One of my very favorite things to do is get my hair done. It's a treat. I feel spoiled...pampered even. It's just heavenly. I sit in my comfy chair with all the trashy tabloid magazines, and usually a neck wrap, and just relax and spill with my one of my favorite people in the world...my Brie.
This is Brie. I've talked about her before, but it's been awhile and this girl NEEDS talked about. In one word I would describe her as fabulous. She's sweeter than honey and I just love her. I've been having her style my hair for a few years now and I have to say I'd be lost if she ever leaves me. And I know she will someday. She's just too good to be true!
Anyway this girl has a style all her own. She's not afraid to wear anything.
What in the world?? But I'm telling you she pulls it off and on her everything looks cool. I don't know how she does it...but she DOES!
On the day of my appointment, it was her 27th birthday. Oh so young! Anyway I made her this necklace. It kinda went with her fruity theme for the day;)
She just got back from New York Fashion Week. She was picked as a hair stylist for several fashion shows. Isn't that the coolest thing!!! I can't believe my Brie is practically famous.
She gave me the scoop on all the celebs she met and how the models really look in the flesh. She said their legs almost went all the way to her shoulders! Say WHAT?? She said all of them were a size 0 or 2 maybe. They were so thin that their thighs couldn't touch if they had too! Wouldn't that be freaky to see in person. Oh and they just whip off their clothes without any modesty at all. Hmmmm...let's just say I wouldn't make a very good fashion model!
This is Christian Sirano. Remember him from Project Runway. His show was awesome. I came home right away and looked it up...and I have to agree with Brie. I would even wear his clothes. That is if I was 6' tall and 110 pounds;)
I know zip about fashion. To me most of it is hilarious. I live in jeans and workout pants, but I do love to watch Project Runway and The Rachel Zoe Project. Sometimes I envision myself on Project Runway. I'm sure I'd be out on the first challenge. You know the one where they have to make a couture gown from the party supply store. How they don't all panic and throw up on the spot is beside me. Oh and that store MOOD, if I went in there and only had 30 minutes to buy all my supplies...my head would literally pop off. I would be walking the line of shame and rejection in no time. But it's very entertaining that's for sure. Do you "get" fashion??
Have a blessed day.
She's darling! What unique style, and your gift to her was just perfect.
ReplyDeleteYes, I do know Christian Siriano! He's a character, too! But I really love his creations, he is soooo talented.
Have a great week, Becky!
Anne
Hi - Just found your totally FABULOUS blog! I used to get fashion - in fact I used to BE in fashion - worked at British Elle for nearly ten years! Then I had kids...then I moved to the countryside...! Now fashion for me is a Wellington boot. High fashion is when that boot is clean.
ReplyDeleteLOVE your blog - I'll be back! xx
Finding a great hair stylist is crucial! I don't know what I'd do without my Chelsea!
ReplyDeleteAnd I don't get fashion either. But it's sure fun to look at!
No, I do not get fashion. I love my jeans, and my comfy t's, and boots! But, I have to agree, a good hair stylist is like finding a gold mine all to your own!
ReplyDeleteAs I sit here in my old jeans and Target tee shirt with my wild and crazy hair I can say with sincerity that, "No I don't get fashion, and it looks painful so I think I will pass thank you very much."
ReplyDeleteOH my word, that lemon necklace is to die for!! Did she make it?
ReplyDeleteIt is a dream to go to fashion week. I would love it! What an honor for her to be chosen!
My oldest daughter and I watch Project Runway, never miss it. She made a dress inspired by the party store challenge. Love that show, love Tim Gunn too.
Oh she's cute as a button! My savior is Maggie - my sister! She's 23 and has the hippest salon right on Main Street in our town. She makes me look hip and young and less like the Mom I've become from hauling around 2 kids in my swagger wagon!
ReplyDeleteLove love love Christian & Project Runway! I'd love to rock his fashions, but I have a total booty & now that I'm rocking the maternity jeans I'd look even more ridiculous!
Ok girlie, spill it....where does Brie work? I am in desperate need of a new hair gal and I do judge a hair gal on their hip-factor and Brie seems to have it! Would love to know where she works to see if it is convenient for me.
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There is nothing like salon pampering. Of course, it is the best when you have found THE STYLIST ~ the one who gets you and your hair and your sense of humor. It is just fun and you look forward to that appointment all week long. Everyone needs a Brie in their life.
ReplyDeleteShe is just darling, and I love her style, your necklace to her was perfect!!! I don't get fashion, well maybe that is because I am not teenie tiny and can't fit into most of the darling stuff, but I am not brave enough to wear a lot of it either! a good hair dresser is hard to find, make sure you keep tabs on her!
