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Recently a business associate asked me about what philosophy of Feng Shui I followed.  I told her it was my own customized formula which evolved over the past nine years of studying with several different “Feng Shui” experts who all had their own theories, philosophies and formulas.

(Image of Feng Shui For The Soul:  How To Create A Harmonious Environment That Will Nurture And Sustain You - Amazon.com - All Rights Reserved).

While I faithfully followed each of the “experts” and took their classes, bought their CDs and DVDs and traveled to their home cities for classes and apprenticeships, I ultimately discovered that I couldn’t blindly follow any one of the teachers because while some things worked with all of them, there were still holes and missing information.

It didn’t seem to matter who told me what or told me what not to do, ultimately I had to find my own way.  Ironically the same thing happened with astrology which I have been studying off and on since I was sixteen years old.  Even though I spent the first ten years faithfully following a series of astrology “experts” I would always get frustrated by the missing pieces.

Over the past two years I have been combining all the Feng Shui pieces and doing my own experiments.  Interestingly I have been achieving much better and more consistent results than when I blindly followed any particular guru.  I have also been expanding my boundaries and being open to Feng Shui disciplines that before didn’t fit into the appropriate little boxes.

Feng Shui for the Soul (Paperback)

Which brings me to Denise Linn’s fabulous book, Feng Shui For The Soul:  How To Create A Harmonious Environment That Will Nurture And Sustain You (more…)

Right after HairBoutique.com was officially launched in 1997 I made a personal journey down to see Michael Kolar aka Motorcycle at the Michael Motorcycle Hair Salon in uptown Dallas.

He was charming and welcoming but definitely a hair guru with his opinions about hair.

(Image of motorcycle - Septober - All Rights Reserved).

At that time Michael was famous for his own long hair, the book he had written about hairlines and his unusual approach to dealing with hair. (more…)

Cutting Edge Secrets:

Tressed to impress - from cool L.A. and quintessential London to fashion capital New York - Preferred Hotel Group^TM (one of my personal favorites) has a collection of luxe hotels offering access to celebrity hair stylists and their hallowed salons, guaranteeing head-turning results this summer.

Guests and locals alike are slipping into luxury hotels to pick up a full fringe or revolutionary color; it’s the perfect setting to toast their new look with a fabulous cocktail or sophisticated dinner à deux.

(Image above - Montage Laguna Beach, Orange County, Calif - Image Courtesy of Preferred Hotel Group - all rights reserved).

The secret is out and here are a few highlights to put shine into your summer. You’d be a head case not to:

Cool Cut, Cool Britannia - Paul Edmonds at Egerton House Hotel, London

Next door to Egerton House Hotel, a member of Preferred Boutique, is award-winning stylist Paul Edmonds who gave Natalie Imbruglia her infamous cool crop and Emma Thompson those classy waves. Enjoyment of your new ‘do whilst taking afternoon tea at Egerton House Hotel will be heightened thanks to the resident’s discount and a myriad of treatments available at the salon. (more…)

Besides being a self proclaimed workaholic, I’m also a major packrat. Sometimes the mountains of books and magazines I collect on my favorite topics - business, hair, beauty, celebrities, Astrology, Feng Shui and Self Help become completely out of control.

However, there are days like today when all that packratting comes in handy.

I was cleaning out some boxes of magazines in one of the “libraries” when I discovered a National Enquirer from May 2, 2000. In the Mike Walker Gossip pages was an interesting box on the bottom of the lower right hand corner of the first page with the title of “Joystick Jolie”.

The box showcased a photo of busty cyberbabe Lara Croft with her gorgeous raven black hair.  Along with the image of Lara was a real life photo of beautifully coiffed Angie accepting her Academy Award for Girl Interrupted. The box explained that Angelina “will be gunning for more screen glory as Lara Croft in a movie version of the computer game” known as “Tomb Raider”. (more…)

Since I promised myself I would get with the blogging program, like everything else I do, I threw myself into it 1000% percent.  Since the time I started working hard on my own blogging, I’ve been finding all sorts of great new blogs that are expanding my horizons.  I’ve been finding great blog treasures in a lot of different subject areas other than hair, beauty and fashion.  Which is a very good thing since I tend to be myopic about those topics.

Blogging has become yet another form of a scotoma for me.  I never really saw all the fabulous blogs (in my defense I do work lots of hours) on the Web until I started creating my own blog.

Recently I happened upon a very cool blog that celebrates Girlfriends.  The blog is charming, inspirational and  really got me thinking in all new directions.  The fabulous blog is called Girlfriend Celebrations.  The blog is cheerful, fun and very inspirational.

The blog is written by Dawn Williams Bertuca who is a professional writer, editor and a mother of two and Tina VanZant Bishop is a Registered Nurse, photographer, and mother of two.

These two fab girlfriends brainstorm girlfriend party ideas and spend precious “girl time” drinking coffee, dreaming, trading CDs, feng shui-ing, and thinking of all the fabulous places they will go when they get a spare moment.

Dawn and Tina honor and celebrate female friendships.   As these two women suggest “not enough women make “girlfriend” relationships a priority”.   I completely agree.  (more…)