I haven't had much to post about lately bc things have been super busy. But today I have off and my little sister and I decided to mess around a little bit and make each other zombies. lol Just for fun. We were bored and she wants to eventually do theatrical make-up in her future so why not practice now? this is my sister and I before we did the make-up...

After we finished we had a little photo shoot...
WARNING: Photo overload. lol

I just think she looks awesome in that pic^

 annd our glamour shots...

 Her pic is great. So zombie fab.^

Weh. So thats what I did today on my day off so far. lol I already showered and washed all that off so maybe I'll go dancing tonight. OHH and I bought something online this weekend that I'm very excited about and I actually will have to make a post as soon as it comes in! ;)

Stay Fabulous lovies!

& Happy hump day!

                       -alex

If I could go to Australia..

I would TOTALLY VISIT THIS SALON!!!

I've always wanted to go to the "down undah" But now seeing-  this  -salon, I REALLY want to go.

"Fur" Salon, located in Melbourne, Australia is only 258 Square Feet of awesomeness! One of three salons owned by Frank Valvo, this salon looks like it has a very sweet vibe to it. Also, looking at the website, I feel like every stylist is completely unique and true to their personalities. I just want to be friends with them! The walls/ hidden drawers and cabinets are made from recycled basket ball quarts! SO COOL.(&so green! ah!) Being a super nerd for architecture and design, I am very "wowed" by this place.
Are there any places you are "wowed" by? lol

I'm off to work now! I think I have a busy day ahead of me! :)
Stay Fabulous! 
ak

Nasty Splits

I got my hair cut yesterday at my salon by the amazing "Famous Ray." After having my hair blown out by Michael last week, I was completely embarrassed by how disgusting my ends were. So I figured it was time to get over it and cut my hair. (It's painful for me.) I'm not sure why I don't take my own advise when It comes to my own hair. I tell my clients this: "If you want long beautiful locks, you must TRIM YOUR HAIR!" Every 6-8 weeksssss ladies! (4-6 If you want to keep the length.) You're split ends are breaking off and that's why your hair isn't growing! It's not like I don't understand how you feel. *Ugh it took me so long to get to this point I can't cut it off now!* or.. * ONE INCH!? ARE YOU KIDDING?!* lol and *ok you can cut like thiiiiiissssssss much and NOTHING MORE!!!*
I felt the same way.
I went from THIS:

To THIS:

 In 3 LONGG years.
But of course I know better now and that's why I'm at the salon to help you! The longer you wait to trim off the nasty nast you have going on, the MORE you'll have to take off to make it healthy again. 
Look how gross this is...

 

Well yah it's magnified, anything that magnified is going to look gross. But really though, looking at pictures like this makes me disgusted at myself for having the ends that I did. 

Here are some awesome products that I love, for your damaged hair!

 

 1. Bumble and Bumble "deeep"- Love love love this stuff! It's a serious protein masque. Great for hair that is color treated. It will make your hair soft and shiny while repairing your damaged hair. & it smells sooooo delicious. $26.00
2. Bumble and Bumble "Creme de Coco Masque"- Also a Yummy smelling masque that you'll want to eat it smells so good. This product is mainly for dry hair although though anyone can use it as long as they don't mind a heavy conditioner. It's extra moisturizing! $26.00
3. Bed Head "EGO BOOST"- A leave in conditioner that smooths and mends them nasty ends! It also protects your hair from heat damage too! $25.99 on amazon!
4. It's a 10 "Miracle Hair Mask"- leave in while showering for 3 mins and you're hair will feel so amazingly soft smooth and healthy! $32.00
5. It's a 10 "Miracle leave in"- I was obsessed with this product for a long time! I still am! Of course, like all of the 10 products, it does 10 great things to keep your hair healthy and beautiful! $25.00

6. Aveda Smooth Infusion "Style-Prep Smoother"- I use this product almost every day at the salon. I love it. My clients love it. This product is great for anyone who wants smooth/DE-tangled hair with no frizz for up to 12 hours!!! It will also Help protect your hair from curling/flat irons and blow drying! $24.00

7. BED HEAD "Treat Me Right"- This is a cool peppermint hair mask that is safe for color treated hair! Use in the shower for 5 mins on your hair and you will have smooth minty fresh hair! lol $15.00 on Amazon!

 8. Aveda Damage Remedy Line- The ultimate fix for damaged hair. The shampoo and conditioner alone are worth the price. The Intensive Restructuring Treatment is extremely moisturizing and the daily hair repair styling product has been tested to improve the strength of your hair up to 26% EVERY TIME YOU USE IT. 

