OMGLITZY: Pink and Red Wins!

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Pink and Red Wins!

Well somehow I managed to lose a whole post finally!! It was bound to happen sooner or later. This isn’t a major important one, but still sucks to lose everything you typed up. So here we go again!
I colored my hair! Looks like the votes went with Pink and Red.. which just so happened to be my favorite ;p .. I probably was going to do this regardless but it was fun seeing what ya’ll picked. Blue and all blonde had some votes and WHO voted for orange?! I said no orange! LOL .. But the Leeloo photo almost had me convinced, too 😉
So the process for this was a little lengthy .. I had been using demi-permanent for the black color so it was kinda easy to bleach out.. I use Wella’s Blondor bleach with 40 volume.. I don’t recommend using 40 unless you know what you’re doing as it’s pretty strong. Whoever voted for orange kinda wins cause that’s what it turned after I bleached it 😛
Yikes!
So then I applied “Candy Pink” by RAW to the top and “Fire Red” to the bottom. My hair smelled like bubble gum and cherries for awhile.

Here’s the finished look! I’ll probably take a few more pics tomorrow.. I was busy at work today. But I got a lot of compliments on it… It almost glows it’s so bright!!
Xoxo

4 comments:

  1. I was the one that voted for orange, it was the Leeloo picture. You could definitely pull it off 🙂

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    1. Haha! Well I giggled when I saw your vote! I have another costume planned for Sci Fi Expo in February but it's two days so maybe I'll do Leeloo, too!

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  2. You would be very brave to do that costume. I wouldn't be caught dead in it 😛

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  3. I'm boring and voted for all black! (I thought the dark in the Ren Fest photos was pretty awesome actually.) But I love the way the pink and red turned out! It looks so good! If I was ever going to dye my hair pink and red, I'd definitely go to you to get it done.

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OMGLITZY: Pink and Purple Hair!

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Pink and Purple Hair!

Last week I got to do hair for Jessica (the coworker with the fabulous engagement ring shown here)
She already had blonde high-lights all over. So there was no need to bleach her hair to get the pink to show. We used RAW Fuchsia Fatale on top, RAW Deep Purple in her bangs, and Matrix 1N underneath in the back.

She looks so good! I just can’t believe she did this before her wedding. It’s not until November so she said her reason for doing it is because she wanted to have darker brown hair for the wedding anyway. So might as well go bright while it was light enough to!

This boy is so awesome. He is a star soccer player and has had a bleached out mohawk for the last year. For this summer he was able to color it, too. We used Special Effects Virgin Rose and RAW Deep Purple mixed with some conditioner to lighten it a little. (As seen on Jessica, the purple comes out really dark)

3 comments:

  1. Just think, all this would have been totally unacceptable not many years ago. Now people rarely blink. Nice to be yourself without being judged. Go purple!

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  2. I was searching on google for a nice pink purple hairstyle and came across your friend Jessica's – I have asked my hairdresser to do this for me! So I'm having that same cut and colour I'm so excited!!!! I'll try get some pictures!!! 🙂 I looked through your colours you have had. I love them!!! They really suit you
    Charlotte Halley
    Dorset , UK!!!

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    1. Awesome!! These colors are so cool – I miss having bright fun colors in my hair! You will definitely need to share pics of how yours turns out! So exciting!

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OMGLITZY: My own salon!

Saturday, August 11, 2012

My own salon!

So I recently began working for myself as a hairstylist. We’ve only been open for a week and the salon already looks great. It’s still a work in progress, but it’s starting to come together and feel like home!
Move in day!
Trenette’s, Tiffany’s, and my station

 A few days ago, my friend Kevin drove all the way from Austin to get his haircut! I am so glad he was able to visit the new salon. His hair looked awesome!

After his haircut, we adventured around downtown Dallas and tried a crepe for the first time. It was also my first time to try bubble tea. A strange drink but tasty!

I’ve definitely enjoyed the start of this new chapter in my career, and I am so thankful to have supportive friends and family!

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  1. Oh wow – congratulations on the new salon! I love seeing people taking charge and putting their careers in their own hands. =) Your decor is just beautiful – love the brightly colored furnitures and mirror. Good luck!!

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  2. This is such an exciting (ad)venture for you, and I wish you all the luck in the world. I hope that this is a terrific success. You've certainly put a lot of work and effort into it, and it shows. The salon is looking really great!

    I know it can be a slow process to build up a steady stream of clients, but it sounds like you're off to a good start. I will definitely refer anyone that I can.

    Also, bubble tea is super awesome! Glad you got to try some. I used to get some every time I went to get my hair cut, but they closed the place at that mall down. Luckily, there's an even better place not too far from home.

