New Look for Laura
My girl Laura, Co-owner of Dime Piece Designs, loves a change. Here is her most recent look before she left for her month trip to Europe
Azelle Santa Ana -Hair Stylist
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Salon Sessions
112 S. Delacey ave.
Pasadena, ca 91105
Sun Damaged Hair
We are used to protecting our skin from the sun, but what about our hair? The sun’s rays can definitely affect our hair.
Try some of these tips and you will subtly notice the difference with your hair.
Protect:
1. Wear a wide brimmed hat
2. Leave in Conditioner
3. Leave in product with UV protection – this can build up in your hair so use clarifying shampoo once a week to remove coating.
4. protect your scalp, if you have a favorite parting, apply SPF 30 or higher on parting
During Summer, salt water, chlorine and wind can dry your hair. Try and limit beach visits, swimming pools and outdoor activity with out protecting your hair.
1. Wet your hair with plain water before swimming to prevent it from absorbing too much chlorine and rinse again right after swimming.
2. Wear a hat or put long hair up to avoid wind damage.
3. Stay away from lemon juice, alcohol, peroxide or other coloring tricks because they can definitely dry out and damage your hair.
Get your shine back! If your hair is already dry and frizzy from sun exposure, it is not too late to get it back!
1. Use hair repair shampoo weekly
2. Use a deep conditioner weekly. Cover your hair with a shower cap to let your natural heat penetrate the conditioner deeply in your hair. Conditioners with keratin, wheat germ protein, and jojoba oil are good choices. Make sure to condition ends well!
3. Apply a sunscreen laden leave in conditioner daily to protect your sundamaged hair from further UV damage
4. Limit blow dryers, curling irons, and flat irons to prevent further damage.
5. Your hair color will definitely fade with sun exposure, a hair gloss and/or deep conditioning treatment with your hair stylist can add shine back to your locks
Azelle Santa Ana- Hair stylist
Call for an appointment or consultation
323-698-7668
Salon Sessions
112 S. Delacey ave.
Pasadena, ca 91105
Wedding Hair
We have been busy and booked with weddings this year! I love doing hair and makeup for weddings. Everyone loves to and wants to look gorgeous on this special day.
Here is a bridal hair trial we recently did with clip on extensions!
Contact us at:
Alana@ladyartlooks.com
or
Azelle@ladyartlooks.com
for your hair and makeup needs in California!
Los Angeles Hair Stylist at Salon Sessions
Hey Guys and Dolls!
Thank you for visiting our site! We just want to let you know that Alana and Azelle are available for on location and in salon appointments, especially if you are located in California.
Azelle Santa Ana is available at Salon Sessions in Pasadena, CA. If you haven’t been in, you will love it. ( One of the episodes for America’s Next Top Model was filmed there)
Azelle Santa Ana has been doing hair since 2005 and also worked with MAC Cosmetics as an employee and now a freelancer. At Salon Sessions she is am available:
Tuesday 12-6
Thursday 11-7
Friday 10-6
Saturday 9-6
(626)795-8856 to Book your Appointment!
(earlier or later hours are more than welcome, just let me know in advance )
Check out some of her work here: HAIR PORTFOLIO
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Say hello to Gintel part 2
Modern faux hawk for Gintel
If she lets down her hawk, she has her normal hair again, which was a shoulder length dreaded hair.
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Spray de Mode- Bumble and Bumble
Spray de Mode by Bumble and Bumble
One of my favorite hair sprays I love to use on my clients! If you are looking in to trying another hair spray, give Spray de Mode a shot!
I love it because it does what it says! Bumble and Bumble describes it as: A multi-dimensional styling tool – it gives flexible hold, workability, exceptional memory and can take heat & repeated brushing – on supermodels and non-supermodels alike.
Who: Anyone.
When: Excellent while styling dry hair with heat tools or as a flexible finishing spray.
How: Hold about 10 inches away from hair and spray in fluid, even strokes; when using heat tools, separate hair into sections and mist each just prior to contact; to finish apply evenly to dry and styled hair.
I especially love multi use products, great on the go so you don’t have to carry so much. Or just looking to buy that one time shop all purpose product kind.
I use it when I am flat ironing or curling my clients. Separate the section of hair, spray (protects from heat) and style.
Also I use it on after styling. When my client looks great in the finished style, just spray all over and it is light enough to comb out and has a medium hold to control without a sticky hard feel.
Say hello to Gintel Gee
Meet Gintel Gee! She is a dope graphic designer and has contributed a lot of her work for Dime Piece Designs
Gintel’s had these dreads for a while, I love them!
