EVERY HAIR STYLE HAS IT'S STORY.....

BEING A HAIR STYLIST I MEET SO MANY PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, DIFFERENT STORIES, CONSTANTLY CHANGING LANES... WE ARE WOMAN, PREDOMINANTLY HISPANIC WOMEN, SO WE SPEAK OF LOVE, MOSTLY ... SOME OF THESE STORIES/REAL LIFE STORIES ARE SAD, UPSETTING, SOME I CAN RELATE TOO, SOME I CAN FEEL THEIR ANGER AND PAIN, MOST OF THE TIME AS THEY ARE SITTING IN MY CHAIR WE LAUGH, CRACKING JOKES ON THESE DUDES WE ALLOW IN OUR LIVES. WELL, MAN I HAVE MET SO MANY STRONG, INDEPENDENT BEAUTIFUL LADIES, AND THEIR STORIES I ALWAYS REMEMBER AND LOVE WHETHER GOOD OR BAD.

SITTING IN MY "STYLE-SEAT", WE WONT TRASH TALK SOME OTHER BITCH, WONT INDULGE IN GOSSIP, BECAUSE FIRST OF ALL THAT'S NOT WHAT MY TIME IS WORTH! ID RATHER KNOW YOUR "STORY", HEAR YOUR GOALS!

WELL, YESTERDAY I MET TWO SISTER-IN LAWS, THAT WERE REFERRED BY THERE OTHER SISTER IN LAW, IN WHICH IS MY RETURNING AND FAITHFUL CLIENT! IT ALL STARTED WITH OUR REFERRAL PROGRAM, IF YOU REFER THREE OR MORE PEOPLE THAT BOOK AND FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THERE APPOINTMENT, YOU IN TURN RECEIVE A COMPLIMENTARY CUT, OR HALF OFF YOUR NEXT COLOR SERVICE! THAT'S PRETTY SAVVY, RIGHT?

ANYWHO, BACK TO THESE SISTER IN-LAWS I MET AND HAD THE PLEASURE OF DOING BOTH THERE HAIR WHILE THEY ENJOYED A LAIES DAY OUT AT STUDIO 410.

WHILE STARTING ON ONE, SHE QUICKLY LAUGHED WITH THE OTHER IN A NERVOUS PANIC. FIRSTLY, BECAUSE SHE HAD A REALLY SHITTY HAIR JOB BEFORE, WITH LITERALLY CHUNKS OF HAIR BROKEN OFF DUE TO OVER PROCESSING. SECONDLY, FROM HER HUSBAND CALLING HER THAT SHE DIDNT GIVE HIM THE TRANSPONDER CAR KEY...HE GOT PRETTY FAR TIL THE CAR SHUT DOWN AUTOMATICALLY. HE GOT A RIDE BACK TO THE SHOP CAME IN FRUSTRATED. WHEN I SAID HELLO, ONE TRACK MINDED AS MOST MEN ARE, IGNORED ME AND QUICKLY GOT THE KEY FROM HIS WIFE AS SHE SAT IN MY CHAIR.

AS SOON AS HE LEFT, WE LAUGHED,BECAUSE WE HAVE ALL BEEN THERE! AS WOMAN, WE ARE SO USED TO MULTI-TASKING, SOMETIMES OR ALLOT OF TIMES WE MISPLACE OUR KEYS...

OUR CONVERSATION WENT ON TO HOW THEY MET, AND IT WAS AN INTERESTING STORY. BUT WHAT IMPACTED ME, WAS THEM HAVING A BLENDED FAMILY- AS WHAT IS SO COMMON NOW DAYS. HE HAD 3 CHILDREN PREVIOUSLY, AND THEY NOW HAVE TWO TOGETHER. I SAID SHOCKINGLY, "WOW YOU GUYS HAVE FIVE KIDS, WOW!!!"