Shampoo and Conditioner: $24.00

Intensive Restructuring Treatment: $29.00

Daily Hair Repair: $24.00



Now keep in mind, just because you use helpful products, that doesn't mean you won't have to get your hair trimmed every month or so! I hope some of this is useful to anyone who reads it =)
If there is anyone...What products do you use to Stay Fabulous at home?


 xoxo
     alex

Micheal T

I had a wonderful idea to wear my heals to work today. I was going to be a model for a class upstairs in the school and then I would work from 12-8. BUT After the class was over I decided to go home for a little bit and change. I can wear them out dancing...I just don't have the balls to wear them all day lol The only things that really make it easy to stand in heals all day are these little foot inserts called Tip Toes by Foot Petals. I highly recommend them for anyone trying to wear uncomfortable high heals. They make them feel like clouds. However, they might not be enough for me today so flats it is!

Anywho
I was a blow dry model this morning up in the school for Michael T. He is an amazing person/stylist/ teacher/mentor.  I linked his name with his blog, check it out! Awesome guy. He's definitely a great teacher and he has helped me with learning the hardest haircuts. lol I'm the kind of person that needs to see something over and over again if I'm going to learn it and get it right. I need to see it, hear it, see it again, try it out myself, and then see it again maybe. :p  But Michael is always very patient and he has some funny analogies that really make things click in my head. He is someone who inspires me a lot. Thank you Michael! :)

Photo for the day: ME! I figured since I have a sweet blow dry, I would just take a silly pic and use it for today. Not like many people would see it anywayyyy.

I hope it's not huge.
& ps I'm no longer 170lbs. I now weigh a fabulous 160lbs! hayyy.
Enjoy this beautiful day! It's going to be a hot one people! Dress lightly. ;)
& stay fabulous

Photo Shoots!

I’m involved with a photo shoot!

A little over a year ago, on a slow day at work Katie and I were just bullshitting in the back room and she told me how she had always been obsessed with the Disney princess characters. She told me she really wanted to do a photo shoot with an interesting spin on them. Mainly, to do some really amazing hair and hopefully get a little portfolio started. Then She asked me if i would be interested in brainstorming with her some ideas. I was totally on board with and the whole thing really took off from there. We had 7 princesses(one is just a character not a princess but she was too good to pass up.) with 7 different looks and scenes. Everything from how we wanted the make-up to look to what we wanted her body position and facial expressions to be.

After that, it was put on the back burner for a while. We both got busier at work and at home and things just weren’t clicking. Then some time over the winter this year Katie and I met up with Lauren Harris (who is an insanely beautiful model) to propose our idea to her and an amazing photographer, Alison Dunlap.She is extremely talented and I was even more excited about all of this after I met her. We decided to do 4 of our princesses now, and then the last 3 later. We also decided on May 1st to be our shooting date. Until that time we were pretty busy getting everything together. Buying clothes and props and getting the Hair extensions everything you can think of. It was crazy. haha But eventually May 1st came and Everything was perfect. The hair looked amazing so did the clothes! The make-up was beautiful and our make-up artists name btw was Nikki Evans she is also insanely talented. Loved everything she did! lol

All in all I have to say Katie and I are very pleased with how everything went. The pictures will go through editing and then I shall post them on here so everyone can seeee!& I’ve already started the research for our last three princesses. I'm thinking of adding one more "non princess" for fun! It’s going to be insane! :)

Photo for today: One of my favorites from the September 2008 issue of Italian Vogue. (Every picture from this shoot was amazing!) The beautiful, Emma Watson. She is so flawless. Even in paparazzi pictures she's perfect!! It's not all Photoshop!

stay fabulous babies & happy hump day!

kiss kiss

A company called "Violent Lips" has these temporary lip tattoos. I'm very intrigued. They look really cool, and they sound like a good idea... but are girls going to go for this when they want to dress up and go out? Sure for a lady Gaga Concert or something but they look a little too cray crayy for Dressing up. I really like the idea of the glitter ones though. I would probably try them for new years. However, $16.00 for three? That's a little too much. Definitely a little cray cray. lol

stay fabulous babies!

Soo I’m going to talk about what I do….

Between 2007-2008 I decided to stop going to college for art and to go to school for hair. Poss. the best decision I’ve ever made.

I had so much fun in beauty school and I met the most amazing/crazy people. 9.5 months later I graduated and landed a kick ass job at one of the best salons in South Jersey. (Hell yeah!) I love doing hair because it is one of the easiest ways to express your self. It has become a passion of mine to make people look and feel amazing. When someone leaves the salon feeling great I feel great and It’s an awesome feeling to end your day knowing you’ve made someone happy. So boom, there it is. Here are some pictures I consider my “inspiration” (I guess I’ll call it that?) It’s not even about the hair for me though in these pictures. It’s everything! I love the models, the expressions, the clothing, the set. The whole picture. Which almost makes me think that editorial work could be something I would fancy doing in the future. Since I have a million different pics that I’m obsessed with, I’ll just browse my folders and show ya a few that I like ;)

Stay Fabulous babies!
-alex