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Mischo Beauty Side Note: My Dream Salon (Part 2)

My apologies to everyone for the lack of posts this week! It's been hectic and I can't begin to tell you all how grateful I am that you are all hanging in there with me! Thank you! I wanted to share the above photo with you all because it completely took my breath away!

I stumbled upon it a few days ago while browsing Shu Uemura's Art of Hair. I'd blogged over a year ago about my dream salon looking like this- but the salon above, which is the Chris Chase Salon, has taken it's place! I'll be adding this photo to my vision board and will be stopping by for a tour so that I can see it up close and in person!

Mischo Beauty Loves Shu Uemura Art of Hair's Essence Absolue

Those of you who've been following my blog for the past year or so already know how much I love the Shu Uemura Art of Hair product line. My best beauty advice is to always, always, always buy for your hair, skin and nail type/needs/issues, and so not only did I love the Shu Uemura haircare line after using it, but it includes a product for just about every need! And, of course I love that!

Shu Uemura's newest product, Essence Absolue, is multitasking - which is perfect in this economy! You can use it as a pre-poo/pre-shampoo treatment, blow drying serum, leave-in conditioner, hair polisher, add it to dry ends before bed, and the list goes on and on! It's key ingredient is "Camellia Oil"- which I've discussed before, and I love the light scent. The beauty lover/product junkie in me WILL be using this up to the very last drop, and definitely making hair cocktails with it!

Disclosure: Products in this post were provided for consideration by the company. For more information, please see my disclosure.

Mischo Beauty Giveaway: Shu Uemura Art of Hair's Silk Bloom Collection Winner!

And the Shu Uemura Art of Hair's Silk Bloom collection winner is:

Comment #13: "Butta"

Please email your shipping information to me! Thanks to everyone for entering!!!

Mischo Beauty Giveaway: Shu Uemura Art of Hair's Silk Bloom Collection

I felt instant love after using Shu Uemura Art of Hair's Moisture Velvet collection and I'm so happy to be able to give away the Silk Bloom collection!

"Enriched with rare and unique ARGAN OIL, to restore and repair the structure of damaged hair. Combined with ceramide and vitamin E, ARGAN OIL helps to regenerate and fortify the hair fiber building strength, body and vitality."

The giveaway includes the following:

Restorative Shampoo:
Purifies, while respecting the scalp. The unique formula with argan oil helps repair the structure of the hair fiber while adding body and creating a firm and silken touch.

Restorative Conditioner:
Provides essential conditioning to the hair fiber. The unique formula with argan oil helps repair the structure of the fiber while adding body and creating a firm and silken touch

Restorative Treatment:
Provides intense conditioning to the hair fiber. The unique formula with argan oil helps repair the structure of the fiber while adding body and creating a firm and silken touch.

Satin Design:
White tea polishing milk smoothes hair to prefection with a lustrous satin finish. Weightlessly polishes hair to a silken touch while helping to protect from heat and external agressors.

So here's how you can win. Tell me the names of two other Shu Uemura Art of Hair collections. Also, please visit the American Red Cross' website and tell me one way in which you can get involved. The winner will be chosen at random on Sunday, March 29th!

photo: Todd Huffman

Mischo Beauty Pick: Shu Uemura Art of Hair's Moisture Velvet

I can't tell you how much I love it when a product knocks me completely off my feet and blows me away, and that's what happened after using Shu Uemura Art of Hair's Moisture Velvet line of haircare products! I love, love, love these products and I haven't felt this way about a haircare line since first using Kerastase products!

Now most of us know and love Shu Uemura for skincare and makeup, and now we have yet another reason! The Moisture Velvet line is formulated specifically for dry hair and contains an ingredient called Camellia Oil, which nourishes, softens and rebalances moisture in dry hair. It's said that traditionally, geisha would use the oil to smooth, soften and enhance the beauty of hair.

