Achieve the hot new "rooted" hair look with Clairol and our Contest!

Looking like a celebrity has become even easier then ever thanks to a new carefree hair colour look called "rooted" hair - where the roots are darker than the rest of the hair colour - on purpose - what I call laziness is actually a sought after look in Hollywood!

The "rooted" trend is a progression from the Balayage technique: your hair is freshly coloured yet designed to look grown out, creating that natural, carefree style. This technique can be used on new or slightly grown out highlights, and you don't need to head to the salon to get it, it's super easy to do yourself at home!

Clairol Colour Director, James Corbett was nice enough to share his tips on how to get the look:

Leave out a one-inch section around the hairline to keep existing face-framing highlights or you can use Nice 'n Easy Hairpainting first to create the highlights. Then clip that section out of the way.

Apply your chosen Natural Instincts shade to the first 2-3 inches of your hair from the root, excluding the section you clipped in front. Do not work down the hair shaft.

Process for 10 minutes and rinse. Shampoo the ends only so excess colour doesn't fade from your roots. Condition your whole head, dry and admire your new look!

Dying (get it?) to try the look for yourself - we think you should so we're giving away 6 coupons - each one good for 1 Clairol product - all to one lucky reader! Stock up to get rooted yourself for the next 6 months, share them with 5 of your bestest friends, use them to dye your dog blue - we don't judge! To enter, just tweet us at @Beautycrazedcan along with @ClairolColor with a link to this post - Canadians only and you have until December 8th to enter! Good luck!

- Lisamarie -

Get all the Spring/Summer trends from Covergirl, Pantene and Olay and then win them in our Contest!

Despite how it feels right now, spring will be here before we know it and our friends at Covergirl, Pantene and Olay want us to be prepared so have put together a series of Looking Glass videos showing us how to get all the upcoming looks along with how-to tips at www.youtube.com/lookingglass

I love the subtle metallic beauty of the  Guilded Glory look and have to appreciate that I can get this or any of the other looks for less then $50 at Walmart! Dont' believe me? Then win our contest and we'll prove it by sending you a shopping guide and $50 gift card from Walmart so that you can re-create your favourite look yourself!

Ready to discover and create your favourite Looking Glass trend with this great prize? It's easy to enter:

Check out the looks at www.youtube.com/lookingglass and share a link to your favourite look on Facebook, Twitter or social media site of your choice along with the hashtag #beautyunited

Then leave us a comment letting us know your favourite look and a link to your post. Please also leave your e-mail address so that we can find you if you win.

You have until February 25th to enter and this contest is open to all of our Canadian readers. Good Luck!

- Lisamarie -

Forget Animal Fur! Here is the Human Fur Jacket for Fall!

I discovered these awesome jackets a couple of months ago, made out of real human chest hair (or so the maker Wingo Co. says) and while I thought they would be a little warm for summer, now that the cold weather is upon us, maybe I should reconsider this. With a price tag of $4,100, each, these jackets are a bargain... if you want to be the talk of the town!

Yes, it looks gross, it probably feels gross and some designers spend hours putting this together for whatever publicity stunt... and this -alongside the Kardashian's TV show- illustrates why the human species is doomed!

-Christelle-

Perk up your summer look with a Clairol Colour Tapestry hair look by Luis Pacheco!

Looking for something fun and easy you can do with your home hair colour that won't be too complicated and still end up looking amazing...?

Clairol Colour Expert, Luis Pacheco of Hair on the Avenue in Toronto shows us how to get this beautiful beachy and sunkissed look which he recommends as being best for hair that is currently dark blonde, light or medium brown.

You'll want to start by choosing the lightest blonde shade of Clairol Nice 'n Easy that you can find - in a neutral or warm tone (for dark blondes) or neutral tone (for brunettes).

To prep: do all the usual stuff you would do before colouring your hair: read the  instructions, perform allergy test, strand test ect. and prepare your colour.

For Application:

1. Part your hair evenly down the centre (from the top of your forehead to the nape of the neck) into two large sections.

2. Starting from the centre part and moving down toward the ears, further divide each half of the hair into smaller 2 inch sections (this should yield a total of 8 to 10 sections with 4 to 5 on each side)

3. Twist each section into a tight spiral one 9this should yield a total of 8-10 smaller, twisted sections).

4. Using your fingers, apply the prepared colour to the outer layer of each twist, about 2/3 of the way up the length of the hair (or to desired height).

5. Allow the colour to process in the twisted sections and wash out as normal.

If I hadn't just chopped all my hair off I'd be all over this one - it sounds easy enough that even I could do it!

- Lisamarie -

Test Driving hair feather extensions!

Selena Gomez is doing it as are a lot of other celebrities - I'm talking about hair feathers of course - they come in every colour you can think of - in temporary clip-in varieties as well as permanent ones that are fused to your hair and last 3 to 6 months.

I wanted something a little more discreet like Selena's so I choose a single strand in an orange colour that would blend with my hair. It took less than 5 minutes to attach the only thing I'm not crazy about is the small lump that I now have where they attached it. I have to be careful when I comb it and sometimes when I touch my hair and feel it I forget it's there and think I have a scab on my head! I'm not sure what would happen to it when I coloured my hair so I wrapped it in tin foil to protect it which worked just fine.

To remove it I can wait for it to work itself out, go back to the salon to have it taken out or because it's attached to such a small amount of hair, if I get sick of it, I could just cut it out.

Lots of places are doing them - mine was done by: Donato Salon + Spa - $15 per feather - $10 installation (up to 3 feathers). They use sheUSA by socap hair feathers if that means anything to you.

- Lisamarie -