Am I Doing it Right?

Has this ever happened to you? You’ve gone to your hair dresser for your regular cut and style and the result is amazing. Excited to recreate the look at home, you buy all of the products that she recommends and spend the rest of the day enjoying your beautiful new look. The next day, eager to recreate your amazing hair style, you struggle with endless bottles of gel, hair spray a thermal spray. Your curling iron, hair straightener and blow dryer cords get maddeningly tangled and your hair ends up looking like a flat, greasy version of what it was when you left the salon.

 Why is it that you can never seem to recreate the style that your stylist so easily gave you? After all, it is your hair right? True, your stylist likely went to school and received a great deal of training, and he or she does do this every day, but still, you would like to do it for yourself too. Of course you would. But unless you are independently wealthy, you don’t have a stylist in your bathroom every morning to help you get your hair just right. So what can you do?

 The best thing that you can do for your hair style is to tell your stylist before she gets to work that you would like her to explain everything that she’s doing so you can do it yourself when you get home. Tell her what tools you have at home to work with. Do you have a hair straightener, a curling iron, a blow dryer? Let her know. Sure, some hair stylists might be a little annoyed by this, but at the end of the day, it is their job to make you look good and if they can teach you to make your hair look good on all the days between appointments, that’s excellent advertising for them. Most stylists won’t have any problem with this.

 While they’re styling your hair, listen carefully and ask questions if they’re doing something that doesn’t make sense to you or confuses you. You can even ask to try it yourself so the stylist can correct your technique. Be careful with this though. You don’t want to take up too much time because stylists usually have quite a few appointments booked.

 Be sure that you have all of the tools that you need and that they are the right tools. There is no point having a 1” barrel curling iron at home, if you need a 2” curling iron to create your look. Equip yourself with the proper gels, creams and sprays that you will need and be sure you know how much to use. Once you get home take some time to practice your look. Whatever you do, do not wait until the next morning when you are late for work and need to rush out the door. Give yourself some extra time until you get used to your look.

 With the right tools, a great cut and a fabulous stylist, you will have everything you need to look beautiful every day. Keep practicing and soon you will look like you just walked out of a salon everyday.

Using Your Hair Dryer Properly

It would seem a hair dryer is a simple enough hair styling tool that it would be hard to not use it correctly, but many women do simply because they do not know better. This incorrect usage of their dryer results in lose of moisture in their hair that results in that dry frizzy look that makes hair hard to style and unhealthy looking. Cheap hair dryers are never good for your hair, as they will only dry out your hair and leave it unhealthy. The best hair dryers will have variable temperature settings and even cool shot buttons and learning how to use these properly are key to getting the most from your dryer and getting the best styles.

How to Create a Variety of Styles with your Flat Iron

How many people do you know that have a hair straightener but aren’t getting the full use out of it? You might be one of them. It’s okay, you can admit it. Most people who have a hair straightener use it for one thing only – straightening their hair. And sure, that’s what the tool was designed for sure. But there is so much more that you can do with your tool that if you are only using it to make your hair straight, you are wasting the potential of your tool.

 

The first thing you need to do is start using your imagination. Sure, straight hair is nice, but just like anything else, it can get boring if that’s all you do every day. Mix it up a bit. You can use your hair iron to add fun flips to your hair, and it’s really easy to do.

 

The first thing you should do is straighten your hair as you normally would if it’s quite curly. Once you have a good base style, you can start adding to it. Section your hair using clips to keep the rest of the hair out of the way. Start with a small section and run the iron down to the ends. To get your hair to flip out, twist the hair iron up. To achieve a hair under style, like a bob – twist the iron under and the ends will curl under.

 

Continue along your head, flipping your hair out or in as you desire. Do each section one at a time, do not try to do thick pieces of hair or you may get frustrated with the results. If you want to mix up the style a bit, you can actually mix up the flips that you do. Try to do the bottom layer of hair by flipping the ends under, while you do the top layer by flipping the hair out. This creates another fun style to try out. By only flipping out or in the ends of your hair you can create a few more fun styles than the same old straight look.

