Beach Waves: 6 Hair Mists for the Perfect 70's Inspired Beach Hair

Carat & Roses August 8, 2015

Sip on the smooth air and kick it in the sand with 6 natural and organic beach wave sprays perfect for your summer getaway, poolside sun days or ocean dips by the beach.

1. Leonor Greyl Lait Luminescence Detangling Milk Spray

Try this detangling leave-in styling spray pre sun and post swim to enhance shine and smooth strands with UV/UB protection free of silicone and enriched with hydrating plant extracts, style even the most difficult hair for managebility and nourishing properties.

Go-to Product: Leonor Greyl Lait Luminescence, 48$

2. Herbivore Botanicals Sea Mist Hair & Body Spritzer

Whether your spending the day in the sand or exploring the current seaside market, this beach to street mist will give you the perfect tousled waves from wet to dry styles with lavender and sage perfect for hair to skin for textured waves and hydrated refreshment to your skin.

Go-to product: Herbivore Botanicals Sea Mist Hair & Body Spritzer, 10$-18$

3. John Masters Organics Sea Mist Sea Salt Spray with Lavender

Get spent the day at the beach hair in the city with this color safe natural sea salt mist to give hair body while protecting strands from drying with organic lavender in travel and full size formats.

Go-to product: John Masters Organics Sea Mist Sea Salt Spray with Lavender, 5.50$-16.50$

4. Josie Maran Bohemian Waves Argan Hair Mist Texture Volume & Moisture

Soft textured waves are a mist away with this natural pink Himalayan salt infused spray to smooth and calm hair while organic argan oil hydrates tousled waves with nourishing strength and shine for work to beach styles.

Go-to product: Josie Maran Bohemian Waves Argan Hair Mist Texture Volume & Moisture, 2t2$

5. Olivine Atelier Love + Salt Mist

Perfect beach waves are just the start with this hydrating mist perfect when sprayed in dry hair, style your hair into a topknot overnight and wake up to beach ready hair that does double duty to hydrate skin. Spray liberally day to night.

Go-to product: Olivine Atelier Love + Salt Mist, 26$

6. Alterna Haircare Bamboo Beach Summer Ocean Waves Tousled Texture Spray

Add texture and volume in a lightweight formula, with UVA/UVB protection to fight sun and ocean damage with a tropical inspired mango coconut scent. This summer hair treatment helps protect against drying and breakage.

Go-to product: Alterna Haircare Bamboo Beach Summer Ocean Waves Tousled Texture Spray, 22$

French Girl Beauty: 3 Beauty products to Master a French Girl's Effortless Je Ne Sais Quoi

Carat & Roses May 6, 2015

French girl beauty is about working with what you have and not being more than who you are. A bare face and bold lip is the perfect french girl je ne sais quoi. Along with the perfect skin care routine, try this easy beauty look to bring out all your best effortlessly.

1. Moisturize

French girls are known for their love of minimal makeup, the perfect hair cut and everything in moderation. Start with a clean face and moisturize face and neck with a moisturizer containing an SPF.

Go-to product: Josie Maran Argan Daily Moisturizer, 14$-54$

2. Eyebrows

Strong eyebrows and bare lashes are a French girl signature. Dab brows with a balm to enhance their look without over-powering your face. Use a multitasking balm and add highlight to your face with a sheer loose powder like Chanel Les Beiges to the cupid's bow at the top of your lip and to highlight cheeks.

Go-to product: Aerin Beauty Rose Balm, 58$

3. Red Lip

A French girl know a red lip is a beauty must. Bright for day to deep rouge matte for night. A bare face and bold lip is the perfect touch to the French girl beauty look and sometimes using your finger is just the thing.

Go-to product: Bite Beauty Rouge Creme Lipstick, 28$

Beauty Hacks: 6 Easy to Follow Beauty Tricks You Have to Try

Carat & Roses October 24, 2014

From multitasking hair, beauty and skin products, these are our favorite go-to beauty tricks that will have you looking glamorous on the go while also providing quick nourishing, protective and healing comfort throughout your day!

1. Use a Dry Shampoo to Repair Hair Fails

Spray at roots of unwashed hair when your out of time, after the gym or while travelling to refresh your hair between washes. Give curls a beachy loose look with an all over spray keeping them from clumping together, lift volume at roots, lock in a back comb, prevents bangs from sticking to your forehead, conceal dark roots in blonde hair and add texturing grip to bobby pins.

Go-to product: SHOW Beauty Dry Shampoo, 47$

2. Remove Makeup with Coconut Oil

Remove stubborn makeup including mascara. Try it as a facial cleanser or moisturizer. Its the perfect go-to product for all skin types including, sensitive and blemish prone skin and has multitasking properties that nourishes nails, hair, lashes and skin while also providing soothing comfort to sunburned skin.

Go-to product: RMS Beauty Raw Coconut Treatment, 18$ - 42$

3. Blend a Fragrance with Lotion

Try a few drops of your favorite fragrance mixed into a scent free lotion or body butter for an all over moisturizing scent that will leave you smelling fresh and feeling smooth throughout the day. Re-apply sparingly and use a gentle fragrance for a clean and subtle lingering all over scent.

Go-to product: Le Labo ROSE 31, 240$

4. Apply a Beauty Oil before a Shower

Enjoy the moisturizing benefits of a beauty oil that will leave your skin soft and hydrated all through the winter months. Use a generous amount, warm in your hands before gently rubbing into skin. Use a facial oil on your face and shower. Add some to the ends of your hair to tame frizz and keep hair healthy. Immediately follow your shower with a healthy organic moisturizer or your same beauty oil.

Go-to product: RODIN olio lusso Body Oil, 130$

5. Use a Sleep Mask to Fall Asleep

Get a good nights sleep by using an eye mask to seal out the light which helps to induce a restful and relaxing sleep by causing the production of Melatonin, the sleep chemical. Try the addition of a natural sleep remedy such as This Works Deep Sleep Pillow Spray for the perfect way to fall quickly to sleep and enjoy the overnight beauty benefits of a full nights rest.

Go-to product: This Works Deep Sleep Pillow Spray, 29$

6. Protect Heels with a Band-Aid Stick

Walk a mile in your heels comfortably with the Band-Aid Friction Block. Apply to the back of heels, top of toes and side of your feet before you wear your shoes for blister and pain-free all day comfort your feet will thank you for. And we do mean ALL DAY. Be sure to let the product dry a bit to keep fee from feeling slick in your shoes.

Go-to product: Band-Aid Friction Block, 5$