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I Made My Own Satin Scarf
Satin Wrapping Scarves and Satin Strips – Make Your own Guess What! Satin Scarves are Not Actually Made from “Satin” If you thought your satin scarf was made from a fabric called “Satin”, I am sorry to disappoint you but you are wrong. What are Satin Scarves Made of? Satin scarves are actually made from a blend of Nylon. Unlike Silk which describes what a fabric is made of (i.e. the [More...]
Glossary: Hair Acronyms and Abbreviations
Common Hair Terms, Abbreviations & Acronyms
APL Arm Pit Length
AVG Aloe vera gel
BBB boars bristle brush
BC Big Chop or Big Cut
BSL Bra Strap Length
BSS Beauty Supply Store
CO Conditioner Only wash.
Hair Types: What is Your Hair Type?
If you are new to hair care, talk of different hair types may be confusing to you. But don’t worry, it starts out that way for most of us. I have put together some information from various online sources that will help you understand what hair typing is. And hopefully help you determine what hair type you have.
There are 10 main hair types:
No Damage Hair Clips
This is my absolute favorite ponytail holder of all times (scroll to bottom for more pics) There are so many things I love about this ponytail holder I don’t know where to start but… It does not damage your hair. It is plastic and doesn’t dry out your hair . It is easy to put in your hair You can use them to create loose or tight ponytails It creates [More...]
How I do My ApHogee 2- Step Protein Treatments
How I personally do my protein treatments using Aphogee Two-step Treatment Protein for Damaged Hair Prepping: I pour some of the ApHogee 2-step protein into a spray bottle. It is easier to apply this way. Cleansing: First, I wet and detangle my hair with conditioner before shampooing. I find that if my hair is matted before applying the protein treatment, it will be 10 times worse once the treatment dries [More...]
Hope for Damaged Hair – ApHogee Two-Step Protein Treatment
Protein Treatments Rating: What is ApHogee Two-Step Protein Treatment? ApHogee is a salon grade protein treatment for damaged hair that is available for home use. I always recommend this product to people because it really works! Since I started using ApHogee a couple years ago, I have little to no breakage at all and I’ve been able to retain more length because of that. I do a treatment every 6 [More...]
6 Things that Could be Damaging Your Hair
Things that could be slowly Damaging your Hair strands And the worst part is, you may not even be aware of it! Ragged or sharp finger nails. A ragged nail can cause so much damage and pull a lot of your hair before you even know it. File your nails. Rings/Bracelets If you’ve ever ran your fingers through your hair and come out with hair stuck in your ring or [More...]
Deep Conditioning
What? Why? How? Where? What is a Deep Conditioning Treatment? It is an intensive conditioning treatment for dry, damaged, chemically treated and over-processed hair. It is specially designed to strengthen, moisturize and protect your hair. Read More… How To Deep Condition Your Hair My preferred method of deep conditioning is on freshly shampooed damp hair using heat. How I Deep Condition My Hair Deep Condition With Heat – Sitting Under [More...]
How to Cut Your Own Hair (Video)
Easy DIY Hair Cut How to Cut Your Own Hair This is a DIY method. It is fast and easy. So here are the instructions and watch this simple video I made. Hair cutting tools: What you will need. 1. Two or more elastic ponytail holders 2. A good pair of hair cutting scissors (please don’t paper scissors) 3. A fine tooth or regular tooth comb Steps Flat iron your [More...]
How to Wash Your Hair
How I Wash My Hair It is strange to have people ask me if I actually wash my hair myself. YES, I do. I NEVER go to the Hair Salon. NEVER. I don’t need to. Everything they can do, I can do better. Better because unlike them, I know what’s best for my hair. It’s my hair after all, I spend the most time with it and so that makes [More...]
How To Protect Your Hair at Night
What do you do with your hair when you go to bed at night Is there any harm in going to bed with your hair uncovered? Ok, well here’s how I see it. I don’t know about you but when I go to sleep, I DON’T stay in one sleeping position all night. I move about, and when I wake up in the morning if my hair is not covered, [More...]
16 Things to Improve Your Hair
1. Stop combing your hair from root to tip every single day. It’s okay to finger comb some days. 2. Do not pile your hair up on your head while washing. It creates tangles that you do not need to deal with and combing out said tangles will definitely cause you to lose more hair than necessary. 3. Wash hair in the shower instead of bending over the kitchen sink [More...]
Hair Links & Resources
Online Health, Beauty and Hair Resources I’ve compiled a list of useful hair care links and resources. Alot of these have been very helpful to me personally. I will continue to add more links as I discover them. Long Hair Care Forum (LHCF) UBH Publications- Cathy Howse Black Hair Media Grow Afro Hair Long CurlyNikki.com Hair Products Best Buy Hairdryers – Looking for the best buy? Hairdryers include chi, bonnet, conair, [More...]
Hair Myths
Black Hair Care: Hair Myths Hair grows faster after you cut it Putting your hair in a wet bun will cause it to rot and fall out Greasing your scalp is good for your hair and the only way to moisturize Relaxing from root to ends at every touch-up is necessary to keep hair straight Relaxing bone straight is the only way to relax Relaxing every 4 weeks is okay [More...]
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How to Fake a Bob Hairstyle

