How To Get A Haircut You Are HAPPY With!

Hi My Loves!

I've been getting so many questions about my haircut lately and people asking for the explanation of what I asked for at the salon. Whenever I go to the salon, I feel like to get the best result it's best to take a picture of what you want rather than trying to explain. Your version of a bob might be completely different than your stylist, so by taking pictures of lots of different styles and showing him/her what exactly you like about each picture will really help to get you the cut you want. When I worked at the salon years ago, I LOVED when my clients would bring me pictures. It just makes it so that you are both on the same page and there is no wondering. One person's version of short could be another's version of long hair so I can't stress enough how important it is to show your stylist what you want. They can then tell you what they think is best for your hair texture, face shape etc. Also be sure to tell them how you like to wear your hair on a regular basis, what you want as far as styling maintenance goes and how often you want to come in and get it trimmed.

 I went to Ulta in Billings and the girls name was Sam, so incase you are reading this and live in Billings, now you know haha. I'm really happy with the way my hair cut turned out. She was really nice and spent a good amount of time talking with me to make sure I got the haircut I wanted. I told her I was looking to get a "Lob" which is a long bog and it's on trend at the moment. It's also an awesome time saver in the mornings. It cut my drying time in half and makes it much easier to look decent most days (although the last few I have been a real slacker)… we can't all have great hair days every day right?

So here you go. If you want my hair cut. Go in, ask for a "Lob" and show your stylist these pictures. It's up to you how short or long you decide to go but these will help give an idea :)

This one is a super long version.. not even a lob but I think I'm just obsessed with the color ;)

Now this is definitely a short version but I thought the color was nice too. I'm thinking of going something like this soon. I like the sun kissed look.

I had to throw in a picture of Nicole Guerriero :) 

I loved the texture of this one. So pretty!

Loved the chicness of this one. Doesn't hurt that she is GORGEOUS!!! She looks like a doll.

I feel like mine looks the closest to this one when I decide to really style it and put some volume in it. 

And I always like to have an idea of what it will grow into. Which I think this one is perfect for. This is also a really great starter cut if you are taking the plunge and going from long to shorter. Try doing it in stages if you want to but are still really nervous ;) 

And here's me ;) Haha! This was right when I got back from the salon after my haircut.

Obsessed with hair and always will be…. and missing my blonde a slight bit :) I'm trying to decide what to do with my color next. Do I stay darker, do some soft sun kissed balayage or go full on blonde? If you have any pictures that you think would look good please let me know!! I just touched up my hair because my roots were driving me insane and I'm still not sure which direction I want to go but those delightful ash blonde roots will be in before I know it, waiting for the next hair adventure haha!! 

Sam

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My Hair Throughout The Years!

 Hi My Loves!!

I was looking at some of mine and Jay's old pictures and I thought what a fun blog post it would be to do a "hairstyles I've had throughout the years" type thing :) I have had so many different colors, cuts, styles and I thought you guys might like to see! It was fun for me and Jay looking through them all. I actually forgot about half of them!

I categorized them into: Blonde, In Between Colors, Red, Brunette & of course my latest which was PINK :)

In each category I tried to put them in the order of the time that I had them. But they are not in the right time frame as far as the whole post goes. I had blonde, then dark, then blonde and short, then red etc...... :)

Let's get started with BLONDE!

This was my 21st birthday dinner :)  

For the platinum I would get heavy foils using Paul Mitchell Dual Purpose Lightener with 20 Volume for 35 minutes.

Pigtails :) This is one of Jay's favorite pictures of me.

This was when I went to England to visit my family. I stayed for 5 weeks and it was such a nice vacation! 

Halloweeny! I was a playboy bunny! 

BEST TIME IN MY LIFE!! I met JAY :) <3 This was when we had first started dating. 

I used to love the platinum :) My poor hair was so sad!

                           

I was tanner than the cast of Jersey Shore! 

A few months later, a little longer :)

                           

Then I decided to add lowlights :) We used Paul Mitchell The Color 1/3 6R, 1/3 6G & 1/3 6WB with 20 volume.

We used to go to our pool all the time, I think this was a pool day hair :)

This was a few years later, so in between I had had long dark hair and wanted it to go back to blonde so I chopped it all off so I could bleach it without frying my hair off. I'm sure Jay hated it but he always said he liked it at the time ;)

                         

It was definitely the shortest my hair has ever been, a little bit hard to get used to but I did love it for  the first few months until it grew out to a mullet type thing :) But it was soooo easy to style! 2 minutes and I was done!

