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It’s February, the love month. We asked our community why you love your curls, waves and kinks. Your funny, honest, touching and poetic replies beautifully express that affection:
PartyHair
They are a part of my dad’s legacy to me – my curls come from my dad. I miss him greatly and love that I alone among my siblings have these curls that connect me to him.
Hakim Nuraldin
Because they’re mine.
Cynaminbear
I love my curls! They separate me from all the boring straight haired women, they define me. Wild, unpredictable, unconventional.
MysticSpiral
It balances out my body, you can’t have a big head, big eyes, big nose, big mouth, big boobs, big hips, and have flat hair!
alisons79
It took me 26 years to not only accept but also come to love them.
It wasn’t until I found this site that I was able to learn how to make them look great. Up until then, I never wanted to wear it curly because it never looked good curly. Once I learned how to take care of and style it curly so that it looked good that way, it wasn’t even a choice at that point!
My curls are a part of who I am. I look at pictures of myself when I would style my hair straight and it doesn’t look good to me anymore.
janka
I love my Curls because they are me. They define who I am and in this time of straight-ironed hair (like since the mid 90s”> I like to be different. I like to stand out and not be coerced into following the crowd. Noone can talk me into straightening my hair & I am proud of it. Besides, curls are FEMININE, theres a romance about curly flowing hair. Long live CURLS!
curlybeauty
I’m in love with my curls because they’re bouncy & beautiful. They’re wild and unpredictable, just like me!
Curlyminx
I now love my curls. It took 29 years to find this site and the last 1+ years to learn how to properly care for my hair. I love the way they bounce. I love the way they look different; the way I won’t be missed in a crowd. I love how other people think my hair looks good even when I’m feeling like a giant frizz ball (post-NC of course!!! I didn’t get compliments before I found this site”>.
And on a personal note – my most favorite person LOVES curly hair and is my biggest curly supporter.
mrscurlylady
They are HEALTHY, shiny, soft, bouncy, time consuming, and they frizz. My curls are an extension of my personality/self expression (of me”>. They show who I am, with all my faults, imperfections (frizz”>, and the great qualities I possess (good hair days”>.
It has taken me sometime to come to terms with my hair and I love it. My curls are as unique as I am, and they are cherished.
jeepcurlygurl
I love my curly hair. It took awhile to love and accept it (thank goodness for NC.com!”>, but I wouldn’t want it any other way.
Big curly hair suits me, it makes me happy, it draws attention and makes me stand out. I don’t want to look like everyone else!
I plan on being that crazy old lady with big, long, curly, grey hair and a bunch of cats.
Guyanese.Princess
I love my curls because it’s apart of who I am. Oddly enough people may not remember my name but remember me as the tall girl with curly hair.
I love more than just my own curls. I love curls period. I love how they come in many different sizes, lengths, textures, colors, etc.
Curly hair catches my eye more than straight or wavy hair. When I see people on TV or on the street with curly hair, I stare (well try not to stare too hard lol”> in awe at the curls and more often the fullness/thickness of the hair.
kenzallan1212
There are days when I love my wurls, but there are an equally large number of days when I hate them. Its definitely an up-hill battle.
I also think wavies have the best (and worst”> of both worlds. I can straighten my hair pretty easily, so I can rock my natural waves one day, and have a straighter style the next day. But, it seems that wavies as a whole have a hard time getting consistent results….we have to fight for every bit of curl we can get.
I like having wavy hair, and I’m not sure what I would do if my hair went back to straight, but there are definitely days that I would kill to have it be consistent, at the very least.
curls2grow
I love how care-free and natural curly hair looks. I am a graying curly girl, and I like that I look different from most women who are letting their gray grow in. IRL, I see mostly straight haired women (chemically or flat-ironed”> growing gray.
laynesavedtheday
I love my curls because they are an extension of myself. Hating my hair is like hating anything else about myself – wrong. It doesn’t hurt that my hair is beautiful in my eyes, but even if it wasn’t I would rock it like the best of them!
bergasaurus
I hated my hair until I was 15 and got a perm – we didn’t know my hair was naturally curly at the time, until it grew out and stayed curly. I’ve loved my hair ever since then. Before then my hair was ugly and unruly and would stick up or wave in weird places because I was trying to style it like straight or slightly wavy hair. My mother always made me keep it short because longer hair was horrible. Post-perm I ended up growing my curly hair out to mid-back/waist length for a few years. Loved it and I still miss having hair that long.
generosityt
I love my curls because they have character and they do not look like anybody else hair. They’re also a characteristic of the region I come from (North Africa”>. I love my curls because they help me get the look I want within a few minutes, if I want to look edgy I can, if I want to look fun I can, if I want to look sexy I can without any extra money, time, or effort, a barrett, a pin, or a flower is all it takes to change from one look to another.
