her style.

Solange Knowles

She’s been spotted recently with short natural hair and now braids (as has Brandy – again – and Kim Kardashian). Is the style a bit 1996 or has Solange brought them back to the present day?

She works the turban!

Ultimate Stylista: Lauren conrad

24 year-old Reality Tv Star, designer and author Lauren Conrad is definitely one of my all time favorite young Hollywood fashionistas/Stylistas. Her laid back, California-girl style is both comfy and sophisticated at the same time. In addition to her wardrobe choices of colors which are almost always lovely neutrals, nudes and camel shades, I absolutely love her effortless hair styles and defined cat eyeliner. And when it comes to bags, who can forget her famous go-to bag back in the days ofThe Hills which was a to-die-for black Jumbo Chanel!

Here, Lauren is wearing her white Balenciaga City bag along with platform YSL Tribute Sandals which totally elevated her outfit from very laid-back to very chic

Rocking her Balenciaga City bag with a bunch of different outfits

wearing her very own high wasted Sammy skirt from her Holiday Collection + her Mulberry Bayswater bag

 Hair & Makeup

With her Best Friend Lo - Chanel<3

LOVE the outfit, especially the Miu Miu Double Cross Platform Sandals

Different outfit choices with Marc by Marc Jacobs Bag

L O V E, might be a little too matchy-matchy but i still love it!

Sporting fringed boots

70's inspired pants

Her Latest Book Cover
A Fashion Guide Called "Style"
Buy it online here