ON THE BRIGHT SIDE....

             
THE REQUEST FOR VIBRANT COLOR PALETTES IS NOT SLOWING DOWN FOR ME.
 I HAVE TO SAY 25 YEARS BEHIND THE CHAIR IVE SEEN A LOT OF TRENDS COME AND GO AND IF I HAD TO PICK ONE THAT WOULD BE A SHORT LIVED ONE...I WOULD HAVE BEEN THE TRENDS BEHIND PRIMARY AND PASTEL COLORS
MY  HUNCH WAS WAY OFF

THE LAST SEVEN YEARS IVE BEEN WORKING EXCLUSIVELY WITH PRAVANA COLOR LINE AND THEY HAVE A FABULOUS SWATCH OF VIVIDS THAT ARE  LEADING THE RANK IN THE SALON INDUSTRY.
THEY ARE THE MOST VIBRANT LONG LASTING SEMI PERMANENT COLORS AROUND. COLOR  APPLIED DIRECTLY TO PRE LIGHTENED OR NATURALLY LIGHTEST BLONDE HAIR AND HAS TEN PULSATING SHADES INCLUDING:
VIOLET MAGENTA GREEN BLUE PINK SILVER YELLOW ORANGE RED WILD ORCHID

HERE ARE A FEW RANDOM PICS SHOWING EXAMPLES (WISH I CAPTURED MORE) WITH 3 CLIENTS THAT  HAVE REPEATED VIVID HISTORY,  AS I RARELY REMEMBER TO PULL OUR THE OL IPHONE ONCE I GET INTO MY  DAY?

      

         

 MY CLIENT ANASTASIA IS ANOTHER WHO'S BEEN EMBRACING THE PRAVANA VIVIDS LINE AND I'VE WORKED WITH THE SAME 4 COLORS.
 ITS THE PLACEMENT OF THEM IN WHICH I'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE A VARIETY OF LOOKS USING BLUE, VIOLET, GREEN, SILVER. BECAUSE HER HAIR IS LONG AND LIKES TO KEEP IT AS SUCH THE BEAUTY IN HER OMBRE IS THE LONGEVITY WE GET OUT OF IT.
 BECAUSE ITS NOT BEING CUT OUT AND THE PRAVANA HOLDS SO WELL IN HER HAIR. SHE IS IN FOR EVERY 8WEEKS FOR TOUCH UP AND THE COLOR AFTER THAT TIME IS STILL BEAUTIFUL,ALBEIT SLIGHT FADAGE OF COLOR.

 

MORE OF JODEY.....

BEFORE

                   

                 

AFTER

                   

NICOLE IS ANOTHER WHO CONTINUES TO REQUEST PRAVANA VIVIDS

IVE USED MOST OF THE VIVIDS ON HER AS WELL OVER THE LAST 2YEARS,THIS DAY HER INSPIRATION WAS THE COLORING OF PEACOCK FEATHERS.

GREEN. PURPLE.RED.

NOT SURE WHY I DIDN'T LET HER SMILE AT ALL.....LOL

BEFORE

AFTER

             

WAIT LET ME FRESHEN UP

ANOTHER AFTER IN THE SUNLIGHT

                                     

CHEERS,

HIGH STREET SOCIETY

ONLY I COULD START THE 1ST DAY OF MY NEW BUSINESS VENTURE WITH THE FORCE OF SUCH ORGANISED CHAOS IN A DAY THAN MOST COULD IN A MONTH....

                                                           MEET MICHELLE
                                                          
                      STYLIST. MUSICIAN. ENTREPRENEUR . COLLEAGUE
 GRATEFUL FOR OUR SERENDIPITOUS INTRODUCTION ALMOST  A YEAR AGO ...TURNS OUT MORE OF A RE-INTRODUCTION AS WE WORKED TOGETHER OVER 20 YEARS AGO WHEN I FIRST CAME TO CALGARY AS A LITTLE WHIPPER SNAPPER....
                                                                      WHO KNEW?

FAST FORWARD 20+ YEARS AND ITS NOW APRIL 2015....AND AS THE UNIVERSE DOES FROM TIME TO TIME...THROWS A CURVE BALL SO SEE IF YOU CAN HOLD STRONG SO TO SPEAK....SO AS IT HAPPENS, WHILE DURING  MY TRAVELS IN PANAMA THIS SPRING I DECIDE TO CHOOSE MY 1ST DAY OF ARRIVAL BEHIND THE CHAIR APRIL 2015, WHICH COINCIDED WITH  AN OPEN HOUSE/GIG WITH A GROOVY CANADIAN BAND "HIGH  "STREET SOCIETY". THIS WAS THE 1ST STOP ON THEIR CANADIAN TOUR


SO SIMULTANEOUS TO OUR FIRST DAY OF ESTABLISHING A NEW LOCATION TO FREELANCE OUT IF , WHILE I WAS COLORING CUTTING AND GENERALLY GETTING MY BEARINGS , SHE WAS TRANSFORMING THE STUDIO INTO A MUSIC VENUE, AND PREPARING FOR HER PERFORMANCE IN HOUSE WITH THE BAND... YES THERE WAS A BEER TUB!

