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  • Preparing To Dye Your Hair

    Before you dye your hair, there’s a lot of preparation beforehand. Here’s what you need to do, to make sure your hair is ready for your dye session.

    Make sure to wash your hair 24 hours before dyeing, as this will allow natural oils in your hair to develop. This in turn will allow the dye to bind to your hair better. We recommend you avoid using conditioner as it eliminates the natural oils in your hair, which you need for the dye to set in easily. However, if you have really dry hair then you will need to prepare a week in advance of your dye session. Condition the hair every night for at least five minutes a week before you dye your hair. This will stop your hair drying out after you dye it.

    If you follow these steps, your hair will be in the best condition for dyeing.

  • Trimming Your Bangs

    Trimming your own bangs isn’t too difficult, all you need are sharp scissors and a steady hand of course!

    Make sure to only cut your hair when it’s dry. The reason for this is, cutting your bangs when wet will mean they shrink when dry. Use a comb to section away the hair you DON’T want to cut and then divide your bangs in half using a styling comb. The main tip is not to cut your bangs any shorter than where the comb is in touch with your face. Snip the hair at a 45-degree-angle and work through it slowly. Avoid cutting straight across as it’s impossible to keep a straight line.

     

  • Tips To Straighten Hair For Men

    Styling your hair only adds to the stress of your everyday life. Below we give you tips on how to straighten your hair, so have a butchers if you want some best practices!

    Before you straighten your hair, make sure to was it. Make sure to shampoo and condition so your hair is fresh and in the best shape before straightening. Leave your hair to dry after the wash, and add your head protectants to your head.

    When your hair is almost dry, start styling with your favoured product. During this time, head up your straighteners. Then start straightening depending on style. If you have short hair, make sure you’re using a thin straightener. After your straightening is done, finish off with some hairspray or setting product. Finito!

  • The Quiff and Side-Parting

    The quiff is now recognised as a traditional hairstyle, and it was clear to be seen in the film Grease, but today it has been modernised ever so slightly. Beckham has gone for the quiff look on occasion, but the side parting is also becoming a popular look.

    Both of these styles come in different forms and you may want to opt for a fade and side parting or perhaps a very tall quiff, and it all depends on your individual tastes.

    A side parting can be an extremely formal style perfect for the young entrepreneur, and if you’re looking to paint a good picture in meetings or interviews when either of these styles will be appropriate.

  • Spotless Hair Salons in the Kingsthorpe Area

    The truth is that there are very many hair salons offering top notch services but not all of them are spotless. To really enjoy aday out in a salon, you have to choose one that values your custom and  works to exceed your expectations. Some of the characteristics you should be on the lookout for that make a great salon include:

    Service and systems 

    It is important to work with a salon that has a defined structure of business as this helps them to offer expert services that clients love. This is where you should be able to make an appointment and not walk in and find the beautician working on another person as it can be quite frustrating. From the second, you step into the salon; you should be treated like royalty until you step out. The establishment should also offer after services to make sure everything was done perfectly and also check with your for your next appointment. This way you will not have any problem being a loyal customer since you will know exactly what you will be getting from them.

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  • A few hairstyles as seen in Paris!

    If you are looking for an in fashion hair style then we strongly suggest that you follow one of these:
    Straight and sleek – yes we know that beach waves and tussled hair is currently very popular however every now and then it is nice to switch it up with this elegant look. This professional, incredibly chic look is very easy to re-create and was seen most recently in the Vionnet show. How to create: You need to start off with well-conditioned wet hair (straight after washing) make sure you’ve combed out all knots, apply some heat protecting spray or serum and blow dry straight. Then straighten working in small sections to ensure you fully straighten.
    A Side-swept fringe is also very much in style this year, we saw these in the Loris Azzaro show. Create a great side fringe by parting your hair to the side a little further over than you would normally go. Spray some wave-creating spray through your hair then scrunch gently. Pull the fringe in front of your face and mist with some hairspray for a high shine look!

  • Andrea Schwanda-Matthews: Passion for Nutrition

    As a stylist, when you find out about nutrition you are able to do a number of good things! “We are in an impressive position,” Schwanda-Matthews says. “We speak with such a lot of people each day and will educate and influence all of the people we serve. We already make our clients feel better concerning the way they appear; we may cause them to feel better about their health. This can be a great opportunity for all hairdressers.”

    Quinoa Snack from Andrea Schwanda-Matthews

    1/4 c quinoa

    1/2 c almond milk

    1/4 tbsp of cinnamon

    1/2 tbsp cocoa powder

    1 pkg. frozen blueberries

    STEP 1: Boil the primary four ingredients together an identical way within which you will cook quinoa in water. Follow the directions at the box; it’s going to take about quarter-hour.

    STEP 2: Line a bowl with frozen blueberries, and pour the aggregate over them. “The warm mixture over the crunchy, cold berries is a brilliant taste!” Schwanda-Matthews says. Alternatively, you are able to add dried fruit, nuts or oats to the quinoa.

     

  • 5 Natural Remedies for Winterizing Hair and Scalp

    Paulina Nelega is a registered clinical herbalist with Hair Essentials. Winter weather is here, and together with the cold, your clients could be coming in asking what they are able to do to bring life back to their dry, dull hair. Listed here are five how you can help give your clients’ locks a boost through the winter months.

    Give the scalp some love.
    Massage your scalp before showering to exfoliate old cells, get waste byproducts out to the skin for removal, and invigorate your scalp with fresh, oxygen-rich blood. A increase of chemicals from hair care products can affect scalp pH and sebum production, resulting in scalp inflammation and follicle damage which may lead to hair loss or poor hair growth.

