New Website: The Gracious Life

Hi everyone, as I mentioned in the previous post that something new and exciting was coming, well it is here...The Gracious Life.

The Gracious Life will still feature blog posts about fashion, beauty and lifestyle, but also has a few extra bits!

Check it out: 
http://www.thegraciouslife.com.au/

Something New and Exciting is Coming!

Hi Everyone,
I just wanted to say sorry for the lack of posts! I am currently working on the launch of a new and improved blog/website.....which should be launching very soon...I will keep you all updated...so watch this space!

For now, here's a little sneak peak:

The Life of an Award Winning Hair Stylist: Lizzie Liros

Lizzie Liros, Multi-Award Winning Bridal Hairstylist and International Educator, lets us in on what a typical week in her super busy schedule looks like.

A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF LIZZIE LIROS

Saturday: 3am to 2pm

Saturday mornings are usually very early starts and this one is no exception, up at 3am to prepare for the first of three weddings for the day. My first stop for the day is a high-end wedding in ritzy Double Bay to prepare six bridesmaids and the bride for an early morning church ceremony. The style is highly polished and sophisticated which suites this group of women perfectly as the bride is an ex-mode, as are her four of her bridesmaids, a very glamorous and beautiful wedding.

Once my first wedding is complete, I race off to the other side of town for a smaller, more intimate vintage style wedding. This 1pm ceremony has three bridesmaids and the bride is a lot more relaxed with a garden setting. Nothing like finishing the day with a beach sunset and that is exactly where my next wedding takes me, up to the iconic Palm Beach for a gorgeous simple boho styled beach wedding with three bridesmaids, the bride and two darling flower girls. This relaxed barefoot bride wanted a sun kissed complexion and natural tussled curls so befitting for the surrounds.

Sunday: 4am

Today I am flying to Melbourne for one of my regular client’s very special days. A traditional Indian wedding is one of the most exciting occasions you could be involved with. I just adore the theatre and colour and tradition. Today I will stay with my bride all day and night as she changes between 2 different looks for the ceremony and reception.  Really fun day.

Monday: 6am

I high tail it back to Sydney for three days of education at my Sydney studio. Over three full days I will guide 30 hairdressers in varied levels of education; hairstyling basics on day one, a master class on day two and my favourite, vintage styles on day three.  I absolutely adore the change of pace my career affords me, education is my way of giving back and nurturing the next generation of stylists.

Tuesday: 6pm

After a full day of education I am helping my daughter with her study for HSC.  Is school getting harder or is it just me?

Wednesday: 6pm

Education is wrapped for the day and I squeeze in a quick meeting with my management team to discuss my upcoming USA tour. I’m beyond excited as this is my first educational tour to America and I can’t wait to meet all my students. The tour takes me to LA, Miami and NYC, oh and a little stopover in Vegas for some well-earned me time.

Thursday: 7am to 6pm

Today I am in my salon with back to back appointments, but today I am with a film crew who will be following my every move for a documentary on my career and life. I feel a bit like a reality star to be honest and wouldn’t mind some of that Kim Kardashian cashola or her shoe collection if it was on offer. Today is the last day of a seven week shoot, I will miss the crew when they go.

Work over for the day and it is off to soccer practice with my son.

Friday: 5am

Today I am shooting my new book and DVD, "Celebrity Hair by Lizzie Liros". I absolutely love shoot days as we all have so much fun and it is such a creative energy that I need to thrive.

I am so fortunate to have surrounded myself with a brilliant team of models, photographers and makeup artists and I wouldn’t be where I am today without them. My sponsors also make my job so much easier as the professional hair styling product range I work with from Whitesands Australia makes styling hair an absolute breeze. Likewise I am blessed to be working with the most beautiful hair extensions from Amazing Hair Australia that allow me the opportunity to be really creative. They are all my support system in so many ways and I love them to bits.

Tomorrow is Saturday and I do it all again and wouldn’t change a thing. People often ask how I maintain such a busy schedule day in and day out, and I tell them if you love what you do then it isn’t work, it is a blessing.

Fashion Icons at The Art Gallery of South Australia

The Art Gallery of South Australia will be hosting an exhibition this summer called; Fashion Icons. This exhibition will be showcasing 100 haute couture masterpieces, by designers such as Balenciga, Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent. These pieces will be coming to Adelaide from the collection of the Musée des Arts Décorratifs, all the way from Paris. 

Fashion Icons is a celebreation of fashion over the past 60 years and we will be able to view (in person) pieces made solely for the catwalk and pieces made to order by celebrities.

Mannequins will be specially made to fit each masterpiece!

This exhibition has only been shown in Paris, and now will be coming to Adelaide (it will be the only state in Australia to host this exhibition!). Fashion Icons will be at the Art Gallery of South Australia from the 25th of October 2014 till the 15th of February 2015. Tickets go on sale from the 1st of September. 

For more info check out http://www.fashionicons.com.au/