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How do you get your hair like that?!

Ahhh yes, the prevailing question I receive almost on a daily basis… “How do you get your hair like that?”

My response? “I have an amazing hairdresser!”

Isn’t she gorgeous?!

Yes it’s true, my hair dresser is fantastic. Her name is Vero and you can find her on Facebook at VeroScissorHands.

Almost 5 years ago at one of my routine hair appointments I told Vero I wanted to go blond. Little did we know what we were getting ourselves into. Going blond and staying blond is NOT easy. Incredible amounts of maintenance and long hours at a chair are whats behind this amazing platinum color upon my scalp. Vero, being the great hair artist she is, took the challenge and has continued to stay with me throughout the years. As I stated before, platinum is not easy on either side (hairdresser or client). One session for retouching roots, wash and style usually takes 4 to 5 hours, and that’s about every 6 weeks or so. She has the patience and I have the desire.

To keep my hair healthy and platinum white:

I wash my hair only 2-3 times a week.

I use Shimmer Lights purple shampoo, which helps eliminate yellow tones and brassiness and whitens and brightens platinum hair.

After every wash, I blow dry (although it is recommended to blow dry as least as possible) and then I spritz on “It’s a 10″ leave in conditioner. This leave in conditioner is light, smells good and does a great job keeping my hair healthy. I also use the “It’s a 10″ hair mask about once a week as a deep conditioner that I rinse out.

Proper care and hair products are essential when going platinum! Bleached hair equals weak hair, so give it nutrition and take care of it! And unless you really know what you’re doing, I’d always leave bleaching to a professional. Bleach is just one of those chemicals you don’t want to mess up with.

I also get asked what toner is used on my hair, and the answer is Paul Mitchell Rapid Toner in Ultra Violet. It works fast and creates a gorgeous silvery lilac color once rinsed out.

Another reason my hair is still looking good after all these years is that Vero takes the time to individually foil each little section over my whole head. This insures that the bleach doesn’t overlap or touch the shaft of my hair. Sometimes, when bleach is just painted on without care, the bleach can touch other parts of the hair and cause breakage and severe damage.

Check out Vero’s personal little salon!

Cute huh? She designed and decorated this room herself! I love the look!

In addition to creating amazing color on my hair, she is great at taking my hair style ideas and actually creating them for me. Vero styled my hair in every one of these photos:

Maintaining platinum is hard, but it’s sooooo worth it! Thank you Vero for being the best hair dresser a girl can have!

1950′s Vintage Glamour.

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Last year I had the pleasure of attending a fabulous little flea market on Treasure Island in San Francisco. Trinkets, gifts, jewelry and vintage galore! I came across a seller with a ton of vintage hats, and immediately had love at first sight for this beautiful beaded hat.

I’ve had the hat for over a year but I haven’t had a chance to wear it because I didn’t have the right dress. Finally, I stumbled upon the perfect dress.

Who doesn’t love mint? The texture, the taste, the color? Mint is all around fabulous and a fantastic color for any skin tone. I recently bought this dress off the 50% off rack at Blink in Downtown Disney.The perfect dress, in the perfect color to go with my perfect little 1950′s beaded cap.

Pastels, feminine frills (and polyester) were all the rage in the 1950′s, so this outfit might as well have been pulled out of a time capsule!

On this day, I ventured to the mall with my girlfriend to do a little shopping. Of course I get a lot of blank stares from most people, but it’s always worth it when I see little girls faces light up, their eyes widen and I hear “Mommy, mommy, look at the beautiful lady.” And as the mom whisks her off the other direction, without even turning around, the little girl’s head is turned all the way around watching me as long as she can. It means a lot to me because, I was SO that little girl when I was young… being mesmerized by glamorous women as they walked by. I hope that every one of those little girls grows up to love and live their own fashion fantasies and maybe even have a blog to go with it!

Everything in this look just came together how I dreamed it would when I bought the hat. Don’t ask me how I got that crazy wavey bouffant on the one side of my head, because that was a one time deal and I haven’t replicated it since. Sometimes my hair just does what it wants.

Shoes: Guess

Bag: Big Buddha

Dress: Almost Famous

Hat: Vintage (Marshall Field & Co.)

Decompress in Style!

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Ahhhh yes, a day in the park… not just any day in the park, but the 10th annual Burning Man, Los Angeles Decompression festival at LA Historical Park.

This particular event can be described as a small taste of Burning Man culture in the heart of Los Angeles. You’ll find large scale art installations, interactive theme camps, fire dancers, aerialists, art cars, happy people and my favorite… outrageous fashion. Burners (people who attend the Burning Man festival) love to exercise their radical self expression with fashion, one of the reasons I LOVE the Burning Man festival.

A few weeks ago my mom came over and had sewn me three items. The first and second items didn’t excite me too much, however she then pulled out a sparkly, silver, disco ball wad of cloth and wowed me!
Here’s the thing about my mom and me… We are almost complete opposites. I am very out-going, social, adventurous, playful and eccentric where as my mother has always been a homebody, and on the quieter side. If we were an ice cream flavor… she would be vanilla and I would be cotton-candy-bubble-gum-birthday-cake-marshmellow-explosion.

