Blonde in the District

Well, I finally did it. After years upon years of toying with dying my hair a pastel color, I finally built up the guts to do it. It wasn't all me though, my friends at Illusions of Georgetown played a huge roll in this and I couldn't be more thankful. Today I'm sharing all the behind the scenes and details of my temporary lavender blonde that we created, specially for my Vegas trip & wedding vow renewal at the beginning of the month. I have been talking about coloring my hai

If you saw my March post on Illusions, you'll know that my favorite hair salon turned 25 this month! Yes, 25!!! 25 years in business is a huge accomplishment and I am so happy for the success of my Illusions family, and specifically salon owner, and a woman I deeply respect, Irma Wheeler! Last month I recapped Irma's story on how she started Illusions and it is definitely goals. Photos from the Illusions 25th Anniversary shoot. Hair and makeup by Illusions team. Photos by Ari

I have been an eyelash freak for as long as I can remember. I have searched high and low for the best mascara to use, and I have a small collection of stock piled false strip eyelashes that I would have on deck for days I wanted some extra volume to my lashes. Over a month ago, I decided to trade in my mascaras and falsies and try out eyelash extensions after seeing them done at the trusted salon I go to for nails, Ellada Studio and Spa. I was always curious about eyelash ext

It is with much excitement that I’m writing today’s post. February marks a special relationship for myself and my favorite salon, Illusions of Georgetown. After a year of working with Illusions on various hair and event collabs, I am now the official Brand Ambassador!!! If you remember from my Hair Journey post, Illusions was the salon who fixed my hair disaster last January when my old colorist inadvertently dyed my hair brown. It was a full on hot mess. It took my hair mont