Lulus Fashion Blog http://www.lulus.com/blog/ Lulus Fashion Blog Wed Feb 8 22:38:19 2012 en Hourly 1 <![CDATA[Bo Stanley: Curvy Icon and Carefree Surfer!]]> http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion/bo-stanley-curvy-icon-and-carefree-surfer.html http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion/bo-stanley-curvy-icon-and-carefree-surfer.html#post-comment Wed Feb 8 9:00:00 2012 Laurie Hartt  
 

 
A model and surfer sponsored by Billabong and other surfing brands, Bo Stanley has been featured as Vogue Italia's most recent Curvy Icon for her fresh beauty, passion for life and the outdoors, and her embrace of a healthy, natural body.
 
Here's how Vogue describes her (yeah, Vogue . . . so cool!):
 
Her toned, curvy body helps her to compete at the highest levels and is also a perfect synthesis of beauty, health and naturalness. Bo Stanley, who was born and brought up in Carpinteria, is an authentic Californian beauty: a blonde in a bikini, with a curvy, sporty physique and natural charm. It’s a far cry from the stereotype of artificial beauty, the product of the obsession with plastic surgery . . .
 
 
Bo has also recently worked with the Healthy Is the New Skinny campaign to help transform negative body images and promote self-acceptance for natural beauty and healthy living. Such a cool project - you can check it out on Facebook, too.
 
 
Just from her pictures, Bo seems like the kind of girl you'd want to hang out with all the time. Check out her blog and her website, and I think you'll find she's just as cool as she is beautiful. 
 
]]> <![CDATA[Hair How-To: Sock Curls]]> http://www.lulus.com/blog/beauty/hair-how-to-sock-curls.html http://www.lulus.com/blog/beauty/hair-how-to-sock-curls.html#post-comment Tue Feb 7 14:00:00 2012 Laurie Hartt  
Today is an exciting day in LuLu*s beauty land! The amazingly talented Mindy of Adopt a 'Do:  Cute Girls Hairstyles has agreed to showcase a special hairstyle designed with all you LuLu*s girls in mind!
 
Now, if you haven't heard of Cute Girls Hairstyles, then let me introduce you. With the help of her six beautiful children (two of them are adopted!), Mindy launched the highly-successful Cute Girls Hairstyles website in late 2008 and her subsequent YouTube channel a year later.  While her hairstyle tutorials started as a simple hobby to share with friends, they have now been viewed online over 66 million times in nearly every country worldwide . . . equaling more than 5.5 million hours, back to back! 
 
And, she's got creds to boot: she is currently ranked as one of the top 150 women on YouTube and ranks #96 “Most Subscribed (All Time) – Guru” with over 185,000 subscribers. Cute Girls Hairstyles has received local, national, and global attention through various media outlets including a channel feature on YouTube’s homepage, regular appearances on local TV talk shows, and a recent appearance on ABCNews’ 20/20.
 
With that in mind, here is your hair tutorial! Per your votes last week, we've decided to feature the 
 
This is such a cute look, and Mindy claims it only takes five minutes. Yeah, five minutes. Soooo much better than spending hours with the curling iron frying your hair to death. And so, without further ado, gather your supplies!

What You Need

  • Brush
  • Rat-tail Comb
  • Water Bottle
  • Curl Enhancer Cream
  • 4 Men's Socks
  • Hairspray
 
And now, watch the awesome tutorial! (Check out Mindy's shout-out banner at the beginning - showing some LuLu*s love!)
 
 
Here are the steps she's provided, in case you need a little extra help:
 
Step 1:  Now, you want to start with dry hair. Then gently spritz the hair with a water spray bottle. You will want the hair to be slightly damp, but not wet. (Note:  If you do this directly out of the shower, your curls will likely not hold when you take out the socks.  It is important that you start out with dry hair.)
 
Step 2:  Then  grab a section of hair from the top of the head and roll the hair around the sock until you reached close to the scalp. Then tie the sock. Do the same for the back-lower hair, as well as one each on the sides of the head. That makes a total of 4 tied socks.  
 
(Note:  If you are worried about the socks becoming loose or untying, you can sleep with a silk scarf over the hair.)
 
Step 3:  After a good night’s sleep, you are ready to take out the socks. Simply unroll them in the opposite direction of how you rolled them, shake the curls out at the roots, and ta-da!
You will be amazed at how easy this hairstyle is, and how wonderful your curls will look after using only socks!
 
