There is no need for confession. I know, I know… I know. The REAL reason you come to the salon.  You say you need cut, color, highlighting … Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more, say no more. So I book you. And we both go along with the whole ordeal– cutting and coloring… Continue Reading

In a few short minutes you can go from looking dead tired to drop dead gordeous and most of that is how you put on your foundation. I am assuming of course that you have a foundation that matches your skin tone.  (How do you do that?? When shopping for it, test it on either… Continue Reading

Meet Arlene, now a Communications Manager at Portion Pac Corporation.  When she came to me she worked with Active Transportation Alliance. She is a hard-working, young, artistic-type, who wanted an easy style and still feel fashionable. She liked the idea of a pixie with a little bit of a twist. So this is what I came up… Continue Reading

We all do it–look at Vogue secretly wishing that we could sport those heels, that dress, that jacket? We used to do it, dress up for play, then dress up for the dance, and THEN dress up for the date, and sadly then somewhere it became “I don’t have anything to wear”.  I will just… Continue Reading

Have you moved to frumpy town?  Are you noticing your “curb appeal” ain’t all that appealing?  Time to renovate! Whether it’s a total rehab or your just redecorating let’s look at the most important thing.  Time to CHANGE your perspective.  Normally you would say something like, “I have all these other things to do, I… Continue Reading

Deeeeeeep Thoughts….”I grabbed a lock of my hair today and looked at it for the first time in months. Not from the view of the mirror, but with my very own eyes. It reminded me of my mother’s old itchy afghan sweater…I don’t like that sweater…” Have you noticed your hair lately? Dry, listless and… Continue Reading

Face it; you are an addict, a junky.  You are hooked and it isn’t anonymous. Everyone sees it, every day.  Your ponytail is your smack; your headband, your crack.  You are under the influence of your hairclip.  I understand how; it’s morning, and you’re just trying to get out the door, and your jones-ing for… Continue Reading

Has this happened to you?  You’re looking through an old photo album.  Pics of you when your where younger and one of your kids asks, “Who’s that pretty lady in your photo album?” ARGH! You are not alone, sister.  It is middle age.  But if this is the middles ages, why do we act like its… Continue Reading

In five minutes look fresh and ready for the day. Lotion and Foundation– I don’t care how expensive your makeup is; if you haven’t mositurized your face, you make up will not hold, look dry and potentially make you look older.  Take one good minute to moisturize your face, neck and upper chest.  Once you… Continue Reading

‘Tis the season and the list is long of all the functions you need to go to and all the things you need to get done. You are trying your hardest to make it beautiful, but beauty doesn’t come from a long list of to-dos. Beauty and wonder are made of magic and that means… Continue Reading