Pick My New Year's Eve Party Look!

Ok so my New Year's Resolution is to start doing a lot more work on the blog, and the first thing I want to start doing is makeup tutorials!

I have been following a few different Youtube videos for a while and I really liked how they are done. For Christmas I got tonnes of different makeup sets, brushes, blushers, bronzers so I have been playing around.

So I want you to pick which makeup look I should go for to countdown to 2012 with my friends. I will be out partying so I need you guys to pick my makeup look!

You can Vote at the bottom of this post by using your Facebook sign in or you can vote on my Facebook pages: Maggie Red or Miss Red Blog.

Whichever look gets the most vote I will wear and I will show you all how I did it with my first ever makeup tutorial tomorrow :)

Look Number 1: Sexy Silver

Look Number 2: Purple Princess

Look Number 3: Saucy Sunset

Look Number 4: Soft and Subtle

The Beauty Diary: Hotloxs Balayage Hair Extensions

Hey guys and gals,

This has to be my favourite Beauty Diary to date because this is the hair style I have been aiming to get for soooo long. And it's all thanks to the amazing Hotloxs Hair!

The top Irish hair extensions company have finally set up a studio just off O'Connel Street (above the Tourist Information Centre) and I got to go in for my first balayage installment in the luxurious studio.

When you walk in the door you are graced with top class pictures of Emma Waldron, Georgia Salpa, Karena Graham and Nadia Forde, so you know straight away that you are in good hands.

The company, who style Ireland's top celebs have given me the best extensions I have ever had in the last year, and the best thing is my hair is continuing to grow all the time, I have no hair loss and my natural hair is still thick and glossy.

Before (In the Hotloxs studio)

After

So let's talk about balayage hair extensions. I have been a massive fan of the celeb trend in recent months and I wanted to go for a quite drastic look. So I moved away from my normal blonde hair and went for a dark brown with light blonde at the ends.

You can get all different types of balayage. More dark hair than light, more light coloured hair than dark or you can do half and half.

So here is how mine turned out. As usual the volume and soft texture of the extensions are second to none with Hotloxs. And the most important thing you have to know is that it only takes them just over 1 hour to install your hair extensions.

I dyed my hair dark mocha brown colour and kept the blonde tips!

Other stylists can take up to five or six  hours to do your hair, which is hugely time consuming and annoying but this will never happen with Hotloxs. They have the best quality in town, they are amazing value and you only need to take an hour out of your day.

The other thing I love about hotloxs is that they have a colour technician who can match your colour perfectly to the extensions. And if you want to change your colour once you have them in it's so easy to dye them.

Hotloxs did this balayage look on model Anouska

I've been to so many stylists who have been afraid to dye my hair because they are used to extensions being fake, but because Hotloxs' hair is 100% real there is no problems and the colours blend beautifully.


I am loving my new look and I have even smaller pre-bonds in than last time so my extensions are completely invisible, I can wear my hair up, down, curl them, straighten them, it's like having real long hair, so easy to up keep!

As you can see my hair is so thick and glossy!

So if you are looking for the celebrity look without the hefty price tag then Hotloxs Hair is the place to go. You will be out of there in over an hour and will have a brand new look, new confidence and glossy new hair that lasts up to four months!

So why not join the new trend? Models Vogue Williams, Hazel O'Sullivan and Georgia Salpa have all jumped on board so give Hotloxs a buzz and mention Miss Red Blog :)

Lots of love,

Miss Red

xxx


COMPETITION TIME - WIN FREE INSTALLMENT OF HOTLOXS

Hey guys, don't forget you still have the chance to win a free installation of 100% real Remy Hair Extensions. All you have to do is write 'Hotloxs Hair' on either Miss Red Facebook pages: Miss Red or Miss Red Blog and you HAVE TO like this page: Hotloxs Hair.

You have until Christmas Eve to enter xxx

PS!! 

Here is how you get in touch with the Hotloxs Team.

