Wedding Planning: The Hair

Creme de Coco

The wedding is 4 months away and my hair is still in pretty bad shape, not to mention very SHORT!

The last time I cut it (I know, I know, you want to see pictures, but trust me there is not much to see!) I went short because I wanted to get rid of all the damaged ends and also to, supposedly, strengthen the hair itself.

Well, almost 5 months after that cut, the hair is still not that great looking.  :(

The good news is that I was loosing hair which now looks like it's all growing back, except that it's all about 2 inches long, and I'm just praying that by August it at least reaches my chin. We'll see... 

In the meantime, I'm killing the hair with over conditioning like there is no tomorrow (don't ask me why, I'm just doing it to feel good). 

My hair is very frizzy, too, so at least the conditioning is somewhat taming the frizz. 

I'm using not one, not two, but three different deep conditioning products:

1) One of those tube conditioner that comes in your box of home hair color. I find these conditioners to be so good and they always smell great. Because my hair is pretty short, a tube can last for a while.

2) A Neutrogena deep conditioner.

3) The Bumble and Bumble Creme De Coco Masque. I love this masque! I've been wanting to buy it for years (no kidding!) but the price was always a turn off, $24, and the fact that there wasn't a Bumble store close to me made it more difficult for me to cave in and buy it. Of course as soon as Sephora started carrying the Bumble and Bumble brand, I couldn't resist anymore, and I bought it - well, my honey got it for me  ;) And, holy crap! Why did I wait so long? I had a feeling I was going to love it because of the coconut smell, but the product is also great. It leaves my hair soft and smelling like a sunny day at the beach!

And when I say over-conditioning, I mean it! I am basically applying deep conditioners every time I wash my hair (every other day) and I rotate all three products as I feel like it, and you know what? I'm loving it!

I feel like I'm really pampering myself every time in the shower, and I don't think I'm doing any harm to the hair (really, the way it is it can only get better!).

Hopefully it will grow a few inches before August, so I can have a nice style for the day.

Ps. No, I haven't bought the dress yet... why? What's the rush?  ;)

The cutest summer clutch

I'm not one that loves to carry around clutches, but this one from Tory Burch is just adorable!

It's sold by Saks, but you can also find a bigger version of it at ToryBurch.com.

What is your Celebrity Style?

Yesterday I went shopping with a friend of mine, to help her pick a dress to wear tonight for a night out on the town with friends (it's her Birthday celebration).

I wasn't much help at first because our tastes are almost polar opposites!

Every dress she picked was something that I would never wear, but at the same time anything I picked for her made her cringe and she would say: "I would never wear something like that, it's not my style."

Of course we both had our right to like what we liked, it's just a little more difficult for me trying to pick a nice dress out of a bunch I don't like!  ;)

In the end she bought something that was Herve Leger inspired (I don't like these mummies dresses) and I was able to open my mind and help her pick the best one for her.

On the way back to work, we were talking about our different taste in clothes and she said to me: "See, I'm a mix of Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian, and Eva Mendes. Sexy and chic."

Wow! That made it so much clearer for me to understand what she liked, that I wished she would have said this to me before we went out shopping.

Then I wanted to give her my three celebrities name to help her understand why I wasn't too much help, but on two feet I could only think of Sandra Bullock and Katie Holmes.

Today, after much thought, I have my three celebrities styles:

Jennifer Aniston - Kathie Holmes - Rachel Bilson

Now you can do this exercise too: think about which celebrities make you go "I love what she's wearing!" more than others.

Which are your top three favorite celebrity styles that best describe yours?

Spring Look: Casual Chic

As I begin to try and dress this "mommy" up for Spring, I am trying to find looks that are both comfortable and somewhat chic.

I like this outfit from Ann Taylor, because it's something I wouldn't normally wear (which is an extra reason to look at it, enough with the sweat pants!), and I think it would look great and serve the "I need to be able to hold the baby" purpose.

Key elements are:

A nice striped top
A pair of khaki shorts
A pair of interesting looking espadrilles (keep the colors in the black and white family)

Final touch: Red.
Red lipstick, red nail polish.