dreIt was a pretty busy one around Casa De Holtzman, due to the usual stuff, along with added preparations for a business trip. The first order of business - this gnarly, nasty hair of mine. I was definitely overdue for my touch up. Note the regrowth, as well as the rogue gray hairs in this mop o' mine.
It would appear that I am ombre without trying. I used my favorite brand of at-home color : Garnier Nutrisse. It makes my hair very soft and shiny.
A few of my friends have asked if it's hard to color my hair at home. Not at all. I put the color on and do some chores while I am waiting. I leave it on for 40 minutes, for resistant grays. I do take care to wear an old shirt that I won't care about if hair dye drips down on it.
And here is the finished product, taken this morning, prior to styling.
Much, much better. So we went to a party on Saturday night, but since it was a backyard BBQ and we walked, I just wore jeans and a top. So no pictures. But earlier in the day, we stumbled upon a flea market. Both of us wanted to take a look around. Since it was almost closing time, there were discounts being applied. So I got a couple of bargains. These two necklaces were 50% off. The first one is made of speckled cowrie shell halves on a beaded strand. Here is the look, with a closeup of one of the cowries.
I also got a pretty necklace made of black crystals. It has an unusual stone for the center piece.
I paid $5 for both, which I thought was an outstanding deal.
Yesterday was filled up with a run, then a walk over to the HOA office to pay the dues for our rental condo, then cleaning the yard, then deciding what I will need to pack. I don't believe that I ever changed out of my shorts. But today, I am wearing another one of my favorite dresses.
It's a wrap dress, similar to the DVF style that is so classic, although not that brand. The tag is gone, so I don't know where it came from. But I did get the best matching necklace ever on a trip to San Luis Obispo, which is a little town up in the beautiful central California coast. I went into a jewelry studio there, and had a really tough time deciding which piece to buy.
It came with matching earrings. On my arms, I mixed blue and green. On the left, two turquoise enamel bangles with crystals from Charming Charlie, and my Montana peridot ring.
On my right arm, I wore a turquoise enamel cuff and two cabachon rings - one malachite and one chalcedony. I got both rings in Las Vegas this summer.
Since the dress has black in the print, I wore my black Nine West sandals with the tiny gold studs.
And that's about it for today. I am really busy at work, and have a few things to wrap up at home as well. Thanks for dropping by, and stay tuned!!!
