I’m in love with all things hair, makeup, fashion and beauty. On this blog you can find anything from reviews on lipstick to supplements, as well as recipes alongside tips to protect your hair this summer! I’m your average girl. I get break outs, I have dry skin, and I like looking and feeling good. I hope I can help you by sharing what I love!
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I
overall adore this product! This is a must have for any girl with short
or textured hair! It feels like a thick paste, but it isn't sticky.
It's easy to work through your hair and it holds really well without drying
into this hard, plastic, immobile frame. A little goes a long way, and
it comes in a pump for easy control of how much product you are using.
It also has a wide base so it doesn't tip over! And to top it all off it
smells like cherry-chocolates! This product is across-the-board great!
I also love to use thin myself for smoothing fly aways! You can rub a little into your hands and just barely smooth it over your finished style! It wont' weight your hair down or make your firm or sticky like hairspray!
This
eye shadow is super fun! It has a pretty and simple shimmer to it, and
goes on super nicely. A little goes a long way in the way of
application. It also has very little fallout when being applied. The
color is definitely more sheer than it looks in the container. It's not incredibly pigmented. There
are only 7 available colors (bummer!). It's a very mediocre eye shadow.
This
is my new favorite eyeliner. When you sharpen it you don't actually
loose any of the eyeliner (just the casing around it) which is great! It
comes in 10 colors as well. The vibrancy of each color is very good,
but for the darker blues and purples it's amazing! I love it because the
colors of those darker tones look black-brown at first and then when
you get closer you see the purple or blue. It also brings out the color
of your eyes without making you looks crazy. It goes on really smooth
and easily but my favorite thing about this product is that it is super
smudge proof. I love that! I slept with it on and it was 75% perfect in
the morning! It's a great eyeliner for sure!
Setting and finishing powder are very similar, but not quite the same.
Tarte Smooth Operator Amazonian Clay Tinted Pressed Setting Powder
Setting Powders are typically a little heavier than a finishing powder. While setting powder can be translucent, it is typically tinted to match your skin tone. Setting powders are formulated to work with your foundation to help prevent it from rubbing off, creasing or moving throughout the day. They are also used to prevent shine and control oil. Setting powders are often used on their own instead of foundation because they tend to be lighter and more natural looking, and are also typically used for touch ups throughout the day. Setting Powders are also what is commonly used for baking.
Finishing Powder is made to be your very last step. It goes on top of setting powder and all of your other makeup. Finishing powder is incredibly fine and smooth. It blurs fine lines and wrinkles, smooths pores and gives you a flawless finish. It's not necessary for your every day routine but is commonly used by makeup artists and at home for special occasions and photo shoots. Finishing powder is typically translucent but maybe lightly tinted. It does not have much coverage (if it has any at all). It is often referred to as a translucent powder.
So that's it, it really is that simple. But this wouldn't be one of my blog posts without some product recommendations. So here are some of my absolute favorite setting and finishing powders.
Temptu Invisible difference Finishing Powder $35
this is what I use in my pro kit. A little goes a long way and it really gives that beautiful and seamless look. It comes in a loose powder container with a twist off lid that you can dip your brush directly into. (pictured on the left)
Tarte Smooth Operator Amazonian Clay Tinted Pressed Setting Powder $34
This is a solid setting powder. It is lightly tinted, in a compact (which make it's ideal for on-the-go use) and it has a light amount of coverage. The clay infused in it helps to control oils and set your look for all day wear. (pictured to the left of the setting powder description up above)
Ben Nye Luxury Banana Powder $22.50
this is a famous and well known finishing powder with a silky micro soft finish and light weight texture. because it is so infamous I had to include it although I must admit this isn't one of my favorites because I do feel it is warm (which I don't always want) and you have to shake product out of the container which can get messy and cause waste. (pictured to the right)
Kett Cosmetics Kett Sett Pressed Setting Powder $22 This finishing powder comes in a compact or in a loose container. It's a simple and straight forward setting powder that is only in a translucent shade and pros swear by it. It's free of mica and is perfect for in front of the camera scenarios.(pictured on the left)
ItCosmetics Bye Bye Pores Poreless Finish Airbrush Powder $24
the
ItCosmetics finishing powder comes in a pressed and loose version. It
is soft and silky to the touch and definitely gives that airbrushed
look. It is formulated with skin-loving ingredients such as silk,
hydrolyzed collagen, and antioxidants. (pictured above on the right by
the finishing powder spiel)
Becca Cosmetics Hydramist Set and Refresh Setting Powder $38
for a loose setting powder I chose this one. It's light weight but has some coverage and does exactly what'd you hope it would. It somehow controls shine without drying out your skin and is a dynamite option for people who like a natural finish or who struggle with dry skin. (pictured on the right)
This is hands down the best liquid lipstick I have ever tried! I saw it on a Facebook ad. It boasted to be the most comfortable long wear lipstick on the market, at only $6. The marketing worked and I gave it shot. This is literally the first item I have ever reviewed that has TWO six star categories. And one of less than 10 reviews with any 6 star ratings at all. So let's get down to business now and break down the ratings. *there is a $5 off coupon code at the bottom of this post! Check it out before you grab your own liquid lippie from Karity.