So she shows up at my apartment with this awesome sparkly, wearable disco ball and I LOVE IT! My mom makes several attempts through out the year to get my “fashion tastes” and doesn’t always hit the nail on the head although I appreciate her efforts. So here we are, and she has sewn me this awesome top and is thrilled that I love it so of course I had to wear it to the Decompression festival.

Isn’t it fabulous?

The top runs a little big, so I gathered it in the back and safety pinned it to fit to my figure a little better. I thought it actually looked cuter with the way the cloth folded in the back.

My hat was decorated by me with a hundred or so Swarovski crystals glued to the top in the shape of the “Man” (the Burning Man icon), also a few more crystals glued to the roses on the hat. The band across my forehead I made that morning. Just glued a bunch of hematite Swarovski crystals to a thin ribbon and tied it on. The ring on my finger is so futurisitc looking and can actually be worn two different ways. Whether the point goes forward or backward, it’s an awesome ring. I found it a jewelry boutique in downtown LA.

As you can see, this particular day in the park brings out the most fabulous of fashions and you really get to see so much creativity. The last guy was great, he made his hat and his friend made him his suit… I thought he matched me quit well.

All in all the day was fantastic and everyone LOVED my top, and frankly the best part was saying, “My mom made it.”

Gorgeous gold!

It’s all about the accessories.

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Another plain jane outfit spruced up with accessories! If you don’t already own a plain white, tailored button up shirt, I highly suggest you get one. They go with so many different outfits and looks, indeed a staple item in any fashionista’s closet.

I don’t invest a lot of money in any staple article that is white. With white articles of clothing you have to worry about the three D’s: dirty, dingy and damaged…. all too soon. This shirt I picked up from a local low end boutique for about $10, it’s not the greatest quality, but it fits great and will last me through the next couple seasons.

My jeans are skinny cut Levi’s and they are from Kohls at $40.

How about that belt?! That is one solid chunk of leather and metal. The belt is by Brave. Brave is a leather company that makes women’s and men’s belts and other small leather goods. This belt retails for $120 in stores and online. Of course, I didn’t pay that much! I found this belt at downtown LA’s Friday Sample Sale. Usually at sample sales, the showrooms sell everything at cost (wholesale) price… this belt being $60 wholesale…. but the guy sold it to me for $15!!! Wooo! Major score! I love how chunky and industrial it is.

The ring I’m wearing is a fancy shmancy armor ring that I found at Wet Seal (of all places!) It’s a great statement piece of jewelry.

No purse today, just a little wallet clutch that my girlfriend gifted to me. It’s sparkly black patent leather and the handle is built in “brass knuckles.” Not only does this clutch carry all my cash and cards, but I could bust somebody in the temple if I had to. In self defense of course.

One of the best ways to spruce up a some what dull outfit is to slide on some bold statement shoes! These shoes are by Jeffrey Campbell and are the most expensive part of the outfit (a little bit over $200). Don’t get me wrong… I don’t go spending that much EVER on anything… except the occasional pair of shoes. Shoes are worth it!

Accessories can make your entire outfit go from blah to WOW! In addition, you can take the same basic articles of clothing and create entirely different looks using accessories. Look for an upcoming entry, where I create a whole different style using the same jeans and white button up. Until then, cheers to my lovely readers! I appreciate your views more than you know!

Red, white and blue, let me inspire you!

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Like most old folk, I adore dressing up for holidays year round. I may skip the tacky, wool sweaters bedazzled with beads, glitter and pom poms… but I make attempts in my own fashion to be in the holiday spirit! Whether it’s Valentine’s day, Christmas or one of my favorite holidays for fashion…. Independence Day!!!!

Red, white and blue is a great color combo, however it’s kind of difficult to rock any other time of the year. (Unless you’re my grandma who is the Queen of Red, White and Blue— seriously, I’m not joking, she was in the newspaper many years ago with that headline. She’s very patriotic!) For the rest of us, we can aim to rock those magnificent three colors roughly about this time of year!

Independence Day is still a few days away, but I’ve already created a trendy, cute outfit just for the day. (Night, of course, is a different story… I have a whole other 4th “party” outfit coming in an upcoming blog post.)

Believe it or not, this is my “toned down” 4th of July outfit. This amazing high low skirt I found at Forever 21 for less than $20!

I have to be extra cautious when kicking when I have these spiked Lita’s on.

This is an awesome stainless steel double finger ring that goes with soooo many different looks, I love it. It was $35 at a small boutique in downtown LA.

By ruffled red bag is by Big Buddha which I found at Ross (for $35) long before I was interning for the company! I love the femininity of it, and the chain adds a dash of spunk.

Love love loved this outfit and I hope you enjoy all of it, or at least some of it! Right now is a great time to find any articles of fashion in a patriotic theme, considering it’s been a hot trend recently. Why not add a little more to your 4th of July and rock those patriotic colors?

If you’re not following already, I would absolutely LOVE you to follow my blog, and in a few days I will be posting my 4th of July outfit, RE-STYLED! You have to have a different outfit for the night right?

Stacking silver + a new watch!

Rebecca Glam

A unique taste of fashion and most of all, style.