I decided to do some peek-a-boo highlights on her dreads. Pretty fun because it is not your everyday hair in foil highlights, all nice and neat. With dreads it changed up my highlighting routine. I got to soak the dreads in lightener and wrapped them up like the way you used to make antennas when you were a kid!
Need a graphic designer??? www.GintelGee.com
Need your hair done? Come see Azelle at:
Salon Sessions 112 S. Delacey Ave. Pasadena, CA 91105
626-795-8856
Pasadena Hair Stylist at Salon Sessions
Hey Guys and Dolls!
Thank you for visiting our site! We just want to let you know that Alana and Azelle are available for on location and in salon appointments, especially if you are located in California.
Azelle is available at Salon Sessions in Pasadena, CA. If you haven’t been in, you will love it. ( One of the episodes for America’s Next Top Model was filmed there)
Azelle Santa Ana has been a licensed hairstylist since 2005 and worked as with MAC cosmetics as well.
Azelle specializes in:
Brazilian Blowouts
Haircuts
-scissor male cuts
-short hair
-long beautiful layers
Color
-”invisible” highlights
-complimentary color
Makeup
-bring out your natural beauty
Styles
-editorial
-weddings
-everyday wear
Salon Sessions availability:
Tuesday 12-6
Thursday 11-7
Friday 10-6
Saturday 9-6
(626)795-8856 to Book your Appointment!
Check out some of my work here: HAIR PORTFOLIO
Also, special pricings for twitter and Lady Art friends!
twitter.com/AzelleStyles
twitter.com/LadyArtLooks
Harajuku ready!
Just a couple weeks ago, I took my number 1 hair model, Laura from Dime Piece, back to brunette for the Metro Pop Magazine Shoot. Check out that post HERE
Now, I took her lighter. Ready for Japan with Joy Rich this week!
A timed and fast pace process.
I decolorized her whole head.
Foiling the top part, where her hair is the longest, to make sure the application was even.
You need to keep an eye on the process, seeing what color is coming up.
When we reached a desired color, I toned her a couple shades darker.
Read about their Japan 2010 tour on their blog: THE PARADIME
Brazilian Blowout on Ashley
I’ve been styling and maintaining the manes of the girls from Dime Piece Designs and enjoying it! They are fun to work with it and I get to play with new ideas.
Ashley is always seen with stick straight hair, or in her cute little turban, but realistically she has CURLY hair. It gets pretty wild when it’s not done up. When she found out I was doing the Brazilian Blowout , she was one of the first to jump on it! Ashley cares for the health of her hair and didn’t want to do the extreme and do something permanent, like a relaxer or permanent straightening to change her hair bonds. So this service is actually a perfect treatment for her.
-At the salon, the process took a little over 90 minutes.
-When you get out, you can continue with your everyday schedule. Don’t be afraid to wash your hair, you should use the recommended Shampoo and Conditioner though because it has complementing ingredients to help the treatment last longer.
-You will definitely notice your hair slimmer than before with a lot of shine!
The Brazilian Blowout lasts for a bout 3 months, with proper at home maintenance, and actually improves the health of your hair. The results for this treatment is an intense amount of shine, less frizz and a cut down on your blow drying time.
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If you are in the Los Angeles area and are interested in this service,
Contact me, Azelle, at Salon Sessions (626)795-8856 and ask me about my introductory offer!
112 S. De lacey Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91105
or email: Azelle@LadyArtLooks.com
Valentine’s Day
Happy Valentine’s day Guys and Dolls!
I had a booked day this Saturday at my second home, Salon Sessions , and was surprised with this…
Yumm… Humungous dark chocolate dipped strawberries!
Hope everyone got some goodies and some extra lovin!
Also, it’s a 3 day weekend!!!
By the way, “Valentine’s Day” should really be celebrated EVERYDAY! This day is just icing on the cake, help boost retail stores and promote the color red. 
xoxo Azelle
Cut & Color – Metro Pop Magazine
The girls from Dime Piece Designs were in a shoot for Metro Pop Magazine. It was time for Laura’s touch up and frequent visit at my second home, Salon Sessions in Pasadena.
Still keeping her hair short and cute.
We’re staying away from going lighter… for now.
So i deepend her faded auburn with a deep violet.
Added a couple highlits in the front to break the solidness of the overall hair color. The highlights were very fine, not too chunky just to blend in. I love the result of it! Looks like a hint of purple and blue
For more consultation or to schedule an appointment, contact:
Azelle at
Salon Sessions
112 s. delacey ave.
pasadena, ca 91105
626-795-8856
Brazilian Blowout At Salon Sessions
This amazing hair treatment is available for you at Salon Sessions
112 S. De Lacey Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91105
(626)795-8856
Ask for Azelle Santa Ana
- 100% Formaldehyde and Aldehyde free
- It is a wash and wear product there is no need for your customer to come back in 4 days to rinse.
