Tuesday, October 23, 2012
It's been a long 9 months!
So it's been a while. 9 months to be exact. For those of you who know me this has been one of the hardest years of my life. I make it a point not to make these posts so personal but I am going to make a one time exception.
Just to catch you up as to why such a long break has happened you need to know a little more about me. I am rapidly approaching my 30's, switched careers a few years ago, I have a huge love of animals, my friends and my family. I am a hopeful romantic and was the little girl who grew up watching romance movies like The Notebook and Sleepless in Seattle waiting for prince (or princess) charming to show up at my door and sweep me off my feet. I swear up and down romance doesn't exist but I wait for it and I believe in the grand gesture. I change my mind often, I love deeply and if you are my friend I will be the first one to fight by your side if you need me. I may have my mood swings like anyone else but I am never out to hurt you. This year...wow... where to begin... This year I beat cancer, lost love, friends, one of my nephews and I walked away from the first job I really loved. I made a lot of mistakes in the mean time and may have hurt some people in the process. To those of you that I hurt know how terribly sorry I am. I gained love, I made new friends, I got closer to the friends I lost and I started to learn more about me. This year has been about growing, about figuring out what I want and what I don't, how far I can be tested and what I am worth. I've learned that making mistakes is OK, I've learned that I am worth more then I have been told and mostly I have learned how to laugh again (Thank you to a special few...you know who you are). I learned that you should never be anyone but yourself and don't compromise who you are for anyone. I learned to walk away from physical and verbal abuse. I learned to value myself more. I went back to school to learn makeup and got smacked with the hardships of finding a job like a lot of the country. I know this is a lot of information...really personal information..but I think it's important to be honest. I tend to make excuses or cover up how I feel and I realized if I am going to start this blogging process again I need to be a little more vulnerable and put myself out there a little more.
So now you know. This is me...the short version. The truth is I miss writing my blogs and I have been feeling a little more inspired lately. As for work I have been doing hair on the side and I am now doing makeup as well. I had the honor of graduating from Napoleon Perdis Makeup Academy and have since worked on fashion events with them, done photo shoots and have had some wonderful meetings about potential opportunities for the future. I look forward to updating this as much as I can, posting photos and getting my work out there. Thank you to anyone who has supported me in my journey and thank you for reading my blog!
Until next time....
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Life as an assistant -New Year, New Deals, New Email
Happy New Year Everyone!!!!!!
I hope you are all doing well. I am excited to tell you all about some new things going on in my hair world.
For starters I have a new email for all of my clients to reach me at. Samrstyles@gmail.com
You can now book appointments through that email address or text/call my cell.
I am also running some new promotions I'd like to share with you all. If you refer someone to me I will be offering you %50 off any service and I will be giving %50 off your friends first service as well. I have coupons that look like the following that I will customize for you and the new client that look like this:
You can email me the info, I will customize the coupon and just bring it in at the time of your appointment.
I also am doing a drawing the first of every month. You have to email me or text me your name and contact info and I will put them all in a hat and the first of every month I will pull one name and that person will get a free service or treatment on their hair. So make sure you send me all your info. You may enter as many times as you'd like to increase your odds :)
As for the new things going on...I am one step closer to having my own chair at the salon. Just a couple more cuts and I am done :) I am loving the salon I work for and the people I work with. I have continued to do reshoot for the movie I have been working for. I recently ran into Seth Green and his adorable wife at the laker game where he told me the movie is looking AMAZING and is currently being shopped.
I have been cutting and coloring a lot of hair in the past few months and would like to thank everyone, including Mike, Ryan and Caitlin (who I went to high school with), for trusting me with their hair :) I've continued working with some of my favorite clients who are quite a trip. There is one old client who has been married to her husband for 60+ years and when I asked her what her secret was she responded (in her very thick New York accent:
"Compromise. It's all about compromise. Also when he tells you what he wants you to do you say ok then do what you want anyways".
It was a pretty interesting conversation.
I had another walk in from craigslist which is always crazy and within 10 minutes of meeting her I knew her whole life story. She told me she was in an arranged marriage for a few months with a man from the middle east who won't have sex with her but will masturbate 7 to 8 times a day. WHOA BUDDY that caught me off guard. But then again I guess she really needed someone to talk to.
Another exciting piece of news...I did hair for JLO's after party for the AMA's at Greystone Manor. Such a fun experience. She wanted models walking around the party so I was hired to do their hair. After that I shared a glass of champagne with Chaka Khan (totally surreal) and we talked all about her amazing fro (seriously awesome). She curses like a sailor. I mistook Chris Brown for Sisqo, not to his face thank god (dude don't bleach your hair out!). JLO was rocking a high pony tail which is coming back with a bang along with the usual cali beach waves and there was quite a bit of BIG hair. Lots of volume.
Well that's enough about me. I hope you are all still enjoying reading these blogs. If you know anyone that would like to be added to the email list send me their contact info!
I am currently booking appointments for all of your hair needs and don't forget to send info for the drawing and tell friends to come in for the discounts! :)
See you all really soon!
Sam
samrstyles@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/srstyles
I hope you are all doing well. I am excited to tell you all about some new things going on in my hair world.
For starters I have a new email for all of my clients to reach me at. Samrstyles@gmail.com
You can now book appointments through that email address or text/call my cell.
I am also running some new promotions I'd like to share with you all. If you refer someone to me I will be offering you %50 off any service and I will be giving %50 off your friends first service as well. I have coupons that look like the following that I will customize for you and the new client that look like this:
I also am doing a drawing the first of every month. You have to email me or text me your name and contact info and I will put them all in a hat and the first of every month I will pull one name and that person will get a free service or treatment on their hair. So make sure you send me all your info. You may enter as many times as you'd like to increase your odds :)
As for the new things going on...I am one step closer to having my own chair at the salon. Just a couple more cuts and I am done :) I am loving the salon I work for and the people I work with. I have continued to do reshoot for the movie I have been working for. I recently ran into Seth Green and his adorable wife at the laker game where he told me the movie is looking AMAZING and is currently being shopped.
I have been cutting and coloring a lot of hair in the past few months and would like to thank everyone, including Mike, Ryan and Caitlin (who I went to high school with), for trusting me with their hair :) I've continued working with some of my favorite clients who are quite a trip. There is one old client who has been married to her husband for 60+ years and when I asked her what her secret was she responded (in her very thick New York accent:
"Compromise. It's all about compromise. Also when he tells you what he wants you to do you say ok then do what you want anyways".
It was a pretty interesting conversation.
I had another walk in from craigslist which is always crazy and within 10 minutes of meeting her I knew her whole life story. She told me she was in an arranged marriage for a few months with a man from the middle east who won't have sex with her but will masturbate 7 to 8 times a day. WHOA BUDDY that caught me off guard. But then again I guess she really needed someone to talk to.
Another exciting piece of news...I did hair for JLO's after party for the AMA's at Greystone Manor. Such a fun experience. She wanted models walking around the party so I was hired to do their hair. After that I shared a glass of champagne with Chaka Khan (totally surreal) and we talked all about her amazing fro (seriously awesome). She curses like a sailor. I mistook Chris Brown for Sisqo, not to his face thank god (dude don't bleach your hair out!). JLO was rocking a high pony tail which is coming back with a bang along with the usual cali beach waves and there was quite a bit of BIG hair. Lots of volume.
Well that's enough about me. I hope you are all still enjoying reading these blogs. If you know anyone that would like to be added to the email list send me their contact info!
I am currently booking appointments for all of your hair needs and don't forget to send info for the drawing and tell friends to come in for the discounts! :)
See you all really soon!
Sam
samrstyles@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/srstyles
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