Archive for July 26th, 2006
Alice Ridley has been a tremendous help to HairBoutique.com since I first met her in early 2000.
Alice emailed me that she had decided to fly from her home to Dallas, Texas in order to have a set of hair extensions applied to her hair by a HairBoutique.com hair extension expert.
Alice made her decision to have the hair extension expert add her weaves as a direct result of hair extension information that she gathered from articles and message board comments located at the HairBoutique.com website.
I was very impressed when Alice offered to share her entire hair extension experience with us so that HairBoutique.com could help more consumers make informed hair extension decisions. Alice emailed me that she “admires The HairBoutique.com’s willingness to share hair care information and hair extension information with our visitors”.
Follow-up With Alice
Alice had her extensions successfully applied in May of 2000. She sent me some follow-up emails reported that she very happy with the work that was done. She also really liked her new hair extensions.
In September of 2000 Alice and I corresponded again about the status of her hair extensions. They had been removed, as planned. Everything had gone well with the extensions. However, extensions have a limited life cycle and once the extensions had met their life span, Alice had them successfully removed.
I asked Alice is she would be willing to answer some common hair extension questions that I receive on a regular basis. Alice agreed to include a summary of the things she had learned as a direct result of her experiences. Listed below are the questions that I asked Alice about her hair extension experience with her complete answers.
July 26th, 2006
I caught up this morning by phone with Celebrity Hairdresser Robert Hallowell who is holding court with the hair and beauty
media in New York before heading off to Europe for an extended trip.
Now that his favorite long term hair client - Geena Davis - is on what may be a permanent hiatus from Commander In Chief, Robert is playing catch up with meetings that have been put off until the end of Commander’s filming season.
I asked Robert what new hair trends he was seeing at the present time. He reported “short hair is definitely on the way back in fashion”. Robert remarked that “bobs, pixies or anything that falls into the gamine category” is becoming extremely popular in the current hair fashion landscape.
This craze for short styles has been building since Sienna Miller, Natalie Portman and Keira Knightley appeared for various film roles with super short locks. Lauren Holly went very short - for her role as the NCIS Chief in early 2006.
Robert reported that during his current weeklong stay in New York he “cut long time client Lucy Liu’s hair above her shoulders into a classic bob that is very short at the nape of the neck with longer strands extending from there in a traditional Bob”. Robert noted “Lucy’s new bob has lots of texture and is worn around her face - which is how Lucy prefers to wear her hair”.
Lucy uses Robert’s fabulous hair care line - Prawduct - which was recently enhanced with lots of new goodies to make the already great hair care line even more spectacular.
Although long hair is still very much in fashion, with no signs of it losing popularity anytime soon, Robert noted that long hair fashions are more and more “tied to embracing natural textures”.
Robert pointed out that “hair consumers are no longer willing to risk damaged strands due to chemical treatments just to create bigger curls or waves”. Instead, as Robert noted, “the trend is to take natural hair textures - both with long and short styles and crank them up with hair friendly styling techniques such as finger scrunching, wet roller sets and other healthy texture creating techniques”.
July 26th, 2006
Sandra “Sandy” Annette Bullock was born on July 26, 1964 in a Virginia suburb of Washington D.C. to a German opera singer.
Although she has been acting since 1987 (Hangman) she didn’t break out as an actress until her role driving the out-of-control bus in Speed with co-star Keanu Reeves in 1994.
Over the past two years Sandy has made a lot of changes in her life. Her most recent is the adoption of a spectacular new top-of-the-shoulders bob hairstyle. A former member of People’s 50 Most Beautiful People (1996 & 1999), the naturalized Texan unveiled her super-seductive classic bob with a peek-a-boo side-swept “Veronica Lake” fringe.
Flaunting a sleek shimmering shorter style, Sandra captured the spotlight at the Premiere of The Lake House. Besides a major hairstyle change, Sandra married for the first time one year ago to Monster Garage man Jesse James. She also literally took a turn back into time in order to co-star with Keanu Reeves.
According to media reports Sandra and Keanu have remained good friends since they worked together 12 years ago and wanted to re-create the chemistry of their first role together in Speed once the movie’s producer suggested the idea to them.
