I had been wearing my hair the exact same for the past four years. I had straight across bangs, long layers, and my color was a solid chocolate brown. I had been trying to get in for a bang trim with Master Stylist, Neven Radovic, for 3 weeks before I left for February Fashion Week. [...]

*Product: PHYTO Protective Beach Spray
*What it does: An oil spray that protects hair from color oxidation. Perfect for beach blondes that don’t want to turn brassy.
*How to use: Spray on wet or dry hair before sun exposure.
*Seen on: Sarah Michelle Gellar

*Product: Sephora Collection Body Self-Tanning Tinted Bronzing Mist
*What it does: Gradually gives skin a natural [...]

Do you remember the days of stick straight flat ironed hair? I wanted my hair straight as a bone, flat to my head, with not one ounce of frizz. The days of non textured hair have come and gone. Designers like Marc Jacobs, Pucci, and Roberto Cavalli made textured slightly frizzy hair the look of [...]

While Bethesda Row may not be Bryant Park, it was home to a fantastic outdoor fashion show on Friday night. Stores such as Urban Chic, Ginger, Luna, and Wear it Well showcased the best of summer trends 2010. Front row fixture and star of the TV show High Society, Tinsley Mortimer, and Project Runway contestant, [...]

*Bangs parted down the middle*
THE LOOK: When your bangs start to get too long, don’t immediatley rush to your stylist!! Try parting them in the middle for a new look.
DIY: When bangs are wet, part in the middle and use a medium sized round brush directing hair away from the center part.
SEEN ON: Lea Michele of [...]

While sipping a champagne cocktail at Ball on the Mall, I looked around and thought “this is not your mother’s DC”. Washington, DC is quickly becoming a fashion hot spot, a place to see and be seen. When I stepped out of my taxi onto the Mall, a Mariachi band started playing and a photographer [...]

I was fortunate enough to be able to work with Molly Sims recently. Sims is best known for her work on MTVs House of Style, posing for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, and playing Delinda Deline on the TV show, Las Vegas. While I was doing her makeup we started chatting about beauty products, and Sims [...]

With warm weather comes one of my favorite things, sandals! Before I can even think about exposing my feet, I had to get in with my manicurist for a pedicure. Donna White, Senior Manicurist at Ted Gibson Salon, told me her top tips to get feet sandal ready. First, use a pumice stone in the [...]

With the drastic change in the weather, using my “winter products”, and working nonstop my skin has officially started misbehaving. I went directly to my esthetician, JoElle Lyons, to figure out a new skincare plan for the spring. Lyons is a medical esthetician, who has been referred to as ‘The Skin Clarifying Queen’ by Essence [...]

 
For the past month, I have refused to use a blow dryer or a brush. I may style hair for a living, but there is nothing I despise more than styling my own hair. Since I have been boycotting blow dryers, I’ve been wearing the easiest, chicest, and trendiest style. This takes me no more [...]