tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41924438273872019952024-03-05T06:14:46.501-08:00Katie's KollectionsKatie's Kollectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06123583245284054830noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192443827387201995.post-58272498316996033432012-03-02T00:29:00.000-08:002012-03-02T00:29:08.204-08:00Liebster Award!!<div align="center"><span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Liebster Award is an award that goes to bloggers with 200 or less followers, great for gaining new blogging friends! YAY for that!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPVWeldn9-0f2Q7ZzNydcdf1-1iPldvwcvg3MkYo9apJlRP2C7c_uUipB3LeSO_KWqSP6QrdXLMIAIr7k0l5wGo_hyvbkbbOfUI3akSrvDq_0AuZvt0j42QSwHPN8V842I6u4CUIPA_Q/s1600/liebster+in+frame.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPVWeldn9-0f2Q7ZzNydcdf1-1iPldvwcvg3MkYo9apJlRP2C7c_uUipB3LeSO_KWqSP6QrdXLMIAIr7k0l5wGo_hyvbkbbOfUI3akSrvDq_0AuZvt0j42QSwHPN8V842I6u4CUIPA_Q/s1600/liebster+in+frame.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center"><span></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;"></span></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'<span style="font-size: small;">m so thrilled to be receiving this award from one of my favorite followers Brittany. <a href="http://vibrantraze.blogspot.com/">Vibrant Raze</a> shares her journeys of life of a 25 year old going on dates and trying her hardest to get to her goal weight. Check out her blog!</span></span></span></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></strong> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Rules</span></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. Thank the person who nominated you and provide a link back to their site.</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2. Copy and paste the Liebster Award logo to your blog.</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. Choose five more up-and-coming bloggers who you feel deserve the award and hope that they will in turn nominate five more.</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span></strong> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">My 5 picks areeeeee.....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">1.<a href="http://sailorssouthernbelle.blogspot.com/">Sweet Tea in Sicily</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">2.<a href="http://awindowtomyheart.blogspot.com/">Life and Love with Mr. Wonderful</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">3.<a href="http://loveisinthehair.blogspot.com/">Love Is In The Hair</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">4.<a href="http://vchronicles-v.blogspot.com/">V Chronicles</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">5.<a href="http://bargainingbarrister.blogspot.com/">Blonde Highlights</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Enjoy all of these beautiful blogs! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span></strong></div>Katie's Kollectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06123583245284054830noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192443827387201995.post-44128125309732629622012-03-01T01:45:00.000-08:002012-03-01T01:45:59.503-08:00Keratin Complex<div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Keratin Complex....Have you heard of it? If you haven't this is a <strong>MUST</strong> read!!!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Keratin treatments are the hottest service in Hollywood right now and in local salons. It's the answer to looking like you just walked out of a salon everyday! Yes that means you can have <strong><em>S</em></strong>exy,<strong><em> S</em></strong>mooth, <strong><em>S</em></strong>hiny hair for 4-6 weeks in a 1 hour service.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0P2PBFtRh4l5uOgLQyItZCrWjh1sVbKWtiW0HMrrDm6GLTGwHBEJtdrpI89xWZ9LdOKt0q8j0xe6V8AbFsZqn3BtLR-LrCl58br00pl7uVZMBTNaRYf_kA2vFSzlE4_z6xwIkrgcqHg/s1600/keratin-express.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0P2PBFtRh4l5uOgLQyItZCrWjh1sVbKWtiW0HMrrDm6GLTGwHBEJtdrpI89xWZ9LdOKt0q8j0xe6V8AbFsZqn3BtLR-LrCl58br00pl7uVZMBTNaRYf_kA2vFSzlE4_z6xwIkrgcqHg/s320/keratin-express.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">A lot of my clients ask about the Brazilian Blowout.. This is completely different service. The BB has gotten a bad rep about their product using Formaldehyde on it, how ever the Keratin Blowout has 0% Formaldehyde in their product so beware of the BB if you are worried about the gasses in their product. Another thing about the Brazilian Blowout is that it is more of a permanent service where you will be needing to get touch ups every so often. The Keratin Express Blowout if NOT permanent, it only lasts 4-6 weeks and comes out lightly with each shampoo. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Another question I get is about how this product works. The answer is that it's pretty much a longer lasting deep conditioner. The actual Keratin is a protein found in your skin and nails, by adding that protein it seals down the cuticle of your hair (<em>the top layer of the hair shaft) </em>leaving it smooth and shiny! </span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"></div>Katie's Kollectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06123583245284054830noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192443827387201995.post-28199405013657236342012-02-15T20:41:00.000-08:002012-02-15T20:41:12.087-08:00Happy Valentine's Day!!<div align="center"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana;">This Valentine's Day was a great one...it was a lot of fun. In January I started helping out at a Pre-School that Sean's mom works at. It has been a lot of fun and the kids are so sweet. For kids Valentine's day is all about the cards, candy, and friends. They were so excited for the holiday that I decided to do something special for them! (And of course this was a Pinterest inspired project)</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana;">I made heart shaped crayon's for all the kids, and let me tell you...they loved these things, even the parents came up to me saying how cute they were and how kind it was to make these.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana;">I made 28 crayon's and used about 40+ crayons. Here's how they turned out!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana;">After pre-school I rushed home to get ready to go out to dinner with my Valentine! Sean and I went to a Greek Resturant in Santna Row called Thea. OMG!! This place is sooo delicious. We have been there once before and the food was so good that it litterly was the best dinner I have ever had in my life. Yes, it was THAT good. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZmPSIXixOcp-tW2tt9Sn5sr4H6H6_FTKLwZdVHrsOKDF1rQHeeKPBHRgTw4IAtxAKHLTT6IAUkVqVcfjrl_vE-qjQ7OCTVcK5-9CTV43hhYr-ZF1INtSui64LuouIrQJZdfH6DdfwA/s1600/Thea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZmPSIXixOcp-tW2tt9Sn5sr4H6H6_FTKLwZdVHrsOKDF1rQHeeKPBHRgTw4IAtxAKHLTT6IAUkVqVcfjrl_vE-qjQ7OCTVcK5-9CTV43hhYr-ZF1INtSui64LuouIrQJZdfH6DdfwA/s320/Thea.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana;">We started out with some appitizers. We got Tatziki sauce with pita bread and some Dolmathes. For our entries I got Chicken Souvlaki and Sean got a Rack of Lamb. We were sooo full afterwards we had to get our dessert to go. If I could eat there everyday I would!