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The Whole Team Has Hot Heads!

Tera Rae Stephens — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:56:22 +0000

If you’ve been in the salon you’ll recognize my assistant Stephanie!
She’s so cute with Hot Heads!

Makeover {Alicia}: The Reveal

Tera Rae Stephens — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:05:43 +0000

Nicole of The Wardrobe Code and I are just moving right along on our image makeovers! And having a blast doing it! It’s so much fun to see these women’s confidence soar when we’re done having our way with them!

Alicia nominated herself for a makeover because she was feeling like a frumpy mom and had a Valentines Day get away coming up with her husband. I know how it feels to be the mom of a 1 year old so my vote was for her and Nicole agreed!

Alicia had grown out highlights and the remnants of a long, layered cut going on. Since she was up for anything but a pixie, I immediately decided to richen up her dull locks with a warm chocolately brown tint. Think Hershey’s Kisses. It was Valentines Day for crying out loud!!!

Next, I cut those long, tired layers into a triangular bob. (That is shorter in the back and longer towards the face.) I layered it heavily so it would be full of texture and movement! OH EM GEE!!! She looks amazing!!!

On the day of our final pictures, I had so much fun styling her! She came in with her natural texture, just air dried. A few curls with my Enzo and she had fun, tousled curls. We twisted and pinned and created a super quick up-do and then blew her out straight. Amazing how versatile this shorter bob can be!!!

Here are a couple of peeks at Alicia after her hair and wardrobe styling. To see the full wardrobe story, visit The Wardrobe Code now!

We will be calling for nominations for our next makeover soon! Be sure to check back for details on how to nominate yourself or someone you know for hair and wardrobe styling!

My partner in crime, Nicole Longstreath is a wardrobe coach in Orange County, CA specializing in helping her clients build affordable and expressive wardrobes. She writes a daily blog on fashion and wardrobe-building and loves combing her favorite thrift store whenever she gets the chance.

The Style(ist)

Tera Rae Stephens — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:20:35 +0000

Monique Gets A Bob!

Tera Rae Stephens — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:05:57 +0000

Hot Heads For Shelley!

Tera Rae Stephens — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:05:28 +0000

The Style(ist)

Tera Rae Stephens — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:15:06 +0000

Megan Gets Hot Heads!

Tera Rae Stephens — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:36:21 +0000

Introducing The Style(ist)

Tera Rae Stephens — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:57:27 +0000

When I talk about blogging with clients they often like to give me ideas about what I should post. Recently there have been requests for posts about what I’m wearing to the salon.

It feels a little self indulgent and narcissistic but here it goes…

Let me know what you think!

Big changes bring on the…

Tera Rae Stephens — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:42:30 +0000

Makeover: The Reveal

Tera Rae Stephens — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:27:28 +0000

In November, Nicole of The Wardrobe Code and I set out to join forces and try our hand at a makeover.

It was a lot of fun and a huge success so we’ve decided to continue on!

Working with Jennifer was so much fun because she was truly open to whatever change I saw fit for her! Her natural texture is very wavy to curly but wasn’t cut to accentuate her texture. She was wearing her hair extremely blonde which was drying out her hair and daunting to maintain. I suggested we add a ton of lowlights the same color as her natural base to break up the blonde and create more depth. Wow! Jennifer immediately had a rosy glow and just look at those sparkly baby blues!!!

Next I cut Jennifer’s hair in a layering pattern that really allowed her curls to come to life. It created long and short pieces all through the cut which prevents the christmas tree or triangle shape that layers often create in curly hair. Since Jennifer’s normal styling routine is pretty minimal this should make her hair look as though she spent more time on it than she has to!

Jennifer told me that she is loving her new color and loves that even without styling her curls look great everyday! SUCCESS!!!

To show more versatility, I blew out Jennifer’s curls for her after shots. I showed her that, for work , it would be really cute in a low side pony tail and if she is going somewhere a little more dressy she can take that pony tail into a low side bun. You’ll have to visit Nicole’s site for those shots and to see what she did with Jennifer’s wardrobe!

But here is a little sneak peek:

A huge thanks to Michelle of The Suitcase Studio for taking this lovely shot of Jennifer and sharing it with us!

Do you need an image makeover? Or know someone who does? We’re accepting nominations for our February makeover. Subject must a.) Be willing to cut and/or color their hair b.) Have at least $50 to spend on improving their wardrobe and c.) Be available to meet with myself and Nicole the first week of February. Submit nominations via Tera Rae Stephens Facebook page or The Wardrobe Code’s Facebook page by Feb. 1st.