    Keep the body hydrated.
    Indoor heating through the winter saps moisture out of our skin, including at the scalp. Pure water, herbal teas, and green tea are all great choices to assist make sure you stay hydrated. Make it a habit to hold a refillable water bottle with you so that you can keep yourself topped up during the day.

    Use hot oil treatments.
    Indulge your scalp and hair with a weekly hot oil treatment to enhance texture and maintain sheen. Even though you will have oily hair, hot oil treatments are still beneficial for maintaining healthy moisture balance—just use a thinner oil, reminiscent of coconut oil or argan oil. Drier hair types can use a thicker oil, equivalent to luxurious shea butter, jojoba, or avocado oil. All are 100% pure and beautifully moisturizing!

    Take a regular supplement.
    A nutritious diet is your first step to great hair, in an effort to be certain that your hair gets each of the key nutrients it needs frequently, try supplementing with an all-natural supplement like Hair Essentials. Hair Essentials features over 20 key hair-healthy nutrients including silica, biotin, herbs, essential fatty acids, antioxidants, amino acids, vitamins, minerals and more! Plus, it’s vegetarian and authorized gluten-free, and works synergistically to combat hair loss, repair and revitalize hair follicles, and stimulate healthy new hair growth.

    Protect your hair from the weather.
    It’s winter, meaning it’s time to place those cozy scarves and cute hats to good use! Extreme cold and vicious winds can damage and tangle your hair, making it dry and brittle—protect your locks from winter weather with signature style!

    Paulina Nelega is a registered clinical herbalist for Hair Essentials and have been assisting individuals facing hair loss for almost twenty years. Hair Essentials is an all-natural, 100% vegetarian, non-GMO, certified gluten-free proprietary blend of greater than 20 herbs, vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, amino acids, silica, biotin, and other essential nutrients. Hair Essentials can be bought online at www.HairEssentials.com or by calling 800-536-9353.

     

  • MEN’S COLLECTION: Confident and funky by Vaughn Acord

    A man’s grooming routine is frequently passed down from generation to generation—whether he’s guided by his father on the way to shave his neck, watched his uncle comb his hair, learned to wash under his nails before a date, he’ll carry those experiences with him throughout his life.

    For Vaughn Acord, celebrity stylist, salon owner and founding father of the hot V76 by Vaughn, he learned of a “relaxed handsomeness” that comes from not trying too hard.

    “As with fashion, hair changes from decade to decade, and a few looks never exit of fashion,” Acord says. “But a bob will always be a bob, whether it’s razor cut, broken, graduated or paired with bangs, it’s a bob. It’s as much as the stylist to interpret that classic shape.”

    What has evolved during the last three decades, he says, is hair product. And, that’s what pushed Acord to launch V76 by Vaughn, a men’s line of specific, result-producing groomers designed to be, just like the bob, timeless.

    “We’re all on a stage day-to-day by hook or by crook or another—whether it’s in a boardroom, in front of a camera, on a selling floor or in a law office,” Acord says. “Ultimately, what men want is confidence.”

    In this collection, featured exclusively in MODERN SALON, Acord proves when a good cut is paired with confidence, any day may be “casual Friday.”

     

  • HOW-TO: Crimped and Curled Tri-Texture Looks by Rafe Hardy

    It’s not uncommon to identify classic movie-star waves at the red carpet, but with detailing around the front as a visible focus. This blending of trends inspired Rafe Hardy, Artistic Creative Director for Sexy Hair, for this contemporary photoshoot where long-haired models emerged with intense texture offset by crimping or a braided headband.

    With his fellow Sexy Hair stylist Nadirah Volpe, Hardy conceived these looks as a method for stylists to provide versatility to long-haired styles without cutting.

    “Texture is a fun method to enhance longer hair and there are such a lot of stuff you can do besides a ponytail and your typical upstyle. When you get a respectable set in there and you’ve got that foundation, versatility becomes much easier. Clients can wear the hair such a lot of other ways. She will do first day, then expand the feel at the second day and at the third day, pin it up.”

    One model received a pretend-edge of braids while the subsequent had tri-texture—crimp, curl and braids.

    PRODUCTS & TOOLS:

    Stylers: Soy Touchable Hair Spray, Soy Paste Pomade, Soy You desire Flat Hair Thermal Protection Hot Iron Hairspray, all Sexy Hair

    Irons: Hot Tools Curling Iron 5/8th barrel, Sam Villa Texture Iron, Cermic Tools ¾ inch

    Nails: My Vampire’s Buff, Witch is Witch, My First actual Knockwurst, all OPI

    CREDITS:

    Hair: Rafe Hardy

    Assisted by: Nadirah Volpe

    Photography: Robert Lynden

    Make-up: Inessa Shak

    Fashion styling: Alejandro Peraza

    Nails: Bobbie Naohara

    HOW-TO STEPS:

    Hair: Rafe Hardy

    Assisted by: Nadirah Volpe

    Photography: Robert Lynden

    Make-up: Inessa Shak

    Fashion styling: Alejandro Peraza

    Nails: Bobbie Naohara

    click image to zoom Section the hair as shown to arrange for a mix of crimping and curling. click image to zoom Using a microcrimper, crimp the massive fringe section which extends from each corner of the attention to the pinnacle of the crown. Next, crimp the section at the right side, which extends from the tip of crown to top of the proper ear. click image to zoom Moving to the back of the pinnacle, wrap-curl each of the remaining using a curling iron. Maintain small sectioning for a consistent curl pattern. click image to zoom Break up the curls with a large-tooth comb, using pomade or a drop of oil for control. For this finish, some frizz complements the required texture. Using the crimped fringe section from step two, create a roll that rests at the forehead. Then, create a loose braid that stretches from ear to ear using the crimped hair from step two, secure with pins.