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana;">We had a pretty low-key night, we were both exhaused from our work days but all in all it was a great Valentine's Day <3</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"></div>Katie's Kollectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06123583245284054830noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192443827387201995.post-49576790263498715942012-02-07T00:33:00.000-08:002012-02-07T00:33:38.861-08:00Shopping time!!<div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This weekend I did some damage...my poor bank account hates me now, but I got some really good stuff!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">I have been in dire need of some new foundation. I was putting off buying some because I wasn't sure what kind I wanted. So I headed off to <span style="color: black;"><strong>Sephora </strong></span><span style="color: #444444;">and got some really cool foundation. I asked the lady for "Something light and preferably something mineral" And she brought me this stuff.</span></span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Along with buying new foundation the lady talked me in to a new foundation brush since the one I was using was like 5 years old...yuck!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">I picked up this little fella..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7aMbnGdEFwVK_LEqnIXBmbp2jXdzUqRJ1ho9a89o2oaT4ziYo1ubAhJp5A7ZHuZIrk3thIEqw7r7Ekk_tMeGRJtO_OF4nkdeCaj7YhNuXgnr8XU8cPVcAQ-gyXuJo43pAg7TqjZnYA/s1600/brush.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7aMbnGdEFwVK_LEqnIXBmbp2jXdzUqRJ1ho9a89o2oaT4ziYo1ubAhJp5A7ZHuZIrk3thIEqw7r7Ekk_tMeGRJtO_OF4nkdeCaj7YhNuXgnr8XU8cPVcAQ-gyXuJo43pAg7TqjZnYA/s1600/brush.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="copy12"><b>Pro Tapered Foundation Brush #58</b></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This brush if much different from your every day foundation brush, this one is special because it has a pointed tip. The tip helps you get in those hard to reach places such as underneath the eyes, between your mouth and nose, and in between your nose and eyes. You can also use the tip for blending away blemishes. If I would have known about this brush when I started wearing make up 10 years ago I would have purchased this a while ago. Again I thought it was a bit pricey as well for $32 but it's high quality and a good investment. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After walking out of <strong><span style="color: black;">Sephora</span></strong> realizing I just spent $77 on 2 items I went to <span style="color: red;">T</span><span style="color: red;">arget</span><span style="color: #444444;"> for some bargain shopping. I saw these shoes and instantly knew they were going to be my new favorite summer wedges.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">-Katie</span></div><div align="center"></div>Katie's Kollectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06123583245284054830noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192443827387201995.post-8830568981154776552012-02-02T00:57:00.000-08:002012-02-02T00:57:10.895-08:00Testing, testing 1 2 3I just thought I'd check and see how blogging is from my new <b>iPad</b>. I just bought it yesterday and I'm soo hooked. I mean how was I living before this? Lol Any of my blogger friends have one of these amazing devices? This thing puts my NOOK color to shame. (all though I still recomend one)<br />
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On another note I'm having a hard time sleeping tonight because I'm so excited to be starting at my new salon tomorrow! Yayy!<br />
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-KatieKatie's Kollectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06123583245284054830noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192443827387201995.post-32552973344721835672012-01-29T22:52:00.000-08:002012-01-29T22:55:05.364-08:00New Beginnings and Sweet Confessions first give away!<div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Like I have mentioned in previous posts about change coming and craziness going on I am so happy to say that I have come up on an amazing opportunity to move to a new salon! It is a beautiful busy salon that is directly across the street from my current salon!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">I will be making more money and will be getting tons on walk-in's. I'm so excited. As of this coming Thursday I will officially be a team member of Salon Murcel! This really is a great chance for me to grow my business. I've been really focused on ways to get more clients, this weekend I finally made a Facebook Page!</span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hair-By-Katie-Tavres/372423779441680">Click here and please "Like" my page to get tips on hairstyling, products, ect. </a></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are also some pictures of my work. Check it out :)</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-large;"><strong>*Favorite Product Of The Week*</strong></span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">This week my favorite product is <u>Shine Define</u> by <em>Sebastian</em></span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>-Do you like to curl your hair?</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;"><strong>- Do you like shiny soft curls?</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;"><strong>- Does your hair not hold a curl?</strong></span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">If you answered yes to any one of these questions you need to invest in this product. My hair sucks at holding a curl, so much that I use a 1 inch barrel to get big sexy beach waves. When I use this product my curls don't go anywhere. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">This is a <em>wet hairspray/shine spray/thermal protector </em>all in ONE. I part my hair in sections and spray on a 1 inch section of hair then curl the section and YAYYY!! I have a beautifully defined shiny curl! </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">This is a great product for fine hair. Don't over use this product as it is very sticky so after I spray it I comb it through to distribute the product as well as to break it up. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;"><u>Shine Define Hairspray </u> by <em>Sebastian </em>is about $18</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><strong>*Sweet Confessions Giveaway!*</strong></span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sweet Shelby is doing her first giveaway for a blog interview via-email and will post on her blog for all of her followers to see!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Her blog is adorable! Check it out you won't be dissapointed!</span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://sweetconfessions21.blogspot.com/">Click here to view her blog!</a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div>Katie's Kollectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06123583245284054830noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192443827387201995.post-77988126705559768772012-01-23T23:13:00.000-08:002012-01-23T23:13:34.700-08:00Some Weekend Fun!