Spring is just around the corner!
I’m pretty sure that I speak for everyone when I say I cannot believe it is already March. I feel like 2020 Took off like a jet and it hasn’t slow down. However I am happy that spring is here. The sun is getting a little warmer and I’m starting to think about planting flowers in my garden. It’s such a bright and cheerful time of year and so that is why I have decided to highlight Christine this month for our stylist interview. If you have had the pleasure of meeting Christine then you would know that she is the epitome of spring. Let’s get to know her better and check out her interview below.
What is your favorite childhood memory?
I used to love having sleepovers at my grandmas house on the weekends with my sister. She would take us to the grocery store where we could buy all the popcorn and hot chocolate we wanted. We would stay up late watching VHS movies while giving Grandma a manicure and a makeover. I remember one time she let us color her hair blue! Then in the mornings she would pack up a cooler and we would spend the day at her pool. I loved those weekends.
Where did you grow up?
I grew up in Rochester NY!
What was your favorite thing about where you grew up and your least favorite thing?
Many school mornings I would open my curtains and know right away we were going to have a snow day. I have lived through blizzards, snow, ice and wind storms! The snow was my favorite thing when I was little (to play in and for the snow days) and my least favorite thing as an adult (I hate the cold). A few times the national guard would have to come clean up the roads! My parents still live in the house they built for our family and I have so many great memories in that house and family neighborhood.
What is your favorite book/movie and why?
I love to read! I have my own little personal book club called “Lori’s (my mom) book club”. I joke and call it this because she sends me a few books a month right to my door! It’s so exciting when they arrive! I think my favorite book is and always has been Tuesday’s with Morrie by Mitch Albom. It’s a beautiful story with a reminder to cherish every day on earth and the people you love.
What is one thing your guests probably don’t know about you?
Although most of you may know me as a real girly girl, I sort of “roughed it” during my summers growing. I’d spend every summer for 20+ years at a small, quiet lake with one local store and a few stop lights. I knew the names of almost every resident in the town! I fished with my grandpa, foraged for sticks for bonfires, napped on a hammock, and washed my hair in the lake with my sister. And get this.... we had NO TELEVISION. I don’t think many of my friends or guests today could picture me in this environment!!! Honestly, I loved it.
What are your hobbies?
Yoga is something I’ve enjoyed for years and has helped me feel more balanced, grounded and happy. Practicing yoga first thing in the morning is one of my favorite ways to start the day. I also know if I am feeling stressed or overwhelmed, an evening class will help me feel calm. My favorite posture is dancer pose! This is when you shift and balance all your weight on one foot, while leaning forward and lifting the other foot up behind your head! Give it a try!! Namaste!
Who is one person alive or deceased you would want to talk to and why?
I dream of meeting and talking to Taylor Swift. I just think she is America’s sweetheart and has so much talent. I truly believe if she would meet me we would be best friends!!!
Give us one fun fact about you
I am double jointed in my hands!
When did you first know you wanted to be a hairstylist?
Maybe it all goes back to when I would color my grandmas hair blue?!? I don’t think there was a defining moment in my life where I knew I wanted to be a stylist. I remember hearing when I was young, “do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life”. I knew I wanted to be around people, learn their stories, and make them feel beautiful.
What do you love most about this industry?
What I love most is the encouragement and empowerment that the Aveda family has for each other. It’s so exciting to be with girls everyday in the salon, and stylists and leaders virtually through social media, who are truly rooting for me.
If you could say one thing and the entire world could here you, what would it be?
Dear world, we are all in this together
Christine is a level 3 stylist at LG Howard and company, and would love to help you feel amazing.
I hope you all have stayed warm this winter and let’s pray the time slows down so we can get the most out of the best weather Florida has to offer!! See you next month.
-Ashley