Men's Hairstyle Trends

I mostly talk about subjects geared towards women, but today I have a post for the men!  As a hairstylist, I see a lot of trends come and go. The biggest trend I am seeing right now is the 1950's look.  I am so in love with this look.  It is classic,  timeless, and very clean cut.  

This look is the "classic" all about the deep part,  hair gel,

 and the visible line of where the teeth of the comb went through.

Here is a more disheveled version of that look.

Here is a Modern take on this vintage look.  I love this for the short tapered sides! 

(and i just love Maklemore)

hope you enjoyed and would consider trying this out, or making your boyfriends try them!

That is all,

Nam Nguyen

NHCNguyen101@gmail.com

What I would wear to Prom

If I Were To Go To Prom

After seeing all of these girls post pics of their prom,  I wanted to post what I would wear. 

Dress

ML Monique Lhuillier

Asymmetric Ruched Gown

$598.00

Jewlery

Henri Bendel

$498.00

Henri Bendel

$58.00

Henri Bendel 

$88.00

Shoes

Christian Louboutin

$1075.00

 

Hair and Makeup

That is all

Nam Nguyen

NHCNguyen101@gmail.com

NEW OBSESSION

CRIMPED HAIR

OMG... I am so in love with wavy crimped hair for this summer.  It is so much fun to dress up a hot summer night or casual with a half-up, half-down look. Take a look!

HOW IS IT DONE?

Most people use a wave iron like the one shown below.  This is the easiest way to do it on yourself. When I do this on other people, I use a curling iron. 

CLICK HERE TO SEE A TUTORIAL

You should try it out!

That is all,

Nam Nguyen

NHCNGUYEN101@gmail.com

TREND ALERT

TREND ALERT

A trend I am seeing a lot for summer is the use of COMPLEMENTARY COLORS!

What are complementary colors? 

Well, they are the colors that are opposites of each other on the color wheel.

Just think sport teams:

Denver Broncos are BLUE and ORANGE

LA Lakers are PURPLE and YELLOW

Christmas is GREEN and RED

I took an art class once and we did a cool activity where we took a red paint swatch and held it up to a white wall.  After we stared at it for 45 seconds and took the paper away, we saw a green square on the wall. Weird right?  But so cool!

Why are they called complementary colors? 

They compliment each other!  DUH!
Here are two swatches of the SAME red color. One next to green and one next to orange.

Which red looks more intense? 

The Red next to the green is so much more intense!

Here is Chloe Kardashian in an awesome Printed Clover Canyon dress. Notice how the bag and shoe look super intense?  That is because the main color on the dress is blue so it is helping the accessories stand out.

This is a perfect color to wear on a RED carpet if you want to stand out!

Need I say more?

Hope you all catch on to this amazing trend!

That is all,

Nam Nguyen

NHCNguyen101@gmail.com

Makeup Starter kit

MAKEUP MUST-HAVES

Hey guys!  Many of you have requested a "makeup kit" post,  so here it is!

This are my "must haves" for any make up kit.  I chose mostly Drug store products but you can always purchase a higher end version.

1. Foundation

L'oreal true match foundation is amazing! I love this foundation because it's longevity and selection of colors!

2. Concealer

The Revlon Photoready concealer stick is great for those dark under-eye-circles!

3. Setting powder

This Maybelline is my HOLY GRAIL to keep foundation matte and on all day.

4. Eye shadow

The Wet n Wild 8 pan palettes are super amazing! Super pigmented and Dirt cheap!

5. Eyeliner

These Milani Liquif'eye eyeliners are Soft and lasts all day long!

6. Mascara

These Maybelline Lash Stiletto mascara holds your lashes in its curl all day long!

7. Lash Curler

Any lash curler would work!

8. Blush

The NYX blushes are super soft and long wearing!

9. Bronzer

I KID YOU NOT!

 This is my favorite item of all time! This is the perfect bronzer for contouring or all over glow!

10. Lips

These Revlon lip butters are the perfect happy medium between lipstick and lip gloss!

11. Brushes

This E.L.F (eyes lips face) Studio brush set has every brush you would need to do your makeup!

These are just my suggestion but you can purchase what you think would be the best for you! 

Hope this helped!

That is all.

Nam Nguyen

NHCNguyen101@gmail.com

ALL ABOUT ME

HEY GUYS!

I am sure most you you guys know me by now but I just wanted to write a short profile!  Many of you are confused on whether I am a designer, stylist, hairstylist, or make up artist.

