Just Being Myself

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Hey there gorgeous!  Thank you for spending a little bit of your time with me today. 💋

I was inspired to start this site  because of my undying  love for all things Fancy, and my  seemingly  natural  need  to  be  just  a  little  bit  EXTRA!    And  Ive  realized there’s just way too much Knowledge of the Fab to stay trapped in this head!  It simply must be shared!!

Over  my  many  many  years  in  the  beauty  salon  Ive  seen  one  common  thread  among  both  woman  and  men,  young  and  old,  in  all  stations  and  status  levels...  We’re  all  just  trying  to  find,  and  become  the  best  posiible  versions  of  ourselves.

For  me,  more  than  ever,  this  means  being  unapologetic .    As  in,  not  apologizing  for  being  Extra,  or  being  girly,  or  an  assertive  boss  babe,  or  changing  my  mind  (yet  again),  saying  no  to  going  to  that  baby  shower  or  hiking  on  Sunday,  and  saying  yes  to  another  (yes  another  thank  you  very  much)  glass  of  wine,    or  ALL  of  the  above.     And  to  me,  when  you  live  unapologetically,  you  give  others  the  confidence  (if  not  the  permission)  to  do  the  same.    

I  absolutely love  helping  people  find  the  answers  to their  burning  beauty  questions,  or  crafting  conundrums,  filling  them  in  on  my life  and  wardrobe  hacks  they  never  knew  they  couldn‘t  live  without!  

Salon  life  now  happens at my home studio because of COVID-19.  I closed my public studio and  now run Studio  Smoke and Mirrors LLC  as  an exclusive Private Beauty Club.   I  get  To  make  the  world  a  more  beautiful place  one  person  at  a  time.    And  i  get  to  make  people  feel  good  every  single  day.    I  consider  myself  a  very  very  lucky  woman.

Working  at  home  has  allowed  me  more  time  for  my  other  creative  passions  like  my  Artwork.    Im  a  firm  believer   that  Art  is  Therapy,  and  personally find  balance  and  peace  in  the  creative process.    I  would encourage everyone to  try  some type of  artistic outlet  even if it’s just  throwing a  paint  can  at  a  wall  (as  a  good  friend  of  mine  desperately wants  to  try  lol).   

But  there  is  so   much  more  to  share  with  you  my  babies!  This  world  of  beauty  is  constantly  changing and  advancing,  and  with  it  we  too  evolve  if  we  are  lucky.      It‘s  so  hard  to  keep  up!  So  I  will  share  with  you  what  Ive  learned  along  the  way  in  hopes  that  I  may  contribute  a glittery  nugget  of  beautiful  positivity  to  your  life.    💋

After  all,  we  don‘t  need  a  reason  to  be  fabulous!

Love,

Karal