Winter Hair Scare

It’s that time of the year again where we get to pull out our cute pea coats, brand new tights, but then we have to wrestle with the dry mop on top of our heads.  Don’t fret fancy ladies!  I was inspired to write this post in the shower the other day, while I was trying to infuse my hair with some kind of moisture.

There are three products that are a saving grace when it comes to keeping my hair from being so dry.



1). Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Wild Ginger Keratin Intensive Treatment:  You wash your hair like normal, then slather this bad boy from roots to ends, then leave it in for about five minutes.  Wash out.  This product is AMAZING and it smells wonderful!  It can be a little bit pricy though, running about $25 a bottle so you might not wanna use it every single day.  A big shout out to my friend LA who gave me the remainder of her bottle (Thanks LA!!) because she didn’t like it too much, which inspires me to remind you all that you just gotta find what works for you and then go with it.



2). Aussie 3-Minute Miracle:  You wash hair like normal, cover your hair in this amazing conditioner, leave in three minutes, wash out with warm water, then rinse again with cold. This is the first product I tried when my hair was frizzled out, and it works wonders!!  Priced at only about $3 a bottle on average makes this one treatment that you may want to try no matter what.  I was VERY surprised that something so low priced could make my hair so soft and shiny right after the first time I used it!




3). Fekkai Protein RX Deep Nourishing Conditioner:  This one is even a little bit pricier than the Paul Mitchell, listed at about $30, but the effects are great.  This one helps repair hair that is broken, over styled, over dyed, too relaxed, etc and it restores it’s smoothness. 

Because of how pricey and how efficient Paul Mitchell and Fekkai are, I buy one bottle and then use it every few days as needed.  A few other dry hair tips:

• When it’s snowing, always wear a hat or hood.  Keeping snow off your hair will prevent it from melting and getting your hair wet, and when hair is wet out in the cold it will freeze doing great great damage to your strands.  Never go outside with wet hair in winter. 

• I know some of us like to tan indoors in the winter, so wrap up your hair.  UV rays can dry out your hair and cause your hair to lose protein therefore it will break.  UV rays also cause color to fade, which will make you do what?  Yep, you’ll go get it colored again, further drying it out.

If anyone has their own way of keeping their hair feeling great in cold months or just keeping it moisturized in general, let us know in the comments!  

Hair care-ingly,

Pants

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DIY: Bumble & Bumble Surf Spray!

Beach sprays have become a blessing for girls with fine and texture-less hair. They provide loads of volume and texture without being sticky. They pretty much give you that awesome texture just after swimming in the ocean and laying out on the beach to dry! I've discovered (through a little detective research) that many of these sprays are just salt-water with a few additives to hold your hair. The most popular (and RAVED about) beach spray being, Bumble & Bumble's Surf Spray. This product retails $23.00 at Sephora ! ((what?!)) FOR SALT WATER?! Keep on reading, because I am going to teach you how to make your hair beachy fabulous for just pennys! <3

You will need:

• Spray bottle
• Water-based/soluble hair gel (water should be one of the first ingredients on the package)
• Sea Salt or Epsom salt
• Warm water

Step 1: Pour a few tablespoons of hair gel in an empty spray bottle (the more hair gel you use, the more hold it will give you!).

Step 2: Pour a couple of tablespoons of sea salt. I find that the more "finely" ground sea salt dissolves easier and doesn't get clogged in your spray bottle.

Step 3: Finally, fill the spray bottle up with warm tap water. Shake well and voila! Instant surf spray! Take that Bumble & Bumble!

**My measurements are not exact, because I just tried this out tonight. Just experiment with the ingredients and see what works for you!

SO LADIES, what have we learned today? There's no need to be coughing up our pretty pennys. Some research and a little creativity can save you loads, and make you look and feel FAB-U-LOUS!

Test this out and let me know how it works for you!

xx Jeans

P.S. - If you are using styling products everyday, wash your hair with a clarifying shampoo at least once a week. These products leave build-up, making your hair dull and lifeless.