Well.....

I am all FOUR!

A few people had asked me why my blog has such a wide range of subjects and all I tell them is that I write about what I know.  Lets just say I keep myself super busy!

I started teaching myself to sew at the age of 12.  

During that time, I was also very interested in doing hair, using my mom and sister and mannequins. 

 They didn't like that very much but they let me play sometimes.  HAH!

I started taking Fashion Design classes during my Junior and Senior year of high school. Launching my first collection at the age of 17,  I  could only afford to use my friends as models, and of course, I did their hair and make up for each fashion show!  

Upon graduation from school,  I worked with many designers and have had my own personal designs worn on TMZ.com, the Real housewives of DC, and Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.  

This was my DREAM and my PASSION but MOM and DAD thought I should think of getting a back up job that would pay the bills.  I hate being an adult by the way!

I attended college for two years but hated what I did.  The same routine everyday:

8:00 am      wake up

9:00 am        class 1

11:30 am      class 2

1:30 pm          work 
7:00 pm        class 3

9:00 pm           Sew

12:00 am         Sleep

I came home with a MIGRAINE EVERYDAY! It was horrible!

So I told Mom and Dad I am going to hair school.  They were hesitant but I was SURE! I told them that if I were to get stuck with something other than fashion,  I would like to be stuck doing something I love. That was the best decision I ever made.

 I was still designing and launched my first full collection while I was in cosmetology school... and then my second collection.

(I was doing this while working two separate part time jobs)

From Hair school I fell in love with Make up and now I am pursuing 

to become a Professional Make Up artist.

I am a Man of Many Trades...also I cant sit still.  what can I say? hahaha

There is the story of my life.  Well kinda.

Thanks for reading

That is all,

Nam Nguyen

NHCNguyen101@gmail.com

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FASHIONAM

NEW OBSESSION

HEY GUYS!

Sorry it has been so long since I had posted a blog, but I am BACK!  

For this week, I a currently obsessed with the sock bun!



 OMG I know the sock bun has been around for a bit now but... How amazing is it?

It is so easy to just toss it up and go.
 Maybe the new alternative to a bad hair day?!? 

I would say for work wear it a bit below your crown


 To make it a bit more youthful, wear it centered on your crown or even higher.

  You can also jazz up sock buns with ACCESSORIES!
  I mean ACCESSORIES ARE EVERYTHING.


Here she has it with a cute headband!

 I love the FUN bow she has on this sock bun!

Another way to jazz up the sock bun is to wrap it with a braid



.  I have attached a video with a tutorial on how to create a sock bun! Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koRcJhZEWao

That is all

Nam Nguyen

NHCNguyen101@gmail.com

CRAZY COUPON-ING

My friend Liza is on her way to becoming rich by collecting coupons!  Today I got to experienced first hand!

First we went to Rite Aid where I wanted to stock up on my favorite eyeliner that I use on clients. 

This eyeliner runs from $9.95-$12.95 depending on the store. 

 At Rite Aid it is $10.95 but I paid $5.00 each!

Here is how:  All Physicians Formula products are "buy one get one free" at the moment so I got two for $10.95 which means it was only $5.50 each. That was the store discount so then I puled out the manufacturer's discount and saved $1.00. So I paid $10.00 for one and got one free. 

WAH-LAH! 

$5.00 dollars each! Spent $43.80 before tax but paid $19.90. 

Saved $23.90 or 55%

Next we went to Walmart

Liza bought 2 bottles of shampoo, 2 bottles of conditioner, and 8 Nivea chap sticks.

We used a lot of coupons so I'm not going to go into too many details.

Total before coupons: $37.91

We paid: $11.70

Saved $26.21 or 70%

Coupon-ing can be fun and a great way to save money. You can YOUTUBE how to be a coupon-er! 

NOW GO OUT AND TRY IT!

That is all

Nam Nguyen

NHCNguyen101@gmail.com

 Academy Awards

 HITS AND MISSES

HITS

Naomi Watts was breath taking in this metallic Armani Prive

Jessica Chastain was a beautiful golden statue also in Armani Prive

Jennifer Lawerence...... speechless in Dior Haute Couture

Misses

Kerry washington in Miu Miu. I say NO! NO!

Anne Hathaway underwelmed in Prada.

Adele looked great in this Jenny Packham dress but I am so over black on her! i was sctually happy when she stepped out of her box and wore a bright print at the Grammy's this year.

That is all

Nam Nguyen

NHCNguyen101@gmail.com