hair inspiration

Ever since I got back from the roadtrip I've been unhappy with my hair. I couldn't tell you why exactly. I think maybe it's just time for something different. As you can see I've done just about every color, blonde, red, brown and everything in between. I've had long hair, short hair [and super short hair back in the day, but you don't get pictures of that].

One thing that's been frustrating is that I always have to keep my hair up for work. I'm sick of it. I've been thinking about cutting it off. I think short hair would be perfect for summer and fun to have a hair "style", instead of long straight hair. Here are some inspiration pictures I've put together. I still don't know what I would do for color and I'm tempted to get some feathers.

What do you think?

a dream is a wish your heart makes

Here are a few fun things I'm dreaming of right now:

A nice hot bath [with a good book, of course].

A lovely new tattoo.

A pair of sassy wedges.

A couple of fun outfits for summer [and the roadtrip].

A mint green manicure and fun statement rings.

A pair of crazy leggings.

A trip to the beach [via Los Angeles].

What are some things [silly or serious] you've been dreaming of lately?

Fashion Friday: Turbans

I've been loving the turban trend lately, although I haven't tried it for myself yet. There are tutorials HERE and HERE if you're interested in trying it out. My problem is that I don't have any scarves that would work. Any suggestions for where to find cute (and fairly inexpensive) scarves? I might just have to grab some fabric and make something up if I can't find some scarves. If I do, I'll definitely let you all know. Maybe do my own DIY or tutorial. ;) Here are some gorgeous inspiration photos.

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5 Things I Love

5 Things I Love

1. Bedhead After Party: When we were in Savannah Jenny let me borrow her Bedhead. It was such a life saver! My hair was bothering me and just a little bit of this stuff smoothed it out. I finally picked some up at Target last weekend. It's pretty spendy, but you don't need much and I think it'll last for a while.

2. Soy Chai Tea: I've been trying to cut coffee out of my diet and so I've switched to this. It's been the perfect fall/winter drink. Love it!

3. My old school ipod: A couple months ago my cousins were visiting and they saw my old ipod and were like "WHAT'S THAT?" haha! It's so big and chunky! I got it 5 years ago as a present to myself after working at the fire center all summer. It's freaked out a couple times in the last year, but thankfully, it still works!

4. Droid X: I got this new phone last month and I absolutely LOVE it!! I was hesitant to switch from my BlackBerry, but I'm so glad I did! It's a little burly, but it makes the guys jealous. haha!

5. Naked Juice Green Machine: I had my first Green Machine in Savannah! I love Blue Machine, but this is my new fav! It has apples, bananas, kiwi, mango, and pinapple.

Inspiration

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5 Things I Love: Summer

1. NOOK: Our parents got Heather and I Nooks for our birthday on Sunday! I absolutely LOVE it! This past weekend we ended up getting covers for them. Mine is a little boring, but I couldn't justify spending $125 ($90 on sale) for the gorgeous Kate Spade cover. One thing that I love about the Nook and Barnes and Noble is that we can download books from different resources, not just B&N. I found this website that has a bunch of free books. PLEASE let me know if you have any other resources (free or otherwise). We ended up buying a couple new books too and I just started reading Sense and Sensibility for my 25 before 26 list. What's a great summer read?

2. Bright nail polish: I love bright, fun nail polish colors for summer! These are a few of my favs. The top three are Sonia Kashuk for Target: Ocean Breeze, Purple Rain and Tutti Frutti. The bottom two are Chinese Glaze, Pink Voltage and Sinful Colors, Innocent.

3. Victoria's Secret PINK pjs: For my birthday last Sunday, Heather and I decided to get ourselves new summer pjs from VS. Since we're an Angels card holders, we get $10 giftcards for our birthdays. But we had also got $10 giftcards in catalogs, so we each had $20 to spend there. I know the shorts I got are a little creepy (my mom hates them), but they were the best choice and I love them a little more every time I wear them. I love how the lacey design on the shorts go with the print on the tank.

4. Platinum Beauty Lounge: I'm kind of picky when it comes to my hair, well picky when it comes to who I have cut it. I think it's because I had the same woman cut my hair from the time I was in elementary school through high school. When I was in California, I found an amazing stylist, Melissa, at Urban Renewal in Claremont. I was extremely sad to say goodbye to her and unsure about finding a new salon and stylist in Idaho. I asked around and heard about Platinum Salon in downtown Boise. The salon opened last fall and has a great feel to it. Karina is my new stylist and I LOVE her! My first time I went I just got a cut, but the last two times I got cuts and color. She's fabulous and fun!

April 2010

July 2010

5. Kind Campaign: A movement and documentary, based upon the powerful belief in KINDness, that brings awareness and healing to the negative and lasting effects of girl-against-girl "crime". "Look, we know it's hard to be a girl sometimes. We aren't asking for everyone to become best friends...that's simply unrealistic. However, we are suggesting something very simple: to STOP the competition, STOP the cattiness, STOP the hate, and to BE KIND."

The documentary will display the often-cruel way in which females treat each other, and shows the detrimental effects those relationships and experiences can have on girl's self-esteem and personal growth.

Kind Campaign is currently entered to win the Pepsi Refresh grant for $250,000. Pepsi Refresh is looking for people, businesses and non-profits with ideas that will have a positive impact. Please go HERE to vote for Kind Campaign. You can also text to vote, text 101818 to Pepsi (73774) (standard text messaging rates apply).

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My amazing friend Amanda is selling bracelets here to support Kind Campaign. Heather and I ordered some and we LOVE them!

Fashion Friday: Hair Accessories

I know Heather just posted this today, but I don't care. Last month Promise posted an awesome DIY Summer Hair Accessory that I thought was super fun. During our week off of work we finally got around to making them. I love the way it turned out. I'm wearing mine today with my fabulous new Caution Tank from the Forever21 giftbag and one of the necklaces I made this week. I'll do another post soon about the three necklaces I made.

This is another hair accessory I made recently. I wore it last Sunday and featured it in my first Wardrobe Wednesday post.

Be sure to check out my Jenny-boo's Etsy for some awesome hair accessories!