Blo Dry Bar

I'm baaack! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and I want to wish you a very Happy New Year! Over the holidays I was invited to experience my very first blow-out at Blo Edmonton downtown. Blo Dry Bars are dedicated to blow-drying and styling the hair, with locations all over North America and Asia. For only $35.00 you can have your hair washed, blow-dried and styled within minutes. The morning of my appointment I made sure to let my hair dry naturally so I would have a good "before" photo. (Kind of looks like I have a perm from the '80's hey? I never wear my hair like this!) When I met with Stacey, the stylist who would be doing my blow-out, she handed me a menu of different styles to choose from and I picked the "Holly Would": "Fun and flirty with curl and bounce." I loved the end result and got a lot of compliments on my hair when I went out that night for dinner with friends. I'll definitely be going back to Blo Bar Edmonton for a wash and style in between my cut and color appointments at Ponytails + Horseshoes. For that price, who can resist? Here are some pics from inside the "bar":

*all photos taken by me, except the second last one which is from the edmonton journal

Right now, all Blo Bars are offering a special deal:

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Products I'm Loving Right Now

It's been awhile since I've done a "product post" so I thought I'd share with you some of my favorites I've been using lately.

Kiehl's Epidermal Re-Texturizing Micro-Dermabrasion - Micro-Dermabrasion at a spa or dermatologist's office is quite expensive so I use this once or twice a week instead. It's very abrasive (just like real micro-dermabrasion) but it leaves my skin feeling smoother and looking clearer. And very red! But the redness goes away overnight, thank goodness.

Kiehl's Creme de Corps - My friend recommended this body lotion to me. It's for extremely dry skin, which I have, especially in the winter. This lotion is very moisturizing and easy to apply all over. Love it.

fresh Black Tea Age-Delay Eye Cream - I went into Sephora a couple of weeks ago and asked for a very moisturizing eye cream to use during the winter and the woman that was helping me recommended this. It's super-hydrating. I use it at night and in the morning I use Algenist's Eye Renewal Balm. (I wrote about that eye cream here.)

Kerastase Masque Force Architecte - A hair mask I use once a week and it helps to replenish and strengthen my mop. Great to use in between hair appointments.

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So I think it would be insensitive of me to not acknowledge what happened over the weekend with the Sandy Hook tragedy so I just wanted to say my thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families, the survivors, and the community. I can't imagine how hard this must be for them. What is this world coming to? Just a couple of days before the incident, the bank a friend of ours was working at was robbed, he called the police and the gunman was shot down when he wouldn't drop his weapon. This will affect our friend for the rest of his life, just like Sandy Hook has forever changed the world and the innocence of those helpless children. It's so very sad. Americans need more gun control and easier access to affordable, quality mental health care for those that clearly need it (and for their families) so that a tragedy like this can be prevented in the future. And they need our prayers. Lots and lots of prayers.

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Hair, Fame, and Bacon: He's Got It All

Johnny on the red carpet 
at Lady Gaga's "Fame" perfume launch party 
at the Guggenheim Museum in NYC last night. 

His hair was a thing of shock and awe, thanks, of course, 

to the inimitable Mr. Eric Alt.
Photo via Getty.




Thank Gaga--literally--for throwing a party last night to take our minds off the fact that it isn't Monday yet and thus we're still waiting for the premiere of Be Good

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Instantaneous

L-R from top to bottom: my hair styled by Ponytails + Horseshoes, outfit options for Fashion Week

delicious vegetarian chilli I made, my new ring from The Bay by Material Girl

special delivery (Kitty!), my friend Sandra's baby in a snowbank ; ) Can't stop laughing at this pic!

$10 dress I bought at H & M, Tim Horton's donuts from a vendor at work

It's official. I am addicted to instagram! You can follow me at @mariealamode. These are some pics from the past week. Have a GREAT weekend!

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Botox for Hair: Fiberceutic Treatment

A couple of weeks ago while on a shoot I was styling, the hairstylist Cristina took my damaged and fried hair in her hands and said "now what are we going to do with this?!" I didn't think it was that bad but yeah, it was that bad. Blow drying and straightening my naturally curly hair every day had left it frizzy, dull and dry with a ton of breakage. Cristina suggested I come into her salon Ponytails + Horseshoes for a fiberceutic treatment. Fiber-what? I'd never heard of it before.

So what is it?? It's a fiber-filling in-salon procedure for very damaged hair. (Like mine!) It reconstructs and strengthens to protect it against further damage. After shampooing, a hair-filling serum is applied with a syringe applicator in a zig-zag motion, targeting areas where it's needed most. It seeps into the compromised areas of hair where it then solidifies when coming into contact with water. It's quite similar to the process of applying resin to fibreglass! A masque (which is optional but recommended to extend the life of the treatment) is then massaged into the scalp and in about 5 minutes, once the fiberceutic has cured, hair can be rinsed and styled as usual. My locks drank this stuff up!

This treatment left my hair feeling soft, smooth and strong. It's been five days since I visited the salon and it still feels healthy. I'm going to get another one during the Christmas break.

The cost for a fiberceutic treatment varies. Ponytails + Horseshoes charges $30.00 when combined with a color or cut or $40 alone. Combined with the masque it's $65.00. The treatment usually lasts around 10 washes and the number of recommended applications depends upon how damaged one's hair is. The more damage, the more treatments are going to be required.

I highly recommend a fiberceutic treatment for those of you who have very damaged hair and need to repair and revitalize your locks. It can be expensive but it really works! You can also have it done in between haircuts if you're trying to grow your hair out, like me. Have any of you had one before?

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It's What I Like

a perfect red lip

faux fur and cuffs

effortless-looking style

a single braid

ankle boots!

 fisherman sweater and white jeans in the winter

a pair of glasses used as an accessory

wrist candy

red lips (again!)

 a cat hoodie! i really want to buy one for Kitty but she would HATE IT! 
i'd end up with scratches and bite marks on every part of my body trying to get her into one.

photos via:  jak & jil, the haute pursuit, columbine, models off duty, 5 inch and up, after DRK, Bruno Dayan, fashion me now, caroline gault , this is why i'm broke

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Now That's Some Hair

 

KOSA  Beauty Editorial

photographer: decker + kutic

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  I'm trying to grow my hair out long and these photos are my inspiration ; ).

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I Want to Know....

Would you wear this stick and tassel thingy in your hair out in public? While browsing through one of my  favorite online shopping sites Asos, I came across this decorative cat toy hair accessory that had me puzzled. My first reaction was, "Oh my Gawd, who would wear that in 'real life'??" Besides Lady Gaga and beautiful Asian women dressed in traditional Japanese or Chinese garb in which case would be fitting and look gorgeous in their hair. But then I thought, wait a minute, maybe this is a crazy fashion trend I knew nothing about. But even then I don't think I could pull it off. Nor would I want to; it's just not my style. Plus my crazy cat would probably destroy my head trying to play with it. What do you think about it?

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