Comments on: What happened to “Formal Hair?”

By: Short hair can be formal, too! « Get Some Hairapy!

Short hair can be formal, too! « Get Some Hairapy! — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:30:33 +0000

[...] sent me some great shots of some work he did this week. You may have read my previous post What Ever Happened To Formal Hair? One ofe the comments that received was the question “What about short hair?” Well, my [...]

By: Karen

Karen — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:00:18 +0000

You are so right on this. I am really into the old hollywood glamour (you’ll know by my website).
I do hair and up-do’s are an opportunity to get really creative and make something beautiful and original. I love it when showing the finished style and the client is oohing and aaahing over how they look!
I cannot do a messy style. It goes against my DNA.
I have Levis. They are good for fitting in and not being noticed, but when I want to look great I wear a dress and I do my hair and make-up. People will comment…but its not a bad thing to get used to!

By: michelle

michelle — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:49:59 +0000

This truly struck a cord with me. I have very fine, thin long hair, and on my wedding day I was unfortunate enough to go to a woman at Gene Juarez who paid no attention to the fact that my hair does not hold curls (no matter how much product is used). My hair looked great for about an hour, and then it was just a half-up half-down sorta wavy mess, which needless to stay was *not* glamorous nor pretty. I wish I would’ve gone to Aura!

By: Aura Mae

Aura Mae — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:59:22 +0000

@Becci: Yea! I do think that we feel better when we make an effort to look better. Congrats. I am curious to see if you notice bigger tips when you dress “better.”

By: Becci

Becci — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:01:57 +0000

I spent this week talking to my clients about this topic…The comments were all on the same line and that was that most feel we as a society have gotten super casual and that they wished they could dress up more. I decided I am going to practice lookin’ nicer when I go out for dinner, go to work and even around the house. So I went to Dress Barn because one of my clients who I think does look great all the time says that’s where she has been shopping with good finds…(I was thinking to myself really?) I found 3 cute dresses and I’m telling you they are casual cute and look really good on me and I barely spent $100.00! No dry cleaning bills later either! Today I wore one of the dresses with some cute but comfortable sandals and I got compliments all day long! Yes it does feel good to get compliments and yes it was a little uncomfortable at the same time. I think this may be one reason we don’t dress up more and that’s the attention we get that we may not be use to. Anyway, one of the younger girls I work with said she liked my dress and asked where I got it. I told her Dress Barn. She says, “don’t they have old lady clothing in there? I said thought so but I found that they had some real cute things.. I said either they have a new buyer or I’m starting to like old lady cloths Jamie replied oh no, that’s not an old lady looking dress at all…she said she would wear it! HA! I guess I was reliever I didn’t look like I was wearing an old lady dress!

Have a great hair day! Becci

By: Aura Mae

Aura Mae — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:07:28 +0000

@Becci: We have become a very casual society here in the US. Getting dressed does seem to be a lot of work. We like how we look when we do and we like the positive feedback we get, but something seems to be holding us back. I am guilty of it myself. I look much cuter when in a dress, but I hesitate to buy and wear more. Maybe part of it is the care required? Pressing pleats or spending money on dry cleaning also seems like a bit more effort than many of us are interested in investing in our wardrobe. The great thing is it makes it super easy for someone who wants to dress up just a little to stand out from the blue-jeaned crowd!

By: Becci

Becci — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:24:33 +0000

Your blog is absolutely great! I have had many of the same thoughts about how the women who seem to be our role models are looking so sloppy with their hair styles. I am not liking the styles I see for the dressy occasions that are suppose to be special for us…
Also why don’t I see people wearing the super cute dresses and clothes I’m seeing in the stores? Do they just buy them and let them hang in the closet and just wear their jeans out? Isn’t a Saturday night out to dinner at a sit down restaurant a good enough occasion to look pretty? I guess jeans are safe…
And their hair! At the higher priced restaurants I’ve gone to I’d expect to see some awesome hair cuts and styles but I don’t. WHY??? I know I try so hard to teach my clients how to fix her hair and then I see them out and about and they look like they got out of bed a few minutes ago. They say comments like “oh I just didn’t want to take the time this morning to fix my hair today”. What’s with that?

Have a great hair day! Becci
Oh yes to be clear…I really didn’t like Jenna Bushes hair at all!

By: Aura Mae

Aura Mae — Sun, 25 May 2008 15:59:20 +0000

@Faith: I believe it is all about finding the balance and knowing what is appropriate while still incorporating your personal style. If Amy Winehouse gets married in rehab wearing pajamas, she certainly shouldn’t wear a beautiful, tidy chignon.
As for big changes before your wedding, I say no. no. no.

By: Faith

Faith — Sun, 25 May 2008 15:51:14 +0000

Hi Aura,

Someone I know (who will remain nameless) dyed her brown hair bright red before the wedding. I don’t think this was a good move in general for her look, and right before the wedding means she will remember it for ever. Thoughts on a drastic change right before? We had a backyard “garden” wedding with 15 people in LaConner, so I did my own hair, casually, and I work a less formal dress (no train) While I do agree with you on the formality, I think its more true that the hair should match the dress….no Oscar gowns with icky beach hair!

By: Aura Mae

Aura Mae — Thu, 22 May 2008 23:13:36 +0000

@Kim: a little jeweled or flowered clip over one ear can go a long way to “dressing up” short hair. Sometimes there really isn’t a option , but the best haircuts (even short ones)have the ability to be styled a few different ways.

By: Kim Thompson

Kim Thompson — Thu, 22 May 2008 22:29:32 +0000

After I was in the salon the other day, I wanted to read this. I am totally with you on this one sister!

However, I do have a question. Spending the bulk of my 20’s (including during my own wedding) I had very short hair. What what you recommend for the short haired gals?

By: colleen

colleen — Wed, 21 May 2008 00:49:17 +0000

I see what you mean about the styles, or lack thereof The only thing I can say is that times are changing. On that note I do have to say that what really blows me away is that these celebrity stylist are making soooo much effen moolah and yet all they can do is put their hair up in a glorified ponytail!It must be nice to get paid to do nothing!Total crap! Im on your side on this one.

By: Kjersti

Kjersti — Tue, 20 May 2008 10:17:08 +0000

Oh that photo of your wedding brings back memories of an exciting day!!!! You were Queen for the day. Well, you are a Queen every day, but on that day you had the hair, dress and jewels to prove it to the world

By: persistentillusion

persistentillusion — Mon, 19 May 2008 21:30:34 +0000

LMAO!! Touche’, Aura Mae. I will say, though, that Cameron Diaz is a repeat offender of the uber-casual ordinance.

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