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This is the easiest guide you’ll ever read.  If I’m being completely honest, it’s taken me literal years to learn how to air-dry my hair. It wasn’t until I accepted the fact that successful air drying requires a cocktail of products (lol, trust me when I say those “air-dry creams” won’t actually give you Selena Gomez–worthy waves on their own) plus a handful of techniques (there’s way more scrunching, gliding, twisting, and smoothing than you’d think), that I was finally able to air-dry my straight-ish, poofy-ish hair at home. Why is why I can genuinely say that learning to air-dry your hair isn’t, in fact, an impossible task, as long as you (a) take your time—which, like, what else are you doing right now?—and (b) follow the right equation for your exact hair texture. And to help you, I rounded up the easiest ways to air-dry everything from straight, fine hair to coarse coils, along with the exact products you need on your team. So put down the hot tools, pour yourself a glass (or three) of wine, and prepare to come out of quarantine with your air-dry routine on lock.  How to air-dry wavy hair In theory, naturally wavy hair should be one of the easiest textures to air-dry, but thanks to the fact that not all waves are created equally (@ my super-puffy and undefined-as-hell waves—if you can even call them that), the process definitely calls for a little technique. Here’s what you’ll need: This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.
 How to air-dry coily hair The key to air-drying dehydrated, pulled-out coils? Adding back crazy levels of moisture and definition throughout the process. Here’s what your setup should look like:
 How to air-dry fine, flat hair If you usually rely on a blow-dryer to give your fine, flat hair tons of lift and volume, you’ll love how easy this air-dry routine is. Prepare to get mega volume without all the heat damage: This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.
 How to air-dry curly hair If your curls tend to look a little ~fluffy~ and undefined when you air-dry your hair, you need to make sure you’re using leave-in products that build bounce and shape (oh, and some extra shine doesn’t hurt either). Here’s what you gotta know:
 How to air-dry straight hair You know those soft, bendy waves you always see on your Instagram feed? Yeah, you don’t need a flatiron or hair dryer to re-create them—just follow these tricks and air-dry some movement into your straight hair: This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.
This was found on Cosmopolitan.com Head scarves offer incredible versatility. With so many colors, patterns, and styles, you can create exactly the look you want to compliment your outfit. Tying scarves and bandanas takes a little practice so you'll want check out these tutorials.  How to Tie a Head Scarf Magicians make colorful scarves disappear and reappear with crafty sleight of hand. Movie stars and celebrities wear designer scarves with great panache. Scarves are perhaps the most versatile and magical fashion accessory in a woman’s wardrobe. If you are suffering from hair loss, knowing how to tie a head scarf will likely be as important to you as making it disappear and reappear is to Merlin. Scarves are available in fabrics, colors, and patterns that are as varied as the farthest reaches of the imagination. You can tie square scarves, bandanas or rectangular scarves to create stylish fashion statements. Selecting Head Scarves for Tying Head scarves come in many sizes and shapes. Choosing a shape simply comes down to preference. To determine your favorite look, it's helpful to browse these head scarves on the model and see which ones appeal to you. Here are some more tips: Square Head Scarves are the easiest to work with and the most popular. They offer many styling options and are more manageable than oblong scarves for most women. For a cancer scarf or head covering, you are going to want to achieve full head coverage. To do so, you will need a scarf that is at least 28 X 28 inches. For those who prefer to have a generous amount of fabric hanging down their backs (giving the illusion of hair), we offer oversized square scarves. Rectangular Head Scarves (also called oblongs or long scarves) are also a good option for women who like the look of extra fabric hanging down in the back, similar to a ponytail. The dimensions allow the wearer to tie the scarf to resemble a headwrap, giving a truly unique look. Oblong scarves take just a little more practice, but they offer additional styling options. You can achieve the looks you can get with a square head scarf, but the dimensions also allow you to create an intricate headwrap or turban more easily than a square scarf. Here are some favorite ways to tie a head scarf. How to Tie a Square Head Scarf How to Tie a Rectangle Head Scarf How to Tie a Bandana Scarf Tying Infographic How to Wear Head Scarf Accessories Tying Pre Tied Head Scarves How to Select Head Scarf Styles & Fabrics Click here for the full article with tutorials and "how to's" Here are a couple other articles I found for Hair-Scarf Tutorials. 