What kills me about the packaging is it was almost 5 star worthy. It feels sturdy,m it's just a simple plastic, but the clean, clear, square packaging paired with the matte square twist off lid was a nice combo. I like the clean printed brand name on it too. The doe foot applicator is also functional and classic. So why not 5 stars? Because the back side says LIP LOCK in equally large font as the brand logo on front, in a super ugly font that doesn't match. If they had just done it in the same font as the logo I don't think I would mind as much. But it's like one side looks luxurious while the other looks like it came from a Dollar Store.
There is no scent whatsoever. I wasn't sure if I should give this a 3 or a 4 because we all like a scent right? But I also feel that having no scent is leagues better than a chemical or over-the-top powerful fragrance. I went with a 3. The application was great! I only need one layer as the product is very pigmented. The only thing I didn't love is that it was little to runny for my liking. But I applied it fine all the same.
Now to our two six categories. This product does not quit. I had it on from 8:30 a.m. and checked for cracking or wear every single hour. I noticed a small amount of thinning and wear on the shade at 6:30 p.m. THAT IS TEN HOURS OF WEAR! I also ate with this stuff on. Now granted I had a sandwich that had no dressing or sauce on it, so it wasn't greasy pizza. Something greasy or covered in sauce will likely break it up. But all of my bottled water drinking and sandwich eating didn't phase this stuff. I have never seen anything like it. It was also incredibly comfortable. Usually matte liquid lipsticks dry my lips out super bad, and they need exfoliation immediately after. But my lips were fine with this. They didn't dry out at all, which I think is part of the reason the color lasted so long. It also didn't feather at all. I had no lip liner on and it didn't smear, smudge or feather out. And throughout the day even my water bottle, sandwich, clothes and hands were all liquid lipstick free! No transfer whatsoever.
This product was VERY average, and I was a little bummed out by it, because I love Tony Moly. The packaging is clean and functional, but made of a cheap plastic and isn't particularly high end or luxurious feeling. It smells very... weird. It is almost scentless, and then it has a light musk to it. It's something in between wet pavement after rain and mold. But it's VERY light. I kind of like it, but don't at the same time. It is weird. It doesn't really hydrate at all. I mean a tiny bit. Maybe this would be a decent option fot those with oily skin or who don't really need moisture. But my skin is thirsty and this didn't cut it for me. A little does go a long way though, which is nice and gave this product it's highest marks.
Time is precious, and so is money. I love my morning routine, and I love taking care of myself, but sometime the simple amount of products I have is overwhelming, especially to a makeup novice. Plus when you travel, packing all those products adds time to your prep, weight to your suitcase and take up space too. Enter multitasking products!Today I am going to throw out some of my top products that do more than one things. Some I've mentioned before, others I haven't. Let me know in the comments what your favorite multitaskers are.
Color Street Nail Strips
I love color street nail polish strips. They are about $15 for a pack, and you can do 3-5 sets of nails with each. How are they a multitasking product? Well they are a serious time and space saver for sure! But this one strip also has a base coat, polish and top coat in one! So that's three bottles of product now in one convenient pack. Plus you can seriously do them anywhere. I've done my nails with Color Street on a bus before! And they slide right into my makeup bag for convenient and hassle-free travel. Read my full review on Color Street here and pick up your own here.
Strong Sexy Hair Core Flex
Strong Sexy Hair's Core Flex does several things for the hair. First of all it's weightless, so it is suitable for fine hair. It has Mango Butter and Aloe Vera in it. It hydrates the hair, adds a subtle amount of shine, smooths fly always AND it strengthens the hair. It's anti-breakage formula will make your hair healthy and strong. It also doesn't hurt that it smells absolutely divine. With this product you can trade in your leave in conditioner, hair oil and strengthening treatment for this all in one.
