Hair Help for Frizz...are you in need??

One of the toughest problems with hair can be frizz. I know because I suffer from "Frizziehairitus!" I have naturally curly, fine hair and was not blessed in the density department either!! There are days (many in fact) when I would seriously prefer to have no hair than the *&#%  I have to deal with!! But there is help you know!!  At Tia'Spa!

Melissa has the frizz problem, and the wiry grey problem (at way too early of an age) and the busy mom syndrome (kids,works at home and represents Lia Sophia.) So spending time on her hair is a luxury not a norm. Low to no maintenance is the only option.

Believe it or not, coloring Melissa's hair actually helps the frizz, wiriness and the grey.

The outer layer of the hair is like a series of fish scales. Melissa's fish scales are always open, creating dry, tangly ick on a daily basis. Placing color on the hair opens the outer layer for the color deposit, and while it is open, I sneakily deposit a secret blend of deep conditioners into the hair. In the 48 hours it takes the hair to return to it's natural state the conditioner gets trapped in the middle layer...for a long time...and this is what truly helps the hair feel and act better! Of course the super-low ammonia content and teeny size of the color molecules in my color line do a great deal too!

A pea size of Esuchen O'love sculpting lotion at the crown for volume and a dime size of O'love smoother through out the rest of the hair before blow drying, then touch up with a flat iron and she's out the door!

Anyway, add a great cut that really doesn't need a lot of work to look great, and Melissa goes from generic and blah to stylish and shiny in the wave of my color brushes. Voila!

Attention deficit?? You make the call

I started blending wines years ago. It's part of the fun and creativity of evening wine and appetizers with the guests at the Belle Isle Inn.

So now I'm blending coffee. Today was Hazelretto.

Hazelretto sounds like the lil Ole aunt who would come to visit the family at Christmas. You know, the one who always sat next to you at the dinner table smelling of cedar and mothballs, and some kind of ancient, moldy flower perfume. And if I remember correctly, (and I'm sure I do) she always spit teeny pieces of food while talking. I'm sure one of my brothers got smacked under the table (could have even been me) for bringing the shooting morsels of food to the attention of the entire table.

Well, Hazelretto brought a quirky smile to my face, a sensational blend of flavors to my palette and was truly wonderful this morning!

If you like the orange gel nails or the pinky with the dried flower art check out Tia'Spa!

Tia'Spa: My Tree

So I'm pretty much finished with my new Tia'Spa location. I can not tell you how much I LOVE IT!

There is something to say for us creative types and our need for a work location and home that make us feel all warm and fuzzy. It drives our creativity. Seriously! I have hair cuts, colors and tons of other new ideas shooting out of my head for lack of room. You know of any clients in either Green Bay or Algoma that I can work my magic on while alleviating the pressure of all this creativity?

Anyway, I decided that I needed something different in my suite at Salons on Huron. I have this huge wall and didn't want a traditional picture so I decided to plaster a tree on the wall.

I have this thing for trees now. They make me think of my brother Dave. Cancer took him from us two years ago and now trees make me think of him. Something about the way the sophisticated root system burrows deep into mother earth while the comparatively small, but ever so strong trunk holds the incredible expanse of branches and leaves as they wind and stretch toward the  heavens...

Anyway...I'm super pleased at how my tree turned out! I've even had an audience watching me work at times.

I used joint compound with a 2 inch plastic putty knife in long strokes for the trunk and branches and a 4 inch putty knife in 12x12 patches for the areas of leaves, then I squished a scrunched up plastic bag over the top of the wet plaster to create the "leafy" texture.

For paint, I randomly placed the pumpkiny color of the East wall with an old, frayed brush, then a metallic brown with a long strip of sponge. The leafy area was 3 different whites using three different sponge shapes, then the leathery sage green of the West wall  with a three inch sea sponge. I finished up with a dark army/pine green combination using a 1 inch wiry brush for some detailing work.

Here's to you David! Miss you!!

Hmmm...what next?