Shampoo gets a whole lot of attention in the wide world of hair, and I really don't know why. It's just soap, really. Sure, a great shampoo is nice to have, but if you have to choose where to save your money and where to spend it, I'd put my cash in a great conditioner every single time.
 
Conditioner gets skipped by a lot of women (and men) in their hair routines. They think their hair is too short, too fine a texture, too greasy, or that it just doesn't tangle enough to need conditioner. Wrong, ladies. Just wrong. Everyone should be using conditioner, and I'm going to tell you why.
 
It's true that conditioner is used for detangling, and it's also true that the wrong conditioner can weigh your hair down and make it greasy (or greasier), but skipping the conditioner all together means that you miss out on all the other benefits that it does for your hair's health.
 
If you color your hair and aren't using a conditioner, you're probably also a victim of super fast color fade or highlights that get dried out and brassy.
 
The reason? Shampoo is designed to clean your hair of oils, dirt, and other nasty things that build up on your hair. During the cleansing process the cuticle (the outer "shell" of your hair) of your hair is roughed up a bit. Conditioner helps balance the pH levels in your hair and smoothes that cuticle down, which helps preserve and lock in your hair color as well as the moisture balance in your hair. A smooth cuticle is healthier looking, shinier, and has better body and bounce.
 
A roughed up cuticle can also be thanked for tangles in your hair. Imagine that the cuticle of each hair strand is like the shingles on a rooftop; all those shingles are supposed to be smoothed down and pointing in the same direction (down). A roughed up cuticle looks like a tornado ran across those shingles, causing several to curl up or even break off over time. If you put several hundred hairs with curled up cuticles together, those roughed up pieces begin to stick and catch on one another. Using conditioner helps to ensure that the cuticle lays smooth to the surface, preventing tangles and allowing tangles to release easily.
 
Many conditioners come with extra benefits like UV protection and essential nutrients for keeping your hair and scalp healthy and manageable. Conditioners are really the base to your styling routine; fighting frizz, defining curl, or increasing volume.
 
There are a lot of women out there skipping the conditioner regardless, because they claim that it's just too heavy and greasy on their hair. Most of the time, the conditioner that you're using isn't appropriate for your hair type. It's essential to find the right conditioner, use it correctly (after shampooing the right way), and rinse it very, very well to get the most benefit out of the product. The number one issue that I've found with conditioner is that it's not being rinsed properly. A solid 30-60 second rinse in warm to cool water is essential to seal the cuticle.  (If you have naturally curly hair, you won't want to rinse your conditioner out completely.  A quick rinse will help keep your curls hydrated and have the added benefit of a leave in conditioner.)
 
If you feel like your conditioner is too heavy, try a lighter moisture conditioner and be sure to use a clarifying treatment on your hair regularly to prevent conditioner (and other products) from building up on your hair. Talk to your hair stylist about the conditioners that they would recommend for your unique hair type.

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What is the Tiger Eye Hair Color Trend and Why You Will Love it
by Alison Alhamed
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Ok, it’s official. The tiger eye hair color trend is now a thing. Yes, sure, maybe it was always a thing. But thanks to social media, it now has a name and is the newest buzzword in the sombre, ombre, ecaille, babylight, bronde, ombre, balayombre colorist vocab list.
 
"Every fall/winter there is a mad dash to the salon for deeper, darker tones for hair color and toning down end of season summer highlights and ombres," says Dilek Onur-Taylor, a NAHA-winning stylist and a creative director for The Salon By InStyle inside JCPenney. "Tiger Eye color is a fresh take on transitioning summer balayage and the cooler, lighter tones we were seeing last summer to darker, warmer, richer, multi-dimensional, shades of brown."
 
Essentially it’s a beautiful blend of honey, caramel, mocha, gold, hazel nut, toffee and warm blondes to mimic the coloring of the gemstone. 
 
“Tiger eye hair is a darker version of ecaille,” says Larisa Love, a California-based colorist with an army of Instagram followers on her @larisadoll page. “The tones are warm and golden and the perfect way for clients to warm up their winter.”
 
Ecaille, which made a name for itself in 2015, is french for tortoiseshell and… to be honest, is kinda hard to say.

“I can’t even say that word,” laughs Shelley Gregory, a colorist at Las Vegas Square Salon, who is known for posting beautiful color work on her @shelleygregoryhair Instagram profile. “So for a client to feel comfortable in your chair and say 'I want ecaille hair color' is really intimidating. A lot of people still have a hard time saying ‘balayage,’ and that can be embarrassing to say to someone who is supposed to be an expert."
 
And, like many things that become common vernacular (sombre, amazeballs, Brangelina, totes and obvs) if it has an easy to pronounce name, and it's fun to say, sometimes it just sticks.
 
“Plus gemstones are totally trending right now, and most people know what a tiger eye is, so I’m not surprised it’s sticking,” Gregory says.
 
So if a client says she wants tiger eye hair color, essentially what she’s asking for is rich, brown highlights and lowlights, with chocolate and bronze tones. 
 
“To create this technique, I would either balayage or hair paint, maybe even foil, highlights but staying away from the root for more of a grown-out technique,” Gregory says. “Once you lift it, tone it with a darker chocolate shade at the root area and melt it down into a level 8 or darker. Popping in a golden brown or blonde is pretty, too.”

And the best part, Gregory says, is you can play with the tones that your client’s hair lifts to.
 
“You’re not fighting the hair to get it to those ashier tones that were so popular this summer,” Gregory says. “So it will actually have shinier, healthier results!”
 
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