Viva Las Vegas!

So remember that trip to Vegas I mentioned in my previous post? Well, I wanted to share all the pictures from the trip with you! Of course! Haha! Me and my bestie, Tiffany took our very first road trip together last Friday to Sin City, and boy did we have fun! Here are all the random pictures from the drive, the IBS Las Vegas conference, and The Strip. Enjoy! :D

15 Minutes of Fame

This past weekend my friend Tiffany and I went to the International Beauty Conference in Las Vegas. One of the reasons I wanted to go was to see my haircutting idol, Nick Arrojo (you may remember him from a little show called What Not to Wear?) On Saturday, Tiffany and I went to his booth at the show to see what sort of products he was selling and what not. I wasn't really expecting him to actually BE at his booth, so when I saw him on top of a round platform cutting someone's hair, I was starstruck! I decided to go up and ask him for a picture (which I wouldn't normally do because I am so darn shy. Hehe) but I did and he was more than happy to take a picture with me.

 Once the camera snapped, he ran his fingers through my hair and said "I want to use you for a model tomorrow. Go give you name and number over at the counter." I, of course, was ecstatic! I went to the product counter and jotted down my name and cell number. I was told that I would be receiving a call sometime that night to get all the information. Around 10:30 that night Nick himself calls me! He informs me that I need to meet him at his booth at 9AM sharp to get my hair colored.

So the next day I arrived at his booth at 9AM and they colored me up. My hair color didn't change much, they just fixed up my regrowth (roots) and took me one level blonder. (A level 12 if you wanna get technical. LOL) Once that was all over with, Tiffany and I walked out onto the conference floor to watch his performance on stage. He did a total of three haircuts. It was so fascinating to watch!

Once the show was over, Tiffany and I went back to his area where I got my makeup done and put on the shoes they had me wear. I was wearing flip-flops and that just wouldn't do so they decided to give me these 4 inch Stiletto heals that had to have cost $500! And they hurt like a you-know-what!

So finally at 12:30PM he used me as a model in his haircutting class. He sat me right up there on stage with him. Right in the middle. There were two other girls with me as well, but they were being cut my two of his colleagues (one being his wife Lina.) I felt so honored that he wanted to cut my hair himself! It was so amazing! One of the best hairdressers in the world cut my hair, MINE! Out of all the people there! Wow, God is awesome! So I ended up getting a $700+ hairstyle for free. Not to mention a little taste of fame. LOL! As soon as I stepped off that stage, I was bombarded by people wanting to take my picture! Haha! People were actually coming up to me and asking me which agency I worked for. I was like "Hey I'm just a Cosmetology student! Haha!"

This experience is one that I will never ever forget. It honestly has to be one of the highlights of my life. I'm sorry this was so long, but this was really really exciting for me. It truly was a life-changing experience. So now, for the pictures! Haha!

Okay, I know that's picture overload, but can you blame me? haha! Here are a few better shots of my Nick Arrojo haircut! :D

I'm CLiC Certified!

After every module in Beauty School we have to take this HUGE test. It is a test through the curriculum we use to see if we have obtained enough knowledge to get certified. The books we use are from a company called CLiC, which is a very popular curriculum that many beauty schools use.

So my very first module was haircutting, and I LOVED it! Once we were finished up, we all took the test and sent them off to the main office to be graded. Well, we JUST got back our grades and I passed! I got an 85% on the test and I couldn't be happier! This is just one more step in building my career! Yay!

That Snow Almost KILLED Me!!!!!

Yesterday was just a normal Wednesday. I ended up leaving for school the same time I always do, I got there the same time I always did, and I sat in the same place I always sit. Once the clock hit 5:45PM the lecture on hair and shampoos started. Tiffany and I were bored out of our minds so we deiced to count how many times out instructor said the word "like." [which was about 30 times within a 60 minute time frame.]

Once our lecture was concluded and out brake time up, we all had to perform shampoos on one another. That didn't happen. It turns out, the heavy winter clouds decided they wanted to drop massive amounts of snow. It would have been beautiful any other time, but I just kept thinking to myself that I had to find some way to drive down the mountain in that. The thought pretty much made we want to hyperventalate!

I called my mom and she told me that I should be fine, but she wanted me to leave school early. I was fine with that. So I mosey on outside only to find about 5 inches of snow covering the ground--AND MY CAR! So once I assess the situation, I decide the first thing I need to do is get the snow off the windows so I can see. Once that step in done, I get on in the freezing car and start the engine. After I am satisfied that I car is warm enough, I head on out.

Immedietly my little 2002 Honda starts sliding across the road. I think to myself "How in the heck am I ever going to make it down the mountain!?!" I ponder this for a second and decide that I just need to get home.

I didn't end up getting home. I turned around about 2 miles down the road. I just couldn't do it. The ice, mixed with the snow on the ground was causing a massive sized ice rink in which my tires were the ice skates! I was ALL over the road! So I drove very carefully back to the school and waited.

My sister and brother-in-law ended up taking me to there house for the night [they live about 45 mins north of the school] so that was really awesome. I had to stay the night at their house, and leave my precious car in the school parking lot overnight, but it was either that or die on the way home. I choose life.

So I finally made it home around 9o'clock this morning, and I practically kissed the ground! I cannot tell you how freaked out I was last night! I am from the city, I have hardly ever seen snow, much less driven in it! I mean this was like a blizzard for Arizona!

Anyways, I am just thankful the God delieved me home to my baby girl safe and sound. She ran up and gave me a HUGE hug as if to say "Mommy! I am so glad you are home safe!" It was the perfect end to a not-so-pefect ordeal.

Here's what I was faced with last night:

And here's what it looked like this morning. Yes, it IS beautiful, but it was so darn scary!!

Oh the Perks of Beauty School

So as most of you know by now, I have started attending Beauty School due to the fact that finding a job in this economy is about a 1 in a trillion chance. And so far, I really really love it. We are just finishing up our Skin Care section and then we are moving onto Nails. You see, in our school we learn ALL the trades of the Beauty Industry, so that's pretty rad.

As you can imagine, part of being in Beauty School is being able to experiement with your hair for free. Now, some may think this ISN'T a perk; neither did I, at first. But over the course of the last three days I have been able to undergo a mini-makeover! Nothing to drastic, just a little dye here, and a hair snip there. It is so invigorating! Monday I got my arms waxed for the first time, which was weird but cool, Tuesday our instructor demonstrated how to cut an A-line bob, and I was here lucky model, and yesterday I got my hair dyed! Now, if any of you remember, my hair was still a vigin when I left you all some months back. Well, being in beauty school this is already my 2nd time dying my hair. I don't plan to go crazy with the dying, just some touch-ups of my new, lighter, blonde locks.

So as always, here are a few pictures. I'm sorry they are kinda corny, cliche, teenager-y type photos, but I was in the bathroom at school so I didn't have much to work with.