Archive for the ‘Dirty Little Secrets’ Category

Highlights, lowlights and toner please

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

For a brief time I tried to color my own hair. It was a very brief time.

I decided to save some money after we had our first child and thought that I could take on this task. After all, how hard can it be? The first time went pretty well. It was just an all over color. Maybe it did look a little to red looking back, but doable. Then I started to get creative and try highlights. That’s when I went back to letting a professional do the work for me.

sccI have a favorite spot, along with several  people at Bellani. It’s a crazy name I have to admit, but has grown on me.  South County Choppers now gives me hightlights, lowlights and when needed a toner. I love Amanda C. she is an artist with hair and my little secret…but I’m in a mood to share so I figured I’d let you in on it.

-Shannon

Shower in a can!

Saturday, August 1st, 2009

OK not quick a spray on shower but when you are running late -say for an early Saturday class at Bellani with Baby Z. instead of showering and blow drying my hair I shower quick then reach for a can of dry shampoo. Yup hairdo in a can! (sort of like Jane Jetson without the wardrobe function – ha!). I love this stuff….late for work, baby kept you up all night? Grab the dry shampoo. It’s also great for late in the day hair refresh in case you are going out on a date night with your someone special after work. img_42202

Before discovering this little beauty gem I always disregaurded my hairdresser’s advice to not shampoo everyday, because I felt my hair would look too greasy on day two.  However, with this I can make it out the door without a baseball cap – which let’s just admit is every Mom’s way of telling the entire grocery store “Look I made it here but no way did I shower!”

Give it try, you’ll breeze through the aisles of Bellani looking fabulous and you won’t have to tell another Mom your secret!

Stacey

Oh, the guilt.

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

Backstory, it was July, 2004.  The Girl was born 10 weeks prior and I was the Matron of Honor at my friend Kate’s wedding in Pittsburgh.  The whole family flew down for the wedding, and the next day was Father’s Day.  For Father’s Day my husband wanted to go to the Pirates game.  Not a problem!

ballgame-baby
I lather sunscreen onto everyone, grab the baby carrier, and off we go.  Well, we   got great seats, we had a fabulous time with our then  2 1/2 year old and baby.   When we took the boat back across the Rivers to the hotel is when I noticed the problem.  The way the baby was laying on me, and nursing, and the fact that we were just barely under the overhang of the stadium, behind home plate, she had a half-face sunburn.  My poor little girl.

-Kelly