HOLA!
Welcome to Mucho Mucho Bueno Bueno, a lifestyle blog shared by two sisters, Brandi + Kelly. We live in Houston, TX and love every bit of it! We like to share our adventures, hair advice and tutorials, the things we wear, places around our town (and yours), what we're listening to, well designed homes, events, photoshoots, the talents of our friends and more. Overall, we love to create, collaborate, and share so we hope you stick around a while.
US // PO BOX 66841 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77266 // iheartbueno@gmail.com
Brandi Lisenbe // Salon Owner // Stylist at Do Or Dye Tx
Twitter: @BrandiLisenbe
Instagram: @LisenbeSquared
Kelly Garcia // Designer // Founder of The Pinpoint Method + Ninja at Stash Co
Twitter + Instagram: @iheartbueno
Regular Contributors
Micah Bickaham // Photographer
Lonnie Webb // Photographer
Josephine Heidepriem // Photographer
>FAQ<
Brandi FAQ
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For all Bueno Bueno shop questions, please see our Shop FAQ
Wait, there's two of you? That's right! Brandi and I (Kelly) are two separate people. Sometimes Brandi's husband has to double take when we are all hanging out. We don't see it.
Who is older? Brandi is six years older than me. She's 31 and I'm 25.
Who does y'alls hair? Brandi is a salon owner and stylist at DO OR DYE TX, so 95% percent of the time, she's doing our hair. Brandan at Roots The Salon handles our undercuts and line design.
Do y'all work at the same salon? No way Jose! We do pretty much everything else together, we have to have some time apart. Otherwise, we'd kill each other and no one would ever want to be around us. haaha.
What kind of camera do you use? We use many cameras, film (yes, even cheap disposables) and digital, depending on the situation...
Who takes your pictures? If we post a photo that isn't taken by me, Brandi, Jacob or John Korey, it'll credit the person under, but chances are it'll be Micah Bickham, Lonnie Webb, or Josephine Heidepreim. We love them and their beautiful work.
Why did you name your blog Mucho Mucho Bueno Bueno? Because our shop name is Bueno Bueno, so it was the obvious choice. We have always said I love you mucho mucho!
Why did you start blogging? We decided to start a blog Fall 2009 because for the first time in our 'adult' life, Brandi and I were living in the same city and we actually liked hanging out and going on adventures together and creating cool stuff (or what we considered cool) and we wanted a place to share with our friends and family what we were up to. The friends we met in those first few months of blogging are now some of our best friends.
How long have you been blogging? Since Fall 2009
Have you two always been close? Heck no! It wasn't until we spent four years apart that we actually started liking each other. Ask and we will tell our horror stories.
I will be visiting Houston soon, can you recommend something to do?
Miller Outdoor Theater- Free stuff (Movies, Dance, etc)
Discovery Green- Lots of free activities (movies, zumba, yoga)
Food- Brasil, Taco's a go-go, Onion Creek, Down House, Uchi
Coffee- Double Trouble, Black Hole, Catalina
Wine- The Boom Boom Room, 13 Celcius
Bars- Double Trouble, Mongoose Vs. Cobra,
Salon- Do Or Dye Tx, Roots
Record Stores- Cactus, Heights Vinyl, Black Dog Records
Beer- St Arnolds Brewery
For more about Houston, Please visit our 'Travel Tab'
Are y'all actually having that much fun? Heck yes! We are fortunate enough to have parents that influenced us to do what we are passionate about and what we love because if that's where your heart is, that's where you'll be successful. So yes, we are loving life from our day jobs, to bueno, to what we do with the people in our lives. I mean, why do anything else?
Miller Outdoor Theater- Free stuff (Movies, Dance, etc)
Discovery Green- Lots of free activities (movies, zumba, yoga)
Food- Brasil, Taco's a go-go, Onion Creek, Down House, Uchi
Coffee- Double Trouble, Black Hole, Catalina
Wine- The Boom Boom Room, 13 Celcius
Bars- Double Trouble, Mongoose Vs. Cobra,
Salon- Do Or Dye Tx, Roots
Record Stores- Cactus, Heights Vinyl, Black Dog Records
Beer- St Arnolds Brewery
For more about Houston, Please visit our 'Travel Tab'
Are y'all actually having that much fun? Heck yes! We are fortunate enough to have parents that influenced us to do what we are passionate about and what we love because if that's where your heart is, that's where you'll be successful. So yes, we are loving life from our day jobs, to bueno, to what we do with the people in our lives. I mean, why do anything else?
Why have you not responded to my email, yet? We love hearing from you and we wish we could always have a quick response, but because we work salon hours, sometimes our days away from a computer are 12 hours long and sometimes they are short 4 hour days, so our response time varies.
I'm thinking about starting my own blog, do you have any advice for me? Be kind and be real.
Who created your blog design?
What blogs do you read? SEE POST
What kind of boards do y'all ride? Brandi rides 2 different Arbor longboards and a Stereo Vinyl Cruiser. I ride a Sector 9 longboard and a Stereo Vinyl Cruiser.
Whats 'The Pinpoint Method'? The Pinpoint Method is Kelly's Design project. It's a journey across the states to meet + interview creatives in any field of design to accomplish a few things. First, to show what these Designers are creating, why they are creating and what their life is like . Second, to place focus on where these designers are located to show success in design isn’t found only in big cities, good design happens everywhere. Check it out interviews here
Brandi FAQ
How long have you been married? 4 crazy years (Feb 2008)
I'm interested in hair school, do you have any advice for me? If you are self motivating and have friends in the salon business I would just say to go to a junior college in your area to take cosmetology. Then while you are in school go to different salons and do your research, find out what kind of salon you want to work in. If you find a salon you love, try and get a job as a receptionist to really get a feel of the atmosphere. You can learn a lot just from watching/shadowing/assisting. Then when you pass your state board you will be confident and you will have already established relationships to help you in your career.
-I went to a junior college but before that I had been in the salon industry (receptionist). I also grew up with a mother who is a badass hairstylist. After I passed my exam I worked at Toni & Guy where I got an amazing education. I worked there about 2 years and then decided it was time to work for myself. I have since kept up with education by going to hair shows and attending Hair Dressers on Fire! Keeping up with education is crucial!
-I went to a junior college but before that I had been in the salon industry (receptionist). I also grew up with a mother who is a badass hairstylist. After I passed my exam I worked at Toni & Guy where I got an amazing education. I worked there about 2 years and then decided it was time to work for myself. I have since kept up with education by going to hair shows and attending Hair Dressers on Fire! Keeping up with education is crucial!
Kelly FAQ
How did you get rid of your acne? SEE POST (My Battle with Acne)
