Just for Curls

Thanks To a major curl comeback in Hollywood and on the runways, women all over the world are embracing their curls after years of trying to smooth them down. For some women it is a love hate relationship, they want to love them but they get so frustrated because they don’t know how to manage them. The key to awesome curls is hydration, keeping your curly tresses moisturized minimizes frizz. Also doing a glaze helps to lay down the outer layer of the hair shaft to minimize frizz. There are so many products out there now for curly tresses to tame and enhance waves at home, here are just a few our customers rave about:
Pureology Real Curl-Color preserving, conditioning, frizz control, humidity resistant, shine, sunscreen, and thermal protectants
Catwalk Curlesque Light Weight Mousse- Conditioning, frizz control, and shine
Sebastian Potion 9- conditioning, frizz control, shine, and thermal barriers
Redken Fresh Curls Spring Mousse- conditioning, frizz control, humidity resistant, and shine

5 Summertime Hair issues and how to cope

#1 Sun scorching
When your hair is already chemically processed it is more prone to sun scorching. Hair that is already depleted of moisture will become like straw without any protection. Use whatever SPF you can find to protect those locks!
#2 Green Hair
Porous hair soaks up everything weather it be good things or bad! And blonde porous hair is the worst!!! You should always pretreat your hair before swimming in a pool or the ocean. Using an acidic conditioner to help close down the outer layer of your hair shaft is the best way to stop the penetration. I recommend thoroughly wetting the hair and leaving in the conditioner for the best protection.
#3 Using Chemicals
Using 6% peroxide to “add highlights” is awful! Although people believe it isn’t damaging, applying peroxide blasts open the outer layer of the hair shaft and it can turn the hair into shredded wheat. This cannot be fixed!
#4 Raking or Frying Sun Tortured locks
Any hair combing, brushing, or blow drying has the potential to cause more damage. Grandma’s 100 strokes a night recommendation needs to be tossed out the window! Always use a good detangling leave in conditioner before using your wide tooth comb/pick to get the knots out. Use a tourmaline blow dryer and apply a thermal protecting conditioner before you blow dry.
#5 Putting groceries on your hair
Food belongs inside you! Eating omega-3 rich foods, such as fatty fish and flax seed oil, benefit hair. Some people insist on putting food on their head. Lemon juice, beer, onion juice, olive oil, and mayonnaise are a few do-it-yourself hair treatments and that I detest. You should use real hair products they have been tried and tested true to do what they are suppose to.

Red’s Radar

L’anza Healing Hair Care Beach Spray helps create a fresh from the beach look, including tousled waves and loose natural separation. It also contains thermal and triple UV protection to shield hair from the sun’s damaging rays.
Hydrate HydraWhip by Pureology is an emollient-rich formula that contains avacodo, jojoba and shea butters along with rosemary, sage and green tea to restore moisture and softness to fine color treated hair.
Redken’s new Structure Wax creates unsurpassed piecing and separation while adding tremendous shine and texture to dry hair.

Get the skinny

There are so many women out there that wish they could get there hair chemically straightened but either cannot afford it or their hair is in bad shape. There are a few at-home styling and care products that can temporarily mimic the results of a Keratin Hair Taming Treatment.

Onesta Hair Care Smooth & Shine Thermal Straightening Crème
Moroccanoil Hydrating Styling Cream
Matrix Biolage Thermal Active Repair Cream
Pureology Super Smooth Smoothing Cream

COLORS MAKE A FASHION STATEMENT

WOMEN ARE GENERALLY DRAWN TO THE COLORS THAT FLATTER THEIR FIGURE AND COMPLEXION. YOUR FAVORITE COLOR DOESN’T ALWAYS APPEAR IN YOUR WARDROBE IF IT DOESN’T DO A THING FOR YOU. IF YOU’RE THE MAJORITY, THE COLOR YOU MOST OFTEN CHOOSE TO WEAR IS THE IMAGE YOU WANT TO REFLECT, AND THE COLOR MAKES YOU LOOK AND FEEL GOOD.
LET’S HAVE FUN! FIND OUT WHAT FASHION STATEMENT YOU’RE MAKING WITH THE COLORS YOU WEAR ON AN EVERYDAY BASIS—AND WHAT THE COLOR OF YOUR CLOTHING SAYS ABOUT YOUR PERSONALITY.
BLACK-CONSERVATIVE YET SEXY, YOU KNOW THAT BLACK IS VERSATILE. WEARING BLACK CLOTHING MAKES YOU APPEAR THINNER, GIVING YOUR SELF-ESTEEM A TURBO-BOOST.
PINK- TRADITIONAL AND CHARMING, PINK IS FEMININE ALL THE WAY. A PINK AND BLACK COMBO IS A TRENDY TWOSOME FOR WOMEN WHO LIKE TO ADD MYSTERY TO THEIR OTHERWISE GIRLY IMAGE.
RED-BOLD AND VIBRANT, YOU LIKE TO BE THE CENTER OF ATTENTION. RED PORTRAYS THE ADVENTUROUS SIDE OF YOU THAT’S UNDENIABLE.
BLUE- FUN LOVING AND FREE, BLUE CLOTHING ATTRACTS INDEPENDENT WOMEN WHO ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THEIR INNER SELVES AND ACHIEVEMENTS.
ORANGE-EXTROVERTED AND GUTSY, ORANGE MEANS YOU LIKE TO STAND OUT IN THE CROWD. NEVER TAKING LIFE FOR GRANTED, YOU ENJOY NEW CHALLENGES AND HAVE A TENDENCY TO COME OUT ON TOP.
YELLOW-ALWAYS THE OPTIMIST, YOU’RE ATHLETIC AND OUTDOORSY. YELLOW REFLECTS A VIBRANT PERSONALITY AND GREAT INTUITION.
WHITE-THOSE WHO FAVOR WHITE PREFER “SAFE” COLORS FOR A PERFECT MATCH. WHITE CAN BE A GREAT ACCENT FOR A DEEP DARK TAN, ADDING SEX-APPEAL TO THE “COLORLESS” COLOR.
GREEN-IF YOU’RE HOT ON GREEN YOU’RE A DOWN-TO-EARTH, NATURAL BEAUTY. WHILE SOMEWHAT STUBBORN, YOU’RE STILL “THE GIRL NEXT DOOR” WHO LIKES TO HAVE FUN.