Facebook:  Hair Extensions By Anna & Hotloxs Hair

Phone: 085-219-7617

Address: Above the green Tourist Information Centre at the top of O'Connel Street, Dublin.

Website: HotloxsHair.com

The Beauty Diary: Hotloxs Saved The Day

This week was such a crazy week for me. You will all know that I am obsessed with my hair and I had a massive hair disaster last weekend, but thank GOD for Hotloxs Hair Extensions they have saved the day once again!

Ok so last weekend I headed back to Limerick for the weekend to spend some time with my family and decided to take out my micro-bead extensions (which was extremely easy, only took 5 mins!) to give my hair a much needed cut.

Once I was in the salon I realised my hair colour needed a top up. I had balayage done not so long ago and because of the bright blonde I used to be, my hair was turning light again. The salon I went to said they could do balayage for me, and my oh my were they wrong.

Horror Hair! :(

Yes shock and horror, look at this crazy image of my hair. My roots were practically black and the rest of my hair was left with patches of blonde, it was such a disaster. The the first thing I did? I called Hotloxs Hair Extensions.

As usual they were absolutey amazing to deal with and fitted me in for an appointment straight away. Before I headed in I threw in some dye of my own to try and avert the disaster but there was still tones of blonde and copper all over the ends of my hair and patches throughout the middle (yes it was dreadful).

My hair before Hotloxs helped me out!

As soon as I got into the Hotloxs Studio, which is located above the Dublin Tourist Information offices just off O'Connell Street, the amazing Anna had the hair ready to go. Because I was in so much shock over the colour and the messed up tones, Anna gave me some clip ins that could blend in with the different colours.

I have to say if it wasn't for Hotloxs I don't know what I would do with myself! The tones mixed in with my own hair was perfect. I put in a little bit more of a mocha brown on my natural hair and I am loving the new look.

I love my new hair colour and HOTLOXS!

I have been brown brunette before but I let the colour wash out again. This time I will stick to the new darker look, I really love it.

The next step will be putting in some low-lights and copper high-lights to mix it up a little, but I am keeping the darker look for definite.

If you want to get similiar Clip Ins to mine, then go now to www.hotloxshair.com. If you are unsure what colours to go with then all you have to do is connected with Hotloxs on Facebook and mail them a picture of your hair. Their colour technicians will match your exact tones and send out the clip ins ASAP.

The Beauty Diary: Rockstar Tan

Dear Beauty Diary,

I've spent the last three years trying to find the perfect tan. I've had tans that were too dark, too thick, not long lasting, too patchy, tan just didn't seem to work for me.

I have naturally sallow skin and put me under the heat of the sun for a half an hour and I'll have a golden colour so living in ice-cold Ireland I want a tan that can give me an even, naturally bronzed skin tone. And now I've found it!

This week I tried out two products from the Irish owned organic tanning company Rockstar Tan, and the packaging alone was so gorgeous I was excited to see what was inside. I got two of their top tanning products: (1) Access All Areas and (2) Fame.

Access All Areas Spray Tan

The two tans have are completely different but the quality is the exact same. Firstly I tried the Access All Areas tan. This is a spray on tan that adjusts to your natural skin tone, for a sun-kissed beach glow. 

It's very easy to apply with a tanning mit, you can see where you are spreading the tan, unlike translucent sprays where you can't see the tan and end up with streaks everywhere.

Colour then deepens over the next 4 to 6 hours creating a lasting golden tan for up to seven days. Plus the tan is made with ingredients suitable for both face and body.

My natural colour is quite sallow so I got a gorgeous medium bronze colour as a result. One of the best things about Rockstar Tan is that it's orderless. Meaning it doesn't have that horrible fake tan smell you normally get. 

Amanda Brunker loves Rockstar Tan

There is a slight scent but it's more like a nice body cream. The tan is scented with natural organic fragrance. The unique mix of raspberry and almond essences ensure odour free tanning even hours after application.

The tan lasted seven days including washing, and there was no patchiness or streaks which was amazing. I have had very bad experiences with spray on tans so I was extremely happy with the results.