<div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Like I said in my last post things have been nothing but crazy this year. There has been a lot of bad, sad, happy, decision making, and over all craziness. I also started working 6 days a week with my only day off is Sunday. In spite of that my friends and I decided to go out and let loose to have some plain ol' fun.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">We went to the <span style="color: #cc0000;">Saddle Rack </span><span style="color: #444444;">which is the Bay Area's largest country bar. It is one of my favorite places to go. Why you ask?</span></span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">- It is an ENORMOUS warehouse in the middle of a industrial business area.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">- There are 3 bars inside</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">- They have a mechanical bull</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">- A huge dance floor</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">-A Live band</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">It has all the ingredients for a good time!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Me and my friends got there and had such a blast. It was a bit of a challenge for Sean because he broke his heel bone snowboarding 2 weeks ago and he was on crutches. It was packed we had a lot of beer and took a lot of pictures. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQNf-3YMg36bmQt4N4e2nLf_1sesy53tMhI4wAzBQeqpisW9zM5uBx3Fp2vcd02yKNofTE-vquaZCXIk3LyHqdhku9eDymE2rbWnKJSHjq0mq0csu2Fij54gwcFVM3gziK2fJdESyxg/s1600/DSCN3190.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQNf-3YMg36bmQt4N4e2nLf_1sesy53tMhI4wAzBQeqpisW9zM5uBx3Fp2vcd02yKNofTE-vquaZCXIk3LyHqdhku9eDymE2rbWnKJSHjq0mq0csu2Fij54gwcFVM3gziK2fJdESyxg/s320/DSCN3190.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sean on his crutches with his broken heel :( He did awesome though. I had to carry his beer around while he crutched around. lol</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEoIamZBaxlK9Aqxe5fHsJ__OHXunDqINa5KV8jC5F5FJ4616dDIyu07FWLwb1GxzcLlTdpZav0qi63ED7zdYMJizzPYeEAO3HQ4gMxfF7C840v4TgG1SHyfziNdQB1JIrbpzdMbe1w/s1600/DSCN3201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEoIamZBaxlK9Aqxe5fHsJ__OHXunDqINa5KV8jC5F5FJ4616dDIyu07FWLwb1GxzcLlTdpZav0qi63ED7zdYMJizzPYeEAO3HQ4gMxfF7C840v4TgG1SHyfziNdQB1JIrbpzdMbe1w/s320/DSCN3201.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At one point of the night we were all double fisting the Corona's</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">I hope everyone had a great Weekend!</span></div><div align="center"></div>Katie's Kollectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06123583245284054830noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192443827387201995.post-89205923424307866372012-01-18T22:35:00.000-08:002012-01-18T22:35:12.099-08:00American Idol Season 11<div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">I'm back!! The new year has been so crazy busy with some great opportunities coming up. I'm so excited! I'll blog about it once everything comes together :) </span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">BUT..........Another reason I am excited is because AMERICAN IDOL started tonight! I'm no singer...possibly maybe one of the worst singers alive but it I love to watch! </span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Tonight's show was great. There is more and more talent every year. What makes the show even better are the judges. Steven Tyler cracks me up. My mom and I always joke and say that he looks like a male version of Janis Dickinson. LOL! Jennifer Lopez is honest and I love Randy's humor. I can't wait to see what the rest of season has to bring!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZsMDxbIBoVLqFDlgcWoDEjAiNooTEoN0ZW2X7h91gYtxoLDa_p-Tt1j4t_dox1ywhVSZarj7RncPEYj48xzHAInfa_EVU5Ft5iETBLOKOj09VvMbPHf3TlJK2kLz2HfrelpYJQygwQ/s1600/american-idol-2012-judges-preseason-hdr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZsMDxbIBoVLqFDlgcWoDEjAiNooTEoN0ZW2X7h91gYtxoLDa_p-Tt1j4t_dox1ywhVSZarj7RncPEYj48xzHAInfa_EVU5Ft5iETBLOKOj09VvMbPHf3TlJK2kLz2HfrelpYJQygwQ/s320/american-idol-2012-judges-preseason-hdr.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">There were 2 people who really caught my eye.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center"></div>Katie's Kollectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06123583245284054830noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192443827387201995.post-426617498462556752012-01-01T23:18:00.000-08:002012-01-02T00:02:00.997-08:00HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtnswtK0RdiTRIhFkSJKdU9ezI02VaSS9D1LYrse0DfMMaKhVlMOW5VuNk8mA5fJWfh8j7hLBQz48Fm-A9no8Wr0YBxZj0gTkn3102oU3EKEaOYgSqRHcdQg0zkUSvcaOg1X2cHOSiZA/s1600/DSCN3158.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtnswtK0RdiTRIhFkSJKdU9ezI02VaSS9D1LYrse0DfMMaKhVlMOW5VuNk8mA5fJWfh8j7hLBQz48Fm-A9no8Wr0YBxZj0gTkn3102oU3EKEaOYgSqRHcdQg0zkUSvcaOg1X2cHOSiZA/s320/DSCN3158.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dinner at Maria, Maria</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This New Years had to have been the funnest one yet. The night started out by going out to dinner at a restaurant in downtown Walnut Creek called Maria, Maria. Excellent classy Mexican food. Then we all headed over the the club for the Black and White Midnight Masquerade. We had a blast and of course drank way too much. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Hope everyone had a great New Years!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"></div>Katie's Kollectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06123583245284054830noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192443827387201995.post-67686460008755764312011-12-27T23:14:00.000-08:002011-12-27T23:14:15.557-08:00Another Amazing Christmas.<div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">I hope everyone had a special Christmas this year. I can't believe it's over with already!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">This year we had a small Christmas Eve/Christmas but it worked out beautifully. Christmas Eve we had at our house and we had a delicious sit down dinner with just Sean and I and both of our parents! It was so much fun! Christmas my whole entire family (about 15 of us) went to the movies and saw the movie "Young Adult" it was funny yet depressing at the same time. After the movies Sean and I headed over to Sean's sisters house for another delicious dinner.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">As far as my Christmas Wish List goes, I got nothing on there that I had asked for, but I got spoiled and surprised this year! </span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Sean got me a Tiffany & Co. Necklace</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was overall a great Christmas weekend! Now I'm excited for New Years Eve! I am going to a Black and White Midnight Masquerade with open bar and Champagne toast at midnight. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">I just love the Holidays, the food, the family, the friends, the memories are all the reason I love this time of year. