Bad Hair
This is a DO NOT DO album of haircuts and hairstyles. Both men and women are featured in this train wreck showcasing bad taste and wicked mullets.
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This is a DO NOT DO album of haircuts and hairstyles. Both men and women are featured in this train wreck showcasing bad taste and wicked mullets.
Read MoreThis braid is a beauty! It looks complicated, and it is the first 4-5 times you try it, but then once you get it you will always use it. I'm sure that you've noticed by now braids are big, and they are so easy so why shouldn't they be?
1. Brush or comb your hair away from your face towards your soon to be ponytail. Make sure to smooth out any bumps or ridges that will be bothersome. Let go of your hair.
2. Pomade up: Take a small (dime sized or less) amount of pomade and emulsify it in your palms; pretend that you're going to wash the palms of your hands with it.
3. Smooth your hair back into the ponytail evenly distributing the pomade across the top of your head and down through your ends (dirty hair makes for good braids). Apply elastic to secure ponytail smoothing and gathering right smack in the middles of your head or lower at the nape of your neck so the braid will cascade down one side and over your shoulder.
4. Divide ponytail into two even sections. Starting on your left side; grab a small piece of hair from underneath the left section at the base of your ponytail. Wrap this small section up, around and over and then join it with the right section, it is now a prt of the right section. Now the right side. Grab a small piece of hair from underneath the right section at the base of your ponytail. Wrap this section up, around and over the right section and then join it with the left section. It is now a part of the left section.
Repeat these two steps continuously until you reach the bottom of the ponytail.
5. Secure with small elastic ponytail holder. Beautiful.
Have you heard of E Salon? Its an interesting concept. I found the site through some bogus ad that was pretending to be a complaint from hair stylists who supposedly hate this product. I don't hate it, and I'm not worried its going to put me out of business. There's so much more to what I do as a stylist than applying root touch ups. Truth be known I do them to myself at home too, so there is no shame in trying to hide those greys in secret. Anyway E Salon is a online haircolor company that custom blends either a demi-permenant or permanant haircolor that you can apply to yourself at home. I couldn't get exact details on the price but it's between $20-25 plus shipping. I'm also not certain how many applications are in each mixed bottle. But supposedly the bottle has it's name on it so that's a big selling point with this company. Another cool feature is that they will review a recent picture of you to make sure that the color and tone you have selected will really be appropriate.
Honestly I would try it, but I know how to order color, if I didn't I would have been confused by finding my custom blend on the website and I probably would have made my way through the ordering process and then stopped at the last minute before ordering because I would have been afraid of making a monumental mistake. Then having to pay for a color correction, which you do not want to do.
Fall means lots of birthdays, including mine!! What makes you feel good on you birthday? Is it a phone call from a friend, a specially chosen gift, nobody remembering your birthday (that's only nice after the age of 35)?
Well here are some suggestions for a few good gifts:
For the friend who is into their skin: Dry brush and almond oil
For the friend who loves to make smoothies: PB2, powdered Coconut Water, Berries and this amazing Smoothies book.
For the friend who loves technology: iTunes gift card, c'mon who doesn't want this?
For the friend who you want to spend more time with: Concert tickets to any show and drinks beforehand.
For the friend who has kids: Bose noise canceling headphones would be ideal, but they are expensive. For a quick substitution may I suggest earplugs and a bottle of wine.
For the friend who never wants to spend money on themselves or anything else: A magazine subscription! It will make them feel loved all year, just choose the topic you think they would like best. Or if you want to irritate them choose a subject they don't like at all and have them suffer 12 times a year when they receive it.
For the awkward pre-teen who already has everything but thinks they have nothing: I find that more is really more in this circumstance. They want big gifts, but they want a lot of gifts equally as much. I like to get one gift that they really want like a video game, or a awesome cell phone case and surround it with mediocre but thoughtful gifts like, MIO water enhancer, gum, nail polish, chapstick (but my lips hurt real bad...) Maybe even some cold hard cash if you're so inclined. The key to remember here is that there is no way you can pick out something cooler than this pre-teen can pick out themselves, don't even try.