You canpick yours up here.
Dr. Jart+ Premium Beauty Balm
Most of us already know about the multitasking power of a Beauty Balm (also known as a BB Cream). But this one has got me hooked as my new favorite for this summer. You've got in this one product moisturizer, SPF, foundation and primer. I DO like to set this with some powder, but otherwise it's great. A little goes a long way and it's smooth. I can not say enough good things about this one. You can snag your own here.
So for this product you are supposed to wash your face and then put on a fairly dense layer. You leave it on overnight for intense hydration. I use a lot of these masks so I feel I am a fairly good judge of what works and doesn't. The packaging is clean and sturdy, but it is a little cheap looking. It smells like... water? It's practically scentless. Which to me is fine, as long as it doesn't smell bad.
Onto what really matters you definitely have to use quite a bit of product to cover your face and it hydrates for sure, but it's nothing special. My skin didn't feel softer, but some of my dry spots were less flaky. It's a decent buy, but nothing out of this world.
This product was true disappointment. I often review things I get in my various subscription boxes (like Ipsy, Birchbox, Boxy Charm and Sephora Play) that I particularly like or don't like. This is one of those. The packaging feels super cheap. Even once I got my hands on a full sized product it was easy to see that it felt cheap and flimsy. The applicator is impractical.
It has a thick yet still chalky texture and you need multiple layers to get decent coverage which isn't ideal for a concealer. It has only one shade that works for light warm skin tones and it wears off within 2 hours. The worst part? It made me break out SO BAD. At first I wasn't sure that it was the culprit. I thought it was a new face mask I had tried. But my friend who is also a subscriber asked me if I had used this concealer because she was also breaking out and did not try the mask. Once I realized that was it, I threw it away and my breakout got much better.
I am clearly not a fan of this one and I don't recommend it.
People with Oily Skin have some of the hardest times finding foundation that works for their face. Why? Because when your skin produces oil, that oil breaks down the makeup you are wearing. Today I am going to give you my best tips and tricks for getting makeup that works for your oily skin.
Skin Care
Good skin care is the bets primer for oily skin. There are SO MANY oily skin regimens out there. I love the Clinique 3-step introduction kit for Oily Skin. It's an amazing value and a great way to see if the product is the right fit for you. If you have acne too the Juice Beauty Blemish Clearing Solutions Kit (pictured on the left) is also a great place to start. Just make sure you are using moisturizer. It should be very light weight and oil-free, but your skin still needs moisture even though it's oily. If it's to dry your skin will produce MORE oil to compensate.
Blot It
Before Primer, after skincare, blot your skin. Using a rice paper or even tissue paper (or Klenex without lotion infused in it) to blot excess oil on your skin. I love the NYX Blotting Paper ($4 - $6) and Palladio Rice Papers ($4.50).
The Hikari cream shadow was alright. It's about $13 per shadow and has a very average overall performance. I love the sturdy and luxurious feeling packaging for sure. But the texture of the shadows was a little off. It almost had a grit to it that I wasn't loving. It had some pigment but required 3-5 layers to get that really nice and bright shade. It wasn't very pigmented. With that being said it didn't last long and absolutely must be primed if you want any hope of it lasting at all.
This is hands down my favorite "cheap" palette. BH Cosmetics isn't the creamiest most pigmented formula out there by any means. But when you compair it to brands with similar pricing (Covergirl, Maybelline, Wet and Wild, ELF, NYX) it's quality is unparalleled. And honestly it's even less expensive than most of those brands. It's not quite professional, but it's close. I actually use the Carli Bybel palette in my pro kit.
This is hands down my new favorite primer. The packaging has a sleek and sophisticated and high end look and feel. It's made with heavy duty materials and doesn't feel cheap. The pore smoothing aspect of this product was what really blew me away. Most pore-filling primers have an almost whipped texture and don't keep your makeup on super well. They also tend to make your look cakey but poreless. This one was SUPER natural. It smoother out fine lines and wrinkles as well as my big pores and even where I get dried flaky skin. BUT it did not void my skin of texture! I just went from mega huge pores to natural and soft texture. .I loved how natural and perfecting this looked.