 
What is so great about hairstyles like this is that you can get absolutely gorgeous curls by using zero heat... and you do not have to spend 30 minutes putting in curlers, etc, the night before. We simply used a brush, 4 men's socks, a spray bottle with water, a little curl enhancer and hairspray {if desired}... all taking less than five minutes to complete.  
 
(P.S. If you want to add in the braids shown in the picture at top, check out Mindy's Pancake Braid Tutorial.)
 
Want more from Mindy and her lovely family? Check out their website, friend them on Facebook or Twitter, share them on Pinterest, or watch some more videos!

 

]]> <![CDATA[Store Haus: Constance Jablonski for Vogue Latin America]]> http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion/store-haus-constance-jablonski-for-vogue-latin-america.html http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion/store-haus-constance-jablonski-for-vogue-latin-america.html#post-comment Tue Feb 7 9:00:00 2012 Sienna Orlando
Even if you don't enjoy grocery shopping, you're about to get swept down the aisle with model Constance Jablonski as she peruses over pineapples and carries on with the cabbages. Purple prints (like Dolce & Gabbana's eggplant dress) create a pastel frenzy that camouflages well within busy grocery aisles and produce stands. Jean Francois Campos photographs.
 
 
]]> <![CDATA[LuLu*s Style Studio Event in NYC!]]> http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion/lulu-s-style-studio-event-in-nyc.html http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion/lulu-s-style-studio-event-in-nyc.html#post-comment Mon Feb 6 14:00:00 2012 Stephanie Gaito  

CALLING ALL FASHION BLOGGERS!!

Do you live in the NYC area? Visting the Big Apple for Fashion Week? We would love to have our blogging LuLu*s girls come to our event, Style Studio, this Friday in New York City! Held at Openhouse Gallery, a New York pop-up space in Nolita, this event will feature 5 of our favorite fashion bloggers, Julie from Orchid Grey, Jen from Jen Loves Kev, Laura from On the Racks, Bonnie from Flashes of Style and Bethany from Snakes Nest! Follow the Style Map you receive at the door which will help lead you to your Style Destination, one of 5 top looks comprised of super cute LuLu*s merchandise. Once you find out whether you are a Vixen, Vintage-Inspired, Sweetheart, Edgy or Uptown-Prep kind of girl, you will get personalized styling advice from a blogger representing your individual style! "Shop" your style rack for a special piece to take home...compliments of Lulus.com! We have amazing giveaways from companies like Pop Beauty, Michael Antonio, BB Dakota, Jewelmint, PopChips, EO  and more!!
 
LuLu*s Style Studio
Friday February 10th 6PM to 10 PM
Openhouse Gallery
201 Mulberry Street
New York, NY 10012
 
If you would like to come please visit this link to sign up for free! Can't wait to see you there!

 xoxo

]]> <![CDATA[Name the Dress Contest #86]]> http://www.lulus.com/blog/contests/name-the-dress-contest-86.html http://www.lulus.com/blog/contests/name-the-dress-contest-86.html#post-comment Mon Feb 6 0:00:00 2012 LuLu*s !  

The contest has ended. Be sure to enter again next week!

Winning dress name: Kaleido-Scope Me Out 

Winner: Kelly U.


]]> <![CDATA[Do You Pose?]]> http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion/do-you-pose.html http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion/do-you-pose.html#post-comment Fri Feb 3 14:00:00 2012 LuLu*s !  
Do you ladies Pose? Don't know what we are talking about? We are talking about our new fav social media site dedicated to fashion and what you're wearing. It's like if pintrest, fashion, and instagram had a child, it would be Pose.  
 
 
 
Along with updating about everything fashion related (nails, shoes, clothes, you name it) You can also link POse to your Facebook Timeline to show all your friends what mad swag you have! Below is a screencap of the feed from your desktop, but in our opinion, we love Pose more via the mobile app!
 
 
 Ready to join? Click on one of the icons below to get Pose for your phone today! And don't forget to follow Lulus!
 
