Reason: A great way of stimulating blood flow, hair growth and massaging/relaxing to your scalp. Go in different directions.20 times. Could help with flaky/itchy scalp.

DO NOT BRUSH SCALP OR SHAMPOO PRIOR TO HAIR COLOR. You remove the acid mantle that protects the scalp, when you shampoo or brush your hair prior to coloring your hair.

#2. When you get out of the shower, do not wrap your hair in a towel or turban  for more than 5 minutes.

Reason: Your hair has just been conditioned and the towel/turban will open the newly closed (conditioned) cuticle and create hair roughness (draw out the moisture). Thus the hair could be more difficult to style and will not dry smooth and will have a dull frizzy look.

#3. After towel drying your hair take the same towel or a paper towel and blot or wring your hair again.

By doing this additional drying will pull out more moisture without roughing up the cuticle. This will also ensure that your hair will dry faster and with less heat and increase strength and shine.

#4. Prior to drying your hair apply a serum that helps the cuticle to remain closed, thus allowing better  detangling. Secret: 3 pumps of serum in hand, rub hands together and apply in downward strokes from mid-shaft to ends. Use less for shorter hair. DO NOT APPLY TO SCALP. 2pumps when hair is almost dry or before flat ironing. 1 pump as a shine finish, downward motion from mid-shaft to ends.

Brazilian Blowout or the right styling products

#5. Only shampoo your hair maximum every other day, minimum every third day.

Hair is a fiber just like your cotton T-shirt. Imagine washing that T-shirt every day. It would fade and disintegrate in a matter of months. Just think, now you can afford a more luxurious shampoo and conditioner.

#6. This is a great suggestion for the use of those unused shower caps from all of your vacations. Next day after you have shampooed and conditioned/moisturized your hair, you may have Bed Head. Turn your shower on and stick your hands in the water. Rub them through your hair where you have BH. Only a little moisture is needed. Put the shower cap on. The heat from the shower and the moisture inside the cap will help to reconfigure your hair. When you go to blow dry it will be easier to get rid of the BH and be able to aerate your hair at the scalp. The moisture in and on your hair reinvigorates the hair styling products and should allow for easier styling with just the tiniest amount of additional product.

Try these suggestions and let me know!

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Impressive if I must say so….

• 1909 -(over 100 hundred years, yowsa!) Eugene Schueller, L”OReal’s founder created his first hair dye formula named Aureole, using a concoction of non-harmful chemical formulations. the hair dyes were a real breakthrough of subtle shade ranges versus the bright and artificial look of other methods on the market.
• 1929- to out bid the competition, Schueller looked for ways to develop a non toxic dye that could penetrate the hair’s fiber. Using a previously registered patent, he compounded a group on fast penetrating dyes called paradiamines, called Imedia.
• 1952- I guess somewhere in between these 2 time frames L’OReal Professionnel was created and by this time more patents revealed a direct dye solution, called Re’ge’ Colour.  Are your eyes glazing over yet? This innovative formula allowed the dye to sit on the hair surface with the fadage occuring after 6-8 shampoos. These also proved to be easy color applications for professionals.
• 1978- We are getting to the core of this info now! GROUNDBREAKING TECHNOLOGY…. L’OReal  designs the FIRST haircolor  that protects the hair while it colors it! It’s again, another new patent for Ionegene-G which penetrates through the cuticle and cortical layers to the core to protect them during and after the tinting process. The color formula to benefit from this is known worldwide as Majirel.
• 1986- The  first demi-permanent tint solution Diacolor. Contains no ammonia, as do the traditional permanent oxidative dyes. But it could only BLEND away up to 50% white hair.
• 2004- We are getting closer! This is when the inhalation factor for colorists/stylists could improve in the work place. Platinium Lightner, a paste versus the dusty powder lightener/bleach came on the market the market has been revolutionized with the FIRST LIGHTENING PASTE! this paste is protected, count them not 1, 2, 3 0r 4, but 5 patents. It leaves the hair softer, shinier and preserves the hair using Nutricide(TM). No more dusty powders, yeah!
• TODAY there are over 628 patents, 5000 new formulas every year and advanced research has synthesized 120 molecules. this is where INOA enters center stage! INOA ( Innovative No Ammonia) first permanent NO AMMONIA hair dye/tint. And it is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!

WHY DO I LIKE LOVE IT?

I have to tell you that I saw “my”,  ok,  INOA haircolor on a client last weekend on a cloudy gray day.  the color was so natural, it looked like it grew out of her head. Both friends commented on her color, prior to me saying anything. It felt like I was experiencing telepathy between the 3 of us.

The color coverage of up to 100% is a real statement. INOA colors white hair as well as any traditional tint. Because of the oil-delivery system INOA tint does not stain the hairline facial skin. I no longer have to put a protectant around the face. Oh so nice for both the client and myself.

The shine is unbelievable wherever the color is placed, like at the roots and then if you pull it through the ends (at the right times).

