The JOYS of my job!!!

When a client sends you this private message to your facebook it becomes the moment you realize what you do is soooo worth it!!!

"‘Hey Denyse.....You gave me the best three gifts ever- when I got home the other day and my husband Frank looked at me--It was priceless to watch him fall in love with me all over again....then I found that my boost in my self esteem seems to be endless. You are a very special woman with a gift. I am so very glad I have taken the chance and found you. I am a younger looking version of the woman you met...thank you thank you thank you....your newest forever client....and friend. ((Hugs))"  ~ Teri Berridge

I received this message on my phone before I went into church and it brought tears to my eyes to know that I touched someone so much by simply doing their hair... 

This is the Before & After of Teri...

So if I ever question what I do I just have to look back at the people that I made smile and read the e-mails...And, realize there is no reason to question...I am right were I belong!!

Here are some more before & afters...

Making people beautiful one person at a time!!!

Even little beauties like to get their hair done...LOL

I am very blessed...

Hair over the years!!!

I was doing a perm last week and I began to laugh!! Customer must have thought I was 'crazy'..

(I do laugh randomly)

It got me to thinking about the last time I had a perm and let me tell you this is why I DON'T!!

(Can't believe I'm going to share this photo)

The year was 1986, I was 20 yrs old and I obviously had really crappy friends that couldn't tell me that my hair looked like $^&(...LOL

Not sure what I was even thinking!!

Just think I am a hair dresser and I use to send people out the door with hair like this...LMAO

Oh how hair has changed over the years..especially mine...Let's take look at my hair styles over the years!!!

This is where it all began in 1966..

(Rock'n the faux hawk)

In 1969 I was sporting the "Pixie"!! and thinking I was Hollywood ;-)

In 1973 it was the "Pageboy"...

You were lucky if you where not a victim of this hair-do!!!

And, all the cute bows that everyone is wearing in there hair...WELL, I've been doing that since 1980..

(Good Lord, that's awful)

You think that was bad...it doesn't get any better...

WELCOME to the 80's....

The year is 1982...the beginning of the big hair and "Frost"...

I was 16 and just started beauty school...

This is where the hair styles really go crazy...

1984 it was the "Mullet and red hair...WHAT WAS I THINKING???

(senior pic)

By 1986 the hair was darker and definitely BIGGER...It was the feathered big hair look...

How about some BIG bright yellow jewelry and pumps!!

Hey I was styling back in the day ;-)

By 1988 I was over the dark hair...Bring in the BIG blonde hair...

Nice shades, huh???

That is not blonde enough...I'm thinking platinum, bigger hair...

In 1992 that's what I got...Farrah had nothing on me...lol

(my 26th B-day)

1993 I went even blonder...

Look at them dark roots...

By 1998 I grew my hair out to my normal color and cut that dried broken hair off...

Yikes!! It was still really big on the top...

Then in 1999 it was time for the 'Shag'...and looks like I'm back at coloring my hair...

Added some highlights around my face...

Now for the Gosh Awful "Bob" haircut in 2000...

By the end of 2000 I was wearing the "Jennifer Aniston" hair-do...

Ruh Roh....

In 2001 I went all blonde again...

2002 I just walked around with the classic "Ponytails"...

It was time to grow my hair out and leave the 80's and 90's where they belonged...in the past!!

In 2004 I was going for the curly look...

(I must like this dress...look above in 2002 and I think I still have it...LOL)

2011 I just wear my hair long and straight with a "Bump" and side swept fringe (bangs)...

It's been a colorful year...

Oh so many styles over the years!!!

But, I'd like to think I've come A LONG way...

TELL ME ABOUT YOUR BAD HAIR DAYS!!!

Myth of the Sock Curls

I don't usually believe something works until I try it...or unless I know you and you have tried it...

WELL...the new hair craze is sock curls...And seeing how I love to try different things to my hair except cut it...and curling it can be a pain because it is so long...I thought I would check more into this GREAT new way to curl your hair....And look at all the beautiful pics of hair that has been supposedly curled with socks...

Aren't they beautiful??? Why wouldn't anyone with long hair NOT want to do this???

I know I do...I have really long hair...SEE...

It would look great with nice lose curls...but before I take you on my sock curls journey...here are a few of my most recent hairstyles...Not much you can do with long hair...

My new fringe (bangs)

Some Pink for Breast Cancer Month (October)

My new dark do for the winter

I'm sure you get the idea of how much I love to do my hair...

Here's the TRUTH about sock curls!!!!

They work for (plug your ears) shit!!!!

Yep!! I just cussed on my blog...but you know it's irritating when you see something that is all over the internet and all over PINTEREST...You would think it works...

Well I'm here to tell you it DOES NOT!!!

I've done the sock bun...

I've done the head band...

I've even done the sock rolls...

I can assure you that I did not get any of these...

But, I did get this and before I show you...let me warn you...

"DO NOT DO THIS WHEN YOU HAVE TO BE SOMEWHERE FIRST THING IN THE MORNING"

Are you ready???

READY

SET

LAUGH

~FAIL~

What on God's green earth am I suppose to do with this...I look like BOZO the clown and I have a 1/2 hour to do my make-up and tame this hair down...

Note to self: NEVER EVER do this again!!!

I wanted curls I sure as crap got them....and I do not have the time to wash...dry and style my hair...so I pulled out my spray bottle and sprayed water on it and just combed until the curls started to relax...

This is much better...

I learned a lesson here...

1) Do not try something new on a work/school night

2) Do not believe everything you see online

3) If it looks to good to be true it probably is

AND

4) Forget curling my hair with socks....LOL

TELL ME ABOUT SOMETHING YOU SAW ONLINE AND TRIED THAT WAS A FAIL!!

Hair we go again!!!

Nothing like life repeating itself!!!

After 20 years working in corporate and losing my job 2 yrs ago it kind of gives you a new perspective on life...Looking for a job has proven to be very unsuccessful...I contribute it to many factors...The economy...My age and being over qualified...I'm not going to say I gave up...I'm say it is time for a new direction in life...

I took cosmetology when I was in high school...I did hair for a year and became pregnant with my daughter...I left being a cosmetologist to find a job with benefits and that paid more now that I was going to be a single mom...Bad part...I let my license lapse (I know shame on me) but it's OK!!!

Life had a different direction for me...It's the funny thing about life...we never know where our path leads but it's one heck of a journey...

I have decided to go back to doing hair...I don't want corporate stress anymore...my kids are grown...and I'm ready to do something I love!!

I have returned to school to get my license (again)...we won't go there...But, I'm not upset about it because fashion has changed so much since the 80's that when I'm done I will be current and up to date on all the fun trends...I've continued to do family and friends hair for fun so I don't feel like I ever really left the business...

So this is what I've been up to lately...(knee high in dummies...LOL)

Back to the basics!!!

Some up-do fun...my favorite thing to do...

It's all about creativity...

I decided to get creative with my own hair...

So far I'm loving it...I can't wait to get out of the 10 weeks of basics to get into the fun stuff...I hope you follow along on my new journey in "My Crazy Beautiful Life"...

I know I have been MIA...and I'm trying to get back into the swing of things...I've been thrown some curve balls lately and I'm just trying to get things in order and balance myself again...Sometimes I think I need to live in a batting cage...atleast I will see the balls coming...LOL

My saying this week has been...

 "God gives us only what we can handle...Apparently God thinks I'm a bad-ass"