Gossip Girl: Hair and Makeup like Blair Waldorf

Hey readers! I'm back again with part two about Blair Waldorf. I'm currently in the midst of doing a Gossip Girl series, in honour of Season 3 premiering in the fall. I will be explaining how to dress and look like four characters in GG: Blair Waldorf, Serena, Jenny, and Vanessa.

Blair Waldorf is the epitome of social hierarchy. She's manipulative, glamorous and mischievous, but she hides behind her fresh looking face, and perfectly styled hair.








In the first picture, Blair is sporting perfectly sculpted ringlets and a daytime smokey eye.

Hair:

1. Spritz a heat protectant spray onto dry air. I recommend Sedu Smoothing Heat Protecting Boost. You can purchase this at folica.com for $12.99!

2. Section hair into 3-4 smaller pieces, and leave one piece out.

3. Begin curling 1" pieces of hair with a 1" curling iron. Only curl your hair to about halfway, because this look requires straight and smooth hair on top. I recommend Hot Tools Professional Curling Iron from folica.com.

4. Continue working through your sections until all your hair has been curled.

5. Use a tiny amount of smoothing serum to "tousle" your curls, and separate them. DO NOT run your hands through your curls, as you would do to a more relaxed hairstyle. The whole essence of Blair's hair is the fact that it is perfectly sculpted.

6. To finish off your look, slip in your favourite headband about 3" back from your hairline.

Makeup:

1. Blend tinted moisturizer onto your skin to reduce redness and even your skintone.
2. Lightly dust a pressed powder to set the tinted moisturizer, and provide a fresh base for your makeup.
3. Lightly line your top and bottom lashlines with a chocolate brown eyeliner.
4. Sweep a dark plum eyeshadow over eyelids and crease, and apply a SLIGHT amount of plum eyeshadow to your bottom lashline.
5. Apply a peach coloured cream blush onto the apples of your cheeks.
6. Finish off the look with a medium pink lipgloss.

For the next look, Blair is sporting a low side bun with wavy wispy ends.

1. Spritz a texturizing spray to hair.
2. Creat a deep side part with a rat tail comb, and gather your hair into a ponytail on the right side of your head. Secure with a clear elastic.
3. Twist hair loosely and wrap around the base. Secure with bobby pins. It's okay if there are pieces falling out; this look isn't meant to be perfect.
4. Take a few face framing pieces of hair and wrap around a large barrel curling iron. Don't clamp the hair inside the curling iron; literally wrap it around the barrel.
5. Finish off with a shine spray, and slip in a headband.

Makeup:

1. Blend a tinted moisturizer onto skin and finish off with a pressed powder.
2. Sweep a champagne coloured eyeshadow over the lid and crease.
3. Blend a rosy cream blush onto the apples of your cheeks.
4. Finish off with a rosy tinted lip balm.

For the last picture, Blair was stepping outside her beauty boundaries and sporting looser, crazier waves. They still have the essence of elegance, and poise, as Blair personifies these characteristics easily.

Hair:

1. Spritz hair with a heat protectant spray.
2. Divide hair into 3-4 smaller sections.
3. Using a 2" curling iron, take a 1" piece of hair and literally "wrap" the hair around the barrel.
4. Continue doing this throughout all the sections.
5. Gently and carefully run your fingers through you hair to loosen the waves even more, and separate them.
6. Finish with a spritz of shine spray, and slide a skinny headband 3" from the hairline.

Makeup:

Same makeup as picture two.

That's it for How to Dress & Look Like Blair Waldorf! I hope I've given you inspiration on how to look like Blair Waldorf, and stay tuned tomorrow for How to Dress like Serena Van Der Woodsen!

What is your favourite Blair Waldorf moment in GG? What is your favourite makeup/hair look? Outfit? Post in the comments!