Last week, my friend Lindsay donated her hair to the organization Locks of Love. Lindsay had been planning on donating it for about a year (or more) and grew it as long as possible, so she could send as much as she could without “looking like a boy” afterwords. I always love doing drastic changes on my clients/friends, and being a small part of something so charitable is that much more special. Lindsay donated about a foot of hair! I know her hair looks unbelievably long and a bit weighed down in the pictures (and it was) but when she had it curled and all jazzy, it was STUNNING! We ladies get very attached to our hair, which is what makes donating it such an act of love!

Before. Lindsay looking beautiful even with a buttload of hair.

After. Lindsay looking beautiful and fresh faced as ever. ps we threw in a half head of foils and finished up with a toner (Shades EQ 8N) to make it soft and subtle. It was her first time with highlights so we didn’t want to go crazy with the change!

If you’d like to donate your hair to locks of love, click here for more information. And then have me do it! I love getting in on the action, and I need all the help I can get when it comes to getting into heaven.

Have you ever donated your hair?

I did some wee make overs on these little ones (our nieces) while Jake and I were in Virginia last week.

Here is a before shot.

Here is a during shot of Sophie. I start to get desperate with little kids. They get antsy and move their head, look around, wiggle. So I have to get really creative..”Sophie, make your silliest face in the mirror!” and she went crazy with it. Turns out she is very serious about being silly.

Here is our after! I hated blowing out Maya’s curls..they are so her. But she got so excited about the idea of straight hair for a day, I couldn’t say no. (and soph’s bangs are in fact straight, they just got wet while she was helping me shampoo Maya)

Possibly my cutest clients to date!

Oh yeah, and we celebrated with bowling where I found this weird tiny doorway.

Quick and beautiful party bun tutorial. Have fun!

This bun was inspired by…

I got an email from a reader who wanted to know if she could still wear her hair long even though she is now in her 30s. She read something online that said no, and wanted my opinion. Well, my opinion is YES. Want to know if I think you can wear your hair long in your 40s? Yes! I think you can. I have lots of long haired clients in their 30s and 40s who I think look great. They keep it trimmed, healthy and styled.

If you are still worried, here are some pictures of beautiful ladies to convince you.

Reese-34.

Kate-37.

Jennifer-40

You want long hair in your 30s? You wear that long hair. And you love it.

(In case any of you are wondering, I would wear Jennifer’s dress everywhere if I had it. Club, party, gym, bed. Everywhere.)

My bangs have grown out for the most part and are at the point where they are hanging in my face all the time. I can’t decide if I want them short again, or grown out! I saw a girl on the subway New Year’s eve with curly bangs, and she just looked so feminine and pretty. I really love the look, it’s a bit late 70s.

I can’t decide!

What do you think?

*it was a little hard to see with the room being so dark. jake said it made awesome lighting, which he was right about, but it was very hard for me to see what i was doing. haha. oh well, you get the point, right?