New projects

hi all !

first of all i want to say THANK you for keeping up with me

either via instagram, snapchat or Facebook this past couple of months.

I have gone in a new journey, an adventure! 

I have decided to venture out and open up my own studio this new 2016 

this new adventure has a name and its called VINYL BEAUTY STUDIO

For those who know me , know that i have been in the fashion and beauty industry

since maybe 10 years ago. From either creating marketing campaigns for 

clothing stores i worked at, to doing hair for shoots for local magazines while in college. 

I had no idea this was were my path was going to take me, but the more

involved i became with studio work , the more clear it became to me.

I needed to have an outlet, since before moving to Austin I knew i was going to be self employed

not in an egotistical, "I'm better than you" type of way. It was more because of the past 8 years, having been in management, marketing and design so actively that i knew all that knowledge and creativity would go to waste limiting my self to doing haircuts all day. 

Some of you may remember all my attempts at being independent while still having a job for example, when THE TULLE ROOM was born. An online clothing store where i created from scratch website, marketing and above all handmade accessories. This store was my first child per say and it taught me SO much it also allowed me so many tiny victories, like when i got invited to go sell my jewelry in NYC. 

Then i trasition into a lot more writing, blogging and being sponsored by different brands and collaborating with online magazines. 

Now i can do a combination of everything i love and have been doing for the past 10 years!

This is why sometimes i get a bit irritated when people comment on "wanting" or pursuing "fast success" 10 years in the making is what I'm currently living so i don't consider it fast i consider it a project of life in the making. 

This universe has all this ways of showing you the way. 

Never silence your inner voice that is God and your destiny speaking to you!

For the first time in my life i am not rushing to see whats next in life, i am actually enjoying being alive in this moment !!

For anyone that wonders how to find me or what I'm about please follow my instagram and check out the vinyl beauty studio website if you need to make a hair appointment. 

CHEERS to the FUTURE  

love

Cynthia 

Inspired much?!

Just arrived this week from Fabulous Las Vegas Nv where i attended the annual North American Hair Styling Awards which are "the oscars" for hair. In addition of being honored to be invited and surrounded by great leaders in the beauty industry, they also made sure we were able to make the best out of our networking parties.

It was a real dream to be able to interact with legends like Fernando Romero, Vivianne Mckinder and Stephanie Kocielski. The new talent was also present and did not hesitate to give us all their best advice on how to make it into the beauty world.
Oh and i took my new nikon j1 so , yes i went crazy taking pictures.
Here are some pictures on what was the first and best beauty queen summer adventure!

on the plane here we go!

Hello fabulous!


welcome dinner were we managed to be silly because we had too much sugar!

caterers, fancy food and my favorite part...dessert!

then guess who was at the dinner, Jonathan Antin from the show "blow out" no big deal right?

next day got our t-shirts and little pins
had a class with Theodore leaf he is one of my absolute faves. He was the sweetest, took the time to review my resume and gave me feedback. People just don't do that riiiiight? lucky!

in front of the convention center there were displays of antique beauty magazines and tools!

marcel iron from the 30's! yikes!

i was all over this store so cute and unique!

glitter soap!

handmade bath salts! cuteeeee!

trade show time!

NAHA (north american hairstylist awards ) 2012 ! such a HUGE honor.

Here i was in all my glory with Jake Thompson. (Major crush). Oh Mah Gaaaaaah!

Nicolas french. Avant Garde winner. Im a hugeeeeeee fan.


I am sorry i did not take much pictures inside the Naha itself, i was too busy being in awe with all the awesomeness around me.
However, we got a personalized tour of the Robert Cromeans salon. I got to see customer care at its finest and an admirable culture within the salon team.





hey paul mitchell geeks! behold the first COLOR BAR ever.


When the weekend almost came to an end we decided to have a fancy dinner courtesy of Paul Mitchell. We went to the Sugar Factory. Completely fell in love with the place and they found out my birthday was in a couple of days so they brought me a celebratory cupcake!

It was sad to leave such a weekend full of unimaginable inspiration and amazing people, but i was tired and to be honest i missed my apartment.
I enjoyed reading some of the few magazines i was gifted at the convention and of course my green tea while watching clueless to avoid the stress of a turbulent plane ride back home.

What-a-weekend! Blessed. Forever grateful for this opportunity.
If you have any questions on PBA/BEACON or how to attend this type of event, please let me know i am more than happy to point you in the right direction so you can TOO live a beauty dream.
much love,
Cindlu