The Messy Challenge.....& christmas?

hellllllo lovers!!! okay so today has been a long time coming....as many of you know I don't wash my hair that often....i embrace the mess...I'm not going to get into the whole story of why again but if you're new here & wanna know the whole story on embracing the mess then you can check that out HERE...

Sooo I thought it would be fun to have a little challenge & challenge whomever to see how long they could go without washing their hair....I wanted to see how many of you actually could step out of your skin & embrace the imperfections in life.....here's what they had to do...

Go as long as you can without washing your hair & then send me a picture of you embracing the mess & let me know what day you are on...

 Embracing the mess means NO washing your hair in the shower with water, dry shampoo is okay {if you must}...even if it’s one day no washing you are still embracing the mess!

I was SO impressed with the girls who participated! Some are bloggers, some aren't. But it was so wonderful to see so many of you embrace your messy hair! And all of these girls deserve a shout out because I know not washing your hair is not something done easily! So meet

The Messy Challenge Girls

Starting from the top left to the right we've got

Tab @ My Cliffnotes ...went 4 days!

An old friend of mine from elementary school Christie O'Keefe...went 7 days!!

The fabulous Haley from Lincoln Street Boutique...went 3 days!

Lizette @ Wilson 2...went 3 days!

Nadine @ Back East Blonde...went 4 days!

Lauren @ Pink on the Cheek....went 2 days!

Alana @ Life & Times of the Intelligent Blonde...went 10 days!!!!

Jessica @ Avant-Garde Living...went 5 days!!

Nikki @ Makeup Her...went 9 days!!!

Jen @ Boys will be Boys...went 5 days!!

Melissa @ A Life in the Life of a Mom & Wife...went 3 days!!!

Janna @ Perception is Everything...went 7 days!!

Me...went 7 days!

Nicholl @ The Chiffon Diary...went 7 days!

My sister Ashley went 6 days!!

& last but defiantly not least

My lover Chantelle @ Shopping for Distractions...went 6 days!!!

A BIG thank you to all the girls for participating! I think you all look fabulous embracing the mess!

So who is our lucky winner that went the longest?!?! Well that would be

Alana at Life & Times of the Intelligent Blonde!!! She went 10 days!!!! And even better she documented every single day....& blogged about it...so you can read about what she did each day & her tips on maintaining messy hair HERE

So that’s it for today lovers! The Messy Challenge will be back in the future for anybody who wants to take on the challenge & embrace messy hair!

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So I participated in Christmas in July hosted by Alyx over at Every Day is a New Adventure.....I knew it was something i had to do because I LOVE Christmas time! It's pretty simple - we got paired up with someone & sent them a gift! I got paired up with the adorable Jessica of Jessica Who?....& look at all she sent me!

 Headband, Starbucks Cup, Maui Babe Tanning Lotion! I die! THANK YOU Jessica & Merry July Christmas!!!

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and the winner is.......

happy Friday lovers!!!! the time has come! time to announce the winner of my Moroccan Oil Hair Products Giveaway! There were over 100 entries, so thank you everyone for entering & I really wish all of you could win! so i did this the old fashion way.....

i let my mom pick the lucky winner!



so without further ado the winner is............




Nikki of The Pink Growl

congrats girl! I'll be emailing you soon! 

for all you losers...bahaha im kidding....don't worry the next GIVEAWAY starts on Monday!

my baby maxx

And lastly, I am guest blogging on a old friend of mines blog today! She is beyond fabulous & you might recognize her as one of the models on E! News when they do they trend report!

fabulous right!? So please go & check out my guest post on the beautiful Chantelle's blog

 Shopping For Distractions

& follow along on her fashion adventures through the states!

no seriously, why are you still here? go check out her blog!

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Tressage Sauvage....

 Tressage Sauvage: French for 'Wild Braids'

I'm Arden, and I blog at TOPCOAT. It's a blog dedicated to my one true love, high fashion editorials from the world's chicest magazines... I post daily, and I always promise to bring you the latest editorial trends and also the best of what is timeless. You can find more here, and on Twitter (@ArdenRubens).

When I was first introduced to Kelly's blog, the title of her blog did remind me of this very Vogue Paris Beaute editorial.

It's all about the messy, dirty, fun, long, blonde, gorgeous locks...

When I was set to guest blog here, I had a good look through the archives for the perfect piece to post here, yet I kept coming back to this one. I think this editorial shows the perfect mix of high fashion hair, with very wearable styles for everyday. Hope you like it! xx

 

Aline Weber by Giampalo Sgura for Vogue Paris November 2011

Styling by Geraldine Saligo

Hair by James Pecis

x

Arden

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hair dye extravaganza!!!

helllllo lovers! the time has finally come....I'm not gonna do much writing because i think the pictures say enough...so lets get started & welcome to my hair dye extravaganza!

 

BEFORE

and here's my beautiful stylist Kelly K...she expecting a little angel in September, isn't she just glowing?!

I can not say enough about Kelly & how wonderful she is not only as a stylist but as a person. She has such amazing energy around her & is always giving off positive good vibes. i just love being around her. not to mention she is SO incredibly talented. Not only in hair but makeup as well.  Kelly had recently gotten promoted to a salon in LA, so it really meant a lot to me that she came back up to the OC to do my hair. I highly suggest you check out her website & all her work HERE & if you want to keep up with Kelly's life visit her fabulous blog HERE.

 

This is one of Kelly's assistant Adrii...how fun is her hair? One thing that i have always been jealous of is people who work in salons, because they get to try all these fun, funky,different hair styles & colors & still be able to work with them. I don't think something this funky would fly in my office...haha.

5 cups of dye...they needed more halfway through

the color wall...ahhhh

 fully foiled...now time to let it set

time to take out alllllll the foils

yep! that's all of them

 Time to dry & straighten....yes i need 2 people to dry my hair because it will literally take forever if i don't have 2 dryers going at once....i told you my hair was a beast!

almost done!!

BLONDE!

Then i decided to put on one of my new FAVORITE maxi dresses i just bought for my trip to Hawaii next week & have a mini photo shoot with my new blonde, straightened hair

Dress: Quicksilver Women's....if you haven't tried or even heard of Quicksilver's Women line you need to look at they're stuff right now...its a Roxy version for women & its FABULOUS!!!

you know i wish i was a hippie right?  so there you have....my hair dye extravaganza...it turned out perfect & exactly how I like it! sooo the big question for you is what do you like better CURLY or STRAIGHT?...I'd love to hear your opinions

Curly or Straight?

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