The silky feel of the hair does not require additional conditioning after the cleansing shampoo. Wow, the best feel.  the stylist should let clients  feel their hair for softness and silkiness while their hair is wet. 

I’ll be interested to report back  you my findings about whether the the hair goes back to  virgin-like  after 5-9 tints.

I think as long as you have a knowledgeable colorist who can translate your color formula from one color line to the next, I say INOA is worth the extra cost. Switching within L’OReal color lines is so easy.

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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

• 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

Ahh, look at how shiny

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WHAT’S A GIRL TO DO?

1. Calm down, take a deep relaxed breath!

You can be confident!

2. Say, “I feel great” then start to evaluate where your style needs help. (Actually, when you first come home you need to seriously look at your HAIR STYLE  in the mirror, so you have a standard to go by.

3. I suggest to take a small sprinkling of water in your hands and rub it through the scalp hair. Maybe a little more where you might have a real crease in your hair.

4. Use your dryer on warm low setting and aim it at your scalp to aerate the roots of your hair. For curly hair use a nice serum and a creme to deflate (anchor ant and moisturize) your hair ends and don’t use a dryer.

5. Next use your paddle brush or favorite round brush to smooth and round/flip the ends of your hair. Most of the Style Like A Pro DVDs have the “how to’s” on paddle brushing your hair.

6. If your style is still flat use a little styling crème at the roots, no bigger than a pea size. Place on finger tips and smooth on from scalp up the first inch of hair on the top and upper sides of head.

7. Take the dryer, pick up hair and aim at scalp to volumize the roots.

8.Then maybe add some moisture with damp hands from water or serum to hair shaft.

9. Finish drying hair with your favorite brush.

9. Bangs can be done first or last using flat iron or paddle/flat brush.

10. Arrange your hair with your hands and mist with hair spray.

Once you get into the “next day rhythm” of restyling your hair, you will learn to EFFICIENTLY use product and TIME.

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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!

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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!

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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.

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”.

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Oh so easy and fast

Back of DVD

Short & Curly – Turn your short, curly hair into the straight style you want.

This DVD was made for YOU to lessen your styling frustrations. I wanted to show every woman with short, curly hair how to style it in 10 minutes. Whether you wear your bangs forward or back off your face this DVD interactively shows a model blow drying (styling) her hair, thus allowing  you to join her in styling your own hair.

The back of the DVD visually lists the tools you need. Just add your favorite styling products. Enjoy!

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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

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.

1 of 8 DVDs

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!

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I forgot to take a picture of this client’s EMERALD GREEN hair. So imagine that you are in the land of Oz. Yep, that’s how green! She didn’t even know about the unwanted “green” in her hair until her daughter said, “Mom, do your know your ends of your hair are green in the back of your head?” Her long hair framing her face was not green just the top long layers of highlighted long hair was green. Let’s call her Genny. Genny called the salon in a panic, feeling humiliated for walking around for an entire week with green hair ends.

Please don't roll in the grass!

How did she happen to acquire “green” hair?

Blonds always have to safeguard their hair against absorbing chemicals into their hair from a swimming pool or jacuzzi. The chlorine from the pool and the heat from the sun react together to change bleached hair green. Bleached hair from the sun or from highlighting have only a pale yellow color (hopefully) left in the hair structure. this pale yellow to white  is a great canvas for the chemical reaction of “green”.  But, Genny hadn’t been in a pool or jacuzzi.

So how did she acquire this “green” hair? Genny was in Tahoe for the weekend and decided it was too beautiful not to get some outdoor exercise. So being tired from biking and finishing her heavy ride by a golf course, Genny decided it was too beautiful of a day not to enjoy the bright sun, blue sky and puffy clouds roll by. She opted to enjoy looking up via the support of the golf course grass. Yep, that’s right, now we know what it means to be grass green. Can you believe that, the land of clear skies, great mountain air and crystal blue water, golf courses in Tahoe  spray their grass to be greener.

What’s Genny to do?

Great color for grass!

That’s right call me, her hair color mixologist. What will I do for her without harming her hair further? By this appointment her hair has faded somewhat, which means her hair will not hold onto the green chemicals for very much longer. All I have to do is hasten their exit with a shampoo, bleach and peroxide combo to the areas of the hair that were severely attacked. the after shampooing the hair with a clarifying shampoo, I highlighted, low-lighted and toned her hair. The toner was an additional color green neutralizer, because it was was a light beige blond toner with a low volume peroxide. The toner had a hint of red in it to counteract the hint of “green” remaining. then to preserve the integrity of her hair and replace moisture, Genny was given a conditioning treatment.

Voila!

Genny left feeling relieved, happy and feeling good about herself!

(I knew that you can get grass stains from sliding on the grass but, I never in a thousand years, realized that golf course grass could turn your hair green. Let’s add that to list list of “Don’ts for Blondes”.)

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