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Happy 50th Birthday to the woman in whose light I (literally) stood

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Amen, Sandy. Amen. And Happy 50th Birthday!

When I first met Sandy Bullock, as her Miss Congeniality stand-in in 2000 in Austin, she was then the age that I am now.

She was 36 and I was a recent Texas graduate at 22. I thought she was THE COOLEST.

I still do.

Such memories, love and friends came out of those mere two months.

Some of my favorites.

And it was one heck of a roller coaster precursor to my move in August of 2000 from the Lone Star State to this City of Angels, that I now love so madly.

I will always just love her to bits.

And somewhere…far up in a closet…or way back in a storage space in Austin or Louisiana, I hope she still has an overly-gushing 2-page thank you note that a 22-year-old starlet wannabe wrote her.

 

xoxo,
BF

BF Asks: What thank you notes have you written that you’ll never forget?

 

Tress Tuesday: hairdo by HairUWear Clip-in Bangs (yes, really)

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Every time I see Sandra Bullock with bangs, I want them.

 

Every time I see my BFF, actress Sarah Jane Morris, with her new bangs – I want them.

Sarah Jane Morris - cute with any hairstyle but especially Michelle Pfeiffer meets Diane Lane with bangs

 

Even in the rain, her bangs look flawless. Mine would be a frizzilicious mess. Sigh.

Sarah Jane Morris with gorgeous bangs even in the rain...sigh. I covet.

In fact, anytime I see any cute actress with bangs – well – I want them.

But, alas, my face shape was not the kind that was born to wear bangs. At least not all the time with a commitment and all. And my naturally frizzy, curly fine hair takes some major effort when it comes to perfect bang-styling. One of my biggest beauty regrets is that I didn’t get a brazilian blowout or keratin treatment prior to shooting this music video (a duet with Chris Richards) of Not So California (go ahead, check it out! You know you wanna. Yep, I sing too!). Oh sure, the bangs look good in the beginning but by the time we’re shooting on the beach, oooooh boy!

Before Beach Shoot: Bang Perfection

 

Post-beach shoot: Ack!!!! What happened and how did those strange things appear on my head?

That’s why I am L-O-V-I-N-G, LOOOOOVING these hairdo by HairUWear clip-in bangs.

Yep, you read that right! These are CLIP-IN bangs by hairdo by HairUWear!!! ($29)

 

For only $29.00 at Ulta, you can have the option of bangs every day. And the best part? They are completely able to be styled as you wish. Want some feathered bangs? Get your groove on! Want to curl them for a little beach wave action? Get beachy, you little mermaid.

These are what they look for prior to easy clip-in:

What they look like on their own: hairdo by HairUWear clip-in bangs ($29)

As for me, I love popping them in when my hair is not the squeaky cleanest, I have a little too much front frizz going on or I just want to switch up my look for one of the dozens of events I have that week. I love that it’s presto-changeo with virtually no effort or styling. I just part my hair, position the bangs and go.

Depending on where you clip them in, you can make them longer or shorter so it is truly a breeze!

I wore them on Saturday to Meg’s birthday pool party and NO ONE knew they weren’t real.

Pulling one over everybody at Meg's pool party...

And we’re talking beauty and fashion bloggers here, people! I had to show them to make them believe me!

Just another girl with bangs...nothing to see here!

So I can vouch for these 100%. Just choose the best color for you, use the little clip-combs to secure and bang it out whenever your little heart desires! Super easy and super fun! I am loving this style alternative!!!

 

xoxo,
BF

 

BF Asks: Do you look good with bangs or no bueno?