NOW, TAG TEAMING THESE TWO LADIES, I BEGAN ON THE OTHER SISTER IN LAW. SHE BEGAN HER STORY OF HOW SHE MET HER HUBBY, AND HOW HE HAD TWO KIDS FROM HIS PREVIOUS RELATIONSHIP AS WELL, AND THEY HAVE THREE KIDS TOGETHER... AGAIN, SHOCKINGLY, I WAS LIKE "WOW...THAT IS AWESOME OF YOU TWO LADIES"... I MEAN FIVE KIDS IS NOT ONLY FINANCIALLY, A LOT, BUT EMOTIONALLY AS WELL!

A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK, I REMEMBER READING ABOUT HOW JADA PINKETT SMITH REFERS TO WILL SMITH'S SON FROM HIS PREVIOUS RELATIONSHIP AS THEIR "BONUS KID"...

MEN OR WOMAN HAVING LOVING SOMEONE SO MUCH, YOU HAVE TO LOVE THE WHOLE PACKAGE, KIDS ARE NOT A BURDEN AS MOST WOULD QUICKLY AND NEGATIVELY ASSUME.

CHILDREN ARE GIFTS. TO HEAR THESE WOMEN SHARE THEIR STORIES OF ACCEPTING THE ENTIRE PACKAGE, AND ADDING TO IT-- MY FIRST INSTINCTS WEREN'T, "MAN YALL ARE CRAZY!"
MAYBE BECAUSE I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF THREE WONDERFUL BOYS... BUT MOSTLY OF THE LOVE FACTOR!

THESE WOMEN LOVE THOSE MEN THAT THEY WELCOMED IT!

NEITHER OF THESE TWO LADIES EVER SPOKE NEGATIVELY OF IT AS WELL, INFACT BOTH HAD SMILES ON THERE FACES THE ENTIRE TIME! THEIR HUSBANDS STARTED THEIR OWN GRANITE BUSINESS, AND IT SEEMS TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL PROVIDING FOR THEIR FAMILIES. I'M SURE THAT MAKES IT ALL SO MUCH EASIER.
BUT THAT'S NOT THE POINT, THE POINT IS LOVE!

I STILL BELIEVE IN LOVE, I STILL BELIEVE IN HOPE, AND THE TOTAL PACKAGE!

MEETING THESE TWO LADIES GAVE ME PEACE, THAT IN THE PROPER TIME IT WILL HAPPEN... I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU LADIES THAT ARE SINGLE PARENTS, OR MAY BE DATING SOMEONE WITH A "BONUS KID", TO REMAIN POSITIVE. THINK SMART, BE PROACTIVE, AND ALWAYS CONTINUE TO LOVE!

AND BY THE WAY, HERE IS ONE OF THE BEFORE AND AFTER OF ONE OF THE SISTER IN LAWS HAIR FROM HELL TO HEAVEN!

TOP KNOTS..GET THE MOST...NOTHING LESSER...

WHY A BUN OR TOPKNOT IS THE PERFECT UPDO FOR OMBRÉ HAIR? OMBRÉ HAIR HAS BEEN MAKING SOME SERIOUS WAVES AND IF YOU OPTED FOR THIS FABULOUSLY ON-TREND LOOK, YOU SHOULD MOST DEFINITELY CONSIDER "BUNNING" IT.. LIKE THE QUEEN B HERSELF, BEYONCE ROCKIN' THIS SEXY CONTRASTING BUN, AND YOU SHOULD TOO! ONE MAJOR REASON THAT OMBRÉ HAIR IS SO DOPE IN A BUN IS THAT THE HAIRSTYLE BEAUTIFULLY EMPHASIZES THE CONTRASTING SHADES OF THE POPULAR COLORING TECHNIQUES. AFTER ALL, IF YOU HAVE A MULTI TONED HAIR COLOR, YOU SHOULD REALLY MAKE THE MOST OF IT!



