Dainty Hooligan Blog Post: Amazing Celebrity Makeup Transformations

Thanks to the great people over at Cosmo, we came across an amazing (ok, and some not so amazing) set of Instagram photos from Filipino celebrity Paolo Ballesteros. His account features his day-to-day activities, but is also a plethora of photos of Ballesteros' fabulous makeup skills which transform him into various celebrities.  Take a gander at the pics below and head on over to Cosmo to check out more of these amazing photos!

Dainty Hooligan Beauty Tutorial: Thebeautydepartment.com's Top 3 Fixes

We love the beautydepartment.com and all of their amazing tutorials! We've gathered up three of our favorite fixes to share with all of our little hooligans. Be sure to click the accompanying link for more info on the tutorials and enjoy!
 
Have you ever gotten tweezer happy and maybe taken off a little bit too much off that brow? Well, you're in luck! The Beauty Department has a fix for that!

While some of us were blessed with amazing bone structures, the rest of us need great tips and tricks like this one to get a slimmer jawline.

Are you a new mom or pulling all-nighters for school? Either way, sometimes a girl just can't get enough sleep! Here's a fab beauty tutorial on how to look bright eyed and bushy tailed on only a few hours of sleep.

Dainty Hooligan Blog Post: And The Bride Wore Pink!

We love a bride who thinks outside the box and these brides did just that! These brave celebrity brides decided to shake things up a bit and wear pink wedding dresses on their big day. We love the warmth and femininity that a blush colored wedding dress brings to a wedding day, and these celebs did it right! Who do you think wore it best? Vote below!

Jessica Biel in a dip and tie dyed tiered frock

 Kaley Cuoco in a soft princess-like dress

Gwen Stefani in an ombre dip dyed dress

Dainty Hooligan Beauty Tutorial: Pastel and Neon Nail Art Tutorial

Strolling through all the pretty visuals in our various feeds we have online, we came upon this incredibly cool tutorial for some pretty awesome looking nail art. If you attempt to recreate this awesome nail art, keep the colors pastel and neon like the tutorial we found at thisthatbeauty.com or consider another color theme that coordinates with your favorite colors.  What colors would you try together? Check thisthatbeauty.com for the full tutorial to get this awesome look today!

Dainty Hooligan Blog Post: The Most Fashionable Dogs Of Instagram

We love dogs and we love fashion. Put the two together and you get nothing but squeals of delight from us! Which of these fashionable pooches of Instagram is your favorite? We can't decide! Vote below!

Digby & Aloysius Van Winkle. IG: @digbyvanwinkle

Montjiro. IG: @montjiro

Boo & Buddy. IG: @buddyboowaggytails

Dainty Hooligan Blog Post: How To Style That Anorak Jacket And Parka Jacket

Seneca Parka Jacket In Olive

 We love a good versatile jacket for fall and one that can transition with you from fall to winter is even better! The anorak and parka jacket styles are two of our favorites for this season and we're offering up a variety of colors and weights in both styles that we just love. Of course these jackets work beautifully thrown over your favorite tee and skinnies, but if you're like us, you've probably wondered how else can you style these lovelies up. We've rounded up a few of our favorite inspirational pics below on how to take these jackets beyond your normal wear. Check out our own Seneca Parka Jackets and Right As Rain Anorak Jackets over at www.daintyhooligan.com as well!

 Throw one of these jackets over a lace dress or romper for a cool and chic look.

Play with layers and lengths when you're dressing up and dressing down your jacket. 

Dainty Hooligan Blog: 3 Of Our Favorite ALS Ice Bucket Moments

The ALS ice bucket challenge; you've seen 'em everywhere on every single feed of yours and hey, you probably participated in them! Water wasting worries aside the challenge so far has raised about 80 million dollars towards research. Here is a small round up of some of our faves.

Fashion queen Donatella Versace kept it over the top and fabulous with two shirtless models and a couple of decadent buckets.

Matthew Lewis (a.k.a Neville Longbottom from the Harry Potter movies) gave Potter fangirls everywhere an eye full with his ice bucket challenge. My, how the wizard has grown!

And finally, we have the ice challenge seen around the world by the cinnamon challenge queen herself, Glozell. Words cannot express how hilarious this clip is!

Dainty Hooligan Blog Post: Prevent Date Rape With A Special Nail Polish?

 Recently four students from the University of North Carolina have created a nail varnish that will be able to detect if someones drink has been spiked with a "date rape" drug by changing color. This invention has sparked both praise and controversy from critics. Is this nail varnish revolutionary? Depends on who you ask.

According to Newsweek.com, Katie Russell from Rape Crisis England & Wales was critical of the development of this and other "preventative" options against date rape. Why? She states, “Whilst Undercover Color’s initiative is well meaning, on the whole,” she said, “Rape Crisis does not endorse or promote such a product or anything similar. This is for three reasons: it implies that it’s the woman’s fault and assumes responsibility on her behalf, and detracts from the real issues that arise from sexual violence.”

