May

19

2010

3 product Events That Changed Our Lives since the Late 1990’s “PART 2″

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What I missed in 3 Products “Part 1″, Brazilian Blowout……

The review! Ok, you saw Maryanne’s hair before and after the Brazilian Blowout. She had soft but very frizzy hair, with a strong wave pattern on front hairline. To say the least Maryanne had perfect hair for the BB.  The PWBE president of our local chapter told me that Maryanne walked into the PWBE meeting looking beautiful and confident. I have to agree with with the assessment of looking beautiful and confident, as I have felt that way after having my BB.

What’s cool about getting a BB  is that after each consecutive treatment you can wait even longer to get the next one. The clincher is , is that you basically have to wear your hair in a similar long length each time you have the Brazilian Blowout. Don’t always surmise that the BB is a conditioning treatment if your hair is tinted, highlighted or sun-drenched, etc. You still need to do a conditioning treatment after the 2nd BB.  The way to tell is if you get tiny little frizzies after the BB. A conditioning by you or your stylist should do the trick. Even if the B Blowout does not seem to take the first time and it’s redone, just do a conditioning treatment after for a longer lasting and silkier look.

The stylist can flat iron your hair either straight from the roots down or bump it up from the scalp and curve the length for a fuller finish, less stick straight. That’s the way I like it, the hair then has more volume, though the swinginess is the same.

After 1st BB, I was able to bump bangs and curve ends.

After 1st BB, I was able to bump bangs and curve ends.

I say get a BB. The competing Keratin Process has a small amount of Formaldehyde in it and you cannot tie it back, put clips in it or wash your hair for 3 days. I have never used this treatment, but I have seen that it makes the hair “stick straight” for longer than the BB, if that’s what you want. Remember that the Brazilian Blowout is a SMOOTHING treatment. Enjoy.

PS. Style Like A Pro DVDs DO teach you how to improve your hairstyling skills. Consider ordering now. I’m here to help!

May

18

2010

3 product Events That Changed Our Lives since the Late 1990’s

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#1 product has been the FLAT IRON at the end of the 1990’s.

There has been a whole lot said about the flatiron and I am one of the few artists that DEMONSTRATES interactively in the Style Like A Pro DVDs, how and why you use the flattiron/straightener.  Enough said, just try the a DVD you’ll like it.

#2 product is the BRAZILIAN BLOWOUT mid 2000’s.

That’s what I’ll talk about tonight. But let me Mention #3.

#3 product is INOA HAIRCOLOR the color of the future IS HERE!

These are the 3 products that have made styling for YOU easier, prettier and healthier. I’ll talk about this product in my next blog.

So back to the BRAZILIAN BLOWOUT.

How has it changed the styling process?  When the BB first hit the market, it had a nasty formaldehyde smell to it. You had to use a big fan to work with the product. Now, thank goodness, no more formaldehyde, which makes the 90 minute process  easy for the client and stylist.

  • It cuts  your blow drying time in half.
  • It creates a silkiness and shine to your hair. No more frizz. Yeah!!!!
    Maryanne's hair prior BB

    Maryanne's hair prior BB

  • It lasts upwards of 3-4 months, depending on how often you shampoo your hair.
  • “The Brazilian Super Nutrient Complex and a proprietary polymer system can actually improve the condition of the hair by creating a protective protein layer around the hair shaft to smooth the cuticle.”

Procedure:

  1. First, the hair gets shampooed 3-5 times to make certain the cuticle is open. Squeaky, squeaky clean. Almost tangly clean.
  2. Next, the stylist does tiny partings to brush on the product from just beyond quarter inch from the scalp throught the ends.
  3. Thirdly, the hair is blown dry using a round brush or a bristled flat brush, always aiming the dryer down the cuticle. Make certain the hair is bone dry, no coolness to the hair shaft.
  4. Fourth, smooth the hair with a flat iron up to 450 degrees, bumping the hair at the scalp as stated in Style Like A Pro DVDs.  Smooth and curve the hair shaft. this is to be done if you don’t want the severe straight and flat look.