BRAIDS AND BUNS, ARE A FOR SURE SEXY AND EFFORTLESS LOOK! OUR VERY OWN, LIZDAY @elizde_playmaker88 AND LAUREN @beautybylb HAVE THE POPULAR BRAIDINGS TECHNIQUES USED FOR WEDDINGS, NIGHT OUT, OR EVERYDAY LOOKS.... THERE ARE ENDLESS VARIATIONS THAT A BUN CAN OFFER... BE VERSATILE! OMBRE HAIR LENDS ITSELF EXQUISITELY TO THIS POTENTIAL, ALLOWING YOU TO NEVER GET BORED WITH YOUR HAIRSTYLES. A GREAT WAY TO ACHIEVE A BEAUTIFULLY CASUAL EFFECT IS TO USE A SMOOTHING CREAM, AS SUCH, BED HEAD "AFTER PARTY" SMOOTHES WHILE ADDING NECESSARY SHINE! BOTH GREAT FOR SLEEK BUNS, TOUSLED AND DISHEVELED LOOKS.. A MATCH MADE IN HAIR STYLE HEAVEN ... IF YOU YOU HAVE MADE THE LEAP AND SPICED UP YOUR HAIRSTYLING WITH STUDIO 410'S CUSTOM COLOR OMBRÉ, BE SURE NOT TO LET THE BUN OT TOP KNOT SLIP OUT OF YOUR STYLING REPERTOIRE!

MAKE SURE TO FOLLW AND TAG US @studio410ladymisfits FOR YOUR TOP BUN LOOKS, WIN ONE OF STUDIO 410'S GOT TO HAVE HAIR PRODUCT VALUED AT $20, BED HEAD "AFTER-PARTY" SMOOTHING CREAM! TAG AWAY...

TOP "ART ON HAIR" LOOKS OF 2013... A LOOK BACK!

2013 WAS A GLORIOUS ONE HERE AT STUDIO 410, SPECIFICALLY IN THE ART OF STYLING, CUTTING, AND THE WORLD OF CUSTOM COLOR! 2013 WAS THE YEAR OF HAIR COLOR TECHNIQUES LIKE THE OMBRÉ AND BALAYAGE, THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED A CUSTOM COLOR FROM STUDIO 410 KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON PRECISE SHEER CONTROL, IMMACULATE BLENDING, CUSTOM HAIR COLOR,AND INNOVATIVE STYLING! THE LADY MISFITS ARE DALLAS' ORIGINAL HAIR AND BEAUTY CARTEL, BANGIN OUT SOME OF THE MOST INSANE STYLES, RIGHT IN THE HEART OF OAK CLIFF'S VERY OWN BISHOP ARTS DISTRICT. THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF SOME OF MY TOP "ART ON HAIR" PIECES OF 2013...

HEAVY OMBRÉ CON BALAYAGE... CAFÉ AU LAÍT BLONDE AND MOCHA TONES...

COPPER MADE A HUGE APPEARANCE IN 2013, AND I WAS MORE THAN WELCOMING OF IT! ESPECIALLY THIS RICH MULTI DIMENSIONAL COPPER TONES AS SUCH...

WE COINED THIS 2013 FALL LOOK, THE "FALLMBRÉ,THIS DEEP AUBURN AND HONEY TONED LOOK IS ONE OF THE SEXIEST, WITH ITS ENRICHED COLOR TONES, BLENDED SO BEAUTIFULLY WITH HER SHORT TEXTURED CUT TYING THIS LOOK INTO A TRUE WORK OF ART!

FLAWLESS FACE FRAMING FRINGE AND TEXTURE FOR VOLUME AND DISHEVELED LOCKS... ALEXA CHUNG INSPIRED LOOK... FASHION KILLA ALEXA'S DO WAS BY FAR ONE OF MY FAVORITE LOOKS DUE TO IT'S EFFORTLESS TEXTURED CUT. THIS IS THE EPITOME OF PURE SEXINESS PROVING "LESS IS MORE"... THOSE OF YOU STRUGGLING WITH FINE HAIR, LAYERS ARE YOUR BEST FRIEND!

