2 Life-Changing Ways To Use Q-Tips

Life-Changing Ways To Use Q-Tips (via fhasion)

3 MLine and Curl at the Same Time

MLine and Curl at the Same Time: Aaaahh eye makeup! It is indeed the most time consuming and fiddly part of makeup application. Over the years, working playing with makeup, Ive also adopted some simple techniques that can save a lot of time especially on those days where you want to look presentable but don’t quite have the time to spend (via Beauty Point Of View)

4 Mascara Business Card Trick

Mascara Business Card Trick (via Michelle Phan)

5 Make Your Nails Look Beautiful

Make Your Nails Look Beautiful: This Mani Monday is all about clean up! When you work hard to make your nails look beeeeautiful, you must go that extra mile. I’m sure a lot of you already do this, but we see plenty of photos from people who either don’t know or just don’t do it. And let me tell you, [] (via The Beauty Department)

6 Gradient Nails

Gradient Nails (via The Beauty Thesis)

7 Add a little bit of cornstarch to a glossy polish to give a matte finish

Add a little bit of cornstarch to a glossy polish to give a matte finish (via beauty.n.fashion01)

8 How to Remove Glitter Nail Polish

How to Remove Glitter Nail Polish (via Nihrida)

9 5 Minute Curls

5 Minute Curls: Step 1: Begin with your hair in its natural texture. I like to put a bit of heat protectant in my hair before I begin as well. Steps 2 and 3: Pull your hair back into a high ponytail. It doesn’t need to be perfect, just make sure there aren’t too many bumps and it… (via Kouture Kiss)

10 Tame annoying flyaways with a little bit of hairspray on an old toothbrush

Tame annoying flyaways with a little bit of hairspray on an old toothbrush: Sometimes we focus so much on whats new that we forget how many tools we have hiding in the drawers at home. A spare toothbrush comes in quite handy in the hair world and I always keep a couple in my kit. The two best uses I’ve found for this ol thing are: Smoothing down [] (via The Beauty Department)

11 Tips and Tricks for a Flawless Application

Tips and Tricks for a Flawless Application (via Nicole Emerson)

12 Mascara as Liner

Mascara as Liner: For months now you’ve gotten to know my assistant Carissa Ferreris lovely eyes and lips when shes modeled for my makeup posts! But today shes sharing a tip of her own. Take it away, Carissa! Here is a trick I personally discovered while taking a trip that almost ended up in makeup disaster! I had [] (via The Beauty Department)

13 How to Make Your Lips Look Fuller and Bigger

How to Make Your Lips Look Fuller and Bigger (via Laura Badura Fashion and Beauty)

14 5 Minute Makeup

5 Minute Makeup: Are you a girl on the go? Learn how to get your face ready with our 5 minute makeup routine. Our makeup tutorial is quick and easy, perfect for every busy working girl. (via Makeup.com)

15 Helpful highlighter cheat to look more awake

Helpful highlighter cheat to look more awake: Ive created tutorials on concealing dark circles, disguising bags and highlighting, but now lets focus on bringing everyone’s attention to your eyes with this technique that brightens, highlights, conceals and illuminates! Its quick and easy to do and only involves two products that you probably already have. Here’s how: TOOLS: Your Favorite Concealer: Choose one [] (via The Beauty Department)

16 How to Save Dry or Clumpy Mascara

How to Save Dry or Clumpy Mascara: A few of my favorite mascaras seem to dry out quickly. Even though I know why it happens ( Ill explain) it still makes me sad when it happens. But at least I now know how to save it! Thank y (via Southern Girly)

17 Waterproof Eye Makeup Remover

Waterproof Eye Makeup Remover: This is, hands-down, the easiest and fastest way to take off waterproof liner, liquid liner, long wear shadows and the most stubborn makeup that you can dare to wear! Not to mention, its 100% natural, vegan and raw! And a jar lasts a really long time. And you can use it as a hair mask or [] (via The Beauty Department)

18 Using White and Black Liner to Make Your Eyes Pop

Using White and Black Liner to Make Your Eyes Pop: Who doesn’t want bigger looking eyes? Unfortunately a lot of women don’t apply eyeliner correctly, making their eyes appear smaller than they really are. The key is to make your top lash line appear thicker and the whites of your eyes seem larger. The purpose is to open up your beautiful eyes, not enclose them…. (via kouture Kiss)