10 Hair-Scarf Tutorials That’ll Take Your Summer Style to the Next Level Ten Very Cool Ways to Tie a Headscarf I do not blame you at all if you simply cannot wait any longer and need to touch up your roots. I have an article for you above with some temporary root cover-up recommendations to get you by. BUT, if you do make the decision to do something more permanent, I want you to do it as safely as possible, with the least amount of damage to your hair, and not messing up what I've been doing for you over the years. “Fixing box color can be super expensive, in some cases taking six months to a year for full correction” I've been using the same hair color line (Schwarzkopf) since I've been doing hair. Because of that you and I both know if there will be any allergic reactions, itchy scalp, blistering, swelling, etc. This is very Important: if you decide to use an at-home box color, be sure to do a hair strand test and follow the manual directions. Even though you may not have had an allergic reaction to the hair color I've been using on you, the box color you buy may have ingredients that could cause a reaction. This is an important piece of information left out of almost every article I've read. Many of the articles I've read mention at-home color kits from different salons and stylist. Because I do not want to lose my license and create any liability issues, I have made the decision not to have these available. Doing an internet search I found that most at-home hair color kits are out of stock. You'll need to take this in to consideration and plan accordingly if you choose to color your own hair.So, if you’re ready to go for it, here’s the best at-home tips for dyeing your hair:
The article below includes helpful how-to tips on at home hair coloring.  How To Color Your Hair At Home And Mistakes To Avoid Bad DIY hair dye can take up to a year to fix. If you can't wait to fix your roots, follow these tips from hair stylists. Worrying about your hair color may seem like a frivolous vanity during the coronavirus pandemic, but watching your roots grow back to their natural color on Zoom and FaceTime probably isn’t helping your emotional stress load.
Unless your local salon offers color-to-go kits (we’ll get to that later), your colorist is probably in complete opposition to you tampering with their hard work. Stylists are pleading with their clients on social media to step away from the boxed hair dye during self-isolation with hashtags like #showusyourroots and #waitforyourstylist. “Fixing box color can be super expensive, in some cases taking six months to a year for full correction,” said Meghan Baldwin-Vasquez, a balayage master specialist and color correction expert at Karisma Salon in Smithtown, New York. While some “hairfluencers” have proclaimed wearing a hat is the only viable alternative, we thought we could offer up more practical solutions for a DIY dye job, if you insist on doing it yourself. If you’re buying permanent dye, don’t keep it a secret from your stylist. Ask for advice.“Don’t be afraid to ask your hairdresser for advice before buying,” said Nicole Giannini, master colorist and owner of Siren Beauty Space in the San Francisco Bay Area. “We are service professionals and making recommendations is part of our job. It will bring our clients back with more gratitude.” Giannini and Baldwin-Vasquez both offer custom curbside at-home color kits for their clients. Giannini calls her kit the Apocalypse Color Kit and it includes the client’s custom color, developer, hairline barrier, cleansing treatment, applicator, brushes and an application tutorial video. (see my note above) If your colorist isn’t offering color-to-go kits and you can’t be talked out of using a boxed dye, make sure you select your color very carefully. Baldwin-Vasquez said that selecting the right shade is the hardest part of doing a boxed dye. “When choosing your color, keep in mind drugstore brands are different than professional and usually run one to two shades darker than depicted on the box.” Baldwin-Vasquez also advises against warm and golden tones for at-home root touch-ups in favor of colors that are neutral and ashy. Baldwin-Vasquez’s top drugstore choices are Clairol Root Touch-Up, which “has about 20 shades and comes with an easy-to-use kit,” and Garnier Olia Ammonia-Free Color, which is “closest to salon-grade color and is oil-based, leaving the hair feeling more hydrated.” Giannini obviously prefers