             

            

   

             

THE SHOW..AS THEY SAY..MUST GO ON...AND SO IT DID 

                              CHEERS,

STEPHAN AVENUE INVASION.

THIS BY FAR IS STILL ONE OF MY FAVOURITE  EDITORIAL SHOOTS I'VE DONE .

EVERYTHING FROM  THE BEAUTIFUL MODEL WITH A RIDICULOUS FULL MANE OF HAIR, EVERY STRAND OF HAIR THAT FELL INTO PLACE, THE DRESS, THE MAKE UP, THE VENUE ON STEPHAN AVENUE WALK  , AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE COMPANY I KEPT. ALWAYS SUCH A GREAT COLLABORATION AND FRIENDSHIP I'VE BUILT OVER THE YEARS WORKING WITH BOTH MY LITTLE SISTER(FIGURATIVELY)  SHEA BROWN AND FRIEND TARA WHITTAKER.

SHOT ON LOCATION AT THE ART GALLERY OF CALGARY 
THE PERFECT CONTEMPORARY BACKDROP FOR OUR SHOOT
IT OFFERS A VISUALLY STUNNING SETTING AND IS A PLACE THAT WELCOMES EVERY FORM OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION
HERE'S A LOOK AT MY FORM OF EXPRESSION THAT DAY
 

 ANYONE WHO KNOWS ME KNOWS I'M THE CRANKIEST YOU KNOW WHAT DURING WINTER MONTHS.....I'M COLD AND MISERABLE FROM OCTOBER TO APRIL AND I DON'T START TO GET FEELING IN MY FINGERS TILL MID MARCH. LET
ME TELL YOU IT WAS FREAKING COLD THAT DAY MY FRIENDS...BUT ALAS THE
SHOW MUST GO ON AS THEY SAY.
OUR MODEL WAS GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO STAND IN THE BLISTERY COLD LONG ENOUGH FOR TARA TO GET THE SHOTS SHE WAS LOOKING FOR.

WE EVEN TOOK A MOMENT TO INCLUDE THE STAFF MEMBER THAT PUT UP WITH OUR ANTICS THAT DAY, AND MOST LIKEY THERE ON HER DAY OFF TO LET US IN ...A QUICK PLAY OF HER HAIR AND MAKE UP AND VOILA..AN IMPROMPTU SESSION WITH THE  GALLERY HOST (SORRY PHOTO NOT INCLUDED)

CHEERS,

PHOTOGRAPHY:TARA WHITTAKER
MAKE UP: SHEA BROWN
VENUE:ART GALLERY OF CALGARY

MODEL: JAMIE

GOING TO THE CHAPEL

                          AUTUMN AND APPLE PIE...LOVE AND A SPLASH OF BLUE

THIS MONTH TOOK ME DOWN MEMORY LANE TO A LOVELY FALL DAY A COUPLE YEARS BACK WHEN TARA WHITTAKER AND I SPENT AN AFTERNOON SHOOTING SOME VINTAGE INSPIRED WEDDING IDEAS WITH THIS ADORABLE COUPLE IN THIS CHURCH SETTING IN OKOTOKS
THE HERITAGE CHURCH BUILDING STILL STANDS IN ITS ORIGINAL STATE

  ALTHOUGH IT LONGER SUED FOR CONGREGATIONAL PURPOSES BUT NOW A DANCE ACADEMY.

 BUT FOR A DAY IT WAS OUR "CHAPEL"

THE SEPT LEAVES WERE FALLING ALL AROUND US AND NOT A CLOUD IN THE SKY

MY MODEL WAS SET IN HOT ROLLERS AND LOOSELY BROKE THE CURLS WITH MY FINGERS TO KEEPS A STRONG FORMATION FOR THAT VINTAGE ERA SET

THIS WAS A CASE AS MOST REAL "WEDDING" SITUATIONS WHERE THE 

BRIDE HAS CHIN LENGTH HAIR BUT WISHES TO HAVE IT ALL UP...I CALL THIS FAKE IT TILL I MAKE IT ,,,HELLO BOBBY PINS.

DIY TULLE HEADPIECE

DANCE LIKE NO ONE IS WATCHING

A GROOMS ADORATION OF HIS BRIDE

COBALT BLUE

                   

IDEAS FOR ENTERTAINMENT

NOTHING SAYS AUTUMN LIKE APPLE PIE

VINTAGE GLOVES AND DIY PINWHEELS 

OFF INTO THE SUNSET......

AND THE BONUS  ...OUR WORK WAS PUBLISHED
CHEERS 

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