First Guest

Today was an awesome, beyond awesome day! Even though it was a lil rainy this morning, it did not put a damper on my day. We had a guest speaker this morning, Taryn Aiken, a color specialist from the Advanced Academy. She talked about her life mainly and her background, how she was a recovering alcoholic and addict and how Paul Mitchell School and her career saved her life. She had the whole room laughing and crying and she was an inspiration to all. Her stories touched the hearts of not just me, but everyone in the room. It just goes to show, that no matter what we go through in life, we can pick ourselves up and again and move on. We have the support in each other. I could go on forever about her story and my story, but I just wanted to share a small piece of the experience of this morning. Some of us encouraged her to start a youtube channel, so maybe she will.

Another exciting thing about today was that I had the first guest in  my chair today! I really wasnt nervous especially after my inspirational morning, so I greeted my guest and followed the steps I was taught. I had a guy come in for a male haircut. I shampooed and conditioned and began my cut with the help of my learning leader and before I knew it, I was done! I am so glad I didnt have a bad experience for my first cut! I didnt get any pictures (my camera was dead). I even got my first tip of $5. Not sure if I want to frame it...lol cheesy huh?

well, just wanted to share parts of my day! Thanks for stopping by!


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Goofin around

At RKA, we get a chance to meet alot of cool people and you make friends fast. And me being the goofy person that I am, I bust out my camera at random times, such as this day, on our way to subway to grab some food. We only get half an hour to eat so we drove over there, which is only like on the other side of the shopping center..lol and ashley is obsessed with music, she literally eat,, breathes, lives MUSIC. So when I hope in her car, she is blasting opera.....and lets just say opera reminds me of my ballet days and I get a lil dramatic....so here is a short clip of our drive. Its funny.. Enjoy!






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Where do Cosmetologists shop?

Online Link Here

Since attending RKA Paul Mitchell School, I have come to learn that many of the professionals and students go to a store called Cosmoprof for all their cosmetology needs.  Sure, many beauticians can go to Sally's or any other beauty store, but for the best items for the best prices, you wanna go here. I havent been there yet, mainly because I didnt know where it was at and just didnt have time, until my sweet husband told me that there was one right by our neighborhood. Wow, like how could I miss that????

I went in there after school and signed up with a student card, (which only licensed professionals or students are allowed to shop there). I browsed around for a few minutes to check out their inventory, and I got excited as I could picture all the possibilities for the future. I have already made a list of things I am planning to get, such as nail polishes, acrylic and gel nail sets, color brushes, color and products.

I have been trying to find beauty events or expos in this area that I could attend. There was one on New York this past weekend, but I am trying to find one in the Virginia Beach/Hampton Roads area, but it is nearly impossible :(  I did find out that there is a Bridal Expo this coming weekend at the Convention Center, so I might head out that way to see how it is, what new beauty products are out and Hairstyles that are new.

Here is some cool hairstyles I found while searching Hair Shows:

Fantasy Hair

This one is my Favorite!!!!! So unique!

I would love to be a platform artist at a show like this!

Where would you like to work if you had any choice in the world?





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Gonna BITCHSLAP You!!!

I subscribe to a few girls on youtube, and for a while now, I have been watching Prettylilmzgrace:

And she turned me onto BitchSlap Cosmetics. I have been wanting to order some for a while, but just have not had time to. Since my ebay paypal gave me a refund on cosmetic case, I used that to buy a foundation from Bitchslap.

I wanted to get so many things, they have fabulous eyeshadows and fun palletes full of vibrant colors,they have accessories and all sorts of things. But for now, since I am just trying it out, I picked up a foundation:



It is an IVORY BEIGE foundation which cost $18. The shipping was $5 on top of that, but with youtube's makeup artist Prettylilmzgrace you can use her name as a coupon code and get 15% off, so that paid for shipping basically and soon it should be on its way. I cant wait to try it out and when I get it I will do a review.

That is it for my online shopping!

