h // dare to try colored hair

Colored Hair: The Spring Trend

I love hair! It's such a strange, exciting concept. Like, I want this blanket of keratin to reach my shoulders. Or maybe to my stomach. Who knows! Hair is so fun because you can change it whenever you want, and it completely changes your style. It's like more permanent jewelry.

Along those lines, hair is a huge part of spring trends (if you hadn't noticed). In fact, I would argue it's the biggest trend of spring 2015. More specifically, I mean colored hair. Now, speaking from experience-uh, red, pink, purple, and orange experience-dying your hair is a big plunge, and it's not easy to maintain. If you already have blonde hair, you're better off, but if you, like me, have dark hair, it's a pain to do. Don't get me wrong, though, colored hair is amazing and gorgeous, and I highly recommend everyone dye their hair a crazy color at least once. If that's your thinking too, now's the perfect time. Time something crazy like a vibrant blue, or maybe tone it back with a pastel pink. The biggest color though is, in my opinion, silver! Isn't that fantastic? I wish my job would let me dye my hair... silver hair, I'm coming to you this winter! Still not sold on the look? Here's a few pics of other awesome and amazing bloggers with hair as bright as their futures!

h // How to Style Short Hair

How to style short hair, short hair, hairstyles, short hair styles, hairstyles for short hair, short hair

I love my hair. I know that's not necessarily something you would expect from me, considering I've cycled through about 5 hair colors over the past 4 months, but it's true. I really do love my hair now. After I had to redo my roots and was too lazy to die them, I knew it was time for a change. I took my long red haired butt down to the hairdresser, and I died it blonde again. Not only that, but I chopped it off. Did I want to? Definitely! Did it hurt that literally the ends of my hair from my shoulders to below my chest were fried and dead? Not in the least! So, here I am now, short haired and blonde, and I never realized how much fun short hair can be!

Something that I learned very quickly after cutting my hair is that short hair is both a blessing and a curse. It's a blessing because it takes, like, zero minutes to style and because the messier it looks the better. But the curse part? Who the heck knows how to style it, because I don't. When I decided to cut it short, I spent hours online looking for easy styles that weren't the average straight, curled, or low bun, yet I barely came up with anything. So, this one is for those with short hair who are looking to mix it up, or maybe someone considering cutting their hair. Short hair + these hairstyles = amazing. It's guaranteed.

I'm going to be showing you 3 different hairstyles that short-haired peeps can use! I currently have a v-cut that is somewhere between bob and lob, so some of these may be more appropriate for one or the other. Either way, here are some styles that those with short hair can rock and look amazing in!

the grand return

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Cue the trumpets... Lichtenstyle is officially back! And I mean, back and better than ever! The main difference around here is that Lichtenstyle is no longer just a fashion blog, but it's one focused on showing you amazing fashions on a super shoestring budget (aka, a student's budget. aka, my budget). Isn't that exciting? This is something that will give me infinite ideas and inspiration to keep Lichtenstyle alive.

What else is in store, you ask? You'll just have to wait and see. For now, here's what you can find new around the site:
• All old posts have been updated! Why not try going back and rereading your favorite post?
• Prices have been added to items, check it out.
• Speaking of items, all linked pieces have updated links, which means you can totally go buy that shirt you were sad sold out now.
• New theme! I mean, isn't it awesome?! I #loveit.
• The pages have been updated, and new categories added, making it easier for you to find what you're looking for.

All in all, I'm really excited for this chapter of Lichtenstyle to begin, and I'm so happy you guys are coming along for the ride.

What do you think of Lichtenstyle's new look?