The Topsy Turvey Ponytail

When I was younger I used to have my hair in all sorts of styles, one of my favourites was the topsy turvey ponytail.
This is such an easy hairstyle to do and you can do it with any height of ponytail or even a low side ponytail and it looks lovely every time. All you need is a hair tie.

To start you will have to brush your hair through so you can get the neatest style possible.

You will then need to put your hair into a pony tail at the desired height. Bare in mind at this point that the rest of your hair will hang close to your head. I did my ponytail in the middle of the back of my head. 

Next, pull the hair tie away from your head and make a gap down the middle. If you are doing a side ponytail you can do it at an angle.

Lastly flip your remaining hair through the top hole of your hair and push it through so it goes all the way through and hangs out the bottom. You can then pull on the hair tie to make it a bit more tighter.

An there you go, a quick and easy topsy turvey ponytail.
You can also do this style so all the remaining hair is tucked in, you just don't make the gap in your hair all the way through and stuff all your hair inside itself. This will take a bit longer and require a few pins to secure it into place.

Betsie

Makeup

I'm not a big make up wearer and I usually try to keep it natural. My routine in the morning takes about fifteen minutes, some people may think this is a long time to spend on your makeup but I like to think my face is a canvas so like to take my time.
I start with a moisturiser to prime my skin then a layer of liquid foundation. I find it difficult to find a foundation which matches my skin colour as I am quite pale, I don't want to spend out for expensive brands but at the same time I don't want the foundation to look patchy. I use Maybelline Dream Satin Liquid foundation in Light Porcelain, it is a light foundation which some people might think is too watery but it is perfect for me.
After applying foundation I cover up blemishes or any glint of a dark circle under my eye with concealer. Some people may think I don't need any concealer and they are probably right. I'm lucky and hardly ever get spots. The concealer I feel works best is Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer, it covers well and lasts a long time, plus its pretty cheap.
I pat a little bit of my remaining foundation on top of the concealer so it blends in with the rest of my face and there's no colour difference from the two.
I like the matte look of foundation so I use a brush to put a sprinkling of powder foundation over the top. This is also Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Ultimate Wear Powder in Fair.
Every girl needs a bit of colour to her cheeks whether is be blusher or bronzer. My skin suits blusher as I have a natural rosy cheek anyway. I use Rimmel Powder Blush in Santa Rose, I think powder blushes go on easier than cream blush but I would like to find a cream blusher that goes well. I apply it with a Max Factor blusher brush to my cheek bones from my nose to just above my ear.

Once the base of my face is done I put on my Maybelline The Falsies Volum' Express mascara. Now being ginger you would have thought I would wear brown mascara but you would be wrong if you do think that. I do wear black mascara but this is just out of preference and goes back to my dancing years where I had to wear stage makeup. I know that when I don't wear mascara I look like I'm ill or tired and I have confirmation from a number of people that this is true. The mascara I use also comes in a really pretty purple tube with a lace print on the cap. I put it on the top and bottom lashes but have really long bottom lashes so only do the bit close to the eye.
I wear a little bit of pencil eyeliner but not so much that it's too obvious. I apply this to the waterline which people before have told me I shouldn't do but I look strange when I just apply it to my lash line.
I am pretty much done once the eyeliner is on, all that is left to do is put on a bit of Vaseline, or if I'm feeling it a bit of lipstick, natural of course, and walk out the front door.
I think if day time makeup looks like you haven't shoveled troughs of it on, you have been successful in the application. I see far to many girls, especially living in Essex, who wear too many layers of foundation and the wrong colour. 

My theory is enhance your natural beauty. Every one is beautiful in their own way.

Betsie