Jazz it Up with Jo » Fashion

Day 9 – Alternative Braid

Jo — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:29:11 +0000

Hahah, I’m pretty terrible at this one. I can’t quite get the proportions the way I want them (yet), but I think this idea is really neat. I’ve never even thought about twisting my hair like this to make a braid before. Guess you learn something new every day!

Any tricks you’ve found to make this work for you?

Day 8 – Rihanna Inspired

Jo — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:05:39 +0000

The ever-so-fabulous Sarah Breck sent this to me and I thought it was worthy of a share. Thanks Sarah!!

I’ve been know to wear my hair in a similar style to this, and I think how I do it is much more simple; however, I think this looks more professionally done. Regardless, I think this looks smashing.

Send me a picture if you try this. Would love to see how it looks!

Shoes at Ruche

Jo — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:11:25 +0000

I would looooooove to have all of these shoes. Click on the pictures to be redirected to the site where you can buy them. :D

Chelsea Crew Nova T-Strap Heels In Red

Nik Nak Heels By Chelsea Crew In Green

All Dressed Up T-Strap Heels By Seychelles

Bronx Heat Of Nite Lace Up Flat

Pembrokeshire Floral Heels In Brown

Chelsea Crew Pauline Suede Pump In Gray

To be honest, I can see Alice Mei wearing most of these shoes :D Perhaps one day some of them will end up in my closet!

Day 7 – Victory Bun

Jo — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:21:50 +0000

Yup, another bun!! They are so versatile; they are messy, classy, clean, chic, or grungy depending on how you personalize it. What can I say, I appreciate a nice bun, hun!

This gal has amazing eyes…

….and a solid hair tutorial. What I like is that she’s basically uses a victory roll technique to roll her hair up and then has turned those rolls into a bun. Just saying, it’s a great idea and I can’t believe I never thought of it. On the other hand, this does mean you need to spend more than 60 seconds on your hair (heheh, often when I’m putting my hair in a bun, it takes less than a minutes. Keeping in place is another story).

Day 6 – Edgy French Braid Ponytail

Jo — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:08:52 +0000

Yes, yes, yes!! This is how you do a hair tutorial!

I’m going to wear my hair like this this week. I’ll post pictures when I do.

Oh yeah, in case you guys try these tutorials and take pictures, I’m happy to post them if you send them, OR I’m just happy to check our your hard work! Email them to johoffberg @ gmail . com if you’d like.

Day 5 – French Twist

Jo — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:36:37 +0000

This is the fastest French Twist I’ve ever seen!! Ready, don’t blink.

Freak-an-A that was awesome!! Now I just need to find a stick….

How fast can you do a French Twist?

Day 4 – Pinup Faux Bangs

Jo — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:12:56 +0000

I just love the color of this gal’s hair!! Again, gorgeous color and outrageous bangs.

If you’re short on time, jump to 1:46, 5:06, and 10:25 and watch for a little bit.

I’ve done something similar to this, but because my hair normally isn’t super clean, it relatively stays in place with a few bobby pins, sans spray. That being said, I can now see how one can take bangs to a new height because of all the curling and spraying and curling and spraying…. :D

Enjoy!!!

Day 3 – Marilyn Curls

Jo — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:43:28 +0000

Ladies, if you have short hair, then this is the tutorial for you!

Why this video? For one, Marilyn Monroe is an icon and Lisa Freemont Street knows how to make a tutorial. What more can a gal ask for?

Lisa does a great job explaining how to put in pin curls and about some of the finer details about directionality of your curl. If you actually watch the entire clip, instead of jump through, you’ll learn about the difference between curls from the 1930s vs the 1950s.

Day 2 – Front Swirl

Jo — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:26:33 +0000

I chose this video for two reasons:

her hair is redder than mine
her front swirl is larger than I’ve ever had mine

I think it’s safe to say I’m red with envy!

Yes, it’s a long video and I’d say you could safely fast forward through it about 30 seconds at a time until you found what you were looking for. You also can stop watching at the 9 minute mark, and/or jump back in around 12:40 to watch her put an enormous bow in her hair.

Quick run down: section hair off by making a square on the top of your head (for your enormous swirl), put hair in pony tail, and then curl everything. Jump to 3:15.

In general, her motto is: curl it, hairspray it, tease it, hairspray it, pin it, and hair spray it again!

It’s sooooo beeg! (yes, I purposely spelled it that way)

Febru-Hairy Day 1 – Sock Bun

Jo — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:56:04 +0000

Aaaaaaaaaaand we’re off! Opening this year’s Jo Hoffberg’s favorite/interesting/useful hair tutorials is brought to you by Eisy Morgan. It’s an interesting idea and I’m wondering if this idea/technique could apply elsewhere. What I love about this is how enormous you get make your hair. Well, let’s get started :D

Grab a sock, cut off the toes, roll it down as if you were cuffing a shirt, and that’s the scrunchie that you’re going to use. Now, fast forward to 2:12 and get started!!

What I like about this video is how few hair-things she used. I love watching videos where people MacGyver things.

I also found this video, which I quite like. Miss Peace n Love‘s voice is….memorable, but I like how she broke this down. Get your hair in a pony tail and start watching at 1:37.

What fun is that instead of using a sock, she used a leg warmer. I think this is the one I’m going to try right now!!