Bungee Cord Fashions

Michelle Roy Black Cord Macrame Bracelet

Many people are familiar with hair Bungee Bands.  Celebrity hairstylists including famed Orlando Pita swear by hair bungees to create perfect ponytails.

Hair bungees were the secret weapon for graphic and clean ponytails featured at a past Michael Kors fashion show where two small tails were stacked and wrapped with a hair bungee.

Bungee Cord Fashions From Hair To Fashion

Now bungee cord fashions have transitioned from hair to fashion.

One of the hottest trends as reported by Accessories Magazine for 2014 is bungee cord fashions.

Necklaces, bracelets, earrings and watch bands are being designed utilizing an array of bungees, cords and rope-like materials.

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Michelle Roy’s Bungee Cord Fashions – Black Cord Macrame Bracelet

One of my all time favorite accessory designers is the lovely Michelle Roy of Los Angeles.  In keeping with the latest bungee cord fashions the talented designer offers a stunning black cord macrame bracelet with a cubic zirconia studded gold plated design.

I’ve been wearing Michelle’s hair accessories, jewelry and t-shirts for many years.  Whenever I do, the compliments always flow.  To say her designs are drool worthy is not an exaggeration. Read the rest of this post »

Idina Menzel’s Hair

Idina Menzel’s Hair

Actress Idina Menzel is currently causing a buzz about her highly anticipated performance of “Let It Go” at the 2014 Oscars.

Although Idina Menzel’s hair isn’t the prevailing topic of interest in the media at the moment, for me it’s always a subject to be explored.

Now that her voice of snow queen Elsa in Disney’s film Frozen is being honored, Idina Menzel’s hair will also come under the spotlight when she walks the famous Oscar’s Red Carpet in March.

Idina Menzel’s Award Winning Career

Idina Menzel (born Mentzel; May 30, 1971) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter who rose to prominence for her performance as Maureen Johnson in the Broadway musical Rent, a role which she reprised for the 2005 feature film adaptation.

In 2004, she won the Tony Award for originating the role of Elphaba in the Broadway blockbuster Wicked.  In 2014, she will be returning to Broadway in the musical If/Then.

Menzel is also known for her portrayal of Shelby Corcoran, the biological mother of Lea Michele’s character Rachel Berry, on the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee, and as the voice of snow  queen Elsa in Disney’s film Frozen.

Actress-singer Idina Menzel’s hair was highlighted in the past when she was the celebrity spokesperson for the “Dove Hair Care Brush with Greatness Sing4All” in 2010.

Idina Menzel’s Hair – Loose Long Waves

The award winning performer wears signature loose long waves which she amps up for The Red Carpet with a more finished Old Hollywood hairstyle.

Steal Her Look

Whether you want long loose waves or you’re attending a fancy party, Prom or special event, Idina Menzel’s hair works best on tresses which are shoulder length or longer, medium to thick and all textures.  It works ideally on hair which has a loose natural wave or related texture. Read the rest of this post »

Hair Awards Season

Ellen DeGeneres Academy Awards 2014

So many awards, so much hair,  so little time.  Hair Awards Season has already started for 2014 and I’m already behind.

With the big HairBoutique.com move 0f 2013 finally behind me, I’m taking time off from unpacking mountains of boxes to indulge in the ultimate hair awards season festival.

Many people ask me what awards have the very best hair.  Of course it’s totally subjective, but I believe The Oscars® is the best place to ogle stunning, hairstyle changing celebrities.

Ellen DeGeneres Showcases The Best Host Hair

To prove my point, The 2014 Oscars® is being hosted for the second time by Ellen DeGeneres a great celebrity hairstyle icon.  The beloved comic is known for her trademark platinum layered short bob which showcases her spectacular blue eyes and beautiful face.

When the host of the entire awards show has great hair, you know the rest of the presenters will be equally as well coiffed.  Yes, in all fairness Ellen has had a few bad hair days.  What celebrity hasn’t?

Ellen’s challenging hairstyles date back to her days in high school and early stand up gigs when she was known to wear a gullet – the female version of a classic male mullet.

The Mullet And The Gullet Hairstyles

If you’re not familiar with the mullet or gullet, it’s two hairstyles combined together on one unsuspecting head.  Usually the hairstyle has a much shorter front and a longer back, although there’s no reason the lengths can’t be reversed. Read the rest of this post »

Ellen DeGeneres Will Be Solid Gold For The Oscars®

A Golden Ellen DeGenerest At 2006 Academy Awards

Back in early August of 2013 producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced television icon Ellen DeGeneres would be returning to host The Oscars® for the second time for the 2014 season.  A brilliant choice?  Absolutely.  Ellen DeGeneres is solid gold for The Oscars®.

Never mind those gleaming gold statues, as she proved the first time, Ellen truly sparkles as the host of the beloved telecast.  The Academy Awards® will be broadcast live on Oscar Sunday, March 2, 2014, on the ABC Television Network.

The Academy Awards® Producers

Zadan and Meron know what a great coup they have accomplished signing Ellen.  They said at the official announcement “We are thrilled to have Ellen DeGeneres host the Oscars. As a longtime friend, we had always hoped to find a project for us to do together and nothing could be more exciting than teaming up to do the Oscars.”

They also noted “there are few stars today who have Ellen’s gift for comedy, with her great warmth and humanity.  She is beloved everywhere and we expectthat the audience at the Dolby Theatre, and in homes around the globe, will be as excited by this news as we are.”

Of course Zadan and Meron understand the power Ellen brings to the famous broadcast.

Not only is Ellen DeGeneres solid gold for The Oscars®, she has a heart of gold which she bestows on her viewers around the globe. Read the rest of this post »

Hair Memories

Sleeping Beauty

Willa Cather in My Antonia said “In the course of twenty crowded years, one parts with many illusions.  I did not wish to lose the early ones.  Some memories are realities, and are better than anything that can ever happen to one again.”

Ms. Cather’s words are very true for me now as I am up to my roots in hair memories while I work on moving the HairBoutique.com location after almost 14 years in the same place.

Of course I knew that this day was coming for more than 12 months.  I’ve been sorting, cleaning, pitching, packing and donating hair and beauty products for most of 2013.

As I go through various parts of the HairBoutique.com warehouse, which covers 12,800 square feet, I find many hair memories which I know are reality and others which were definitely illusions.

When my friends ask me what it’s like to pack up theHairBoutique.com warehouse for our move, I tell them to imagine cleaning out a closet that’s hasn’t been cleaned out in 14  years.  Except that the closet extends almost 13,000 square feet.

Every day I find more hair related products, accessories or tools I had completely forgotten about.  I’m also finding little items left behind by the many Hairboutique.com team members who’ve passed through these doors and left for a wide variety of reasons.

In the span of a week I found old veterinary bills for a former employee’s sick cat, a drawer full of movie stub receipts, grocery lists and even photo albums of former team member family members. Read the rest of this post »