Let's go Red!

I had a good hairstylist friend, Ashley who is was a recent graduate of the Paul Mitchell School in Provo, UT come and spruce up the sad state of my hair. I had never gone red but she suggested that Copper and Red was "in." Well, she was right! I have worn my hair red many times and loved the results. Unfortunately for me, I have recently moved from PA to IN and am not close to any of my friends from the Paul Mitchell School I was attending. In attempts to cover my gray hair (yes, I'm graying), I have enlisted the help of my OCD/Perfectionist mother to help me color my hair Red. I have to say that I it was nice to not have to barely direct her at all and my hair looked fabulous as an end result!

Well, everyone... Red is "In"! I will keep everyone updated on my latest Before/After (Styling, Cutting, Coloring) pics from these past few months.


All smiles with the new color that replaced the old "grays"

My mom/new enlisted beautician and I (w/ the vibrantly new red hair)!

My friend Ashley (Paul Mitchell Graduate and present instructor in CA) and I. My first time going Red.

Nothing like a little bit of Red to spice up your color history! If you're ever in the Indiana area and need some sprucing with color and whatnot, give me a call!

Flaunting the Pink stuff

In an effort to dive into late Spring/Summer I am going to go out and get myself a nice soft pink lipstick. I think it will go well with the red hair. This pale blue pink on Ms Loren would look very nice with the soft colors I plan to wear this summer! I'm seeing this classic look will make a come back this Summer Season.

Here's some Sephora pink lipstick picks:

What it is:
A pure, creamy lipstick formula for bold color.

What Shade:
Viva Las Vegas (Sheer Shimmering Champagne)

Cost:
$24

What it does:
Nars Lipsticks are enriched with vitamin E to increase wearability and keep true color intact. Sheer finish creates the most natural, stained-looking lips. Semi-matte produces velvety, full-bodied lips. Finally, satin fashions creamy, moist-looking lips.

ROUGE PUR SHINE SPF15
Sheer Lipstick

What it is:
A sheer, shiny lipstick formula packed with softening agents and SPF 15.

What Shade:30 Shimmering Pink (Only Online)

The Cost:
$30

What it does:
Yves Saint Laurent ROUGE PUR SHINE SPF15 Sheer Lipstick is a shiny lipstick with exceptional gliding properties. It illuminates the lips with sparkling, transparent color, perfect for your "light makeup" days. The hydrating texture ensures comfort and protection for hydrated, shiny, shimmering lips.

Maniac Mat Long-Wearing Matte Lipstick
A highly-pigmented, long-lasting lipstick with a matte finish.

What's the Cost:
$12

What's the Shade:
Mat 02
What it is formulated to do:
Just like our popular Maniac lipstick, this rich matte formula glides on smooth with an intense, stay-true color that lasts all day - and night. Plus the hydrating formula keeps lips hydrated and protected.

Me with my YSL Pink Gloss Pur! It's a "Must Have"!

Here's to a Pink Filled Summer everyone!!

Here's the skinny: Up do's!

Hey guys! Trying to keep up with my blog while relocating! It's not an easy task...
Oh yeah, I'm moving to Indiana! So I am def excited to see what fun I can have being so close to Chicago and all. I'll be sure to find some great classes and join forces with some great stylists out there! So stay tuned.

As for these pictures, I had the wonderful opportunity to have one of my girlfriends come out to visit me
from AZ and I had to take advantage of the situation and play with her hair (I don't usually get that opportunity since I live with my husband and black lab puppy)! I decided to play up some up do ideas I had in my head and put them to use! Have a look!


Up do with knots! tried to use as little bobby pins as possible but seeing as her hair is extremely short, we ended up using a box! Oh well, it looked great in the end!


I decided to get a little bit more creative and play up with different types of knots! This one is my favorite!


We decided to do a mini photo shoot since we had a victorious hair session!


Nothing helps like practice! I polished up the same look on my mannequin head. I think it looks great with the single panel down the middle!

Yay for hair victories!

Everybody wants to be a princess!

Well this Sunday as a proud Student Council Member, I helped host a Princess Party!
We helped raise a couple of bucks for the different Foundations through our Paul Mitchell School! It
was a wonderful opportunity to host an even that would not only be fun for us students and the girls we
served but also feel like our little school was apart of something big!

We were so blessed to have a lot of girls come out on a Sunday and volunteer to help with: Makeup, Hair, Nails, Airbrush, and etc.

We even had our very own Snow White on the premises! We were excited to have some of the
girls dress up, it really made a difference!


The girl's could choose from the heads what style they would like done to their hair as well as pick out
their airbrush stencil!

One of the other Student Council student, Karen did a great job!

Even though we didn't get a chance to raise as much as we hoped, we had a blast! We took home some ice cream and all agreed that it was worth it! I feel lucky that I was able to be on board and help set up a great event. Next year, I'm def going to plan on dressing up!

Before meets After

Caitlin's Before

Add some foils and magic...

Maybe do a little snipping here and there (since it was a little heavy in the back before)... and wa-la!

I covered her bad previous highlights with some hot red streaks and in the end she was
a hot mamacita!

Lorri's Before

Lorri's After--Tres Chic!



Jon Before--He needed a haircut


He was happy to shed the excess hair!


We decided to add a little bit of highlights for dimension/entertainment. I'm glad I have
an awesome husband that is willing to let me play with his hair! :)