Highbrow Hippie Blog

Between the seemingly never ending mass shootings and the upcoming Derek Chauvin trial verdict, I'm feeling unsettled these days. America has long shown itself to have a history of violence, but this acceptance of it is next level. Mass shootings daily and not a peep from a lot of people on social media. As the mother of young son, I desperately want for us evolve, but it seems that our history is becoming our present.    In 2013 I did...

2020. It’s been a hell of a year, no? In some ways it feels like it’s gone on forever, in other ways, like time stood still. Like most of you the biggest thing on my mind has been the recent election and after 8 months of COVID and 4 years of foolishness from you know who, it finally came. To say I was excited to vote was an understatement. I requested my Georgia absentee ballot sometime in May and was...

We will be closed the following days through the end of the year: Wednesday, November 4th: Election Emotional Processing Thursday, November 26th - Friday, November 27th - Thanksgiving December 20th - January 6th - Christmas Due to the extreme demand and requests for our time, we encourage you to book your appointments now to ensure that your desired services and times are able to be accommodated. You can call us at 310.363.7542 or email appointments@highbrowhippie.com We appreciate all of your patience...

It’s been no secret that I’m loving warm tones in hair color lately. Honey, gold, whatever your description, I just can’t get enough. As I’ve stated before on the blog, our hair is a color wheel, with all the naturally occurring colors of the rainbow waiting to be revealed. The one thing that most of us have in common, no matter whether our starting point is darkest brown or blonde, is warmth. Warm tones are universally flattering, yet we spend...

As we settle into the reality that COVID’s impact is here to stay, continue the process of unwinding, and shining a light on the effects of America’s racist history and stress out over the upcoming election, self-care becomes top of mind. Taking care of ourselves is essential for being able to show up in the world with clarity and as our best selves. It allows us to take care of others without feeling resentful or projecting our shit on them. ...