her own clients use her Apocalypse Color Kit, but for everyone else she suggested the Madison Reed at-home hair-coloring kit, because it’s the “cleanest option on the consumer market.” When you’re ready to dye, both colorists suggested only applying color to your hairline and part to avoid more opportunity for disaster. Giannini also warned to not make the common mistake of rinsing the color too soon. “Sometimes people panic when they see a funny color during oxidation and think, ‘Oh, shit! Something’s gone wrong! I have to get it off!’ but that funky color is just normal oxidation. If you rinse too soon, the dye molecules won’t have had enough time to deposit.” The good news, according to Giannini, is that unless you’re using bleach, you can’t “overcook it.” In fact, she recommended leaving the color on up to 15 minutes longer than what the manufacturer’s directions say. Giannini also loves using Kevin Murphy Re.Store, a cleansing conditioning treatment, directly after rinsing to lock in color and soften the hair. “It restores moisture and shine while prolonging color results.” Giannini suggests using Re.Store weekly. Looking for something a bit more temporary? If you’re not ready to commit to a permanent situation and you’re just looking to cover up small patches of gray for an upcoming Zoom happy hour, Baldwin-Vasquez suggested brunettes can use mascara to cover the roots. For all hair colors, there are options like Color Wow Root Cover Up and Color Oribe Airbrush Root Touch-Up Spray. Pro tip: Giannini suggests using touch-up spray in the shower to avoid any potential messes. This helpful information is from HuffPost  How to get volume in curly hair is a never-ending struggle for many of us. You can create volume with products but the most effective products can’t be used when you follow the ‘Curly Girl’ routine. But there is a product-free way to get extra volume in curly hair and that’s using clips when you wash your hair. My latest video is all about how to get volume in curly hair using clips. It’s also a kind of apology to curl clips from me as well. You see, I recently filmed my current curly hair routine video and I realised that I don’t use clips in my routine any more. In that video, I didn’t use them very well and I made it seem like they weren’t necessary. However they do work really well when you use them properly. Personally I love using hair volume powders but they’re not permissible in the ‘Curly Girl’ routine and so if you’re strict CG, this curl clip tip might be the answer for you.  Which clips work in curly hair? I recommend using traditional pin curl clips for this step. There are specialist clip available such as Devacurl clips but the classic hairdressing pin curl clips work just as well and for a lot less. I bought this bulk pack of pins years ago at a hairdressing supply store and you can also find them online here and here. This Curly-Girl tips was found at Hair Romance
7/17/2019 You want cool-girl waves, right? You want the hair you're seeing on Instagram and those inspirational pics of cool-girl waves, right? Well, that's why I'm sharing this article from one of my professional sites so you can achieve these waves at home. According to BTC Team Member Chris Jones (@chrisjones_hair): By empowering clients (that's you) with basic tips and usable tools, you will make their dream hair an everyday reality and score better selfies for social media! So, here you go... 3 Flat Iron Tips For Teaching Client-Friendly Waves 1. Waving 101: Break Down The Basics Don’t let clients leave the salon without these waving basics below! “If we can teach our clients how to properly use the tools, which direction to curl their hair, then we can empower them to feel beautiful everyday, not just leaving the salon,” shares Chris. Get The Basics Below:
2. Choose The Right Tools Let’s be real. You’re probably not going to send a client home with a Marcel iron. Chris recommends whatever tool matches the client’s skill level at home for best results which is typically a flat iron or wand. What’s the most “usable” at-home tool according to Chris? He recommends clients invest in the Revolutionary 1.25″ Ionic Salon Flat Iron by Hot Tools. “Much like running scissors over a ribbon, just smooth over once, turn either half or a full rotation then glide the iron over the section,” shares Chris. Keep scrolling for the video how-to! 3. Client Waving Demo: Watch This @chrisjones_hair video below Chris went on Instagram to demo how he uses his favorite client-friendly tool, the Revolutionary 1.25″ Ionic Salon Flat Iron, for the ultimate cool-girl texture. “The most expensive haircut in the world isn’t worth anything if the clients cant replicate it at home,” shares Chris. Watch The Technique!  |
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