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Shopping Fix

Yesterday was a way better day!!!! Even though it was a lil rainy out, it was like the rain was washing away my worries! I picked up my husband from work, and he had great news! He may be picked to be assistant manager for the new produce department at Target, so that is so awesome!

Then, we headed over to this cute lil boutique, called Delightful Digs where I wanted to pick out a gift for my Aunt Beth who has been feeling a lil down, and I wanted to brighten up her day. This boutique has some really cute things in them, I really wanted to shop for myself, but I had to keep myself in check! lol I found a cute Quote that hangs on a wall, and I got it for her. She loved it! I wish I could remember the quote, or find it, but I cant :( I will have to take a picture of it when I see her again (which will be tuesday, when I go over there to do my cousins makeup and hair).

After this, my husband, my brother and I headed to Ihop for some grub! They ordered omelletes, while I ordered: Chicken & Waffles, a side of bacon and hashbrowns:

 and I finished all my food, while both of them could not finish theirs!!!!! I wasnt even full either!

I dropped the boys off and headed to TJ MAXX to do a lil shoppin'. I found some great things, which I will make a haul video for. I also stopped by Walgreens, and grabbed a few more things...and I found a cute cosmetic bag, since my ebay cosmetic case was out of stock, but I found this:

I normally steer clear from Caboodles, but They have been coming out with cute cases and bags, so I couldnt stay a "hater". I am still building my make up kit, but for the makeup I do have right now, this bag is perfect! It fits everything and has cute pockets inside, I will do a video on this bag as well!

That was my day yesterday- alot better than saturday. I hope everyone has a great day and thanks for stopping by! 

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RAINY Day

Yesterday was prolly the most frustrating day while being at school.  We all have one of those days, and I guess it was my turn to have it. It just seemed like we were all running around doing twenty things at once. Saturdays are known to be really busy at our school, and I can usually handle it, but it just seemed very unorganized, and I am one that likes to write everything down in my planner. Geek status! I was so happy when the day was over. I just needed to vent out. So, now I am done!

Arabella posing in her fav hat (which is my fav hat too!)

I got to spend some mommy- daughter time with Arabella last night, we watched Toy Story 3. It was so cute! I love the Toy Story movies. I got to sleep in this morning, but running around yesterday, I somehow pulled a muscle in my neck and shoulder and I can only move in certain directions...which makes sleeping really difficult.

I woke up and checked my purchase from EBAY on that cosmetic case, and I got a message from the buyer that the item was out of stock and they refunded my money. :( so, I guess I am on the hunt for another cute makeup case. :( Maybe my mom will find one in Korea and ship it to me. LOL.

well, That is enough for now, sorry I am such a downer in this post......it will get better! and I will be back to my cheery self!!!!




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Cosmetic Case

For weeks, I have been searching for a cosmetic makeup case, looking for the right one that fits "me", for my personality. Of course, I like to think bigger and go for the biggest and best case I can get such as:

But considering I dont have all my makeup and supplies yet to put in here, I would be kinda wasting space and money for now. So, I have to remind myself to start out small and build up from there. This is my ultimate goal once I am finished with Cosmetology school and I become a free lance stylist.

I was thinking about going more vintage and retro with the old hat box train cases, here is a few of my favs from ebay:

Link for this ebay listing

the listing for below item

I found many more that I loved, but these were just a few. I have to keep in mind I only have some makeup, not a complete set, so its okay that I get something small and within my budget. I was going to get this one:

zebra print case

This one was only $30 with $6 shipping, not bad at all, but I went cheaper and got this:

Double case silver

This one is so cute and tiny, but big enough to hold the lil cosmetics I have. The link is above the picture, the seller has plenty of them. I think Its the perfect size for what I have, and its a silver aluminium case, which matches my paul micthell case, and it is black inside and there is even lil stars in the details of the outside, which was a sign for me to get it because I am obsessed with stars. Even my husband said to bid on it because it just fits me. Oh and the best part I love about this, besides fast shipping ( which will be in a few days) is that these come with a lock/key! So, I can protect my goodies inside!

Once I get it, I will post a video and do a review on it!!! Thanks for reading and stopping by! Goodnight!



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