So soft and silky

So soft and silky

Ahh, look at how shiny

Ahh, look at how shiny

May

03

2010

Four Things You Didn’t Know to Stay Young At Heart And Hair

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Well, that’s a deep subject, hmm…

My mom is who I should have been relating about all along.  And believe me our relationship reaches deep and sometimes murky.  I love her to the nth degree, but we are total opposites. Or, maybe we are so alike we butt heads. Only a good counselor (on my part) knows for sure!

My mom can no longer drive due to her license being taken away at age 84 for the safety issue of Macular Degeneration. She can only see through the periphery of each eye. My mom can read with glasses, a magnifier and under full spectrum lighting. My Mom goes about her day as if she is fully sighted, never a complaint about it.

But, what does this have to do with hair?

Determination, focused on a goal of looking good and feeling younger at heart. E.L. has always gotten her hair done early in the day, every 2 weeks before the 60’s hit.  Now she goes for a haircut and color every 4 weeks. Now how does she get there? Sorry to say I live in CA and she lives in PA, so I cannot take her to the stylist. Yes, it’s a small town, but it is way too far for her to walk. Can her brother come and take her? Sure, but at 8:30AM, she needs him for more non-routine appointments. Mom has worked her magic to stay feeling young at heart.

So what happened?

Mom’s hairdresser has been picking her up every 4th Thursday on her way to work. And the day before her appointment Mom calls the county bus system to arrange to be picked up at the salon to come home, feeling younger and looking better! Now that’s what I call integrated independance! It takes a village to support us all.

My Conclusion….

  • We can never take any body part for granted. Eat, sleep well and exercise mind and body.
  • Make lemonade with lemons. You know what I mean.
  • Sweeten our life by being lovingly involved in others lives.
  • Always find the time to care for our hair and this action will keep us looking and feeling younger!

Dec

02

2009

Part 2: Was I Born with This Bad Wig?

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As for styling, haircuts are there to frame our face. Get it, a FRAME, not the end all be all scenario. If your long hair seems to be dragging you down, have it cut to shoulder length. if you are getting a little thicker under the chin have that long hair cut to shoulder length and the front cut to frame the neck and chin. Any hair hanging straight down from brows only accentuates the thick neck area and says you are hiding your face. Shorter hair or bob hair cuts should never have roundness to them. Please, stop rounding out the bottom of your bob. Stop rounding out those short layers with a round brush. Elongate the roundness, by pulling out the brush before the hot curl has hardened into the curl. Any roundness in your “look”dates you. (fyi www.stylelikeapro.com on how to blowdry your hair easier and faster with fewer tools). Ususally soft long layers help the hair to flow. I agree with Oribe, that shoulder length or longer hair needs to be more blunt and not look so thinned out on the ends. It gives the style weight, or substance, not evaporate into nothing.

There you have it. I spilled my guts. Use what you may. At Style like a Pro, my desire is to teach women how to take charge of their styling needs easily, efficiently and to feel great about themselves when they leave their home!

Nov

30

2009

Featured DVD for Cost of Shipping and Handling

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Looking outrageously great on your own can be a breeze.  Style Like a Pro DVD series empowers women to easily create the looks they want—and the simple techniques on this video will turn hours of trying into a few minutes to succeeding.

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This DVD captures Michelle Obama's style!

Most importantly, everything is shown the way you’ll see it in the mirror, eliminating that often-confusing extra step of translation from the Salon. Great for ALL lengths of hair!

Nov

23

2009

Was I Born with This Ugly Wig on My Head?

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Did you ever in your life WEAR the wrong hair color or hair cut? It makes you feel dowdy (the bad wig) at worst and at best, sort of “let me just get on with my life”. Wearing or having the wrong style and color for your hair can make you feel older than your years. I remember when I was younger than you and I already had a perm in my hair and I went for highlights. Well, at the end, instead of feeling my age of 25, I told the stylist I “looked” like I was 35. The hair was dried and frizzy and then on top of it I had these “awful, awful white highlights”. Everything about my hair was wrong. Just think, with a perm, my hair was cut to look sort

Ever feel this childish? We all have!

Ever feel this childish? We all have!

of round, because of the supposed curls. My face did not need more roundness. So everything was wrong with my hair/look. My attitude was let me grow this out and get on with my life. (PS. I could have had all of this mess worked on had I known better.)