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><em><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana;">I have been a very good girl this year! I have just a short list this year and would be happy if I just received ONE of these things on my list. </span></em></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Styling tools are key to your signature hair style! These are some of my favorite tools I use on my hair and in the salon. It's really important to quality tools on your hair. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">There are multiple things you want to look for in styling tools. The key thing you want to look for is, is it ceramic or titanium? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;"> A ceramic iron is great for fine to medium hair it protects the hair from all the heat that is going on. It makes the hair shiny and smooth!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Titanium is a metal it is great for medium to course curly hair. The only time you want to use titanium on your hair is if your hair is unruly and hard to get smooth and shiny. It infuses the hair with moisture and really closes the hair shaft resulting in an extra smooth look.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDHHqqW5GYnfLetjFztOLHURNDG2KbKsDylwh3H5hd9yybtU_cqkQXTW2nl7-Quf1ryfIbJKnTlX3TpPSMIL1t_37CAfrlaKE8T9lc19_SdMkWFb1mMIRSTONLXG31f04lLnJjO6ckg/s1600/20256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDHHqqW5GYnfLetjFztOLHURNDG2KbKsDylwh3H5hd9yybtU_cqkQXTW2nl7-Quf1ryfIbJKnTlX3TpPSMIL1t_37CAfrlaKE8T9lc19_SdMkWFb1mMIRSTONLXG31f04lLnJjO6ckg/s1600/20256.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is the blow dryer I use at home. It is light weight and has multiple heat settings.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">A lot of people ask why would I want 3 different heat settings on a blow dryer? The answer is those 3 different settings do 3 different things. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;"><strong>Hot</strong>- The hotter it is the more open your hair shaft is going to be. In order to have soft shiny hair is to have the hair shaft completely closed. In that sense you only want to use this hot heat if you want to take out some of the moisture in the hair when your hair is still very wet. If your hair is very textured and you have a lot of curl you might want to consider using this setting for most of your styling time in order to get the curl out, just remember to use a good heat protector.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;"><strong>Medium</strong>- This is the temperature you want to style your hair with. It's hot enough to dry the hair but cool enough to be closing the hair shaft. By using this heat setting is going to keep your hair in better condition than by using the hot setting. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;"><strong>Cool</strong>- The cool temperature is a great thing to have on your dryer because its purpose is to really seal down the hair shaft. You want to use this at the end of your drying time. Give your style a cool shot to give your hair extra shine, it also will make your style not fall flat and to make it last longer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdY2MWQzDozMc4wX-gbp19JcKwm9b7pXW8_tr9NgIlmCUaaNBoP82NjLcA8-yU3yZsrsiCWM9v2cytmWExXwAgd3vd8081_DI_BUpLX-RcbKj75UVm7zQGG1AUYciscVS38IFbw87Cw/s1600/blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdY2MWQzDozMc4wX-gbp19JcKwm9b7pXW8_tr9NgIlmCUaaNBoP82NjLcA8-yU3yZsrsiCWM9v2cytmWExXwAgd3vd8081_DI_BUpLX-RcbKj75UVm7zQGG1AUYciscVS38IFbw87Cw/s1600/blog.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is my all time favorite flat iron! It's the Paul Mitchell Ion Pro. It is a ceramic iron that has 2 silicone strips on one side of the plates. The strips really grip the hair and smooths it, putting every hair in place. The plates are flexible so if you wanted to use this to curl your hair you can! This is an awesome 100% ceramic iron and you're paying the price for it in this iron. Some cheap irons that you get at the drug store can be dangerous. Most of them are made out of aluminum which does not contain any protection in the hair and also grabs the hair causing frizz and breakage. Even some cheap irons say they are ceramic but don't be fooled as it may only contain 1% to 10% ceramic and the rest is aluminum. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKo4964BmTvnItvoesrdFel1RNQUyS56gN3zz7W3MQoNAz8uPFsUp1MZp9grsELLhaTKRnqYYft22kyyqQAkh9f_l-4ZE0Mf5y0cdn95ZybPGA13v_3RgTLbhp_yOlgYE2yq_Y91mOGQ/s1600/6501364.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKo4964BmTvnItvoesrdFel1RNQUyS56gN3zz7W3MQoNAz8uPFsUp1MZp9grsELLhaTKRnqYYft22kyyqQAkh9f_l-4ZE0Mf5y0cdn95ZybPGA13v_3RgTLbhp_yOlgYE2yq_Y91mOGQ/s1600/6501364.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In my opinion the Hot Tools brand has the best irons on the market. They are durable, reliable, and long lasting. It has a cool tip and a swivel cord. The cool tip has a slot to put your finger in so you can have more control in holding the iron while it is hot. The swivel cord keeps the cord long lasting it stays still while the iron is twirling. Hot Tools comes in 2 different plates one Ceramic and the other Titanium. The gold plate is ceramic and the silver plate is titanium. I use the 1 inch ceramic for big curls and I use the 1 1/4 inch for movement and beach waves. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I went to my local Goodwill store and picked out the ugliest sweater I could find. I was a bit bummed to find out the the stuff at the Goodwill was not so ugly.....except for this white sweater with feathers on the collar and sleeves. I saw the potential and made it even more hideous!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">We had a blast laughing at each other. I actually had a fun time making this hideous sweater as well LOL! Have you ever been to an Ugly Sweater Party?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Have a great weekend! I know I will be since we're headed up to Tahoe for the weekend :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Katie's Kollectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06123583245284054830noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192443827387201995.post-53735973038119348352011-12-04T01:12:00.000-08:002011-12-04T01:12:23.187-08:00Holiday Hair and Product of the Week<div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">It's official! December is here which means it's time for family gatherings, company parties, and fun get togethers!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">We had our "Girls Night Out" party at the salon tonight and it was a blast just hangin out and having fun!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivFxQz6zBPIh_S587E6WHVtJGUYnHqERDAwYrkHYEYVZkussKiWaKa7M0YdTsD5372DSeJH33XLXiDY9szWPjSZKeP7b5hi19_9sNz8uwLASrNBM1enFWv5Wss2pPqC9eBX2GpCzjy8A/s1600/DSCN2984.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivFxQz6zBPIh_S587E6WHVtJGUYnHqERDAwYrkHYEYVZkussKiWaKa7M0YdTsD5372DSeJH33XLXiDY9szWPjSZKeP7b5hi19_9sNz8uwLASrNBM1enFWv5Wss2pPqC9eBX2GpCzjy8A/s320/DSCN2984.