FITNESS & EXERCISE TIPS

STARTING AN EXERCISE REGIMEN AT ANY AGE IS EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL AND CAN ADD YEARS TO YOUR LIFE. AS WE AGE, OUR BODIES LOSE MUSCLE TISSUE AND OUR METABOLISM SLOWS DOWN. EXERCISE IS THE BEST WAY TO GET AND BE PHYSICALLY FIT.
WORKING OUT TAKES DISCIPLINE AND SHOULD NOT BE PAINFUL. “NO PAIN NO GAIN IS JUST A MYTH AND IS NOT GGOD ADVICE TO FOLLOW. EXERCISE SHOULD MAKE YOU FEEL HEALTHY AND FIT, NOT LOOKING FOR THE IBUPROFEN AND ICE PACKS.
EXPERTS ADVICE THAT 20 TO 30 MINUTES OF AEROBIC ACTIVITY AT LEAST THREE TIMES A WEEK IS BENEFICIAL FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN. SELECT THE BEST PLAN THAT IS FAVORABLE TO YOUR LIFESTYLE, WHETHER IT IS AT HOME OR A GYM.
OPT FOR A FORM OF EXERCISE YOU WILL ENJOY THE MOST AND START OUT SLOWLY, INCREASING YOUR ACTIVITY AND WORK OUT GRADUALLY. CONSIDER ADD BASIC WEIGHT TRAINING TO BUILD MUSCLES, BURN CALORIES AND CONTROL BODY FAT.
AEROBIC ACTIVITY TRAINING
• BICYCLING
• BRISK WALKING
• DANCING
• JOGGING
• ROLLER SKATING
• SKIING
• SWIMMING
• TENNIS
• ZUMBA
FOR BEGINNERS, TRY INCREASING PERSONAL FITNESS IN YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE BY WALKING MORE, DOING MORE YARDWORK, PAINTING, AND PARKING YOUR CAR FURTHER FROM YOUR DESTINATION. NOT ONLY WILL YOU HAVE THE SATISFACTION OF GETTING THINGS DONE, YOU’LL ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF BEING PHYSICALLY FIT.
YOU DON’T NEED TO LUMP YOUR EXERCISE ALL IN ONE SESSION. TRY IT IN 10 MINUTE INCREMENTS IF THIS IS EASIER FOR YOU AND AS TIME ALLOWS. WHILE THERE’S NO PLAN OR GUARANTEE FOR EVERYONE, GET STARTED AND FIND OUT WHAT WORKS FOR YOU.
ALWAYS CONSULT A PHYSICIAN BEFORE STARTING ANY EXERCISE ROUTINE AND UNDERSTAND THAT DIET AND NUTRITION WILL PLAY A BIG PART IN YOUR OVERALL RESULTS.

