Lana Red

DIY | Hair extensions Part 2

Yesterday I showed you how to easily make clip-in hair extensions! Now, today it’s time to wear them and show them of!

And besides styling them like in the tutorial below, you can also cut, wash, curl and dye the hair if you have real human hair extension! So I suggest to get crafty and create your own new look!

Here’s how to style your brand new extensions:

1. Put your hair up from about mid-ear length. Also straighten your hair ( I didn’t do this, because it was harder to see the tutorial when my hair was straight, my hair would already blend in with the extensions:)

2. Place your first extension strip in your hair, starting with the middle clips. If the clips don’t feel very secure, then tease your hair a bit, to give the clips more grip.

3. Add a small layer of your own hair on top of your extension strip.

4. Put your second extension layer in.

- Repeat step 2-4 for as many layers as you have.

5. Put your hair down. (and I know that my hair looks totally unmatched in this picture, but that really is the lighting and the fact that my hair wasn’t straightened .

- Then tease your hair on the top a bit to be able to cover up the top clips in your hair.

6. Style your hair in any way you like!

The extensions don’t really look natural when I just wear my hair down, because my hair is a bit frizzy and curly sometimes. But when I wear it like this, it totally blends in!

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DIY | Hair Extensions Part 1

My hair is pretty thin and it just won’t grow longer than a certain length. And I have always wanted to have long hair, but because my hair is so fragile, I was afraid to use the glue-in extensions.

So the best option was to get some clip-in extensions. But they are pretty expensive and it was still a bit of an experiment, because you never know if it’s going to look natural on your hair. So I decided to make my own ones, and they turned out pretty great!

It was a bit difficult to find hair in my color, but I eventually found it:)

So get ready to lengthen your hair like and look like this:

Supplies:

- One pack of hair. I bought mine in Korea town NYC. But there are a lot of web shops online that sell them. The good thing about these packs of hair is that the hair will have at least 3 shades of color. This means that it will blend more natural to your own hair, and doesn’t have to be the exact same color. Also if you buy human hair like I did, then you can try to dye it. (although I tried to dye it with henna and that didn’t work, but regular hair dye should work better though..)

For those interested in the color I bought, it’s #350.

- 12 clips

- Needle and thread

- scissors

1. Brush your hair and if you have bought straight hair, then straighten your own hair too.

2. Put your hair up as shown in the picture and take a string of the bought hair and measure it across your head. Starting from the back of your ear to the other ear. Cut the strip of hear.

- I doubled the hair up, which means that you will use two strings of hair with the same width for 1 clip in extension.

- I made 3 clip in extensions. So that means that you will need 6 strings of hair with the width of one ear to the other.

3. Place the two strips of hair on top of each other.

4. Place the clip onto the hair. Make sure you place it in the right direction.

5. Sew the clip to the layered hair. Start with one side.

6. I used four clips for 1 extension piece. I first sewed the right one on and then worked my way to the left.

Go to my blog tomorrow to see how to wear them and make them look natural!

Necklace by Two Little Fairies

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Inspirational Tuesday

This Inspirational Tuesday post will also be in the theme of my New York adventure! Yesterday I was talking about that there are not many Carrie Bradshaw fashionistas here in New York. But after I publishing the post I realized that one of my favorite photographers has been capturing a lot of those fun dressed people for a while now!

The Sartorialist is a website filled with pictures of fashionable people on the street, photographed by the amazing Scott Schuman.

I can say a lot about the great concept of his work and his taste of fashion, but I think it’s best that you just visit thewebsite and see for yourself:)

So for today I selected a view of his photos of pretty people in New York!

Have an inspirational week everybody!

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NYC Diary

New York is just getting better and better! I am having such a great time and I am meeting all these nice and fun people!

It is getting busier at my job as a costume designer and photographer but it’s a good busy:)

I kept thinking that I wasn’t doing enough while I am here and there was this pressure to always go out, but then I realized that the best way to feel at home in a new city is to do just the things that you enjoy. And that’s exactly what I have been doing! So the pressure isn’t always there any more and I am feeling much more relaxed:)

Now, just a few fun facts about this incredible place called New York City that I have experienced so far:

- Not everybody is dressed as Carrie Bradshaw! I was so surprised to see that most of the woman are dressing themselves in pretty plain clothes. A bit of a disappointment there, but on the other hand, when I do see a Carrie I am very excited about it:-)

- So many people! I guess everybody already knew that one, but there really are always so many people out on the street and I just love it! It’s so lively!

- New York Cheesecake really is the best:) (and also the pizzas, brownies, cookies….)

- There are many stores that hire people to just stand at the door and welcome you. I just love this and I am amazed at how New Yorkers are already used to this, while I have never experienced it before:)

- Walking shoes are really necessary in this city, or you do what every fashionista does and wear you flats, change into heels outside the door of you destination and hide your flats in your bag!

Taking and editing pictures for my work

Discovering all the fun neighborhoods of New York

For more NYC Diary pictures go to my instagram page!

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SUITCASE OUTFITS | Little Black Dress

Today it’s time for the second Suitcase Outfits post: the little Black Dress!