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yup, there's me in the blue/green sweater! Like my hairstyle? It is super easy to recreate this look... I call it my "romantic do"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">-1 inch curling iron</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">- light/medium hold hairspray</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">-Brilliance Cream <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(product of the month see below)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">-serum or oil</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">- comb</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">-about 4-6 bobby pins </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Step 1: prep your hair with using 1 pump of serum apply to evenly on your hair</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;"> Lightly spray your hair with a few shots of hair spray to give it some texture so the curl will hold</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Step 2: Curl your hair away from face</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Step 3: Slide all of your hair with your fingers to the side you choose while lifting the hair on your nape slightly</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Step 4:Take the bobby pins and insert it vertically right in the center of your neck/hairline, when it feels secure take another bobby pin and criss cross them. Keep doing this until it feels secure.. I usually use about 4 bobby pins</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">(Tip: Don't worry about if you can see the pins or not the rest of your hair will fall over and cover it)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Step 5:ow you have all of your hair pinned to the side. On the side that your hair is pushed to take a small section from the front and bring it slightly mid ear area and pin it! Then just finish with some hair spray and Brilliance Cream! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">(I really wish I could have more of a picture tutorial but it's pretty hard taking pictures of the back of your head lol just ask me if you have any confusion or questions)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6Bi9wLhyphenhyphend-BSRrbDMz6BsV0aLo9jxvii_x6yceJWqLwVTXFeFcT94mrc99ijB2kAGDj0T4wNpZP3RJGNADA-aoTG7GZA3vhM4wLpdJcQqMmUnO-9UPuX0vx8D9XwonKDMCP_gYbdZA/s1600/brilliance.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6Bi9wLhyphenhyphend-BSRrbDMz6BsV0aLo9jxvii_x6yceJWqLwVTXFeFcT94mrc99ijB2kAGDj0T4wNpZP3RJGNADA-aoTG7GZA3vhM4wLpdJcQqMmUnO-9UPuX0vx8D9XwonKDMCP_gYbdZA/s320/brilliance.jpg" width="154" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bamboo- Brilliance Cream</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">I love this product for multiple reasons because it is easy to use and you get great results from it. It's a finishing cream that you use after your flat iron or curl your hair that makes your hair soft,shiny and smooth! Take a pea sized amount of this on your hands rub it around and run your hands over any fly aways! Bye-Bye fly aways! It's such a light weight product you won't want to miss out on! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center"></div>Katie's Kollectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06123583245284054830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192443827387201995.post-59162823501411202872011-11-26T20:41:00.000-08:002011-11-26T20:41:18.433-08:00Thanksgiving / Black Friday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqII6giNxG1RsKSY_AHgooYM6d8mB_dSXSuWl7RgtOKo_YTXeil_oAnM-Jujqyerw5VcmF1Oy6dUKrrVBYffXeI1iO4mZYiRQyEoxxivqyA9lB6fa5TwX3iLoZ_0ioV7en_NmW-4v1fw/s1600/this.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqII6giNxG1RsKSY_AHgooYM6d8mB_dSXSuWl7RgtOKo_YTXeil_oAnM-Jujqyerw5VcmF1Oy6dUKrrVBYffXeI1iO4mZYiRQyEoxxivqyA9lB6fa5TwX3iLoZ_0ioV7en_NmW-4v1fw/s320/this.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Some of my cousins...I have a cousin that lives in Florida that we were Skyping the whole time, and wanted to snap a family photo LOL!</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge2jmKk0IF-P4-fMyLciXog9LQOWd_OXJvuDXa0duJUtMH6SLuIzSID2rHtdHvoREJ4ImAHKd1JLjxmTyZMpLkOicY-tngO08aLzOHsIuk0UzgtNKeWBfqu30FIU6nSjxdwnHhkkXSNw/s1600/this2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge2jmKk0IF-P4-fMyLciXog9LQOWd_OXJvuDXa0duJUtMH6SLuIzSID2rHtdHvoREJ4ImAHKd1JLjxmTyZMpLkOicY-tngO08aLzOHsIuk0UzgtNKeWBfqu30FIU6nSjxdwnHhkkXSNw/s320/this2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My Lover and I getting ready for the big feast. YUMMMM</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">(<em><span style="color: black;">I used a 1inch curling iron on my hair, took sections vertically but used the curling iron in horizontal position, this creates beautiful "S" waves</span></em>)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Every year we head over to Aunt Nancy's and Uncle Fred's house for some a delicious dinner. We had so much fun, food, and family....all 33 of us. It was very loud and very crazy but I wouldn't change it for the world. I am so very thankful for such great people in my life. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving dinner! What was your favorite dish this year?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">BLACK FRIDAY ANYONE?!?!?!?!?</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(ME,ME,ME,ME!!!!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Sean and I got up "early" 9am to be exact and headed to San Francisco for some shopping and a celebration for my birthday coming up! I was a bit disappointed this year because all the stuff that was on sale was either:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Ugly</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">EVEN MORE UGLY</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Still ridiculously expensive even though it was 40% off</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Or the line was wayyyyy to long to buy one $10 T-shirt from H&M</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;"> </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I only ended up buying 3 things and none of them were special. Oh well there is always next year! But the best part of the trip was seeing the Union Square Christmas Tree! It was beyond beautiful as always.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfKl9tsFz9w9HntksOX2dqzAHITlC2TzNg1Ra3kTe7mVizDaau4-bU_FNlZpCeoyFGZzIE1FNYLqR7xLtK7ty9UhkfpzPc6IZMqJo44BJwVybSAGQp9JS1pCX5r_QLg3bdysZyTNCWKA/s1600/this4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfKl9tsFz9w9HntksOX2dqzAHITlC2TzNg1Ra3kTe7mVizDaau4-bU_FNlZpCeoyFGZzIE1FNYLqR7xLtK7ty9UhkfpzPc6IZMqJo44BJwVybSAGQp9JS1pCX5r_QLg3bdysZyTNCWKA/s320/this4.JPG" width="230" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My favorite part of being in the city around Christmas time!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Katie's Kollectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06123583245284054830noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192443827387201995.post-60710505323612716212011-11-21T10:18:00.000-08:002011-11-21T10:18:20.765-08:00Good Monday Morning!<div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's Monday...which means MY DAY OFF!!! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Yes, while everyone is getting ready for work I'm at home in my warm bed sleeping until I feel like it. :) </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">....But don't be jealous, I wake up early to go to work on SATURDAY'S.