 

Another fun style to try with your hair iron is loose sexy curls. Again, you must start by sectioning your hair into manageable pieces. Depending on how much curl you want, you can start close to the root of your hair, or half way down. This is a matter of personal preference and may take some experimenting to decide what you like the best. Take the section that you are starting with and clamp the iron down at the top of your head (or halfway down depending on where you are starting). Twist the iron around the hair 180 degrees, pulling the iron down as you twist.

 

You can control the tightness of the curl by how fast you pull the iron down the hair. The faster you pull down, the looser the curl will be. If you go slowly the curl will be tighter. Also, if you use larger sections the result will be looser curls versus small, tighter curls by using small sections.

 

The style choices are limitless by using your hair iron for different styles. The key is to experiment a little bit and have fun. Use your imagination and you won’t have boring hair styles anymore.

When is it Time to Get a New Blow Dryer?

When you look at a list of the necessary hair tools that you will need to recreate your beautiful salon hair style at home, if you are like most people, you will already have at least one of the tools on that list. The hair dryer. The hair dryer is probably one of the most common hair tools in women’s bathrooms across the world. So, there’s a good chance that you already have one.

 

But should you own that particular hair dryer? This is the question that you should ask yourself if you’ve been looking at the same hair dryer every morning for years. How old is your hair dryer? I have friends who have proudly informed me that they have had the same hair dryer since they were teenagers. Well, I suppose that demonstrates that you can’t throw anything out, but does it tell you that you have a quality dryer?

 

Of course, you may argue that if it’s not broke, don’t fix it. But just because a machine can last for two decades does not mean that it’s a quality hair dryer. Don’t you owe it yourself and your hair to upgrade your tools a little bit? I think you do.

 

So why should you part with your retro hair dryer? Well for starters, technology has come along way since you bought your blow dryer ten or twenty years ago. Now, you can blow dry your hair in a fraction of the time that it takes you with your old machine. That means that not only will you be able to cut your styling time in half, but you will be exposing your hair to much less time under the heat which means that you will be protecting your hair from excessive styling heat.

 

But don’t worry, with today’s new dryers you won’t be damaging your hair anyway. Ceramic covered elements and hair dryers with tourmaline technology actually emit negative ions that work to dry your hair faster and to close the hair shaft which means the hair will be laying down flat on your head which makes it look smooth and healthy. Not only will your hair look smooth, it will be healthier. Tourmaline technology has been shown to actually improve the health of the hair shaft which means beautiful, bouncy hair for you.

 

If that’s not enough to convince you to get a new dryer – consider this. Older hair dryers can become safety hazards because they get clogged with hair and lint. In many older models of dryers, you cannot easily remove the back to get at the fine filter in order to clean it. That means that you cannot remove the build up that could potentially present a problem. Older dryers use more energy and generate more heat, and if you have a build up of lint and hair in your dryer, you are setting the stage for a fire hazard. It is not unusual to hear of fireballs coming out of the back of old and dirty blow dryers.

 

So, out with the old and in with the new. It’s time to upgrade your hair styling equipment and reward yourself and your hair with the latest technology that will give you the beautiful, healthy hair that you deserve.

Don’t Dry Out!

Almost every woman owns one. In fact, they are probably the most popular hair styling tool around today. You could probably peek into all your friend’s bathrooms and find one. Did you guess it already? You probably did. It’s a blow dryer. So why are blow dryers so popular? Well, everyone – regardless of what type of hair style they like, usually have to dry their hair before they style it and people are busy. Hair dryers cut down on the amount of time you need to dry your hair, in short – they’re fast, they’re efficient, and people like that.

 

But what about everything that you’ve heard lately about hair dryers damaging your hair? You may have read in magazines that you shouldn’t use a hair dryer because it will damage your hair. But who has the time to air dry their hair every morning? Certainly not me, and unless you like getting up a few hours early every day, probably not you either. But that’s okay because hair dryers don’t have to damage your hair.

