Of a D.I.Y. hair dye gone bad. My hair is now a ashy dark blonde with a greenish-gray tinge on parts. Yuck. I am having to deal with the public mortification of working both jobs today.
Tonight I am fixing my poor hair when I get off the retail gig and let's hope for a normal shade of blonde-ness. Yuck.
So I've been part grieving and part trying to stay busy since I'm now single again... Of course part of me is still hoping we'll get back together at some point but I honestly don't know where things are going to go.
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In good news, I'm getting new glasses with the Transitions lenses since I'll be back to spending a lot of time outdoors with my county job. I picked up two pairs of D&G frames from PearleVision. They're the same frame but two totally different colors. One's fuschia with green on the insides and one's tortoise with green as well. So I'll have two pairs to rotate out and go with my outfits. Yes, I'm spending a decent amount of money on these but they had a 6-month-no-interest deal. So my monthly payments are totally doable for glasses I love and that I got not just out of necessity.
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Just to let you know that my stylist Michelle has moved to Textures Hair Salon and Day Spa. So if you're in the Richmond area and you need a great cut, give her a call.
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I checked out Halcyon the first time on Monday and I picked up an adorable vintage 1960's dress. I can actually wear it year round!
My haircut is by the lovely Michelle at the Alexander Cahen Hair Studio. She's been cutting my hair the last three years and does a wonderful (yet affordable... as in a $23 haircut) job! The salon's number is (804)288-4922 if you'd like to book an appointment with her. She also does color and highlights too!
I need to seriously start updating in small little bits as opposed to one giant entry like this one is going to morph into...
Last Monday (July 9th) I had lunch with the fabulous ChicArmoire and it was so nice to catch up with her and gossip/talk fashion/etc. I proceeded to head over to Regency Square which houses the only Sephora and Forever21 in the metro Richmond area. To be honest, I was rather disgusted with Sephora since no one bothered to greet me or even give a nod in my direction. *sigh* I poked around there for a good 15 minutes and left. So instead I spent my money on a pair of $10 pants at Express as well as some sale earrings and a t-shirt for my boyfriend. I decided to pop into The Body Shop and both of the sales associates there were very knowledgeable and nice! I bought two concealers - Lightening Touch and the Ultra Smooth Liquid Concealer. I know it's sad that I now use three concealers on a consistent basis but it's a pain to rid myself of those dark circles, shadows, and leftover acne marks. I also like Physicians Formula's Conceal Rx. So I have a habit of mixing my concealers to fit my needs...
I spent the rest of the week working and then after much deliberation, I decided to get my hair cut again... This time it's even shorter but sassier! My stylist Michelle and I both felt that Victoria Beckham's latest look would suit me quite well. This is definitely a great cut for fine, thin hair like mine. However, because this look is so angled and sharp - proper makeup application is a must with this look. At the bare minimum, brows must be done and blush/bronzer applied to enhance the facial bone structure. I've been sticking to similar variations of an angled bob for the last few years and I was finally ready for a big change! I definitely need to post my own pictures of my new cut!
On Sunday I ran over to Delia's on my lunch break and picked up a pair of their Morgan Low-Rise Skinny jeans. They had a deal where if you tried on any pair of jeans, you got a $10 gift card. I also picked up in orange and white the Solid Ruby V-Neck which is great layered with a cami or two underneath. We all know I'm all about the layers!
Now I need to hop in the shower and get ready for work... Hopefully my next post won't be as long and as sporadic!
PHOTO CREDIT: People Magazine
Last week while perusing my local Barnes & Noble, I checked out the July issue of ELLE. This issue features an article titled "The New Radicals" which features the next direction of hair. Short and swingy bobs, pixie cuts, and brighter hues are the next big thing! I've seen a few ladies rocking the platinum blonde pixie cut as of late but I'll stick to my golden swingy bob. The best part is that these styles relatively low maintenance except for keeping your color up if you try a bold shade that's not as close to your natural color. So summer is the perfect time to have your stylist break out the scissors and SNIP-SNIP! Besides, it will grow back and why not mix things up a bit and try out a new style.
