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Friday, August 19, 2011

If It Sounds Too Good To Be True - It Is

If It Sounds Too Good To Be True - It Is

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It is my opinion that the number one reason that hair consumers go through pain and suffering with their tresses is because they believe claims and promises that just are too good to be true.

Anyone who has ever left a salon with horrible hair color, fried ends from perms or straighteners or has lost way too many inches of precious growth knows that it is easy to buy into promises of great color, texture and a hot style that won't require a lot of hair loss.

Remember, it's your hair. You have to wear it every day. Consider any promises carefully and ask questions.

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While it is understandable that long hair is fantastic. I adore having long hair that is 100% mine. But I worked very hard to grow it including taking hair vitamins for years. I have learned that if it sounds too good to be true - run away as fas

The Real Truth To Growing Long Hair

The Real Truth To Growing Long Hair

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I have been growing my own hair since 1986 and I have personally tried every possible "fast hair growth" method available. While I have managed to grow very long hair below my waist that is healthy. I have learned the following secrets over the past twenty years:

1. Growing long hair takes a commitment.
2. Hair, except in rare cases, when it is growing at its optimal genetic rate - will only grow 6-8 inches per year.
3. If your have hair that is currently chin length and want it to be below your bra - take a ruler and measure the space between where your hair is currently and where you want it to be.
4. If you need 6 inches to reach your bra strap, plan on it taking 10-12 months for your hair to grow to your goal length. Every person is different and it may take you a longer or short time depending on a wide variety of factors.
5. It is very important if you make the personal commitment to grow your hair long that you do all the right things which includes the following things:

  • Proper nutrition.

  • Drinking enough daily fluids.

  • Minimizing unhealthy hair care habits (chemicals, hot tool use, damaging hair care product use).

  • Eliminating hair growth retarding lifestyle habits (excessive caffeine, sugar, nicotine, alcohol, junk foods).

  • Getting enough sleep, rest and relaxation.

  • Taking vitamins, minerals & herbs. Because of the current condition of the earth and exhausted soil, human beings must take nutritional supplements to operate at their maximum hair growth rates. Whether you take a good multi-vitamin or a product designed to grow hair - this is an essential component for growing hair at your maximum potential.

Secrets To Instant Long Hair

Secrets To Instant Long Hair

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If you want to grow long hair fast - with fast being a few hours, days or weeks consider these options:

1. Hair Extensions.

100% human hair extensions that can instantly (a few hours) from chin length to below the bra strap. The downside to using hair extensions for instant long hair is that hair extensions are not inexpensive and human hair is the most costly of the add-on hair options.

If you are wanting instant Godiva locks for a wedding, a high school reunion or to meet your guy's parents, by all means consider hair extensions.

2. Add-on hair.

Celebrity hairdresser Ken Paves has been working with add-on tresses with all of his celeb clients. He loves the instant long hair effect so much that he teamed up with Jessica Simpson to create a line that Jessica would be proud to wear.

Add-on tresses are much less expensive than extensions and they can be semi-permanent or permanent. This all depends on your goals.

Jeanne Tripplehorn - Steal Her Sleek Hairstyle

Jeanne Tripplehorn - Steal Her Sleek Hairstyle

Although I love all three of the Hendrickson women's hair for different reasons, Jeanne Tripplehorn who plays Barb always seems to wear classic styles which feature sleek and shiny strands which cascade below her shoulders.

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Follow the steps listed below to recreate Jeanne's basic shoulder skimming style:

1. Start by selecting a shampoo with a color safe formula to preserve any gorgeous blonde highlights or hues like Jeanne's current rich auburn brown shade.

Otherwise, select a shampoo that works with your current texture, type and condition of hair.

Barb, Nic And Margene: Troubled Wives

Barb, Nic And Margene: Troubled Wives

Although the three women claim to love each other, they fight like you might expect three women vying for the same man to do. The dynamics is very interesting and in many ways it seems very realistic. Some believe the reality show, Sister Wives, was created as a result of the Big Love series.

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I love how the three women have such different personalities, goals and agendas which is reflected in their style of dress, their hair colors and hairstyles.

As their characters have transformed over the various episodes and seasons, their hair and clothing have kept pace.

When Nicolette was having an emotional affair with her co-worker, she wore her hair very differently then when she's visiting her family at the strict compound which follows traditional Mormon lifestyles.

Margene really amped up her look, make-up and dress when she was promoting her jewelry line on the home shopping network style program.

Of course who could forget her shocking hair transformation from chocolate brunette to platinum blonde.

I was a little suspicious of the Margene platinum blonde storyline because it was presented to the audience that Margene did it all herself. It's very hard to go from dark brunette to platinum blonde overnight without some challenges. When Margene went back to her trademark brunette she also apparently did it in her bathroom.

