Archive for the ‘Hair Care – Styling’ Category

Hi friends!

I’ve been on quite the natural/homemade hair products kick these days.

I especially love the shea butter and essential oil hair and scalp cremes I got creative and made one day not too long ago while procrastinating. My hair drinks it up and I don’t get any flaky build-up.

#win

I’ll do a post on them in the near future. . . but one thing I’ve been wondering about is a natural/homemade gel. I love my shea mix but it doesn’t give much hold.

As with any random beauty query, I naturally headed to YouTube to conduct further research. I found this video by Naptural85 on how to make a gel at home out of <gulp> flaxseeds. . .

by Stephanee, for Beauty 365

The first time I was introduced to clipless curling irons was at an event where I got my hair done in Taylor Swift-style spirals.

I wanted to be able to recreate those beautiful curls at home and Misikko was kind enough to send me their version of the clipless curling iron, the Corioliss Wand Ceramic Curling Iron ($99).

When I opened up the box, the first thing I saw was the heat protectant pouch wrapped in a pink and white polka dot bow –such cute presentation!

At first glance, the iron itself to me…looked like…

Hi Beauty Pies!

Noticed anything awesome in your local CVS?

Well, we’ve got the inside scoop on a hot new collection of hairstyling tools from the good folks at Conair.

Resulting from a collaboration between Conair and John Frieda, these new styling tools offer salon quality but at a reasonable price…

***Be a doll and enter our latest giveaway – ends 6/10***

by Stephanee Stubblefield

When I was younger my mom used to call me Rapunzel because my hair was so long and luxurious.

Since then my hair has been through so many changes (bleaching, dyeing, frying, breakage, relaxers – you name it!) that my hair is more like Alfalfa‘s than Rapulzel’s. Right now, I’m growing out my relaxer so I can have the flexibility to wear my hair naturally curly or sexy straight.

Now when it comes to certain items I refuse to spend big bucks, but when it comes to my hair I have to splurge. Naturally, I was drawn to the most expensive flat iron and after reading the positive reviews I called the 800 number and placed my order for the Sedu Ionic Ceramic Pro Flat Iron ($129.00)…

Click “CONTINUE READING” below to read more and check out my “post-Sedu”hair…

***Be a doll and enter our latest giveaway – ends 6/10***

Hi Beauties,

Happy Monday!

I was wandering around on the world of YouTube and saw that the good folks at Ouidad have added a vid specifically for super curly natural hair (like mine!). It’s only a couple minutes long, so check it out!

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC1Jab6jXts]

I quite like the finished product, but I wonder how long it would hold up…

Thoughts?

xo,
Ugochi

What a great vid!

Trolling around on YouTube has unearthed some hair inspiration courtesy of GiaMoOnX.

I was fiddling around with my hair today and might give this look a try in the AM since I am in between appointments. So cute and so quick!

The clip is in high speed, too — sweet!

Check it out!

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8ibev2iqk8]

What do you guys think?

xoxo,
Ugochi

Stay Beautiful

Calling all curly girls (and guys)!

Titi and Miko Branch, co-founders of Miss Jessie’s Hair Care, are opening a salon in SoHo. The occasion was marked by an exclusive preview party on June 9, 2010 where guests were treated to a luxurious toast of the most prestigious bubbly in the world – Armand de Brignac Champagne.

Now, you know I’ve tried just about every product in this line and most of them are really good…

by Marian Tascio

I’ve really been liking my hair lately.

It’s generally a fairly nondescript mass pulled back in a ponytail with barettes holding down the wisps on the sides. OK, I admit that it actually is in a ponytail right now, but not for the usual reasons. I normally wear it back because my hair has a slight natural wave and a tendency to frizziness that team up to render it perpetually agitated, never smooth like the calm locks that so many other women seem to have. But for the past month my hair seems to have been trying out what it might be like to walk on the calm side…

Hi Beauties,

Midterms are over and I’m back! Well, at least until finals…

But, it’s that time of the year again!

Beauty 365 is celebrating yet another year of life later on this week, so I wanted to celebrate by having some fun giveaways for ya!

Today’s giveaway features a styling trio by the good folks over at Sunsilk:

Captivating Curls: Gel & Cream Twist ($4)
Captivating Curls: De-Frizz Leave-In Crème ($5)
Captivating Curls: Scrunching Mousse ($4)

I’ve been using the shampoo and conditioner for this line and I am pretty pleased : )

So, you know the drill…Enter below!

Contest ends – November 30, 2009 @ 11:59pm EST

p.s. – How wonderful is ARISE magazine!? Nigeria, stand up!

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