My etsy shop

I realize there have been quite a few people asking me what happened to my etsy shop.

It is closed and I have no plans to re-open it at all.  I did very well on there but not because of etsy, because I was lucky enough to have the Today Show talk about my accessories on TV.  After all of that died down I just realized that I didn’t have time or really even want to put in the effort to keep the shop.  For anyone that does not sell on Etsy, in order to keep your shop on the top of the search engines you basicly need to do something with it everyday.  For the amount that I was getting out of it, it just was not worth it to me at all.  Especially since I had so many other projects going on as well.  I really didn’t have fun doing it, and it showed.

Etsy is great for a lot of people, it really is a community.  But I think that is part of the problem.  I feel like most of the people that buy on etsy also sell on etsy.  But for instance when I was shown on the Today Show I got a lot of shoppers that have never used etsy before and they just didn’t get it.  I spent more time canceling double and triple orders from people, chasing them down for payments, and explaining how everything worked than I did actually making and selling things and I just couldn’t take it anymore.

I am still selling my items, and I will probably make more stuff.  Right now, I am just selling it out of my salon, and I do an occasional direct sale.  Hopefully when my website is done, I will have a small area where you can purchase my accessories, but for right now if you would like anything that I used to sell you can contact me on here, or through my facebook fan page www.facebook.com/KristinJ.Hair

New York Couture Fashion show

So behind in everything, today is my catch up day… between etsy, going through pictures from shoots, and blog posts hopefully it gets all done today.  I guess so outside time for me 😦

Last Friday was the New York Couture Fashion show as well as Cassie’s birthday party.

Her clothes were crazy this season, I know I say that every season but this time, she went for it and made hamburger skirts and shirts, pizza skirts, watermelon skirts.. you name it Cassie probably figured out how to make a dress out of it… and thats why I like her.

I figure out a way to cover everything in hair, she figures out a way to make everything out of fabric.. thats why we click.

So what did I do this season as far as hair…

I made mouse ears, hearts and bunny ears out of hair. I mean why not?

I couldn’t have done it by myself of course I had my trusty De to help me out.

and of course I will be selling these hair pieces on my etsy shop  www.princessdelacoiffure.etsy.com (link will open a new window)

The show went well, there were some problems with the club that it is not my place to get into.  I feel sorry for Cassie that she had to go through it and that hey messed up her birthday party.  And sorry to all the fans that waited for ever only to get kicked out right after the show even though nothing had happened…

bottom line from that experience. I will never attend any event at Green House ever again

now back to the happiness and the pictures, all shot by Steve Prue @ http://www.teamrockstarimages.com

everyone after the show!

check behind the cut to see the rest!!

backstage at New York Couture shoot, plus preview of a new etsy item!

Last week I met up with Cassie and Steve Prue to do a practice run of the make-up look before her Runway show that was on the 12th (later blog to come about that)

The model was “Big” Alex (only because she is tall and we have a “little”, [short] Alex too.)  This was the first time I saw her with her new way short hair cut, I was nervous at first but it is seriously a great cut, although it limited what I could do with her her, so I went for straight curled under and super shiney…

I also did the make-up for this shoot… And maybe some of you will notice that this make-up is pretty much spot on (only better) to my club trademark club make-up that I wore in the early 2000.  Cassie was in love with it, so thats what we went for… It even ended up being the look for the show haha.

me circa 2004

Blue lips? why not?

ohh

But what is on her face you ask?

the best part… my a preview of what is to come on my etsy shop, Princess De La Coiffure… in about a week

more hair ridiculousness.

Hair Glasses!!

hotness

now for the interactive part…

would you rather wear these in colors that match your hair or crazy colors?

and you bet there will be a pair drenched in swarovski crystals as well.. just has to be or it wouldn’t be me haha

By the way, wondering where you can get the amazing blue and orange lip colors?  They are of course Lip Tars by Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics!

featured in Auxiliary Magazine… twice and new Raquel again!

About a month or so ago Steve Prue, Raquel Reed, and Doe Deere from Lime Crime did a quick photoshoot with this awesome designer from London named Emma Bell.  Think crazy bright colors a la New York Couture, but not as cutsey/girlie…  The clothes were awesome, and I was sick as a dog… We submmitted a bunch of images of Raquel, Doe Deere, and Dylan (who you will see later in this post) to auxilary, but in the end they only used the Doe Deere images because they did an interview with her.  No complaints just sad that the ones with Raquel and Dylan aren’t going to be used for anything beacause they are equally as cool.. but such is life.

here is one final of Raquel, I love her creepy face.

oh Raquel....

Now for what is featured in auxiliary

The cover

the rest is behind the cut because it is mostly images… but you can download the whole issue for free at http://auxiliarymagazine.com/

so much to talk about!

So I have been totally lacking on the updates.. and it is because of these….

Hello my name is Kristin and I work in a bow factory

As many of you guys know (because I posted about it) Bobbie Thomas called me a few weeks ago because she wanted to show my bows and headbands as a hair trend for 2010.  I made a million samples for her in a few days, had a mini photoshoot with them and all listed on etsy.  I am proud to say that the last few orders will be going out on Friday and everything should be done..

If you would like to read the article that Bobbie wrote and also see the segment  you can click here .  Kathy Lee even put on one of my bow headbands!!

Kathy Lee

If you still haven’t gotten your hair bow or want to check out my shop go to www.princessdelacoiffure.etsy.com once all the orders from this month are out I have new stuff to list! so keep checking!

I also have done some new shoots with New York Couture, Steve Prue for Auxiliary with the amazing Katie Peligrino for Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics (check out their lip tars! seriously amazing!), Raquel Reed, and Nori Zay…

These shoots I did both hair and Make-up

New! New York Couture Mustache Necklace

Nori Zay by ASTONishing Photography

Can’t wait to get the new Raquel pictures, and see the spread in Auxiliary next month!

Also coming up I am shooting the New York Couture lookbook in the up coming week so tons of new photos coming soon!

The Today Show

So I got a phone call a few days ago asking me to bring some of my hair bows and new braided headbands over to Bobbie Thomas to be featured on The Today Show!

I literally worked my butt off all weekend and seriously made a ton of head bands, even had a mini photoshoot with them,

So today I dropped off all my samples.  Bobbie chose her favorites and now I am awaiting the show tomorrow..

For anyone that wants to watch, the segment is going to be on the TODAY show on Tuesday January 12, 2010, during the Kathy Lee part of the show.

I am so excited to see how it comes out!

If you want to order any of my braided headbands of hair bows you can go to

www.PrincessDeLaCoiffure.etsy.com