You can get the Access All Areas tan for just €29.99 right here: SHOP 

Fame mineral tan

Next up I tried out their newest product Rockstar Tan Fame. This is a wash off instant mineral tan that can be used for both your face and your body and once again the results are amazing.

The organic tan hydrates and nourishes your skin while you wear it, and the colour gives you an instant sun-kissed look and it's odorless like all their tanning products, which is such a huge plus.

Their newest product also has special firming ingredients which helps to r reduce the appearance of fine lineand wrinkles, while tightening facial tissue.

Both tans were brilliant and I'm using them all the time. I wore the Access All Areas tan to the People of The Year Awards last week and only had to top up once since with the Fame tan for an event this weekend.

It's low maintenance with great results, no smell, no streaks and no patches. I normally try to stay away from tan but this is my new favourite beauty product!

*COMPETITION TIME*

The gorgeous gals over at Rockstar Tan have been kind enough to give one lucky Miss Red reader a free bottle of their Access All Areas spray tan.

All you have to do is 'Like' my Facebook page here: MISS RED and write the world Rockstar Tan on my page.

The winner will be announced next Sunday the 25th of September.

PS!!

Check out Rockstar Tan on their website: www.ROCKSTARTAN.ie

Or find them on Facebook here: Facbook/ROCKSTARTAN

Lots of Love,

Miss Red

xxxx

The Beauty Diary: Hotloxs Micro-Beads

Dear Beauty Diary,

As you know by now I am obsessed with hair. Hair extensions, hair styles, hair colouring, hair accessories, anything you could possibly think of.

I think it's so important to make yourself feel good and enjoy your own style, that's why I wear hair extensions. At the start of the summer I decided to stop wearing flip ins and clip ins, and instead went for the permanent option.

In my first Hair and Beauty review I tried out Hotloxs Pre-bonded Hair Extensions and I fell in love. The volume, length and colour was all perfectly selected by the top colourist and extension guru Anna from Hotloxs.

From Vogue Williams to Emma Waldron, top Irish celebs have fallen fast and hard for Hotloxs. With gorgeous models Lisa Nolan, Sara Kavanagh, Rachel Wallace, Pamela Ryan and Karena Graham all jumping aboard the Hotloxs trend.

This time around I wanted to try something different. With Hotloxs you can get pre-bonded extensions (no glue is applied to your hair, just a heat applicator that is folded around the top of your hair), weaves, clip ins or micro-beads. So I decided to go for the beads.

Now some people will try and scare you off saying that they are more visible and uncomfortable to sleep on but I haven't come across either problem. Obviously will all hair extensions, the thicker your hair is the better, and if you have really thin hair a half head is always better.

Before

So Anna popped over and took out my pre-bonds that I had in for three months. You always here horror stories about peoples extensions not coming out easily, using acetone and having to cut out chunks of your hair. Well Anna didn't have to use one bit of acetone and all my hair extensions were out with in 15 minutes, and my hair had actually grown from the first time I had the extensions put in.

It's always a great sign to see hair growth, other companies that just use bonded extensions (all glue) will often have clients complain of their hair falling out and being left with just shreds of hair.

After

Micro-beading is one of the best options I have to say. First of all the method is ridiculously easy. You and your pals could order the hair of www.holoxshair.com and put them in yourselves. Secondly these extensions can be taken out at anytime, so if you feel like a change or want a break they can easily be slipped out of your hair.

I have to say it feels great known that there is no glue whatsoever in my hair. It's nice to know I could take them out at anytime but of course I don't want to. Once again the quality of the hair is exceptional. Top stylists have been asking me where I get my hair done and most people don't have a clue that I have extensions at all.

This is what the microbeads look like undereath the hair

My advice would be for those who are nervous about getting pre-bonded extensions, but you are sick of clip ins, I suggest getting the micro-beads. There is zero damage to your hair, you will get the feel of the extensions and check out the quality of the hair and then you can move on to a more permanent option.

