This video of Demi Lovato preforming live is floating around the Internet; thought you might like to watch. The mayhem starts to happen around the 45 second mark.
More power to her though! The show must go on!
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This guy has had a long night.
Bad Hair Day? Sometimes you just need your hair stylist!
This is hair chalking:
In the sense of hair chalking, it is creating a truly temporary design to your hair, by accenting different strands of hair in strong vibrant colors.
Want to learn how to do this? Its quite simple really:
Step 1. Section out a panel that you wish to chalk and then dampen your hair using a spray water bottle, like so:
Step 2. Working with the dampened hair section, hold it tight and rub the colored pastel chalk downward going with the grain of the hair.
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| It is very important that you use this type of chalk! This is pastel chalk |
** Great idea would be to use a surface that is easy to clean or a long piece of paper, for easy clean up.
Step 3. Using the desired heat source for style (i.e. curling iron, flat iron). I recommend a curling iron. Use the preferred iron over the now colored strands to lock in the color and secure the desired style.
I guess we can’t say this trend is super new at this point but I definitely want to know what you think!
My thoughts: This is fun! It’s easy and really anyone can do it. As a stylist it’s something fun I would love to offer people at the salon.
In doing this, I haven’t noticed anything that warrants damage to the hair. The heat aspect made me slightly worried, but after working with it, I think it’s fine!
If you have super duper fine hair work on the lowest heat setting possible and be very cautious with your hair. Other than that have fun with it!
Should last no longer then 2-4 days.
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There are so many things to be thankful for, even more so on a day like today. We should all be thankful for the amazing world that we live in and the amazing industry we are apart of.
When I read this article I just had to post it and share it with everyone!
** This article comes to us by way of SalonGalaxy.com and was written by SalonGalaxy’s Art DiGiacomo
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Being Inspired by a Blind Hairdresser
Published by SalonGalaxy.comBeing Inspired by a Blind Hairdresserby: Arthur DiGiacomoOn a whole we our own a group of talented individuals in an industry full of amazing creativity, but the individual ego and our competitive nature sometimes does not allow for the true meaning, of why we are who we are to shine through.
As I waited for everyone to join me in the conversation on a conference call, I could not help but think how a person without sight, might be able to have a career as a hairdresser in the beauty industry. It was when I was a creative young upcoming hairdresser that I use to kid with my clients and say I could cut their hair with my eyes closed. (Yes, I would shut my eyes and take a snip).As you know hairdressing is a visionary profession. A profession where the work needs to been seen to be appreciated and especially to know completely about facial structures, hair texture, color and motion to create the looks that get published and win awards. We preach that education is the key to success in the beauty industry.I am here to add it also takes a determination to bear the brunt of a bad marriage, money, drugs, alcohol, abuse, depression, and especially the will to live through life and what it bestows on us on a personal level, from time to time.I have said many times to my children, friends, and colleagues that it is life’s experiences that give you wisdom. But to gain that wisdom we need the desire to learn – “It is important to go through life being a good speaker and teacher, but it is more important to be a great listener and student”.The longer we live the more we learn. Wisdom is gained through Experience !
- Every time you think you have enough Wisdom to Teach – You Learn
- Every motivational speaker who encourages us – Listens
- Every Educator who instructs us – Is Inspired
We hope you enjoy all of your delicious yummies today!
But while your cooking and eating all of your great delights, don’t forget… Food is not just for eating!
Check out these great beauty tips that you can achieve with your Thanksgiving ingredients.
1. Hair Conditioning Mask. Main Ingredient: Olive Oil.
As many of you may or may not know, olive oil is an active ingredient in a lot of hydrating and smoothing based hair care products. But, did you know you can use it by itself as an excellent mask for all your conditioning needs. (please note this is not something you want to do often as it is highly concentrated and can rupture the hairs natural environment if over used; however, it is a great at home treatment that can be used form time to time)
Here is what you do….
Apply 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil into your hands and slightly warm up the oil by rubbing your hands together. Starting on the ends of your hair apply the oil throughout the hair all the way towards the scalp of your head. The amount you’ll use should vary depending on the length and thickness of your hair.