But most of all, I like them because they keep me warm in the cold, it’s my mane!
KurlyKae
I want to love my curls. Sometimes I do, but often it’s a struggle. It’s an ongoing process, anyway.
kasden
I love my curls because they’re mesmerizing! I find people just get lost staring at them…daydreaming. I love to see the looks on their faces…I wonder what they’re thinking!
afrosheenqueen
They allow me to be myself.
plink
I love my curls because they are the first part of my body that I became proud of. At a very late age.
bridgete2010
I love my curls because they are unique to me, they are my beautiful follicle-fingerprint…
MirCurls
I like the sensual quality of curling forms–how they seem to be alive and twine around my finger. I like them best when they’re clean and fresh and unfrizzy. I love them cause my husband loves them… a lot. He hardly says anything about my hair when I straighten it. When it’s curly, he often makes some sweet comment about how pretty they are, even when I ‘ve just woken up and they’re crazy all over the place and crushed-fuzzy.
Why do YOU love your curls, waves and kinks? Tell us in the comments section below!
Maureen Jeanson wants to make something perfectly clear about her book, “Squeaky Gourmet.” It’s not another fad diet.
“It’s a wellness tool,” says the curly mother of five. “I want people to pick it up and become healthy.”
Maureen Jeanson, left, before her weight loss, and after.
It’s a subject the New Hampshire diet and fitness expert knows a lot about. She says she has struggled with weight most of her life.
“I was a chubby little girl who grew into a chubby teenager who became a chubby adult,” says Jeanson, who began dieting when she was 12.
Six years ago, she was conversing with friends on an online mothering forum, and they all vowed to lose weight.
Jeanson lost 100 pounds. But more importantly, she was able to maintain the loss. While losing the weight, she went back and completed her degree in holistic medicine from the Australasian College of Health Science and earned fitness certifications from the International Sports Science Association, the American College of Sports Medicine and the U.S. Navy. She has worked as a fitness specialist for the Navy and runs her own online fitness community.
“I thought, if a mom of five can do it and 18-year-old sailors can do it, then I figured I’d give everyone tips so more people can benefit,” she says.
Obesity-related diseases are the No. 1 cause of preventable death in the States. But too often, people over think it, Jeanson says. Her goal was to simplify the process because she believes “it’s not that difficult.”
” ‘Squeaky Gourmet’ was born,” she says of the book, which she wrote with Jamie Wilson, a passionate cook.
Jeanson describes “Squeaky Gourmet” as a book that educates people about how to eat right. No food groups are eliminated. She says it’s about lifestyle changes that people can stick to long term rather than a short-term fix, and understanding more about food and fitness.
“We’re inundated with commercials all about low carb and low fat, but most people don’t even know what they should be eating,” she says. “I don’t say eat this for this meal and eat this for that meal.”
The book contains healthy recipes that the entire family will eat, like Simple Mexican Pasta, Stewpendous Chicken and Biscotti Protein Bars. It also includes tips on how to save time and how to prepare food for the week ahead of time.
“Hunger is our worst enemy,” she says. “But preparedness helps complete the full fitness journey.”
Phytospecific offers quality products for all types of textured and relaxed hair.
PhytoSpecific is excited to present a special event at the Rockefeller Center Duane Reade’s New Look Boutique this weekend.
The event takes place Saturday, Jan. 30 from 2-5 p.m. PhytoSpecific experts will be on hand to offer complimentary hair and scalp analysis.
While supplies last, the boutique will also be offering a special $78-value gift set, PhytoSpecific Rx, for just $52. You get an Integral Hydrating Mist ($26 value”> free!
NaturallyCurly joins Alltop.
NaturallyCurly is pleased to announce its association with Alltop, a content aggregation site.
Alltop is the “online magazine rack” of the web. We’ve subscribed to thousands of sources to provide “aggregation without aggravation.” To be clear, Alltop pages are starting points—they are not destinations per se. Ultimately, our goal is to enhance your online reading by displaying stories from sources that you’re already visiting plus helping you discover sources that you didn’t know existed.
