Celebrity Style DIY Hair Camp Announced for November!

Blake Lively, Cara Delevingne, Kate Middleton, Kim Kardashian-West: The hottest celebrity hair styling tips and tricks will be revealed for holiday party season.

CHICAGO, IL – OCTOBER 28, 2016 – Just in time for holiday parties and family gatherings, Chicago women will look like they’ve just stepped onto the red carpet with hairstyles worn by models, Hollywood celebrities, and English royalty! This November, guests at Blowtique’s DIY Hair Camp will learn how to perfect the latest celebrity hairstyles from some of Chicago’s finest and most respected industry professionals.

Master Stylists and Master Colorists at Blowtique, Chicago’s original luxury blow-out salon, will bring their expertise to a limited number of guests at an exclusive DIY Hair Camp on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile. The Hair Camp will teach women the secrets behind hairstyles seen on Blake Lively, Cara Delevingne, Kim Kardashian-West and The Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton.

“Ladies come into our salon daily requesting a certain celebrity look,” says Danielle Reilly, Creative Director of Blowtique. “We decided to build a DIY Hair Camp series around the celebrities that garner the utmost hair envy. In our Hair Camp, women will learn how to perfect the latest hair trends at home – all in time for the Holiday party season.”

Each Monday in November, DIY Hair Camp attendees will be taught how to perfect a different celebrity’s most requested hairstyles.

November 7 – Blake Lively

Perfect Beach Waves and BoHo-inspired up-dos.

 

November 14 – Cara Delevingne

“I woke up like this”  hair. A Master Makeup Artist will be featured, offering individual mini-tutorials on how to achieve Cara’s famous brows.

 

November 21 – Kate Middleton

signature Big Curly Blow-Out and Elegant Chignon, perfect for the Holiday party season.

November 28 – Kim Kardashian-West

eclectic and always on-trend hairstyles including Boxer Braids, Glam Bouffants, and attendant’s choice of Kim’s current looks. Our Master Makeup Artist will join us again for Kardashian-inspired tutorials.

 

Blowtique DIY Hair Camp:

Cost: $25 per person & BYOB

Discount: $20 for Full Access Rewards Members at The Shops at North Bridge!

Address: Blowtique, Level 3, The Shops at North Bridge (Nordstrom’s Building)

520 N Michigan Avenue, Chicago IL 60611.

To book visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/diy-hair-camp-tickets-27782463095

 

 

About Blowtique :

Launched in 2012 as Chicago’s original blow-out hair salon, Blowtique has become synonymous with luxury and style. With a team of Master Stylists trained to exacting European standards, this first-of-its-kind salon has evolved into a full-service experience for men and women which offering customized haircuts, coloring, and makeup while perfecting an exclusive “brush only” blow-out technique that’s imitated by some and perfected by only one. Blowtique has luxury salons on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile and in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. For a full menu of services and to schedule your appointment, visit Blowtique.com.

Babies & Beauty Routines

How does a woman’s beauty routine change after her first child is born?

The early morning is a curious time of day — a heavy sense of tired greats you as you wake, but slowly throughout the morning things become lighter, clearer, louder, busier, rushed. There are the usual things on the agenda: coffee, shower, breakfast, beauty routine, and be sure not to forget your keys as you run out the door.

Now, let’s add the needs of a newborn baby. What part of your routine stays, and what goes? If there’s ever a time a woman faces a complete overhaul of her beauty routine, it’s when her first baby is born.

Alison Egan, a local Chicago Montessori teacher and mother of a six-month-old baby boy, thought that all her experience with children would prepare her for her own child, but it didn’t: “I thought it would be easy since I would have one child compared to 20, but it wasn’t. I can’t hand Harry back. He’s all mine.”

We asked Alison to share with us what her beauty routine was before she had her son, Harry, and what her beauty routine was after he was born.

Alison explained: “My routine is a lot different now that it was before I had Harry. Before I was much more focused on my skin rather than make up — I spent a lot of time on cleansing and moisturizing, with minimal time spent on makeup. The makeup I wore was tinted moisturizer, some bronzer, and mascara. As for my hair, I spent much more time on it pre-Harry. I’d straighten it and style it frequently.”

It’s clear to see that Alison had much more time to primp and prep when the morning could be all about her, but after she became a mom, the mornings turned into messy buns and a bit of lipstick.

“After I had my son, concealer became my new best friend. And coffee. And usually sunglasses. I began to forget all the regular aspects of my beauty routine, especially the basics. I’d forget to put earrings in. Or mascara. Or my lipstick. Then of course, just as you put on a beautiful top, baby spits up.”

 

We were curious: Why did it change so much?

Alison explained, “getting ready is all about getting Harry ready. If I have an hour, I usually have to get him ready. 50 of those minutes are for him, and that’s it.”

With kids it’s always 80/20, but it’s okay because they need you and you need them. Having a child makes you a better person because it is no longer about you, it’s about caring and nurturing for another person. You become selfless. What once seemed routine or mundane becomes a special event. However, as GIT Mom would say, it’s just as important to take time out of your busy schedule to pamper yourself.

If you’re in need of a pampering session, Blowtique is available for all your needs.