The glossy glossy

Hey girls,
Guess what? Yours truly is the recipient of a Johnnie Walker Blue Label "35 Under 35" award for being a particularly inspiring 32-year old! The best part is that me and the other 34 recipients--a glittering crew of hotshot filmmakers, record label executives, fashion designers, non-profit geniuses, artists and technology gurus--were profiled in a sleek little coffee table book, too! The celebration went down last Thursday at the shriekingly chic Gramercy Park Hotel...there I am, grinning from ear to ear because I'd just seen the BEST picture I'd ever taken in my life. I am not kidding. Seriously, I'm the girl who looks crazy in non-smiling pictures, so I was floored at my fetchingly pensive pose (pre-Joanne, of course). Anyway, I soo wish you could see it, but the book's strictly a promotional situation that they're sending to their fancy investors and stuff. Dammit.


Okay, so the other great thing about the party was it was the first day I debuted my brand-new, super-shiny hair courtesy of Clairol Herbal Essences All That Shine ($9.99). You can't really tell here, but my hair has NEVER looked so glossy...which is a feat, since, as I've mentioned before, my hair is dryer than David Letterman's wit. It's really, really long, which means that the bottom half is MANY years old. Practically a living history of every relaxer and dye job I've ever received. Anyway, I used to get in-salon shine treatments, which coat the hair in a clear, semi-permanent gloss that lasts for weeks and weeks. Clearly, that gets expensive, so I couldn't WAIT to try Clairol's genius at-home shine kit...and believe me, it was so worth it. Not only is it so easy--you just slap it in, leave in for ten minutes, then rinse--but the Barbie-hair shine lasts for two months and it's perfectly safe for natural, color-treated, highlighted, permed, and relaxed hair. And you'll smell like Fruit Stripes gum for days (for me, a good thing)!! Unfortunately, I couldn't find it online, but it's sold at drugstores and Walmarts everywhere. Happy glossing!

xoxo,
Tia