           
 
xoxo
]]> <![CDATA[Prada Takes High Fashion to the Highway]]> http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion/prada-takes-high-fashion-to-the-highway.html http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion/prada-takes-high-fashion-to-the-highway.html#post-comment Fri Feb 3 9:00:00 2012 Annie Roos
 
 I'm not gonna lie, I've been to a few hot rod shows in my day, so when I saw Prada's Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear collection, the little girl in the rumble seat inside me let out a little squeal of glee. Finally, fashion that my dad might even appreciate....
 
 
 
All the initial hype I read was totally shoe-centric, and they deserve it, but hello! Look at how great everything is!
 
 
I love how she incorporated the classic car motif in so many ways, yet makes the traditionally masculine concept seem so feminine and sweet. Think muscle car-meets-pin-up, with a little fifties housewife mixed in. Prints, micro prints, racing stripes, flames, and full-on hot rod decals and embroidery... Oh my! And the color palette! Who wants to hop in my '57 Chevy with me and speed on down to the malt shop? (No, I don't actually have a '57 Chevy, or know where you'd find a malt shop nowadays).
 
 
But really, let's get back to the shoes, am I right? Spoilers, wings, chrome, flames, and even tail lights, plus the occasional bow or jewels? I could gush for hours.
 

(Images courtesy of Style.com & BitRebels)
]]> <![CDATA[WIN THIS VALENTINE'S DAY]]> http://www.lulus.com/blog/contests/win-this-valentines-day.html http://www.lulus.com/blog/contests/win-this-valentines-day.html#post-comment Thu Feb 2 12:30:00 2012 LuLu*s !




To celebrate the day of love, we are giving away prizes for you to get more of what YOU love...cute clothes! Here are the deets:

How to enter:
Click here to go to the contest on our Facebook page (you must "like" us to be eligible to enter) and use the Polyvore editor to style the perfect Valentine's look! We will be adding items to the editor during the contest, so if you have any items you would like to see on there for any of your daily entries, post a comment on our page to let us know, and we might add it! Limit of 2 entries/styleboards per day during the contest.

Contest duration:
Entries will be accepted until February 8th at 11:59 pm.

Prizes:
Grand Prize
$250 gift card!

2 People's Choice Runner-Ups
$50 gift card

Winner selection:
The Grand Prize winner will be chosen by LuLu*s. All the entries at the end of the contest will be put to a public vote and the top 2 voted by Valentine's Day at 12pm PST will win the runner up prizes!

]]> <![CDATA[DIY: Valentine's Day Silhouettes]]> http://www.lulus.com/blog/general/diy-valentines-day-silhouettes.html http://www.lulus.com/blog/general/diy-valentines-day-silhouettes.html#post-comment Thu Feb 2 12:00:00 2012 Sienna Orlando
 

1. Materials:
- Cardstock (light and dark)
- Scissors
- Glue
- White pencil or chalk
- Paint, markers or colored pencils
- Black Marker or Sharpie
- Lace
 
2. Profile Photos: Find profile photos of you and your significant other. Play around with them until they are the right size and print them out (they don't need to be good quality at all). Trace the photos with a Sharpie and carefully cut them out. Pay attention around the face, as those are the characteristics that make us look the most like us!
3. Trace the Silhouettes: Use your white pencil to trace what will be the back of your cutouts. Carefully cut them out.
 
4. Assemble your Card: Glue down all the pieces and press flat under a heavy book. Decorate as you like!
 
]]> <![CDATA[Accessory Spotlight: Guatemala Stripes]]> http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion/accessory-spotlight-guatemala-stripes.html http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion/accessory-spotlight-guatemala-stripes.html#post-comment Thu Feb 2 9:00:00 2012 Annie Roos
 
It began with these three cuties from Rocket Dog, then all of a sudden... they were everywhere!
I'm loving these woven stripes, which are nearly impossible to nail down to any single name. I've heard: Guatemala stripes, aguayo stripes, woven stripes, tribal stripes, ethnic stripes, Peruvian stripes, boho stripes, Navajo stripes... the list goes on. And on..... Whatever you choose to call them, I'm loving the bright colors for spring and summer. And we have a ton in stock here at LuLu*s! Now! And it's not just us. Check out some of the high fashion doppelangers on the Spring runways.
 
Cardon, Spring 2012: 
 
 
Carven, Spring 2012:
 
 
Shoes! From Carven, Rupert Sanderson, and Chelsea Paris:
 


 You like? Check out all of the shoes and accessories we have in stock, right here at LuLu*s!
 





(Images courtesy of Style.com & Trendhunter)
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