Celebrating Southern: {Hair and Make-up Trends}

Welcome back from the weekend, chicas! I'm head-over-four-inch-heels excited for this week's blog link-up series. You see, for some time now I've wanted to do a post series dedicated to the South - the place where I call home and where I've grown up. I wanted to give non-Southerners incite into our lives; where we live, what we dress like, what we eat, etc.

To kick off the week, I thought we'd talk about hair and make-up trends.

The South is synonymous with all things beauty; big hair, pageants, make-up...the works! We Southern gals rarely leave the house without at least mascara and a little gloss. We also put a lot of time into our hair, even though the dadgum humidity nearly always rears its ugly head. We fight the good fight, one spritz of hair spray at a time, though.

The Hair

Long, Tousled Locks

Southern girls love to wear their hair on the longer side (myself included.) Blame Daisy Duke or Pricilla Presley, but we love the long n' sassy look.

I like to wear my hair in loose waves for a touchable, tousled look. 

Highlights

Whether a Southern girl is blonde or brunette, chances are that she has some highlights or lowlights. Living below the Mason-Dixon requires a good hairstylist and a great colorist. Southern women guard their hair and their hairstylists like Fort Knox.

Highlights, baby!

Volume Vixens

Updos require at least a teeny hair poof. Side ponytails? Yep, we tease those too. Hair down? Like, duh! A great hair poof and some effortless volume are keys to having good hair 'round these parts.

Voluminous poofy pony. Done and done.

(I was going to also add the "top knot" to this list of hair trends, but I honestly think that's trendy everywhere right now, don't y'all?)

Le' Face

Big Lashes


Living in the South requires investing in a great mascara. Southern women are definitely familiar with the art of batting eyes, which begs for some serious lash goo. Eyelash extensions and false lashes are also super popular on special occasions here, just to add that extra "oomph".

Cheeks that Pop

Coral or peachy pink cheeks are standard in any belle's make-up routine. The South is known for being sunny and bright, which kind of carries over into make-up. A punch of color on the apples of the cheeks not only creates a beautiful glow, but also makes a lady's face appear less wrinkled and more youthful. I LOVE Nars blush in Angelika. It looks a little garish, but when applied, it's tres' magnifique!

Nars blush in Angelika

Pearly Whites

Did y'all read my teeth whitening review yesterday? Keeping a gleaming set of chompers is super important in the South. We smile. A lot. We're a warm and friendly region and we're constantly flashing our smiles, whether it be at the grocery store or in the office. I'm loving Rembrandt's entire whitening line right now, as it works fast and is really effective.

Sun Tan

Southern girls like a healthy glow. Granted sometimes it isn't achieved in the best ways (ahem, calling you tanning bed users out there). Mystic Tan is my personal spray tan of choice during non-summer months, but May through August I'm soaking up the real stuff, of course with my SPF 15. I also use this spray by Victoria's Secret YEAR ROUND to give my skin color a little pep.

Okay girls, tell me about hair and make-up trends in your region? Are they as involved as Southern trends or are y'all more carefree and natural? I'm really interested to learn.

Tune in tomorrow for a post on Southern food and bevies!







Be blessed, lovelies-