1. Make Your Bed This three minute task is one of the simplest habits you can adopt to positively impact your happiness. 2. Stop Talking About Your Exes or Unrequited Crushes Stop talking about them with your friends. That’s a good first step. It’s hard to totally erase them from your mind, but if you [...]
I’m not quite sure what I thought my first day working here would be like, but I’ll tell you the last things on my mind were squirrel costumes and hotdogs. It started off as a normal first day, with me acting a bit reserved and just observing everyone in their work environment until about an [...]
If you’ve been into the salon in the last six months, you’ll know that we made the switch a while back from Redken/Pureology to Evo. Now that we’ve been using it for a while, it seems like a good time to better acquaint those of you who haven’t experienced it in action yet. Evo originally [...]
Attention extensions! This blog isn’t my normal nerd info or hair rant. On March 10th, I was re-certified in SoCap extensions. From then, a few stylists at Melrose & McQueen will be providing this service! So get ready for long, luscious, voluminous, and mermaid-esque hair! Right now, I’m going to answer a couple common questions [...]
I get asked all the time what shampoos and conditioners are the best to use. Is there a difference in less expensive products from the drug store and the salon brands that you can pick up from your hairdresser? The answer is yes. There are differences on both the scientific and practical levels. Let’s start [...]
Eyebrows can be more than just the hair above your eyes. All over, girls and guys are experimenting with coloring their brows anything but a natural color. This can be done with makeup or by taking that next step and coloring them! Amber
Hey, y’all! Spring is (almost) here, and for us in the salon that means one thing is coming up: wedding season. The planning and execution of your wedding is a magical time in your life in which everyone gets along all the time and nobody fights about anything ever. Right? Romance abounds and your mom [...]
Whether you find him to be crazy, a genius, or a crazy genius, there is no doubt that Jeremy Scott has a unique and authentic aesthetic. For me, the most admirable thing about him is that a grown man with such a successful career has mastered the ability to hold so tightly onto his childhood [...]
Excuse me, sir or madam, do you avoid wearing dark colors on special occasions? Did you cry, “that’s ME!” when Ally Sheedy added those delightful “sprinkles” to her art in The Breakfast Club? Do you get offended when you hear Jay-Z’s “Dirt Off Your Shoulder” because you take it too literally? Little flakes can sometimes be [...]
You know those videos you find on YouTube that make you cringe to watch because of how awkward and uncomfortable they make you feel? Well, this is one of those videos my friends. Look out Ke$ha