HAIR: WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

The Science behind the Balance and Weight of a hair brushI like LIGHT,I like HEAVY we all have our favorite styling brushes. Today many stylist's need more than one round brush and one of the most important features not acknowledged is the weight. When your working with long curly hair it makes sense to have a brush with weight to offset the energy of the curl resulting in less pulling and stress for the stylist creating a smooth finish. Consider coarse curly long hair, to be straightened this is usually achieved with a larger diameter brush 70mm /2 3/4 "...

                           BORN AGAIN BLONDE PLATINUM    Image courtesy of ExitOne solutions  Hair & Make Up :Aneta Kostrzewa  Products Used: TRUSS Professional  Photo: Piotr Porebski    If you weren't born blonde it doesn't mean you can't become one, and maintain healthy hair as well. I was in Sephora recently and when paying I mentioned to the platinum blonde with thick hair that she was fortunate to have this thick hair. She proceeded to tell me about her horrible experience with a blue shampoo that didn't wash out until she used detergent. I...

To BLOW DRY or FRY DRY your HAIR The flat iron has become a household appliance not unlike the iron you use on your clothes. The flat iron is instant gratification to straighten DEAD straight which often appears to look like a DRY CLEANER finish and the results can be devastating. You see this on the street everywhere. If you add color to this scenario it's even Double the Damage. Yeaks!  The latest addition is the Hot Styling Brush it seems to be most effective to refinish the style on the second day. It's not effective in making kinky curly hair straight especially in...

Super healthy hair isn't always the easiest to style.  CONTROLLED DAMAGE be it colored, highlighted or other chemical services makes the hair easier to respond to your styling needs. The basics fine hair thickness is measures  between 30/ 60 microns, medium thickness is measured between 60/ 90 microns coarse hair measures between 90/ 120 microns. The hair is composed of cuticle layers, cortical fibers and a medulla (in most cases) making up the 3 structures within the hair. This has nothing to do with density of the hair that's hair's per square inch. Can you break hair  YES you can if you abuse it enough. Hair...

PREPARE YOUR HAIR BEFORE YOUR BLOW DRYLet's get started preparing your hair is as important as the blow-drying process.  Towel dry then apply you styling product comb/ brush through  distributing evenly. With a hair dryer and PADDLE BRUSH remove most of the excess water 60 to 70% (keeping in mind the shape of your cut) this allows your styling product to activate improving the styling process. By preparing in this way you prevent sectioning wet hair over dry hair when styling. Now your ready to use a HOTHEADS® round HEAT STYLING BRUSH and your blow dryer with a nozzle. A nozzle directs the AIRFLOW in...