0 Pushing the Limits! Fantasy Hairstyling.

Fantasy hair is all about breaking the limits of traditional hairstyling. It can include the use of ornaments, clothing, and props to achieve the desired look, and it’s almost always pulled to the top of the head. Fantasy hair competition  pits contestants against each other to create a total look of hair, clothing and makeup, in a limited amount of time.

Hosted by actress Brooke Burns, this competition series pits ten of America’s best stylists against each other to see who can deliver the biggest and best in fantasy hair design.

Part sculpture and part pop art, each challenge requires contestants to create shocking coifs that resemble everything from multi-layer bridal cakes to toys with moveable pieces. The stylists then enter the ring to present their hair creations in a fully produced, dramatic and stylized performance. After each challenge, the judges critique the designers on creativity, execution and overall presentation.

In addition to blow-by-blow drama in the arena, there is also the day-to-day drama between the cohabitating stylists who fight each week to stay in the game and win the ultimate prize of $100,000.

“Hair Battle Spectacular” is produced by three Ball Productions with JD Roth, Todd Nelson, Adam Greener, and Mike Nichols serving as executive producers.

0 Ammonia-vrije haarkleuring

Keune Semi Color is een ammonia-vrije, toon-op-toon kleuring voor natuurlijke kleuringen met behoud van gezond haar. In het Semi Color assortiment komt Keune nu met 4 nieuwe ammonia-vrije kleurnuances. Alle tinten zijn onderling te mengen en zorgen ervoor dat Semi Color een ongelimiteerd kleurenpalet biedt evenals de mogelijkheid om schitterende kleuren te creëren.

Een aantal feiten over Semi Color op een rij:

• Door de SILSOFT technology is Semi Color ultra mild voor het haar
• De formule zorgt voor een helder kleurresultaat en optimale glans
• Semi Color biedt een grijsdekking van meer dan 70%
• Semi Color wordt uitgebreid met 2 bruine en 2 blonde nuances
• Semi Color is ammonia vrij

De blonde nuances kunnen tevens gebruikt worden om highlights mee in te kleuren voor extra kleurkarakter in opgelichte highlights. Met de nieuwe kleurnuances bestaat het uitgebreide Semi Color assortiment uit 50 verrassende kleuren. Het Semi Color kleurenpalet is bij uitstek geschikt voor het Dual Color System.

UNIEKE DUAL COLOR SYSTEM
Voor een uitgroeibehandeling heeft Keune het Dual Color Systeem. Hierbij wordt Tinta Color toegepast op de uitgroei en Semi Color op de lengten en punten. Het grote voordeel is dat de effectieve uitgroei (=nieuw haar) origineel behandeld wordt met een volledige permanente kleuring, terwijl de lengten en punten een kleuropfrissing krijgen met semi-permanente kleuring. Het haar blijft in een betere conditie. Om de kapsalon te ondersteunen is er een nieuwe Semi Color Swatchcard met het totale Semi Color assortiment, inclusief de 4 nieuwe nuances en de 5 Red Infinity nuances. Er is tevens een nieuwe printversie van de Semi Color Swatchcard en een Semi Color Instruction Card beschikbaar.

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0 Why I've Started My Business

A few months ago I wrote a post(s) complaining about the lack of integrity in a lot of small businesses these days. You can read them here "How to find cheap haircare products" & "Small Business Rant". I strongly believe that getting great quality cosmetics should not cost a lot. Well, all I could do was rant about it and try to sway people to buy from better companies....or so I thought.

I was ranting to my husband about the whole base issue and customer service and he, probably tired of  my rants, asked why don't I sell the bases and products. Well, why not? Right? Well, there are of a lot of reasons why not!! Hell, I didn't want to deal with irate customers, shipping, packaging, and all the other things that come along with selling actual products. (I'm just keeping this thing 100% honest). Running a actual product based business is hard work.

So, I sat on the idea for a few weeks....

Well, I finally bit the bullet and decided to go ahead and at least look into selling products. Let me tell you, it is not easy to crunch numbers and keep a budget. Shipping is high, raw materials are even higher and quality is not something all wholesalers have on their mind.

But, I have honestly enjoyed the process. I have enjoyed finding quality ingredients, making my own products and designing my own Etsy store: DIY Haircare Products.

But the best part? Knowing that I am helping women find quality haircare and skincare products for a great price and giving them a company they can trust, who believes in fair pricing and honest customer service.

I truly, love my business. I love what I sell and I love learning. I hope to expand my business into a full "One Stop Shop" with more herbs, bases, butters and packaging. I know that if I work hard and effective, I will be able to solve many of the problems many customers face when it comes to small businesses.

So, I just wanted to let everyone know why I started my business and  the thought process behind it.

If you have a business you want to start, make sure you research it and really learn about marketing. Marketing and how to advertise are the 2 biggest things you NEED to learn.

Okay...I think have rambled long enough. I'm going to stop now.