Vogue Williams has been wearing Hotloxs Micro-beads for the last few months and her hair looks fab. So make sure to contact Hotloxs and their FACEBOOK, TWITTER and of course their WEBSITE.

PS!!

I had the pre-bonded extensions in twice already and I loved it! Check out this video below if you are interested in getting it done, or even interested in learning how to do it yourself!

Beauty Buy Of The Week

I know I normally always aim for under €20 when it comes to my buy of the week, but this is really worth it.

Any make-up artist will tell you that your make-up is not complete without using a primer. So what is it and why is it important?

Well firstly it works as a smooth base for your face before you apply any type of foundation to your face. Of course cleansing, toning and moisturising is a must before hand also, but you will notice that when you apply foundation after the moisturiser you will be left with a sticky finish.

But this amazing SmashBox Finish Colour Correcting Foundation Primer smooths out your skin creating the perfect base for your makeup. Once you start applying your foundation you will realise that you can use less but it will spread better, and you won't need to top up again within a 24 hour period.

Normally this primer sells at €38 but you can get it now at Brands Direct for just €28! Start shopping here: SHOP

PS!!

This is the one I have been using, and I can't live without it now!

The Beauty Diary!

This week my task was to find some funky nail designs. I bite my nails everyday so you can only imagine how short my nails are. So I wanted to find someone who could give me innovative designs on fake nails....and I succeeded.

Let me introduce you to THE ALPHA NAIL. Tucked away in the chique Crow Street in Temple Bar. Girls can relax in a funky atmosphere while getting the funkiest nails in town.

Located inside the popular vintage store Siopella, Aoife will treat you to dozens of unique designs, including specialised Cath Kidston Manis, Sparkling Accent Nail, Leopard Print, Poka-Dot, Multicoloured prints, Cherry designs and much much more.

Emma Waldron's Sparkling Accent Nails

Already Alpha Nail is the favourite nail bar of former Miss Ireland Emma Waldron, Ireland's top photographer Lili Forberg, Fade Street star Cici Cavanagh and more celebs are lining up for the stunning designs.

So let me talk you through what the experience is like. First of all I love how The Alpha Nail is tucked away inside Siopaella on Crow Street. The vibe is so relaxing and when you are surrounded by vintage clothes, designer handbags and to die for shoes, how could a girl not be in paradise?

Cici Cavanagh loves their nail designs

I left it up to the lovely Aoife to choose my design and we decided to go for a Cath Kidson Mani with baby blue and soft pink. I wear a lot of blue and pink is my favourite lipstick colour so it was a perfect match.

Surprisingly the whole experience didn't take too long. Make sure to take about a half an hour out for your day if you are getting fake nails but of course it depends on the design you want. But trust me you want to leave.

My Nails!!

So Aoife from The Alpha Nail gave me easy to use glue on nails, which is perfect for me! She started off painting on the nails with the baby blue and the soft pink, and within minutes my new nails were being transformed into a piece of art.


On the baby blue nails she painted on gorgeous tiny flowers using a dark purple, a deep green and white. For the soft pink nails she used a white nail varnish to create a poka-dot design and stripes.

 I love with my new nails!!!

I have to say I had never thought that funky nails would suit me, but I'm in love. It is definitely the newest trend in nails at the moment. I love the Cath Kidston style nails I got but if you would rather have all your nails with the same design you can get leopard prints, crosses or even cherries drawn on your nails.

Like I said there are so many different designs you can ask for, and Aoife is only happy to come up with new ideas and customize the perfect nails for you.

Lili Forberg loves The Alpha Nail

The prices are excellent!! They vary based on the type of design and rather you use your own nails or need fake nails but you will only be paying around €20 which is amazing since the designs are so unique!

I am in love with The Alpha Nail for so many different reasons. As well as the chic surroundings and the lovely chat with Aoife, the quality of the nails and the designs themselves are out of this world.

