Say Goodbye to Pins, Hello to Hair Thread

Paula Patrice noticed a trend as she traveled the world modeling for top designers and retailers- simple thread was being used to hold hair in place and create unique, intricate hair styles. She created Hair Thread to bring this trend closer to home. This versatile tool replaces bobby pins, elastic, head bands, and every other hair accessory you’ve used with sturdy, specially designed thread. The Hair Thread Mix-n-Match Kit ($24.00) is a great way to get started. The kit contains three spools of thread in the colors of your choice, three standard needles, comb and a pro-clip. If you’ve never used Hair Thread, the step-by-step instruction booklet introduces you to the technique and helps you put a new twist on your hair style.

Fit For An “Eyebrow King”!

The Damone Roberts Brow Kit ($150.00) is the absolute, most complete kit for brow maintenance! Included are Damone’s specially designed, calibrated tension tweezers with customized slanted tip for ultimate comfort, precision and control; scissors, sharpener, brow gel, and two brow brushes (angled and smudge); and brow highlighter and brow pencil in your choice of colors. If you’re no brow-grooming professional, this kit is truly a no-brainer- as an added bonus, Damone includes some of his best, helpful brow tips. Let the “Eyebrow King” help you take the guesswork out of eyebrow grooming with his collection of professional products.

Make Your Own Sugaring Hair Removal Paste

Nervous about the mystery ingredients in hair removal products, or trying to find something less harsh for your sensitive skin? A do-it-yourself sugaring paste may be the answer! With just a few ingredients found around the kitchen, you can make a cheap, effective, and skin-safe mixture to remove your nuisance hair.

• Combine two cups of sugar, 1/4 cup lemon juice (for it’s exfoliating and antiseptic properties) and 1/4 cup water in a saucepan on low to medium heat. Stir continuously until the sugar turns dark brown.
• Pour the mixture into a thick, heat-safe plastic container. Let it cool until it’s spreadable, but still somewhat warm. If it does cool too much, re-heat in the microwave for a few seconds.
• Gather a tongue depressor and cloth or disposable strips. Spread a thick layer of the paste onto skin using the tongue depressor, the size of one strip.
• Immediately apply the cloth strip, pressing down in the direction of hair growth to smooth.
• Hold one end of the strip firmly, then pull the strip off in the opposite direction of hair growth. If hair is not completely removed, wipe area clean of paste and repeat.

Share a Cuppa With Your Hair

Tea is rich in antioxidants that fight free radicals and keep our bodies healthy, but it also can be therapeutic for your hair and scalp. Break out the tea pot, and brew these tried and true do-it-yourself hair treatments:

• Fight dandruff and add shine with 1/4 cup of dried lavender simmered in two cups of water. After cooling, saturate hair and scalp and leave on fifteen minutes before rinsing.
• Help stimulate hair growth by steeping 1/4 cup of dried rosemary in two cups of water until it reaches room temperature. Massage onto scalp, cover hair with a shower cap, and leave on as long as you’d like, even overnight, to tone and clarify.
• Add subtle, natural looking highlights to blonde hair with a rinse made from 1/3 cup dried chamomile flowers steeped in one quart of hot water until cool. Strain well, and pour over hair, repeating if desired. Leave in hair for fifteen minutes, then rinse.

Be A Wax Artist!

Hair wax can add unbelievable texture and extreme definition- or, when used incorrectly, it can flatten your style in a matter of seconds! To apply hair wax without a hassle, try the following tips:

• Look for a water-based wax, like Garnier Fructis Brilliantine Shine Wax ($3.99). It’s more pliable, which means no hardening or stiffness, and makes hair easier to style.
• Less is more! Scoop out just enough to cover the pad of your finger. Remember, you can always add wax as you go!
• Rub the wax between your fingers before applying to hair. This warms the wax, making it easier to apply, and also distributes it evenly across your fingers to avoid clumping.
• For “blown back” or softer styles, lightly run your fingers through the hair to shape. For more intensely defined styles, try putting a small amount of wax on both hands, gripping the section of hair you are styling, and sliding both hands down the section from root to tip with ample pressure.

Get All Soft With Redken!

Do you feel like your hair could never be soft and smooth again? Take control of your hair with Redken All Soft Conditioner. Dry, brittle hair is nurtured back to health with Redken’s special advanced silkening formulas. Hair is replenished and strengthened with natural oils like avocado and olive, and silk amino acids. Gold camelina adds luminous shine, for hair you never thought you’d have on your head again!

Let TIGI Lighten Up Your Hair

Lighten up your hair color with TIGI Colour True Light. This completely dust free salon product provides lift and conditioning as it lightens natural and color-treated hair up to seven levels! The adaptable consistency can be used both on and off the scalp, and a blue violet tint neutralizes brassy tones. Experience this unique hair color product today by searching for a salon near you.

The WEN Healthy Hair Care System

Say goodbye to shampoo, and hello to the WEN by Chaz Dean Healthy Hair Care System in Sweet Almond Mint ($29.95). This system excludes ordinary shampoo, in favor of a cleansing conditioner (which contains no sodium laurel sulfate or damaging detergents). Created with a balance of natural ingredients to moisturize, soothe, strengthen and shine while still freeing hair of dirt and oil, this system can be used with great results by all hair types. The system includes Cleansing Conditioner (12 oz), Styling Creme (2 oz), and Moist Intensive Hair Repair Masque (2 oz). As an added bonus, you will receive Texture Balm (10g) and a Wide Tooth Shower Comb for easier detangling.

Salon Glaze at Home With Frederic Fekkai

Get salon quality glazing right at home, with Frederic Fekkai Salon Glaze (28.00). This non-chemical treatment rinses out, using silicones and pearl proteins to leave behind glossy, reflective shine. Panthenol seals the cuticle and conditions to ward off damage and sweet almond proteins rebuild, so your hair is actually healthier. Skip daily shine serums that can weight down your hair- this formula doesn’t leave build-up and keeps hair shiny with just 2-3 applications each week after you wash and condition. Whether hair is natural, color-treated, or damaged, this gentle glaze is perfect for everyone.

Tropical Conditioning For Your Sensitive Side

Those with easily irritated scalps have no reason to fear Alba Coconut Milk Extra-Rich Conditioner ($8.95). Great for all hair types, this conditioner contains coconut milk, which is loaded up with antiseptic fatty acids that nourish sensitive scalps, instead of causing dryness, flaking and irritation. Moreover, nature’s master moisturizer, aloe vera, hydrates hair while tropical nut oils repair and smooth the cuticles. Shine-enhancing awapuhi is the icing on this tropical, conditioning cupcake. Just apply to clean hair, leave on 2-3 minutes and rinse to take hair on a mini-vacation.

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