19 Turn any eyeliner pencil into super-intense gel liner

Turn any eyeliner pencil into super-intense gel liner: This is one of the oldest tricks in the book and how makeup artists made gel liners back in Old Hollywood. It really fills in the holes in between your lashes and gives you an intense smudge like a kajal liner or grease paint. Its super simple and easy, but if you’re a minor please get [] (via The Beauty Department)

20 Great Uses of Garlic

Great Uses of Garlic (via starstuddedwigsandstyles)

21 No Heat Curl headband tutorial

No Heat Curl headband tutorial: The no heat curl headband method is the BEST way to curl my super straight hair. I share a video tutorial on how to do this for yourself. (via The Paper Mama)

22 Just wash your roots in the sink

Just wash your roots in the sink (via All My Hair)

23 Tie A Head Scarf

Tie A Head Scarf: Turbans have become my saving grace on bad hair days and just about any day I can’t muster enough energy to deal with my hair. So when our senior style editor Ellie wanted to learn how to tie a head s (via Huffington Post)

24 How to clean a hair dryer

How to clean a hair dryer: Hair dryers tend to collect hair and dust in their vents. Cleaning it out can prolong the life of your hair dryer, and it’s very easy to do. (via Snappy Living)

25 Spray your bobby pins with hairspray for a better hold

Spray your bobby pins with hairspray for a better hold (via lesicons)

26 How To Get EVERYTHING Out of That Bottle

How To Get EVERYTHING Out of That Bottle (via JessicahLikes)

27 Every Drop Beauty Spatula

Every Drop Beauty Spatula (via The Container Store)

28 Quick Hair Tips

Quick Hair Tips (via tylauren)

29 Two Ponytail Trick

Two Ponytail Trick: Ponytails are like jeans: classic, effortless, flattering and you can throw em on with whatever you’re wearing. While we… (via Makeup.com)

30 Use a flat iron to make some waves

Use a flat iron to make some waves (via Plane Pretty)

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1. How to Curl Your Hair : Wavy Curls

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2. Do You Clean Your Hair Brushes ?

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3. Brush Up

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4. How To : The Perfect Side Swept Bang

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5. How To Fake Bangs : Cute Easy Bun Hairstyles

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6. 1-Minute Makeover : The Longer, Fuller Ponytail

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7. Hair Tutorial: No Heat Curl headband tutorial

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8. Stylewise: Vintage Waves Tutorials

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9. Fix Yo Mop : Fun WIth Bobby

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10. How to Do Boho Curls

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11. How To Properly Wear A Bobby Pin

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12. Cooking Curls

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13. How To Curl Short Hair : A Nifty Trick for Short ‘Dos

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14. Beauty Hack : Flat Iron Your Braids to Make Waves

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15. Messy Chunky Beach Waves : Easy Tutorial

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16. How To Use Spin Pins

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17. Coconut Oil Hair Treatment

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18. How To : Trim Split Ends At Home

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19. Speed Bump

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20. Easy Hair Updo

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21. Gym Hair Tutorial : The Tiered Ponytail

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England-based photographer Sian Davey’s photo series Finding Alice is a touching illustration designed to answer these very questions. Check it out for yourself. Her photos will show you that life is a miracle, no matter what your expectations were.

Sian’s daughter Alice was born with Down Syndrome.

Wanting to show that despite developing physically and mentally in a unique way, her daughter is no different from any other person, Sian took an amazing series of photos of Alice just living her life.

As you’ll see, Alive has the same love of life and curiosity that anyone her age would have. She especially loves her family and has a thirst for knowledge that others could envy.

Alice is truly cherished just as tenderly by the friends and family who surround her every day.

“I was deeply shocked when Alice was born as an ‘imperfect’ baby,” Sian confessed.

“It was not what I had expected. . . I was fraught with anxiety that rippled through to every aspect of my relationship with her. My anxieties penetrated my dreams.”

“I dreamt that Alice was swaddled in a blanket and that I had forgotten all about her. I unwrapped the tight bundle that she was nestled in, to feed her, only to discover that she was covered in a white fluid—a fluid of neglect; and yet I was unable to feed her, unable to respond to her basic needs.”

“On reflection I saw that Alice was feeling my rejection of her and that caused me further pain. I saw that the responsibility lay with me; I had to dig deep into my own prejudices and shine a light on them.”

“The result was that as my fear dissolved I fell in love with my daughter. We all did.”

“I wonder how it might be for Alice to be valued without distinction, without exception and without second glance. This project is for her, for Alice.”

There’s no doubt that Alice’s life is full of love and happiness. She’s very lucky to have an incredible mother as well. Even though Sian was afraid in the beginning of her daughter’s life, she has raised a beautiful child that is loved by all those around her.

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