Beautiful Farrah Hair

I am going to show my age here, but who cares...?! As a boy I grew up with Charlie's Angels (When Drew Barrymore was in ET and had no idea she would one day try and emulate those icons of style) photos all over my bedroom. I would collect every, and I mean every, picture of them that I could get my teenage hands on. I could go on and on..., but maybe another time.
In Honor of the great Farrah who's battle with cancer was courageous and heart breaking , I'm here to tell you that Charlie's Angels hair (or at least the flavor) is back!! Flat and overly straightened hair is done!! Wooo Hoooo! Even Farrah never succumbed to the flat trend!

Look in any Allure, Vogue or Elle magazines and
you can see bigger, looser and overall much sexier hair.
These elements are so many things that I love about hair. They all subliminally say:
"I'm here, I'm sexy and I don't have to make my hair "perfect"! "

The idea is not to make it look too "done" or too big. If after you are done you have visions of Prom 1984 in the South...it's too big!
What ever the length of your hair you can create the Angel flavor too.Try this easy steps:

If your hair is really curly or frizzy just tame it with a little polisher product like Frizz Ease drops, or if you have straighter hair, use (you have not heard this word in a while....) mousse! (I love Mousse Forte by Sebastian) Blow with round brush for a medium bend /curl in hair all over. When completely dry, tease a little all over but not to the extreme using a paddle brush.
Then spray with Shaper Hair Spray by Sebastian (MY FAVORITE!) and shape with fingers till your inner Farrah starts to appear...
Long Live Mousse!

Read My Lips

I learned this from makeup artist Bobbi Brown and I definitely agree:

In general, when choosing lipsticks that make an impact, you want to try as best you can to go with the same colour family of your natural lip shade.

• If you have lips that are pale and not a lot of pigment, you want to go towards corals so if you want darker lips go with cherry reds instead of a brick red.

• If you have a lot of red in your lips then follow that lead and get colours that are in the pink or cranberry families.

• If you have dark lips try brick reds or even darker colours with some shades of brown can work well.

For all lip shades, nude colours can work for a neutral lip, but be careful in the choice because nudes are not all the same. They are cooler based or warmer based. Which means that they will be more on the pink side or the tan/beige side. When you have the wrong one on you will see it right away!

Life Coaching

I'd like to remind you that I offer coaching services to help you in a variety of areas:

* Career
* Creating a healthy and productive relationship to Money
* Connect to your Passion
* Organizing your life
* Following your instinct
* Relax into your life by Listening to the Flow

* Appreciate what you have in order to create what you want

Call for a Complimentary laser coaching session

917.328.9991

I'm Alive

On the day after the presidential inauguration Oprah was visiting Walter Reed Hospital. Just so you know,
Walter Reed is for rehabilitation for the men and women who have served in the wars the United States are engaged in at the present time.

The first man that Oprah spoke with was an amputee (as most were) and as he spoke he told Oprah that his "Alive day was (date), and..." then Oprah stopped him and asked what he meant by Alive day? He explained that wounded soldiers consider the day that they were injured, but made it out alive was their Alive Day.... It is their celebration of being ALIVE. These soldiers take the time to acknowledge their very existence on this planet.

An Alive day is like a second chance or re-birth day
very similar to how people with terminal illnesses conquer the illness and celebrate the exact date they were deemed disease free. Many people who go through these experiences appreciate being alive in a different way than those who haven't had extreme brushes with death.

Alive day was a great reminder to not taking life for granted. Because it is a question always worth asking, I'll ask you what I asked myself as I watched these amazingly brave and courageous men and women speak of their Alive day:

"How can I appreciate my life more profoundly and make more of my days be Alive Days?"

I would love to hear how you answer that question for yourself. I may even share some with all of you in an upcoming edition of Reflections

Please drop me a note at

max@maxryanbeauty.com

How is that Working for You?

How is that working for you....?

I just finished the first round of my new Class on Trusting Your Vibes and it was a huge learning experience for me. I bring this up because a major part of any class or project that I am involved in is not just the project itself, but the assessment portion once that project is over.

I have learned over the years that sometimes, not always, the assessment is the most important part of the project. Assessment forces us to have to reflect and probe for the details of what specifically about the project went well, where were the challenges, and maybe most importantly what are the next steps to take in terms of the knowledge that was gained.
To put it simply, in my opinion Assessment requires:
Honesty ~ Specifics ~Next Steps

Now I'm not sure, but you may be saying..."Why the heck am I reading something about Assessment?" Well, I bring assessment up because we all need to assess or re-assess this project all of us are involved in called My Life. Now I do not agree with all he does, but as Dr. Phil McGraw says "How is that working for you....?" It is vitally important that we all take periodic looks at our lives and ask that question. "How is that working for you...?"

Periodic assessments of aspects of our lives help keep us feeling vital and alive. Assessment keeps us from living life unconsciously or by default. Assessment keeps us in line with being, doing and having whatever we dream of for our time on this planet.

Assessment can take many forms, from simply getting quite (sometimes easier said than done) and checking in with yourself in terms of how you are feeling, mentally, spiritually and emotionally. Or it can be as complex as using assessment tools which require more commitment as far as breaking down in writing the specifics and recording where you are in your life at the present moment in relation to what your end result may be.

Whatever form you choose for a specific purpose may not matter as much as just taking the time to periodically ask yourself:

"How is that working for me?"

Charity Event

Book Your Appointment for 24 hour Hairathon!

To commemorate the 1st anniversary of Max Ryan Beauty.com I will have my 2nd annual 24 hour Hairathon.
100% of the proceeds will be going to your choice of any one of the chairties we all gave to in the past year.
Book your appointment for Saturday March 14th
9:00 AM to Sunday 9:00 AM

Random Acts of Flowers
Kiva.org
The Princess Diana Memorial Fund
Natural Resources Defense Council
Habitat for Humanity
Heart Association - Go Red for Women

Learn to Live an Intuitive Life

As many of you know, A few weeks ago I began my first 6 week study group with Sonia Choquette's Trust Your Vibes book as the core curriculum.
We are in our 4th week and the class is going great!
I wanted to let you know that I will be doing one more round of the class starting during the 4th week of February.
I know there were many people who wanted to join the group but for some reason could not. Here is your chance! The class will be either Mon or Tues eves. So if you are interested please email me directly at max@maxryanbeauty.com
Look forward to hearing from you :)