Hair

Stylemama here!  Yesterday you met my youngest daughter Lizzy, and listened while she dished on the super chic and natural Glop & Glam tween hair care line.  G&G says it best, "The hair industry lacks a children's hair care line that truly takes into consideration the desires of both children and their parents."   Well not anymore, thank you G&G! Today we welcome Lizzy's older sister, Isabelle.  She's here to give us her thoughts on Glop and Glam's Glitter Gum Medium Hold Gel.  So, join us as we enter the mind of a soon to be fourth grader, as she uncovers another layer of G&G's wares.

My name is Isabelle and I am nine and a half years old. I do not have a nickname, but if I did it would be Is.   I had a really great time working on this review!

Here is what happened when I used the Glitter Gum.  First, I took a shower and washed my hair really, really good.  Then my mom put Glitter Gum all over my hair, including my bangs.  Next we blow dried and flat ironed my hair.  I LOVED the way it turned out!  It looked even better than when I go to the hair salon.  We took pictures so all of you could see.  I don't know if you can tell, but I have purple highlights in my hair.  My sister and I get colored highlights every summer as a special treat for working hard the whole school year and getting good grades.  Last year we had pink!  

Just like the name (Glitter Gum) it STICKS.  Even after we blow dried my hair it held the same style.  Usually after my mom does my hair it doesn't hold the style without hairspray, but this time it did.  I don't really like hairspray.  I thought the Glitter Gum smelled like mint bubble gum but my sister said it reminded her of a strawberry Jolly Rancher.  It smells delicious! It made my mom's hands smell real sweet, I could smell them the whole time she was doing my hair.  Even though it has sparkles in the bottle they don't show up in your hair once it's all dry.  I thought you should know that so that you don't think that when you put this in your hair you will have a head full of sparkles.  

I love all that girly stuff.  When I grow up I want to be a fashion designer.   My line of clothes will be made of recycled or energy efficient fabric.  I'm all about saving the planet.  This year in school, I wrote a book called The Easter Bunny And The Kapershkie and it got picked by Young Authors.  They published it and made it into a hard back book.  I dedicated my book to my Grandma Donna, it made her cry, she was so happy.  I really like writing, playing teacher, hair salon, swimming and playing outside.  Meg, I think it was really sweet of you to let me do this, I really appreciate it, it was really sweet of you.

Katehrm777 here! It’s beginning to look a lot like summertime!  That phrase used to mean a lot more to me when summer time meant a break from school and countless hours tanning (eek), sleeping in till 2 and going on spontaneous adventures whenever I felt like it!  Now summertime to me means gazing wistfully out the window from my cubicle at the beautiful sun, however I know the time will come where I will hit the beach (even if it’s only for one week…or one day) and so I must be ready!  Being beach ready means different things to everyone, but for me, it means figuring out a way to tame my wild beast hair the best I can once the hours spent blow drying and straightening are undone by going swimming.  My quest for the perfect product to turn a crimpy, crazy bird’s nest into a perfect beach curl Giselle-like hair is ongoing.  So when I received Sunsilk’s Captivating Curls Scrunching Mousse I was ecstatic!

Sunsilk Scrunching Mousse promises to take dry frizzy hair and turn it full bodied, bouncy curls.  Since a blow drier and flat iron are out of the question on the beach (if for nothing else besides public outrage when you pop one out…believe me I have tried…ahem portable flat iron) I have to do everything I can to tame my hair by making best of its natural curls.  I took this baby with me for a friend’s engagement party on the beach that involved ocean swimming and hot tub usage.   After showering after the hot tub (always shower!  Always!  Get the chlorine out of your hair!) I ran some of this through my hair and decided to let it air dry and see what happens.  Alas!  My hair, while not perfect beach curls like those with only wavy hair can achieve, was shiny, defined and did not resemble a rats nest.  It was not perfectly defined curls like I would expect from a full on scrunching gel, but there was considerably less frizz and my hair had a definite shape and style as opposed to complete havoc.  I would recommend this product to ANYONE, whether you are a curly haired lady who wants to define those curls or just looking to spice up your style by going wavy once in awhile.

Meg hair! I'm am so flipping lucky. I am the luckiest women alive EVER! I have Lisa Oliver and Marco Pelusi color my hair. They have both been in the business forever and are known experts teaching and quoted everywhere.

Between the two of them they're ready for AFI's best list because the names that go to them are box office gold. More Academy Award winners go to them them Mr. Chow's. They know color. They have the clients that fly all over kingdom come (Saudi Arabia, Japan, Riverside)

You have the color-issue, I am here as holy as holy is, If Marco Pelusi or Lisa Oliver are in charge of your hair then you are VERY FAMOUS, Very Rich, very connected or, as I am, very lucky.

