Magenta Hair: My New Trend

So, this past week we were in Calgary visiting my sister and her hubby.  While there, in addition to her meeting Baby Ben, she colored my hair using a balayage technique and I am now the proud wearer of magenta/purple hair!!

I am so loving my new hair color and feel so inspired.  I've always wanted a crazy fun color but being that I work in a fairly conservative industry, I thought it best to be bold while on mat leave.  I should mention that my sis is a super talented stylist and amazing colorist and when given the opportunity to have her style my hair, I always jump at the chance.

Thanks, Lisa, you did a fantastic job!!

    

Get Summer Hair Ready - Hair Prep 101

Summer Hair Prep by bamaannie 

Is your hair ready for summer?

Everyone's hair routine is completely different, especially for summer, but if there is anything  I can share it's called CONDITIONING.

Deep conditioning, especially in the summer, is the best thing you can do because your hair is naturally going to dry out due to the sun.  By increasing the moisture in your hair, you can prevent breakage, overdrying, and even split ends.

Another tip, STOP shampooing!  Not permanently of course, but try to limit your shampooing to twice a week.  Instead of shampooing, try conditioning only.  Your hair will feel like a million bucks, I swear.

What are some of your favorite summer hair tips??

    

The Rumors Are True! I Have New Hair!

As I'm sure everyone knows, I've been growing my hair for my upcoming September 15th nuptials. Needless to say, my hair, which grows like an absolute weed, is now almost at shoulder level. (Well, the spot where your neck meets the top of your shoulders anyway.)

Me, sitting at my desk at the office.

The other weekend, Allan and I went to Calgary to visit my sister and her boyfriend for a few days.  During this time, the plan was for my sister to color/trim my hair and assist me in buying some extensions.  See, I've always thought I wanted long hair for my wedding and decided the easiest way to achieve this was with clip-ins.  Since it was my first time EVER buying them, I wanted my sister to be there as she would be the person to cut/color and style them for me.  So, we did just that and here's a look at me with some extra long locks...

Huge change right?

I should mention that my sister is a FANTASTIC colorist as the extensions we bought were highlighted with multi-colors and she was able to achieve the same look on my natural hair.  However, after all this time, effort and money, I'm starting to think that I prefer my hair shorter for the wedding.  I'm really undecided...

Have any of you ladies worn clip-in extensions before?  What are your thoughts on wearing them for a big event?