4 hair appointments later...

Weeelllll, On my trip to run errands before going to see Downtown Laura Brown, i stopped into a few other salons along the way. It really irks me when i feel like a stylist will say whatever to get you to let them do your hair, even though you're already a pitiful mess over your bad cut. And this is a short cut peeps. There isn't anymore room for mistake!

So i finally get over to Salon Valin and it's in a run-down strip mall. SOB! The parking lot is all busted up and the parking spots are too close together. The place looks like crap. When i got inside it did get better. Then i met Downtown, and she is not what i pictured. Maybe mid to late 30's, brownish-red hair underneath, barbie blonde on top, in a long, slightly a-line bob. She is really tan and wears a lot of makeup. (Not that that's bad... i've been known to wear a bit myself! heh.) She's a fast talker with a raspy voice and seems slightly put off by Caleb being there. (Until he charms her with his cuteness of course!) I'd never bring my kid to an actual appt, but this was just a consult and i had no choice. Overall she was friendly, and she listened to me whine.

i told her i feel ugly everyday. and bad hair makes your make-up look wrong, your clothes look wrong, and the world feel wrong. She agrees with me. (Can i get an amen ladies?) After examining my hair and lots of talking we made an appt. for Friday, but i got uneasy 'cause she seemed super determined to achieve the Kristin Cavallari bob that i was after originally. I don't want that anymore. I even told her that. Lets just fix the current mess.

So - as if it was meant to be, the stars aligned, fate intervened - there was road work going on that forced me to take a detour and it led me right past - MY salon. (It's actually called "Salon Salon". No joke.) So i take the sign from God and pull in. Ahhhh, like putting on your fave pair of comfy jeans, i slip into the gorgeous salon, with dimmed light sculptures and the BEST products lining the mod glass shelves... the faint sound of blow dryers and the hum of gossiping clients spilling it to their trusted hairdressers. People are happily congregated around the beverage bar chatting it up while sipping iced tea, the ladies at the front desk poise their fingers over their keyboards and ask me if i am there to check in. Suddenly, I felt dirty. Like i'd been out cheating in a seedy motel and had just arrived home to my faithful family greeting me with sincere smiles.

Lucky for me, they were able to squeeze me in between appointments on Friday, so i'ma give it one more shot before i decide to go elsewhere. I don't really wanna break up. I just hope we can get something cute going on atop my head before i officially hit 29+1.

Now to call and cancel with Downtown...

Downtown

Today has been another day of trying to make my wretched hair do something and me just hating it and almost breaking the mirror with my flat iron.

So i called a salon in town to see about coming in to talk about fixing it. The ad said INNOVATIVE CUTS. Yep. That's what i need. I tell her i need someone good with short cuts and with repairing BAD cuts.

The girl says "Can you come in today? Around 1:45, to see... downtown?"

I think to myself, ohhh it's downtown. Can i get back in time to get the boys picked up... "Okay. That should work. Who will i be seeing?"

"Downtown."

"Oh i know it's downtown, but who should i ask for when i come in?"

She laughs "You'll be seeing Downtown. 'Downtown Laura Brown'. She's the owner."

O. M. G. I just hope someone who has the cajones to call themselves "Downtown Laura Brown" is a REALLY good hairstylist.

Dumpin' meh BumpIts

I've had a few people ask me about the bumpits. Sorry i didn't review them. I felt like in order to give a decent review, i should use them, take pics, explain the process, etc. Problem is that i can't get the dang things to work very well at all. So everytime i set out to take some pics of them in action, it winds up being a bad hair day.

I received my bumpits about 2-3 weeks after ordering them. I was starting to believe it would be the entire 6-8 weeks they say in every infomercial. I was TICKED that i paid $7.95 S&H to get my "free" hollywood bumpit, and then ALL THE BUMPITS CAME IN ONE BOX! Total i received 2 regular ones, 2 tiny ones, and one gigantic one. I had paid $5 extra to get the ones that have this rubber gripper lining stuff. It was supposed to make them hold in my hair better.

Now, i have a lot of hair so i never thought concealing the device would be a problem. And as far as actually seeing it thru my hair - no problem there. But the "bump" it creates is very precise, and very noticable in my opinion. Because it is making one narrow section of hair stand up quite high, the hair around it can't compete, and you can "see" that the bumpit is there in my bouffant.

I've played around with them a few times with very little success. I have yet to wear one out of the house. Heck, i've not even worn one out of my bathroom! Maybe i just have a weird head. Or weird hair. i dunno. I'll say this much, it wasn't worth the $50 i paid.

So if you want to give them a try, don't order them like i did. Instead visit Sally Beauty Supply who now carries them. I've also heard that Walgreens has them. Better yet, write to me and ask for mine! LOL!

If you DON'T want to try them, but want the look, get inspired by Pursebuzz's method that uses no devices and very little teasing.

I think we're gonna break up.

I've been unhappy for a little while now. And recently it's gotten really bad. I can't stop thinking about it. Every morning it's consuming my mind while i get ready...

I need a new hairdresser.

When i first went to her, it was because i was referred by someone with hair like mine, (Thick, but fine, with natural curl.) with a style i wanted to get (a bob). I went from hair that was 30 feet long to the a-line bob that was so popular. I was happy. WE were happy. Oh how we gossiped. and laughed. and stared together at my new 'do. *sigh* we were so perfect together.

The last time i had the a-line trimmed up, i noticed right away something was wrong, and had to go back in and have it fixed. Then when i decided to grow out my hair, she cut it kind of wonky. There was a weird layer that just seemed entirely out of place. Due to major scheduling issues that she and I have, i wore that cut forever, and it was always in a pony tail.

This time i went in and showed her this pic of Kristin Cavallari, explained that i wanted a cool brown base with LOADS of blonde highlights, and she went to work. When she turned me around in the chair i almost cried. I had a massive bubble of hair around my face. and not the color i wanted. I kindly pointed out the things that didn't seem right to me cut-wise and she fixed it. She also smashed down the big bubble so it didn't look so poofy and it seemed better.

This was the end result that day:

I consider myself pretty decent at styling my own hair, but since the cut i've styled my own hair 3 times and something is just all wrong.

It seems like it's rounder at the top, and then goes down into a flip. It kind of reminds me of the old "Rachel" cut. ugh.

i'm so sad. i wanted to look hawt and i feel fugly. now i have the daunting task of trying to find someone new in time for my b-day party next month. & even though it's the best salon in town, i won't go to someone else where she works.

O... M... G!!!!!!!!

Twilight Make-up? OH YES. I'M SERIOUS!

Some oldies but goodies.

This is a video I made for Caleb just after his first Christmas. I love the song. I can't believe he was so tiny! sniff sniff!!



Some other videos i came across while clearing out some computer files. These were projects for an animation class i took 2 years ago.

Caleb's New Scooter

So Caleb tries really hard to keep up with his older brothers. He looks up to them and absolutely wants to be where they are, doing what they are doing. Tyler and Riley both have Razor Scooters and Caleb has actually tried to ride theirs, LOL. Then he brought out a push toy and would chase after them with that. But i decided he needed his own scooter and it could not wait until his July birthday.
So off to Toys R Us we went and here he is scootin':