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Not much has been going on. It's been raining here in the Bay Area so I've been pretty lazy, and Sean has been sick with a cold.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sweater- Old Navy : $15</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Scarf- Target: $10</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Long Purple Tank Top- Target: $7</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Leggings- Target: $7</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Carlos Santana Unity Boots- Macy's: $110</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">I'm obsessed with my new lipstick that I got from MAC..Normally I don't ever buy their make up because it's just horrible for your skin but I was looking for a new lipstick and I passed by the counter and just had to buy it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center"></div>Katie's Kollectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06123583245284054830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192443827387201995.post-5372853194251574772011-11-15T14:29:00.000-08:002011-11-15T19:01:05.686-08:00Let's Talk Shampoo and Conditioners!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As a hairstylist I get a lot of questions about shampoo and conditioners. Today I'm going to be doing some Q&A's and sharing with you guys all of my shampoo's and conditioner's</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;"><u>These are the most common questions I hear on a daily basis about S&C</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;"><strong>Q:What is the best type of shampoo to use?</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">A: Every one's hair is different. It's important to figure out the right S&C for your hair TYPE.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;"><strong>Q:Why should I use a professional S&C? </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">A: This is a great question.. a lot of clients wonder why they should buy a $12 bottle of shampoo when they can go to the grocery store and get something similar for $4. Truth is those $4 shampoo's at Target or Luckys are not doing anything for your hair. The reason they are so cheap is because of the ingredients them. They contain a lot of water, fillers, and plastics...YES plastics. All of those things are just going to be leaving residue on your hair, it won't be keeping your color safe, and since there is so much water in them you have to use a large amount. If you pay a little it more for a decent shampoo you will be keeping your hair a lot healthier and more protected against breakage.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Q: What are Sulfates and Parabens? </span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">A: Sulfate is a really popular ingredient in any soaps. It is actually a <em><u>detergent. </u></em>No ,it's not the best for you and they aren't the worst thing in some shampoo's but it has been shown that Sulfates lead to different types of cancer. Also if you're worried about keeping your color extra safe, a shampoo with out sulfates would be the best choice since you don't need that extra detergent making your color fade a little bit faster. Parabens are a preservative, it's a cheap filler and makes the shelf life last for up to 6 years! They are also a leading cause to Breast Cancer. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCYgfFNGB-hUDu2AqUscq6t2PyWWFlF9rqR_dOHDqFPdSw-oMc7TVOI_HEdwARnnqTpFhyz47H68AfsLHSrOH-yPbdnXK6zKPX83zOTu5V_V0PvRnR0zZTyYsf_pX_QvwY2n2eXq2Ow/s1600/this.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCYgfFNGB-hUDu2AqUscq6t2PyWWFlF9rqR_dOHDqFPdSw-oMc7TVOI_HEdwARnnqTpFhyz47H68AfsLHSrOH-yPbdnXK6zKPX83zOTu5V_V0PvRnR0zZTyYsf_pX_QvwY2n2eXq2Ow/s320/this.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">I use all of these Shampoo's and Conditioner's and all of them do different things! Now I'm not saying go out and buy a crap load of shampoo and conditioner because honestly there are only 4 things you should keep in your shower.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">1) A clarifying shampoo</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">2) A daily shampoo</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">3) A daily conditioner</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">4) A deep conditioner</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNH_aafqHfexZFkpy0_Qlp2po3fiIy4_4gA19gIwniujStusno_9KNhBXVKG1uGM-Pwd0y7Omtu-8_2iAaLpJqKWTCrIlMaHxwlghff0bfIxrbY4ULpXyeb5xxAWIh-PO8shS-m0ReA/s1600/this+shampoo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNH_aafqHfexZFkpy0_Qlp2po3fiIy4_4gA19gIwniujStusno_9KNhBXVKG1uGM-Pwd0y7Omtu-8_2iAaLpJqKWTCrIlMaHxwlghff0bfIxrbY4ULpXyeb5xxAWIh-PO8shS-m0ReA/s320/this+shampoo.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;"><strong>Redken Cleansing Cream</strong>- This is a clarifying shampoo, you use it about once a week or once every two weeks and what it does is it's going to remove any build up on your hair such as hairspray, products, dirt ect. It will leave your hair feeling freshly clean and weightless. This shampoo runs at about $12 at a Redken Salon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;"><strong>Alterna Caviar Shampoo- </strong>This is my #1 ALL TIME FAVORITE shampoo. The name in its self explains it all. It is infused with real caviar ingredients and leaves your hair feeling like GOLD. I can't rave about how awesome this shampoo is. It improves softness by 30% and leaves hair silky shiny with excellent moisture. You will be amazed if you try this shampoo. Now this is a high end shampoo I mean it's got Caviar in it people! This shampoo runs at about $35. BUT it is very concentrated so you only have to use a little bit. My hair is slightly past mid chest area and I use about a quarter size. I've had this shampoo in my shower for about 3 months and it's about 3/4 gone. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;"><strong>Bamboo Volumizing-</strong> This shampoo is great it you want big sexy hair! This isn't just for fine hair, it's just if you want to have a little bit of fun with your hair. It's great if your headed to to beach and want some texture or if you want those Kim Kardashian waves. Bamboo Volumizing Shampoo retails for about $19 and again you only have to use a little bit and there aren't any parabens or sulfates in them! You can definitely use this as a daily shampoo as well.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;"><strong> Paul Mitchell Awapuhi- </strong>This is a new line off of the Paul Mitchell brand. I love this shampoo because it contains 2 things your need in your hair: Protein and Moisture. It is made from Ginger Root which will keep it strong. This shampoo is great for all types of hair. It's got a Keratin protein in it so it helps so fight frizz while repairing it at the same this. This also is a great daily shampoo. It runs at about $24 dollars. A Great price for a quality product! The smell is very gingery it smells good but it's definitely not your average shampoo smell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bamboo UV+ -</span> </strong><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">This is my color protecting conditioner, I use it when I recently colored my hair or when I do the Keratin treatments to my hair. It glides through your hair like butter and makes it really shiny. This isn't my favorrrite conditioner but it gets the job done and protects my hair if I want to go out in the sun. The cost is about $21. It also doesn't contain parabens or sodium chloride (which is a salt)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;"><strong>Sebastian Drench-</strong> This is my daily conditioner. I've been using this conditioner for about 3 years now off and on and every time I go back to it I think to my self "why did I stop using this?" It's got fantastic moisture. It's heavy but not too heavy where I feel like my hair is being weighed down. Smells awesome too!! It's about $14 for a the regular size bottle.