http://www.stripesandsequins.com a fashion & DIY blog for the sparkle obsessed Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:00:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/05/making-a-blow-out-last-a-week.html http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/05/making-a-blow-out-last-a-week.html#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 18:00:53 +0000 Grace Atwood http://www.stripesandsequins.com/?p=11716   This post is long overdue as one of the most frequent questions I get over here is… “how do you make your blowout last for so long!?!”   Today I thought I’d share some tips & tricks for how I get a solid 5 (sometimes 7) days out of [...]]]> http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/05/making-a-blow-out-last-a-week.html/feed 16 http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/03/ss-x-birchbox-madewell-part-1.html http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/03/ss-x-birchbox-madewell-part-1.html#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:00:36 +0000 Grace Atwood http://www.stripesandsequins.com/?p=11378 You guys already know how much I love Birchbox.  I love to brag that I was one of their first twenty “beta members” back, a few years ago.  I’ve gotten my whole family + countless friends hooked on the monthly treat and have been a big fan – way before [...]]]> http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/03/ss-x-birchbox-madewell-part-1.html/feed 38 http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/12/the-curly-girl-method.html http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/12/the-curly-girl-method.html#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:00:49 +0000 Grace Atwood http://www.stripesandsequins.com/?p=9480 My friend Emma (also the designer behind Khepri) is one of those girls who always looks effortlessly, naturally gorgeous.  If she were not so smart and witty it would be easy to hate her.  But she’s both of those things, so you just love her even more.  Anyway… recently her [...]]]> http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/12/the-curly-girl-method.html/feed 8 http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/12/diy-velvet-hair-bow.html http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/12/diy-velvet-hair-bow.html#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 11:00:18 +0000 Grace Atwood http://www.stripesandsequins.com/?p=9675 The holidays are the perfect time of year for velvet, and I loved the idea of making a fun, oversized bow to wear with my party dresses.  (Also, my friend Christin really really wanted one, so I decided to make her a few.)  This project is fun and really easy… [...]]]> http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/12/diy-velvet-hair-bow.html/feed 25 http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/10/good-hair-days.html http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/10/good-hair-days.html#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 10:00:31 +0000 Grace Atwood http://stripesandsequins.com/?p=4914 For the the better part of my teens and twenties, I was at war with my hair.  There was no such thing as a good hair day… unless I got a blow out or used a curling iron to tame my natural waves.  I could show you horrific photos from [...]]]> http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/10/good-hair-days.html/feed 31 http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/09/making-a-blow-out-last.html http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/09/making-a-blow-out-last.html#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:00:52 +0000 Grace Atwood http://stripesandsequins.com/?p=4544  Every fashion week, one of my first orders of business is a trip to the salon to get a blow out.  Getting my hair blown out is always a treat, as I have such a hard time doing it myself.  My hair is ridiculously thick and wavy so it takes [...]]]> http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/09/making-a-blow-out-last.html/feed 12 http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/03/beauty-week-favorite-hair-products.html http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/03/beauty-week-favorite-hair-products.html#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:00:27 +0000 Grace Atwood http://stripesandsequins.com/?p=1814 I have a love / (mostly) hate relationship with my hair.  On the positive side, it’s thick and wavy.  People would kill for that (or so I am told.)  If I blow it out straight, I can get a full week out of it without washing it.  And, the negatives. [...]]]> http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/03/beauty-week-favorite-hair-products.html/feed 27 http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/02/diy-leather-hair-bow.html http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/02/diy-leather-hair-bow.html#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000 Grace Atwood http://stripesandsequins.com/wp/?p=684 From the moment I lied eyes on this street style shot, I knew I needed a little leather bow for my hair.  The look is fresh, fun, and playful… but the tan leather keeps it from being over-the-top girly.  (Funny enough, I’m not much of a bow girl myself… I [...]]]> http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/02/diy-leather-hair-bow.html/feed 7 http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/01/new-year-new-hair.html http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/01/new-year-new-hair.html#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000 Grace Atwood http://stripesandsequins.com/wp/?p=627 On Thursday, I headed to ARROJO Studio to finally see what all the hype was about.  I wasn’t disappointed.  I’ve lived in Manhattan for six years now but had yet to have the true cosmopolitan city salon experience… this was it! Upon check in, I was ushered in to a [...]]]> http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/01/new-year-new-hair.html/feed 0 http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2011/07/new-must-try-hair-line-leonor-greyl.html http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2011/07/new-must-try-hair-line-leonor-greyl.html#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:03:00 +0000 Grace Atwood http://stripesandsequins.com/wp/?p=402 This post is long overdue, but it’s been such a busy summer!  A few months ago, the Leonor Greyl approached me, asking if I’d try out a few of their products.  After reading up on the line, I gladly obliged. If you aren’t familiar with the brand (I wasn’t,) here’s [...]]]> http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2011/07/new-must-try-hair-line-leonor-greyl.html/feed 1