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  3. I was wondering how it all started

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OMGLITZY: PAX South 2015

Monday, February 9, 2015

PAX South 2015

Since my first visit to PAX Prime several years ago, I have been anxiously awaiting my next chance to attend another PAX convention. When they announced a new location to their schedule here in my home state of Texas I couldn’t contain my excitement! I bought tickets as soon as they became available and counted down the days until the con.
It’s now been a few weeks since my visit to PAX South in San Antonio, but looking through my photos have brought back all the wonderful memories. I went to Prime by myself so I was really happy to go to South with my family. We are all first and foremost gamers. My mom and brother especially! So it was super special to be able and share this convention with them and nerd out over all the games and merchandise.
After the 5 hour trip from Dallas to San Antonio, we checked in to our hotel and walked next door to the convention center. To me that is one of the best things about PAX conventions is how they place the events in large centers around great hotels and fantastic night life. We headed straight in and to the Nintendo booth to try and grab a paper Majora’s mask souvenir. It was already gone for the day, but we did manage to get one the next morning!
Another great thing about PAX is the chance to try out new and upcoming games. My mom and I played the demo for Dungeon Defenders II and loved it! It was really colorful and interactive. I was so proud of my mom for trying out a PC game. She’s usually into console gaming. We were on easy mode but still enjoyed the gameplay and features. Plus we got a code for an early release and also a limited edition pin.
That evening we explored the rest of the convention center and checked out the Magic: The Gathering tournaments as well as some panels. I was excited to see my friend Mia Moore at the Women in Geek Media Panel!
The next morning I woke up really really early to get in line for the Guild Wars 2 panel. They weren’t letting people in the doors until 8am so my dad and I got there around 7:15am. There was already a line outside the building but once we got inside most everyone went a different direction than the main theater where the panel was to be held. So me and my dad and the two guys in front of us went straight to that queue and began our 2 hour wait until the panel started. Lucky for us we were awarded a Corsair Gaming Mouse for being one of the first 5 people there. I also got to meet two of Arena Net’s marketing team members and also cosplayer Sarah Cain who was dressed as a Guild Wars 2 character. The best part was seeing my face on the live Twitch stream. I was seated close to the front and in the center and my white hoodie and pink hair showed up nicely in the sea of black shirts. (See top right photo; I’m above his shoulder.) You can watch the stream here.
We spent the rest of the day collecting street passes on our Nintendo 3DS and then exploring some of San Antonio. My family and I ate at a great Mexican restaurant on the River Walk. Even though it was chilly it was just nice enough to be able to eat outside. Then we walked along the rest of the River Walk and found the The Alamo. I visited this once when I was very little but sadly don’t remember it. (How dare I not remember The Alamo!!) So I was very very excited to make up for it and take in all the history of this monument.
One of the best things about a PAX convention is all the free swag! I came home with SO many goodies! I bought a few of the collectable pins and adorable books they had and also a sticker sheet and patch. But literally everything else was free! I got Magic: The Gathering cards, the Majora’s Mask, lanyards, several coupon codes for online stores, and best of all a Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns shirt and pin!
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This was a very memorable trip and one I am happy to have spent with my family. I am looking forward to PAX South growing and becoming bigger and better next year.

9 comments:

  1. Aw! That's awesome that your family attended too!

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  2. Are your parents into games and geeky stuff as well?

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  3. Looks like it was fun! ^^

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  4. Sounds like a blast! Looks like you had a great time. I'm hoping to make it out there next year too!

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  5. I watched the Guild Wars 2 live stream announcement and immediately saw you in the crowd. I'm happy you got to go and a bit jealous too!

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  6. That sounds like so much fun. Great amount of swag too

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  7. Sounds good!! (: They don't give that much goodies here in germany. :<

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  8. Banjo & Kazooie!! That's sooooo cute! I don't recal seeing anyone do them as a cosplay before!

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  9. So excited I got to see you at PAX. Can't wait to see you at another con 🙂

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OMGLITZY: PAX Prime 2013

Monday, September 30, 2013

PAX Prime 2013

To say I had a blast at PAX Prime would be an understatement! I seriously had an amazing time!! This was by far the largest convention I’ve ever attended. I was lucky to win a badge from Grimm Bros and find a hotel near the convention center last minute. So I felt like a VIP 🙂 It was great walking around downtown Seattle with fellow nerds everywhere you looked. I could definitely see myself living here someday.
Overall, this trip is one for the record books. I went by myself but met up with friends I’ve met via social media. I got to see so many cool video games and cosplays, and parts of Seattle. I never thought I would get such an amazing opportunity. Once I got home, I was exhausted but also so thankful for everything I had just experienced! So if you ever get the chance to attend a PAX convention DO ITTTTT!
I posted all of my photos on my Facebook so please look through that album because there’s a lot in there that I just didn’t have room to put in this post.
More photos after the break!!!! >>>

As soon as I landed in Seattle, I dropped off my things at my hotel and walked over to the convention center. It was already packed with people!
First thing I had to do was get my badge .. I had no idea where to go! 😀

Found them! I can’t thank Grimm Bros enough for picking me as a winner! It was great meeting Eric of Impact Props, cosplayer Missyeru (who was dressed as Red Robin) and photographer Martin Wong.
Then I walked around the convention to get a feel of everything and pick up my goodie bag.