It was hydrating, and certainly didn't dry me out at all. A little goes a long way, but it's not jaw dropping how little you have to use or anything. About a dime sized amount which is a little less than average. As far as wear goes I noticed a HUGE difference between makeup I primed with this and makeup I didn't. Even on the day I used a different primer instead of the Crunchi brand I saw a difference. This is a must try for sure!
Crunchi is a direct sales brand that has cleaner products. As many know the USA doesn't have high standards when it comes to ingredients in beauty brands. Crunchi tries to create cleaner products that are safer, certified-organic, and EcoCert ingredients. They have a "Black List" of over 50 ingredients that they wont use in any of their skin care or cosmetics. You can learn more about Crunchi here. You can see and purchase this primer here.
So it's spring! And summer is right around the corner. We all know what this means - vacations! Some of us will fly to a destination, while others may drive a few hours away and spend the night in fancy hotel and a day or two on the beach. For others this sounds like Disney Land and theme parks, while others imagine nothing outside of camping and hiking expeditions. However you vacation, one of the things that can be really difficult is keeping up your beauty regimen. How do you travel to another country and avoid the hotel shampoo and keep your skim healthy without buying a million cheap plastic bottles from Walmart or filling up a second suitcase with your product? Well I have the answers! Here are some beauty product must haves that are travel friendly. I am going to "pack your makeup bag" for you today.
Tartan + Twine's travel makeup organizer is the perfect bag for your get away. The one pictured to the left has a cute cork print with exposed gold leafing, which makes it perfect for being casual and still glam. The thing that makes this bag perfect is that it has two removable makeup bags that snap in and out of it, as well as one pocket inside the bag and brush holders on the other side. It's big enough to hold everything you need it to, but it's not big or bulky like a train case. I actually throw mine in my bag every day, and while traveling I often detach one of the smaller bags to throw in my purse for touch ups. You can get it at Ulta Beauty and learn more about it here.
For hair care you should only bring the essentials. The big kicker is to avoid the cheap and drying shampoo and conditioner from the hotel. My saving grace for this is to pick up a trial kit. My favorites are the Sexy Hair kits To-Go from Ulta. They include a shampoo and conditioner and one styling product too. The kits come in Big Sexy Hair (for volume), Strong Sexy Hair (light weight reconstruction), Healthy Sexy Hair (major hydration), and Vibrant Sexy Hair (for color protection). They are only $10-12 per set! You can pick them up here.
My Holy Grail travel hair product though is the TIGI Bed Head Beach Bound Protection Spray. This spray smells incredible, and comes in a 3.4 ounce bottle, which is TSA approved for a carry on. This is really a great product for everyone (vacation or not) in the summer. It protects your color and hair from UVA/UVB rays. It has natural ingredients in it to block the suns rays which can help prevent your scalp from getting burned and it protects your color from fading. It also protects your hair from getting to dry in the sun. Remember though, this is not SPF and is not to be used to replace sunscreen. You can learn more about it here or you can pick it up here.
Your next essential is skin care. It's tempting to bring everything under the sun on your vacay, but you don't need a full months worth of masks and creams when you'll likely struggle to even wipe your makeup off before hitting the sheets. Keep it simple. There are a ton of trial and intro skin care kits out there. I mean a million! But my favorite for travel is the Hanalei Papaya Enzyme Cleanser (pick it up here) which comes individually wrapped into single use packets. This means no bulky bottles or accident prone liquids. All you do is pour the powder on your hands, add water and emulsify and then rub it on your face! It's gentle and effective. Throw in a good moisturizer too. The Philosophy Purity Made Simple comes in a travel size for only $5 and is a great light weight hydration for humid climates and oily skin. You can pick that up here. Or if you need more heavy weight and nourishing moisture (for dry skin peeps like me) try the It Cosmetics Confidence in a Cream. You can snag a travel size here.
For foundation you wont need much. We are planning on something low maintenance, so multitasking products are a must. My go-to on vacation is the CoTZ Tinted Face SPF 40. CoTZ stands for Contains only Titanium and Zinc, which are natural sun blocking minerals. Pair it with a tinted moisturizer and you have the perfect 2-in-1 product for your beach weekend. CoTz products are hydrating, long lasting and they work. They also have body options, non-tinted options, a foundation primer and more. You can learn more about this item and purchase it here.
Now of course you will have to supplement these items with some of your own. On this list are things I didn't mention because we all already have some of these things and you don't need travel sized items for it all. But this is how I pack my makeup bag and I seriously love it every single time.
