Saturday Day of Fun With My Mommy

So let me get into my weekend for a minute... My mom came down from Maryland on Saturday and we had a mother-daughter day of Awesomeness. I took her to get her hair did by our fave hairstylist Dina at LeShoppe in Reston Town Center.

Here is my mom with Dina after she did her hair. I still liked it better when Dina fro-ed it out like Diana Ross but this is excellent too. Best of all my mom is happy and Dina gave her exactly what she wanted, which is basically the job of a great hairstylist.. to do your hair exactly how you want it to look or as close to that as they can possibly get if what you want isn't realistically do-able.

Dina also trimmed up my bangs and made them look better than the lady who cut them before did. Guess how much it cost me for this bang trim? NOTHING.  I think regularly they are like $5-$10 but DO NOT quote me on that. But see, this is what I'm talking about with my blog. I'm a woman of my word on this getting of free stuff in exchange for shameless promotions. It's pretty easy though because I already have liked Dina for years and we are Facebook friends. She's a very nice person and talented hair stylist. I should know. She used to cut my hair before I started letting a girl I was friends with but am now no longer friends with start cutting it because I couldn't afford to go to Dina anymore... which was a sad day.

Here is what it used to look like when Dina cut it back around Summer of 2010.

See, she does a great job. Dina works very well with fine, wavy hair like mine and my mom's. We're of Lebanese and UK/German mutt descent so our hair is basically a cross between Arab wavy hair and white people fine hair so it doesn't tolerate a lot of styling techniques or hold unless you put certain kinds of product in it. My poor younger brother got the serious Arab hair though.. along with the good skin and good eyelashes. His hair is very thick and wavy. He can't use hair products for white people hair because they don't work. It took him years to discover that the only stuff that works are African-American hair products that some of his friends turned him onto when he went with them while they got their hair corn-rowed. But I digress....

If you would like to schedule an appointment with Dina here is the info:

LeShoppe at Reston Town Center

11934 Democracy Drive
Resto, VA  20190
703 435-5555

NOW....

The other thing I wanted to talk about is shoes. I went with my mom to Payless afterward because she wanted a new pair of the black flats she wore out... which she didn't end up replacing thanks to me because I talked her out of them. Instead I told her she should get a pair of neutral pumps that match her skin tone. I'm a big fan of the Today Show on NBC and watch it every morning while I'm getting ready for work. I noticed all the ladies on the show wearing neutral pumps that match their skin tones. Savannah Guthrie and Natalie Morales are fairer skinned so they wear nude colored heels. Tamarin Hall is light-skinned African-American so she wears light brown heels that match her skin tone. So depending on your skin tone you want to find something in the range of beige to brown that matches. They are a great staple for your work wardrobe because they look very nice and professional. They also match EVERYTHING and make your legs look longer. My mom is super happy. These heels pictured below are the ones I found at Payless for the bargain price of $20. For those of you out there who are too bougie for Payless, get over it. Payless makes the best heels for work. They all have cushioned comfort insoles so you can wear them for 10 hours without your feet hurting like a bitch. Plus if you scuff them up a lot, which is bound to happen if you're wearing them all the time for 10 hours at a time, they are cheap enough to easily replace. They will last for awhile though... definitely longer than some more expensive shoes I've bought at other places when I thought I was too bougie for Payless. More expensive shoes are not as easy on your feet and you will cry if you ruin them... Hence why I started buying my work shoes at Payless and saving my fancy, expensive shoes for going out. No lie though, I've found some super cute shoes there that I bought and wear out. Girls are like, "OH! You're shoes are SOOOOO cute!!! Where did you get them?!?" and I'm like "I bought them at Payless for mad cheap." Their jaws subsequently fall to the floor in shock and awe. True story.

Anyway, these came from the Payless at Fair Lakes Shopping Center where the Walmart and Target are right next to the giant DSW. I highly suggest you make a trip there particularly during their BOGO's and load up like it's your job.