Busy Weekend For The Lot of You

Sounds as though many of my Facebook friends and family had a busy weekend. Friends in Vegas that attended NAHA ( North American Hairdressing Awards ), family in Vegas getting some much needed R&R for the first time since the two boys were born (Pam hope you didn't spend too much in the forum shops! Oh, that reminds me. I asked Heather to ask you if you could pick me up one of those John Varvatos' 2 piece suits and possibly a nice watch to go with it...) Only Joking!

Heather(Isabel), Mia, and I had a relaxing weekend. Started it off with taking Heather(Isabel) and Mia swimming. only to find out that the water was too warm. Felt better getting out of the pool than it did getting in. Unfortunately I was only able to get in up to my waist because of my new tattoo I got on my left side of my ribs. (X.VI.MMV) which is shaped in a triangular pattern.The Numerics that I got etched are my first daughters birthday and for some strange reason I have a much bigger sense of closeness to Mia. Like a sealed bond between her and I. kind of weird, but bonded for sure.

My thoughts on NAHA. I am slightly disappointed in the results, seems as thought the results are as predictable as a poorly written reality show on NBC. Where is the WOW factor I remember in the industry. I truly believe that some of these poor contestants got the raw deal in most cases. This is art not a beauty contest! if you feel you want to check out the winners go to www.probeauty.org and look under NAHA finalists and winners for 2010. you can also see the past years winners. You will see what I am talking about. (Sorry NAHA winners)!

Grab the Bull By the Horns!

Where to start...

I started in the Beauty industry about 7 years ago in Salt Lake City, Utah with my friends and mentors Fumi Eguchi, Paul Chance, and Tyson Daniels. After my training in Salt Lake City, Utah my life took a turn for the best and my wife Heather got pregnant and we moved to Houston, Texas to start a new life with the a family that I am proud to say that I am a part of. Thank you Agnes and Nestor for being a great influence to Heather, Mia, myself, and our soon to be Isabel Mae Beale. I take comfort that I know Mia and Isabel will be taken great care of from their Lola and Lolo, (Grandmother and Grandfather for those of you who don't know Tagalog). Much thanks to them for getting us this far in our lives.

In May 2010 I opened my own business "The Kilted Coiffeur" Located at 12010 Jones Rd Ste. 105 Houston, Texas 77070 located inside Sedora Salons. This is such a blessing for my family, myself and my customers. I am able to create my own schedule and do the things that I love to do. I specialize in hair cutting, hair color and Keratin Treatments. In the recent years I have been submitting my work to the North American Hairdressing Awards and Wella Trend Vision.

This year has been very productive with starting a new business, getting my family ready for another baby, making sure I have all my ducks in a row. I am starting school hopefully in the fall to get my Cosmetology Instructors licence so I can start with a company doing stage work

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While on vacation in Salt Lake City, Utah I ran into my friend and mentor Tyson Daniels who invited me to go to PureArtist training to start teaching classes and share my knowledge with other industry professionals about the product and techniques I have learned over the last 7 years. I cannot wait for opportunities to start coming to me. I am going to go out there and grab the bull by the horns and wow people with my talent, creativity and drive to do it bigger and better than ever before.