I have struggled with my super thick {have to have hairdresser go to town with the thinning shears every few weeks} hair all of my life. My hairdresser often tells me that most of her customers would be bald if she thinned their hair like she does mine. So frustrating to me, but many … [Read more...]
The Challenge of Long Hair
September 25, 2008
My children love having long hair. My children hate brushing their hair. They also hate ME brushing their hair, which is non-negotiable if they won't do it. This last summer ALL that changed. My oldest daughter, age 11, invited a friend to go camping with us who ALSO had LONG hair. Only HER mom … [Read more...]
Bumble and Bumble Styling Lotion
September 12, 2008
Hormonally-induced insanity made me do it. In the first few bleary days after my son was born, I may have over-reacted to a certain loving, harmless gesture by my husband. I can admit that now. But at the time, his near constant attempts to brush my bangs away from my eyes seemed a good … [Read more...]
Aveda: Be Curly
August 27, 2008
Remember when I showed you how to cut your bans in THIS post and my hair was straight? Well less than 2 weeks later I applied some Be Curly by Aveda and got these results. (disclaimer: my hair goes through phases of curly, then straight, then curly, then straight but not normally overnight … [Read more...]
Superstar Hair on a Budget
August 22, 2008
Let's talk about hair. My three-year-old was blessed with waist-length ringlets. EVERYONE comments on her gorgeous "adult" hair. Me? Not quite so well endowed. I have shoulder-length hair that's mostly straight, but with enough wave to make it positively … [Read more...]
Q & A with Chaz Dean of WEN hair products
August 15, 2008
Chaz Dean of WEN hair products answers our writers' questions: 1) What specific hair damage do you continually see from the use of regular shampoos?Color being stripped, dry, frizzy, unmanageable, lifeless hair, hair and scalp damage and loss due to the harsh chemicals and stripping agents … [Read more...]
Q & A with Chaz Dean of WEN hair products
August 15, 2008
Chaz Dean of WEN hair products answers our writers' questions: 1) What specific hair damage do you continually see from the use of regular shampoos?Color being stripped, dry, frizzy, unmanageable, lifeless hair, hair and scalp damage and loss due to the harsh chemicals and stripping agents … [Read more...]
Winning with WEN
August 14, 2008
Looking for a haircare product that can do it all? By jove, I think I’ve got it. I was flipping through the channels the other day and for some reason I stopped on Chaz Dean, a celebrity hairstylist. He was talking about a new product he had developed called WEN. WEN boasted the ability to … [Read more...]
Pump Up the Volume
August 6, 2008
I was born with fine, stick-straight hair. In our family, my sister was the winner of the genetic lottery, scoring a bountiful amount of thick, shiny tresses. My luck of the genetic draw, on the other hand, resulted in an alarming number of childhood hair-tastrophes. For example, I was … [Read more...]