I just had to buy one of these Scott Pilgrim coins from the Oni Press booth!
I was excited to see the SOE booth since I had just been to SOE Live a few weeks before PAX. They talked about EQNext, and I was happy there was always a big crowd surrounding them. I didn’t get to learn anything new about the game, though. They just repeated the same slideshow I saw at SOE Live.

After the exhibits closed my first evening there, I decided to walk down to the Pikes Place Market. Since it was after 6pm, most of stores were already closed. But there were plenty of people taking photographs and enjoying the view. I admit I had goosebumps when I took this photo. It was truly magical 🙂

This was the first Starbucks that opened in 1971! It was so different looking and had such a cool vibe.

I decided I just HAD to order something from here.. So I got a Mocha Frappucino 🙂

Here’s a funny story.. After my visit to Pikes Place Market, I came back to the convention center and hung out in the Nintendo Lounge. The exhibit rooms were closed so there were a lot of people just hanging out playing games here. I was sitting on a bench taking advantage of all the StreetPass opportunities when I noticed the guy next to me kept getting asked for photos and autographs. Finally, I had to ask him “I’m sorry, but WHO are you?”  … LOL … I think I caught him off guard (in a good way) because he laughed and said he owns this company called Rooster Teeth. I had heard one of my salon clients mention that name before, but I didn’t know what it was. So he explained and I told him how I was sorry I was clueless .. lol .. But that it was cool meeting him anyway! We StreetPassed each other (which I think is way cooler than an autograph) and I gave him one of my blog cards before he left. Well later that night he invited me to meet some of his friends from Rooster Teeth! Unfortunately I already had other plans, but seriously how cool is that! 😀

On Saturday I wore my Annie cosplay from League of Legends. This was me and Harley’s Joker .. he was in character the whole time! I wish I had pics of me on stage at the LOL costume contest. I did find these videos on YouTube:
 I’m the Annie at 0:42 and 0:58
I’m on stage as Annie at 1:25
There’s also a few photos of my Annie on these websites:

These were my favorite cosplays! It’s Cyrus and Reese from Animal Crossing: New Leaf! After I took the photo Cyrus asked if I would like a chocolate bell! (He had chocolate coins in his bell pouch to hand out!)

This was my other favorite outfit. She is from Guild Wars 2.

On Sunday I wore my Ramona Flowers cosplay. I was excited to head over to the Oni Press booth (that is who publishes the Scott Pilgrim comics).. The guy at the booth took my photo and posted it on their Twitter page!

Then a few other Ramonas to show up!!! It was so cool! He took another picture of us and posted it to the Oni Press Twitter. I tweeted the picture, too, and tagged Bryan Lee O’Malley and HE FAVORITED my tweet!!!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂

In the Nintendo Lounge, I was able to play on the new 2DS system. It was pretty cool, but I am so use to my XL screen that I probably won’t be buying a 2DS any time soon. It would be great for someone younger since there is no hinge that could break. I don’t use the 3D option on mine and most other people I talked to said the same. So maybe if they made this in a XL size I would consider it.

This super awesome Gideon cosplay and myself were filmed for the SneakyZebra cosplay video! It shows my acting debut!
My Annie is at 2:00 and Ramona Flowers is at 2:31

I really wanted to play the Elder Scrolls but it had a craaaazy long line.

I did wait in line to play the Magic: The Gathering Online and get a free pin for my lanyard. This game was great for me because I’ve been wanting to learn how to play Magic better. But since I don’t have anyone to play with now I can right from my iPad or computer!
Another game I played a demo of was Strife. It was a lot like League of Legends except it was more of an RPG than PVP. I enjoyed it so much that I will probably get it when it comes out. The Strife booth had excellent marketing because if you played the demo you got this cute plush. All day long people were asking me where I got it! So Strife got some major advertising that way 🙂
This is some of the swag I brought home from PAX. A lot of it was free!  I did buy the MLG t-shirt and the Sanshee necklaces. The mouse and earbuds were in my goodie bag for entering the League of Legends costume contest!!
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So basically this was the most amazing trip ever!! I got to see and do so much! Be sure to look through my Facebook album for a bunch more pics.
What games are you looking forward to being released?