The purpose of Alltop is to help you answer the question, “What’s happening?” in “all the topics” that interest you. You may wonder how Alltop is different from a search engine. A search engine is good to answer a question like, “How many people live in China?” However, it has a much harder time answering the question, “What’s happening in China?” That’s the kind of question that we answer.
Alltop toes this by collecting the headlines of the latest stories from the best sites and blogs that cover a topic. We group these collections — “aggregations” — into individual web pages. Then we display the five most recent headlines of the information sources as well as their first paragraph. Our topics run from adoption to zoology with photography, food, science, religion, celebrities, fashion, gaming, sports, politics, automobiles, Macintosh, and hundreds of other subjects along the way. NaturallyCurly is featured in the “beauty” of Alltop, along with sites such as Beautelicious and Glamology.
Celebrity hairdresser David Babaii achieved this red carpet look by combining eras of vintage fabric textures with the perfect epoch red hair color. According to David, “Nicole Kidman always inspires me but for the 2010 SAG Awards, her beautiful skin tone and breathtaking beauty took the lead. The right style and hair color became my main objective.” David fell in love with this unique period wig that had various tones of ginger. In order to achieve the perfect color match, David sought out the master talents of celebrity hair colorist Lorri Goddard-Clark. Lorri created Nicole’s rich new color, while David created the perfect texture needed to enhance this natural but classic “Bohemian” look.
The Color: Lorri Goddard-Clark matched the vintage wig selected by David Babaii by utilizing a combination of deposit-only color, her signature foil-out reverse highlighting technique and a sulfate-free glaze. Nicole’s hair was transformed from a medium blond into a rich, warm gingered toffee red to enhance her azure eyes and porcelain skin.
According to Lorri, “It was truly an honor to work with David: he is a genius. I was thrilled to collaborate with him on this look for Nicole Kidman.”
The Style: David gently towel-dried the hair and sprayed Bohemian Beach Spray throughout. Next, he gently rough-dried the hair, moving his hands in various directions to create texture. Once dry, he fashioned a center part and divided tresses into 4 sections (sides, back crown & nape”>. Starting at the nape area, he alternated between 1″ and 1 ½” ceramic curling irons, taking “V” shaped partings. He then wrapped hair around the inside of the barrel, holding for 10 seconds then gently releasing the curl. With each alternating curl, David slid his fingers up the curl to gently create a soft back combing effect and enhanced texture. After finishing the entire head, David used his fingers and added extra Bohemian Beach Spray to loosen the curls and highlight the richness of the hair color.
- I washed my hair with baking soda, conditioner and olive oil all mixed together. I let it set for about 1O minutes and I scrubbed my scalp within that time frame and washed it out.
- I applied more co-wash conditioner and olive oil and sprayed apple cider vinegar on my hair which I let sit on for about 5- 8 minutes and then I rinsed it out.
- I applied my leave-in, Aussie moist conditioner.
- My cousin started braiding — but before she begin braiding each section I told her to put Eco Styler through each section and put shea butter on it as well. The shea butter is mixed with coconut oil. I kept a spray bottle next to her that had water, Jamaican Black Castor Oil, and olive oil in it just in case my hair started to dry out. Once she was done, I applied Jamaican Black Castor Oil to my ends.
- I wore my braids for 2 days and twisted the ends into small bantu-like knots and secured them with bobby pins. I also oiled my scalp with coconut oil throughout the 2 days.
- Today, I took it down by applying the coconut oil to each braid first and then I put some at the tip of my fingers and carefully unraveled each braid.
— By CurlTalker Mslizzia. Check out her blog, StrawberriCurls.
2010 is sure to be a great year. You’ve probably already made a list of resolutions. Better budgeting, nutritional eating, and more physical activity are likely at the top of your list. Design Essentials wants you to also make a resolution to adopt a healthy hair care regimen. Without any further ado, here’s the Design Essentials Top 10 Healthy Hair Essentials for 2010:
- Embrace your beauty and style. Learn to love your beauty and your uniqueness. After all, there’s only one you and no one can love you better than you!
- Know your hair goals. Short or long? Natural or relaxed? Blond or black? Luckily, the world is your oyster. Figure out which look works best for your personal sense of style and lifestyle too.