Just a heads up to all glasses wearing ladies and gents, GO TO COSTCO!!! I kid you not. They've got affordable chic frames as well as some high-end but still affordable choices as well such as Kate Spade and Dolce&Gabbana. I chose a pair by B.U.M. Equipment that are tortoise with sky blue on the inside. I was more concerned about finding a frame that fit my face and my style and less about brand. So with the newly shorter hair and new glasses, I'll need to give myself a new profile picture very soon!
I'm also doing the unthinkable and attempting to grow out my brows on one side. One brow is damn near perfect and the other is a bit sparse on the end. Ugh. Thank goodness for my 99 cent Wet & Wild pencil to fill in the sparse bits!
Anyways, I think I might have overdone the blogging for today. It's now time to tackle housework!
I've finally got the mobile blogging feature set up and I can now blog via my LG VX8300 cell phone! Which would be quite handy if I saw something cute while out shopping and I wanted to share with the rest of you in Blogger land.
So the previous two entries below are indeed camera phone pictures but I must say that the quality on those are quite nice!
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On a whim this weekend, I purchased the L'Oreal StudioLine Unkempt Out Of Bed Weightless Texturizer. This product gives great texture, style, and a bit of definition to my fine hair that is usually weighed down by most hair products. My hair has actually had volume and style today when it normally falls flat in most cases! So for all you short haired girls, especially those with fine/thin hair - you need to check this out!
I'm trying to get back into beauty and fashion blogging because I've been M.I.A. for way too long!
So last Thursday I finally got my hair cut... My stylist Michelle at the Alexander Cahen Hair Studio wouldn't let me cut it all off but we compromised (since I did take forever to grow it out) and the back is cut higher so it's more angled on the sides. I'm going to attempt to take some pictures of it so my description makes a little more sense. I can spike out the back if I want or leave it "normal" but there's a nice usage of texture and layers.
I've stumbled upon the Texturize! line by Pantene Pro-V thanks to my manager's recommendations (well, she was nice and bought it for me to try out - I totally wasn't expecting it). I've got the Moussing Foam Wax which is great because I can use it in damp or dry hair and it's not as heavy as most waxes. The hold on the Ultimate Texture Hairspray is pretty darn strong so I'll probably keep that as a must-have.
I'm still playing around with my new hair and getting used to the cut since a good couple inches were snipped off! I'll try to post pics sometime this week but they might be camera phone ones for the sake of convenience.
The weather this weekend's been gorgeous. Yes, I've worked all weekend but spending some time in the fresh air for my lunch/dinner breaks has been amazing. That's a major benefit of working at an "outdoor mall" that fresh air is readily available!
I've seriously been debating cutting a great deal of my hair off. It's currently an angled bob - shorter in the back and longer on the front/sides with side-swept bangs. I'm approaching almost two months of not having it cut so I'm probably due for a trim but part of me wants to cut a good couple inches off. Besides, I don't have the patience nor the desire to grow it out long enough to reach my shoulders. It's already become a pain to blow-dry lately! I'm a short hair girl at heart. I'm also realizing I'm a blonde at heart too because I'm gradually bleaching it back to it's former state of blonde-ness before I went dark for barely a month. Blondes have more fun, right?
My gal-pal "J" has the cutest haircut right now which I totally want to steal.
I will probably give my stylist Michelle a call and see if she can fit me in this week. I need to at least get my ends trimmed. If not more... Snippity-snip.
If anyone has any hair suggestions, let me know!!!
1. New haircut! It's similar to Britney Spears new 'do but with side swept bangs. I personally think mine looks 100% better and my hair stylist as well as everyone at the salon was in agreement. Growing it out for over two months was well worth it (my last cut was on September 7th) and now I have the perfect angled bob that my stylist and I have been aiming for.
2. New haircolor! I'm on a slow progression to possibly going darker for the fall so I'm slowly adding color using John Frieda's Brilliant Brunette Luminous Color Glaze in Amber to Maple. It's now a nice honey to caramel color and if I some how end up hating it - it's nothing a bit of dish soap and some deep conditioner won't fix! I still have a box of my trusty Clairol Natural Insticts 02 Sahara waiting under my sink in case I want to go back to fully blonde.
3. I survived a pedicure! My feet are unbearably ticklish but it was nice to be pampered!
Saturday's plans include a mother-daughter day and going to see Happy Feet! It'll be nice to spend some time with Mom and have a Saturday off work!
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