CHESTNUT AND CREAMY BLONDE OMBRÉ TONES WAS A HUGE HIT AS WELL, THIS IMMACULATELY BLENDED TECHNIQUE OF CUSTOM COLOR SHOWS YOU HOW PRECISE COLOR SHOULD BE, WHEN WORN STRAIGHT RATHER THAN CURLED AS MOST PICS ARE SHOWN OF THIS TECHNIQUE, PROVES THE TRUE MEANING OF "ART ON HAIR"...
WE LIKE OUR BLONDES SUPREME, SOFT,AND SEXY... BLONDE HAIR SHOULD NOT BE SHOCKINGLY LIGHT, OVER PROCESSED, OR TONED OUT. YOU WANT YOUR BLONDE TO BE ELEGANT AND WELL ROUNDED. THIS IS A DEFINITE FAVE: "CAFÉ AU LAÍT" GIVING YOU THE LIGHTEST YET SEXIEST BLONDE MANES, MATCHED WITH A LONG, TEXTURED LAYERS TO BLEND IT ALL TOGETHER BEAUTIFULLY...

AGELESSLY SEXY, WHEN YOU HAVE SALT AND PEPPER LOCKS AS SUCH, NOTHING IS MORE SEXIER THAN THE A-LINE CUT. SHORT IS THE NEW SEXY! STACKS..ON STACKS..ON STACKS... STACKED LAYERS COMPLETES THIS CUT

HAIR SO SWEET LIKE COTTON CANDY... THIS BLONDE AND PINK ROSÉ TONES ARE PERFECTLY CONJOINED CREATING THIS WORK OF ART... THIS SHORT TEXTURED PIXIE CUT MAKING IT ALL JUST THAT MUCH SWEETER... IM ENDING MY TOP LOOKS OF 2013, WITH A MEN'S CUT BECAUSE MEN'S GROOMING IS NOT ONLY IMPORTANT BUT APPRECIATED. MEN'S BEARD GROOMING, CUTS AND STYLING IS WHAT WE ARE USUALLY SLEPTED ON HERE AT STUDIO 410, BUT LITTLE DO YOU KNOW IS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST AND FORTE'...

2013 "ART ON HAIR" WAS A BLAST AND IN A FLASH THIS YEAR WENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN HAVING SO MUCH FUN DOING WHAT WE LOVE. CREATING, INNOVATING, AND DELIVERING THE BEST IN DALLAS BEAUTY. THESE PICS ARE TO ENSURE WHAT YOUR HAIR "SHOULD" LOOK LIKE. BECAUSE YOU DESERVE IT! STAY TUNED DALLAS FOR OUR BEAUTY GIVE-AWAYS, TIPS, EDUCATION, AND CULTURE IN 2014! WE ARE BEYOND BLESSED BY YOU...OUR CLIENTS, WHO MAKE THIS ALL WORTH IT...CHEERS TO THE NEW YEAR!!!

AND YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD BREAK A LADY MISFIT... #WINNING #LADYMISFITS #STUDIO410 #STFU #QUESTLOVE

THE BREAKOVER BLOG HAS NOT ONLY LADIES TALKING, AND YES MEN TOO...BUT APPARENTLY THE WHOLE CITY CUZ OUR PHONE BLEW UP OVER THIS EXCLUSIVE STUDIO 410 CONTEST! OAK CLIFF PEOPLE CALLED ASKING OUR PERMISSION TO BLOG ABOUT WHAT WE WERE DOING HERE.

AFTER READING ALL THE RESPONSES,  AND BTW, THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR TRANSPARENT  & FAITHFUL CLIENTELE & FRIENDS...THE STORIES YOU SHARED WERE CRAZY, POWERFUL, RATCHET, AND SOME JUST SAD... BUT...ONE STORY STOOD OUT!

YES, SHE WAS CHEATED ON...

YES, SHE GOT FUCKED OVER FINANCIALLY...

YES, SHE WAS HUMILIATED...

THE LIST GOES ON, LIKE MANY OF YOUR STORIES!
NOT TO MINIMIZE THESE SHALLOW ACTS OF BETRAYAL, BUT THOSE ARE TYPICAL AND OBVIOUS REASONS FOR A BREAKOVER.
OUR WINNER, DAVON WAS CLEARLY THE BREAKOVER BLOG WINNER BECAUSE OF THE TRAUMA SHE SUFFERED. DAVON WAS BULLIED NOT ONLY BY THE EX, BUT HIS TRIFLING TWERK ON THE SIDE!

