A Glamour Affair's Glamorous Tees

I am so excited that our new t shirt line came in this past weekend.  We quickly arranged for a photo shoot with Lori Waddell of Lori Waddell Photography and our model Caitlyn Henderson for this weekend so we could quickly make the t shirts available to you before Christmas.  Of course hair and makeup was done by Nisha and I at A Glamour Affair.  I absolutely love these shirts, the way they fit, and their versatility!!!  Check out these pics from our photo shoot and hopefully you will make one of our tees part of your wardrobe!  Just look to the right sidebar and you will find where you can purchase them.  Caitlyn is an aspiring model and let me tell you this girl knows how to work it!!  I felt like I was working with America's Next Top Model.  She was so professional and really put a lot of thought into her poses and how they should work with the wardrobe.  I was extremely impressed!!!  And what can I say about Lori Waddell?!?!?!?  Just LOOK at these pictures.  She is AMAZING!

As for the fit:  The t shirt is a longer shapely fit.  It's not clingy, but it's also not loose like a men's tee.  I happen to hate cap sleeves so I love that these tees have the longer short sleeves.  I usually wear a medium in a t shirt but I prefer the large in these.  That is because I don't like anything to cling to my stomach (I've birthed 2 large babies lol).  Caitlyn is wearing a small in these pictures.  She is really tiny so it was looser fitting on her.  The tank top is a loose fit and true to size.  The sweatshirt is also true to size.  I can wear the medium, but in order to feel more cozy I would order a large.  Caitlyn is wearing a medium in the picture.  I just wanted to fill everyone in on the sizing because it is always an issue for me when I'm ordering something.  I want to know how it fits!

Check out Nisha's makeup job!  This picture is so beautiful!!!! {Headpiece by:  Fairytale Jubilee}

Below:  This was taken in my daddy's garage per Lori's suggestion.  I love the way it turned out!

XOXO,

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Review for Batiste Dry Shampoo With a Hint of Color

Those who read my blog know my love of dry shampoo.  When I talk to a lot of my customers their complaint about dry shampoo is that it is white.  While the white is easily worked into the hair and disappears easily, if it bothers you Batiste offers dry shampoo with a hint of color.  It is offered in Light & Blonde, Dark & Deep Brown, and Medium & Brunette.  I used the Medium & Brunette and it is a great match for my hair and the victim of today's post pictured below.  The model/victim begged to remain anonymous with her greasy hair.  I won't say any names but she did give birth to me 33 years ago today hahahahaha!  In her defense I rushed to her house before she could take a shower and immediately after she woke up so I could show just how great this product works.  I just sprayed it all along the hairline and lifted sections spraying each one at the root.  As you can see the results are fabulous!  You can buy Batiste with a hint of color at Ulta, Kroger, Ingles, and Bed Bath and Beyond, among other places.

I will add that the tinted dry shampoo is great for men.  My husband and I recently went on a couple's trip.  One of the husbands overslept and didn't get to wash his hair because we all rushed him out the door.  By the end of the night we were all playing games and his wife was like, "go wash your hair it is nasty!"  Then I was like wait a minute I have just the thing.  So I ran upstairs and grabbed my batiste and everyone was amazed at how clean and good his hair looked.  He kept doing the Justin Beiber thing with his hair all night long.  We all got a good laugh out of it, but seriously it really did look good!

Batiste Dry Shampoo With a Hint of Color
XOXO,

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The Best Products for Achieving Big Sexy Hair

If you are looking to achieve Big Sexy Voluminous Hair these items are a must for your wish list. Better yet give the gift of Big Sexy Hair in a gift basket full of these must-have items that are sure to give someone else the "big sexy" look.  All of these items are tried and tested by me and work on every person with every hair type.  I hope you enjoy your big sexy look this Christmas!!!

Wishlist for Big Volume Hair
XOXO,

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We are so excited to be teaming up with Lori Waddell of Lori Waddell Photography for a fun Boudoir Photo Shoot Marathon on December 8 & 9.  The event will take place in Dallas, GA.  Believe me when I say that these will be amazingly styled photos!!!  We hope you can join us!

XOXO,

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The Best Way to solve Greasy Hair and Get Volume: Using Batiste New Cherry Scented Dry Shampoo

So anyone who reads our blog knows my love of dry shampoo.  I like to be clean but I like to be quick too.  So sometimes a quick bath in the morning, instead of a shower involving washing and drying my hair, is my much timelier option.  Fortunately, with this dry shampoo you don't have to sacrifice style for the convenience of non-washed hair.  I LOVE this new cherry scent Batiste Dry Shampoo.  I have blogged about my more expensive choice before but for $7.99 this option is fabulous.  I will definitely be saving my pocketbook to buy this cheaper alternative.  The smell is great and Batiste has a lot of new scents to choose from now.  I cannot go on about the many uses of dry shampoo.  For updos I use dry shampoo to give me texture that helps hair to stay in place.  Any hairstyle that involves a lot of volume will benefit from using dry shampoo at the roots first!  One of the best things about this particular dry shampoo that I haven't noticed with others is that it even makes my hair feel clean.  My sister, who is pictured below, called me later to go on about the same fact.  It is very cool feeling when you spray it on which helps with that clean feeling.  Then, it gives so much lift off the root that you feel like you just stepped out of the shower and had your hair blown out, only the way that a big round brush could make it feel.  My sister said she is definitely going to go out and buy some.  She said that she had tried others that made her scalp itch and that this one made her head feel so clean.  I must say that I have to agree with her on all points!  (My sister may want to kill me after telling everyone that this is her "greasy" head LOL, I did call her and tell her not to wash her hair, in her defense.)  So you can buy this online at Ulta or Amazon or in most grocery stores like Kroger & Ingles.

