Day 3 of Hair Science

Continued from yesterday....

So, I had succeeded in training my hair to produce less oil and therefore was able to go a day or 2 between Shampooing! Hurray!

I knew that my PH balance had leveled out because I my scalp wasn't producing as much oil and grease! BUT my bottle of Shampoo was empty...

NEXT STEP:

I chose to switch shampoos to Schwarzkopf's BlondMe Reflective Luminosity Shampoo!

*Most professional shampoos do have a balanced PH level, so once your scalp is balanced you should be safe to switch to ANY of Schwarzkopf's Shampoos! I'm going to try their NEW VOLUME Shampoo and Conditioner next. 

 Here's my hair schedule and how I make one Shampoo last 4 days!

Day 1: Shampoo and condition hair in the shower - towel dry hair - Apply BUFF to the mid shafts and ends and spray all over with GLAMOUR QUEEN - Go to bed with hair wet! *By NOT blow drying your hair from WET to DRY you are saving it the stress of direct heat!

Day 2: Wake up with hair a MESS! Blow dry the roots (whether they are wet or dry) to fluff up the hair - add another light spray of GLAMOUR QUEEN! Then I enhance my natural shape. Ex. If my hair is mostly straight that day I touch up the few strands that have a wave with a flat iron. If my hair has a nice wave to it, I enhance it by curling a few locks with a similar sized curling iron. If it's a complete mess, I brush it out and curl the entire head!

Day 3: Brush out my hair, weather it is straight or curly - add DUST IT (Dust It helps me go the exta couple of days by mattifying my hair! The texture feels weird but it definitely does the trick and looks wicked - it adds volume too) and another spray of GLAMOUR QUEEN - touch up any funny pieces from your slumber with a curling iron or flat iron, shake it out and go.

Day 4: Brush threw, toss head upside down - shake with your hands, flip over and smooth out. Add a small amount of MOROCCAN OIL to the ends - pin a few pieces back and go!

Day 5: WASH! I do 2 shampoo's and conditioner and start over again!

I hope you try training your hair! Let me know how it works out!

All of the products that I use are available at LIFT and are relatively low in $$$,  call 416-960-5438 to get them!

Xo

Day 2 of Hair Science

Alright, So yesterday we talked about what greasy hair is and why it happens!

As promised, today we shall talk about balancing your scalp's PH to get rid of the problem.

Do the OBVIOUS: 

1. Eat Healthy Foods, ALWAYS! haha ya right!
2. Make sure your hormones levels are PERFECT! Hahah easy huh!?!
3. DO what I did...

Remove the build up, and imbalance induced fungus with  

BC DEEP CLEANSING SHAMPOO by Schwarzkopf ($14.00 - 250ml)

 This shampoo removes excess oil without drying the hair and scalp out.

BC Deep Cleanse Shampoo removes only the excess oil, leaving the essential oils that the hair and scalp need to remain healthy.

"Deep cleansing surfactants build a compound of active ingredients to gently and effectively cleanse away elements of product build-up, minerals and excess grease." - Schwarzkopf

*Delays re-greasing of the scalp.

Application

* Apply to wet hair.
* Massage.
* Leave for 2 minutes.
* Rinse.

Don't forget to condition your hair too... Remember your hair naturally "conditions" your roots by producing grease. So when you use conditioner focus on using it on your Mid-shafts and Ends... do not massage it into the scalp.

I used the Deep Cleansing Shampoo with Schwarzkopf's Repair Conditioner ($14.00 - 200ml).

*This wont fix your problem in ONE shampoo! Be patient please...

Here's what happened with my hair:

• The first 5 days I continued to wash my hair EVERYDAY!
• Day 6 I broke the habit and didn't wash my hair. By the end of the day I felt like my hair looked greasy but everyone I asked, assured me that it didn't look greasy at all!
• Day 7 I washed my hair but didn't shampoo again for 2 days (however, on the last day I did pull my hair into a pony because I felt self conscious.)

From there On, I was able to go 2-3 days between Shampoos!

This will be different for EVERYONE but the effects should be noticed by the time you finish the bottle of shampoo!

As I'm sure you noticed, these products aren't crazy $$$!

If you are interested in purchasing them Call 416-960-5438 

 

Check back tomorrow for the next step...

Xo

 

Lightening your Locks; Free Product!

I don't get outside much, cause I'm generally behind the chair making one of you lovely ladies look amazing, or sitting at the computer blogging or doing admin work! 

However, a hair stylist always know when summer is on it's way because we are generally booked back to back with FOILS!!!

People always asking me why women have the tendency of lightening their hair in the summer months!

That's Little Me, don't laugh!! Look how beautiful my blond locks are!

