Why Marianne Wilkinson?

Hello Conscious Beauties, People are asking why I am involving myself in politics now too! Please bear with me friends as I explore this opportunity to grow. It’s not enough I do service work for At-Risk Teens and Women in Prison, or assist women as a Fashion & Style expert in…

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USM Freedom to Choose

sunset sky behind Valley State Prison

Freedom to Choose Foundation’s Award Winning Documentary at Cannes Lorelei travels to Valley State Prison for Women with a team of volunteers from the University of Santa Monica as a facilitator in the Freedom To Choose Foundation Workshops. These workshops inspire the women to make better choices, take personal responsibility…

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New Year Intentions

Lorelei Shellist Fashion Consultant's niece wearing lavender

Dear Beauties, Welcome to this exciting New Year 2014. Many people ask me, “What is the difference between ‘resolutions’ and ‘intentions?’” When we resolve to do something we do it because it feels as if it is a last resort,  or an end of the line decision. When all else…

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What Gifts do you give yourself?

Here it is holiday spending sprees galore. I don’t know about you but when I go shopping at Christmas I see so many things that I want to buy for me! I don’t shop much – as a rule- and so when I do, I notice things that I want…

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Be Yourself + Be Your OWN Fashion Icon

Lorelei Shellist image consultant - Be Yourself + Be Your OWN Fashion Icon

Be your own fashion icon – loving yourself. Is everybody happy? Looks like it’s so;-) A day of beauty looks good because it feels good. Who’s on your beauty team? Treat yourself to the self nurturing – self loving – self appreciating gifts that come from investing in yourself. You’ll…

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More Self Nurturing: Waxing under Eyebrow

Lorelei Shellist image consultant getting eyebrows trimmed - wax attack!

Waxing or Tweezing? I must say, I prefer the quick rip of the wax to the many plucks and pulls from a tweezer. And who knew you could wax UNDER your eyebrows too! Ya know, you learn something new everyday…even a Fashion Icon like me!!! Sarah gently applied warm wax…

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Thanksgiving Gratitude – Family and Friends

Reece Sutton's wrist candy leather cuff bracelet with cross, bead bracelets bears witness to his Family Gratitude

My Dear Beauties, I have just come off a weekend of volunteer service at University of Santa Monica, school of Spiritual Psychology. I am volunteering this year for the program CHH : Consciousness, Health and Healing there. I graduated from this master class in 2012 and the things I have…

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Valley State Prison ch ch ch Changes….

Lorelei Shellist in front of entrance to Valley State Prison where she gives Freedom to Choose seminar

11/22 – 11/24 : I am on my way to the Valley State Prison for Men in Chowchilla, California. As I may have shared with you in the past, they moved the women out of Valley State last winter because there was not enough room in the prisons that already existed…

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Sarah Scissor-hand styles eyebrows

Lorelei Shellist image consultant getting eyebrows trimmed by Sarah at Rock N Brows + Make-up Beverly Hills

When I was 11 years old my sister plucked my eyebrows because thin eyebrows were in fashion. Well, they never grew back and now… the fact that I even have to trim and pluck them at all is a surprise to me. Sarah sees thing I don’t see and she…

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Self Nurturing: Rock N Brows Sarah and Me

Lorelei Shellist image consultant getting eyebrows trimmed at Rock N Brows + Make-up in Beverly Hills

Who do you trust with your eyebrows? After my self nurturing “dry cut” by Olivier Geymann and my color and gloss done by April Thorsten, Miss Sarah of Rock N Brows offered to trim and tweeze my eyebrows! It did not hurt;-) Although many of us don’t need to have…

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Hair style: Olivier est tres content

Lorelei Shellist image consultant getting haircut by Olvier at Dry Cuts - Shiny Hair- Shiny Me!

Great hair style promotes contentment! I trust Olivier to treat me and my hair with TLC. It’s no wonder women fall in love with their personal hairdressers and I suppose men do too. Go watch “Shampoo” with Warren Beatty, you’ll see what I’m talking about;-) Olivier will come to your…

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Hair Color Gloss

Lorelei Shellist image consultant getting hair colored at Dry Cuts - How to match your roots to your ends.

April uses Redken Shades EQ hair color gloss semi-permanent on my hair. Semi-permanent colors do not contain ammonia or peroxide, therefore they are more gentle on your ends. This will prevent or delay the process of dry. brittle or split ends. It actually protects your hair and keeps it bright,…

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