metamorphosis.

hair used to look like this:

then i came across (and obsessed over) this:

thought about it for a hot minute

and did this (thanks andria!):

et voila!

currently look like this:

since then,

i've discovered this:

where do we go from here?

vintage beauties.

had an opportunity to work with my favorite power couple,

au + mau mauricio of bottega studios.

maria + pollyanna from industry models rocked it out

in vintage swimwear styled by brandon sapin.

beeeautiful.

valentimes day.

matchy matchy.

heart attacks.

vday craft.

best valentimes day in a long time.

how was your lovey dovey day?

aminat.

final edits from my shoot with rowan daly + brandon sapin.

had a great time shooting at griffith park. gorg.

love love love.

outtakes.

teamed up with uber talented photographer lindsey boice

and celebrity makeup artist ermahn ospina this weekend.

it was a late night shoot that went into the wee hours of the morn.

if this outtake is any indication, the sleep deprivation was totally worth it.

stay tuned for the final images. so excited!

xo

quanto sorprendente!

just found out that a shoot i did with DQP

was featured on the vogue italia website.

holy frijoles!

or whatever the italian equivalent is...

kind of exciting.

sneaky peek.

gathered the team and tromped around trabuco.

the hair. the light. the styling. i'm obsessed.

final images coming soon!

doin' work.

just a couple of teasers from the fashion

shoot for companere magazine i worked on this weekend.

lemme tell ya, this editorial hairstyling thing ain't for sissies.

it's WORK. but i love it. so so SO much.

speaking of loving, or just liking a lot, head over to my

Paula Peralta - Hairstylist page on facebook.

give it a thumbs up and then pass it on to your friends!

old hair, new hair.

tors has great hair. long and luscious.

even still, this lovely lady needed a change.

so we spiced up her old hair...

...and now she's got this fancy new hair.

ombre baby! it's all the rage and i'm lovin' it!

soft, diffused highlights. yes yes and yes.

who wants it? come and get it!

weird + awesome.

so i'm not the best at makeup.

but sometimes i surprise even myself

with my awesomeness.

behold, the anime eye. sure, it's really supposed

to look like this but given what i had to work with

(almost nothing), it was a pretty good first try.

comedy tonight!

i was invited to do the stage makeup

for men alive - the orange county gay men's chorus.

never one to turn down an opportunity, i jumped at the

chance to hone my stage makeup skills.

originally, i was slated to only do the

makeup for the bride of frankenstein...

...but ended up making up a passel of monsters.

pure craziness. pure hilarity.

here's vern. my bride. he's a doll.

rik/uncle fester was also a lot of fun to work with.

so so so SO sweet and funny.

oh and also, i met leslie jordan.

'member him? karen's nemesis on will & grace.

the man is hilarious. like...HYSTERICAL!

exhibit a: after makeup, he offered to trade my

people magazine for his already read magazines.

this is what he came back with. yep, that's right.

national enquirer. as he dropped them off he said:

"you need to read about whitney and her drug problem.

her and lindsey [lohan]...what's to become of them?!"

pure comedy.

shear genius.

i had my first photo shoot last week.

the day before, i decided to do a practice run.

i wasn't feeling suuuuper inspired but liked the idea of

a curly/textured look for my model.

chelsea was sweet to suffer through as my model.

wet perms are NOT for the faint of heart.

in fact, i wasn't even sure it was going to work.

darling ashley stepped in to do the little baby hairs in the back

i didn't have the skills to roll. she saved me.

homegirl works FAST!

after all the rods were in, 'twas time for the dryer.

at this point, i had no idea how it was going to turn out.

i just hoped that SOMETHING good would come of it.

an hour later, we pulled out the rods.

it was SOMETHIN' all right. the good part was debatable.

i sat and stared at that 'fro forever.

then it hit me! a more current version

of a punk rock classic! who doesn't love a mohawk?!

the photo shoot went well and the proofs are GORGEOUS!

i'll post 'em as soon as i get clearance from

the photographer. get excited!

hair did.

i did my first haircut this week! can you believe it?!

yeah, me either. m'girl katie taught a haircutting class

and helped me through it all. i was SO nervous

but m'friend josh was a GREAT sport about letting

me have a go on his glorious locks.

aren't you so proud of me?!

p.s. sorry for all the iphone pics lately.

i don't carry my big girl camera much these days.

i'll be better...maybe.