This look you wear on top of your shoulders, translates downwards. You can be dressed to the hilt, but if your “crowning glory” is wrong for you, your look will be viewed, by others, as dowdy or trashy. That view could affect a date, a first meeting or a job interview.

To look younger, women with darker hair can safely go one level lighter. To enhance the lightness around their face they can add highlights around and across the tops of their heads. More slices of highlights instead of a heavy weave. Women who were light blond as children but are now light brown, have to be careful not to have their highlights be too light/white. The lighter the highlights, the darker their roots look when they grow out. Highlights should be done once every 8-10 weeks. Six-7 weeks if your hair is darker. if you are doing your highlights more often than that, think about changing your color direction. Darker hair color is in. Did you see how good Christina Aguilera looks in her brown hair. Softer, not so dramatic or ……. Just think if she were 10-15 years older how un-pretty she may have been with that light hair.

J's hair had been naturally dark.

J's hair had been naturally dark.

You have to remember that your eyes and skin color fade over the years. Your eyes may have started as bright blue, but 20 years later they are a grey blue and then in 30 more years they will be pale blue. So, now do you get the idea that we need to sometimes go softer in hair color to adjust to what our skin and eye tones are telling us.

Tomorrow I’ll share with you about cutting and styling your “Crowning Glory”.

Sep

21

2009

HAIRSPRAY…. What’s It Good For?

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Whenever in doubt use hairspray!

Why you ask, when there are so many other styling products to style, lift and smooth our hair? I’d be silly not to admit that there are a plethora of “styling” products. But let’s cut to the chase. If you were on a deserted island and this handsome sailor came to rescue you and you only had one “all purpose” styling product to use what would it be? Hairspray!

Replace pen w/ fancy chopstick and hairspray!

Replace pen w/ fancy chopstick and hairspray!

Yep, that’s right. Yes, even in lieu of a de-frizz product, on occasion. Hair spray could help you to smooth, arrange a style and hold it. Isn’t that what you are looking for in all the other products we use. We just cannot use hair spray on wet hair without making it feel gummy. Aly Walansky at Splendicity just told us about how Phillip Pelusi, for Fashion Week, used hairspray to smooth a model’s pony tail prior to wrapping it in a bun. That’s great! Phillip smoothed the hair, gave it form, strength and grip. In a big way made the pony tail hair malleable. When the bun style was complete, to hold it through all the clothing changes he sprayed a layer over the hair to hold the style and to smooth any fly aways (little frizzies).

What does this mean for us?

1. Hairspray is not just for “Helmut Spraying”. Yes it is the last thing we spray on our hair for hold.

2. The other areas of our style needs lift and hold too. You can spray under your bangs to give them lift.

Pick up curls spray inside

Pick up curls spray inside

3. Say you have a flat spot where you want some lift. Lightly pick up the area to add volume and lightly spray inside the area. Arrange the hair where you want it to rest. In my DVD’s the model demonstrates how to use hairspray.

4. Updo’s or braids. Lightly spray the hair to be worked with, but only comb through the hair prior to spraying it. To comb through  means we disturb the web of hold, unless there has been a lacquer amount of spray applied.

5. Hairspry can be used to separate and hold curl in hair. Spray below and between curls to hold them.

What kind of Hair Sprays to use?

Aerosol sprays. Pump sprays are too wet and slow to dry. Also try to chose a spray that can go from sheer to lacquer hold if need be. The hairspray should also impart a a finishing shine.  Don’t be afraid to use Hairspray!

There are 2 hairsprays I like. One from Shu Uemura Sheer Lacquer ( go from sheer to lacquer hold) and the other Oribe’s Royal Blowout ( fabulously fine mist). Both sprays have micro fine mist, that do not allow watery clumping.

You spray girl!

Aug

21

2009

Don’t You Just Love a Bob?

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Do you know why?

Because the Bob has been around since the time of the Egyptians and Nefertiti and her bangs. Bangs are just a smaller version of the Bob.

Classic Bob with curved ends

Classic Bob with curved ends

Want to know how to simplify your Bob blow dry?

