ELLE.com has just posted a story on how to gussy up your hair for the holidays. Here is the link,  there’s really some great advice.

‘Tis the season to be jolly, so don’t let primping and prepping crimp your holiday cheer. Here, 10 ways to dress up your locks from now until the clock strikes 2009!
http://www.elle.com/beautyspotlight/15198/holiday-hair.html

Philip Pelusi, celebrity hairstylist and hair care product extraordinare – is fabulous for the lovely locks he provides (even once upon a time to me!), and was kind enough to offer his expert advice on what’s going to be hot and what’s not so hot for hairstyles in 2009.
Who says you have to spend hours in front of the mirror making hair look perfect. This year’s hottest looks, such as the beehive and bob are over, so let hair go in 2009 for a sexy, fun, “I just threw myself together,” look.
Oh no, my hair just naturally looks this …read more

I used the Parissa Wax Strips again last night – I am still loving them!
Heidi left a comment yesterday about how they left a sticky residue on her arms. This can be a potential issue with all waxes – one way you can battle this is to lightly coat your skin with some talc powder. This also helps with pain a lot, because half of the pain from waxing comes from pulling the top layer of your skin off with the wax. If you use powder, it provides a barrier between the wax and your …read more

Suzzann asks:
I do like glazes, and especially like that they fatten up my super baby-fine hair so that I get a little more cooperation in the styling department. But I have a question–in cases like mine, where one has both high and low-lights, what glaze color should you go with if there isn’t no-color, clear glaze offered? The glaze that matches your lightest color, so it won’t mask your darker tones?
Suzzann, yes, when doing temporary or semi-permanent color, especially to touch up and brighten color to extend the life of your color job for a couple more weeks, always go …read more