The girl really IS on fire!

I absolutely love Alicia Keys bob. The sleek style is super sophisticated but the curled style is absolutely smoldering!

Other views of Frankie's hair

I found a couple of other pictures of Frankie's hair from the front and side.

The Saturdays

I'm quite certain that if my husband ever walked into a business and these ladies were his greeting, he would never ever leave. These gorgeous secretaries are the members of a music group from the UK called The Saturdays. I was watching the Jeff Probst Show earlier this week and they were on the show. They all seemed so down-to-earth, funny and charming. They sang a cappella on the show and it was amazing. I have registered with their website so that I can start following them and maybe get the opportunity to see them on tour.

Just a little aside - I absolutely LOOOOOOOOVE Frankie's hair. IT-IS-HOT! It's kind of hard to see in this picture but the opposite side is shorter - sort of an asymmetric cut. This picture shows the gorgeous color so that's why I chose it. I also happen to think that out of all of these gorgeous ladies, Frankie is the most gorgeous. I guess you could call her my girl-crush.

Miley or Cyndi?

I had to do a double-take when I saw this picture of Miley's new 'do. For a second there, I thought it was Cyndi Lauper! The blond hair, the dark eyebrows, the red lips . . . a very unique yet classic look on either woman. I absolutely love the edgy hair on both of them. They both nailed the perfect red lipstick. And they are no where near the same age. I can only imagine that both women have red nails to finish off this classic look.

Miley's new do

I know that I'm a little slow blogging about Miley Cyrus' new do but I gotta say that I think this is perhaps one of the best hair makeovers EVER! I wish that she would have gone with a coppery or over-the-top crazy color like pink or blue rather than the blond. The light blond washes her out.
But what I do love about Miley's hair is the comment that she made that she feels more like herself with her new haircut. I love that the most.

Rocker chic

I know that this isn't a recent change, but I just had to include Evan Rachel Wood's rocker do here. I absolutely love what she has done with her hair. And, even though her hair is short, it is still very versatile.

I think I'm gonna stop posting to my blog right now and go cut my hair!

Way to go, Anne!

I'm back after a hiatus and I'm gonna restart with a totally hot hair makeover.

Anne Hathaway lopped off all of her hair! I think that it looks totally amazing on her. I know that she just did it for a role, but I think that she should keep her hair this way. It looks so chic! I would suggest pairing it with minimal, clean makeup - light mascara and blush - and fire engine red lipstick.

Then to add just a little bit of flair, pair it with red nails. But go all out with a candy-cane manicure.

Keep the wardrobe very simple and neutral. Lots of black, gray and navy, pencil skirts, plain cardigans, white shirts, ballet flats, dark-wash straight leg jeans, simple colorful pumps (red), bags with simple clean lines, very simple jewelry.

The Year of the Hair makeover

In case you missed it, I LOVE me a good makeover! These two are recent makeovers.

TAYLOR SWIFT
This new 'do on Taylor Swift looks so chic on her. She looks so sophisticated in the straight hair and the bangs really bring out her eyes. I prefer the style on the right on her. It's very sultry.

KATY PERRY
I LOVE, Love, love Katy Perry's new hair. The length is so hot on her. And I absolutely adore the unique color. Her bronze-y makeup color palette compliments her new 'do perfectly and I am so in love with Katy's eyebrows!

I included Ginnifer Goodwin's punky pixie just simply because I like it. The only one of her movies that I've seen is "He's just not that into you" and her hair was so frumpy in that movie. This style is absolutely amazing on her. It really brings out her features and, most especially, her GORGEOUS skin. Lucky girl!

GINNIFER GOODWIN
With the beginning of the New Year quickly approaching, many of you will be considering a makeover of some sort. I hope that these makeovers and the others that I've previously included on my blog will inspire you to do something that expresses your individuality, that is unique and that makes you feel like a Princess.

The Jason Bourne School of Beauty

Vanessa Hudgens went from this . . .

to this!


Evidently she cut her hair herself for a movie role. I always love me a hair makeover, especially if there is a drastic change, but I'm not sure if I like this one. It may just be the way that she has it styled. I don't know.



Perhaps she should have sought a crash course in haircutting at the Jason Bourne School of Beauty before she and her director started cutting!

In honor of her daughter's birth . . .

In honor of Victoria Beckham FINALLY having a baby girl, I decided to post some of her many hairstyles. The first picture is probably my all-time favorite of all of her hairstyles. Mrs. Beckham has the bone structure for short hair. When she went from her blond A-line to the dark pixie cut, I thought that she looked absolutely amazing!






But one thing that she really ought to try is an actual, genuine smile.

I actually inspired someone!

Last night, I walked into my local Wal-Mart. The greeter at the door had very short hair, similar to mine in the above picture. When I complimented her on her hair, she told me that I was the one who had actually inspired her to cut her hair like that! You see, she has alopecia (I don't know if I spelled that correctly) and didn't know what to do with her hair but when she saw me come in on several occassions with my crew cut, she decided that it would be okay and to go for it. I was so touched and yet so proud at the same time.