Here are some things that ALMOST made the list, but didn't quite make it. You can check these items out and pic them up to simplify travel.
Travel Mascara
If you click here you will see that there are huge variety of travel mascaras to choose from. Likely your favorite is available. But I personally favor the Lancome Monsieur Big Mascara
Lip Tint
I like products that multi-task. So something that adds color to my lips while hydrating and protecting is a win-win-win! Burt's Bees Tinted Lip Balm ($5) is the perfect addition to your kit and eliminates the need for multiple lip products.
Kylie Cosmetics is known for their Matte Liquid Lipstick "Lip Kits" which paired a matching lip liner with a liquid lipstick years ago. I got to try out their new Velvet Lip Kits and I was pretty happy with them. What's the difference between the matte lip kits and the velvet ones? The velvet lip kits are still matte, but not as matte, if that makes any sense. It's like a demi-matte. I think it is similar to the difference between Urban Dcay's Vice lipsticks, they have a Matte line and a Comfort Matte line. The velvet's are a comfort matte.
The packaging got a 4. I dislike that the label and the writing on the product come off super quickly. Otherwise it's great. It smells amazing, like butterscotch! I love the scent. But it's a little strong which knocked it down to a 4. A little goes a long way, I didn't need more than one coat to get full coverage and pigment. As far as wear I only had to reapply after eating and when I kissed my husband there was only the faintest hint of it on his cheek. That's a 5 out of 5 in my book!
The last one was hard for me to decide what to actually put as a category. I thought maybe moisturizing, but this isn't supposed to be moisturizing. So maybe then comfort? Anyways, I guess my question was does this dry out your lips until they feel like a crispy bacon strip, or does it feel natural and soft? For a matte liquid lipstick this feels very light and wasn't drying at all. It didn't add moisture, but ti didn't leave my lips feeling like a desert. I overall really like and recommend this product.
This product surprised me a little. I love the packaging which is simple, clean and elegant. It doesn't smell like anything at all. I gave it a 3 because it's not bad, I'd prefer no scent to a bad scent. And it did cleanse my face. It removed makeup and my skin felt refreshed.
The thing that makes this product stand out is that it's incredibly gentle and very hydrating. If you have very sensitive skin or super thirsty dry skin then this is a great choice for you. The company Beauty Counter only uses gentle and safe ingredients. They don't use any ingredients that are banned in the UK or China. So this works wonderfully for those concerned with chemicals in their skin care. To buy the Beauty Counter Cleansing Balm click here.
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I love Tonya Hennessy. She is a YouTube comedian who is known for being real and imperfect. Back in December she posted the video "Thoughts All Hairdressers Have" and since I have gotten a few questions about it. I've had clients and readers alike ask if I actually have all these thoughts. I was a little bummed by this video for one reason in particular. A LOT of people said they didn't trust their stylist anymore and that now they KNEW we were judging them. I would like to start by saying this - we have hard jobs. We work directly with the public and it's emotionally, physically and mentally taxing to do what we do. Sometimes people do things that are inconsiderate and it's normal to have a little inner rage at it (I think...). Cut us a break! We LOVE our clients more than anything! I am posting the video below and you can watch it. Then I am going to go through each "thought" and be real with you all if I have ever had it and my feelings on it.
1- "Katherine you said 'do whatever' and I've done whatever and you're unhappy, and I told you that you'd be unhappy so you will live with that. And also you're going to pay extra today because you were a real bitch today and also you drank my water."
WOWZA. I am not a fan of this opening statement at all for so many reasons. I will start out by saying that people say to me all the time "I trust you, do whatever you want" and I hate it. Especially when it's someone who I've just met. I don't know you! And likely if I just "do whatever" you WONT be happy. But that's why a good stylist never just "does whatever".
Story time! My friend cam into town with a super damaged and dry and grown out ombre. She told me to "do whatever". I thought, if I could REALLY do what I wanted, I'd give her a super cute textured chin length fire-red coppery bob. It would have looked amazing with her blue eyes and fair skin. But I didn't. I started by posing the red and she was super apprehensive. But she didn't want highlights and she didn't want to loos much length.... So her "do whatever" turned into a trim and we retouched her balayage. I am so glad, that even with my best friend of 14 years, I didn't just "do whatever". I get the frustration of feeling like you can't make a clients happy when they wouldn't give you any direction at all.