Next, use a warm, damp towel and wrap it around your head, covering the treated hair. Leave it on for approximately 45 minutes.
Finally, rinse out the olive oil with shampoo, approximately 2-3 shampoos is ideal. Allow your hair to air dry.
2. Body Scrub. Main Ingredient: Brown Sugar
To create the scrub, mix together one half cup of coarse brown sugar with one tablespoon of honey, a little olive oil, and 1/4 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice.
Apply the scrub over your entire body, then rinse. The scrub not only smells delicious, but leaves your skin feeling ultra-smooth.
This scrub will help to get rid of dry winter skin, as well as prep your body for any sunless tanner you may be applying.
Hey everyone. I know it’s borderline Thursday. However, being that it is Thanksgiving eve I was traveling in a car for a few hours making me a little late for this post.
But have no fear, Hair Color Wednesday (Thursday shh!) is here!:
So last Hair Color Wednesday we showcased Demetria Lovato’s new red hair. If you missed that check it out here
Well 2 weeks later we are looking at a similar situation and the exciting part is, we have before and afters! So check it out!:
Her hair is previously highlighted with a natural level 7 golden base.
We decided to prep color her hair. The reason we decided to do this is because we wanted a strong foundation of copper in her hair while at the same time encouraging a slight amount of gold within the color.
Our formula of choice for prep coloring (filler): level 7 Golden Copper – 7GC
We only processed this color for 10 minutes.
Once Processed we applied our final color gloss on her hair dry.
We wanted to use a formula for her color that was rich in copper but still emphasized a little red. We also wanted to make sure we had a strong amount of depth to her color to really brighten her eyes and skin tone.
Our formula of choice for her color: 1.4 oz of level 5 Copper Brown (a red/orange tone), 0.4 oz of level 6 Copper Brown (a red/orange tone), 0.2 oz of 6 Red Red (your strongest red based color).
And this was our final look:
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| Here is a picture with sun exposure |
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| This picture has a little less sun exposure. |
The title pretty much sums it all up.
From what I have seen around the WWW it seems most of the Internet has claimed Christina Aguilera the worst dressed at the AMA’s last night. That’s cool and well I kind of get it. But…..
I Loved Her Hair. Great texture and volume; You can’t go wrong!
I liked it so much, I figured I would do a little how to style inspired by Christina Aguilera’s hair from the AMA’s.
The style is more about creating the texture she had. Once you get the texture you can have fun with it! I made it super messy and big – Think modern 1980′s big hair! Is that an oxymoron? Or is it just not even possible? Well….. You decide:
Wear it big. Wear it small. Do what you feel, just have fun with it.
Ever have a guest call you 2 weeks after a haircut stating that it is too long, uneven, doesn’t like the cut…etc…or they call 6 weeks later and you want to let them know it’s time for their next apppointment-not a free cut fix.
Or how about a highlight guest who always calls the next week complaining about one strand of hair she wants blonde that didn’t get highlighted?
I’m sure we all have the guests who sometimes take advantage…but we also have guests who have a genuine and legit aggravation or guests who never speak up when they are unhappy and then never return. Personally I would like to hear it when my guest is unhappy-otherwise how can I ever learn from my mistakes?
One solution we use in my salon is having a guarantee policy in place for the guests to be aware of. Each new guest fills out a contact information sheet that states both our cancellation and guarantee policy. Our policy basically explains that our guests have 48 hours to inform us of any challenges they are having with their services for a no charge correction. Any time after 48 hours there may be either a slight fee to cover the cost of products- or if it has been a while since their service it may be the actual cost of the service.
You want to be as accommodating as possible- after all they are your business and you don’t want them to leave you over something silly. But at the same time you want to be smart about your business and have something in place that protects you as well from being taken advantage of. I also think it’s nice for guests to know that they have the opportunity to inform you of anything they don’t like about their hair after they leave. The general public seem to just leave a salon if they are not happy with their visit- this gives them a chance to come back and get what they want and then be satisfied.
Always analyze each situation. You don’t always have to enforce your policy if you know and understand a certain situation- you don’t have to be the policy nazi.