Posted by Zan at 3:00 pm Hairstyles, How To, My Hair, Videos 3 Responses » Tagged with: faux bob, hairstyle

Dec 112011

How to Fake a Short Bob Hairstyle Without Cutting Your Hair Looking for a haircut without the commitment? Solution: Faux Bob I have been doing this style since high school but as is always the case, I do an incredibly cute hairstyle for a week and then completely forget about it the next. So recently I reached into the recesses of my mind and found this hairstyle that I literally [More...]

Jazzing Cherry Cola Semi Permanent Hair Color

Posted by Zan at 4:23 pm Hair Color, My Hair 4 Responses » Tagged with: hair color

Dec 042011

Jazzing Cherry Cola Semi Permanent Hair Color Rating: The last semi-permanent color I blogged about was Jazzing Fuchsia Plum. Now here is my latest color combo cherry cola, wine brown and darkest brown.You may be wondering, geez, can’t you ever just apply one color to your hair? The answer is, YES, I could… but that would just be plain boring. If my hair isn’t a different shade from every angle, [More...]

My Homemade Topsy Tail - Inside Out Ponytail Tool

Posted by Zan at 2:28 pm Hairstyles, How To, My Hair No Responses » Tagged with: braidout hairstyles, buns and ponytail, hairstyle, topsy tail

Dec 032011

Idle Hands = Paper Clip Topsy Tail I wasn’t planning on doing this at all, it just sort of took shape- literally. One of my nervous habits is to take apart paper clips and re-shape them. One day I was playing with a couple of paper clips and I just sorta ended up making the oval shape of the Topsy Tail. Before I knew it, I had made my own [More...]

Hair challenges and Why I Avoid Them

Posted by Zan at 11:50 pm Hair, Rant 3 Responses » Tagged with: hair challenges

Nov 142011

Ok so here is the thing I hate about challenges I suck at them! Hide your hair, relaxer stretching, bun challenge, deep condition challenge, you name it. I. Just. Can’t. Do. It I mean, I consider myself a disciplined person to a certain extent. But my fight-or-flight response to restricting situations is to just get the he’ll out. I don’t like being backed in a corner and I don’t like [More...]

Highlight Your Hair at Home Using Hydogen Peroxide

Posted by Zan at 2:00 pm Hair Color, How To 3 Responses » Tagged with: hair color

Nov 022011

Homemade Hair Remedies Hydrogen peroxide lightens just about anything it comes in contact with. Does this apply to hair also? Absolutely. I recently conducted a little experiment to see if I could create some subtle highlights using just a simple medicine cabinet grade 3% Hydrogen Peroxide solution. Fortunately for me, the experiment turned out pretty well. At least in my opinion it did. Is Hydrogen Peroxide the same thing used [More...]