mommentary: August 2013

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Beautiful Wedding Hairstyles Bridal Hair

Perfect 'do for your big day? Get inspired by these gorgeous styles that will leave any bride tressed to impress!

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Journey to Grace: Phase One

In the years I've been hosting my Youtube channel, I have always expressed my admiration for certain icons of beauty, most significantly-Grace Kelly. Her presence on film notwithstanding, she was also an offscreen ispiration. She conveyed style and poise, even in the most casual of circumstances.

Having been a redhead for many years now, I have been toying with the idea of going blonde again for some time. It's a huge step, because as a platinum blonde, the monthly root touch ups can be very expensive. I have always enjoyed emulating the casual glamour of Grace Kelly's waves, so with my 'blonde ambition' in mind, I decided to take subtle steps toward my goal instead of attempting one crazy move from red to blonde.

Grace's hair color seems to change a bit from famous photo to photo. I think many times this was due to a specific role she was playing, but there is no doubt that our natural hair color is similar...a darker blonde. I've always found my natural hair color boring, but since my 'Journey to Grace' is to be a slow one, it made sense to me to start off easy and make 'phase one' of this adventure a return to my dark blonde. The following photo was my reference point and I made it my mission to fid a stylist locally that was up to the challenge.

Going from red to blonde is no easy task, especially if you have been red for a while. Layers of color build up over time and must be stripped before the lifting and lightening can commence, especially if you are going for a beige blonde.

The stylist I chose is Robin Tucker, famed for her work on stage and screen, as well as her photography. She travels worldwide to work her magic but is proud to call Memphis home. Because she maintains a busy schedule, booking an appointment with her required a little bit of a wait, but it was well worth it. See her astonishing resume' and inspiring photographs here:
http://www.robintuckerstudio.com/

Her studio is in her home, and it's a lovely airy space that doesn't try to be edgy or industrial, like so many upscale salons, but also doesn't feel like a home based business. Her photographs make a bold statement against the clean white walls and an impressively stocked jukebox rocks you through even the most tedious of appointments. Which, this was, I'm not going to lie.

Robin doesn't take short cuts. I mean, she can certainly create a phenomenal short CUT, but as to taking an easy way out of a process...no. So I was prepared for what was in store for me, getting this red out of my hair.

First we stripped the hair, which was a process of about three different applications and dryer sessions. The last step sealed the hair and prepared it for lightening. None of these applications burned the scalp or smelled strong, but they had to be watched carefully. The next step was the lightening. Robin used a 10 volume bleach; she doesn't like to use a stronger one, opting instead to do several applications if necessary. We only processed once, since my desired hair color was a darker blonde.

The bleach was ROUGH. Even the 10 Volume burned me badly, rendering my scalp so sensitive that we had to apply the color at a later time. For a few days, I boasted brassy long hair and pale yellow roots. Not a pretty look. But I did have fun with my Ann Margret styles:

Two days later, I was back in Robin's comfy chair, applying color. It felt nice and conditioning and cool...not painful at all. Thank goodness!!

After the color, Robin worked her magic with my cut. I had it cut a little above shoulder length and will progressively go shorter with it, the lighter it gets. The final outcome was fun and shiny and healthy feeling! Even all over with no red...exactly what I hoped for!

I have to say, I'm thrilled with Robin, thrilled with the result, and increasingly more thrilled with my move to this great old town of Memphis, Tennessee! Can't wait to go on to the next phase...
Until Then,
So Long, Dearies!

XoXo
Ashley

Monday, August 19, 2013

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Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Hairstyle for Woman With Thin Hair

It's really hard for a lady with thin hair choose the haircut praising her face and also covers thinning pots. Adorable short hair or maybe media are generally chosen by many women to avoid these problems. This does not mean you cannot select the latest trendy hairstyles, so as you can't try with the latest models with thin braids or purpose. However, you must have the correct hairdresser as well as some useful tricks for the most suitable hairstyle. There are some hairstyles for fine hair for both men and women who seem really to make it look as full.

Pixie cuts-short hairstyles for thin hair

Your round face can be thin by pixie cut. You need to try to make the sides are shaved not to add width to your braids. However, do not add more levels, which put the focus on the eyes and cheekbones.Make your short cut pixie looks as defined by sliding straightening pomade in my hair while it is wet.

A trick to make your pixie haircut much more flattering is usually to create the illusion of greater length by adding height to your haircut. Make the top of your hair get longer. While it is still wet, style it by using volumizing mousse to pops up. When you have curly hair or corkscrew, put duck clip to the Crown of your hair and lift it up by the roots while it dries. Keep it does not enlarge taper to the widest part of the face, if you want a longer pixie cut.

Medium bob hairstyles medium-for fine hair

The medium bob shows us his versatile rather than curls, waves, or mild somersaults when it could be changed by how the hair texture is set and also the style and design added to the braids. The medium bob continues to be a favorite hairstyle due to the many fine appearances that come along with it. Medium length bob are continuously in style! You can take in a lot of celebrities at the time. By long strands of a shorter model is a wonderful altar. This hairstyle will bring more attention to your face.

Fringe-long haircuts for thin hair

Fringe is a wonderful way to get a fresh new look without changing your hairstyle. I talked to a lot of change your haircut lately so I suggest you tips on how to make hair become wonderful with fringe. Certainly not everyone prefers a unique look, if you want to change your current hairstyle just a little, then a single fringe hairstyle is for you.

You can get marginal hairstyles ranged from a full fringe or possess a refined look by adding pieces that blend with your levels as follows. Actually there are a lot of choices, using a hairstyle bangs, that you really can't go wrong.

Sunday, August 11, 2013

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