 

No, you don’t have to sacrifice healthy hair for dry hair and convenience. Absolutely not. But you do have to be a little bit selective in what type of hair dryer you choose because they are absolutely not all made equally. If you go down to your local value store and grab the first blow dryer you see for ten dollars, chances are very good that you are not buying a quality dryer for your hair.

 

A regular blow dryer produces positive ions which will dry your hair absolutely, but they will also damage your hair. These are the hair dryers that all those magazine articles are talking about. These are the hair dryers that will expose your hair to harsh heat, day after day and will damage your hair. You must look for a hair dryer that creates negative ions in order to have healthy, beautiful and dry hair.

 

Negative ions have been shown to close and seal the hair cuticle which results in the hair laying flat against the head. By sealing the cuticle, the hair will retain its moisture and retain the healthy, shiny look that you are looking for. Hair dryers with negative ions will keep hair looking its absolute best, instead of drying out and damaging hair.

 

It’s also important to choose a hair dryer that is made with ceramic or tourmaline. Ceramic elements in a dryer actually create negative ions when it’s heated and it also heats evenly so you don’t have to worry about hot spots. Hair dryers that utilized tourmaline coated elements actually create negative ions as well, and they speed up the drying process by almost half which means you are exposing your hair to the heat for much less, so you don’t have to worry about damaging your hair at all.

 

It’s an outdated myth that hair dryers will damage your hair. Instead of being concerned about using a blow dryer, be concerned with what type of dryer you are using. Pay attention to finding a quality iron that will help your hair instead of harming it and you will be able to have beautiful, healthy, shiny and dry hair!

African American Hair is About Choice

Almost every woman out there, no matter who you are, likes to change hair styles once in awhile. People with straight hair, like to go curly now and then, and those with naturally curly hair like to wear it straight for a change. It’s part of human nature to mix it up and try out different styles. But what if you have really hard to style hair? Does that mean that you’re stuck with the same look all the time?

 

The answer is no! African American hair is often considered to be very difficult to style because it tends to be thick, coarse and naturally curly. But even if you have this notoriously difficult to style hair doesn’t mean that you have to live with the same style every day. With the right hair products and styling tools, you can change your hair style as often as you change your clothes – as long as the mood suits you.

 

If you have dense, coarse and frizzy hair, you may be concerned when it comes to thinking about a hair straightener. And if you’ve tried an inexpensive straightener on your hair in the past you may have a very good reason to be concerned. But the technology in hair tools has grown leaps and bounds in recent years and there have been some amazing advances in hair care.

 

If you have black hair that is typically very hard to style and straighten, you don’t need to make the choice between curly or permanently straight. There used to be very little choice. You could go to the salon and spend hundreds of dollars for them to use chemicals to permanently straighten your hair, or you had to wear it curly all the time. Now, with a Karmin hair iron, you get to decide how you wear your hair every time you wake up.

 

The new advances in technology have introduced tourmaline hair straighteners which use the natural power of tourmaline to create beautiful hair. Tourmaline is a naturally occurring element that emits negative ions. These negative ions smooth the hair and close the cuticle to create beautiful, smooth healthy looking hair. Yes, even notoriously hard to style and straighten black hair is smoothed and straightened with these irons. And you don’t have to apply heat for long periods at a time either. Because these irons use far infrared technology to straighten, they dry the hair from the inside out which means you don’t need to expose the iron to the hair as long, which means – less risk of damaging your hair.

 

Even if you have already relaxed your hair chemically, but it’s not quite as straight or healthy looking as you would like, the best flat irons for African American relaxed hair is a Karmin hair iron. These irons won’t damage your hair like other irons and will give you the straight beautiful hair you desire.

 

Say goodbye to frizzy, damaged hair. By using a hair straightener with tourmaline technology, you will be able to straighten even the most difficult, coarse hair in half the time. The results will be silky, flowing hair that is healthy and shiny. And you don’t have to make the permanent decision to straighten with harsh chemicals. You can wear your hair straight one day and the next, wear your hair in your beautiful natural curls because a quality hair straightener, gives you choice.