Hermoine's hair

I believe that I have mentioned before that I love a good makeover but I never featured the one that I've found to be most impressive in recent months. Emma Watson aka Hermoine from the Harry Potter movies. Her hair looks AMAZING ! ! ! This bold new haircut turned her into such a sophisticated young woman. I'm always proud of a woman who will take a risk.

I got me a new 'do!

I finally went and got my hair cut this past Monday. It basically looks just like these pictures, only just slightly shorter. I do have naturally wavy hair so my hair requires a flat iron for some styles. But I love it! AND the Hot Tamale loves it too!

I had been growing my hair longer for a specific event and now that event has come and gone so I went back to my "roots" - short hair. I love me some short hair.

Short hair isn't necessarily a change for me but this particular style is. Since the style is still slightly long on top, it still allows me some versatility. This style is edgy yet still classic so it will work on any age. I've seen pictures of Willow Smith with a similar style and I have also seem an older, white-haired lady on the movie "The Women" with a similar style.

I think that trying out a new haircut is a fantastic way to update your look and build confidence at the same time.

Another new do

You know how much I love me a makeover, especially when it entails lopping off one's hair. So you can imagine how excited I was to see Katherine Heigl's new do. Amazing.

I love this hair!

I realize that this is not what Katie Holmes hair looks like currently but I love this hair. I have actually been growing my hair out a little bit and I'm just a little bit shy of being able to have this hair. Actually, right now, my hair is a textured slight A-line. It should only be about another couple of months before I can do this cut!

Jen's hair

Of course, the big buzz today is Jennifer Aniston's hair. IT IS AMAZING!!!!! I just saw it and had to include it on my blog.

This new do makes Jen look so much more sophisticated that it isn't even funny. This hair is so hot!

After looking at it for about a split second, I decided that this would also look amazing on my sister, Wonder Woman. I haven't seen her in awhile but I'm assuming that she still has hair to her waist. Anyhow, this hair would look amazing on Wonder Woman because it's sophisticated, it draws the eye up (which in turn makes you seem taller & thinner), it's classic yet still H - O - T and it doesn't require a commitment to short hair since it's still a mid-length.

Now onto a new outfit for Jen to go with her new hair . . .

















This outfit is edgy with a touch of class. The dress is another Patricia Field and the shoes are Manolo Blahniks. I would not put Jen in the gloves because that would be over-the-top edgy for her. Instead, I would simply pair this outfit with a knuckle-dusting black diamond ring set in blackened gold. Very chic and simple.

This Patricia Field dress would be another option, except in black . . .



I would keep all of Jen's accessories the same. She has gorgeous legs (she is a jogger - in sand, no less) and this outfit would show them off. It would also take her look to the next level.

WAY TO GO, JEN AND CHRIS MCMILLAN!

My friend's hair

I have a girlfriend, whom I will refer to as Thumbellina. Thumbellina has really thick, long hair. She recently went to a dark chocolate color, which looks totally hot on her.

I was looking at a magazine, when I ran across a picture of Salma Hayek. All I could think was how hot Salma's hair would look on Thumbellina. It's time for an update, Girlfriend!

This would look amazing on my sister too!

As I was browsing online a couple of weeks ago, I stumbled across the top 10 haircuts of the decade (or something like that). Gwyneth Paltrow was on that list. Gwyneth's hair looks so healthy and full. This hair looks amazing on her and would look amazing on my sister, Wonder Woman.

Hairstyle makeover

I just returned from helping one of my friends surprise one of her friends with a little makeover. This friend of a friend had been wearing a wig while her hair grew back and she finally had some regrowth but didn't know what to do with it. My friend thinks that I'm the short-hair expert so she called me in. It was the easiest hairstyle second only to my own.

Her wavy hair is approximately an inch and a half long. I had her wet it down and then just threw one squirt of Sleek and Shine anti-frizz serum from Garnier Fructis. I worked this in with my hands then combed it into a style. She looked so sophisticated. Unfortunately she wouldn't let us take any pictures.

When you have curly or wavy short hair, you don't really want to use alot of gel and other products on it. I normally only put a serum on my hair and let it air dry. Curly/wavy hair will do what it wants to do. It's the cut that determines how it looks.

This would look amazing on my sister!

Everyone knows that I love me a good makeover. So when I saw Kiera Knightley's new do, I fell in love. (Not with Ms. Knightley of course) It makes a gorgeous frame for her face. It makes her look so incredibly sophisticated and chic. It makes her neck appear to be a pisquillion miles long. Her hair looks so thick and healthy. I'm also just guessing that the new cut makes her appear to be about a foot taller and about 20 pounds thinner since shorter hair draws the eye up and in.

I have a sister, who I will call Wonder Woman (she amazes me), who would look absolutely fantastic in this hairdo. Except with Wonder Woman, I wouldn't take her hair quite this dark. I would take her hair to a dark, rich caramel-y brown with some lighter caramel highlights. Wonder Woman currently has looooooong blond hair.

So if anyone is considering a makeover, GO FOR IT ! ! ! ! ! It's only hair . . . it will grow back.