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Balayage Beauty -- Mermaid Hair!

I know it has been a while, for some reason I feel obligated to write that, as if you, who stumble upon this site for the very first time would know the infrequency with which I write. It is like when a cell phone call drops and you just have to say "Ok, bye" when no one is on the other end of the line, even if you are in a car all alone you have to have that closure--with no one. Fun stuff, yes? Reading a semi-deserted blog about being a semi-deserted blog. Ah well here we go than. I have done some hair that I love lately! A lot of it... Of course I always forget to photograph if properly in order to boast it up on this here Holiday For Your Hair blog site... But for once, this last hair do, I did remember to snap a few shots of. Lets just haircut to the chase than shall we? COLOR: Here I have done a lovely natural highlighting on the beautiful Kelly. I used a balayage technique to give a multitude of dimension while applying just one formulation of lightener. It is also one way to achieve a gorgeous ombre look that is not too edgy. Weather I am going for a dipped looking, dark to light, faded ombre, or a natural looking brushed-with-gold look, Balayage is by far my favorite way to get there! As for Kelly, I was wanting to bring out her nature and give her back her kid hair... These are just the terms I think in and how I find the words to say, "Let's play mother nature!" If you are looking for some sun kisses. Balayage will do just that. Or rather I will do that for you, by way of Balayage! These super natural looking highlights will fool everyone! Your friends will writhe with internal jealousy as they will just assumed you summered over in Bora Bora! They will silently hate you and your natural beauty... Isn't that every girls secret wish? To be hated for her beauty, by all her friends? I think we have just cracked the code on that old saying, "don't hate me because I am beautiful" Translation: Hate me because I am beautiful. But really, all the hate jokes aside, the result will be that you are sneakily beautiful. No one will notice exactly why but they will think how fresh and beautiful you look and they will probably tell you about it because they are your friends and they love you! HAIRCUT: I did a sculptural layered cut using razor & scissors on Kelly to bring out her natural waves and push the curl shape. Kelly is typically a wash and go kinda gal and the natural, organic, embracing of the waves and texture that I have done with the cut will wear well with her level of maintenance. I actually prefer the air dried look on cuts like this but I wouldn't dare have this angel-face walk out of my shop sopping wet, so I carefully sculpted each and every curl by hand--well by brush and blow dryer. And that is no small feat, belei'you-me! It is a little "done" for an everyday look bu,t I would say if you are wanting to feel a little extra fancy, it fits the bill. I always encourage my clients to have a date lined up for the day/night of their appointment because they usually want to take their new hair out! Thanks Kelly for letting me brag about your lovely locks!

Coastal Shoot

Here are some pictures of a shoot from last year on the Oregon coast. Wardrobe by a dear friend and an amazing talent--one of my favorite Portland Stylist, Sarah Van Raden for Swanson Studios shot by Tyler Ashlock

Pretty Girls

More Aggy

This Weeks Crush: Agness Deyn

Is there a them here? If so it may be tomboys, or androgeny or boy hair on girls. My last few post have had some reoccurring characters... I get on kicks is all, you may notice that. Well it is time for another girl crush, this week it is Agyness Deyn... It seams like all my girl crushes are kinda have a tom-boy appeal... That is probably because in rael life I do like the fellas, but also because it take really beautiful women to look so stunning when you take away all the frill. I think it is the simplicity and bare bonsiness that usually make things striking.

Bowl Haircuts

More on the bowl cut... In it's different incarnations. Not all exactly Dorothy Hamill, but still the essence or potential is there. Here are some lovely images of some sweet short haircuts for you to ponder.

Might be a bit heavy on the Aggy Deyn Side, but we are talking bowlcuts right... And who could get too much of her? just darling...

80's and 90's hair inspiration

As we see the decades whirling back around... And around... And around. This time that spinning bottle has landed pointing in the direction of the 1990's with bits carried over, of course, from the 80's... Today the focus is on the tom-boyishly, brilliant (if you can pull it off) bowl cut... Here are some of the first to make this thing look amazing, effortless and crushingly hot. I don't know about you but I always had an aching crush on Mary Stuart Masterson for her roll in Some Kind of Wonderful, as Watts,the tom-boy drummer. It was mostly an I-just-want-to-be-her crush, with bits of real crush thrown in, I mean she did look just like... (eehumm) Justin Bieber... And I WAS like 7 when that movie came out (though I didn't see it until I was more like 11) So you do the math. And now we are moving right along to the 90's with this sleek thang, looking incredible on Josie Bissett (Jane) from Melrose Place. If I could you know I would but I am just a bit too girly to pull off a cut like this

But on these ladies? Crushing. Am I Right?