Anyone who's switched between brunette and platinum and back again may tell you a completely different story about what it took to make the transition without damage, strange hues or breakage.

Nicolette

Nicolette

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Chloe Sevigny plays Nicolette the middle wife who is a traditional Mormon from all aspects. Her main connection to the modern times is her spending addiction which has driven her secret credit card debt into the double digits.

Last season her character took a shocking turn when she took on the role of corporate spy and had a serious flirtation with one of her male bosses. Her actions shook the Hendrickson family to their core and almost ended in a divorce between Bill and Nicolette.

Even though she has gorgeous long golden blonde tresses, her character usually wears her hair up in a series of conservative buns and odd quiffs with traditional braids. Her hair style completely fits her character.

Nicollete is not the type of wear her stunning hair in sexy styles except maybe in the privacy of her bedroom or for special occasions when she wears her hair down in soft waves or ringlets.

Celebrity Hairstyle: Wives Club On Big Love

Celebrity Hairstyle: Wives Club On Big Love

Introduction

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Bill Henrickson played with insight and intensity by actor Bill Paxton is a polygamist. Except that until recently he was keeping his marriage to three women on the down low while he struggled with the American Dream of owning his own business.

At the end of the last season Bill's best laid plans were blown skyhigh when he risked everything to run for political office. Now as Big Love gets ready to begin it's final season, all hell is expected to break loose as the consequences of his recent actions are felt.

The HBO Network with is famous for edgy, controversial and exceptional programming premiered Big Love in the Summer of 2006 and it was instantly a smash hit.

A key part of the show is the existence of Bill Henrickson's three wives which includes Barbara Dutton Henrickson as Wife #1 (Jeanne Tripplehorn), Nicolette Grant, Wife #2 (Chloe Sevigny) and Margene Hendrickson (Ginnifer Goodwin).

The show is extremely complex, but basically deals with human relationships.

Actual polygomists in Utah have reported that the show is very true to life. Especially the interaction between the three wives who live in three houses next to each other.

I'm not sure how I got addicted to this show except that maybe I was waiting for Entourage to start and watched Big Love in the interim. Regardless or how I found it, I love the show.

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The interaction between Barbara or Barb as Wife #1 and the other two wives is compelling and true to life. Jeanne Tripplehorn does a wonderful job of walking the fine line of a wife who loves her husband but allowed him to take additional wives.

Nicollette initially appears to be a troublemaker but she is the wife who is the actual glue holding the three wives together

Barb loves the other wives, but she also treats them as subordinates. In fact, Nicki and Margie call her "Boss Wife" both behind her back and two her face.

Barb

Each of the wives takes a different approach to their hair, fashion and overall appearance with fits with their individual characters and storylines.

Barb is older than the other wives and a very contemporary woman who balances children, a career as a teacher and running a house that happens to include her husband's other wives and their kids.

Barb wears her chocolate brown hair below her chin in graduated layers with a no muss, no fuss busy mother/career women style.

Her clothing and hairstyle is very true to life for any working mom, but she does fix her hair by curling it throughout the perimeter when she is going out or dressing up. Her hair always looks very healthy, sleek and shiny, even when she's hanging out at home.


Soccer, Hair And Grooming Star David Beckham Is Keen To Play For Spurs

Soccer, Hair And Grooming Star David Beckham Is Keen To Play For Spurs

British Soccer Star David Beckham is a hair, grooming and fashion god. He is constantly changing his hairstyles ranging from tight buzz cuts to long hair. Becks, as he is fondly called, has even changed his hair color and how much facial hair he wears.

Fans have overwhelmingly voted his faux hawk hairstyle as his best hair look in the history of his various hairstyles. The famous athlete and sometimes model for a wide range of male fashion and grooming lines.

Becks is often in the news, but is currently causing a media storm because of the current news that the husband of Posh is keen to leave the Los Angeles Galaxy temporarily for a new club.

The word is that if the Los Angeles Galaxy is willing to release Beckham on a loan deal he is keen to join the Spurs. But why would a wealthy and famous celebrity like Beckham who lives in warm LA and who can get any hair, fashion or grooming promo deal with the snap of his fingers want to go back and play in the freezing cold in Europe?

Beckham’s manager, Harry Redknapp has told the media the 35-year-old perfectly coiffed sports star also has the interest of Premier Leaque clubs Tottenham, Newcastle and Blackburn.

Beckham wants to go plan soccer in Europe because quite simply he loves the sport and wants to prove that he is not an overrated player that turns every appearance into a media circus.