ReplyDeleteShe looks like she would be so much fun to hang around.
ReplyDeleteI don't get fashion at all. Where I live here in Wisconsin I would look like a total idiot in those clothes. I live in jeans, sweatshirts, and tshirts. I know....boring.
I love fashion, although I really don't get it sometimes. I am addicted to Project Runway right now, Thursday nights can't come fast enough.
ReplyDeleteYour Brie sounds fabulous :)
You are so fun. I totally do not get fashion. But then again, you're talking to the woman who is photographing herself daily just to get out of a black on black rut. IT's bad. If I wear your yellow necklace, I look like a bee. Bwahahahahahaa! Just kidding. It's my "color splash." :)
ReplyDeleteOh man I miss you. No words today. Just know I feel it in the core of my soul. Would love a good chat over tea with you.
I love great hairstylist!!! Not only being sweet but talented and they know how to do my hair. I have one those too! Brie sounds amazing and congrats to her for being chosen to be a stylist there!! So very cool!! I love her style and her jewelry is so great and I love the necklace you made for her!
ReplyDeleteI don't get fashion either, I love jeans and t-shirts. I don't have to think and I am comfortable! :)
I get fashion (I think)..and I like it, but can't seem to spend the money on it (so I have to get creative.) Comfort comes first with me too. I LOVE cute heels, but I feel out of place when I wear them, unless I am going to church...Maybe because the only other places I go is to the grocery store or park...hee-hee.
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting on my blog!!!
**happy dance**
Brie is as darling
ReplyDeleteas you said she is!
I bet SHE could wear
a dress made from party
supplies and look like
a million bucks : ) !
I have salon fever at
the moment. I'm thinking
of going back to blonde
and also much shorter!
Why not have some fun with
it. YOU know how I love
me some Project Runway,
but I haven't seen the Zoe
Project and will check it
out!
xx Suzanne
I have a Brie, but his name is Andrew. We recently moved out of state and I still travel four hours to have him cut my hair. I'm invested, ya know? As for fashion, I am a slave to Project Runway!
ReplyDeleteHa... I'm a Project Runway junkie too! :) And my fashion is about the same... but add in shoes that don't make my feet hurt and you're there. :) Love InStyle magazine... and it makes me WANT to be fashionable... but I just don't see how it's fitting to my lifestyle! LOL. Not to mention... who's going to see it?! LOL. :)
ReplyDeleteI might be losing my hair stylist soon and I'm devastated! It's so hard to find someone you trust and does a great job! Hooray for you for finding someone for YEARS! :)
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Brie is adoreable - lovin' the lemon girlly :)
ReplyDeleteBeck you're so pretty - geeesh!
I <3 project runway and I always think what I might design if I was in "that" situation. LOVE IT!
Hugs, The Lady of the House
You are so lucky to have Brie!! I love that she has a style all her own and can pull it off! what a gift!! I always think hair stylist can pull off anything fun and funky! I love fashion, just wish i had the budget for it :)
ReplyDeletethanks for the miss you shout out! I missed you too!!!
big hugs,
xo,
LuLu
ok i totally love Project Runway and i feel like i could scream when they go to MOOD! i get so excited as i know i would never be able to think in there! im sure i would be standing next to you in the shame and rejection line! lol great post!
ReplyDeletePlus, her name is Brie! Hello! She is so pretty and looks like so much fun. Love this Ode to Her!
ReplyDeleteAnd I would die to attend Fashion Week. Makes me feel faint just thinking about it!
Shes so cute Becky..
ReplyDeleteAnd the necklace you made is adorable!
Did you take that photo of you in the salon chair by looking in the mirror? That is too funny..I would have been too chicken to do it!! lol
Cute post! You make me giggle... :)
Deborah xo
How sweet! Brie looks like fun and I love her jewelry :) Can't believe she got to go out for fashion week...that's to die for. I'd love to sit there and watch it all go down :)
ReplyDeleteDoes "fashionably late" count??
ReplyDeleteNO! I do not get fashion for one second. I like the Gap...not so much those big poofy pants ;) It'd be cool to check out Fashion Week, but I'd be totally lost the whole time! HA!
ReplyDeletePS: I want to give each of those models a sandwich...geesh! how do those skinny legs even support them??!!
I have to admit, I laugh at fashion too. It's so HARD not to get addicted to it, though! I could spend a lot of time putting together outfits for yourself, hubby and kids... Not to mention accessories! I try to keep it in perspective, though. Yes, we need clothes. But for the most part, they need to be functional for our lives.