Batiste Cherry Scented Dry Shampoo

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Batiste

XOXO,

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Our trip to Los Angeles to do Hair & Makeup for the Halloween segment on Access Hollywood

Our trip to LA to do hair & makeup for the Halloween segment featuring the Big Bird costume designed by my sister Alisha Collins of Fairytale Jubilee on Access Hollywood Live was such an adventure for me, Alisha & Nisha.  As you can see below we really overpacked, and no we didn't fit it in the cab pictured.  We had to get a van!  I hope you enjoy the story of our trip.

{Our Favorite Restaurant, Cravings on Melrose}

I thought these cut-glass glasses were so pretty and vintage looking.  The atmosphere was gorgeous here.  We thought it was really cool that most people ate outside in LA.  That doesn't usually happen in Georgia unless you want to be drenched in sweat.

30 Sexy Years (I will pretend they are talking about my years)

A picture I took out of the window of our taxi.  Those signature palm trees caught my eye.

Nisha applying lip gloss to this precious little sweetheart Kate.  Her big sister Natalie was there to look after her and help us with her.  They were both so sweet to us and one another.

This is the precious Kate dressed as a Flamingo

.....and her big sis Natalie.  We were fixing her hair and makeup to be a princess.

Working on Natalia's Big Bird Poof

This is Natalia wearing Alisha's Big Bird design.  She was also adorable and sweet too.  

Natalie waiting to go on set

Cheryl & Shebang back stage

After the show was over.  You can see Billy Bush in the center of the picture.  I actually didn't even realize at the time that he was in the picture.  He was walking right in front of me before I realized I should be taking his picture.

Parenting Magazine's Sabrina James with Access Hollywood host Kit Hoover and precious sisters Natalie and Kate

Once again the beautiful Natalia

Taking my own picture next to the Access Hollywood sign

Hair and Makeup room

The little Queen of Hearts was Harlow, daughter to Access Hollywood's Ryan Patterson.  I decided to use hair pads and shape them into each side of a heart.  I then covered the pads with her own hair, which was absolutely beautiful!!!  She was a very good model!

To see the article written by producer Ryan Patterson click here.  Unfortunately, I thought she had our information and we were so busy that we didn't give her a business card.  So she is talking about us when she mentions the hair and makeup team.  Oh well, I guess you live and you learn.  It's still an experience that I love and a story that I will always have to tell.  Our experiences shape our lives and make our life stories more interesting.  Speaking of, hearing the stories of all the people we met in LA was all of our favorite part.  From the Armenian taxi driver that we taught to say supercalifragilisticexpialadocious to the Australian actor, Noah Craft who was in the most recent Batman movie and the show Lost, who told us something important his mother taught him...... that we all look the same in our pajamas.  Another very interesting guy we met was a musician named Steve.  He told us this awesome story about auditioning for 30 Seconds to Mars.  The story involved Jared Leto and a poncho.  I think Steve was probably happy that the audition didn't go so well.  Alisha was cracking us up on the trip! The first thing she would say to the cab driver when we would get into each cab was, "so tell us your life story".  We so enjoyed hearing all about each story and how they came to be in LA and their experiences with the different stars they had met.  I can't go on enough about all the amazing people we met and what a wonderful experience it was.  I was also so happy to share this experience with two of my best friends, Denisha and Alisha or otherwise known as Cheryl & Shebang.

{This is us with Noah}

 I must say that the shopping wasn't too bad either!  Check Nisha out in her white dress from DASH.

Cheryl & Shebang playing around in a dressing room

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Barbie Styled Photo Shoot Featuring Couture Barbie Costumes

We are beyond excited to share with our readers our Barbie styled photo shoot.  This is our Vogue like high fashion Barbie hair and makeup and clothing play dress up shoot......WITH REAL LIVE BARBIES!!!  You know how much fun it was when you were a kid?!?!  Well this was like a thousand times that much fun!!!!  I know we revealed a sneak peak a while back, but we are ready to share with you the whole shebang!  We decided to wait and save this styled shoot as a Halloween post because who better to go as for Halloween than the beautiful Barbie, right?!  While deciding on who should be our models, we decided that there was no one more perfect than our little "barbiesque" (I made that word up!) cousins Adrianna and Abbey.  They are so beautiful and blonde.  The skirts that you see are designs by my sister Alisha Collins of Fairytale Jubilee.  If you want one just click on the link to take you over to her website where you can purchase it.  She made them especially for this photo shoot.  The amazing photographer for this session was my Aunt, Brigette Carruth, of In Focus Photography.  If you are in the Atlanta area and would like a special Barbie styled photo session like the one pictured below feel free to contact her at www.infocusphotographyonline.com.  The shoot was styled, including hair and makeup, by us at A Glamour Affair.  We will add tutorials to this post tomorrow so you will know exactly how to get these looks for Halloween.

 

XOXO,

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