- Find a professional stylist. You need an expert to help you reach your hair goals. You need a colorist to give you a new, sassy hue. And you really need a professional to tell you the truth about the state of your hair, even when you don’t want to hear it. So, get yourself a professional stylist. Your hair is worth it!
- Try something new. Go for the inverted bob you’ve always wanted. Get that fiery red and make a statement. Or simply change the direction of your bangs. You might discover you have a new favorite style.
- Commit to conditioning. Treat your hair to a Saturday morning pampering session with Design Essentials. weekly conditioning treatments will help to keep your hair hydrated, healthy, and gorgeous. Fortunately, Design Essentials conditioners can be used alone or customized together to create a fusion of nourishing treatments.
- Practice home maintenance. Yes, you can keep your hair salon-fresh at home. Wrapping, pin-curling, and sleeping on satin pillowcases are a few of our favorite suggestions. However, talk to your stylist about specific tips for your hair type, texture, and style. They’ll be glad to offer their expertise. After all, your hair represents their work.
- Have a healthy lifestyle. You’ve heard this before. But you really are what you eat. So if you want hydrated, shiny hair, drink plenty of water. If your hair needs strength, make sure your diet includes lean proteins like fish and chicken. Limit stress to limit shedding. And be sure to exercise which helps to stimulate growth.
- Get a trim! We know this is scary for some. But split ends are scarier. Split ends travel up the strand which can create the need for a major haircut. This can be prevented with the occasional trim. Bottom-line, get over your fear and get those weak, lifeless ends removed!
- Get some color! Color is an option for you if you need a subtle, dimension, or dynamic change. You can choose to lighten your strands with a high-lift color or you can enrich your natural hue with a semi or demi-permanent. But, the best part is you can do it all with Colaura® by Design Essentials.
- Get connected! Become a fan of our Design Essentials Facebook Page. It’s a great way to hear from us and us from you. We also offer special incentives, gifts, and contests that are exclusive to those who are fans.
Paul Labrecque
As the temperatures continue to drop, we usually find ourselves left with a dry, dull, static cling magnet of a mane. Paul Labrecque, celebrated hair stylist and colorist, believes winter should be a beautiful hair season for EVERYONE!
Have you tried Paul Labrecque products? Share your reviews!
As the owner of three award-winning New York City-based salon and spas, Paul Labrecque has become a renowned style-maker for a veritable “who’s who” of movie and television stars, musicians, socialites and other celebrities, including Anne Hathaway, Reese Witherspoon, Tyra Banks, Kelly Ripa and Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen. Recognized by “Vanity Fai” as one of the country’s Top 3 Stylists, Paul Labrecque has offered the best of the best to his beauty-savvy clientele for more than 20 years.
Here are Paul’s top tips for fabulous hair this winter:
Battling the Elements:
Hair that is healthy when you leave the house always wins the fight against Mother Nature!
- Massage hair with a hydrating shampoo like Paul Labrecque Daily Shampoo. Follow up with Paul Labrecque Daily Conditioner. The moisturizing effects of the sweet tea and dead sea mud in these products will help protect your hair.
- Always use a leave in (such as Paul Labrecque Repair Style”> aloe vera enriched cream. This fills the cuticles, making the hair less susceptible to damage.
- Air dry or blow dry hair using a grooming control cream. Round Boar Bristle Brushes should be used when blow drying hair. Each stroke releases the hair’s natural sebum oil to condition and polish, promoting stronger, softer, hair full of radiant anti-static shine.
- Never go outside with wet hair. Your locks can freeze, which leads to breaking.
Combat Flyaways and Static:
Cold air outside plus dry heat inside is not a favorable equation for your locks!
- Having a humidifier in the home will help hydrate your skin and hair as you sleep
- Get rid of nylon and plastic bristle brushes that intensify static.
- After hair is dried, spray a soft finishing spray (such as Paul Labrecque Straight Finish”> into a Boar Bristle Flat Brush and brush through to evenly distribute. This will keep static at bay, without weighing hair down.
Shine on!:
Condition, Condition, Condition!
- Paul Labrecque Repair Condition Treatment with lemongrass is the perfect tool to add to your regimen once weekly. This intensive conditioning treatment is formulated to strengthen and restore hair’s natural luster and vitality. Simply massage into the scalp and hair to invigorate the natural oil flow and let sit with a shower cap for 30 minutes.
Don’t Compromise Style:
You can still have fun with your hair, really!
