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From luscious locks to the hippest of hairdos, tips and tricks from haircare experts to keep your hair looking shampoo-commercial good.
Hair Tricks Everyone Should Know
I don’t know about you, but when I was younger, I spent way too much time wishing I had different hair and not enough time learning to actually handle my own. I have very thick, curly hair, which I spent about 15 years straightening. Every day. But eventually, I started to wear my hair natural, and when I did that, I learned a lot of useful hair tricks. So now I want to share with you some hair tricks that everyone should know. Whether your hair is thin or thick, straight, wavy or curly, you’ll find these tricks as valuable as I have.
By Julie Barnes8 years ago in Blush
Best Sea Salt Sprays for Curly Hair
Tousle-headed girls and women with waves need a stock of sea salt sprays for curly hair. Salty sprays add the body and texture that you usually only get after a day at the beach. Women with straight locks can use sea salt spray, as well. You won't magically achieve curly hair, of course, but sea sprays create shape and waves. Braid your damp hair first, then give it a spritz for the best results. Curly ladies only need to spray their tresses, damp or dry, or even after using hair masks for curly hair. You have to do one other thing, as well: make sure that you're using an excellent, efficient spray that will give you the beachy waves you crave.
By April Demarco8 years ago in Blush
8 Tips to Make Your Blowout Last Longer
I'll only blowout my hair for an event or if I'm going out the entire weekend because I want my hair to look its best. Who doesn't? The first day I blowout my hair, it always looks amazing. My hair looks fresh, shiny, and full of volume! However, when it comes to the following days, my hair slowly starts to look flatter and gets oiler and oiler. Since I have a lot of thin hair, my hair tends to get oily fast and I hate it.
By Jacqueline Hanikeh8 years ago in Blush
Burn Notice (How to Straighten Hair). Top Story - May 2018.
“In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm... in the real world all rests on perseverance.” Johann Wolfgang could not have been more correct with his ideas on persistence, especially when it comes to straightening hair. The strenuous and taxing process of straightening one's hair requires gumption, enthusiasm, and most of all perseverance.
By Mackenzie Matthews8 years ago in Blush
I Hate My Natural Hair
Back home, I had always put my hair on the back burner. I was raised on the devil's cream (relaxer), which uses harsh chemicals to permanently straighten hair. My mother was a high school teacher, university lecturer, and examiner all at the same time, so she barely had time to do her own hair, let alone mine. Relaxer left coarse hair soft and easy to manage. Ideal, right? WRONG! Relaxer burns. I grew up scratching scabs off my scalp because the relaxed hair was more convenient and deemed more beautiful. African parents did not confront their natural hair and made no effort to understand it. Unfortunately, this was passed on to their children.
By Off Track African8 years ago in Blush
10 Tips For Making Hair Color Last Longer
These are the top ten tips for making hair color last that will make you feel like you're freshly walking out of the salon every morning. Though you might not want to face the reality of these tips, they will certainly extend the life of your hair's new color. Because no one wants to spend a paycheck on a salon appointment, just to see it wash down the drain after a few weeks.
By Olivia Amber8 years ago in Blush
7 Reasons Why You Should Cut Your Hair Short
In January of 2017, I made what felt like one of the biggest decisions I have ever had to make (at age 17) and cut the majority of my hair off. As it clearly shows in the "before" picture above (left), my hair was extremely damaged. I had been dying it all different colors, not trimming it, etc. I loved changing things up frequently, and I decided to make a huge change, but this time, one that would actually be healthy for my hair! It was one of the best decisions I have ever made. Over a year later, I decided to grow my hair out again, but am having the urges to cut it off all over. Once it's gone, it is hard to want it back!
By Megan Fernandez8 years ago in Blush