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;"><strong>Loreal Lumino Contrast Masque-</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These Loreal Maques are great! You leave it on for 5-10 minutes in the shower. The Lumino Contrast is my favorite because it's very moisturizing but yet still has the protein to keep it strong. They are around $33</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All of these products are great investments. Yes, some of them are a little bit expensive but they really are good for your hair! I hope you enjoyed my post! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Let me know if you have used any of these products before and what you think of them! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNnEVbJ0yeW8LLEylDAK1uL35xeS_AxHqHyBe0-G4FprR5YWyrnT5DBHHl1Szmym1QQEuvl58F7WbQfhzZq8VB0s8hBbojywgfa-ZfikaBwCzSVd3ooNVBQ4nx1uSGXg7qAfukT6yyA/s1600/thismasque.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNnEVbJ0yeW8LLEylDAK1uL35xeS_AxHqHyBe0-G4FprR5YWyrnT5DBHHl1Szmym1QQEuvl58F7WbQfhzZq8VB0s8hBbojywgfa-ZfikaBwCzSVd3ooNVBQ4nx1uSGXg7qAfukT6yyA/s400/thismasque.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Katie's Kollectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06123583245284054830noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192443827387201995.post-41041332233700255772011-11-10T20:07:00.000-08:002011-11-10T20:07:55.681-08:00.OBSESSED. with Jewelry.<div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've always had a thing for jewelry. I used to have a little jewelry box to put all of my lovely pieces, but as time went my collection got bigger and bigger. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">It got really annoying having so many boxes! It came to my mind that I needed to do something different.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is my dresser. It doesn't look the best (yet) but the story behind it is amazing!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">This is the dresser that used to belong to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittany_Ashton_Holmes" title="Brittany Ashton Holmes"><span style="color: #0645ad;"><span style="color: #444444;">Brittany</span> </span><span style="color: #444444;">Ashton Holmes</span></a><span style="color: #444444;"> who played</span> <strong>Darla </strong>in the <strong>Little Rascals</strong>! My grandma was good friends with Brittany Ashton Holmes' grandma; who then passed this dresser down to my grandma! Crazy story right? I'm planning on refurbishing this puppy soon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">ANYWAY!! Back to my jewelry addiction...<br />
I wanted a space where I can just have all of my jewelry in one box in one area. I cleared out the top drawer to this thing and....TAA DAAA</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is my pride and joy! I'm always wearing jewelry. I just feel like an outfit isn't completed with out the accessories.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoETBOScFl2TpaWS7QlzfAKOpxvTyV-CsRlGaQ2tVT2-tSWeGxjhr3VryrRrEDIKE8iCtMB0-AVcpEie8fQdarLN6kN8xZ8bbPIihO_qiigelCFJcNrztNVVdPz_hGqVuqTc5aDK5mg/s1600/this.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoETBOScFl2TpaWS7QlzfAKOpxvTyV-CsRlGaQ2tVT2-tSWeGxjhr3VryrRrEDIKE8iCtMB0-AVcpEie8fQdarLN6kN8xZ8bbPIihO_qiigelCFJcNrztNVVdPz_hGqVuqTc5aDK5mg/s320/this.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My favorite <span style="color: #444444;">pieces to wear are earrings and necklaces.</span></span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What does your jewelry box look like? What are your favorite pieces?</span></div>Katie's Kollectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06123583245284054830noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192443827387201995.post-58904004336391632042011-11-07T00:11:00.000-08:002011-11-07T00:11:12.446-08:00Day In The City + Second Day Volumized Hair Tip<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="320" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2U1H2CHetz5DxnHBFc5QTzp9y0Dao7A8EHuDHDV_08Ve-3S9Pm-ixBQwA_UGpAliiiXa0VnvUN0Juihtu8FggUwRPCKqsejRvdvDmN62DL_Aw1wuHdeIehsjb1krTUYtDF5hd3nTM2A/s320/DSCN2829.JPG" width="240" /> </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On our way</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVbBGg1CfaLuu239a35lroI-uKtAtiSV-b2Hnj6x7BW51To1VPx1nEYnZCXIptE4cjFhLLWnTZN03O_S_5_mud4ldL0r-BkG-PZH9Q2GeSM3DEURGZij9qdPEVVJUWf5R70696uG9luQ/s1600/DSCN2824.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVbBGg1CfaLuu239a35lroI-uKtAtiSV-b2Hnj6x7BW51To1VPx1nEYnZCXIptE4cjFhLLWnTZN03O_S_5_mud4ldL0r-BkG-PZH9Q2GeSM3DEURGZij9qdPEVVJUWf5R70696uG9luQ/s320/DSCN2824.JPG" width="240" /></a></div> <div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sean and I went to the Ski and Snowboarding Festival in San Fransisco today and afterwards decided to go to Union Square to walk around and have dinner! We went to the Cheesecake Factory on the top floor of Macy's. I love going there, it really gives you that "in the city" feel.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYfoQ9OvCD9mkwtlB9ONC_8mgXlS0A6hf3Cqzaltn9Td8095K9M6WHa-byaELgnfa2xOGDgmzhGzM7T__hdMVUh-X7rSgOJ8-ETMk3mUzi-tcYaZbb2heYouAexEaqUkNGtX4uqUwuQ/s1600/DSCN2835.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYfoQ9OvCD9mkwtlB9ONC_8mgXlS0A6hf3Cqzaltn9Td8095K9M6WHa-byaELgnfa2xOGDgmzhGzM7T__hdMVUh-X7rSgOJ8-ETMk3mUzi-tcYaZbb2heYouAexEaqUkNGtX4uqUwuQ/s320/DSCN2835.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">View From The Cheesecake Factory</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xtfXZevCS7HM1VfvznkAH3SjQ3MLSUBalxWADAT3201JSSelcqj26amKhVLjcjdawA3tXdu5-zgZkcsVjt-ySRdmfkzmw63zjG01jkLdsn2IwwuKpaHSAIjBgjjZwRQzQ5i1hAHs4A/s1600/DSCN2847.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xtfXZevCS7HM1VfvznkAH3SjQ3MLSUBalxWADAT3201JSSelcqj26amKhVLjcjdawA3tXdu5-zgZkcsVjt-ySRdmfkzmw63zjG01jkLdsn2IwwuKpaHSAIjBgjjZwRQzQ5i1hAHs4A/s320/DSCN2847.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you go to the Cheesecake Factory I highly recomend the JD's Lemonade for all you ladies out there. It's delicous, sweet but not TOO sweet, and it will give you a little buzz while waiting for dinner as well ;)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Overall we had a great time. Nice and Relaxing....What did you do this weekend?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Now I don't know about all you ladies but I don't wash my hair everyday..it just takes too much time in the morning to blowdry, style, and flat iron. Plus by not washing you hair everyday will keep your hair healthy and shiny from the natural oils your scalp produces.