- A chignon or soft, low pony keeps hair looking stylish and are less likely to get ruined by the wind.
- Using Paul Labrecque Straight Finish will help keep these updos in place with a soft touchable hold.
- Ear muffs keep you warm, without messing with your tresses. If you would rather sport a hat, make sure it fits and that it is cleaned regularly.
Rose Byrne
photo courtesy of Getty Images
Last night’s Golden Globes didn’t disappoint for their glamour and their drama. As for hair, low, messy buns, tightly pulled-back buns and long, loose waves were the story of the night.
Actress Rose Bryne was among the actresses sporting the look. Harry Josh, John Frieda International Creative Consultant, shares his styling secrets with easy-to-use tips and tricks to achieve Byrne’s stunning look.
“I went for an old school Hollywood style with a modern twist,” said Harry. “The shape and silouette is classic, but I roughed it up a little and loosened the waves to make the look less up tight.”
Harry began by applying John Frieda’s Luxurious Volume Bountiful Body Mousse to Rose’s wet hair to add texture.
EXPERT TIP: “Before you start styling, add tons of Luxurious Volume Mousse to sectioned off hair. It will give hair the it texture needs to help the waves set and stay in all night,” explains Harry.
Harry blow dryed the hair with a round brush section by section. Using a small curling iron, he wrapped each section with the iron pointed down. Then he brushed out the curls until he achieved the perfect wave.
EXPERT TIP: “To ensure Rose’s hair would look perfect in front of the cameras and would stay full and lifted throughout the night, I sprayed John Frieda’s Luxurious Volume All Out Hold Hairspray. This spray is really light and dry so it doesn’t effect the style, but will hold waves in place for hours.” explained Harry. “A quick spray and she was ready to go.”
Last he added a side pin, just to give the look a little touch of glamour.
Here are some photos of some of our favorite textured celebs last night. Use the comments section below to tell us what you think of the ‘dos!
Sandra Bullock
photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Zoe Saldana
photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
Drew Barrymore
photo by Vince Bucci/WireImage.com
Evangeline Lilly
Samantha Harris
Julia Roberts
Glenn Close
Helen Mirren
Vanessa Hudgens
Renee Zellweger
Teasing, mousse and a ton of hair spray—this is how women in the ’80s achieved the coveted “big hair” look. According to celebrity hairstylist Philip Pelusi, who is well-known for his signature Volumetric hair cutting technique, women today still crave volume but don’t necessarily want the “big hair” look that is outdated and requires too much gel, spray and teasing.
Here are Philip Pelusi’s tips for achieving volume in 2010—without looking like you are in the wrong decade:
Use a volumizing conditioner and shampoo: Volumizing products (such as the P2 InCrease Volumizze Shampoo and Conditioner”> are formulated not to weigh hair down. Be careful to apply conditioner only to ends.
Give your roots a boost: Apply a root lifter before blow drying, from midshaft to root (try Mod di Phy Define Root Lift Volumize Spray”>
Upload your ’80s photos! We know you rocked some seriously voluminous curls back then!
Blow dry for “oomph”: Lift sections of hair toward the sky as you blow-dry, directing hot air toward your scalp.
Don’t blow-dry upside-down: To keep volume modernized, do not flip your head over
Back-brush instead of tease: Instead of teasing your tresses with a comb, use a flat-backed brush, which will damage your hair less.
Mist hairspray: Heavy hairspray is more likely to weigh hair down instead of give it volume. Spritz hairspray in to the air and walk through it (try Mod di Phy Fluid Shaping & Finishing Spray”>
It was over months ago. It started with that empty feeling when you saw that appointment on your calendar. Finally, you sat there one day in the chair and you had nothing to talk about; you understood that the intimacy was gone—it had been so long since you explored new styles together. That’s when you realized that it was over—that, and the fact that your color was never quite right lately. And that shimmer that you used to have—it just turned, well, frizzy. And one day you discovered that your ends were split. Yes, deep down, you knew you had to move on.
Now, you have finally decided to do something about it. But what? You looked in other beauty shop windows and saw happiness within. You flirted with other stylists, but felt guilty. Once, when you couldn’t get an appointment with her, you went to the mall and got a cut—a no strings, anonymous cut. You hadn’t felt that much excitement in such a long while until the guilt hit. Then you confessed to her and assured her that it didn’t mean anything. It was only a one-appointment stand and you didn’t even keep her card. You promised that it would never happen again—it only occurred because she had been so busy lately and had no time—and you needed a cut so, so, badly.
