Birds of a Feather

I'm sure as many of you have seen, feather hair extensions are the new things to accessorize your everyday look. You can wear understated feathers that are similar to your natural hair color and blend in well or you can go bold with oversize ones in all colors of the rainbow.

For these fashionable hair accessories you can do it yourself with a at home kit and feathers bought at a store online or you can have it professionally done at a hair salon (which is a little bit more expensive). 


Here are some pictures of understated options that I saw on my fellow fashion students at CSULB

Nicole-  Fashion Design Student

Victoria- Fashion Merchandising student

For a more bold, crazy and daring option, you can take some cues from Steven Tyler and Ke$ha

If you are interested in doing this yourself at home, you will need a few things to get started:

1. A starter kit to put the hair extensions in yourself (comes with
2. the feather hair extensions: packs range about $10-$40 depending on what type, and how many hair extensions you buy at once
3. And a few minutes to put the hair extensions in! :)

There are 3 ways that you can put your hair extensions in: bead, bonding or clip in

- Beading method: you bead the feather and hair together

Bead Installation Kit:
dohairextensions.com $16

- Bonding method: the hair extensions are bonded by gluing  onto your natural hair and stay in until your natural hair grows out, in which you can just re glue into your hair

- Clip in: you clip the feather hair extensions into your hair like a normal hair clip

Clip in hair extensions before

Hair extension in the hair

Take your pick from the many different types of authentic feather, color and styles! The best thing about this hair flair is that you can treat it like your normal hair (with the exception of the clip in ones). You can wash it, curl it, style them, swim etc.

If you would like to jump on the bandwagon and embrace the feather hair flair, here are some websites:

- Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/search/handmade?ref=auto&q=feather+hair+extensions

- Do hair extensions: http://www.dohairextensions.com/feather-extensions.html

- Donna Bella Hair extensions: http://www.donnabellahairextensions.com/feather-hair-extensions.html?gclid=CNWBtvXwl6gCFQtPgwodBSiaCg

- Plume: http://www.plumeyourhair.com/avactis/index.php

- ZeeZoes: http://www.etsy.com/shop/zeezoes

Enjoy!

<3 Jessica Lynn

Show me your shoulders

So I spy with my little eye  peek a boo shoulders in tops all over the place. This is very cute and simple DIY trick you can use to spice old boring shirts. Just cut out the shoulders turn the raw edge down and  sew a hem giving a modern seductive twist to otherwise plain boring regular button downs or vintage tops you want to put a spin on. Exposing a little bit of skin through the shoulders when your wearing a conservative long sleeved  shirt is a surprise to the eyes and something new and innovative that we're not used to seeing. I think its going to blow up I'm already seeing tops in stores with exposed shoulders in shirts with sleeves. This style was somewhat popular in the late 80s to early 90s and they were mainly done to club gear type tops and going out tops that were tight and stretchy and gross to be quite frank. Like everything else there is a right way to do exposed shoulder and their is a wrong way. I would stay away from doing it or buying it in knit tops with short sleeves. Quarter sleeves look OK, but the look best in woven long sleeved tops that are fitted to the body. I know stores like forever 21 have them in there loose trapeze styles but that's not  flattering and more of a fad you'll be sick of that shirt in a week trust me.  Here are some sexxy styles that I adore at the moment. And These are epic fails, don't be a victim... please stay away from these styles..... And here are some simple steps if you want to experiment a little. :) Step 1 - Trace and cut your desired size holes around the ball of your shoulders. Step 2 - Fold edges inward at approximately a quarter inch. Sew this edge down with loose stitches to keep the fabric from fraying. (Giving the quarter inch edge a quick press of the iron helps keep the edge down and makes it easier to sew!) <3 Michelle Rahim