Selecting The Right Hair Color

Changing your hair color can be a renewing confidence booster- or a complete disaster! Here are a few tips to ensure that you get a color you love:

• Think about how much time and money you want to invest in hair color maintenance. How often will the roots need touched up? Will my hair require extra conditioning treatments? Can the addition of highlights or lowlights make this color more manageable? The answers will vary depending on the color, technique, and how extreme the color change. Remember, you won’t love your hair if it feels like a hassle!
• Choose a color that is right for your skin tone. Warm tones bring out pink, so if you have redness to your skin, cool shades (like ash brown or champagne) may work best. For olive toned or ashy skin, warm golden tones or reds work well.
• If you do decide on red, choose coppery reds instead of bluish reds- they yield a more natural look. Be aware that red is the most susceptible to fading and most difficult color to maintain.
• Once you pick a color, bring pictures! Don’t depend on word descriptions to get your stylist on the same page. No one wants an Espresso that’s too black, or a Cinnamon that’s more “fire engine”.

A Magic Wand For Unwanted Hair

Say goodbye to the inconvenience of painful and costly waxing sessions- the Verseo ePen Permanent Hair Removal System ($59.99) removes hair from the face, underarms and bikini line comfortably and easily. The convenient, pen shaved removal wand uses small pulses of electrical energy to attack the hair follicle, destroying the root so the hair can be wiped or tweezed away. Just a few treatments right in your home, on your own time, will banish annoying, unwanted hair for good.

The kit includes:

• ePen wand
• two jars of conductive gel
• three reusable conductive pads
• pad lead
• cotton buds
• a carrying pouch

Intense Therapy For Tangled Tresses

Brushes and combs can cause further damage to dried out, tangled hair. Win the battle against your unruly hair with a secret weapon- Carol’s Daughter Khoret Amen Hair Smoothie ($19.00). This intense conditioning treatment uses a new “bye bye tangles” recipe that turns any “rat’s nest” into smooth, manageable hair. The key ingredient is rapa seed oil, which is rich in antioxidant fatty acids, Omega-6 and Omega-3 to wrangle, heal and protect each strand. Natural oils from olive fruit and sunflower seeds give dull hair a beautiful, high powered shine. Moisture balance is restored with cocoa and shea butters to prevent future hair catastrophes. If luxuriously soft hair isn’t enough to calm you down, the rich and woodsy fragrance of this hair therapy will bring you back to your happy place.

Professional Hair Drying from CHI

Get salon quality drying every day with Farouk CHI Pro Hair Dryer ($104.95 at MyHairStylingTools.com). Ceramic coils and heaters produce hair healthy ions that close the cuticle, preventing flyaways and breakage and giving you softer, shinier, frizz-free, manageable hair. Low EMF (Electro Magnetic Fields) help hair to dry up to 40% faster with less heat (which means less damage!) eliminating extra time from your daily routine. This ergonomically designed, lightweight dryer is comfortable to use and includes special features for more styling control, such as two speed settings and a cool shot button. Also included are a CHI diffuser and Concentrator nozzle, to help you achieve a variety of styles.

LUSH’s Solid Dandruff Fighter

Don’t be put off by the scent of LUSH Soak and Float Solid Shampoo ($9.25)- that strong, summer campfire scent is caused by cade oil, a tough warrior against dandruff from the juniper family. Dry, itchy scalps will meet their end after you introduce this sodium lauryl sulfate free shampoo bar into your hair care routine. Once the cade oil has banished flakes, lavender oil steps in to tone the scalp and prevent future sebum imbalances. Just swipe this bar a few times over wet hair and watch your flaky scalp cower!

Smoother Than A Shave

Forget about nicks, cuts and stubble- there’s no chance of anything but smooth, hair free skin with Veet Hair Removal System ($8.99). The hair removal gel cream helps break down the hair gently, without irritating your skin. Included is a bladeless razor with a built in soothing aloe vera strip, which removes the disintegrated hair quickly and painlessly. Apply the gel cream in a thick layer to skin, leaving on three to six minutes. Then, just use the bladeless razor like a normal razor to remove hair. As easy as shaving, without the nasty side effects!

Beautiful Curls…Express Style!

Who says beautiful curls can’t be low maintenance? From the Express Style line, Paul Mitchell Round Trip Liquid Curl Definer is designed to reduce drying time, getting you styled and out the door more quickly! Styling agents uniquely derived from natural corn starch give lively definition to curls and waves without adding extra weight. A combination of protective Panthenols and magnesium sulfate give flexible, all day hold to your style without flaking or a “crunchy” feel. Apply to damp hair before styling for supple, manageable curls.

The Power of Seven

Rehydrate dry, thirsty hair with Phyto 7 Daily Hydrating Cream- a unique, day time conditioning formula that contains seven plant extracts specifically selected for their moisturizing and nourishing properties (Calendula, Sage, Burdock, Willow, Soybean, Rosemary and Althea). This non-greasy formula balances hair’s moisture levels, giving it ultimate protective benefits. Work just a dab of this leave-in through hair to replenish shine and suppleness and aid in styling.

Hair Loss Therapy From John Masters Organics

There are many reasons for hair loss- nutrition, damage, and unbalanced sebum production, to name a few. John Masters Organics Deep Scalp Follicle Treatment and Volumizer ($21.00) addresses these problems, to get your hair and scalp in the best possible shape to fight off thinning. The topical solution contains a unique combination of essential oils and herbs, such as antiseptic witch hazel, soothing chamomile, antioxidant loaded white tea, toning lavender and stimulating burdock root, to improve nutrient absorption, stimulate circulation, balance oil production and battle free radicals. Soy protein and panthenol strengthen your hair to prevent breakage, and keep it thick and shiny. Spray into scalp after every shampoo to encourage good hair growth.

Tom’s of Maine Conditioning Shave Cream

Many shave creams contain harsh chemicals and drying alcohol- is it really that hard to imagine why you can’t get smooth skin? Tom’s of Maine Natural Conditioning Shave Cream in Calendula ($4.69) perfectly preps skin for shaving with a blend of vegetable soaps for rich lather, and Vitamin E and jojoba oils to condition and soothe. The refreshing, spicy floral scent of calendula reminds you that you are using a quality, natural product- vegan and never tested on animals!

Another great reason to go natural with Tom’s of Maine? 10% of all profits are donated to charitable organizations! Your skin isn’t the only part of you that will benefit from a smooth, natural shave!

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