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OMGLITZY: Pastel Rainbow Hair

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Pastel Rainbow Hair

I bleached out the purple blue color I had going on and it turned pink! Don’t ask me how. So I rocked that for a few days and got bored quickly.. so I added some teal and purple chunks to it. I’m thinking about changing it up again because I don’t think many people like this 😛 Oh well it’s fun and I feel like a unicorn or mermaid! Hehe!

2 comments:

  1. Any tips on how to keep colored hair soft feeling?

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  2. Cholesterol treatment on roots all over head , plastic cap, sit w heat let cook , then rinse cold (COLD!) as u can take!

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OMGLITZY: Pastel Mermaid Hair

Monday, September 9, 2013

Pastel Mermaid Hair

I am back from PAX Prime and can’t wait to share my adventure with you! But I took a bajillion photos and I’ve been so busy catching up at work that I just haven’t had time to sort through them. So eventually I will post my Vampire Diaries convention pics and my PAX Prime pics. But for now here is a fun little hair experiment I did yesterday!
I’ve been watching videos on YouTube about “mermaid hair” and how you can get it for yourself! Most of the videos featured pastel colors and big loose waves.
So I used my Ion Color Brilliance in purple, blue and pink. These are already pastel shades so you don’t have to mix them with conditioner to lighten the pigment. However, the blue was kinda bright so I did add a little conditioner for mine.
I just put random chunks in all throughout my hair.
This is what it looked like when I shampooed it out! Be sure to use cooler water so the color lasts longer.
I added some color on top of my bangs which were already a faded blue and pink. So that is why they look a little darker.
This was after I dried it really quick. You can see how subtle and pretty the colors look!
Next I used a curling iron to curl my hair. Even though this has a clamp on it – I used it as a wand. Meaning I just wrapped medium sized sections of my hair around the barrel for a few seconds then let it go.
I started at the bottom and worked my way to the top.
This was after I finished curling it all!
Then I brushed it out and hairsprayed it. I wanted it big and messy – like a mermaid!
I just need my hair to be a couple inches longer then I’ll really have mermaid hair 🙂
But I love the pastel tones my hair has now. And the good thing is, it will still look good even after it fades. I can’t wait to do my makeup and take some better pictures with my new hair color.
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Update:
Here I am ready for the day 🙂

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  1. Cute! You and Nerdburger have such fun colors in your hair that you both inspired me! I bought some clip in purple and pink extensions! Can't wait to put them in. 🙂

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  2. I love your hair! I wish I could purple to mine but because it's so stark black, no hair dresser wants to touch my hair to add some bits of purple.

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  3. You look so amazing!!!!!! Yay I have that shirt as well.YAY

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  4. I wanted to do pastel purple/lavender hair but the stylist said I would have to bleach my hair super blonde (I'm a dark brunette naturally) and since my hair has been the healthiest its been in so long, I decided just to go with a red, haha. Totally chickened out. But your mermaid hair is gorgeous! 🙂

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OMGLITZY: Pastel Lavender Hair

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Pastel Lavender Hair

So I decided to add some lavender to my hair a few days ago. Ion Color now carries a pastel series available at Sally’s. I didn’t have to mix it with anything.. Just put it on, let it sit for 20 minutes, rinse, and tada!
Here’s the after! I am so happy with this shade of purple. I can’t wait to try the pastel pink and blue next time.
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And since I don’t have many pics of my new hair yet, here are some from the past I enjoyed having!

4 comments:

  1. Looks cool! I like the color, and I like how it looks with the blonde.

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  2. Wow! It turned out awesome. I really like the first two of your other looks too =)

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  3. I love the new pastel in your hair. You look even more pretty then normal. 🙂

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  4. It looks great. I love all of your past hairstyles. If you lived in Seattle, I'd have you come over and dye my hair 🙂

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OMGLITZY: Pallas Cat

Monday, July 23, 2012

Pallas Cat

Whenever I’m feeling sad, I just look at images of Pallas cats and feel so better happier 🙂


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  1. Pallas cats (like all cats) are awesome! I can only imagine how much they shed though.

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OMGLITZY: Outfit of the Day

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Outfit of the Day

Haven’t posted in a few days because I’ve had an eventful weekend! Finally saw the Zelda Symphony of the Goddesses and made a trip to Houston for the Renaissance Festival. Trust me I have loads of pics from each! So be on the lookout for some good blog posts soon. Also this weekend is the Dallas Fan Days convention so I will have lots of pics from that too.

For now here is a pic of my outfit from today. I got this dress at Urban Outfitters. Pixie insisted on a hug during this photoshoot 😉



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  1. Really cute dress. The cat accessory really completes the outfit. Looking forward to more pics.

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  2. You are so pretty, Anna! Love your outfit and your tattoos! And your perfect hair!

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  3. Your hair is so perfect. I love it even more all done up and curly. You look mega pretty in that dress.

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