Oh NO!

I'm sure most of you have already seen this video, but I couldn't help but post it for those who haven't seen it! This post is a What Not To Do! This poor girl is trying to do a video tutorial on how to curl hair. (Please Dear God, do not let one of my videos turn out like hers! Amen!)  So, the things that she could have possible done to make her hair fry off are...

• She left the curling iron on waaay too long. (Do not count to 20! Don't count in general!) Like I said in a video before, if your hair is warm, your hair is curled!
• The temperature on her curling iron might be set too high. If it's on the highest setting, make sure the time your hair is on the iron is very short!
• The hair is still slightly damp. You can fry your hair if you do not have all the moisture out of it. So make sure you blow dry your hair all that way! If your hair is cold right after you take the blow dryer off it, it's still a lil wet.  
• Last but definitely not least. She didn't use a protective spray. Use professional products people!!! I'm sure you all know this by now but Kenra's Hot Spray is my fav product. It protects the hair from the heat of the irons! USE IT! Oh and do not use regular hair spray- this could fry the hair also!

Use these little tips so that this does not happen to you! There is nothing worse than a bad hair day that lasts for a year when your hair finally grows out!

Silky Smooth

I love trying new products all the time! My husband is constantly complaining that I have way too much in the shower. He tells me I'm a product hoarder. I like to think of it as research for my career! I mean it really is!! Well two Fridays ago I went to the supply house for hair color and at the check out there were some new It's A Ten products. Now if you haven't tried It's A Ten yet, you are missing out! It started off as a great leave in conditioner product and now they have much more. Every product I have tried from them I have loved so when I saw a new purple bottle, I knew I had to try it! It's called Silk Express and it does just that... It helps make your smooth, silky and soft! It's amazing stuff.

I brought it into the salon on Saturday and had all the other girls use it. They were just as obsessed as I was! There were some ladies I used it on and didn't even use my flat iron! (Side note- I did use a round brush! If you have texture in your hair, you will still have to use a hot iron to get it smooth- it's not magic!) I have been using the miracle silk trio; shampoo, conditioner and the smoothing balm for 2 weeks now and my hair feels amazing! You definitely need to try it! The best part is this trio is on sale for the rest of February for only $40! YES all 3 for $40!! You better come in and get em before they're gone!  =)

Want Long Hair?

I have been getting asked quite a bit lately on how to make your hair grow. There a few things that COULD help but are not guaranteed. One of them is prenatal vitamins. (No, they will not make you get pregnant if you take them!) There is also a vitamin that is designed for hair, skin and nails. It's called Biotin. You can get it from any supermarket in the vitamin aisle. No prescription here. The only thing with Biotin is you have to take one pill, three times a day. I have a hard time remembering to take one, once a day, so three times is pretty hard to remember! If you are serious about growing your hair long, and want to do it faster, try it. It could help!

Another thing that you should know is that getting your hair cut once a month or often, will NOT help it grow. This is a myth! If your ends are horrible, you can trim those up, but getting your hair cut all the time basically does the opposite of growing it. Your hair only grows 1/4 to 1/2 of an inch a month. That's not a lot. So as much as I hate to say it, if you are wanting to grow your hair long, don't come to see me as much! I'll miss you, but we will get you that long hair that you are wanting!!

Now make sure you are using professional products to ensure that your hair will stay in great shape since you won't be coming in to see me as often!

On a side note... Happy happy lovey dovey day to y'all! I hope everyone has a wonderful day!!

Uphair Twist

I absolutely love doing my hair so it looks like I've spent quite some time on it, but I really haven't. This updo took me maybe 10-15 minutes to do all together. It's a great style that you can wear running errands or going to a formal event.

 

Watch how I did it here:

 

Trendy Nails

I love looking for new trends in the beauty world. One of the hottest new trends is filing your fingernails to a point. I'm actually loving it right now! It's always fun to do different things as I started getting bored with the square looking nails.  Haven't you? Have you seen any of your favorite celebs rockin these nails? Reading my weekly gossip magazines (don't knock them, you know you read em too!), I'm seeing picture after picture of these ladies with the new nails. Here are some of the pics I've seen.

I need to grow mine a little longer, but I started to do it! What do you think of the new nail trend?