But I have also NEVER charged someone extra for being a bitch, or for drinking my water. I literally have water at the salon FOR clients. And while I wouldn't charge someone extra because they were difficult to work with, I am not inclined to cut them a deal or give them a special.
2- Montana back in my day we would sweep the floor well
I can't tell if she is insinuating that we are grammar Nazi's, or of she is talking to an assistant who is doing a poor job sweeping the floor...? I have no idea what she is actually going on about here.
3- Tell me that story now that I am turning on my blow dryer...
I don't do this. I actively try not to do this, because I like to get to know my clients and to learn about their lives and their stories. I make it a point to actually take notes about my new clients and their stories or upcoming trips so I can bring it up again in the second appointment. Sometimes people talk so quietly I can't hear them without the dryer on, and sometimes they talk through the dryer and I can't stop them. But I don't intentionally use the dryer to tune them out.
4- No one likes your bangs
I have had a real love/hate with this one. I get the whole "you wanted this, I said you shouldn't, you did it and here we are" concept, but I am a very "it's just hair, it will grow back" kind of person. Maybe I feel personally attacked by this because I go through the cycle of cutting straight across bangs and loathing them as I grow them into side swept and then out to no bangs and then I cut them back again... If you want bangs, screw your stylist. Have her cut them bangs! They DO grow back after all.
5- It wasn't traffic that made you late because here you are with your coffee...
I get this one. If a client is five minutes late it's not a big deal. But when a client strolls in 30+ minutes late and has a coffee in hand it is so frustrating because the time it took them to go to Starbucks was likely a 10 minute venture, and that 10 minutes was precious to me! We don't make hourly, so every minute of our time you waste is a major loss to us. At least bring us a drink too š
6- Consultations Over the Phone
Please don't make us do these. PLEASE DON'T MAKE US DO THESE. They are awful. It is so hard to tell you how much product I will need and what steps I will have to take to get you where I think you may want go without having seen you, your hair or pictures. I can give you my base starting prices and that's it over the phone. Son't ask me a max price, I don't have one. Just come in.
7- I have had 15 coffees because I can't leave to get any food
This is me, every.single.Saturday. All of them. Most stylists are independent contractors and are not entitled to regular lunch breaks. And even if you are, you don't make money if you don't do hair so food, or money? I always choose money. I regularly go whole days without food. I have literally left the salon to go get food to have my name called out half way across the parking lot to come do a walk in haircut before. I am not kidding. That happened like a month ago. But I don't drink coffee so I just starve.
8- Your hair grows, it didn't fade at the roots
I resonate with this one. I can't tell you how many times people call in complaining that their hair has faded at the roots in just 6-8 weeks. š that's what happens, you're hair has grown. I literally tell people this at least twice a week. It's crazy.
9 - The cheap walk in
I love walk-ins. That's how a new stylists builds their clientele. But if you walk into a salon (especially for a color service) you are the one that needs to understand we may not have the time to accommodate you. That's how it goes. OH, and don't tell us your price. We will inform you of our prices and if they are to high go somewhere else. It is so rude to walk into a salon and demand a full service with a short wait and a low price point and then to act indigent when we tell you our rates or tell you you'll need to come back or recommend appointment slots. It's not our fault you didn't plan ahead.
10 - the orange phase
When going form black to blonde there is usually an orange phase, and a lot of clients say they are okay with it and understand, until their hair orange and they hate it and demand you "fix it" immediately and write you a bad review. It's so annoying. Don't do it. Just stop. Don't be that person.
11- Get me 45 big macs because I've been standing for 15 hours and I am starving and it's Christmas
while I'm not sure I've ever wanted to stab people, it's true that while Christmas is a time of year most spend more time with their families and at company parties, most stylists make 3 months worth of income during December. We have extended hours, full lobbies, and it's like every day is a Saturday (see #7). Be nice to your stylist at Christmas you guys. It's a hard time for us.
12- Stop Moving
This whole video could have just been clients moving and I would have been satisfied. Taking selfies, texting, touching your hair or neck, stretching, looking down - all of these things mess up your haircut. Yes, it's boring. But if you will sit still with your arms and legs uncrossed for a solid 10 minutes your cut will likely be done. Instagram can wait. And when you are at the shampoo bowl, let us support your head. Don't move unless we ask you to. It's for everyone's own good.
13 - The Favorite Client
It's true. If you want to be the favorite client bring me food and beverages. I will love you forever and ever.