Here we bleached the whole head with Paul Mitchell Dual Purpose Lightener with 25 volume for 30 minutes, then toned it with Paul Mitchell 10CB with 20 volume & 3 purple shots for 15 minutes.

                          

                          

This was when it started becoming a mullet, the back grew out into a weird shape :( I had to pin it up all the time.

This was quite a few months later.... maybe 4 or 5. These were our before we get married pictures :) We took them a few weeks before the wedding :) 

My bridal shower! It was 50's themed, so I went as Marilyn Monroe :) So fun!

The day before our wedding :) Isn't Jay hot??? I love when he has a tan! What a beaut! Again this was just Paul Mitchell Dual Purpose Lightener with 20 Volume in foils.

Our Wedding Day! 

The wedding night back at the hotel :)

This was the day of our baby shower :) I had just highlighted my hair a few days before to try and get more of the orange out. We just used Paul Mitchell Dual Purpose Lightener with 20 Volume in foils.

OH THE VOLUME!

                           

Straight and smooth ;)

Loose waves

Up with curls.... cute and easy :)

Now the next category is the "IN BETWEEN COLORS" 

I didn't know what colors to classify them as, so this is why they are in this ;)

This was my 25th birthday, Jay and I went out to a fabulous dinner. 

You can see here my blonde was coming through with the red still on the ends.... Red was sooo hard to get out!

These were while I was preggy :)

Onto the RED!! 

This was Valentine's Day 2010. I wanted a change from the platinum, so Jay colored my hair for me the night before :) We used Paul Mitchell PM Shines 8RO to fill the blonde first, then Paul Mitchell The Color 1/2 6RR 1/2 6RV with 20 Volume for 40 minutes.

                           

Then I wanted bangs....

I loved the red. It was sooo shiny and healthy and beautiful but such a pain with the regrowth. I have naturally blonde ashy hair so the roots needed to be touched up every 3 weeks ;(

                           

Here is the BRUNETTE hair ;)

 I decided I wanted dark hair like my sister so Jay colored my hair for me :) We used Paul Mitchell 1/3 5R, 1/3 5G & 1/3 5WB with 20 Volume for 35 minutes.

                           

I actually really loved this color too. It was sooo shiny and I was amazed at how people treated me a lot nicer than I was used to. It's amazing the difference in the way people view you when you are brunette vs blonde.

                           

                           

                           

                           

Then I got more layers in it ;)

Of course I got bored and wanted highlights after the dark.... so I added some in using Paul Mitchell Dual Purpose Lightener with 20 Volume.

This was taken at the salon I used to work at. We were having a going away party for me as I was moving to Hawaii :) That's why I have flowers around my neck :)

Me and Moosh!!

The 2nd day we were in Hawaii :) SO AMAZING!!!

Me and my sissy were waiting for a table for dinner. She used to live there too :) And my baby brothor!

The hot & humid weather made me want to cut my hair, so this was the first chop.

And then came the major cut. LOL. Plus I did it dark again. Blow drying long, thick hair in Hawaii was not fun! But I did love this haircut so much!! It was so fun :)

Here we were at the Aquarium in Honolulu. My hair had grown out a bit and I added some highlights ;)

Still growing.

A cute little bob :)

Now onto the BEST of all! My very FAVORITE was the PINK :) Of course!!!

I did this for Breast Cancer Awareness, seeing as my Mom passed away from it when I was 14.

For the pink I used Scruples Urban Shock Pink in foils for 35 minutes.

Of course like always I got tired of that too. It's a good thing I don't get bored of Jay like I do my hair!! LOL

This wasn't my real hair, the bottom was but one of my subbies added the purple in for me on a photoshop thingy :) It;s so fun and whimsical, one of my favorite pictures of life!

Then I chopped my hair off again and went back to blonde.

And this is what I looked like a few mornings ago :) Haha... Moral of the story is, you mess with your hair too much, you end of looking like poop. No I'm only joking :) You guys know what my hair looks like now ;)

But this is probably one of the best hairstyles I've ever had :) Hahaha! Mommy bed head ;)

Here is Jay's exciting hair change.... LOL! The one time he let me do something different with it :) I though it was hot!

Hope you guys liked my "Hair Throughout the Years"

Sorry it wasn't organized by time.... it might be a bit confusing, but that's not the point. The point was to show you all my different hair styles ;)

Wonder what I will do next??? 

I never know until it hits me all of a sudden. 

Thanks for reading!

Happy Hair Day!

Sam

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