Kristen Pulice has been all over the world, and somehow Chicago was lucky enough to be graced with her presence. Traveling with L’Oreal and The House of Bumble to London & Paris, Kristen knew she was in the right place. Pulice has made a name for herself as one of the most sought after hair & make-up artists in Chicago, and is not stopping there. Having personally worked with Kristen when she was kind enough to donate her time to For The Sake of Fashion, Streetstylechi knows first hand how contagious her bubbly personality is, and what an attention to detail she has. She has since worked with major companies, including Olay, Venus Gillette, John Frieda, Secret Deodorant, Mucinex, Crest White Strips, Express, The Limited and the television talk show The Steve Harvey Show. We are excited to see what her next move will be!
Kristen was nice enough to put together a list of beauty tips & tricks for us. This will keep you looking prim and put together through these last sweaty August days. Take notes ladies!
when you don’t feel like washing your hair but it also works as a great dry
texturizer.
It will give your hair grip when you tease it and you’ll get a lot more height.
Spray it at the base of your hair in the crown area of your head, brush out any
remaining white residue and tease away.
toothbrush and tame them!
at the beach, take an empty water bottle with you and fill it up with ocean
water! Once you get home get an empty spray bottle and fill it with the ocean
water and you’ve got the best beach spray ever. (And it’s FREE!)
from the base to ends. Too much chlorine and salt water is drying and
damaging and doing this will help protect it.
“grey blending”. This will help get rid of some of the greys but won’t leave
you looking like you clearly went and got your hair colored. Just be sure
to go to a salon and have it done as opposed to using the boxed color at the
store because it will be obvious that you colored it.
your own hair with it. It’s so bad for your hair because it’s made like a “one
size fits all” meaning that the formulas in them are extremely strong and
harsh on your hair because they formulated to work on every type of hair.
I know it’s more expensive to go to a salon and have your hair colored but
it’s totally worth it. Also, if you mess it up and then have to go to a salon,
corrective colors are pricey and you’ll be pretty mad at yourself for having to
spend a lot of money that you probably were trying to avoid spending in the
first place.
your face and neck are two different colors. Take your bronzer and with a
big makeup brush and blend it down onto your neck. (Don’t forget the back
of your neck if your hair is up!)
your blow drier prior to curling them. Be sure to only warm it up a little and
test it by feeling the temperature before you use it so it’s not so hot that it
burns you. Think of it as a curing iron for your eyelashes!
ears. When you’re getting your haircut ask your hair stylist to help you out
with them. They’ll trim them for you.
of styling cream, hold the hair taut in the direction you want it to go and and
blow dry it.
as an eye shadow doesn’t mean you can only use it as an eye shadow. It can
double as a highlighter or a brow powder etc.
realistic. Instead of the dreaded orange color, you’ll get a color that looks
more realistic and like you’ve just gotten back from a tropical vacation.
Sounds scary but it works!
keep your hair healthy. If you’re someone who never cuts your hair because
you want it to grow you’re not helping yourself. Once you get a split end it
slowly begins splitting up the shaft of your hair. This causes it to eventually
break which then makes your hair look thinner. If you’re trying to grow your
hair and hate getting it cut, go get a trim at least every 3 or 4 months so you
can prevent split ends from happening.
Take your bronzer and apply it down both sides of your nose and then take a
highlighter and apply it down the center of your nose.
So will applying a small amount of lip gloss only to the center of your lips.
a makeup setting spray. Urban Decay makes a great one called “All Nighter”
which can be found at Ulta or Sephora. After you’ve finished your makeup,
spray a light coat over your face and party the night away without worrying
about having to reapply anything later.
instead of clamping it. Leave the bottom inch and a half of your hair out and
away from the heat. This will create a beach wave as opposed to a full curl. If
your hair is too waved, give it a tug while it’s still warm to loosen it up. Shake
out when finished and you’ve got the perfect beach wave!
green will help cancel out some of the redness.