Cool or Crazy? 30 DIY Grooming Products + Trends

Anjelika Temple

As Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Brit + Co, Anjelika Temple brings her voracious consumption of all things creative and colorful to DIY projects, geeky gadgetry finds and more. When she's not DIY-ing her heart out, you'll find her throwing dinner parties with friends or adventuring with her husband David, their daughters Anokhi and Indira, and their silly dog Turkey.

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Jan 10, 2013

Cool or Crazy? 30 DIY Grooming Products + Trends

You know we love us a good DIY beauty trend. We tried our hand at the hair chalk craze, ombr-ified our nails, and recently turned our old bootcut jeans into skinnies. But there are also quite a few fads that push the “is this cool or is it crazy?” envelope. From burger-inspired eyeshadow to temporary lip tattoos, here are 30 such products and trends. Enjoy.

Temporary Lip Tattoos

Is the latest shade of red just not enough for you? Try these temporary lip tattoos by Violent Lips, available in prints, patterns, textures, and more. (Violent Lips)

DIY Dry Shampoo

This tutorial shows you how to use corn starch, baking soda, cocoa powder and more to create your own dry shampoo. (via Free People)

Caviar Nails

Beads + nail polish? This trend definitely pulls at our DIY heartstrings. While we like the sprinkled look, we wonder if it would be be annoying getting caught on loose threads and things all the time. If you’re not up for the DIY, check out Ciaté’s caviar manicure kit. (via Madame Noire)

Hair Rings

Apparently these are a new trend. Why limit rings to your fingers? (Regal Rose)

DIY Hair Chain

We like the look of this sort of reverse headband in theory. In reality, it seems like it would get tangled in most types of hair. (via I Spy DIY)

Hair Cuff

Could this be the new scrunchy? (Modekungen)

Wildflower Fauxhawk

You know we love us a good fauxhawk (see our French Braid Fauxhawk tutorial). (via Hair Romance)

Wrangler Anti-Cellulite Jeans

Wait, what? Oh, and they also have jeans that moisturize your legs. So there’s that. (via Style Sight)

Beard Oil

Keep that beard moisturized and lightly fragrant with Dude No. 1 beard oil. (MCMC Fragrances)

Kool-Aid Lip Stain

This is an oldie but a goodie, and a great way to get yummy summery lips all year long. (via The Beauty Department):

Hair Chalk

Grab some colored chalk, a spray bottle of water, your curling iron or straightener, and get to work! (via Brit + Co.)

Homemade Lip Balm

This one takes the whole Vaseline + eyeshadow thing to whole other level. Would love to try this with a little bit of sparkle too! (via Whole Living)

Two-Toned Lips

The problem with this is that it’s almost too subtle to look like it’s on purpose, but could be cool with more dramatic hues for a costume. (via Fashion Cherry)

Preparation H for Puffy Eyes

We wrote about this one for our DIY New Year’s Eve Recovery Kit and stand solidly by it. It works. Seriously. (via Pharmacy Mix)

Beer Shampoo Bar

Beers happen to double as a clarifying agent for hair. How crazy is that? (Dogfish)

Chamomile Tea Highlights

Looking for a natural hair lightener and short on sun? You can use chamomile tea (with chamomile extract and yogurt) to create your own lightener. Very interesting, and possibly delicious? (via show)

Braids, Braids, and more Braids!

Last year was definitely the year of the braid, and we were all about it. (via Brit + Co.)

Colored Eyebrows

This seems like an only-runway look but the folks at Beautylish beg to differ. What do you think? (via Beautylish)

Alpha Nail

Nail polish for men. Described as… war paint. Available as a starter kit with two “clean slate” wipes. Discuss. (Alpha Nail)

DIY Hair Bow

Love this whimsical take on a knot! (via Emmaline Bride)

Homemade Toothpaste

Ok, so we’re all for being green and knowing what goes into the products you use but… we draw the line at toothpaste. Of course, we’re happy to be proven wrong if you’ve got a great recipe. (via Wellness Mama)

Growing Thicker Eyebrows

Thicker eyebrows are definitely in and, if you ask us, young ingenues like Camilla Belle are taking their cue from the original browed beauty, Brooke Shields. In any case, there are a few ways you can fake thick brows or even try to grow them in using lash-growing serums or even Rogaine. Yep. You knew Rogaine would make this list in one form or another. (via Huffington Post)

Ombre Lips

We love ombre but we think there’s a line… or a gradient? As our resident stylist Misty put it best, ombre lips are only good if you’re taking a photo of just your lips. (via xSparkage)

Eye Rock Sticker Eyeliner

We love this product! It makes putting on eyeliner so much easier, especially when looking for dramatic results. Thank you Birchbox for including this in one of last year’s boxes! (Birchbox)

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