LADY MISFITS IS A GROUP OF WOMEN WHO EMPOWER ONE ANOTHER!
GONE ARE THE DAYS OF PUTTING UP WITH WOMAN ON WOMAN BULLYING!

LADIES, WE ARE A STRONG, BEAUTIFUL, INDEPENDENTLY MADE!

WE CAN GO ON FOR DAYS ABOUT THIS TOPIC...BUT THE POINT IS...DAVON GONZALEZ, WE UNDERSTAND!!!

YES, YOU'RE A MOTHER THROUGH AND THROUGH, BUT BEING A MOTHER DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE TO LET YOURSELF GO OR LOOSE YOURSELF!

YOU ARE DAVON!!!

BESIDES GIVING YOU A MAKE-OVER, WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU THE CONFIDENCE TO FIND YOURSELF AGAIN, TO SHOW YOUR DAUGHTER HOW STRONG A WOMAN SHOULD BE, AND GET YOU READY TO "NOT GET FUCKED"...(DAVON KNOWS WHAT WE MEAN)

POWERFULLY AND CONFIDENTLY RAISE YOUR MIDDLE FINGER WITH ALL THE PRIDE YOU HAVE, AND SCREAM...

"FUCK YOU".......

 AND NEVER LOOK BACK!

MAKE-UP FOR YOUR BREAK UP!

WHAT'S THE BEST THING ABOUT A BREAK UP? AFTER THE INTIAL CRYING BOUTS, CYBER STALKING, DRUNKEN TEXT, JEALOUS FITS, DRUNKEN SEX, AND REGRETS- COMES THE MAKEOVER AKA THE "BREAKOVER"!

A BREAKOVER IS THE SWEETEST REVENGE ON YOUR EX- BY GAINING YOUR CONFIDENCE BACK, LOSING DEAD WEIGHT (LITERALLY), AND ENHANCING YOUR LOOK FROM HEAD TO TOE!

WHETHER YOU WERE MARRIED, ENGAGED, OR IN A SHORT TERM/LONG TERM RELATIONSHIP- IT SHOULD NEVER WEAR ON YOUR LOOKS. FUCK THAT PITY PARTY BULLSHIT. PUT ON THAT SEXY THONG WITH SOME INSANE FUCK ME HEELS, TAKE THAT KICK BOXING CLASS, DIVE INTO PURE POSITIVITY, GIVE YOURSELF THAT HAIR CUT YOU HAVE BEEN DYING TO TRY, USE THAT LIPSTICK YOU BOUGHT BUT NEVER WOULD WEAR. MOST IMPORTANTLY, FLIP THE MOTHERFUCKING SCRIPT BY DOING JUST YOU!

FOR EXAMPLE:

"MY BREAKING POINT WAS WHEN I HAD FOUND OUT MY HUSBAND WAS FUCKING ONE OF MY STYLIST'S ROOMMATES, AND HIS RESPONSE WAS 'IT WAS SHOP TALK!"

TRUE FUCKING STORY....

WITH THAT SAID- SUBMIT YOUR JUCIEST, CRAZIEST, OR FUNNIEST BREAK UP STORIES THIS WEEK TO WIN YOURSELF THE ULTIMATE BREAKOVER COURTESY OF STUDIO 410, LADY MISFITS STYLE!

BREAKOVER PRIZE PACKAGE INCLUDES:

HAIR CUT, COLOR, DEEP CONDITIONING TREATMENT, EYE BROW WAX, SEMI PERM LASHES, NAILS BY PRONAIL PRINCESA, A BOTTLE OF SKINNY GIRL CUCUMBER VODKA, A COCOANDRE CHOCOLATIER GIFT,  A SWEET FEROCE HANDBAG, A MOD JUNK ACCESORIES PIECE, AND A PAIR OF THE LADY MISFITS SHOE OF THE MONTH!

