We hardly ever see Joan Smalls rocking anything but bone straight locks so we’re always pleasantly surprised to see her rocking some texture. Check out her spread entitled “Foxy Lady” in V Magazine’s Issue 70.

source: V Magzine

source: V Magzine

source: V Magzine

source: V Magzine

Chrishell Stubbs can probably be considered fashion’s new “it girl” and she just so happens to have naturally curly hair. Check her out in H&M’s Spring 2011 ad campaign.

source: H&M

source: H&M

source: H&M

Check out two of our favorite curly girls Sabina Karlsson and Marquita Pring in a Levi’s® Curve ID ad. The jeans are interesting because they are almost custom to fit your body’s curves. The “Slight” is for women with little no no curves that have trouble finding jeans that fit at the waist. The “Demi” is for evenly proportioned women who don’t typically have trouble finding jeans that fit. The “Bold” is for curvy girls that have issues with waist gapping in the back. ” Supreme” is for super curvy chick who need a back with a higher rise so it doesn’t sit too low. They are really affordable so now there is no excuse for muffin tops, butt cleavage or ill-fitting waist-gapping jeans.

source: Levi’s® Curve ID

For those of you who know how to french braid, here are two super chic buns from the Spring 2011 Valentino show and a semi-step-by-step pictorial on how to get it. You can see that the bottom left image is a little different because it doesn’t utilize a full center part. You can’t loose with either.

source:Style.com

It’s hot, you’re going to the beach, you want your hair up and out of your way. I have a solution for you! I scoured Style.com to find these über cute buns. They are from the Spring 2011 and Fall 2011 runway collections. You can rock them on hair type. Try!

Carolina Herrera F2011	Nina Ricci S2011
Jill Sander S2011	Nina Ricci S2011

Almond- Said to attract money & good fortune when added to incense

Avocado- According to legend, this will bring one happiness, wealth & long life

Bayberry- Brings money to the pockets and blessings to the home

Blue Bonnet- A gamblers favorite to bring luck

Carnation- Used for gambling luck

Cinnamon- Used for good luck, money-drawing, fast action & love

Citronella- Attracts friends to the home & customers to a place of business

Grape- This oil is used for gaining popularity & for money drawing

Heather- Anoint your purse or wallet with this daily so you will never be without money

Heliotrope- Protects you from physical harm & at the same time,attracts wealth

Lotus- Worn by women to make a man loose with his money

Mistletoe- For attracting customers, developing business when used in in your place of business

Myrtle- Attract love, Money & good fortune

Nutmeg-Used for removing a jinx from someone, add to bathwater. Also used for luck drawing

Orris- One of the most potent of love oils. Is thought to work where all others have failed

Peony- A lucky oil for those who need customers, business success & good fortune in all endeavors

Petunia- Used to help get a loan or when applying for credit,anoint the application

Ylang Ylang- Used to draw attention to onesself, but also of value when seeking employment

Here is my April hair update. If you’re an avid reader, then you know that I do this every 3 months and have been since April 2007. I started Mane and Chic back in April of 2007 when I was living in South Beach. It’s been about 4 years and wow has my life changed and my hair too. I started at neck length. Which was barely 1″ on my tape measure, but now you can see that my hair has grown to about 10.5″ on the tape measure.

I recently cut off about 3″. Why? It was part of my spring cleaning challenge. I didn’t like the way my ends were looking and I haven’t really been paying much attention to my hair lately so I wanted to start over by cutting off a couple of inches. It’s just hair, it will grow back… no biggie.

Did you cut it yourself? Yes, I did. I’ve been cutting my own hair since I was in high school (over 10 years). I’ve invested in high quality professional shears that cost upwards of $100. I think this is super important. This time I went for more of a U shape than my typical V shape in the back. What is a V shape or U shape? What am I talking about? Click here to see Feye’s Trimming Instructions and that should explain everything including how to do it yourself.

The goal is to grow my hair out to 15″ on that tape measure you see in the photo. That’s waist length on me. I have the longest torso ever! Before the trim, I was barely reaching it, but I’m happy with my decision to cut. If I don’t cut my hair anymore this year, I should get to about 15″ by January 2012. I’ll probably trim again before that though. It depends. When I wear my hair curly, I don’t care if my ends are perfect, but when It’s straight, I prefer super clean ends.

What am I using now? When I straighten, I typically use Giovanni Wellness System Shampoo and Conditioner with Chinese botanicals featuring Eco Chic Technology. When I wear my hair curly, I use heavily diluted (with water)Kinky Curly Come Clean and Knot Today as my comb-through and leave-in conditioner. I use Desert Essence Jojoba Oil nearly every day on my ends and to deep condition, I use anything by Aubrey Organics, but I prefer Aubrey Organics GPB Glycogen Protein Balancing Conditioner. I deep condition once a week. I also like hot oil treatments, using Carol’s Daughter Lisa’s Hair Elixir. I try other products and if they are really good, I rave about them on the blog, but the aforementioned products are my staples.

To see all the posts specifically related to my hair, click here. This is where you fill find literally everything you need to know about my hair.

To find out more about trimming, choosing shears, products, ingredients, techniques and etc., please view the 101 Guide To Hair. It’s literally a site map for all the important hair articles on Mane and Chic.

Add spring flair to your locks with these ultra feminine hair clips from Garden of Whimsy.

source: Garden of Whimsy

source: Garden of Whimsy

source: Garden of Whimsy