Tell her. Yes, simply tell her that it is over. No broken appointments, no sneaking around, no letting her cut your hair while you color somewhere else. Simply, tell her. Perhaps you should consult with a friend for advice to get you through the tough times that lie ahead. It will be painful for your ex-stylist as she looks down at an empty chair at the time of your regular appointment; and you most likely will feel empathy and occasionally regret your decision. Be strong and stick with it. Once you find that right stylist, you will experience the joy that you felt long ago. It will be worth it.
If you are still squeamish about breaking up with your hairdresser, practice by breaking up with your husband first.
Article courtesy of ArticlesBase, by Glebe, author of: Points, the relationship guide for people who don’t like relationship guides.
The horror of the earthquake in Haiti is unimaginable. If you’re willing and able to help, please consult this comprehensive and reliable list, compiled by The Washington Post. The FBI also reminds us to be aware of scams and to contribute to know organizations directly (and to be aware of sites and/or people claiming to be from those organizations. Check URLs and info, carefully!
Oxfam has an emergency team in the capital, Port-au-Prince, responding with public health, water, and sanitation services. You can donate online through its Haiti Earthquake Response Fund or by calling 1-800-77-OXFAM.
Partners In Health is taking contributions for relief efforts in Haiti, including medical supplies. The organization has had a presence in Haiti for more than 20 years, working to address the health care needs of the country’s poor.
You can donate to The Salvation Army’s efforts in Haiti by calling 800-SAL-ARMY (725-2769″> or visiting their Web site and designating that your donation is for the Haiti earthquake.
The UN World Food Programme is accepting donations. You can donate here.
National Nurses United has issued a call for nurse volunteers to provide assistance to those affected by the earthquake in Haiti.
The American Red Cross is in the capital and already assisting in the relief and food distribution efforts.
Other Reputable Relief Effort Organizations:
United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF”>
Mercy Corps
Save the Children
World Vision
Catholic Relief Services
UNICEF
International Medical Corps
Network for Good
CARE
Operation USA
Operation Blessing International
Convoy of Hope
The Global Syndicate
GlobalGiving
Beyond Borders
Community Coalition for Haiti
International Orthodox Christian Charities
Baptist World Aid
Doctors Without Borders
Habitat for Humanity
Action Against Hunger
Direct Relief International
B’nai B’rith International
Bright Hope
Hope for Haiti
American Jewish World Service
World Relief
TractorShare
American Friends Service Committee
Food for the Poor
CHF International
The Lambi Fund of Haiti
Islamic Relief USA, in coordination with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The State Department has set up a hotline for Americans to inquire after family in Haiti: 888-407-4747.
There are several ways to donate via mobile device:
- Text the word “Yele” to 501501 to donate $5 on behalf of the Yele Haiti Foundation, founded by Haitian musician Wyclef Jean.
- Text the word “Haiti” to 85944 to donate $5 on behalf of the Rescue Union Mission and MedCorp International.
- Text the word “Haiti” to 25383 to donate $5 on behalf of the Internal Rescue Committee.
- Text the word “Haiti” to 90999 to donate $10 on behalf of the American Red Cross.
- Text the word “Haiti” to 45678 (in Canada only”> on behalf of the Salvation Army in Canada. You can also find updated information and general ways to help during disasters at ReliefWeb, USAID and InterAction.
Melissa is a graphic designer who loves her long, naturally curly hair, but struggles with how much hair she has and how difficult it is to manage and control frizz.
With Profound Beauty’s Tropical Curl Kit, she now has beautiful, bouncy, frizz-free luscious curls. The Tropical Curl Kit is a collection of Profound Beauty products that work together to offer luscious, dewy, plump curls. The kit consists of Hush Time-Out Treatment, Stylist Curl Foam and Atmosphere Tropical Mist Spray.
STEP 1: REDUCE FRIZZ
On cleansed, damp hair, apply HUSH Time-Out Treatment to eliminate frizz. Work the product through your hair section by section, using a wide-toothed comb to achieve even saturation.
STEP 2: ENHANCE CURL FORMATION
Curl Foam is humidity resistant and improves curl retention for beautifully shaped perky structured curls. Scrunch hair to create and define your personal wave and curl pattern.