Now is the time to start focusing your style on your nails. Funky nails can make any outfit pop, it really is the new fashion accessory, and I love it!! As well as their website (see below) you can check out all the designs right here: NAIL ALBUM.

The Cath Kidston Style That I Love!

PS!!!

The Alpha Nail is open only Fridays on Saturdays. Appointments will be between 12pm and 5pm so make sure to book ahead to save disappointment.

You can contact Aoife by emailing aoife@thealphanail.com and if you are looking for something unique for a special occasion like a wedding or birthday then you can book that in advance. 

Contact The Alpha Nail here also:

- FACEBOOK PAGE

- TWITTER

- WEBSITE

How You Can Win FREE Hotloxs Hair Extensions!!!

You Can Get HOTLOXD like Roz!

Yes it's competition time once again on Miss Red.

This time you can win yourself a completely FREE full head of Remy hair extensions from Hotloxs Hair. Yes, you can get the same hair loved by Roz Purcell, Georgia Salpa, Vogue Williams, Glenda Gilson and Louise Johnston!

The lucky winner will get a full head of 100% real human hair and can choose from the Pre-bonded or Micro-rings options.

All you have to do is add the new Hotloxs business page on Facebook, by clicking HERE . A person will be chosen at random at the end of August!

I love my full volumized Hotloxs Hair Extensions!

Best of luck everyone xx

See All The Hair Changes On Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model's Transformation Episode.

Yes it's finally time for the make-over episode!

Every year each Next Top Model series brings their top finalists into the salon for a complete make-over, and our very own Hannah Devane is given the balayage look.

First off, gorgeous Dublin model Hannah Devane went into the Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model house with long dark brown hair, and tomorrow night's episode will see her get the dip-dyed look, with some blonde/caramel tones at the bottom.

Hannah gets the balayage treatment on tomorrow's episode.

And the Irish beauty isn't the only one undergoing a transformation, joining Hannah (21) in the salon are all her model housemates.

23-year-old mum from Birmingham, Tanya had to get the chop for tomorrow night's episode on Sky Living.

Tanya gets the chop tomorrow night.

There weren't too many drastic changes in the eagerly awaited transformation episode, although waitress Anastasia got the strangest hair change to date on the modelling series.

Starting off with beautiful long blonde locks, Elle McPherson orders the model to get bubble-gum pink hair! I don't know how that makes her look more modelesque, if anything it makes her look less natural... weird!

Anastasia goes pink, strange choice for a model?

Another girl that was sent to get the chop was 19-year-old Imogen. The girl with the amazing cheek bones looks much more improved after her mousey brown hair gets cut short.

Now the model has a short symmetrical do, with a tight blunt fringe and a darker all over colour. I think she looks spot on for the catwalk.

Imogen also gets the chop and goes darker.

Most of the other girls only had to endure a slight change with their hair, either slightly shorter, adding some lights or a small colour change.

The only other big transformation comes from complete outside Amy (22), the drowsy looking model goes from a dirty blonde to a pitch black in tomorrow night's episode.

Amy goes black and gets some longer extensions.

Check out all the make-overs tomorrow night at 9pm on Sky Living.

How You Can Win A FREE Installation Of Holtoxs Hair Extensions

You Can Get HOTLOXD like Roz!

Yes it's competition time once again on Miss Red.

This time you can win yourself a completely FREE full head of Remy hair extensions from Hotloxs Hair. Yes, you can get the same hair loved by Roz Purcell, Georgia Salpa, Vogue Williams, Glenda Gilson and Louise Johnston!

The lucky winner will get a full head of 100% real human hair and can choose from the Pre-bonded or Micro-rings options.

All you have to do is 'Like' the new Hotloxs business page, by clicking HERE and post a picture of yourself on the their page. The person with the most likes on their picture will win the competition!

I love my full volumized Hotloxs Hair Extensions!

So get Liking the page and make sure to post your picture and tell all your friends to 'Like' it. The competition ends on Sunday the 24th of August.

Best of luck everyone xx

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