The Beauty of Being Bicoastal... Conquering Dreams One Salon and Champagne Glass at A Time

Every morning when I wake up I'm truly excited about everything.  I have an excitement for life, I can't help it.  I guess you can say I've been very fortunate.  This past week when I woke up daily to sunshine, perfect weather and a week full of new potential opportunities my excitement level turned into a passionate desire to take in every moment as I was living my dream, in Hollywood.

I packed two suitcases, brought all of my beauty loot (seriously this was not a travel sized ordeal), settled into my hotel room as if it was my second apartment, all shoes in a row, jewelry laid out – the only thing that was missing was Joe.  Thinking: one day I will be bicostal.  One day, or should I say we will be?

In between and after the work I had a blast with my LA besties, Jamie Stone, Sydne Summer and Nadine Jolie.  Just as bright eyed as the first, second and third time I came out here, we caught up over cocktails poolside at my hotel, the Avalon in Beverly Hills, went shopping on Rodeo Drive, got blowouts at the DryBar, had my brows groomed at Anastasia Beverly Hills and attended the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic.

With the way things are going, looks like I'll be heading back again very soon!

Bethenny Frankel Launches the Skinny Girl Ponytail

There is now such thing as a "Skinny Girl Ponytail," but don't get too excited as it won't make you look thinner.  Bethenny Frankel is expanding her empire yet again by partnering with The Dry Bar, the blow dry bar that I visited last month (see my post here), and adding a pony tail to their blowout menu that's inspired by the one in her skinny girls cocktail logo. "It's set up higher on the head than your average ponytail. It's sleek and has a slight curl at the end for added bounce," commented Alli Webb, Drybar co-founder.  "It's sweet and sophisticated at the same time."

In addition to choosing the Skinny Girl Ponytail when customers get their hair done, they'll be served a complimentary Skinny Girl White Cranberry Cosmo or Margarita to complete the look.

Check out the video how to video:

Skinny Girl Pony from HAYDEN 5 on Vimeo.

The Dry Bar (Heaven on Earth) Opens in NYC

Ladies, if you haven't heard about this yet, pay attention!  Just a few weeks ago The Dry Bar launched in NYC, an LA-based salon that offers only blow outs. Swear, you won't find a pair of scissors or dollop of hair dye in the whole place. Why? Because as I've said before (see post) – in New York, it's all about the blowout.  Only these are different, they're based off of a cocktail inspired menu and dare I say... affordable. Last night I went to an event at The Dry Bar sponsored by Dove and DailyCandy and came out with a head turning blowout.  The menu featured the following blowouts to choose from: The Straight Up (straight with a little body), The Manhattan (sleek and smooth), The Cosmo (lots of loose curls), The Mai Tai (messy, beachy look), The Cosmo-tai ('lil cosmo, 'lil mai-tai), The Southern Comfort (big hair and volume) and The Hot Toddy (short and sweet).

I chose the Cosmo-tai, but explained to my stylist that I'll be happy with any sort of voluminous blow out because in all reality, I have pin-straight, fine hair and I doubted she could pull it off.  With a medium sized round brush and the help of a 1" curling iron mission impossible was accomplished.

Now are you ready for this?  Blow outs are $40!  They even offer packages they call "Bartabs" for those of us (um me!) who tend to get blowouts frequently.

The Dry Bar is located at 4 West 16th Street, NYC.