STEP 3: PROFESSIONAL TIP (optional”>
To define curls even more, push hair forward from the root and look for the formation of the wave. Insert hair clips at the base of the wave to help define curls, lifting hair from the roots and keeping it from drying flat to the head. Clipping the curls also allows hair to dry with natural body and a defined wave or curl from the roots.
STEP 4: DRY GENTLY
STEP 5: ADD MOISTURE & SHINE
When hair is almost dry, remove hair clips and spray ATMOSPHERE Tropical Mist liberally to the entire head. Tropical Mist will add moisture and shine to your curls, while repelling the negative effects of humidity. Use your fingers to separate and define curls.
THE RESULT: BEAUTIFUL CURLS
Our readers rocked their curls this holiday season, and they showed them off in the KMS Holiday Party Curls contest. With so many wonderful entries, it was difficult to choose the 10 winners, but these 10 stood out. It looked like our curlies had a great holiday season, and they definitely had amazing waves, curls and kinks!
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The Lady in Red vflan36815 |
Braided Me JohnnieSunshine |
Vegas jevince97 |
Curly Updo hauptaj |
Ringlet-ing in 2010! gloriafas |
Jenni’s party look! dreamingmuse |
Dinner Party taraboo800177 |
Holiday Fun ivycharlaine |
Merry Christmas abrinkley22 |
Sexy Curls daydreamingteddy |
Each of these winners will receive one of 10 exclusive Party Curl Kits from KMS California.
Some Los Angeles-based curlies met up recently to talk hair, and products. This CurlyNikki.com meetup was sponsored by NaturallyCurly.com, and all the ladies received gift bags to encourage their product junkyism! The various textures and creative styles reminds us why we’re so blessed to be curly!
The healing magic of argan oil has made its way into a new product from Cibu, Ancient Serum, a brand-new product designed for both hair and skin.
Cibu brand manager Jenn Mapp says her company makes products that stylists want. “We listen to our stylists,” she says of stylists who work at the Salon Cielo and Bubbles salons owned by Cibu’s parent company, The Ratner Group.
“They’re always looking for something that smoothes the hair,” she says. And so Ancient Serum was born. This brand-new addition to the Cibu line features argan oil, the trendy and so-effective ingredient that’s taken the hair-care world by storm.
Have you tried Ancient Serum? Share your review!
Argan oil contains a mixture of active substances, which gives argan oil many beneficial properties for both skin and hair. The oil both penetrates the cuticle, increasing the suppleness and elasticity of the hair, and remains on the surface of the hair, where it provides emollience and softness. (For more about argan oil, click here.”>
“Ancient Serum adds shine, moisturizes, smooths and fights the frizz,” says Mapp. “The stylists add it to color treatments in the salon to help the color spread evenly.”
Addressing concerns that Ancient Serum also contains silicones, Mapp says the silicones serve to coat the hair shaft, sealing the argan oil in, nourishing the hair from the inside. Without the silicones, the argan oil would likely evaporate, says Mapp.
“Ancient Serum makes curls soft and smooth. It would be a really nice product to use mid-day. It doesn’t frizz up again. This is a treatment combined with a shiner,” says Mapp.
Ancient Serum is also a wonderful skin moisturizer and softener.
A four-ounce bottle of Ancient Serum retails for $24.
We often think of the beginning of a new year as a good time to clean up, start fresh, and cast off bad habits. Your hair and its accoutrements are no exception. There’s no time like right now to take care of some hair housekeeping!
If your products are overrunning your bathroom, it might be time to purge. Susan Hale of ubeu, a professional organizing company, offers these tips for getting your product stash under control:
- The temptation may be to keep the products you’re tried that don’t work, because “you never know.” Space is a valuable resource as well as the green stuff—spend it wisely.
- Resist the urge to save it all, and instead share the extras with your local women’s shelter. Consider tossing in a little note with the products you share about ways to use them.
- Store what you use regularly right there you get ready; a less-cluttered space makes it easier to bring out your beauty. Store the extras in one separate designated area.
Keep your heat appliances clean with these tips.
January is a good time to clean your heat appliances tools — they’ll last longer and work more efficiently. And debris on a flat iron will cause hot spots on the plates and snags that can pull and break hair, causing ragged split ends. ProSilk recommends following a simple cleaning regimen that will protect your professional styling tools and yield better styling results.