We as a human race carry a round brush with us 24/7. How wonderful! But most of us have no way of realizing that is OUR HEAD. Let me tell you how to use that round brush to get your bob to be smooth and the edges to gently curve under on their own.

Instructions:

After drying the roots of your hair somewhat (at least 5o% dry)  Part your hair down the back of your head. With the paddle brush in left hand  place the brush close to the back part by reaching across the front of your face to the back part.  And keep the dryer in your right hand. Pull the brush from the back part to your cheek. Continue till the hair is dry and naturally falls in a nice curve. For longer hair you can use your neck as the round brush, also. repeat the same on the other side of your head.

Reason:

1. Faster under 10 minutes for a beautiful silky looking style.

2. Fewer tools, your favorite brush and maybe a flat iron. The paddle brush bristles are far more comfortable on your scalp than a round brushes. a round brush is hard on your wrist and makes today’s Bobs’ too round.

Other Help:

For more information on blow drying a Bob or other simplified styles in fast, easy and repeatable methods with fewer tools and products visit www.stylelikeapro.com . Or email sandy [at] stylelikeapro [dot] com. I’m always here to help.

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Every style longer than 3 inches always has some curve format to it, whether it be a big curve with a round brush or an elongated curve (like above) youcan use what god gave us our HEAD!

Aug

04

2009

Is Short Hair is Here to Stay?

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Short hair is so personal-ality oriented!

Short hair is so personal-ality oriented!

What’s good about short Hair?

Short hair signifies individualism,  one of a kind, someone who does not necessarily run with the flock. Just looking at a women with short hair, that hair can be from spiky short to half way to her chin. There are so many varieties of styles that constitute short hair. While long hair usually is defined by the amount of layers in the hair.

So what’s Really Good about short hair….

is this….

1. Can take less shampoo and conditioner. I say can, because it’s a habit when you start using gobs of anything, because more is better or this stuff is cheap so I can use more.

2. Change style on a whim.

3. Less time to grow out that whim, by the use of different styling products.

4. Distinction between you and all the “long hairs” out there or at least in your clique.

5. Change color of your hair is easier, especially if you go from blonde to red to black to blonde every month or so.

6. Growing out your hair. watching your hair growing from short to long is visually easier than watching your hair growing from long to longer.

Jul

14

2009

Why Do I Have So Much Hair Breakage?

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Where is your hair breaking?

Is it at the ends, the midshaft, or at the root of your hair? Is it around you hairline?

Could she have some hair breakage

Could she have some hair breakage? YES!

Ends…

If it’s at the ends, perhaps you have not had a hair cut in over 6 weeks. Get a haircut and a moisture treatment and then condition your hair appropriately at home. Condition from midshaft through the ends. Rinse only for 10-15 seconds. Always blow dry at the scalp first before even attempting to dry the ends.

Midshaft….

If your hair is breaking at the midshaft, perhaps you went through some severe stress or… Do you wear ponytails alot? The stress from the band on your tail could cause hairs to break.

Scalp….

Lastly, is your hair breaking at the scalp? Again, personal stress could be the culprit. Poorly applied hair color or lightner could stress the hair. Also if you are drying your hair with a high powered T3 type dryer, concentrating the nozzle in one area could cause extreme bleaching and weakening of the hair. I did it to my own hair and I am a professional. Be extremely careful!

If you have hairline breakage, that hair tends to be finer, thus perhaps weaker and maybe the type of brush and dryer you use are too strong for that hair. Sometimes using a fine boar bristle brush and low heat and air strength is the best for the hair line.

Other recommendations……

Don’t shampoo your hair every day. If you must try this…Get a shower cap. In the morning, before you get into the shower dampen your hands from the shower rub them in your hair (where you have bed head) put on the cap. The heat while you shower and the moisture from inside the shower cap will reinvigorate your hair. Then, when you go to rearrange your style the hair will respond almost like you had just washed it.

As far as a styling product for stressed out hair ends, apply a serum to the ends. 3 pumps into the palm of your

All long or short ends need moisture reinforcement!

All long or short ends need moisture reinforcement!

hand while the hair is wet, 2 pumps prior to ironing your hair and 1 pump to protect the ends from our drying environment.

Hope this helps
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