- Application takes about 90 minutes from start to finish.
- This is not a straightening system it is a smoothing solution so no structure changes will occur to the hair, customer will not have pencil straight hair that they can not style or up-do.
- Safe on color/chemically treated hair
Since this is not a straightening system, it is great for ALL hairtypes! Here is a before and after :
For more information or schedule an appointment, contact:
The new bob for 2010
My personal opinion of the new bob for 2010 is the Gwyneth Paltrow bob. It’s sexy and simple.
I’ve been getting a couple requests lately for this exact shoulder length, minimal layers bob. I totally see why. It makes the in between phase of growing your hair out look hot! The shortest length hits just at your neck, and angled a tiny bit in the front with a little lenght. Like a grown out angle bob.
xoxo Azelle
Our New Logos!!!
One of the many reasons why I love what I do is that I get to meet amazing people.
I met Eliana as a client at Salon Sessions, and through getting to know each other I came to see how super talented and down to earth she was. Our new logos is a big thanks to Eliana!
Hit her up on www.Eliana-D.com and check out her custom made wall decors!
xoxo Azelle
Say Hello to Hope
Mini make over with Hope.
Color: She was missing the blonde, and so was her hubby.
Cut: Taking up a few inches really put the emphasis on her pretty face
Hilites for a quick change
Adding some highlights can brighten up some features in your face. Adding all over hilites can change your whole look.
Laura wanted to go blonde again.
I decided to just do all over hilites, compared to bleach out the whole thing. Adding hilites can preserve some of your hair’s health. Also, when wanting a good change, be prepared to be in the salon for some time. With Laura’s request to go all over blonde again, coming from a dyed – black hair color, you need be in the salon for some time to make sure we get the right color.
Say hello to Eva
Previous post also titled “Say hello to Eva”, she wanted to go red. Red is a beautiful color, but you gotta be high maintenance to keep up with it (fades quick). As much as Eva had fun with the red, this winter many of my clients have been going natural.
Always a fun client to have in my chair!
Say hello to Cindy
My blockbuster night-let’s party during spring break friend, meet Cindy
CUT:
She naturally has a lot of hair and coarse. Main thing for most people who have long hair is: Keep the length.
First I “air trimmed” the lenght, just to freshen up the ends, but not taking too much off.
Then, I decided to thin out her hair, not using thinning shears, but my own shears to thin out specific areas I wanted. Detailing. Also, I added a lot of fun layers all around to give her a lot of movement and the feeling of lighter hair.
COLOR:
Kept her base color
Just added blocks of lightened pieces for fun
Say hello to Michelle
One of my awesome clients, meet Michelle.
She was ready to take her hair a couple levels darker for the winter.
I decided to use a gloss, a conditioning-deposit only color that is great for toning, enhancing, cancelling your artificial hair color. I decided to not take it too dark just in case if she wants to go lighter, her hair won’t go through so much shock of transition. It was just dark enough to grab and give her a dark coating.
I love how her previous blonde hilites still peek through for an instant dimension.
Before and After with my mom
Meet my mom… Rosellee
She is not big on make up or hair, but it’s ok because she doesn’t need much of it, she is already beautiful. Awwww..lol I just find it funny that I have to force her to come to the salon whereas others would jump on the opportunity to get their hair and make up done all the time. Ok well.. It’s not that dramatic. My mom lives a good drive away and she is pretty busy .
I’ll be doing another makeover on my mom as soon as I get her to come in the salon, going shorter!
xoxo Azelle
Say hello to Desboobs!
An oldie but a goodie!!
DESBOOBS: Brings the heat, the hooker street and the mashed up beat!!!
I go way back with Des and her hair changes. We’ve done the shag, the pixie, the peter pan and we couldn’t resist the weave. Yup! we’d take turns gluing those wefts on and blowdrying it on our scalps.. A hot mess! lol
This is one of my faves! From Jet black to a little platinum action.
Say Hello to Mama Melinda!
Mama Melinda has curly hair. When she came in to the salon, her hair was just brushed out and air dried. I noticed that her curls were dragging her hair and did not have much movement. She wanted something cute that she can do straight and curly . I went for the sleek angled cut. It is perfect to straighten, and has an edgier look. And if she decides to leave it curly, her curls will be a lot bouncier with the shorter length.
p.s. and easier to style!