My guess is that almost every woman owns a (little) black dress, or something very similar. But what a lot of women don’t realize is that there are many ways to wear that particular dress.

So today I want to show you my ways of wearing this iconic piece of clothing and how to style it for different occasions and body types.

CASUAL- One way to wear this dress is to add more layers. There are many ways to do this, one is to add a peplum top to create a sophisticated look. Another one is to add a print top and make it more casual. I also added a waist belt to show my figure, or else it would have made me look bigger then I actually am:)

Dress by Primark | Top by Primark | Sunglasses by Flyingtiger | Belt is Vintage | Shoes by Vanharen

CLASSIC- There is also of course the classical way to way the dress and that is to simply accesories. Wear your up and use a statement necklace to add a little wow-factor to your look. And try to play a little bit with color accents, like I did with the belt and the necklace. There is just no way of going wrong here!

Dress by Primark | Necklace by Lana Red Studio | Belt is Vintage | Shoes by Vanharen

COLORFUL- The best thing about having black as your basic color is that you can add a fun color to your outfit! I choose to go bold here and experiment with yellow! Be careful though, you don’t want to go overboard, just pick one or two colors and add those to your look. Tip: instead of wearing a colorful pair of tights, choose some bold colored killer heels!

Dress by Primark | Blazer by Primark | Tights by Forever21 | Shoes by Vanharen

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DIY | Upcycled Tights Necklace

I own a lot of tights as you may already know from my Tidy Tights post :) It’s because I almost always wear skirts or dresses. This means that I am constantly looking for new ones because they tend to rip pretty fast, as tights often do:)

It just felt so wasteful to throw the ripped ones out, so I decided to turn them into a necklace! The fabric is just perfect for DIY-ing and it’s so multifunctional! I also just another easy to use material: aluminum foil.

The necklace might not sound so fancy by hearing the materials, but it will look trendy, trust me!

Here’s how:

Supplies:

- Aluminum foil

- A pair of old tights

(- a piece of ribbon for the decoration)

1. Make tiny balls out of the Aluminum foil.

2. Take your old tights and cut the foot of.

3. Cut the fabric in long strips.

4. Tie a knot at the end of of the fabric.

5. Place your aluminum ball against the knot and fold the fabric around it.

6. Tie a knot on the other side of the ball.

7. Repeat these steps for as long as you want the necklace to be.

8. If you have multiple strings, tie them together with a simple knot and cut of the excessive fabric.

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Inspirational Tuesday

I have been wanting to start a photography series for a while now and I have been doing a lot of research on portrait photography lately. There are just so many amazing portrait photography series out there and they are all very inspiring!

One of my favorite so far is ‘Switcheroo’. A series that captures couples in each others outfits.

It is so much fun to look at all the pictures and study the couples and their changed ‘looks’!

The photos are taken by Hana Pesut, a self-taught photographer from Canada. You can see more of her work on her website sincerelyhana and there is also a book coming out soon with a collection of Switcheroo photos!

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Today is Just Perfectly Quiet

I think that many people don’t realize that being a blogger and photographer means that it involves a lot of sitting behind the computer. I am constantly editing photos, writing, and just browsing for inspiration on my precious laptop. And when I am not doing that, you can find me being artsy and crafty in my house:)

And I am just one of those people that really don’t mind all this ‘staying at home work’. I actually really enjoy spending my time with some good music in the background and crafting and editing away!

Don’t get me wrong I also love to go out, but I guess I am just more of a ‘home’ person sometimes(even in the beautiful NYC).

So today I didn’t go to central park or walked on the Highline Park, I just stayed at home and it was just perfectly quiet!

Here are some peeks into my perfectly quiet day:

Editing photos for my internship

New tutorials coming up!

Well, nail polish with a diamond on the top just can never be wrong!

Scheduling my life:)

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NYC Diary

Things have changed a little bit in the last week, because I finally officially started my internship and job as a costume designer and photographer for the HERE theater company!

I am very excited about it (and a bit nervous:)) but it as all been great so far!

You can see the rehearsal space in the picture above, and everybody is so nice, it’s a great team!

(Oh, and apologies for the blurry pics, I really need to get a new phone:)

I also attended a press party at a new Pop-Up store in Brooklyn and they had a nice DIY table, so I went all cafty! And the weather was great, so I (finally) visited the amazing high line park!

I did my hair for free at The Dollhouse in Grand Central Station with Jenny, and it was finally time to take the stockings of this spring, woohoo!

And there was obviously some shopping and crafting going on: I walked a lot to see the famous NYC views and to discover the best stores for the styling of the theaterplay. And I have been making my hair longer yesterday! Yes, longer! So pretty great new craft coming up soon!

I hope you also had a lovely week!

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DIY - Beehive Hairdo

I always love to experiment with new hairstyles! Especially the ones that make you hair look bigger, since my hair is pretty thin.

Today I will show you how to make an easy and fast version of the Beehive hairdo. I usually use this trick when I have to go out in a hurry and want to add a vintage vibe to my looks:)

Here’s how:

Supplies:

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