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Funky Hair Colors Can Rock—But They Can Be Messy, Too!

August 30, 2010 by IamMoody

Once upon a time, I had hair that was a bit longer than my hair is currently. I was always playing out in a band, and I was constantly changing up my hair dew, nearly to the point of that of which a young girl in high school who has a cosmetologist for a mother would do. (No really, I knew some girls like that in high school, and they always were changing up their hair styles and colors; nearly on a weekly basis.) Today, however, I would like to dip into the remuneration that you can experience if you decide to go with a crazy color for your hair style – like this girl in the drawing to the upper left has – and just what you can expect if you do opt to dye your hair using one of those funky-colored hair dyes.

For me, I decided that I wanted black hair with blue streaks in it, and all over the place, for a really big show my band was playing. So I phoned my stylist, who is still on my cell phone’s speed dial, by the way, and made an appointment. About four hours later, I left the hair salon with smoking hair that was blue and black, streaked and chic, and ready to rock out at that show like a real star. That was the fun part, then I was made aware of why most people do not use fancy colors, like blue—and in my case this really deep midnight blue hair dye—to upgrade their hair styles with. You want to know why? Because they get all over the freaking place, that is why!

I recall being at that show and watching blue beads of sweat drip everywhere. By the time the show was over, I was covered in blue on my neck and face. Everywhere I went to for a few months following, the same thing: Blue, blue and more blue! I am unable to recant how many towels, bed sheets and shirts I destroyed during my stint with a blue hair style. But sufficed to say, it turned out to be quite a costly endeavor for me in the end. I suppose that the moral of this story is rather simple at heart: Make sure you know what you are getting into before you go for an outlandish blue hair style like I did. And yes, I was quite frequently called a smurf when I was sporting those dark blue locks!

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Goatees Are Still Very Sexy (Yes Indeed)!

August 5, 2010 by IamMoody

Do you think that goatees are hot? Well many women do, as do the countless men who sport them. Even on the popular fashion blog and website, StyleList, they tagged a recent Getty photo of superstar A-lister, Brad Pitt, sporting his own brand of a goatee. But they were not so nice about what they had to say. And I quote, “While Brad’s skin still looks youthful and supple (and kissable, of course), the gray in his goatee ages his considerably. No skincare product is going to fix that.” (Here’s a link to this tidbit so you can see for yourself.)

Now on to my two cents here!

Okay first off, you don’t use skin care products to get rid of grey in a beard! How moronic is that notion? In fact, the last time I checked, hair dyes were classified as ‘hair care products.’ Also, have you considered that perhaps he does not mind the grey in his goatee? I think he looks refined, aged and sexy, and there is, I can guarantee you with all my pennies, no girl (just about) in the entire world that would ever disagree with me here! So my two cents for you Style List is twofold. One: don’t talk trash about Brad Pitt – he rocks! Two: get your facts straight, don’t mix up hair care and skin care and then expect fashion protagonists such as myself not to call you out and lambast you for it!

If he (Brad Pitt) wanted a dark goatee, he could easily call up one of his plethora of superstar stylists and have it dyed USING HAIR CARE PRODUCTS; NOT SKIN CARE PRODUCTS; as you so coyly suggest. This bantering—which I felt to be absolutely necessary here on so MANY levels—leads me to the point at hand: Goatees are sexy on most men, no matter their age, or if they have some grey in them (HINT-HINT!), and they can really augment and outline your facial features.

I have been rocking a goatee for more than a decade now, and I have always gotten compliments on it! So if you think that goatees are out, think again! Not only that, there is another added perk to these scruffy chin adages: You really cut down on shaving time. For me, I loathe the shaving process, so it’s already win-win over here!

For legal purposes, the photo above was provided courtesy of Getty.

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Dangerously Fashionable

July 31, 2010 by IamMoody

Everyone wants to be fashionable. That is why you read this blog, isn’t it. You want to know what the current and future trends of fashion are in the world. This is good and respectable. Everyone has the right to look good and feel good about themselves and that is what fashion really is all about, feeling good about one’s self. There is a dirty little secret in the fashion world though. This secret is that if the fashion is used too heavily or without care, it can actually be dangerous.

The large eyes of Lady Gaga in her “Bad Romance” music video have rekindled a disturbing trend in the fashion world. This trend tend is ordering of non-prescription contents that force the eyes to open slightly larger and creates the appearance of a larger iris. These contacts are not properly fitted to a person and not recommended by any medical professional. There are simply too many risks for the eyes including scratching, infection and even blindness. This is a fashion trend to avoid completely. If you want wider and larger eyes like Lady Gaga, consider using eye shadow that brightens and enlarges the eyes visually without actually affecting the eyes.

High heels are the boon and bane of many women. The shape and beauty that the shoes offer are so desirable. These shoes can make a person appear taller and sleeker. They are expressive and fun, lifting the butt and shaping the legs. However, the use of the high heeled shoes over long periods of time can have a serious side effect. Too frequent of a use of these shoes can cause ankle and back pain, resulting in discomfort. They can also irritate the tendons in the legs and feet, causing extreme discomfort and pain. Consider wearing the heels at the event, but wear flats to the event.

Excessively dying one’s hair is fun. It is a lot of fun shifting the color of the hair to match a mood or an outfit. However, this can cause the hair to become brittle and even fall out. If you are infrequently dying your hair, consider using a soft hair dye with a conditioner. If you are constantly dying your hair, consider buying a wig. Not only will the wig allow you to safely and easily change your hair color, but it will also allow you to change your hair style without damaging your hair. Simply tie your real hair up and slip the wig over it. Some of these wigs can even be hard to tell from real hair.

Make-up is something that most women cannot do without. Even a trip to the gym in a pair of sweats and a tee-shirt requires some make-up. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as it can give confidence and help a person to hide skin blemishes. However, not removing the make-up at the end of the day is also a bad habit of many women. This can cause some problems for the skin, including infections and clogged pores. The infections occur when the make-up is pushed into a small cut as you sleep and clogged pores occur the same way but with a pore in the skin. Wearing make-up is fine, but be sure to wash the make-up off before going to sleep. Too tired to completely wash your face, well, use a make-up removal pad or sheet to quickly and easily remove the make-up before bed.

Dressing well and looking beautiful is something that most people cannot imagine not doing. This is a good thing. Dressing well and looking beautiful makes for more confident people and confidence is true beauty. Using these tips and being aware of the dangers of not properly using the fashion can help to increase this confidence and increase a person’s well-being.

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