The Number 23.

Hello!

It was my birthday on Wednesday. =)

I got to spend it with my lovely girl friends. <3

&&Tequila is not my friend, whatsoever.

Dress, Forever21  Shoes, Madden Girl  Watch, Michael Kors

I also wanted to show you some of my recent purchases.

I treated myself to the watch for my birthday =)

EOS Lip Balm is ah-maze-ing.

I'm testing out these RejuviCare Hair & Nail Formula vitamins.

I want my hair to look like the above pics all the time.

I just came to say hello!

My yearly bonus at work has finally arrived!

Sooo... I went shopping. ;)

Notice anything different?

Mmm hmm....

I splurged and bought myself some gorge extensions.

I figured I would save a lil' moola though & sewed the clips in myself, which ending up being an epic fail.

I sewed them in backwards.

So I assembled my own little sweat shop of my 2 best girly friends to sew them on. =D

Don't worry, I paid them in gummi bear shots (delish)

[with more pieces... please ignore the red eyes, apparently my computer can't edit phone pics?]

Aaaand. I bought my birthday dress. ;)

[sneak.peak]

&&a manicure that will make you smile (or keep me smiling all day...)

Made with Sinful 'Savage' and Sally Hansen's 'Set the Stage'

Have a great week everyone!!

<3

Blondie blonde.

I get the occasional compliment on my blonde (spell check is preferring blond here, but I like blondE) locks.  Actually, I have been almost every color on the wheel.  I have been slacking in the hair department lately, especially since I was worried about how my feathers would feel about a change.  So I grabbed a chunk of saran wrap (to protect my feathers) and went to work.

Naturally, I forgot to take before/during pictures, so you get the afters. :)

My hair nearly blends in with the wall.  Ridiculous.

This is the magic stuff.  I get it from Sally's Beauty Supply and mix it with Ion's 20 Developer.  It also comes in little packets.  One packet gets mixed with 2 oz of developer.  If you buy the tub, use 4 scoops to 2 oz of developer.  I use a brush and my artistic skills.  I left the color on my hair for about 30 minutes this time, and it turned out whiiite.  I only color my roots now too, attempting to prevent maximum damage.

*I am in no way a professional at doing this.  Don't attempt to do this yourself if you're not prepared to deal with the consequences.  Personally, I know that hair grows back and can be changed, so I'm not worried about messing it up.

** I was also way too lazy to take pics with my camera & upload, so my webcam did the work today. :)

Style Review - Feather Hair Extensions

Recently, I spotted the trend of feather hair extensions around the web.  I knew that I HAD to get them.  Sioux City is not exactly current with trends, so I knew finding a salon that had them would be difficult.  I made numerous phone calls to salons that had no idea what I was talking about.  That's when Fresh Hair Salon came to the rescue!  I made an appointment for a consultation, got very excited, then found out that the feathers were back-ordered. :(

Wednesday, the salon called and the feathers were in!  They arrived much sooner than I had expected as well.

Please, ignore the cheesy-ness of my expression. :)

I got three feathers, one turquoise, one that's a beige-cream, and one white.  I work at a bank full-time, so I tried to keep it somewhat appropriate.  I absolutely LOVE how they turned out.  They should last up to three months, with proper care. :)  They are put in with hair extension crimps and I can wash them, brush them, even curl/straighten them. 

If you're in the Siouxland area and want to try them out for yourself, they're available at [Fresh Hair Salon &Spa] for about $15 per feather. :)