HairBoutique Blog

Now your professional hairdresser can protect your eyes, mouth, face and neck when you visit the salon with Pro-Tech’s revolutionary new face shields.

Owned and operated by Christian Colbert, a creative spirit with over 20 years of salon and styling experience, Pro-Tech face shields are his invention.

Nowadays he is a partner stylist with a trendsetting salon in Dallas, Texas. In addition to being passionate about his clients, he’s just as driven by his Pro-Tech Products.

(Image of the Pro-Tech face shields are courtesy of Pro-Tech - All Rights Reserved).

The fabulous Pro-Tech shields are disposable and easy to use, they can be worn the entire salon service or even for a quick bang trim.

Pro-Tech face shields are 100% hypo-allergenic and easy to apply. They protect the eyes, nose, and mouth against itchy falling hairs and harsh chemical fumes produced by hairspray, perms, relaxers and color. (more…)

Yes this blog is mainly about hair, beauty, fashion, accessories and related topics ranging from fragrance to nails with a little bit of “going green”, health and diet thrown in.  I even talk about celebs, TV, films and music.

(Image of Award Winning Chef Kent Rathbun from KenRathbun.com - All Rights Reserved)

Of course I love living in Dallas, Texas.  I wasn’t born here but have been here since 1984 so to me it’s more home than St. Louis where I grew up.  In fact, when people ask me where I’m from I always say Dallas, never St. Louis unless they specifically ask where I was born.

Which brings me to Abacus.  One of the ways my now departed husband Michael and I discovered Dallas was by exploring a wide range of restaurants.  Dallas has some of the most amazing restaurants to experience.  While we don’t have as many as New York or LA (two of favorite cities to visit), Dallas does hold their own with some amazing offerings.

Abacus is owned by chef Kent Rathbun who my husband and I first discovered when he was still a sous chef at The Mansion on Turtle Creek.  He used to come out of the kitchen and say hello which was always a treat.  From there he bounced around a little bit landing at The Melrose Hotel where we faithfully dined until Kent left.  He then opened his own restaurant, Abacus, which we visited whenever possible.  It is truly a splendid dining experience. (more…)

Join Abacus and Shinsei in the Dallas area as they welcome Mac McDonald of Vision Cellars!

On August 25th, Abacus (one my favorite Dallas restaurants) and Shinsei will hold their inaugural 2009 wine dinner at Chef Kent and Tracy Rathbun’s new 19th Floor Penthouse at the Heights at Park Lane.

(Image of Mac McDonald of Vision Cellars in Sonoma, California -All Rights Reserved).

On a recent trip to Sonoma, Kent and Tracy had the pleasure of dining at Mac McDonald’s house with his lovely wife, Lil. They were so enamored of both Mac and his wines, they knew the next time he was in Dallas, they would love to host a dinner with Mac.

Mac is now coming to town and now everyone can enjoy his wonderful award wining wines.

Mac McDonald Wines

A small boutique winery in Sonoma, Mac’s wines are such a pleasure to drink, you won’t want to miss this event. It will be a very special dinner and very limited in number! Don’t miss out! (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…)

It has been almost eight years since I first met celebrity hairdresser Ken Paves in Dallas, Texas at the former 17 Spa & Salon (since sold).

Ken had flown to Dallas with Jessica Simpson to work on her hair for a photo shoot with Seventeen Magazine.  Besides the long photo shoot, Jessica was also performing for the grand opening of the 17 Spa and Salon.

(Image of Celebrity Hairdesser - Ken Paves and his mom Helen Paves - Courtesy of Ken Paves - All Rights Reserved).

The blonde star took time to hang out with her fans, sign autographs and visit with some of the members of the Dallas police force.  Ken was there to make sure Jessica’s hair always looked spectacular and he did not disappoint.  The man is an amazing hairdresser which explains his rise to the top in Hollywood and why he is so sought after.

Yesterday I caught up with Ken for a brief phone chat and he filled me in on his recent work in Japan with Jennifer Lopez and various charity projects he is spearheading with his long time client Eva Longoria. (more…)