Cleaning Supplies:
- Cotton balls
- Wooden cuticle stick
- Soft cloths
- Dish soap
- Warm water
- Rubbing alcohol
Cleaning Instructions
- Prepare a small dish of warm soapy water (a drop or two of common liquid dish soap will work”>
- Unplug tools (never immerse any electric tool in water, plugged or unplugged”>
- Proceed to clean tools while they are still warm. It will be easier to clean off excess product before the iron has had time to cool, dry and solidify
- Dip the edge of your cotton ball in the soapy water solution and rub the plates or surfaces in a circular motion to distribute the warm water evenly on the build-up. Wait for a few minutes and let the water and soap solution loosen and dislodge stubborn build up.
- While you are waiting, carefully take the wooden cuticle stick and gently remove particles that have been packed into grooves and crevices of the tool. Do not force or jam the stick into any openings, as this may cause damage to the tool.
NOTE: Do not submerge tools in water, do not use abrasive cleaners (they will scratch and damage the surface”> and do not use metal or sharp utensils.
After cleaning your tools, you may find that there is a slight film left from the water and soap solution. Take a cotton ball and a tiny amount of rubbing alcohol and wipe the film off the surface. Finish it with a swipe of the soft cotton cloth.
Following these simple tips will protect your tools and improve your finished styles.
If you’re growing your hair out and are avoiding haircuts so you can hang on to every precious centimeter, it might be time to bite the bullet and get at least a trim, to clean up the ends and ensure your hair is looking its best. You might have a look at those roots, too, to see if it’s time for a freshening.
Or maybe it’s time for a whole new look! Check here for style ideas and then go here to find a curl specialist in your area.
Finally, be sure to check out CurlySuzy‘s blog about starting off 2010 with fresh, clean, clarified locks!
A simple tray from an office-supply store will help you store your styling tools in style.
Do you find that it is getting harder and harder to keep your primping space clean and organized?! According to nationally renowned professional organizer and decorator Taylor Spellman, consider giving your morning routine a “makeover” by reviewing your beauty supplies thoroughly and investing in a few low-cost organizers to help maintain the cleanliness and neatness of your skin and hair care collection.
Spellman’s practical beauty organization tips include:
1. Group the same cosmetics together – Separate makeup from cosmetic tools (e.g. eyelash curlers, powder brushes, etc.”> and then sort your cosmetics by type of product. Be sure to discard any makeup with missing caps/tops or if it smells bad.
2. Ask yourself a question – “Have I worn this makeup in the past five months?” – If the answer is “no,” it might be time to toss it! Don’t forget that most makeup products have a short shelf life (i.e. because they touch many different parts of your face”> and the LAST thing you want to do is spread bacteria around your face!
3. Forgo the beauty bags/visit an office supply store – Yes, as a professional organizer, I am going to let you in on a trade secret—great beauty organizers can be found at office supply stores (e.g. Staples, OfficeMax, etc.”>! These office accessories are often cost-effective, user-friendly and just easy to clean! Consider purchasing a plastic drawer organizer to separate eye shadows, foundations and powders. Try too, to invest in pencil holders to hold your mascara, eyeliners and lip liners. Lastly, purchase an acrylic cup, add beanbag fill and then stick your makeup brushes inside with the bristles facing up (to help maintain clean cosmetic tools”>.
Suggested products
Black Wire Mesh Pencil Holder (Staples $4.29″>
Acrylic Cup (Amazon.com – $9.99″>
Plastic Drawer Organizer (Staples – $5.29″>
4. Storing Hair Tools – The key to achieving the right hairstyle is using various styling tools and accessories. However, these items can take up a great deal of space! When it comes to arranging your hair products, invest in a wire mesh 3-tier desk shelf (for desktop or wall use”>, a jumbo pencil cup and a drawer organizer.
Here’s how to set up your hair care station:
· Reserve the top shelf for your styling products (e.g. mousse, gels and sprays”> and place your brushes and combs in the jumbo pencil cup. · Add a “drawer organizer” to the middle shelf and maintain each hair accessory (i.e. bobby pins, barrettes, hair bands, etc.”> in its own designated compartment. · The bottom shelf should be reserved for hair tools – such as curling irons, flat irons or hair straighteners.Suggested Products
Silver Wire Mesh 3-Tier Desk Shelf (Staples – $21.99″>
Silver Wire Mesh Jumbo Pencil Cup (Staples – $6.99″>
Plastic Drawer Organizer (Staples – $5.29″>
