Reigning Miss Universe, Stefania Fernandez, will be at Diamond Nexus Labs in Mayfair Mall today from 1:00pm – 5:30pm.
Here is your chance to take photos, ask questions, sign autographs and see the Diamond Nexus Labs crown that viewers helped select.
Located on the lower level main entrance, several doors down from Panera Bread.
Diamond Nexus Labs Retail Store at Mayfair Mall
We are all about making beautiful hair at Harpo’s! We’re looking for someone with curly hair that would like to experience a healthy way to smooth, manageable, shiny hair. We’ll be using All-Nutrient Keratin + Treatment with your choice of control:
The long term control treatment normally runs upwards of $300. Here is your chance to experience at no cost to you!
All-Nutrient Keratin products are formulated sulfate-free, sodium chloride free and paraben free. Your service will be performed by an expert stylist who is also an educator.
Interested? Send an email to solessencenews @ gmail.com
This service will be performed in the next 4-6 weeks. We’d love for you to get beautiful with us!
Last week was a crazy one! Monsoon-like rains hit Milwaukee the day before our filming for AOL’s Stylelist.com and wreaked havoc just streets over. It made the national news. Thankfully, everyone is okay (except for a few good stories I’ll share later) and the salon didn’t suffer any water damage. We have definitely sent up the prayers and help for friends and clients that have had some very bad experiences.
With all that happened it seems trivial to mention I couldn’t make it to Sephora because I was essentially trapped in the salon until around 8:30pm. Then it took me 2 hours to get home. I was doing makeup for Peggy and our model Anne, and they had dutifully picked up the Makeup Forever HD Foundation the day before. I really needed to make sure they had some lippy and Diamond Shine, mascara – you know the drill. What’s a girl to do in a panic?
I went to Walgreens.
One of the first things I loaded in my basket was Cover Girl Outlast All Day Lip Color. I had never tried this product before, but the colors and packaging were great. A promise to last 16 hours? Yeah, that works too. I had a mix of lighter colors/complexion matches already pulled so I tried a plumier color (name was only on packaging, but tube reads #555). As I suspected, both were better with the lighter colors. I decided to try it for myself.
I am in love!
This has apparently been on the market for years, undergoing one or two formulation changes. The set comes with two tubes: One color, one clear overshine. The color is applied with a doe-foot applicator, and looks very glossy. When lightly applied, it dries very quickly to a matte shade. The overshine is a simple balm that adds back moisture and sheen to the lips – “comfort” as the packaging states.
I’ve used this type of system before and had mixed results. Often the product would dry to the point of pain. It would begin peeling off. It didn’t really last all day.
This product does it all! The coverage is even and beautiful. The color is flattering (I even press my lips after applying). Obviously the shine takes a beating, but my preference was for the color, and I actually like the matte version. A little too dry to wear solo, but I can put up with a lot.
Does it last all day? The color lasted through meals, drinks and I didn’t make great effort to remove it going to bed. In the morning, there was still some stain left. In a way the staying power is better than my Chanel that I love. The Chanel keeps the shine, but I’m all about the color.
Have you been able to outlast Outlast?
Remember Lohan got nailed with her naughty message to the judge? New York Post has a followup showing a new nail art:
Beautiful, organic hair coloring and long, casual waves is on the Style List at Harpo’s
AOL’s Stylelist.com is coming to Milwaukee to film at Harpo’s, and you could be the model! Your hair would be colored and (if needed) cut by the salon owner using organic colorant. This is not training for hairstylists, this is a feature of hot style trends across America as shown by a skilled stylist. We’re looking for someone who would love the look pictured above & is available Friday, July 23rd. If you’re interested, contact me via email with address/contact info.
The step-by-step will be filmed at Harpo’s and aired on Stylelist.com
Do what you love. In Serena’s case, that means nails.
Serena Williams, most noted as one of the world’s best tennis players, has been focusing on a new career in nails. In February she enrolled in the Palm Beach Nail School, choosing the location because it allowed her a flexible schedule for completion. I’ve been waiting for an update, but apparently with her schedule she is planning on taking a year to complete the courses. Will she complete it? I hope so, but there hasn’t been much since her announcement in February.
Florida’s state requirements are more flexible than I experienced. Palm Beach requires 240 hours without a strict completion date cutoff. Most will find a very different experience upon entering nail school. Often there is a state minimum required for practical hours and then a higher requirement for graduating from the school. Sanitation, skin and nail disease, electricity – these are often covered during the course, along with nail art, polish, acrylics, fiber and gel. That is a lot to get in that amount of time.
I think anyone that has attended a good school knows the shock of how much skill it actually takes to be a good nail technician. Serena’s excitement for her new trade and her professionalism will get her through She also dutifully wore the blue scrubs required (oy, we had to find white tops. In winter!) even though she requested to break from the pack and wear pink.
She got that pink in the form of a backpack
Don’t kid yourself into thinking Serena will be at a corner salon anytime soon. This tennis champ claims she started nail school because she looooooves her some mani/pedis and used to get her manicures every four days and pedis every seven. She’s also working on launching a nail collection line with HairTech once she completes the courses.
I took a similar route going back to school. While I wasn’t in a world championship circuit, I did want to add a beauty specific certificate to my business background. I had always wanted to learn to do nails. I was as excited as Serena as she started her first day (sans Hello Kitty):
The night before my class I made sure I had all my tools, books and gear organized. I went to the hello kitty store and bought plenty of containers as well as a backpack to keep my belongings. If I’m not the best, I sure do want to look like it.
Sadly, I think there is a negative stereotype about nail technicians and the industry in general, and it includes an assumption the job is fairly easy with few skills required. This couldn’t be farther from the truth. Those of you that have gone through nail school, amiright? As a noted celebrity, there is no reason Serena would need to take this course, even to create her own nail line. She’s obviously done it out of love.
Although she’s doing this for herself, Serena’s work ethic and passion will hopefully reflect and rub off on many. How many times in your life can you be a role model? Is Serena’s doing it yet again for a whole new industry and generation?
photo credit: serena williams
