I came to a place where I was ready to bring my personal beauty maintenance in house instead of outsourcing to professionals. This process has been a journey, and I will say it's taking much trial and error. This blog is about my experiences with different products, things I like, things I love. Mistakes I've made, successes I've achieved. Advice that I can give for you if you decide to try doing things on your own, or if you're just curious about how to look high-maintenance with a low maintenance budget. I started the process of learning to highlight my own hair by watching YouTube videos. Growing up, my mother always highlighted her own hair, and that's what scared me. Her hair was usually dry because she used box color and she loved it. She looked like "Blondie." Very bleach-blonde, very sexy and she was not one to spend a lot on anything. When I arrived into adulthood, I was making good money, so I went all out and spent thousands of dollars to have ...