“For us, we work with victims to make them realize that they did nothing wrong,” she added. “Among primary cases, some do ask if they could have done anything to stop it. Products like this suggest otherwise. The emphasis must be placed 100% on the perpetrator.”

While we completely understand that angle, it seems anything that will help prevent rape and the act of blame and emotional recovery afterwords would be supremely beneficial to anyone in the dating scene.

This special nail polish is going under further development and refinement before it's going to be available to the masses. What do you think? Is this nail varnish good or bad? For more information, visit the Newsweek.com article.

Dainty Hooligan Poll - The Emmys 2014 Red Carpet: Who Did It Worst?

The 2014 Emmy's was once again a fashion free-for-all with beautiful highs and confusing lows. Just for the fun of it, we'll just leave this here and let you decide. 

Who did it worst on the red carpet?

Lena Dunham of Girls fame.

Mayim Bialik from The Big Bang Theory

Sarah Paulson from American Horror Story

Dainty Hooligan Poll: MTV VMA's 2014 Red Carpet Poll

So last night the MTV VMA Awards for 2014 went off with several hitches but we here at Dainty Hooligan Boutique love a good red carpet! The VMAs allow attending celebs to show off a different side of themselves stylistically that they might not express at other award shows like the Grammys.
A few looks stood out to us, but we want your take on three different looks that strode down the red carpet. We wanna know who you think worked it out best stylistically: Jennifer Lopez in a glitzy and sexy silver dress, Taylor Swift in a new take on the jumpsuit, or Kendall Jenner in a simple black satin dress. Who did it best out of this three style setters? Vote below! Want more dish and celeb pics from last nights event? Be sure to check out Just Jared for more juicy deets!

Dainty Hooligan News: Our End of Summer Warehouse Sale Is Right Around The Corner!

Our End of Summer Warehouse Sale is this coming Saturday August 9th from 10am-4pm here at Dainty Hooligan headquarters at our Anaheim, California location and we're excited to offer you a lot of great deals for back to school! With up to 80% this sale is gonna be a big one!

So far we've got bins of dresses, tops, and bottoms at deep discounted prices. We've also got bins of accessories that include belts, bags & purses, scarves and jewelry. We've also got some shoes on sale this time around!

This is a CASH ONLY sale and come early, all the best deals go out the door first! We hope to see you there!

Dainty Hooligan Blog Post: Wedding Worthy Dresses & A DIY Bonus!

We love how many of you hooligans out there are brides-to-be and choose one of our lovely dress to wear on your big day! Brides and bridesmaids alike often find what they're looking for at our website with our large selection of gorgeous dresses. Here are some favorite dresses of brides we've worked with in the past and some of our own favorites.

 White Cross Bow Back Dress - $39.50

 Evening In Paris - White - $43.99

 White Sunrise Dress - $39.50

 White Doylee Lace Maxi Strapless Dress - $42.99

Sakuh Crochet Lace Maxi By SKY - $299.99

With these beautiful dresses used non-traditionally for weddings, it makes sense that a non-traditional veil be used as well, right? Here are a couple DIY veil ideas that we loved that we think would look great for  your wedding day!

Over at greenweddingshoes.com, they show you how to make a polka dotted veil using soft tulle and acrylic paint. Personally, I'd dress it up a little more with crystals and tulle at the comb and add a border of pretty scalloped lace at the edge. But we also love the simplicity of this veil in it's original incarnation as well!

http://greenweddingshoes.com/diy-polka-dot-veil/

This veil may be a little bit more time consuming, so it's definitely for the DIY enthusiasts out there but the end result would be worth the time and effort! Threebirdsjewelry.com offers up their tutorial for their Birdcage Veil and it's definitely a beauty! 

http://threebirdsjewelry.com/2012/10/brirdcage-veil-diy/

We love our brides! Please be sure to check us out for more dresses for your big day!

Dainty Hooligan Summer Report: Top 5 Ways To Get A Tan

Ah yes, summer is here in full force! A habit I'm sure a lot of us are used to getting into this time of year is tanning. While we love a good bronzed bod ourselves, we began to wonder what the benefits and risks of various ways of tanning can be. It's true, attaining that tan in any aspect without enough self control can be dangerous to your health. But remember, all things in moderation! Here is a list of pros and cons of some of the ways to get that summer glow.

1. Worship the sun in all it's glory! That means laying out with a good layer of SPF sunscreen and tanning oil slathered all over to protect yourself while you bake outside under the sun.
Pros: Exposing yourself to the sun like this is a great way to get that tan naturally and produce some much needed vitamin D.
Cons: The only real con to this way of tanning can occur if you don't apply any SPF to avoid the risk of skin cancer. A recommended one hour of tanning this way is recommend as well to avoid over exposure to the sun.

2. Spray Tanning. Spray tanning involves standing in a booth while someone sprays a fine mist on all over you until your a shade or two darker.
Pros: It's a time saver! Most people love how quick and easy this process of getting a tan can be. Others like how even and mess free the tan can look as opposed to over the counter creams and lotions.
Cons: Spray tanning can be relatively expensive, per tan. Also it is not a FDA approved process and may cause damage to your body if ingested through the nose and mouth.

