Lovely Locks.

So, in addition to loving fashion I am also quite obsessed with hair. When I was a little girl my mom kept my hair super short in what I like to call a mushroom cut. She claims that she kept it short so that it could "grow in really thick". It was hideous. My mom always claims she kept her kids trendy. I think I looked like I had a mushroom on my head. I will not post pictures because they are far too embarrassing :) So in order to feel like I had long lovely locks, I would put on a big t-shirt over my clothes, then take it off only to the point where it was stuck on my head, creating the feeling of long flowing hair. I was a weird child! I just wanted long hair! I did the t-shirt trick almost daily, and would brush it and have my mom put bows and ponytails in it. Again, I'll skip the pictures. :) I knew at a young age that I loved hair.

Come high school, I decided I would go to hair school. I thought if I love playing with my own hair then I must love playing with others' hair as well. Instead of going to a regular beauty college I did a private apprenticeship in a salon. The woman who owned the salon has been doing hair for over 20 years and she is fabulous at it. She is an instructor for the Matrix hair brand and travels all over to teach classes on the latest color and style trends. She taught me the tricks of the trade, along with traveling to hair shows and classes. I started during my junior year of high school and went to the salon in the morning and school in the afternoon.

While my endeavor started off well, about halfway through I started to realize I didn't love doing hair as much as I thought I would. I forced myself to finish the program and took the horrifying state tests and passed. I got my license. I thought maybe once I started working in a salon I would grow to love the art more. It didn't happen.

I decided that doing hair is the last profession I would ever choose to have. :) I absolutely hate it! I will only give cuts and colors to my closest family members. However, after all of my schooling and experience during hair school I have come to appreciate beautiful hair even more than I did when I was little. I look at hair blogs and celebrity hair styles as much as I do the clothes that they are wearing. I appreciate the art and talent that it takes to create a beautiful hairstyle. I also know that it is hard work! Hair styles can completely finish off a look, it is like the frosting to a delicious cake.. not complete without it! :) The best part is that it adds a whole other outlet for creativity and self expression when it comes to personal style. I love hair! I just don't love doing hair. Ha!

A few years ago my apprentice intructor asked me to be a model for her in a hair show she was doing for Matrix. They were coming out with this new color line dedicated to vibrant REDS. I've always loved red hair and decided to be brave and go for it. Turns out it is my favorite color I have ever done! (and trust me, I've tried just about every color possible).

This is me with my red hair:
This is when my cute husband came home from his mission. The red hair was quite intense to say the least. I think it freaked him out a little bit haha. But I loved it. :)

Red hair is so vibrant and I loved how shiny it always looked :)

The red also works with the fact that I am freakishly pale. I liked that it worked well with what I've already got going.

This is my best friend Bristyl. Love her :)

While I love the red and will probably go back one day, it is a lot of upkeep! I had to color it every four weeks in order to keep it bright. If I slacked on the maintenance it turned orange, which wasn't exactly pretty. It got very tiring after a year of coloring my hair once a month, not to mention the fact that that much color isn't great for keeping hair healthy.

Along with sharing my personal favorite hairstyle, I wanted to share a few hair trends I love. Right now I'm loving long wavy locks with lots of volume and body. I especially love the bohemian vibe that Nicole Richie has made her trademark and pulls off perfectly:

Love the headband. And the shiny gold locks. This whole thing just works!

I love bangs. I've tried the bangs look and can't really pull it off. But I love fringe around the face, it brings attention to the eyes.
Olivia Wilde's bangs frame her face perfectly and make her eyes pop.
Reese Witherspoon has awesome blonde hair. I envy blondes, I have tried it and it does NOT work with my pale skin :( But her shiny blonde locks and side-swept bangs make her face look like perfection, does it not?

One of my favorite haircuts is short hair. I love when people have to guts to completely chop their hair off. It is like re-creating your whole look! Recently, Emma Watson chopped all her hair off after she finished filming the Harry Potter series. This girl has got some serious guts! Her face is gorgeous so her short hair brings all the attention to her facial features.
I definitely think this is one of those girl-hot kind of trends. Most women would probably think Emma looks amazing with short hair (at least I do). On the other hand, the majority of men think hair is what makes a woman feminine. I happen to love when women take risks with their hair, especially when it works. I would LOVE to have short hair, I'm just not ballsy enough. Not yet at least. :)