Recreate Your Look at Home with the Right Tools

Every woman loves that feeling when they leave the hair salon after a fresh cut and style. The bounce and the healthy swing of your hair as you spin around and look at yourself in the mirror is perfect. The frustration can set in the next morning however, when you try to recreate the magic that your stylist so easily applied to your hair.

 

How is it that your stylist can instantly and easily create a stunning hair style in minutes and you struggle at the mirror pulling your hair in awkward directions, combing, brushing and spraying and you still cannot make your hair look the way she did? Well, for starters your stylist is a professional, and they got to be a professional by training and practicing for years. Chances are good you’re not a professional hair stylist.

 

But does that mean that you can’t have beautiful hair at home, or that you must head into the salon every day in order to recreate some of that magic? No, not at all. Just because you aren’t a professional, does mean that you have to live with less than beautiful hair. In fact, with just a little bit of information and the right tools, you will be on your way to stunning hair in no time.

 

Next time you get your hair styled be sure to have an open conversation with your stylist. Tell her that you would really like a style that you can do at home. And then ask her to show you and teach you how she does what she does. You may have to book a little bit of extra time for this, so be sure that you tell her when you’re making the appointment so that she doesn’t rush you through. Ask her to walk you through everything she is doing, from the blow dry, to the finished result.

 

At home you will need the correct tools in order to achieve the style. Does your stylist use a hair straightener? Or a curling iron? Chances are good that you have a blow dryer, but is it an effective one? If you have to spend a long time drying your hair with an ineffective dryer, you are exposing your hair to unnecessary heat which will cause frizzies and frizzy hair will not contribute to the final look you are going for.

 

Ask your stylist for suggestions about what tools would be best for your hair type and make the investment in a quality hair straightener and a curling iron. Another thing that you will need to achieve your style is the right set of styling products. What does your stylist use in your hair? Gel, mouse, a serum? Ask her what products she uses and why. Invest in those same products but be sure you are using them correctly.

 

Once you have had your tutorial on how to style your hair and you are armed with all the tools and products that you will need. Go home and practice, practice, practice. Try to take some time where you can experiment and try out the techniques before you have to go out. This is a great thing to do in the evening or on a weekend. But do not put a time pressure on yourself by experimenting right before an important date or night out.

 

Perfecting your style takes time and practice but the best way to achieve the look you want is with the right arsenal of tools. After a bit of practice with a good set of hair styling tools, you will be surprised at how fast you can recreate your beautiful hair style. Oh ya, and don’t forget to tip your stylist for her extra effort in helping you look amazing!

Thinning Thick Hair For Better Style

Having a hair style with many layers is a great way to thin hair which very thick and heavy which will allow the beautiful natural waves in the hair appear more full of life. Too often those with very thick hair complain about the lack of bounce in their hair and wonder what they can do to get their hair to be not only full but vibrant as well. Using Kamisori thinning shears to create layers in this thick hair will help lighten the weight placed on the hair and allow it to be bouncier and healthier.

Keeping Hair As Natural As Possible For Healthy Locks

Every woman knows the way to having the healthiest hair possible is to leave it as natural as possible. But who wants to have the same old hair style every day, and who can afford to give their hair time to air dry on its own before heading out the door. Inexpensive hair dryers simply blow hot air out which will dry not only the moisture from the water out of your hair but also its own natural moisture as well. Ionic hair dryers on the other hand combine negative ions with warm air to break the water molecules down so that they will essentially dissolve or be absorbed into your hair. This is a much better way to get the wetness out of your hair so you can proceed with the styling on get on with your day.

Causes & Prevention of Dry Hair

At one point and time just about everyone gets very dry hair and though it happens to just about everyone it can also be prevented. Common caused for very dry hair include heat damage, stripped hair, and way too many chemicals. To prevent some of these issues from causing so much damage to your hair that your hairstyles do not turn out looking their best then give your hair a few breaks for a while. Let your hair have a chance to regain its health by forgoing chemicals such as dyes and perms. Also many women wash their hair way more than it really needs done. Cut back on the shampooing and whenever possible only use professional hair tools to style your hair.

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