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Recently, I have begun to notice that the 1960's classic style is making a come back. TV shows like "Mad Men" , "Pan Am" and movies like "The Help" are helping me to inspire my fall wardrobe. So, I took a trip to a little boutique called Cheeky Vintage on Richmond Avenue, near downtown Houston. At this charming boutique, I found the most glamorous vintage cocktail dress and Jackie "O" approved sunglasses. Check out Cheeky Vintage if you are looking for the perfect flashback ensemble!

Click here to visit CheekyVintage.com

Recently I was inspired a very cool spread in Teen Vogue about retro inspired styles on the runways this fall. This got me thinking about a place where I could find some fabulous vintage pieces for FREE...my Granny's jewelry chest of course!

Here are a few retro baubles that she let me snag from her extensive collection...

This pair of cuff earrings my Granny gave to her mother in the fifties has to be my favorite find!

Fun cocktail rings

On the Mirror/ Mirror shoot I learned about this new temporary hair coloring technique using soft wax pastels ( like the crayon, not really chalk). It was so easy to get this cool dip-dyed look, that I tried it when I got home!

Here is how to get started-

The Rembrandt brand pastels work the best and have the most variety of colors.

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Wear latex gloves ( your hands and manicure will be very colorful if you skip this step, I found this out the hard way).

Drape a towel around your neck and on the floor ( it can get a little messy).

Here are the steps to coloring your hair with pastels-

-Use a spray bottle filled with water to dampen small pieces of hair.

-Hold the stand of hair tight and rub on desired color of pastels to hair in a downward motion several times until the color catches.

-When satisfied with your colors-curl pieces of hair using a normal curling iron on low heat. If the wax gets on your iron it should wipe clean.

To remove the color completely, shampoo 2 to 3 times.

Model At Mirror/Mirror shoot

My best friend Julia, who bravely let me experiment on her locks.

My hair!

( a little harder to see because of my hair color but, still cool)

By the way! A short video of some of the hair stylists from the M/M shoot applying the pastels to the models hair is included under my videos tab if you need a more visual instruction-click here to check it out!

Yesterday was a busy day, I modeled for Mirror/ Mirror at The Upper Hand Salon. The segment was all about new hair accessory trends for the fall season. At the shoot I was finally able to meet the famous Rachel Gower, owner of The Upper Hand Salon. The episode won't air for awhile, but when it does I will post a link. In the meantime check out other episodes of Mirror/Mirror on the LiveWell Network.

L-R Rebecca Spera Host of Mirror/Mirror, Me, Rachel Gower

Last night I attended the trunk show for Whitney Port's new collection for her Whitney eve line at Tootsies in Houston. She made a personal appearance to promote the collection and I was lucky enough to meet and snap a pic with her. She was so down to earth and excited about her new designs.

Hey, welcome to my new blog/website. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did making it...