Waterstone offers $25 haircuts to benefit the American Cancer Society

Operation #givetolive hair donation has been completed with success.  Not only did Joel Hamburger and Nanette give me an awesome hair cut, Waterstone is offering a generous deal.  From now until July 1st, haircuts booked with select stylists are only $25 (be sure to mention #givetolive or ask for Blanca).  That $25 is going to the American Cancer Society.  If you believe in karma, Waterstone definitely has a great bit of good karma coming to them.  I'd also like thank Sugar Mama's for providing yummy cupcakes for the event, and to St. Germain for the drinks.  From #BATHH and other donations, we raised about $100 for #givetolive.  Thank you so much to everyone to contributed to the cause.  


Don't forget.  The $25 haircut deal for the American Cancer Society only lasts until July 1st.  Make sure you give Waterstone a call at (512) 373-7546 and mention #givetolive. They'll set you up with the stylists.  Waterstone is located near 30th and Guadalupe.  



Joel is messing with my hair.  He's getting a feel for it. 

Measuring the hair. I've already committed. No turning back now.

Nanette is going for it.  She cut off the bulk of it.  Read her blog about dealing with cancer here.

It turned out to be 11 inches of hair.

There's my former locks.

I'm about to giggle.  I can't remember why.  Joel is concentrating on the hair. 

Trimming the ends. 

And the final product.  Wow that looks shiny. 



There's the cupcake fairy, sans hair, with smile.  I love the new cut.  Thanks to Joel and Waterstone Aesthetics for their generosity to cancer research. 

#GivetoLive invites you to check out My New Haircut, Cupcakes, and Libations

I'm getting my hair cut for Locks of Love on June 23rd at 6:30 pm.  Nanette (@rocknrealty) is going to do the honors of cutting off the donation portion of my hair, and Joel at Waterstone Aesthetics is going do the styling portion of the hair cut.

If you haven't met Nanette yet, she's a rock'n realtor in Austin, who is courageously battling breast cancer right now.  Her blog on her cancer progress is glittereveryday.blogspot.com.  My donated hair will go towards making wigs for children who are losing hair, typically from chemotherapy treatments.  Donations collected will be going towards Isabelle (@Spoonsie) #givetolive fund raiser. 

We're inviting you to join us at my new hairdo make over event.  Sugar Mama's is going to be serve some delicious cupcakes for the hair cutting event to go along with some libations. So come on out and watch me lose more than 10 inches of hair, nosh on some cupcakes, and have a drink.  If you can't donate in person, you can always donate to #givetolive through this link.  

Date: Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Time: 6:30 pm- 8:00 pm. 
Location: Waterstone Aesthetics 3016 Guadalupe St, Suite B-100, 78705 512.373.7546  Parking is plentiful.

If you can't make it to my new haircut event, I'll also be at the June 17th #BATHH on Union Park with a donation jar and some bacon chocolate chip cookies.  I'll be taking donations there as well. 

P.S. Bonus cookies if you can recite My New Haircut(the original) from memory.  MUSCLE MILK!

#GivetoLive and Give to Locks of Love

Ever driven a car from Vancouver, Canada to Austin, TX? That's quite a ways.  Ever think about doing that on a bike?  Meet @Spoonsie, otherwise known as Isabelle.  She's a super awesome chick who's going to bike from Vancouver to Austin over 9 days all in the name of raising fund for cancer research. #givetolive That's 2650 miles on a bike.  That's not all.  Once she gets here, she's participating in the Livestrong Challenge in October.  That's one cool chicka. Donate to her cause here. Along the way, @Spoonsie has also put on some additional fundraisers for her campaign.  I must mention that one of the activities was selling bacon cookies.  That's right.  I said BACON cookies.  If you haven't donated yet, you need to do so now. Also, look for a Happy Hour event with @Spoonsie sometime in late October 2010.  If you're lucky, we'll also have #bacon cookies.  So what announcement do I have?  I have one that is pretty unusual for myself.  For most of my life, I've had long hair that I've maintained myself.  I think I've only ever had three people cut my hair besides my mother and myself.  See, here I'm cutting my own hair in Oct. 2008.  It took less than a minute! It isn't a secret that I've donated my hair to Locks of Love in the past, but the announcement this time is that someone else is cutting it this time!  Joel Hamburger from WaterStone Aesthetics is going to be the featured stylist to use scissors on my long locks.  Joel has been doing hair for about seven years, the last two in Austin. He trained at one of the top salons in San Francisco, and takes classes at Vidal Sassoon and Bumble & Bumble. Joel also styles hair for fashion shows and magazines, including my own hair from last year's Austin Fashion Week. Currently, he is putting the finishing touches on a new hair blog called HeyStylist.com.   Growing hair for Locks of Love is a long-term laborious commitment.  It has been 20 months since my last hair cut.  That's 20 months of rarely using styling products in my hair.  I've only applied heat to it for styling maybe five times in the last 20 months, and I condition and protect it everyday. Before my long locks are sent to become a wig for Locks of Love, I'll be driving donations to @Spoonsie's #givetolive campaign.  I'll also be at the #BATHH on Union Park with a donation jar so bring some spare cash.  The haircut will take place at WaterStone Aesthetics on June 23rd.  Stay tuned for more info!