ReplyDeleteLOVE the necklace you made... so cool.
ReplyDeleteand that's one thing i really miss... having my hair done. (there's not much one can do with dreads :))
Your stylist is such a doll! I love mine, too. It's the one thing I splurge on (although my stylist is very affordable at $40 a cut!! It's the color that gets pricey, but it's my one luxury.)
ReplyDeleteHow exciting Brie got to do a NYC runway show! I LOVE fashion! I love seeing what the stars wear in US and IN STYLE. I think too much about my outfits, LOL! I love jeans and boots....and scarves. Those are my staples. But I'm a bargain shopper. I love finding clothing at thrift shops or at Ross or TJ Maxx!
~michelle~
I am with you Becky ~ I am the furthest thing from a fashion guru but I know what I like ~ a little eye candy is a good thing. Your Brie is adorable ~ hip young and fashionable ~ what a girl!
ReplyDeleteGirl, I'm gonna have to get her number! Is she far from me?
ReplyDeleteI don't have a local styist yet, though when I'm visiting family up in my home state of Iowa I ALWAYS make an appointment with one of my best freinds. We graduated highschool together and we always have the best time. It's a double treat to be pampered and have some good one on one time!
I'm so proud of her - she opened her own salon a little over a year ago and last I asked she's booked 3 mo. out!
i thought this was going to be about cheese by the title. :)
ReplyDeleteI know you love your hair stylist. she looks fun and funky. That's pretty cool that she got to be a stylist! and she's sure made you a bomb shell!
I'm not so much into fashion. I'm more into cozy.
How cool that she did that hair styling...what an experience. She's adorable. Oh, fashion and Kelli don't mix. I try to look descent but I'm not into all the fashion trends. Good thing I have friends who do in case of a fashion emergency.
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm into fashion...it's on my list of "hobbies". Love clothes and styling stuff...so fun! By the way, love the post!
ReplyDeleteOk, lovin you hair these days!
ReplyDeleteBrie, well she is just funky cool!
Happy Day to you Becky!
Those pictures of the models were hard to look at...their legs, their bones, i don't like. But I do love all those fashion shows. It's a whole new world! :)
ReplyDeleteYour Brie looks like a lot of fun. I too love having my hair and my nails done. Nothing more relaxing. I only wish it was more often! Hope you are having a great week. You will have to fill us all in on how you are spending your time. How are you blooming this week?
ReplyDeleteHave a happy Wednesday friend!
I don't know if I always get it...but I sure do love it. I would love to go to fashion week.
ReplyDeletetwo beautiful girls!
ReplyDeleteyour post cracked me up at the end... I always think the very same thing!
Becky, I have never commented on your blog! Anyway, I do enjoy reading it. I also know Brie, she used to do my hair too!! I agree with you that she is awesome! Tell her Shawna says hello next time. Anyway, you and I have several mutual friends in common. I am trying to start blogging myself too. So anyway, thanks for blogging and keep up the great posts! One day, I just may show up at your door and have you do something for my laundry room!!
ReplyDeleteI love to look at fashion magazines, and I love to shop, but I just don't think I "get" fashion...definitely not one of those gals who could pull off anything;) So enjoyed your post about Brie & fashion week!
ReplyDeleteHow amazing she sounds and to see everything! I'm not great at fashion but I love to see, and I love to watch the Rachel Zoe project too:)
ReplyDeleteShe is adorable, as are you! My daughter Maggie does mine... like my daughter Annie said earlier... she makes us look pretty current! I love Rachel Zoe. Aren't you glad Taylor is gone. I only have 1 beef... she takes the Lord's name in vain alot.I wonder about her marriage. Way to get involved! haha But I still love the drama and the fashion. Love Fashion Police too!! If only I was a size 2 but 51 and skinny don't mix- anyway, not for me! haha
ReplyDeletei used to have a bit of fashion sense... before diapers, when we had some cents! : ) what fun brie is!!! your hair always looks fabulous!
ReplyDeleteNeat! What a sweet gift for your stylist, Becky! From high school on, I planned to be an haute couture evening gown designer. I was studying fashion design at FIDM in LA when my daddy was diagnosed w/ cancer & I came home to help. My life plans took a giant swerve...and today, I wore 20 year old worn out, paint-spatterd, navy blue sweat pants, w/ my neighbor's hubby's hand-me-down, oversized inside-out, long-sleeved gray t-shirt...and boy sox w/ navy beach flops. Nice, huh? No, I didn't leave the house...but at least I matched!
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Julie M.