Part II: Forget Beach Babe, Be A Beach Goddess

Hair can be a great challenge to maintain on the beach, especially if you live in a hot and humid place like Singapore.

 The beach should mean bohemian hairstyles, Oh-I-just-woke-up-and-my-hair-looked-this-awesome bed hair, and definitely a lot of volume - no limp hair, please!

So how do we actually get beach hair? 

1.) It's all about the Waves, the Body, the Life of your tresses. 

- If you have straight hair, you can either do the well-known sleeping in braids trick (braiding damp hair and leaving it on the whole night) or you can blow dry your hair the morning before heading to the beach to create volume (remember to blow dry your hair downwards to minimize frizz!).

- Apply some product that will keep your hair moisturized and protected from the sun and sea water like this.

- There are some products that promise to give you beach waves just by applying it! Look out for a post on that coming up soon here at Beach & Baileys! 

- If you have naturally curly or wavy hair, the main challenge would be to tame the curls and waves, so look out for some great products like this. 

 2.) Braids

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This is the classic braid; it's really easy once you get the hang of it. The basic steps are to take some hair, divide into three sections and then take the left-most division and put it on top of the middle and then take the right-most division and put it on top of the middle division and keep going on. There are a lot of great tutorials on YouTube like this.

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The fishtail braid has gained a lot of attention the past couple of months. It's a little more tricky compared to the simple, classic braid but the look totally makes up for it! It's hard to explain how to do this braid so once again here is a YouTube video on how to create the look!

3.) Hair Accessories

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This is a great look if you don't have the time to learn or do the braids! Just shop around for some cute head pieces like these; they're bohemian inspired which means free-spirited = great for the beach! You can find them in most shops now; they come in so many sizes, colours and designs!

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This is another cute alternative for the beach. It's so carefree!

Finally, here is one of my favourite hair tutorials by Imogen (I love her stuff!).

This photo and first photo above are from Seafolly.

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Make Up is Art Without A Canvas - Guest Post by Marissa

Editor's Note: This is a post by Marissa - a very talented, very beautiful woman who loves make up! She comes up with great make up looks so we asked her to come up with some looks to share with our viewers here at Beach & Baileys. Enjoy! 

- Sasha

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Even our wildest imaginations can be incorporated into something artistic and unique. Whether keeping it simple or going beyond boundaries - whichever suits your occasion. Tired of trying different eye shadows and removing it over and over again when it does not suit you? Want to know which look suits you best?

Bring out the hidden artist in you, grab a piece of paper and some pencil colours that matches your make-up palette. There is a wide spectrum of colours on the palette to choose from, try blending various colours as well as techniques before testing it on your face. For a dazzling effect, choose colours that suit your skin tone best. But remember if you do a heavy eye make-up, your lips have to be softer in order to balance the colours and vice versa.

Here are some examples of eye make-up motifs; drawn with a black marker and colored with watercolor pencils for a better blending effect.

Go from carnival to a more settled look, whichever your mood and occasion is. Feeling fierce and wild for a party? How about the wild and sexy leopard look? Or feeling down to earth and close to nature? How about the natural earth look?

Go ahead and treat your make-up like art, create your best looks and flaunt it in crowds!

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Switchfoot LIVE - Singapore 2011

It's been quite awhile since the last post! But we have loads of new posts coming up from the weekend!

Fellow blogger Kiki & I had the chance to see Switchfoot in concert in Singapore last Thursday (28th April 2011)! It was held at the Rock Auditorium in Suntec City at 7:30 PM. Calling of Levi (band from Aussie!) and The Great Spy Experiment (local) opened for the night and they were pretty good! 

When Switchfoot finally took the stage, everyone got on their feet, sang their hearts out, and danced the night away. The band sounded even better live; the musicians were fantastic and Jon Foreman's voice and stage personality really added to the authentic feel of the night. 

We expected them to perform their latest material with a few previews of their unreleased tracks from their upcoming album and maybe - if we were lucky - a couple of old favourites. BUT we were wrong! 

They played their greatest hits; including Meant To Live, Dare You To Move, Only Hope, Gone, We Are One Tonight (from the Narnia movie) and much more! 

My favourite performance of the night was Awakening - it was electrifying!

Jon Foreman even went to the crowd twice during the show; I think he must have been carried by a bouncer - it's either that or he was standing on one of the seats. 

When the concert ended, the mood of the place dropped drastically. Even after the 3-song encore, everybody wanted more. 

I definitely recommend anyone who has the chance to see them...to see them! They have a lot more tour dates coming up so see them if they come to your city! 

 This concert is one of my favourites; I'd easily give it a 10/10. Points for quality of music, quality of sound, quality of singer, personality of band, authenticity of the night and the adoration of the crowd!


xo,
Sasha

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