Rain, rain, rain

  All this rain making you feel like you look like this?  

Well, I doubt it's that bad, but here are a few suggestions to help you tame hair that gets a little frizzy in this weather.

1. Use an anti-humidity product before blowdrying your hair.  AVEDA'S Style-prep Smoother is one of my favorites.  Make sure you dry your hair completely!

2. Wear your hair curly if you can.  The rain will actually bring out the curl in your hair if  you have any, so just embrace it!  Use a gel or curl creme to help hold the curls. Try twisting sections of your hair around your fingers into the shape of the curl to form a smooth curl.  You can use a diffuser or just let it air dry.  If your hair is straight, try tips 1, 3, 4, and 5.

    

3. Carry some pommade or a finishing cream with you.  When you get to work or where you need to be, use a small amount to get rid of those fly-aways.  Try KEVIN MURPHY'S Anti-frizz Creme or AVEDA's Texturizing Creme.  

4. Wear a headband.  Just pulling back some of the hair off your face will help keep the hair from looking too wild, while still looking styled. 

    

5. When all else fails, pull it back.  I realize this will only work if your hair is shoulder length or longer.  The headband spices up a regular bun.

If you have short hair, try just the headband trick.

6. Stay inside :) Take a sick day for your hair.  Ok, not really.  If we all did that, the state of Washington would never have anyone go to work.  Carry an umbrella and try not to touch your hair too much.

You will be surprised at how many complements you get when you change up your style even slightly.  Smile at the rain :)

How-to Beach Waves!

As promised, here is a guide on how to get beach waves!  

Probably one of the most commonly asked for styles, it is easy to achieve once you get the hang of curling your hair with a flat iron.  


You will need a flat iron, a comb, a clip, 
a brush and some hairspray.

The key to this look is to keep the roots pretty straight and the curls more towards the ends.  Using a flat iron instead of a curling iron will help it to not look like you have ringlets.  Start with completely dry hair.  Use your clip to section off the top of your hair.

Next, take small sections of your hair and curl it.  When you use your flat iron, always keep it moving so that you don't cause any creases.  The bigger the section you take, the looser the curl will be.  

This video is a quick look at how to hold the flat iron.  The curl that she does will curl back away from her face.  If you wrap the hair the other way around the iron it will curl towards the face.  

The picture on the left shows the way to wrap the hair to make the curl go away from the face. On the right, it will curl towards the face.

    

Continue curling your entire head, alternating the direction of each curl.  When you have curled your whole head, spray everything with hairspray.  Then, let the curls cool completely.  When your hair is cool, take your brush and brush completely through your hair.  Don't be afraid!  As long as your hair is not still warm, you will not lose the curl.  If you do want it to stay extra curly though, don't comb it out.

Have fun and let me know if you have any questions!

Not your average ponytail

There is more than one way to wear a ponytail.  Try these 3 ideas to spice up your everyday look!

To get the look below, tease the hair at the crown (top of your head) a little and pull loosely into a low ponytail.  This looks best when the hair is not perfectly straight.  Pull out a few strands around the face and curl them with a flat iron.

Try braiding a few sections before you pull them back.  You can do one or two braids.  To keep it looking effortless, just put the braids on one side of the head.  

Instead of the usual straight back ponytail, pull your hair off to one side.  Give yourself a deep side part and sweep everything to the heavy side.  This can be done with curly or straight hair.    

Try not to do this.

And of course, every ponytail looks best with a great cut and color!