Sweet or sassy, long or short, modern or feminine. What exactly are you wanting your "do" to say about you.
If you have super pale skin, a jet black may make you look super washed out as will a bleach blonde look. Research your skin color and what typically what colors play nice.
Different styles accent different face shapes. Learn your face shape and go armed with this knowledge when you visit us at Salon 4.
You need to be adventurous when it comes to products. What makes your hair look brassy? What products give it shine and body? What makes it look greasy beyond belief? What makes it look like you stuck your finger in a light socket? Unfortunately, you are never going to know until you get intimately familiar with lots of hair products. Ask us for advice, everyone has different needs when it comes to hair products. And everyone has different opinions on what they will do to hair styles. Click here to see the products we offer
Do you have course, fine, thick or thin hair? Is it oily, dry or somewhere in between? It makes a huge difference when you try to decide on a hair type and haircut.
While you can skimp a little on the shampoo, a good, professional conditioner is a must have. Look for products in salons that are customized for your hair type. For instance: If you have color or a perm, choose a conditioner that is for chemically processed hair. And stay away from those all-in-one shampoo and conditioner combos.
Just as your skin gets damaged by wind and sun, so does your hair. To combat this, look for finishing products such as mousses, gels and sprays that block UV rays.
Did you know that your hair will split faster than it will grow? You need to get a trim every 6 to 8 weeks, even if it’s just a micro trim. A good hairdresser makes them good because they know what to leave on you, not take off.
Every cut needs a little bit of color to make it truly breathtaking. No matter whether your taste is subtle or dramatic, you can add interest and volume to your tresses with a color process. Highlights, lowlights, all over color, gray coverage, you name it, it’s all good for your look.
Even if your hair is extremely healthy, it is constantly on the attack from wind, sun, cold and heat. During the summer months, your hair is battered even more when it absorbs chlorine and other chemicals from your pool.
Instead of frying your hair with a conventional metal plated flat iron. Straighten your tresses, add shine and infuse moisture with one of the a negative ionic flat irons.
Did you know that if you use a towel after your shower to dry your hair you are causing split ends and adding static electricity to your hair. Instead of rubbing the towel back and forth over your hair, scrunch the towel around your hair like you would scrunch crackers in your soup.
Try to have as many activities as you can that are healthy for your hair. The hair is a part of your body and you should treat it well too. Exercise, eat well and avoid smoking and alcohol.
There is a reason why beauticians need to go to school to learn how to handle chemicals and hair processes. You can do irreparable damage with these products even if the package says that it’s way easy. And even if you don’t make your hair fall out, you could end up looking like a clown and paying a stylist to fix your mess.
The person is the best judge as to which hair style would suit him the best. The hair stylist can only advice you. One must not rely totally on the hair stylist. It is very important to do your homework and then go to the hair stylist.
One should not copy the celebrity hairstyles blindly. It is not necessary that what suits on a celebrity may suit your features and face cut too.
Hair extensions are a very good way to give a new look to the hair style. So one should not hesitate in using the hair extensions for getting a quality hair style.
Rollers, such as hot rollers, Velcro or self-adhering ones, are the in-thing these days. Use unheated rollers on damp hair. Wait for the hair to be barely damp, roll up rollers, keeping broadest ones at the top. Let the hair dry and then unwind rollers carefully.
In case of hot rollers, allow the rollers to cool. Now gently remove them. With the help of your fingers, gently comb your hair to open the curls slightly. This will give a more bouncy and curly look. Lastly add a small measure of hair or finishing spray and you are ready with that sexy style!
Concentrating most of the products at the roots and blow-drying root area first give you more volume and height.
How much product you should use depends on the density, length and texture of your hair. A few products give you control. However, too many may lose your control over your hair.
Compared to super-hold gel, one can use lots more of mousse. Start with small quantities, gradually increasing depending upon the feedback your hair gives. Use a drop or two of pomades, shiners and glossers. Give up finishers, conditioners and volumizers. Remember, you can always add more!
Limp, flat lifeless hair days are considered as bad hair days. Do you want to add body to your hair? Bend at waist, start drying your freshly washed hair as you finger style it. When half of the moisture has disappeared, add gel or mousse. Finally use a large-toothed comb or vent brush to lift the hair. If it is humid, use a tiny amount of mousse. Finger style it into dry hair.
The golden rule for a great up do is to gather all your hair together high and neatly high enough on your head. Carefully rolling or wrapping it in the desired direction hide the pins under a seam or a bun.
Always brush hair when it is dry because brushing wet hair cause the ends to split.
Tilt your head forward while brushing as this increases the blood supply to the head and stimulates the hair.
Never use a sharp teethed brush or it may tear the hair apart.
Fine hair needs a softer brush while thick long hair needs a bigger brush with stiff bristles.
For combing wet hair, use a comb in which the teeth are widely spaced.
The best way to comb out tangles hair (knots) is to start at the ends and work upwards gradually.
A small bottle of water can be handy for misting the hair if it leaves its setting by midday. If it is humid, carry a small size of a frizz control product. Getting a shorter cut, a body perm or a root perm can control hair limping in humid weather.
Do not try to fool nature. Perming and bleaching finally do affect the hair because of presence of chemicals in the both the processes. So, be a little innovative and look for alternatives to such harmful processes.