The Major League Soccer season is due to resume play on March 15th and a short-term loan deal could mean Beckham could possibly play up to 11 games in a short interim deal. The LA team, if they loan Beckham, would only do it until the start of the MLS season. David would then return and play a full season with the Galaxy.

Why is Beckham interested in being loaned out? Quite simply “the loan is part of David’s desire to keep fit and make himself available for England again.”

Former England captain Beckham had short-team spells on loan at Italian club AC Milan in 2009 and 2010, with the moves designed to improve his chances of being picked to play for his country. And England manager Fabio Capello, who last fielded Beckham in the 3-0 win over Belarus in October 2009, has recently urged the midfielder to return to Europe to prove his fitness.

With the January transfer window now open, Blackburn boss Steve Kean said on Monday that Rovers would be interested in Beckham while Newcastle boss Alan Pardew indicated the same on Sunday, though he has since admitted the move is unlikely.

Why does he have to prove his fitness for the game? Some critics say the famous Brit footballer has been one of the most over-rated players in the game for a long time. The same critics say he’s a media circus and when he joins a team it’s not about the club he’s playing for but totally about Beckham and whatever celebrity advertising deal he works out.

Beckham fans point out he’s a fantastic guy and role model for the sport and he conducts himself with great honor when he plays. Although it’s true he’s a huge media pull he has also brought a lot of attention, especially in the United States, to a sport which had low visibility in some countries. He is also considered a great influence on younger players.

A move to Spurs would mean Beckham could face his first club – Manchester United – at White Hart Lane on 16 January while he could also line up against another former club, AC Milan, who play Tottenham home and away in the Champions League last 16. Those fixtures all come before the LA Galaxy’s first match of the MLS season against Seattle Sounders.

Beckham denied any interest in a move to West Ham in July and rejected the chance to be reunited with former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson at Leicester in December. He recently told BBC Sport there was an outside chance of appearing for a different English club to United, and that he hoped to continue playing for two or three more years.

“I want to continue to play, I have no interest in stopping,” he said. “It might surprise people [now I am 35] but I’m still loving the game and still enjoying it as much as when I was 25.

“I played in the Premiership for so many years with the club I always adored, and will always adore. I always said that I would never play for another English club in the future – but you never know. “I would hope I carry on playing for another two or three years. I’ve got a year left in America and then possibly another two after that. My body feels good at the moment.”

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At Home Hair Color

At Home Hair Color

Hair condition matters, too. If your hair is permed or relaxed, semi-permanent color is an advantageous choice because it's gentler on hair that's been previously exposed to chemicals. (Never bleach relaxed hair).

The new semi-permanent or long-lasting semi-permanent colors, the newest color category, combine gentleness with long-lasting shades for one of the best choices yet. And if you're just experimenting, sheer or slightly tinted color glossers add healthy looking sheen and shine without noticeably altering your natural color.

Whatever color you choose, use a color refresher shampoo to extend the life of your hair color—and your budget.

To create a quick color rinse at home, steep chamomile flowers and use when the water has cooled to extend a blonde; mix rosemary with strong, dark tea to add luster to a brunette; try saffron to brighten a red.

Experiment with customizing an herbal rinse yourself, but avoid acidic fruits, such as lemons, and strong vegetable colors. Over time, their effect is too uncontrollable, as thousands of women in the Ukraine

and Russia can attest from using a beet juice rinse to achieve red. As hair grows out, the uncolored re-growth takes on some color while the older, porous ends grab and retain lots. Sun exposure enhances the effect. The result looks like the rings of a tree stump—in several shades.

Read hair color instructions carefully and when in doubt, always do a test on a small strand first. But if you've made a mistake, don't hide under a hat for months. Salons have color removers that take you right back to where you started, where hopefully, history won't repeat itself.

Summary

A look back on hair's colorful history reveals its dark and sometimes laughable past. Archaeologists believe that cave men used minerals, insects and plants to paint their bodies and hair to appeal or repel, though no one has yet discovered the first color to bewitch the Neanderthal man.

Hair color history is filled with both rumor and humor, but its timeline does reveal what we're attracted to when we select a color and where the roots of cultural attitudes lie.

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Natural Hair Color

Natural Hair Color

If you prefer a natural look, also stay within a few shades of your natural hair color. (Hairdressers refer to shades as levels. Those levels range from one, which is black, to 10, which is pale blonde.) Go a bit lighter or darker, more golden or red, but avoid going from rich, dark brown to blazing red, unless daring is your style.

Also, the farther you move from your natural hair color, the more obvious your roots will be as they grow out.

Women who defect from brunette to auburn may not have to touch-up their roots for as long as two months, but if you're brunette and want to be a pale blonde, you can expect roots to be visible in as little as four weeks.

