Hair Success, or a Work in Progress?

Love thy hair. Use heat protector when you style. Get a trim every six weeks. Sleep on silk pillowcases. And go ahead. Yell at it every once in a while. For hair, like a toddler, needs a little frickin' discipline.

My new hairstylist Rosie is a complete doll. She may be young, but she's really got the gift of style. And on Saturday, I waltzed out of the salon $100 lighter, but a new woman. Gone were my straggly ends, replaced by a sleek and polished look very closely resembling Anne Hathaway's in Devil Wears Prada.

However - blow drying and styling the sucker at home is another matter altogether. And ladies? Can a sista get an AMEN?

Look, I'm not gonna brag - but I'm good with my hair. We have an understanding. I take care of it with the best and newest products and it rewards me by behaving, being shiny, and (hopefully) giving the illusion that I'm not quite as chub in the face as I perceive myself to be.

But for some reason, my hair has been acting like the little red-headed step child! Frizzy. Not laying properly. Making my face - quelle horreur - look more chub than normal! Granted, this morning, I was rushing around the apartment - i.e. packing for a day business trip to Nashville, sidestepping my honey as he struggled to get ready for work too, trying not to forget anything - so I didn't exactly have the time to devote to a perfect coif. The result?




Exactly.

But, the layers are right where I want them to be, and when it's not 400% humidity out and I'm not blow drying while sipping coffee - I LOVE it! I love the bangs, and I love Rosie. So, it's a hair success, but I'm still working on keepin' it that way.

As a side note ... check out this story from CNN

Puh-lease - let's be wary of this emerald eyeshadow trend. Emerald eyeshadow, even if it's Lancome or another high-quality brand, is very hard to apply, and even harder to pull off in normal, every day life (unless you're Drag Queen Samantha Jones, in which case ... ). Just look at poor Angie Harmon (ex-model, that is) in this lead photo - she kind of looks ... not so hot.

Use your finger to apply it (Only to your top lids. If you must have the all-around-the-eye color look, use a matching green eyeliner on the lower rims, to keep it from looking too messy), and keep a sheer gold dust shadow on hand to blend it with, in case you over apply. The sheer gold, in any shade, will take the edge off the hard, cold green and warm up the overall look. The goal is to have a pretty, flattering effect - not something that will make you look sickly.

But, my favorite trend for this fall is the red-stained pouty fish face. :-)

Laura Mercier makes an incredible lip stain in Scarlet - it's $20 at Sephora. You use such a tiny bit to achieve the stained matte look, you'll have the pot for years. Not to mention, this is such a wearable trend. Everyone can wear red lip color - you just need to find the best shade. The trick? I actually know the answer to that ... stay tuned!