Beauty Looks for Valentine's Day

Voluminous Lashes. learn how to get full, lashes without having to use falsies.

Beautiful Bronze Eye. Soften your usual smoky eye with a bronze shimmer eyeshadow for this warm

Plum Lips. If you love bold lip color but want to try something other than red, try a trendy burgundy shade

Candelit Eye Makeup. Have reservations at a dimly lit restaurant? 

Fake Bigger Lips. Find out how to get instantly fuller lips for the perfect pout this V-Day.

Fake Bigger Lips. Find out how to get instantly fuller lips for the perfect pout this V-Day.

Olive and Lavender Eyeshadow. If you have blue or green eyes, try a soft, pastel eye look to really complement your features.

Red Lips and Smoky Eyes. Nothing says Valentine's Day better than these two classic looks. Not even chocolate.

Mermaid Waves. There's nothing more romantic than mermaid hair. Learn how you can copy this style

Messy Ponytail. Try this effortlessly sexy look

Glam Roll. Give your soft waves a retro twist (literally) 

Halo Braid. If you're aiming for a simpler look, try a subtle halo braid. Pair it with neutral, shimmery makeup for a boho look or a bold lip if you want to glam it up.

Bombshell Braid. Leave your makeup minimal and let all the attention be on your long, luscious locks.

Trendy Hairstyle for Valentine's Day

Rihanna, Kandi Burruss and Traci Braxton are all successful women with different styles. As with any woman, not everything that works for one will work for another. But one hairstyle that never works on anyone (and one they've all tried) is bright red hair. Please stop doing that to your hair, ladies. It's distracting and you look like "It" clown assistant no matter how beautiful you are. Do not dye your hair bright red for Valentine's Day, or pull a Rashidah Ali any day of the year.

Since the love day is on its way, there is one hairstyle that's complimentary to every woman's hair type and style. It's trendy for the holiday and works for all hair textures: the side braid.

When black women were kids, they remember the days when their mothers would part their hair down the middle and braid each side into two braids from the temple to the kitchen. Or, maybe four braids instead of two (picture A$AP Rocky). But the kid braiding days are over with.

This braid is a little sexier. Singer Leona Lewis (photo above) has a loose braid on her left-hand side. Try that but then loosely braid the right side, too. The two braids (from the back) will resemble a heart.

Feel free to test out red pins, barrettes, flowers and even lace to tie the two ends together. It's simple, chic, and works well for long and short dresses.

If your hair is short, try braiding a little higher up on the head as opposed to by the ear and below. Depending on what you get into on VDay, this is also a great hairstyle that won't unravel easily.