Holiday Hair

Holiday Hair: Give Thanks for Great Hair

  As Thanksgiving approaches we delve fiercely into the beauty of fall.  Picturesque trees and fallen leaves.  Auburn, cinnamon, honey and cocoa colors are all around us and the season is in full swing. The best way to embrace its physicality is to flatter it by imitation.  Fall and Summer are the best times to…

Halloween Hair

Holiday Hair: Halloween Inspired

Okay ladies and gents, this season is all about manifesting your fierceness in an obvious and fun manner.  Halloween provides the opportunity to be as wild as you want with the perfect excuse.  For the most part, being bold and taking risks are deemed appropriate.  You may still receive an occasional side eye but hey,…

Lauren Ettson-Holding

Meet the Contributor – Lauren M. Ettson-Holding

Lauren Holding hails from the wonderful city of Durham NC, where she has been blessed with amazing friends and family.  She is a proud Alumna of the illustrious North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University where she majored in Journalism and Mass Communication with a concentration in Public Relations.  Lauren has written and performed pieces…

#TeamSellars

#TeamSellars

  August 31, 2013 was surely a night for the memory books embodying love, family and friends.  The evening of sophistication was set with the classic choice of black, white and red accents displayed in the ceremony and reception spaces.  The feeling when you entered each space was of absolute awe.  An even bigger awe…

MsPerryLive – Public Access TV

  Recently, I was asked to be a guest on MsPerryLive, a public access television show in the Charlotte, NC viewing area to discuss hair.  When asked to be a guest I was excited and humbled all in one.  TV Host, LaShonda Perry, is a graduate of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and…

MBFWSwim

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week – Swim 2014

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week-Swim is the primary event for swimwear designers from around the world to showcase their latest designs.  The biggest names in swimwear fashion show up each July in South Beach Miami, Florida to take part in this grand fashion event.  Not only are clothing designers excited but so are make-up artist and hair…

FFFWeek

NYC Full Figured Fashion Week 2013

  Recently NYC was taken over by PLUS SIZE FASHION!  Creator Gwen DeVoe successfully executed a week filled with beauty, fashion and glam all aimed at celebrating and empowering the curvy plus size woman. The week provided opportunities for those in the fashion industry to network through various seminars, brunches and evening mixers. Events were lined up for…

Isbell Wedding

The Isbell Wedding

  I am always so humbled when Brides choose me to style their hair for their wedding day.  Like many other aspects of this special day, hair is an important piece to the entire puzzle of long lasting memories.  I am happy to have had the pleasure of styling bride Lauren because she had such a…

Bridal Hair Checklist

The Bridal Hair Checklist

Bride Hair: Tracey Spruill Bridal season is well under way so as you bride-to-bes prep and plan keep in mind that just as the dress, venue and food are important on that special day, so is the HAIR!  A bride’s wedding day should reflect a day of beauty where the bride and her bridal party…

Veggies

Style Fix: Go Green! – A Secret to Hair Growth

Many people always want to know, “What is the SECRET to hair growth?”  There is no real big secret to hair growth; in fact, the primary driver of hair growth is no secret at all.  Attaining and maintaining positive hair growth starts from the inside first.  Ensuring you are a healthy individual, both physically and…