Here are my thoughts:

As children we spend a LOT more time outside, especially in the summer! The sunlight changes the tone and level (darkness vs. lightness) of EVERYONE's hair! Take a look at pictures of yourself from the summers of your childhood and you will notice that the sun had effected your hair colour in the most gorgeous of ways!

That sun-kissed look makes everyone feel youthful and vibrant which is why, we always see a trend to go lighter in the spring and summer months!

*Tip, when lightening your hair avoid changing the OVERALL colour, just add THIN, natural looking highlights to enhance your natural look! Avoid straying too far from your natural colour, 3-4 shades lighter is enough! 

Yesterday I must have put over 1000 packets of foils in, and I look forward to many more!

When booking your highlights mention this post and receive a FREE 

Conditioning Treatment 

and take home a 

Schwarzkopf

ColourSave Shampoo and Conditioner Trail Set!

416-960-5438

Tuesday = Weekend Gossip Sesh!

IceFest & Birthday PARTY...

Okay, so the ice sculptures were totally breath taking! It's amazing how detailed they were! I'm assuming the Canadian theme was in honour of Canada hosting the Olympics. Someone should have sent these Toronto ice artists out to BC to help with the opening ceremonies!
Did any of you visit the Yorkville Icefest??
 *Sorry to those clients who were trying to get to us on Saturday - traffic was insane and Cumberland Street was closed!

So the VIBE at LBB on Saturday was absolutely amazing which put me in the BEST mood... which was necessary for my BIRTHDAY PARTY!!! My birthday was officially spread over 4 WEEKS this year... Tee-hehe

After a LONG day at work, I'm not usually in the mood to socialized. I have a habit of putting on my PJ's and plopping myself on my couch for the night! But my BF and I had committed to hosting an annual party in honour of both of our Birthday's. We do it every year and it's always a great time, lots of food, drinks and friends!

This year was NO exception!! Our place was filled with LOVE, laughter, friendship and of course ICE CREAM CAKE!

Mmmmm Yummmy!

Although I had made it clear on the invite that the party would be super casual, as the HOST and Birthday Girl I felt it wasn't appropriate to be plopped on the couch in my PJ's.

I decided to go for an "unpolished, feminine chick" look!

Here's how I put it together:

HAIR:

- Wrapped large sections of my hair around a medium sizes curling iron and sprayed (before and after) with Glamour Queen!

- With a tinny clip, I tucked a few locks away from my face and secured them at the nap of my neck!

MAKE-UP:

- Some people say NO bronzer in the winter.... I'm not those people! As long as you have the right shade of bronzer you can get away with it year round and I definitely made that statement at my bday party!

- I used some warm Chestnut Eye Liner, and a soft pink shimmer on my inner eyes and cheek bones... LOADS of mascara and completed it with a soft lip; Flirt *my go to lip shade!

ATTIRE:

IT WAS HOT IN HERE (Temperature!)

- So I threw on a soft rose coloured, racer back tank and layered on top of it a winter white lace cami (casual but cute)..

- Dark denim - wide leg jeans, and caramel coloured oxford shoes!

- and to pull it all together, a long strand of pearls and a stunning gold key necklace (Thanks to my old friend Lauren!)

Let me know what you think of my look....

To get this look purchase the following items:

*Receive 15% off the total package, and recieve a free lesson on how to get the look!

Osis' Glamour Queen

Medium Size Curling Iron (Special order)

Lift Cosmetics' Tropical Tan Bronzer

Lift Cosmetics' Chestnut Liner

Lift Cosmetics' Temptress Blush

-and-

Lift Cosmetics' Flirt Vanilla Bean Mineral Lipstick

Should Lift be carrying accessories and clothing too, or what??

Party Like A Rock Star - For Free??

The Grammy’s have passed, but the Canadian Music Awards are still to come - April 18th, 2010! It’s a few months away, but if you want to win a trip to the awards, then you need to get your ballot in soon!

Starting this week with any purchase of Osis' Sessions, Magic, Dust it, Twin Curl, Glamour Queen, and Upload you will get a chance to WIN:

- ROUND trip to St. John’s, Newfoundland
- Tickets to the 2010 Awards
- Attendence to an ultra exclusive Gibson After Party
- GOODIES GALORE

We have to thank OSIS for the opportunity!    

P.S. If you need any of your Osis styling products, next week is a good time to do it! Any purchase of Sessions, Magic, Dust it, Twin Curl, Glamour Queen, and Upload comes with a super cute SLEEPING MASK and the chance to win the above package!

P.P.S. Just by entering to win you will also receive 10% of French Connection! Come see us for more details!