KICK START TO THE REAL DEFINITION OF SUMMER TIME FINE WHILE KICKING YOUR EX TO THE CURB!

TO ENTER:
SEND YOUR BREAKUP STORIES (ALONG WITH YOUR SHOE SIZE & ANY FOOD/CHEMICAL ALLERGIES YOU MAY HAVE) TO artonhair@gmail.com WITH THE SUBJECT LINE "BREAKOVER" BEFORE 07/17/13. ALL BREAKUP STORY SUBMISSIONS AND THE IDENTITIES OF CONTEST ENTRANTS WILL REMAIN 100% CONFIDENTIAL, FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY.

SWEET FEROCE

LASHES

MOD JUNK

EVERY LADY LOVES CHOCOALTE, BUT NOT JUST ANY CHOCOLATE, COCO ANDRE CHOCOLATES!

TOPPING IT OFF WITH A REFRESHING CUCUMBER VODKA DRINK!

LET'S GIVE 'EM SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT, LADIES!

TIME TO BE SKOOLED!!!

It’s time for class with

Lady Jake...

Hair Knowledge 101

For all you short to medium hair length Divas who can’t seem to get that desired voluminous style you shoot for every day…Follow these simple steps to target that Herbal Essence Commercial doo you've been craving!

Grab a pen...take notes

Tools Needed:

TIGI Catwalk Root Boost Spray from the Volume collection (available for $16 @ Studio410)

TIGI Weightless Shine Spray from the Volume collection (available for $16 @ Studio410)

1 ½ inch barrel curling iron

A handful of pin curl prong clips

3 large hair clips

A rat tail comb

1. Start by using TIGI’s Root Boost while your hair is still damp…spray on roots in crown section and blow dry upside down
2. After hair is completely dry section hair into 3 parts, making a t-zone split from just behind the ears
3. Roll each section with a twist and secure with large clips
4. Take 1 – 1 1/2 in. sections of hair in frontal pieces and curl downward. Hold for 5-10 sec.
5. Slowly unravel curl and hold in place while pinning it at base.
6. Follow steps 3 - 4 for entire front section
7. Curl entire back section sporadically - curling hair backward
8. Lightly spritz hair while you wait
9. For a longer, more voluminous hold, keep pins in for more than 15 minutes.This will give you time to do your make-up, get dressed, and even make some breakfast! ;)
10. When ready, remove all pins and comb through hair with your fingers, giving it your desired look!

           *Tip: For a more “Pin Up” effect- use a paddle brush to comb through.

11. Lightly spritz with TIGI Weightless Shine Spray and VUALA!!!…you got your bangin' photo ready doo for the day!!!

Finished Look!!!

    Our Lady Misfits Crew at Studio 410 throw down on the latest hair trends and fresh new Up Do’s…so when you roll through Oak Cliff’s Bishop Arts District,  swing by and let our fabulous stylists rock out your Doo for prices that won’t have your wallet feeling empty.


XOXO,

Lady Jake

WHAT Y'ALL KNOW 'BOUT THEM TEXAS GIRLS......

WHAT Y'ALL KNOW 'BOUT THEM TEXAS GIRLS.....

TOP NOTCH GET THE MOST... NOTHING LESSER!

H-TOWN TRIO REUNITES FOR HALF-TIME!

MY FIRST RENDEZVOUS WITH THIS THREESOME WAS AT OAK CLIFF'S OWN PIONEER CONCERT VENUE, BRONCO BOWL... DESTINY'S CHILD OPENED UP FOR R&B'S LIL MAN JOHN B.....ARE YOU STILL FOR ME...BABY?!

 B! YOU SHOULDA JUST DANCED IN THAT ....  

YOU BLEW MADONNA OUT-THE-WATER WITH YOUR KILLER PERFORMANCE, CHARMING SAN FRANCISCO WITH NOT ONLY THAT IMPECCABLE VOICE BUT THAT BODY &  THOSE OH SO BOOTYLICIOUS MOVES...

WELL, THE SILVER GOES TO THE PERFORMANCE BUT THE GOLD GOES TO THE NAILS!!!