Here's the thing, just because you're a genius at color doesn't mean you're a genius at the cut.

All of the highest paid, most established,and most famous women know that their are amazing artists in color. They are also amazing in cuts but let's be honest, you can't be an absolute genius in everything. I've just delivered to you the two best colorists in Los Angeles, meet L.A.'S best cutter!

The word on the very high-end and exclusive street is the best hair-cut in L.A. is Jeannine Brousseau. I am blessed to know the inside because Jeannine is hidden away in West Hollywood guarded by Los Angeles's A-List.

Brousseau's highly evolved technique, focus and style sensibility to her Freshen Studio.

Never one to follow trends, she has developed  her own inventive style of free-form cutting. She tailors her cuts to each person’s hair texture, coloring, and face shape, constantly seeking the perfect balance between structure and movement.  Brousseau's calm and maternal demeanor instantly puts clients at ease.  She collaborates with her clients; listening to their needs while providing her own insight to create beautiful, effortless hair that simply falls into shape.

Meg here! When you hear the name "Lisa Oliver" you know you're talking to someone that knows who the major celebrity hair players are in Los Angeles. Like the Jimmy Choo heel and the Birken bag, getting your hair colored at The Sally Hershberger salon is quite the status symbol.

Lisa Oliver has been in ridiculously high demand there! Someone better hope Sally isn't the insecure type. I leapt at the chance to have Lisa give me a new color (Hello fiery redhead Meg). Of course when she was finished, my hair looked amazing. Sitting next to me I chatted with another client of Lisa's. She is from BOSTON! I know, I think even I looked at her like she was crazy. She flies from Boston to LA every 6 weeks so that Lisa can do her hair. I probably wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't had the conversation with her. I mean, I'm from Boston. That's a bitch of a cross country trip.

It is not a rare tale, well-heeled women from all over the US fly to see Lisa Oliver regularly. She is one of the most respected hair gurus in town and her client list reads like the Academy Award announcements. We are talking very A-list.

For those of us that are not able to get to Los Angeles-and jumping on a flight every 6 weeks isn't feasable, I wanted to get into the brain of Lisa Oliver and see if she'd tell us some hints and a little about herself.

Meg: Does God know best?  Should you really stay within one to two shades of you own when picking a color?

Lisa:   You know part of me really wants to give you a straight answer, like a yes or a no...And part of me wants to say "Yes” to the question.  But the longer I am in this industry...going on 25 years of my life...the more I want to say, that there really is no more rules to this game at all.  There's time when that rule might apply or can apply, and then you have a client or meet with someone new and you're looking at their skin tone, their eyes, their features and then "right in that moment" you realize that with this person some sort of "space" opens ups and you have that "epiphany" and realize that all rules that used to apply, don't apply here.  That is where every hairdresser has the chance to come alive and see what he/she is made off.  Our chance to perform and put our let our work speak for itself...and when done right, almost any person can "pull off"  just about any type of haircut or any type of hair color, key word..."done right."  For the most part, I like to keep someone’s color at the roots maybe 2-3 shades lighter and then “push” the highlights a few more levels than at the roots, when you do that you have a lot more room to create different looks and you have a lot more options to work with.

Meg:  What is the hardest color to pull off?

Meg here! We have such a great give-away! Google Marco Pelusi! He's won award after award-his celebrity clients are box office gold and we are lucky enough to have him!
I could be such a beyotch right now. I went to an ultra famous salon that is written up everywhere. They actually have the camera's on them non-stop. The $800 a hair-do stylist said to me, "Oh, use this"..When none of the footage was taping. "It's the BEST out there!"
I was so excited, yet so shy to tell her, that not only did I have this Marco
Pelusi Color Guard Conditioner but it is the best hair product I've also ever found! With this item he's minutes away from his own show!
I was offered free haircare from a very nationally known salon. I was blown away (pun intended) at the offer but I get offered the VERY BEST for FREE! I am an extremely lucky girl. I'm also smart(ish) and I know the best.
Marco Pelusi is an expert at chemistry, color and sex appeal. When I left his chair I went to walk to parking and I had men (not just truckdriver's- but my self-esteem needs them too, yell out how hot I was!)
Megken said "I love you no matter what, but OMG you look so so hot!"
How hot is that? Being told you're hot makes you want to act and feel sexy!
We have 2 colorguards to give away and-if you can get to LA- ONE FREE CUT, COLOR AND STYLE FROM MR. MARCO PELUSI
He will rock your world!