As for color categories, temporaries wash out, semi-permanent shades slowly fade in four to six weeks and permanent colors are just that. So, if you're certain you like the color, it's less costly to choose a permanent hair color.

Amp Up Hair Color With Ken Paves Color Drops

Famed celebrity hairdresser to the stars, Ken Paves, developed a spectacular color enhancement product designed for use by professionals and hair consumers. The product known as healthy hair boost up color drops comes in six different popular colors (Platinum, Beige, Honey, Red, Brown and Black).

If you wish to extend the life of your chemically enhanced hair color, use 1-2 pumps of Ken Paves boost up color drops with your daily conditioning rinse. The beauty of the color drops is that you can use it with your rinse-out conditioner, your leave-in conditioner or your favorite styling products.

This amazing product also works well to amp up natural hair color hues while making hair amazing soft and shiny. Ken's celebrity clients like Jessica Simpson and Eva Longoria use the revolutionary color drops on their own tresses.

The Ken Paves boost up color drops only lasts temporarily from shampoo to shampoo.

Note: If you would love to try the Ken Paves Healthy Hair products check out his convenient Healthy Hair Try Me Kit which includes 2 oz of the daily shampoo, conditioner, shine serum and shaping hair spray. All Ken Paves Healthy Hair products are available at the HairBoutique.com Marketplace.

Color Hair With Pride

Color Hair With Pride

In the '20s, henna re-emerged as the color of choice. The '30s saw hair color go back in the closet because only 'loose girls" used it. By the end of the '30s, women admitted they colored their hair – and reveled in it. Still, tints could only darken hair and harsh bleach was required to lighten it.

Then, in 1950, came the first real breakthrough that lightened hair without bleach. Clairol introduced Miss Clairol Hair Color Bath, which lightened and tinted in a single step, making blonde an easy thing to be. With this watershed discovery, color took off.

Spray-in colors became popular in the '50s, and the '60s saw the introduction of shampoo-in color. Henna re-emerged as a favorite and by the '80s, women had the choice of temporary, permanent, semi-permanent and now, semi-permanent color, which combines the gentleness of semi-permanent with no-fade properties of permanent hair color.

In addition to henna, we now have vegetable dyes, to satisfy those with a "natural" bent.

Laboratories throughout the world are now working on the first laser color. While lasers can lighten in a nanosecond, the process has yet to be controlled. Unless you want to go from black to white blonde (or maybe hairless) in a lightening flash, forget lasers for the time being. They're more perfected for use in hair removal.

Given all these modern choices, the biggest question women now face is "What's best for me?"

But before you make the leap, consider this: While you might be tempted to select a color based on your wildest fantasies, your best bet is to match your eye color and skin tone. In general, cool skin and eye tones are best complemented with cool or "ash" shades.

Warm, golden skin and eye tones look most natural with warm hair colors, such as golden blonde, burnished brunette or red. Any color can be warm or cool, depending on its primary base. The manufacturer's name usually indicates into which category a color fails.

Hair Color Formulations

Hair Color Formulations

As attitudes about color changed, so did hair color formulations. Egyptian henna (now experiencing a resurgence in popularity because of its natural appeal) and mixtures made from plants and insects were the first hair colors. Natural ingredients, limited as they were, remained the essence of hair color until the 19th century.

In the 1800s, men began using silver nitrate to darken their mustaches and in 1825, the first real hair color formulation was developed.

Grecian Water—a mixture of distilled water, silver nitrate and gum water—was highly popular until it was discovered that after repeated usage it turned hair purple. As history is inclined to repeat itself, hair now turns slightly green when "gray coverage" products that contain metallic salts, continue to oxidize on hair.

In 1859, a German student, working with coal tar, diluted it with alcohol and the result was a purple dye. This lead to the first synthetic dye to be used on fabrics and hair, and later, to 20th century dyes, which were compounded from petroleum products.

Modern formulations, which can look natural and leave hair in beautiful condition, were fast to follow, rapidly changing attitudes about hair color and the women who use it.

Rumor And Humor

Rumor And Humor

Hair color history is filled with both rumor and humor, but its timeline does reveal what we're attracted to when we select a color and where the roots of cultural attitudes lie.

Archaeologists believe that cave men used minerals, insects and plants to paint their bodies and hair to appeal or repel, though no one has yet discovered the first color to bewitch the Neanderthal man.

In 27 BC (which could be thought of as "pre-carrot-top"), the Gauls dyed their hair red to indicate class rank. But in the Dark Ages, red was associated with witchcraft. Probably because the first documented natural redhead, an actual genetic error, appeared in Scotland about this time