WEEKEND LOVE.

The weekend is here.  Whether your weekend is about food, conversation, friends, a glamorous night out or simple downtime.   Here are some looks that feel great for the still very wintry weekend.

Also some great brunch recommendations from this blog Guest of a Guest   http://guestofaguest.com/washington-dc/dining/top-5-best-boozy-brunches-in-dc.

You will love them all.

Stay warm, enjoy.

Xo Careyyard-flowers-059-pink-camelliamac-5

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Why Organic hair color?

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The past year working with Organic systems has been great.  So Im reposting information about this line.  This year at the end of February  I am adding hair extensions a great way to change your look, add volume, or just for the fun of it!

I love the results and feed back I get from clients in 2013.  For those of you who are conscious about their lifestyle and our environment, this color line exceeds the norm in results and handling. It’s really one of a kind.

How it works..
The key difference with OCS is that not only is it the base of the color (the main ingredient); which is alkaline, so it raises the pH of the hair. But it is also a conditioning agent; so it softens the cuticle at the same time.  This softening process means that OCS is able to work at a far lower pH and is a far gentler way to color the hair than ammonia-based colors.

Unlike ammonia which operates at a high pH and swells the cuticle, literally forcing the pigments into the hair, Organic Color Systems moisturizes the hair which softens the cuticle, allowing it to open at a lower pH and enabling the color to wind itself through the layers of cuticle.

Why?
Health of staff and clients, far better condition of the clients’ hair, the fact that clients are increasingly asking for it and no smell of ammonia in the salon.

Organic Salon Systems is a company build on integrity and inspiration. We are committed to eradicating dangerous toxins in the salon environment without sacrificing product performance or beautiful results. We are confident that we will accomplish this through nurturing the beauty, dignity, respect, health, and well-being of all.
Through uncompromised integrity and an unwavering respect for our the salon profession, we have found our inspiration that drives us in our determinant and purposeful pursuant of our Mission. We invite you to join us in changing salon … for the better.

Organic color systems mission statement…
“We will change salons for the better by eradicating harmful chemicals, toxins, and carcinogens in the salon environment without sacrificing the health, beauty, and well-being of clients, stylist, or salon professionals.”

Organic Salon Systems is the world’s only hair color that is:
• Truly Salon Exclusive & ammonia free;
• Supreme 100% resistent Grey Coverage;
• Exclusive Certified Organic Ingredients;
• Certified vegan & cruelty-free by PETA;
• Guaranteed Supreme Performance;
• Rich with Nutrients, Antioxidants, Vitamins, & Amino Acids.

At Organic Salon Systems, we are committed to reduce our impact on the environment as much as we possibly can. In order to do so, we have adopted the following environmental policy as explained below:

Consistent with the organic professional salon products we distribute, Organic Salon Systems recognizes that our commitment to the clients goes beyond simply product distribution. We accept that, to distribute our products and service our partners, our operations will have an effect on the environment, and that we have a duty to control this aspect. Due to this realization Organic Salon Systems is committed to not only complying with, but exceeding, all legislative and regulatory statutes governing the impact that we have on the environment. Furthermore, we recognize the value of a program of continuous improvement built towards reducing our environmental footprint. Organic Salon Systems therefore value the creative ideas and suggestions of our employees, clients, partners, and suppliers who are integral to our efforts towards continuous improvement.

Organic Salon Systems is also committed to striving to achieve the following:

• Reusing, reducing, and recycling wherever and whenever sensible;
• Ensuring that our employees are sufficiently equipped (tools and training) to minimize the effect that their activities have on the environment;
• Reducing the environmental impact of our distribution activities;
• Packaging using recycled or biodegradable materials when available;
• Recycling of waste packaging material and office waste;
• Motivating the end-user to recycle however possible including the use of packaging symbols; and
• Encouraging the emerging ideas to be socially or environmentally responsible from all constituent stakeholders.

Hair passion.

Monday is here & this is a great look to try on this week.  The side swept pony is refreshing, has passion, & style.  It’s easy to do, check out Foxy’s how-to video below.  She is using clip-in extensions but you don’t need them to get this look.  Follow her lead, get to work, and look great while you do it!

XXOO

The most beautiful makeup for women is passion….
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Weekend love.

I hope you have an awesome Memorial Day & weekend.  Hopefully you are headed out-of-town, hanging out with friends or just relaxing.   Today is my last day at the salon for the week and I’m looking forward to letting my hair down with some girlfriends.

As America celebrates Memorial Day, we pay tribute to those who have given their lives in our nation’s wars.

~John M. McHugh

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To the women who make it happen.

Cheers & Happy Mother’s Day to the beautiful strong women who share their bodies, hearts, and minds to create and care for so many.

Don’t forget to pamper yourself and enjoy your loved ones. I hope you have a beautiful weekend.

XO Carey

As my  gift to you mention this blog  &  get a kerastase treatment with your next service.

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The beauty in everything.

 I am feeling inspired by these looks today & this poem.
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Beauty

And a poet said, Speak to us of beauty……

We have seen her leaning over the earth

From the windows of the sunset….

She shall come with the spring

Leaping upon the hills

And beauty is not a need but an ecstasy.

It is not a mouth thirsting

Nor an empty hand stretched forth,

But rather a heart inflamed

And a soul enchanted.

It is not an image you would see

Nor the song you would hear;

But rather an image you see though

You close your eyes and a song you hear

Though you shut your ears.

It is not the sap within the furrowed bark,

Nor a wing attached to claw,

But rather a garden forever in bloom

And a flock of angels forever in flight.

Beauty is life

When life unveils her holy face.

But you are life and you are the veil.

Beauty is eternity gazing

 at itself in a mirror,

But you are eternity and you are the mirror.

Kahil Gibran

Orb, Verrazan, & Rosie

Whether you are barside or at the races placing bets … mint juleps, hats & hairstyles … that charm will be making an appearance today at the 139th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Here are some sure bets for your hair with or without the hat.

Oh & gotta love Rosie.
Have an awesome weekend.
XO Carey

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A quick tutorial on how to do the low messy side bun.

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Man Style

Oh yes, sideburns have no boundaries.  Race car drivers, politicians, comedians, musicians, athletes, and heart throbs alike sport this look. I’m not sure which one I like the best, but they all get points for the super manly quality added to their hairstyle by working the burns.

Life is too short to be little.  Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervor.
~ Benjamin Disraeli

Have a beautiful weekend. It’s a great time to test out growing in these looks.

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A one dimensional view.

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Mirror mirror on the wall…

Your friend and/or your enemy.

After years of watching clients sit in my chair, talk about their hair, their frustrations with it, the things they like, don’t like or don’t want to change. There is always a moment when you notice how a person sees themselves in a one-dimensional mirror. How this flat perspective can be deceiving to the person on the other side.

First, most people do not get this flat view, or see you when your chin is down or when you’re looking at yourself with a tilt of your head, focused on things you don’t like. With mirror’s and photograph’s we build our ideas of how we look and yes to some degree they are true.

This view is hardly ever animated with a true smile, a look of happiness, compassion, or eyes filled with moment. Which is how the rest of the world gets to see you. From the side, from the back, from all the angles and more than that … you … caught in a moment; whatever that moment may be. These moments are always a perspective mostly unseen by you.

I’ve never seen a smiling face that was not beautiful.

~Author Unknown

I wrote this post ages ago not ready to publish it when I saw this video it completed my thinking.