The Up Do Specialist

Obsessed with this Beautiful photo of my friend and her adorable daughter by @hayalexandraphotography 💗 I loved giving my gorgeous friend this EPIC High Pony using @luxyhair 🥰 @mubsxbrittany

This wedding pulled at my heart strings😩💗 when your friends oldest daughter gets married and I’m asked to do the hair 🥹❤️ congratulations @jaycigehrke95 @caliarch 🥰 love y’all 🙌🏼

Today I got to style my daughters hair for her 1st homecoming dance 😭💗 I suppose she’s blessed to have a hairstylist for a mom and I’m blessed to have such an amazing high schooler!! #😭

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Read those labels my loves ❤️❤️

MALIHA IHENACHO on TikTok These shampoos are just a huge NO for your hair. Please let me know in the comments if you’d like me to do a video on what shampoos to recommend instead. 💃🏼

Another fun Color time❤️❤️ I’ve been styling Lauren’s hair since I think freshman in high school? I lose track of how fast our kiddos grow up 😩 when we first started with Lauren‘s hair it was a very subtle balayage. Then she started wanting to explore a bit and added we added some purples and pinks. This last appointment she showed me a picture of this super dope split blonde🙌🏼 so when she flips her hair she could be really blonde or really dark🙌🏼 I said let’s do it! Here are her photos and she’s on her college journey kicking ass!! This is a very very bright young woman with a Big future ahead❤️ Love her whole family!
@wellahair 20 volume (clear developer)
Back to back thin slice highlights starting at the nape of her neck 2 inches behind her ear. Stopping just shy of the middle part. Processed 40-50 min
Toned with @kenraprofessional SV Rapid Toner 🎉

SWIPE 🙌🏼 Before and After of my Rockstar badass babe! Do Blondes have more fun? 🧐🤩 I’ve been doing my friends hair for probably 12 years lol! She was always dark brown (level 3) and at times box color (don’t come for her!💪🏾🤣) She calls me and says I ordered some blonde balayage extensions and want to go blonde🤣 She has fragile fine hair like me so I knew I had to be very gentle. Her roots were touched up a week before we started with Paul Mitchell 3N+ before the surprise blonde journey. I completely under promised like always so that I could over deliver. This only took 1 session (+1 extra mini session to add blonder money pieces in the front)
I did back to back thin slice highlights using @wella with their 20 volume CLEAR developer
Processed for about 40 min
Followed with my fave toner - SV Rapid Toner by @kenraprofessional 🙌🏼

Gotta love a client selfie ❤️❤️ Attending an all white wedding! I love it! She also slayed her own makeup 🙌🏼🙌🏼

Clients say all the time “but my hair won’t hold” Me- “yes it will 😘😘” Your hair will be full of beautiful secrets 😁 Here is my Stunning Bride Azar❤️
Makeup- @muse_studios_makeup_brow

My Beautiful Bride Tabassom ❤️ quick last minute change for some fabulous J-LO inspired curtain bangs💃🏻
Makeup- @muse_studios_makeup_brow

Just got these incredible images back from the super talented @stephaniemessickphoto @liebphotographic 🙌🏼 I can’t get enough of Rachel’s beautiful wedding day❤️ @young_rachel

Venue: @raspberryplainmanor
Photographer: @stephaniemessickphoto | Associate Photographer: @liebphotographic
Hair: @devonbaltimore
Makeup: @makeupbyshirin_
Caterer: @galacuisinecatering
Florist: @affordablearrangements
DJ: @dominionweddingentertainment
Stationery: @zola
Dress: @zoyasatelier
Officiant: @weddingceremoniesbyjeff
Photo Booth: @alistphotobooths
Transportation: RMA Chauffeured Transportation

Check out my beautiful bride Rachel ❤️ we made some adjustments the day of to add more bold texture and I’m loving it ❤️ I used @sexyhair texturizing powder at the roots to add a nice grip to the roots. Also used my fave @kenraprofessional #25 hairspray ❤️

Sooo I already have The Best career ever but you know what adds that special touch? I get the honor to style my family members weddings and be more than just a guest, I get to be fully involved during the whole beautiful day🎉❤️ Here is my beautiful cousin Hilary @hilarysyvertson Such an amazing Gorgeous wedding in East Glacier Montana - LOVE YOU Hilary and Adam!❤️

A bit of twist.. a bit of fishtail ❤️

Check out this beautiful bridesmaid today 🔥 So classy but come on if you have a kick ass name like Elliot I know you are a bad ass! It was tough today after my sweet Queen Mila passed away yesterday but I picked myself up today and styled these beautiful women and Mila was totally there in spirit🐾❤️ makeup by my amazing friend @makeupbyshirin_ @mustafaavci inspired ❤️

Soft and tousled style trial run for this beautiful bride to be ❤️

Check out my beautiful Bride today! That head piece is incredible 🙌🏼🙌🏼🤩🤩

Yay for weddings again!! ❤️ Loved styling this sleek fun hairstyle🙌🏼 I used my @kenraprofessional #25 hairspray and their taffy hair paste❤️ #2021