A Fancy Girl's Guide to Short Hair [Wonderful guest post by fellow fancy girl Bailey T.]

Short shorts, short skirts and now short hair is in this summer. Everyone is doing it. Emma Watson (good grief how amazing does she look?), Katie Holmes, Rihanna, Carey Mulligan (OBSESSED) and new to the pixie bandwagon is Evan Rachel Wood. Oh, almost forgot, and littleole me.

I have what you would call the 6 Month Itch. I can’t staywith a hairstyle or color for more than a few months. I have had my hair super long to now extremely short, blond, brunette and everything in between. Of course now the problem is that when I have a hair meltdown (which is often) it turns into a serious debacle in my head. I can’t just rely on the fact that it will grow back because let’s get real here…it takes at least 2 years to come back from a massacre of the shears.

Now, I have had my moments where I am utterly in love with my hair. I’ve been told I look like Twiggy (late 1960s British teenage model) and sometimes Audrey Hepburn. These comparisons are nothing to scoff at. It’s ridiculous to really ever match up to those goddesses, but it makes the drastic change worth it...sometimes.

Let it be known that I did not take this lightly. I used the best (seriously the BEST) website www.dailymakeover.com where you give yourself a virtual makeover with celebrity hairstyles, makeup and accessories. It’s fabulous. I chose Ginnifer Goodwin’s cropped locks as the style winner, printed out the picture of me and put it on my mirror for about a month. I convinced myself that now was the time to do it. “I’m 22 damn it. Why NOT?!” Well me from 2 months ago, I will tell you why not. You will eitherbe referred to as Bieber or Sir for the remainder of your short lived, short hair experience. You will have to deal with these awkward responses and the glaring eye assumptions that you are in fact a lesbian. If I actually liked my hair on a daily basis, I would have no problem embracing these backhanded remarks and respond with an imaginary hair flip. Sadly, I can’t muster the strength to stand up for what I just did to my poor head.

So, since I keep feeling down in the dumps, I look for ways to cheer me up while I begin the tedious process of growing out my hair. I found this blog (WARNING: swear word quickly approaching!!!!) http://fuckyeahshorthairedgirls.tumblr.com/ It completely celebrates women with short hair; famous to your everyday ladies, all are appreciated. Each picture is unique whether they are quirky, cute, sexy, raunchy and sometimes nude (artfully done however). It makes me feel like I am a part of some amazing group and eases the pain of the scientific growth study “half an inch a month.”

Also, I am yielding some awesome hair products to help me not make so many trips to the hairdresser:

1.

Nexxus ProMend Split End Binding Targeted Leave-In Crème

Walmart: $11

It binds 92% of split ends every time you use it. Ahhhmazing.

2.

WEN Hair Care

I tried this one stop hair cleanser almost a year ago. I kept coming back to it because it is a shampoo, conditioner, deep conditioner and leave-in conditioner all in one. It doesn’t have any harsh chemicals and always leaves my hair feeling soft and well…conditioned.

30 Day Supply- $29.95

(It seems expensive but if you don’t like it you get a FULL refund and it comes with other styling products)

Also, the bottles are HUGE. I only did a 90 Day Supply and stopped getting the product last July. I still have 4 bottles of the stuff left!

3.

Bandanas

Color coordinate AND cover up bed head? Yes please.

And finally something I can’t buy….

4. Patience

Ugh….last for a reason.

All in all, what I’ve really learned from this experience is that what counts is how you feel about your hair. You can choose to embrace it or disgrace it. Being young and fabulous means you can do what you want. I choose to be the biggest flip flopper ever and sometimes it bites me in the ass. But hey! Hair does grow back. Just don’t be an eager beaver. Take your time. Think about it. If it makes you happy, then people around you will feel the same. As for me, I’m about to throw on a pantsuit and work the Bieber flip.

Sheared and Sophisticated,

Bailey T.

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