• Beauty

    natural beauty

    Are you a fan of novelas? I used to watch them growing up with my mom and sisters. We would be biting our teeth with our hearts pounding to see the drama unfold every day. “Arranque de Pasiòn, La Historia de Ela” is the newest Univision original series to hit the big screen of today: your computer. This online novela started on April 5th and releases 5 minute episodes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. It features some of my favorite people like Kate Del Castillo, Gabriela Vergara and so sexy Carlos Ponce. The story line is about a competitive race car driver who encounters love, competition and all sorts of drama. Take…

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    in review: King Spa and Sauna

    It was a day of sweating and relaxing at King Spa & Sauna. I had heard of a place in Dallas that was huge, with different kinds of sauna rooms, Jacuzzi, pools and Korean-style food. Oh, and it’s open 24 hours a day (i don’t want to know the clientele they have at 3am). Once a Groupon was out, I bought it along with my sisters, husband and brother-in-law and we all went one Saturday to experience it together. This was by far the most interesting experience I’ve had living in Dallas (except for maybe yoga on a surfboard, but I’ll talk about that in another post). We drove in through an arch…

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    what a good hair stylist and colorist can do

    “Never underestimate the power of a good hair stylist or colorist” That’s the first thing that popped into my head on my way home after 3 1/2 hours at Delaney Salons visiting Rosa and Sharon. After 2 weeks of unruly hair, roots and grey’s showing like nobody’s business and straw-like ends, I had enough and couldn’t wait to see “my girls”. I went all in- got my color done (f-u grey’s!), cut off my split ends and chemically straightened my hair with a Brazilian Blowout.  After the hours of transformation, I feel like I can go out in public again… It’s a tough thing to find a good person (or…

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    the yonka incident

    When I lived in Houston and wanted to get into the beauty world, I took a job working front desk at a brand new spa. By brand new I meant hadn’t yet opened, in the construction building stages and still recruiting for therapists, estheticians and nail technicians. I remember feeling pretty darn special that I was able to be a part of something so new. Since this spa was going to be in the “uppity” area of Houston, they wanted the staff to be as informed as possible of the exclusive lines they would be caring: Yonka and Jurlique. Thus began my obsession with the spa beauty world. We had seminars, workshops,…