#springbreak
White blonde hair
LAMB CHOP
Boots by Thalia Sodi Collection, dress Francesca’s Collections, bag Michael Kors, necklaces Francesca’s Collection, Glasses by Gucci
It turns out that I have a Latina living inside me. I am just naturally attracted to bling. When I was invited to go meet Thalia Sodi last week, who was in town promoting her fashion line for Macy’s, I totally fell in love with everything in her collection…but when I saw the fabulous gold studded black booties, I needed them. I was very impressed with her entire line, so a post will be coming up on that next!
When you take a zillion photos a month, you end up naming each set something to more easily remember what it was when thumbing through later. I thought of Lambchop for the temporary file name because I got tons of hair cut off of my Lamb chop colored hair. Although there’s probably zero SEO value in the name, I thought it was funny.
I was apparently suffering from a brain fog of PMS and decided to run into a random place and get a couple of inches cut off…which turned into the cosmetologist telling me she was proficient at cutting a long angled bob…which, as it turns out…was a terrible idea. Her definition of “proficient” did not meet my standards. The next day, I had to go to my friend Crystal Trevino of My Beauty Couture to get the terrible cut fixed. The initial cut was so bad, that my husband had thought I’d cut off the back by myself.
Crystal did a great job of fixing it, and I learned something. Stay away from any decisions of any kind during those times that PMS affects your mindset! My husband pointed out that we put more decision, care and heart into Jazzy’s grooming experience than I did into my own.
As for the Thalia booties…you will see a lot of these from me this season. They are me. Her entire line is sassy and fun. Actually, for those of you that remember Cache Stores when they were at their peak…the Thalia Sodi Collection is for you. The boots were my first acquisition but I see more pieces in my future!
-SDS
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You Keep Asking How to Maintain White Blonde….
Every single day, I am asked by strangers how I keep my hair white blonde without it being dry, brittle and orange tinted. I’ve done product reviews for hair products that really help, but the ones I’m listing here are my main loves.
First of all, people want to know who it is that does my hair…well, it’s me. I use a 40 volume developer which to me, is key. The main thing with being blonde, is to NOT overlap! No one cares more about me burning off my hair, than ME…so I choose to be mad at myself for free than mad at the hairdresser and paying her $200 to burn off my hair. Or be orange. Or yellow. I also do it every 4 weeks so I don’t have all day to sit in a salon.
On the rare occasion I may take it off too soon…then I use a 10 or 20 volume to hit the roots again the next time I wash it for a few minutes, to correct the yellow.
I always use the “Purple Shampoo” that you all know about, but here’s the difference…if I really want a snow white color, I will put the Shimmer Lights Shampoo for Blonde & Silver on my hair while it is still dry. Slowly, I will work it in, lather it up with small amounts of water and let it sit all lathered up for about 5 minutes on my head before rinsing. Most people tell me that the purple shampoo does not work for them, but I really noticed the biggest difference once I started putting it on dry hair. Also, come on ladies…if your hair dresser gave you orange highlights, nothing is going to make it blonde. Just sayin.
Before blow drying, I use Biosilk Silk Therapy as a heat protector/smoother. I’ve used this for a zillion years and keep going back to it. I feel that it keeps my hair from drying out and breaking off!
I’ve considered filming a video of the self bleaching process, but it’s very important that people know that it’s very hard to color your entire head blonde all at once. I would advise going into chunkier and chunkier pieces first, until most of the head is blonde before attempting to go all the way.
Of course, once it is all the way blonde, you could, in theory, then start coloring it on your own, because there is only the root retouch to do. The self root retouch is what I’m considering filming. It’s not hard at all and I love myself when there’s still $200 in my wallet after my hair is freshly done!
-SDS
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REBELLIOUS
A Good Day…and Yes, More Animal Print
A Good Day…
Sunday was a good day. I did the unthinkable, and was under the weather so I took a nap in the middle of the day. By nap, I mean I was pretty much in bed until about 3:00
I didn’t cook, or clean, or make it to church. The 40 million milligrams of vitamins finally kicked in late in the day, so I did manage to get dressed, and make it to the movies to see “Man of Steel.”
shoes by Jessica Simpson, belt by Michael Kors, jeans by Democracy
That movie wasn’t my personal pick, but it was my husband’s choice and I am bend-y like that on some issues. It was actually wonderful and I loved it, though!
earrings by Chico’s
Apparently there is a never ending supply of old animal print clothing in my closet, because when I was digging for a missing shoe, I noticed this top from two summer’s ago hanging in the closet, squished in between two sweaters.
It has a side tie, and actually a tiny chest area button which I obviously neglected to use. It’s all good though…I have on an animal print bra from Victoria’s Secret so who cares. Being a bit budget conscious, I got the top on-the-cheap from
TJ Maxx!
ring by David Yurman, bag by Michael Kors, watch by Movado, bracelet by Tiffany & Co
The matching mani-pedi combo was the result of a spa day from earlier in the week. I absolutely am not progressive enough to do the pointy nail thing, and never will. Never, like never. Well, unless it’s part of a Halloween costume or I get a part in a vampire movie.
I can also brag, and say that the boyfriend jeans are totally brand new and were a super good bargain!
Actually, by “boyfriend jeans” what I mean to say, is that I really couldn’t find any I liked under $200, so I just bought a pair of Democracy Jeans about three sizes too large from Ross for $23.00…but hey, once you throw on a Michael Kors belt, it’s all good.
I just wanted some baggy-ish stretchy summer jeans and it was really hard trying to find some that were NOT made with a crazy high waist line. A high waist looks great on very few people, and I won’t be doing that, either.
I remember that my mom always wore Calvin Klein jeans with high heels and I ran into quite a few pairs of those while jean shopping. I wondered if Calvin cleared out a storage facility from 1985…or did they actually manufacture more for the current trend?
After the movie, we went home to enjoy our Sunday evening spiritual ritual of watching Hal Lindsey and then Irwin Baxter teach their bible prophecies and speak on current world affairs, on the Daystar Network. It’s always really heavy stuff!
…and that was Sunday!
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-SDS
July 1, 2013
