Color. Removers.

Oh goodness! I had a girl come in with black hair... colored herself. from a box. at home. tisk tisk! She wanted to get back to a level 5. I've never used a color remover on someone else before! Thank goodness I had some girls who knew what they were doing!

I stripped her hair 2 times. Then put shades over it to try to even out the tone. Her roots lifted to about a 9 and her ends to about a 3. Her poor hair was fried! I talked her into to a despratly needed cut so that helped :)

Alas, she was happy 4 hours later when she left! And she did look quite beautiful if I do say so myself ;) Nice tip. I felt like I helped someone and I learned a lot :) God is good!

Miss Maggie you would have been proud.. ridding the world of one more person with black hair ;) (I miss you btw!)

Love you all!

First Day!!!

My first day at a new job, my first salon. It was great! I felt right at home. I had three hair cuts walk in. All left happy and I had $23 of tips in my pocket. Good day!

Thank you lord for giving me this creativity. Please bless my fingers and my mouth. I want to be your light in the dark city. Use me. I love you!

Inner Beauty

This was a status post from a fellow cosmo and it fit so well with the idea... or one of the ideas of this blog that I had to steal it. Thanks Christina!

There is an inner beauty about a woman who believes in herself, who knows she is capable of anything that she puts her mind to. There is a beauty in the strength and determination of a woman who follows her own path, who isn't thrown off by obstacles along the way. There is a beauty about a woman whose
confidence comes from experiences...; who knows she can fall, pick herself up, and move on ♥

I PASSED!

Today is the day that I officially am a cosmetologist!

God,
Use me. Teach me. Show me. Send me each person on purpose. Give my hands your creative skill. Bless me financially. Use me to bless others, to show them your love, grace, hope, and joy. Show me how to be a light in this dark dark world. Show me how you want me to fight. Thank you Lord :)
I love you!

Miss Anne

Miss Anne... Known her since I was like 8 or something. Amazing woman. Writing teacher, speech and drama coach, the loudest best laugh ever,strong woman, mom to 2 great kids.
She went through a not so fun divorce a while ago... she's out there again looking for some lucky guy.
Came over and I put some highlights in her hair a few weeks ago... Now she came back and let me cut it and I did some facial waxing.
Other than having fun, being sarcastic, laughing, and not letting her see it till it was done it was an awesome day!
About half way through the cut my mom looked at Anne and said " WOW! I think that takes off about ten years!"
Long story short the next 3 people that walked in the room said the same thing! When I finally let her see it she was so so so so happy and very much agreed with them.
This is one of the most rewarding "work fields" out there.
Some would say that it's a quick high for a person to feel pampered and beautiful, but I'm sorry it can really change how someone looks at themselves... I'm not saying that Miss Anne was at all down on herself, but that smile showed me something that I hadn't seen in a while.
I helped put the smile there.
Wow. :)