The magic must have been completely preserved because The Lake House has garnered great reviews and is doing well at the box office. A love story, it showcases Sandra’s excellent acting talents.
July 26th, 2006
A teenage schoolboy is in trouble for a second time after breaking school rules with a short haircut.
Micheal Marsden’s mum is so furious at plans to ‘isolate’ her son as punishment, she has kept himoff school.
When Michael, known as Mickey, came home with a new short haircut his mum thought he looked smart but his teachers didn’t agree.
Uniform rules at Our Lady’s Catholic High School in Fulwood, Preston, stipulate that “extreme hairstyles” are not allowed and anyone breaking the rule is subjected to a day working away from the rest of the class as punishment.
Micky, who lives with his mum Debbie Foye and his three brothers and sisters, in Threefields, Ingol, was subjected to isolation for an identical haircut a few months ago.
But on Tuesday his mum refused to allow him to be kept from his peers and kept him at home, insisting he looks “smart”.
She said: “He has a number two on top and a number one at the bottom, with a bit of a fringe at the front. I think he looks smart but the school said it was not a sensible haircut.
“I had an argument with them last time, so my partner took him into school this time and they said it wasn’t a sensible haircut. “They said he would have to go into isolation.
“It is not fair to put him in isolation so he came home and they said he could go back (the next day).
“His hair had grown quite long and it starts to go to a peak and people take the Mickey and it looks scruffy.
“I don’t understand why it should affect his education.”
Debbie, who also has an 11 year daughter at Our Lady’s, said she thought the school was being “ridiculous” and acting unreasonably.
Mike Fitzpatrick, deputy headteacher at the St Anthony’s Drive school, said Our Lady’s was proud of its uniform.
Although he said he couldn’t comment on individual pupils, Mr Fitzpatrick added: “We have very high standards of uniform and appearance, which are well supported by parents.
“As far as hair styles are concerned we ask for no extremes and that is explained to the children and parents. We have to draw the line somewhere.
Normal punishment is a day’s isolation as we ask parents to work with us on these matters.”
Mr Fitzpatrick said short hair was not banned but added the general rule was that if more hair than scalp was visible then that was acceptable.
The same rule is enforced at all schools in the area and also requires girls to tie long hair up.
What do you think:
Are schools right to punish pupils over “extreme haircuts”?
July 26th, 2006
Anyone familiar with AutoWeek’s But Wait There’s More knows about “Press Releases We Didn’t Finish.” Here’s one we wish we never even started.
Chrysler and celebrity hairstylist Ken Pavés (guess it’s a good thing we have no idea who he is) listed some tips to “help you look fabulous when you arrive after driving with the convertible top down.” (He must be a famous hairstylist because he forced us to find the “e” with an acute (thanks Alex for the correction) on it for his name.) Of course he also uses the opportunity to plug his own line of “convertible proof” hairspray. You can click to read his tips, or just chalk this up as an Autoblog post you didn’t finish. Men need not apply, unless you’re looking for a good chuckle.
Create an instant day-to-night celebrity look with a sassy, loose chignon. Create this great style by working with your natural texture. Pull your strands into a smooth, low ponytail. Wrap the ends loosely around the base of the ponytail, securing firmly with bobby pins, letting a few random pieces cascade from the bun.
Be Natural Rejoice if you are blessed with natural curls or waves, since natural textures are what hair is all about for 2005, and this look needs no defense against the wind! Go with your natural flow and let those ringlets rule.
Just Add Wind - Add a definite rock-glam edge to your strands by creating the definitive wind-in-your-hair style. Start by shaking out your current do. Flip your head over and spray hairspray liberally through your roots. Flip your head back over and style with your fingers. Go wild since this sizzling style is even better after a ride with the top down!
Let The Good Times Roll - Big, sexy hair rules in 2005. The bigger and wilder, the better! Drop the top and dont look back - but only after you lock in your gorgeous new style with Pav?Professional Flawless Convertible-Proof Hairspray.
Crank Up The Volume This applies to more than just the radio in your convertible. Blow dry your tresses, and while theyre slightly warm, pop in some Velcro rollers. Take a few minutes to apply your make-up and get dressed. Remove your rollers and shake out your strands for a lightly tousled look.
July 26th, 2006