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The Bob is the Biggest Trend!!

Posted on 02 November 2007 by Cj

All the Celebs have been sporting the cute Bob hair cut, however, some of them are fooling us! You too can have this sassy new do without having to actually cut your hair!

Eva Langoria was recently on the red carpet in an adorable curly cropped do, but she didn’t cut her hair at all. It was just pinned and curled. The trick is the layers. If you have a layered hair cut, you too can easily create this cute new look.

Just take your long layers and tuck and pin them up at the base of your neck. Be sure to conceal them with the top layers. A little curl always helps to keep everyone guessing because it is easier to hide the longer pieces that way. Remember, there are no rules, you just pin up the longer layers and keep the shorter layers on top. I have tried it and it worked great, I fooled all of my friends! Everyone thought I cut 7 inches off my hair! It took no more than 10 minutes to place and pin the hair up to give me a whole new look!

If you don’t think you can do it, invite a friend to help, you will be surprised how easy it is to do. Also, add a little product like mousse before blow drying to give your hair a little texture, this way it will be easier to pin up. Have fun!

Send us a pic! We would love to see a before and after and we will showcase you and your new look in our blog!

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Why Covet Thy Neighbor’s Hair?

Posted on 26 September 2007 by S

britmurph.jpgWhy do we always want what we don’t have? I grew up in a family of women (and men for that matter) with (natural) perfectly straight hair. That wasn’t to say that they ever actually had straight hair, because every two to three months it was perm time. The smell of ammonia barely left the house before my mother had someone else at our kitchen table getting their perfectly fine, beautifully straight hair curled into either tight ringlets or loose waves. (Brittany Murphy, left, covet worthy hair and make-up shot)

I think that it’s human nature to want what we don’t have. As an advocate of make-up, I agree with anything that will better my (or someone else’s) appearance.

badhair.jpgI will say that nothing looks worse than over-processed straightened hair or a bad kinky perm. Better to just leave it alone, get a good cut and use the correct styling products for your hair type (or if it’s really horrible, cut it off and buy a wig). (over processed bad perm, right)

tatum.jpgI do wonder, however, why men with great, full heads of hair shave their heads repeatedly? Is it just to be in style or are they lazy and don’t want to be bothered with fixing it (probably)? (Channing Tatum, left) I guess they don’t realize that (for a large majority of them) the time will come soon enough that they won’t have to fix their hair because (some or most of) it will have fallen out.

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Hair Don’ts

Posted on 18 September 2007 by S

In the past two days, I’ve witnessed some of the worst hairstyles I’ve seen in some time.

The first was a woman who had her head shaved with the exception of two large balls about three inches above her ears. She must be a huge fan of Disneyworld, because she looked like Minnie Mouse.

The second, I’m actually looking at right now on the train. She has her hair corn-rowed about an inch apart toward the crown of her head. On the top of the crown is a large fountain-type bun (of obviously synthetic hair) in the same orange-burgundy colored hair that the cornrows are.

If either of the women were exceptionally beautiful, they might be able to get away with wearing such horrific styles, but unfortunately…not.

I don’t know why this is, but I’ve been told that (in general) women from Jamaica and the West Indies are more likely to color their hair in unnatural colors as well as creating the most unusual hair styles (in comparison to African American women). I find that tn2_halle_berry_3.jpgCaucasian women just tend to over process their hair and leave it like it was when they got out of bed (which is equally unattractive).

Find a classic hairstyle that suits the shape of your face. Identify your best facial feature, accentuate it and de-emphasize everything else.

Remember, unflattering hairstyles bring even more attention than flattering ones.

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Color Your Hair The Right Way

Posted on 23 May 2007 by Cj

When you go to your colorist, do you tell them you want highlights that are 20 shades lighter than your natural hair color in one inch chunks… or take a piece of your favorite fruit and say I’d like my hair to look like this?

Adding a little punch of color to your hair is fine, but banana and cherry should be left for the fruit.

Unless you look like a fashion model (and can get away with doing whatever you want because your body and face are so hot no one’s looking at your hair) think of using colors that your hair might naturally be when it comes out of your head. If you want highlights, you may want to consider using two of three colors (in small sections) so that it all blends together. It also tends to look better when the roots start to show.

Let’s also touch on root products for a minute. There are many companies who make products to touch up in between color. I actually don’t mind seeing a little root on someone with highlights because it looks like you were at the beach for the season and your summer hair is just growing out (although, you still don’t want it to get out of hand. Four inch roots are just plain ugly). If you have grey roots, buy one of these products. You’re covering your grey for a reason(to look younger!). If everyone can see that you have grey roots, it defeats the purpose.
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Revlon’s Roux, Tween Time Hair Color Stick is a great, inexpensive product that you can find all over the internet. I know someone who’s tried other mascara-like products and found this to work the best)

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