Showing posts with label african american hair. Show all posts
Showing posts with label african american hair. Show all posts

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Straight to wavy hair

Hi Beauties,

So I decided to dust off my 3 barrel waver and give myself a wavy hairstyle pictured above. All you need to do this is:
  • 3 barrel waver from Gold N Hot Ceramic Professional Tools
  • Shine/ straightening/ protective or thermal serum. I used Garnier Fructis Sleek and Shine serum.
  • Holding/hair spray. I used Mizani Aerofixx Holding Spray
  • Sectioning clips or hair pins to hold the hair
  • Big tooth comb or just use your fingers to comb through
It takes about 30-45 mins to do medium length hair. For longer hair it could take more time so this isn't something you want to do every day.

STEP 1: Start with clean dry hair. Apply your shine or thermal protective serum which ever brand all over your hair. Then section the hair about 1/2 inch thick. I start from the back and work my way to the top. 

STEP 2: Apply hairspray to the section, just about 2 pumps. Then place the 3 barrel waver at the top of the section and hold for about 1-2 mins. Push the section of hair closer to the head, this helps to hold the wave pattern. Continue adding waves to the section of the hair till you get to the end.


NB: If you are wearing a weave or extensions, make sure its human hair or can take heat. I use the waver at about 350 degrees.

STEP 3: Continue sectioning the hair and applying hairspray to each section to hold the wave then use the 3 barrel waver from root to end of the section. Move from the back of the head to the top then both sides. This should take about 45 mins with medium length hair.





STEP 4: Now that you have completed your entire head. Take the big tooth comb and comb thru the waves or you can use your fingers. This will separate the waves and add volume.




I did the bangs to c how it would look.

If you are interested in getting a 3 barrel waver you can try walmart, target, amazon.com or folica.com.

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Do blondes have more fun?

From Brunette to Blonde


 So on Sunday I decided to give myself highlights as I had grown out the ones I put in about 4 mths ago. This time around I like the results and MY HAIR DIDN'T TURN OUT GREEN. YAY! I am a little bit more blonde than I was and it reminds me of my hair back in the day. As you can see from the pic below. I wanted to go fully blonde but I was too chicken so I did some chunky highlights with some really blonde and some more caramel. I think if your my complexion you can get away with lighter highlights but if you are a little bit darker you can try more caramel or auburn highlights.

I have to say I feel a little bit more daring and sexy with the new hair. Lol So now that I have chemically bleached my hair I have to take extra care of them. I keep them moisturized every day with my Olive Oil Spray Sheen and I set my hair once a week with rollers and try my best not to apply any heat. I also plan to do a deep conditioning treatment every 3 weeks with my Mizani Fulfyl Conditioning Treatment. I am not a hair expert. I'm just a girl who likes to experiment. ( That's my disclaimer).:)

This is me about 5 years ago.

Do blondes have more fun? lol
Feeling kina sexy with the new hair