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">When I wake up in the morning my poor hair looks like a sad little deflated balloon. In less than 5 minutes your hair can look sexy and volumized again! All you need are these <span style="color: #444444;"><strong><em>2 </em></strong>things.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">1) This miracle product</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLClaMTcgYnHLJwXr4WhO4aBI5rIzH-MouI-ITK95mtMlOaF1xpSAZUDEEt0ZibK911bqc75tf7mRHNUBP5DWbR1QsClyYwRuQiX3Sf_LoX_ZAtBDgUq8O_abTALZXZ_MNbLRn1AQzaw/s1600/sebastian-volupt-spray-150ml.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="197" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLClaMTcgYnHLJwXr4WhO4aBI5rIzH-MouI-ITK95mtMlOaF1xpSAZUDEEt0ZibK911bqc75tf7mRHNUBP5DWbR1QsClyYwRuQiX3Sf_LoX_ZAtBDgUq8O_abTALZXZ_MNbLRn1AQzaw/s200/sebastian-volupt-spray-150ml.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Volupt Spray Gel by Sebastian about $13 dollars at a local salon. Works great on any type of hair texture!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">2) Your blowdryer!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">First step: simply brush your hair to get all the tangles out from your beauty sleep</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Second step: Spray the Volupt on your roots</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Third step: Flip over your hair, take your blowdryer and wake up those roots by hitting it with the heat and using your fingertips to get the extra lift. Keep doing this until the product is DRY.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Fourth step: Flip up your hair and TAA DAAA!!! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Volumized hair in an instant! By doing this will also absorb any unwanted oil in your hair.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">-Katie</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Katie's Kollectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06123583245284054830noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192443827387201995.post-79733850522238304622011-11-02T23:31:00.000-07:002011-11-02T23:31:40.803-07:00The Refurbished Red Dress<div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">This year for Halloween I wanted to be something different...something other than my usual cat, witch, or pirate. I finally came up with the idea of </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">"<strong><span style="color: red;">LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD</span></strong></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">" </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Every year I make my costume. This year I was determined to hit the <em>Goodwill</em> and hope to find the perfect dress...Well I was wrong. I went to 3 different <em>Goodwill </em>stores and saw a million red dresses but none of them had that spark. So I went home and thought until my brain hurt and then it finally came to me! AN OLD BRIDESMAID'S DRESS!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXExUL3k3kguLVLvgcYaSOMm8nP6e3vm6SBqp2kMbjyA1lpmIdBAMxyxjvo7yP5OPp594WNsjizZyw80ftDRLetEtO_tjjMlAcmGIJ__wYDkBkoxKtq2ze6gmpfmhq6lmasb98UNhGg/s1600/img001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="166" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXExUL3k3kguLVLvgcYaSOMm8nP6e3vm6SBqp2kMbjyA1lpmIdBAMxyxjvo7yP5OPp594WNsjizZyw80ftDRLetEtO_tjjMlAcmGIJ__wYDkBkoxKtq2ze6gmpfmhq6lmasb98UNhGg/s320/img001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(sorry for the horrible quality picture: I'm on the right)</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">I was a bridesmaid at my cousins wedding in 2004. I was 14 years old and the dress was still hanging up in my closet. I tried it on hoping and praying that it still fit..and it sure did! It was a little tight in the chest area but I was determined to use it!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">I called up my Aunt Nancy who is the Queen Of Sewing. She is just AWESOME! I went over the next day and a few days later she turned my 7 year old, floor length dress into a short, sexy, <span style="color: red;"><strong>Little Red Riding Hood </strong></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">dress! She even made the cape and a little apron to go with it. </span></span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">And here is the Refurbished Red Dress!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Hope you all had a safe and fun Halloween!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">-Katie</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div>Katie's Kollectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06123583245284054830noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192443827387201995.post-76290700925063251792011-10-31T15:07:00.000-07:002011-10-31T15:07:15.022-07:00My First Blog!<div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Let's see....Where should I start...?</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">I am soo excited to be entering and learning about the Blogging World! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Let me start out by telling you some facts about me!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MQIi0m5D3mAGbSg2RpUD0fmXzHTpiqTCL2dD4sU4bZalY5Zy1HxKbEfEEdcdKY_omsgYDkUe7bITnwiTKw6YFGSWdIc4rKXepZTEOfRN1YLHZ1t2X9XOFd-L0jonlaQsTHItzT19-A/s1600/hair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MQIi0m5D3mAGbSg2RpUD0fmXzHTpiqTCL2dD4sU4bZalY5Zy1HxKbEfEEdcdKY_omsgYDkUe7bITnwiTKw6YFGSWdIc4rKXepZTEOfRN1YLHZ1t2X9XOFd-L0jonlaQsTHItzT19-A/s320/hair.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">My name is Katie, I'm a hairstylist and I absolutely LOVE what I do! My job is so much fun and gives me challenges everyday. I work at a <span style="color: purple;"><strong>beautiful</strong></span></span><span style="color: purple;"><strong> </strong></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">salon Ma Jolie Salon & Spa. <a href="http://majoliesalon.com/Home/Home.html">You can check out our website here.</a> My family and friends mean the world to me. I come from a big, fat, so loud you can't even hear your self think, GREEK family. My boyfriend Sean is my other half. He's so amazing and I love him so much. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">I love to be creative with everything! From my closet, to my hair, to my jewlery, to my room. Katie's Kollection blog will be about things that inspire me, tips and tricks to hairstyling, fashion, food, and much more! </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">Thank you for checking out my blog Katie's Kollections! See you all soon and have a <strong>H</strong><span style="color: orange;">A</span><strong>P</strong><span style="color: orange;">P</span><strong>Y</strong> <span style="color: orange;">H</span><strong>A</strong><span style="color: orange;">L</span><strong>L</strong><span style="color: orange;">O</span><strong>W</strong><span style="color: orange;">E</span><strong>E</strong><span style="color: orange;">N</span></span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana;">-Katie</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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