Cool Stuff....

I have had the true blessing of being able to be a part of some really cool creative stuff in Tacoma via working with local photographers and friends who have projects that need hair and makeup etc. Doing hair for this photo shoot will be one of the most memorable, simple and exciting styles I've had the pleasure of doing thus far.

Pictured is Elizabeth, Alaska native and author of Delightfully Tacky. Besides writing a blog and being absolutely gorgeous she has the most amazing natural curl I've had the pleasure of working with. After talking to the photographer, Willow of Willow's Photography, and consulting with Elizabeth we settled on rocking her natural curl while adding a little edge.

By taking a triangle shaped section and cornrowing it up and back, I was able to give her a "faux undercut" while giving it texture with a fat braid. To get her curl to be as GIANT as possible. I applied Davines' Volume Mousse along with Oi (because duh...) to give moisture and internal volume and diffused. I relied on Volume Mousse to plump everything up and give me a solid foundation to then take things up a notch with NO. 14 Sea Salt Primer. When her hair was mostly dry, I sprayed No. 14 Sea Salt Primer very generously throughout her hair and diffused until completely dry. I believe this is also when I asked her to stand up and flip her hair over so I could get volume in the crown area (aka the funnest way to add volume to your hair EVAR!!!) To add a little more "guts" to it all, I sprayed another generous amount of No. 14 Sea Salt Primer and diffused.... and then did it again.... and maybe again!! Ha!!!

Layering textured product on top of itself is one of my favorite ways to give hair volume and that 2nd day hair feeling without having to wait for that second day. No. 14 Sea Salt Primer is one of the more matte products that I like to do this with and probably the best smelling of them all as well.

Please, take a second or 500 to check out Elizabeth's blog and Willow's as well and if you come across either of these lovely ladies in your goings on in Tacoma, make sure you tell them hi for me!!!

Thank you and have a good night!!!! **drops mic like a rock star, bows, walks off stage**

Mermaid Hair and Smurf Bangs

Meet April. She's one of my younger clients, who like most kids, likes fun hair but can't do it during the school year because of the silly dress codes schools have now a days. When I got text from her mom that April wanted "fun color", I was super excited.

Despite poplar belief, I do more "normal hair" than I do "punky hair" so when I get a chance to do it, I giggle and dance and get super excited!!! It's not so much that "punky color" is more creative, it's just a different creative outlet.

For April, her mom sent me a picture of a blue to teal 'Ombre and I leaped with joy!! How fun!!!

This is probably the most fun I've had doing an 'Ombre EVAR!!! I opened up the cuticle with a quick bleach wash to ensure longevity and also because April's naturally about a level 8 or 9. I chose the back combing method because the colors she wanted are so vibrant and needed to be solid instead of blended like I've done in the past with the Flamboyage strips.

After applying, combing out and rinsing, the expression on April's face once we blow dried and cut her bangs was PRICELESS. Her over all reaction was amazing!! She danced around Indigo picking up every mirror and checking herself out in every reflective surface!! While I was shampooing her mom's hair, I caught her moon walking across the salon floor while dancing and singing!! I sent April's mom a text the next day to see how April was doing and it was reported that she was still dancing, singing and checking her self out every chance that she could!!! Best client reaction EVAR!!!! Hehe!!!

Rock on April!!!