Well, I can't begin to tell you how my hair (relaxer-free) felt after using the combination of the Nourishing Shampoo, Nourishing Conditioner, Nourishing Treatment and White Tea Polishing Milk. My type 4B, naturally tightly coiled hair, was easy to comb through and felt like silk once I'd finished styling it! Seriously.

And for those of you who've made resolutions to start a haircare regimen, there are products for every hair type: Full Shimmer (for natural to color-treated hair), Moisture Velvet and Silk Bloom (for damaged hair). I highly recommend giving these products a try!

Mischo Beauty School: Eyelashes 101

Eyelashes are my favorite new beauty accessory and my biggest challenge when it comes to applying my own. While I've mastered applying them to clients- technique and control definitely come with practice.

At any rate, there are two types of artificial eyelashes- band eyelashes and individual eyelashes. Band eyelashes (also called strip eyelashes) are applied to the natural eyelash line, using an adhesive, and are meant for single use. Individual eyelashes are applied to the eyelash line one at a time, using an eyelash glue, and should last up to two weeks. Artificial eyelashes are available in human hair, animal hair, synthetic fibers, and in a variety of colors.

Here are ten easy steps for applying band eyelashes:

1. Always wash your hands first to avoid infection.
2. Decide on length and desired effect of band eyelash.
3. Curl your eyelashes with an eyelash curler.
4. Apply eyeliner based on your desired effect.
5. Remove band eyelash from package and trim to fit the curve of your eyelid.
6. Apply a thin strip of adhesive to the eyelash band and allow to set for a few seconds.
7. Apply the band eyelash to the eyelash line.
8. Use tweezers to gently press and set it.
9. Retouch the eyelash line with eyeliner and you're done!
10. Repeat steps for second eyelash.

Eyelashes are easily removed using eyelash remover or makeup remover. Please feel free to e-mail me with any questions. Love your lashes!

Mischo Beauty Loves: Madonna for Versace Spring/Summer 2005 Ad Campaign

You all know that I'm a lover of a beautifully executed ad campaign and this is one of my favorites! I know there were many people (creative director, art director, photographer, makeup artist, hairstylist, fashion stylist, manicurist, etc.) who worked together to make this a success. I will say though that I think Madonna's hair was retouched too much- it doesn't look natural like it should- I can't tell if it's her natural hair, a wig or weave! At any rate I still love the ad campaign and I love the fact that at almost 50, she's more fabulous than ever!

Madonna is everywhere these days- especially since the release of her new album "Hard Candy"! She's a lover of shu uemura products and my friend Julia of "All About the Pretty" tells you, step-by-step, how Madonna's look from the album cover was created.

Any shu uemura lovers out there?

Mischo Beauty School: Eyelashes 101

This first lesson is inspired by the first Mischo Beauty Icon, Diana Ross and her iconic look of the 60’s and 70’s.

Lashes are my favorite new beauty accessory, and my biggest challenge when it comes to applying my own. I’ve mastered applying them to everyone but myself- but technique and control come from practice.

At any rate there are two types of artifical lashes- band lashes and individual lashes. Band lashes (also called strip lashes) are applied with adhesive to the natural lash line. Individual lashes are separate artifical eyelashes that are applied to the lash line one at a time. The eyelash adhesive is the product used to make the artificial eyelashes adhere, or stick, to the natural lash line. Eyelashes are available in human hair, animal hair, synthetic fibers and are available in a variety of colors.

Procedure:
1. Decide on length and desired effect.
2. Wash your hands.
3. Curl eyelashes with an eyelash curler.
4. Remove eyelash from package and trim to fit the curve of the eyelid.
5. Apply a thin strip of lash adhesive and allow to set for a few seconds.
6. Apply the band lash to the eyelash line.
7. Use tweezers to gently press the band eyelash.
8. Retouch the lash line with eyeliner.

Remove the lashes using a warm compress or make-up remover. Please e-mail me for information on the procedure for applying individual lashes.

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