HOW TO GET RID OF PIMPLES AND BLEMISHES

PIMPLES, BLEMISHES AND ACNE ARE THE MOST UNIVERSAL SKIN CARE COMPLAINTS AND CAN BE A HUGE SOURCE OF EMBARRASSMENT. CONTRARY TO COMMON BELIEF, THIS PROBLEM IS NOT EXCLUSIVE TO TEENS AND ADOLESCENTS. ADULTS OFTEN EXPERIENCE ACNE PROBLEMS AFTER YEARS OF CLEAR SKIN.
TREATMENT OF PIMPLES IS SOMEWHAT TRICKY. WHILE THERE’S NO QUICK, HOMEMADE CURE FOR THOSE UNSIGHTLY BLEMISHES, PUTTING A STOP TO MAJOR BREAKOUTS WILL GREATLY REDUCE YOUR DISCOMFORT AND CHANCE OF SCARRING.
PREVENTION
KEEP YOUR FACE CLEAN AND DON’T OVER SCRUB IT. THIS WILL ONLY IRRITATE YOUR SKIN AND MAKE YOU MORE PRONE TO BREAK OUTS. WASH YOUR FACE GENTLY TWICE A DAY WITH ANTI BACTERIAL OR MILD SOAP, PERHAPS THREE TIMES A DAY FOR ACNE PRONE SKIN. DO NOT USE HARSH SOAPS AND FRAGRANCES AS THEY MIGHT AGGRAVATE PIMPLES.
TO AVOID TRANSFERRING BACTERIA AND GERMS, CLEAN YOUR PILLOW CASE, WASH CLOTHES, TOWELS, MAKE-UP BRUSHES AND APPLICATORS FREQUENTLY. TRY WASHING YOUR MAKE-UP APPLICATORS IN ANTIBACTERIAL SOAP OR CLARIFYING SHAMPOO. KEEP YOUR HAIR CLEAN AND OUT OF YOUR FACE. ALONG THE SAME LINE, KEEP YOUR PHONE MOUTH PIECE AND WRITING INSTRUMENTS AWAY FROM YOUR SHIN AND CLEAN THEM OFTEN.
AVOID WEARING HEAVY MAKE-UP AND ALWAYS WASH IT OFF BEFORE BED. BUY MAKE-UP SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR YOUR SKIN TYPE AND THROW IT AWAY AFTER THE EXPIRATION DATE.
WASH YOUR HANDS FREQUENTLY AND MAKE A CONSCIOUS EFFORT TO AVOID TOUCHING YOUR FACE DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. THIS IS WHEN YOU’RE MOST LIKELY TO DO IT AND YOU MAY NOT REALIZE THE HABIT.
IT’S BEST TO KEEP YOUR ANXIETY LEVEL DOWN AND GET YOUR BEAUTY REST. WHEN YOU’RE UNDER STRESS, DO NOT NEGLECT YOUR SKIN CARE ROUTINE. TAKE THE TIME FOR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE OR YOUR PIMPLES WILL RETURN WITH A VENGEANCE.
STOPPING PIMPLES AND BLEMISHES
ACNE PRONE PEOPLE ARE STILL GOING TO EXPERIENCE PIPMLES AND BLEMISHES, EVEN AFTER THE BEST SKIN CARE ROUTINE. AFTER THEY APPEAR, KNOWING HOW TO GET RID OF THEM QUICKLY AND SENSIBLY REDUCES YOUR CHANCES OF SCARRING.
USE THE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ABOVE, ALONG WITH SOME PIMPLE DRYING TECHNIQUES TO SHORTEN THE LIFE OF YOUR BLEMISHES AND BREAKOUTS.
IF YOUR SKIN IS OILY, USE A CLEANSER THAT CONTAINS SALICYLIC ACID OR BENZOYL PEROXIDE TO START THE DRYING PROCESS. IF YOUR EXPERIENCING ONE OF THOSE PAINFUL “UNDER THE SKIN, CYSTIC” PIMPLES, PUT A WARM COMPRESS ON IT TO DRAIN IT FIRST, THEN DRY IT UP WITH BENZOYL PEROXIDE.
THERE ARE RIGHT AND WRONG WAYS TO EXTRACT BREAKOUTS. SOMETIMES IT MAKES YOU MORE PRONE TO SCARRING AND SKIN DISCOLORATION; HOWEVER IT IS THE FASTEST WAY TO DRAIN IT. PLEASE ASK YOUR DERMATOLOGIST OR ESTHETICIAN FOR THE PROPER WAY TO DO EXTRACTIONS.
IF BLEMISHES PERSIST, SCARRING NEEDS TO BE PREVENTED AND THERE ARE MANY USEFUL PRODUCTS TO PUT A STOP TO RECURRING ACNE AND PIMPLES. IF YOUR BLEMISH IS GONE AND YOU STILL HAVE SOME DISCOLORATION BUT NO SCAR, DON’T FRET. CHANCES ARE IT WILL FADE WITH TIME.
TREATING ACNE AND PIMPLES ON YOUR BACK
WHILE ALL OF THE ABOVE HOME REMEDIES ARE AFFECTIVE FOR PIMPLES, THERE’S NO DOUBT, THE BACK IS THE HARDEST PLACE TO TREAT WITHOUT SOME HELP. INVEST IN A GOOD BACK SCRUBBER TO GET THE AREAS YOU CANT REACH IN THE SHOWER AND ALWAYS USE CLEAN DRY TOWELS.
ASK FOR SOME HELP TO APPLY A BENZOYL PEROXIDE OINTMENT AFTER EVERY SHOWER. KEEP YOUR BED SHEETS AND MATTRESS PAD CLEAN.