For your Dad: Powertools, a tablet or a home cooked meal are tops on men's lists.
For your Mom: Brunch of course, or a good book, a sentimental card, a framed photo of yours truly .
Are you looking for a different way to style your hair? Are you tired of the same ponytail that is lurking behind your head everyday? Here are a few tips to help you jazz it up without taking too much time or effort!
A Ponytail Twist is a fabulous way to perk up that pony!
A sleek side parted ponytail is another way to jazz it up. It just involves a little more work.
Have you heard of the curly girl method? It is a "new" way of treating your curl locks with a old school twist. Basically you aren't supposed to use silicones of sulfates in your hair. Which apparently I am somewhat unknowingly addicted to. I didn't know it until I started having withdrawl symptoms. I am now on week two of this curly girl method, which is when it is supposed to magically transform from blah to fab. So I'll keep you posted on when that happens. Let me go through the basics with you.
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This is a wonderful video from Cinderella extensions that visually explains all the different extensions that I offer. Enjoy.
New blog! Go figure, just as soon as I start getting something figured out (blogging) I go and try to make it more complicated. I've changed platforms already, I know, I know, my two or three current subscribers are going to have to just find me again, but I think it's going to be worth the switch. Let me tell you why...
Justin Beiber crew is finishing casting their #Believe tour. In addition to the traditional casting call He is reaching out to his online community. Dancers are asked to submit their audition videos by August 17th. The sooner the better. Im voting for this guy.
What does good band hair look like? Most band members seem to take the low approach to grooming, at least the majority that I see who are actively touring out on the road. I cant blame a fellow for not wanting to get a bad haircut. Its tough to know who to go to when you don't know where you definitely shouldn't go. This is what I admire seeing in band style.
It's summer, you're swimming, or your kids are. All is going well until you start to notice that your hair is starting to turn a lovely shade of slimy green....ahhhhh! What do I do now?
Fist of all let's start with what to do before you jump in that pool. Your hair is porous (especially if you are blonde) which means that it will absorb water like a sponge. So instead of absorbing all the pool water get your hair wet with tap water. You can shower rinse it, spray it with a water bottle or run it under the sink. Then take a conditioner, the thicker the better, and run it through your damp ends, but don't rinse it out, leave it in. At this point you should try to braid your hair back or put it up in a loose bun,but sometimes we just want to jump I the pool. I know this sounds like a lot of effort but when you consider the time and money we put into our hair it's really not that much. Although after I've had a few drinks by the pool most things seem like quite an effort.
For the kids, and in this circumstance I mean girls because of the length of their hair; same rules apply try to French braid or double braid before swimming. Wet hair, towel dry, spray with leave in conditioner and braid the hair. These water lovers need it the most. They stay in until their hands get wrinkly and their lips get blue. Once they get out of the pool unfortunately you have to un-do that pretty braid and shampoo out the ends. This is a detox shampoo (try to make me go to rehab, I say no, no, no. RIP Amy Winehouse) kids and adults can use, try using it twice in a row to really build a good lather. It will gently remove the residue buildup without stripping color from your hair. Concentrate on shampooing your ends where your hair is the most porous.
More concentrated efforts for chlorine happen when it's really gotten too late. Honestly,if you are trying to repair your hair at this stage it's probably going to be too late in most circumstances. I've tried bleaching it out which doesn't remove the greenish/grayish color very much at all. I've tried bleaching and toning but you can't tone out a residue. I've tried the home remedy route, things like baking soda, vitamin c, seen tomato juice not work, then ended up removing or cutting off all of those un-happy lengths of hair anyway. Luckily most of these experiments have been on extensions which means removal is just as easy as replacement.
I don't have full time access to a pool so I don't really suffer from this problem. These are the rules I follow when poolside. Sunscreen, hat, lip balm, cold drink, pull my hair up as high as I can and try not to get dunked but if it happens I won't regret it. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!