3. Lotions and Creams. You've seen or tried those over the counter products, I'm sure!
Pros: Buying a tan in a tube can be inexpensive and UV free since you're not required to spend time in the sun. 
Cons: It can be a mess and leave your tan looking uneven and streaky. To help in avoiding this, make sure you exfoliate and get rid of dead skin cells ahead of time. 

4. Tanning pills. Just don't! These pills contain a chemical dye that can turn your skin orange and damage your liver over time. It's not worth the risk!

5. Tanning Beds. The good ol' fake'n'bake.
Pros: Since tanning beds are basically simulating the sun via UV lights, a benefit of tanning beds can be that they help your body produce vitamin D.
Cons: Tanning beds are linked to an increase of skin and eye cancer rates in the US. Using tanning beds before the age of 30 increases your risk of developing skin cancer by 75%. Bake in the bed at your own risk!

So there you have it! Protect yourself, read labels, read more information online, and be smart while you get beautifully darker!

Dainty Hooligan Holiday Guide: Happy 4th Of July!

The 4th of July is coming upon us and we're getting ready for a great fun filled weekend over here! I've rounded up some great tips to make the best of your coming holiday weekend.

One of the first things I think about when it comes to the 4th of July is FOOD! If you're invited to a block party or family gathering and aren't sure what to bring, let me recommend taking Ina Garten's recipe for French Potato Salad. The great thing about this recipe is that it's made without mayonnaise and will definitely be different from any kind of potato based concoction any one else might bring.  Take a look at the ingredients and you'll know what I mean! 

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/french-potato-salad-recipe.html

Show your American pride with these super creative summer ice pop cakes over at studiodiy.com. Imagine serving these cuties up at your family BBQ! 

http://www.studiodiy.com/2014/06/24/summer-ice-pop-cakes/

Fireworks are obviously an amazing part of this great holiday and one of my favorite things about it. Here are some awesome tips on how to take some pretty amazing pics of you and your friends writing with sparklers. The results would be Instagram worthy for sure!

http://www.thecollegeprepster.com/2013/07/how-to-photograph-writing-with-sparklers.html

Lastly, what are you going to wear this 4th of July?!? We have some great summer looks for you from maxi dresses to cover ups, but we also have some really cute red, white, and blues for you to choose from too! So take a quick trip on over to Dainty Hooligan to place your order on one of our patriotic pieces before this great American holiday is here! Have a happy and safe fourth!

Dainty Hooligan Poll: Which Extreme Hair Trend Would You Try?

Summer is most definitely upon us! With the change of seasons, so comes the urge for a hair makeover. Most of us are going to head over to our favorite salon this summer and lighten up our tresses or shorten our length to coincide with the bright and sunny days ahead. Curious to try something extreme this summer? A couple of extreme hair trends this summer to try are the ever popular ombre and the more extreme pastel hair trend. Could you imagine yourself this summer with one of these hair styles this summer? Jobs and other restrictions aside, which trend would you love to try?

Dainty Hooligan Tutorial Find: A Makeup Strategy For a Fresh, Luminous Eye

Are you a causal victim to dark circles and uneven skin tone around the eyes? We understand and can sympathize completely! Thanks to thebeautydepartment.com, we found a great tutorial to help you look dazzling and ready for anything.We love this simple, yet welled strategized approach to getting that bright eye'd and bushy tailed look that's easy enough for everyday. Would you add this technique to your morning regimen? Check thebeautydepartment.com for more specifics!

Dainty Hooligan Styling Fun: 5 Ways to Style That Maxi Skirt!

If you haven't already noticed, we love a good maxi skirt over here at Dainty Hooligan headquarters! With summer coming, we know all to well that the maxi skirt will be a go-to staple of yours for those warmer days. Without further ado, here are 5 different ways to style that maxi skirt!

1. Keep it easy-breezy with a loose fitting tank or knotted basic tee.

2. Play with proportions. With all the volume in your skirt, keep your top micro with a cute bralette or bandeau. This look would work really great with a bikini top when you're poolside as well.

3. Dress it up with a blazer and your favorite power bag. A solid color as opposed to a print would probably work best for this look and make your maxi skirt work appropriate.

4. Pair it with your favorite cropped top. We know you have at least one cropped top since this trend is kind of a huge one at the moment. Pull that maxi up a few inches to your true waist, throw on your favorite cropped top and you'll keep looking on trend all summer long.

5. Throw on a chambray or denim button-up. Tucked in or worn open and unbuttoned, this look can go from beach side to dinner date in a few simple adjustments.

Things to keep in mind:
- Try tucking it in! Whether it's a tee or a button-up the tucked in look offers up a chic edge.
- Accessorize with a belt, long and layered strands of necklaces, and your favorite pair of
  sunnies.
- Sandals and wedges are ideal for this look, just keep your toes exposed to keep things on the casual
  side.