Remember: It is never my intention to push products on anyone, so don't worry about my blog turning into an infomercial.

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0 Hair Care- How to Pick a Great Moisturizing Conditioner

Being, that I don't like to waste money and I like to use quality products, I have to read ingredient lists. To get me to put a product in my buggy the company really has to have the ingredients to back up the price. So, what exactly do I look for in a conditioner?

Quality Ingredients: What are quality ingredients? Being that most of the products I buy are on the natural-organic end of the spectrum, I look for herbs and extracts. Oils and butters are great too but, I don't look for softness (this comes from emollients) from products I look for strengthening, repairing and ingredients that help preserve my hair. Some of my top ingredients are:

• Water (must be #1 ingredient)
• Aloe Vera 
• Horsetail
• Comfrey
• Hops
• Nettle (this one is definitely a must)
• Rosemary

Of course, there are more but, we don't want this list to last forever.

Any product that doesn't have any of these ingredients in the top 5 of their list, gets a thumbs down from me.

Price: Being that money doesn't grow on trees, I do have a price point. I never go over $10 for a product. I try to stay around $6-8 for all conditioners; rinse-out and leave-in.

Protein: I don't fear protein. When I first went natural, everything I read, spoke about being weary of protein because it had a tendency to make "our" hair dry and brittle. So, I over moisturized and did as I was told. That didn't last long... I love protein. I want my hair to be strong and healthy. Silk protein, hydrolyzed protein all of it is music to my ears.

Keeping a healthy protein moisture balance is crucial to maintaining length. I can't help but notice that almost all of the long hair gurus I see on the internet are not afraid of protein. Water, protein and a sealant seems to work well for my hair.

So, what do you look for in products? What makes you buy? Does smell matter to you? (it doesn't really matter too much to me....)


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0 Hair Care: Kinky Twists, Protective Style

Kinky Twists are my "go to" protective style. My hair is very fine or thin or whatever it means to not be full and thick... So when I do 2 strands twists with my natural hair they always look very thin and just not cute. So because of this I like adding synthetic hair to my twists.

For this set of twists I used Janet Collections Marley Braid hair. I liked the hair a lot and will be using it again.

In the past, I have used the "Afro Nubian" hair for nubian twists, which are shorter more "realistic" looking twists but, I find that my hair is too long for that hair. If you are a beginner to twisting with synthetic hair and have shorter hair, try Nubian Hair.

This is a quick an easy protective style. All I do is spray my hair and scalp with my Jane Carter Revitalizing Leave-In and go on with my life. I will be keeping these in until they fall out.... I do not miss my curls, at all. I am so busy, I'm glad I have my hair in this style so my hair can still be taken care of.

This is how I wear my hair on a daily basis: The Bun

Also, to add more hair laziness to this already lazy style...you ready for this? I didn't even twist the middle of my head. Yes. I just put 3-4 twist/braids in the middle. Oh yes. My hair may be fine but, my head is big and by the time I got to the middle I was tired.

It's okay to judge me. I deserve it.

I am trying to see how much growth I can get while wearing twists until August. It's some kind of challenge that I will have to post about later b/c I can't find the link.


As always thanks for reading!! Do you have your hair in a protective style? What is it? Do you protective style? Like it? Miss your curls? Let me know in the comments!


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0 Haircare: Do you need some recipes?

Check out: The Mane Source!! http://themanesource.com/recipes/

Check out: The Mane Source!! http://themanesource.com/recipes/

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0 Learn Your Natural Hair!!

When you start learning about hair care and YOUR natural hair forget everything you thought you knew about hair care.

For me (and many others) when I started taking care of my natural hair, everything I previously thought about my hair was wrong. My hair wasn't thick, wasn't prone to breakage (at least not in it's natural state), can't lay down with just water and a brush, my scalp didn't need to be greased...

Getting to know their natural hair is something many women don't do because, I see so many women stuck at shoulder length even as naturals and I have to wonder, Did they ever learn what works for their hair? Obviously, not. Many us go by what people say works for black hair. That's your first mistake right there...

Kimmaytube (check out her youtube channel) is a great example of learning your hair and doing what works for you. When you have learned what works for your hair, you will see consistent results with length and health.There are others on youtube you can check out too of course.

 Even after being natural for 2 years I had to step back and relearn my naturally curly hair. I don't have black hair, I have my hair and what it needs will differ from what someone elses natural hair may need. I have had to really look at why I was doing certain techniques and examine if they were really working for me.I had been taking care of my hair for years, how I was told black hair needed to be taken care of even after going natural. This is what caused me to have a full year of set backs!

I have also learned not to take what other naturals say as "WORD!". There is no hardfast way to take care of natural hair that fits ALL curls.Yes, people can give great advice but, all it is is advice. Take it or leave it but, if what you're doing isn't broke don't fix it!


So, learn your natural hair. Learn what it likes and doesn't like.This is your hair care journey and it isn't going to be the same for everyone!



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