Color me relaxed

So as you may know these past couple of months have been totally crazy and stressful for me.  So when my birthday came around earlier this month, I thought it's time to freshen up!

Last year for my birthday, I had a little party at this chic little restaurant and bar.  Although it was fun and all, I really just wanted some "me time" for my birthday this year.  So I decided to get my hair done at this fabulous local hair salon.

This was a big step for me because I have had a couple of bad experiences with hair salons in the past, therefore I had been doing my own hair for years. So when I walked into the The Color Lounge I was  in for an unexpected surprise,  a fabulous experience.

I know it can be a pretty penny, to go to a salon for hair services and stuff but sometimes, the experience alone is worth the money and time you spend there.  Not to mention, your hair leaves looking and feeling A-MA-ZING.  I totally enjoyed my experience at The Color Lounge.  From being introduced to the polite shop owner, Stella to a tour around the salon. AND of course the services!

How cool are these chairs? Right!

Girl talk, coffee and a magazine. The best!

One of my favorite things about this salon, is where they wash your hair!  This room was dim with stone like walls and an over-all relaxing feel to it.

So I'm sure your wondering what my new "do" looks like. Well, unfortunately I haven't had time to take a picture of it, so let's just say....I love it!

Big thank you to my darlin stylist, Jaimee!

Beautiful You

I remember when I was in the 9th grade, there was this girl who would come in to our P.E. class with her make-up totally missed up.  First thing I thought to myself was, is she playing around or was this really how she put on her make-up.  I mean her lipstick was all over the place and her eyeliner was thick and uneven. So I asked her NICELY, if she had done her make-up on her own. That's when I found out she was mentally disabled and some girls in a previous class decided to have a little fun with her and did her make-up.  The poor girl never knew she looked like a clown.

Wow, I can't tell you how mad that made me.  My friends, I would call that BULLYING!  To think people could be so cruel.  From that day on, I told that girl to tell those other girls not to do her make-up anymore and come here to P.E. where I would do it for her.  It was then that I realized, how much I loved to do make-overs and how much I loved to help people feel beautiful. 

So today I start my new blog series, Beautiful You.  Blog post about beauty, skin care and all my little tid-bits that I've learned over the years from being a freelance make-up artist to a skincare advisor at Estee Lauder and The Body Shop.  For those of you who know me, know I am a skincare junkie.  I am the girliest girl E-VER!  So it's truly my pleasure to be the Ginnie pig for new products and old alike.

Check back tomorrow for my very first post on some lovely skincare products. 

Dedicated to you Grandma.