Hair Crush

Julianne Hough is cute as can be. I am loving her even more now that she chopped her long (stereotypical celeb) locks for a more modern style. The length is perfect...just long enough to still pull back if you need to. And the blonde? Amazing. 

and how much does she look like a young Meg Ryan here?

The Art of Hair

I had the pleasure of attending the launch of Shu Uemura haircare at Shelby Herrick salon in Fairway last week. Shelby's salon is one of only 2 percent of salons in the country that will be carrying this luxury hair care line.

Shu Uemura is a Japanese company, best known for their cosmetics and skincare. Their newest endeavor, The Art of Hair is all about purity and well-being with an emphasis on rare and precious ingredients from the Japanese culture. These ingredients give the products ultimate purity and high performance results and overall just plain gorgeous hair. 

It was a fun evening with local media and bloggers...and a little hair zhushing of course! 

My partner in crime, Sarah from Apparentlyobsessed....sporting her pretty, new Laura Mercier red lipstick. love it! 

I finally got to meet Kim Wallace from Kimberlyloc.com...she has a fabulous natural beauty blog. And she could not be any sweeter! 

 Jamie from White Table Style got some gorgeous, flowing locks

Owner, Shelby works his magic with Shu Uemura's coolest product, The Volume Maker. It is an invisible texturizing powder that comes in an automatic click brush. PURE genius. Want to skip a hair wash but need to get rid of the oil and give your roots a boost? This is your product. 

He also added a product called  cotton uzu to my ends to give my hair some added texture. In the end, I left with what I would call "sexy hair"...like you just rolled around in the hay, if you know what I mean...

Overall, I think the product is amazing. Not to mention, it smells delicious! My husband, son and I all can use the Cotton Uzu which is a defining, flexible cream. 

I also like the Silk Bloom conditioner. This product is for damaged hair and let me tell you, it is powerful. This puts Moroccan Oil to shame. It's incredibly moisturizing and literally leaves your hair feeling like silk.

Thanks to Shelby and their staff for inviting us into their salon and for teaching us all about the Art of Hair! 

Blonde Beauties...

 Hollywood never disappoints in the blonde bombshell category...Whether they are platinum, sunkissed or streaked with honey, there is always a plethora of hair inspiration.  Do you agree?

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Brunette Bombshells

I FINALLY sawVicky Christina Barcelona, and after watching Penelope Cruz it made me just want to dye my hair brunette, start smoking and speak fluent spanish. There is no doubt that she has incredible sex appeal, but with a touch of sweet...like she could be your best friend too. I think she is adorable.

So, back to the brunette thing. I have had blonde hair my whole life, but it has crossed my mind a few times to go dark, like real dark. I am not sure I could ever pull it off, but these women sure make it enticing...

Have you seen L.C.? She recently took the plunge...what do you think?

I think I like her blonde better!

Rosebud Lips

Did you know that Etsy now has a "suggested shops" tab, under your favorites? I spent some time poking through there and I came across so many wonderful vendors. Based on what you already are interested in, they suggest all new shops to you....if you have the time, I highly suggest looking through them. You never know what you may find.

I came across Rosebud Lips . This accessory line is not only gorgeous, but a part of the money goes towards charities that are helping women trapped in oppression. Every one of their creations is unique and beautiful but I mostly love their children's hair accessories .

It's the little things...

If you have ever lived in Chicago (or even visited) You may have happened upon a wonderful little beauty supply store on Oak Street called Bravco. It's tucked away in a 2 story brownstone (2 doors down from Barney's Chelsea Passage entrance) and it is full of tons of little gems in the beauty supply world.

One of my favorite things that they carry hair accessories by a brand called Smoothies. Now, these aren't your normal ponytail holders or bobby pins. The Bobby Pins come in brown, black and gold to match your hair color. They also make ones that are really small that are perfect for those of us with thinner hair. They are great for when you want to do little twists and braids because they tuck perfectly into your without being noticed.

Their Blax Snag free hair elastics are the best! They prevent hair from breakage and they also come in different colors and thicknesses. I love the clear ones because again, you can do many different things with your hair and you don't have to deal with a big thick ponytail holder.

Since I am no longer within walking distance to Bravco, I now have to order Smoothies products online. Thankfully they have a WONDERFUL website. Check it out...smoothiesbyintuition.com