A little more of me...

So as you all know I am a hair stylist... As a hair stylist believe it or not we are not all amazing at everything! Some of us fake it until they make it, and others are truly gifted! I like to think it was passed down from my lovely grandmother who was also a stylist, some days I feel like instead of blood I have hair color flowing thru my veins. For me color comes natural like second nature... I will be talking with people and in my mind I have already given you highlights, red hair or some dark with sun kissed highlights all before you have told me hello. I eat sleep and think color!!! 

I'm Whytney and I am a colorist! 

Being a colorist is more than slapping color on.

We are chemists, we are artists.

We can add dimension or remove it, we can enhance the face or certain features, we can create depth or movement when the hair is simply standing still. We can make your appearance change or open up a new persona. 

I truly love being a colorist. A mixing bowl and brush are some of my favorite tools.

I have learned so many new techniques and tricks along the way. 

         Here's a before and after of a color I did. (I only did the color!!)

  

Those are some of my lovely clients and friends who I've had the honor of working on. None of these colors could have been achieved by a "box" they are the work of an artist.. A real person who is living and breathing art,hair and has a passion.. A passion for hair. So next Time you sit in the chair of a stylist remember we don't just slap it on we mix, create and customize a color unique and personalized just for you! No box can give you that! 

Stay pretty my friends

Kisses 

Whytney 

IN THE NUDE!!

I just want to start today off with being in the NUDE... haha I know what your thinking why is she writing about being nude!?

Let me just say that NUDE lips are all the rage right now! I like my lips looking soft and natural but for some reason my lips NEVER do. I have lips that resemble the Arizona desert all dry and crackly and they some times bleed because for some reason I think I have to peel the nasty skin off!!!! (HORRIBLE I KNOW!)  So like I said in my earlier posts that I am a Hairstylist venturing into the makeup world I was like how the heck do these celebs have amazing lips all the time? The secret is nude lipstick!



STUNNING!! So I ventured into the makeup store and they were having a sale of all the leftover Christmas stalking stuffers and shoved into the corner was a 3 pack of NYX butter lipstick



This stuff is amazing! I am not a huge lipstick wearer so this stuff is great it goes on as easy as chap stick yet wears like a lipstick! the three shades I got in my 3 pack are  BLS09- CANDY BUTTONS
BLS14-TAFFY  BLS03-SNOW CAP

SNOW CAP is my favorite! I put it on and my lips stay moisturized look flawless. The pack was like $11 for three but then I went to buy more SNOW CAP because I loved it so much I used the whole lipstick in a month I had to get more they are really cheap I think like $4.00 or close to it! so its a steal!

I seriously can NOT get enough of this stuff!

Nude lips are all the rage bringing you a polished yet natural look, you can dress up in it or rock it like to the gym or just plain going to the store.

Kisses WHYTNEY!

(I'm wearing SNOWCAP in this pic)

 

To braid or not to braid that is the question...

So lately braids have been trending. As a hairdresser we have to keep our eyes ahead of the competition,be on the next trend before it even comes out.. and as a consumer you know how quickly hair trends come and go!(literally in the blink of an eye) 

Today I am going to do a tutorial of a fishtail braid.. My lovely model will be my 5 year old who has enough hair for 2 people... this will be my first tutorial so please bear with me. 
 This Braid looks extremely well on longer hair, and looks difficult yet is surprisingly easy.

 

my supplies I am using

First: let me start by saying brush or comb out the hair, make sure you have all the tangles out and that its easy to work with.(Tryn hates me brushing her hair so this took a lot of convincing!)

Second: Grab your spray bottle with some water in it and lightly mist the hair(this will help keep the flyways and baby-hairs in check) you can also use a light hold hairspray as well but this might make the hair crunchy so I personally prefer the water.

Third: section hair into two equal parts, hold one side in each hand and keep separate as you braid. we are going to call the equal parts ponytails... :)

Next: Take a small strand from either the left or right side and cross it directly over to the opposite ponytail.

Repeat with the other side continue to repeat this process all the way down the pieces will form your fishtail braid.

when you get to the bottom of your frishtail use a small clear elastic  if you gently pull the braid out from the sides you will give the illusion that you have thicker fuller hair. WHAT GIRL DOESNT WANT THAT!!!

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when you first start learning these try it with your hair in a ponytail first!! it makes it easier also wet hair will help keep all your little fly away hairs in place.