This is a first in my 14 years of styling weddings.. This beautiful bride chopped off 12+ inches the morning of her wedding by her super talented sister @lgibsoncolorist 😵🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 So obviously we ended up doing a super fun short hairstyle for the wedding and I’m in love! Makeup by @theaimeenicolemua 🙌🏼🥰

I love these special moments ❤️ Lesley and her mother so beautiful!
Planning + Coordination: Kristen Puzzo with Kelley Cannon Events @kelleycannonevents
Photography: Kristen Gardner Photography @kristengardnerphoto
Flowers: Holly Chapple @hollychapple
Makeup: Makeup by Shirin @Makeupbyshirin_
Hair: Devon Baltimore @devonbaltimore
Invitations: Paper Daisies Stationery @paperdaisiesstationary
Programs: Emily Baird Design @emilybairddesign
Video: Bowen Films @bowenfilms

This was so much fun to style on the fabulous @makeupbyyelena 🤩 makeup by @axel.the.mua photo by @richierich.24 #2021 #🔥

How Stunning is my beautiful bride Manal🙀🤩 Such a beautiful woman inside and out ❤️ With the few weddings I’ve had this year they sure have been amazing ones with the best Brides 🙏🏼🙌🏼 makeup by my girl @makeupbyshirin_ photos by @amandagilleyphoto ❤️

2020 has been a crazy year for everyone🥴 We wear masks, we social distance and we don’t gather in crowds. My heart goes out to the Brides I was able to style this year whether it was a micro wedding, intimate ceremony or justice of the peace. I’m so blessed and thankful to have styled the few brides I did this year - Here are a few styles ❤️🙏🏼 2021 better Behave 🧐😁 😊❤️ #2020 #❤️

My Stunning bride @the_good_husain from this weekend in Charlottesville 🤩 Her hair piece she ordered from Etsy didn’t arrive in time so I went on a mission to find something for her and it was perfect❤️Such an amazing time paired with a girls trip 🥂 makeup by my girl @mubs_ponehgray 🤩 of course I used my fave @kenraprofessional #25 for this look with my @hottoolspro 1 1/4 marcel iron❤️

I love my Career and Passion so much❤️ This Review was very special to me (swipe👉🏼) Brianna it was such a pleasure styling you on your wedding day You looked stunning!! 😘 I’m so beyond excited your mom loved your hair🙌🏼 Honestly I get a tiny bit anxious when the mom of the bride or the Bride herself is a hairstylist..but then I Do what I Do and GLAM that hair ✨🌟✨Not to mention it was a misting rainy day 😅

This is what I call - The Low effortless tousled yet put together look 🤩 so much fun styling this wedding! (I will have to edit to tag the amazing photographer😘)

So much fun styling my client @luvmychief ❤️ I styled her wedding hair too 10 years ago 🤩 swipe over for more 🥳

Just saw the final pictures from an photoshoot I styled before quarantine 🙌🏼 Here’s One of my favorites ❤️❤️ Love the dream team that made this all happen!! Amazing Photographer @restonstudio perfect makeup by @_sammyanthaa our beautiful model @ariannaharrisofficial 💪🏽❤️🙌🏼

Huge Thank you to Dan Snyder and his wife Tanya and the whole @redskins team for the beautiful flowers and well wishes ❤️❤️ My husband had surgery last Friday to remove a fairly large tumor between his eyes by his brain. He had the best neurosurgeon and team to operate at Georgetown Hospital. He is home recovering now and doing better every day❤️ Thank you all for your prayers we are truly blessed🙏🏼❤️

A little beauty for you today ❤️❤️ ❤️

How breathtaking was my bride @anagabrielamahon 🙌🏼❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ loving all these photos my brides are sending me 🤩 photos by @claudiaoliverfineartphoto gorgeous makeup by my dear friend @francesileana 😍

While we are all home I’m just LOVING these wedding pics my brides are sending me🙌🏼🙌🏼🤩❤️❤️ @emtanski You are such a beautiful person inside and out!! Such an amazing day!!! I hope everyone is staying healthy and taking this seriously so we can all see each other again soon 😩🙌🏼 miss you all!! @weddingwire @theknot

Hang in there everyone 😅😅 here’s a little something to brighten the mood❤️😂

My heart goes out to my beautiful brides❤️ I have had 3 wedding cancellations and 2 postponed weddings so far for the month of April. I Know the stress involved with planning a wedding, but then to have the extra stress cancelling or postponing is exponential! This is a crazy time with unexpected circumstances🙏🏼 I’m going to do my very best while trying to accommodate everyone with all these changes and I pray everyone stays healthy❤️ As a small business owner I can’t imagine what other businesses may be going through. Keep the faith y’all, God is good🙏🏼

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Loved styling this beautiful bride to be who traveled from San Francisco for her trial this morning❤️ Nothing like a beautiful classic style to get the creative juices flowing in the morning🤩

Because “everybody’s doing it” 😂😂

Thank you to all my beautiful brides!! I love receiving this award but couldn’t do it without you ❤️❤️❤️