Beauty Tip Tag

Quick Beauty Tip for Hair!

Have you ever spent your morning blowing your hair out nice and straight and in a couple hours it was all curled up and frizzy again? Most of you already know that this is the result of high summer time humidity. There are products on the market designed to target this problem. Look for an anti humidity seal. This product will seal out the humidity and protect all of your hard work. If you want to take the time brushing, blowing, and straight ironing to get that look, you want it to last longer than an hour. With a good anti...

Bobbie’s Beauty Tip – Brushing Wet Hair

Are you brushing your hair wet? If you are, you are most likely damaging it. This is a little known fact. Most people believe that it is easier to get the tangles out of their hair while wet, but that is only because the hair is breaking. Hair has natural hydrogen bonds in it and when it is wet, these bonds are weakened. As the hair dries, the bonds reform and the hair regains its strength. My advice is to gently squeeze excess water from the hair. Squeeze, not wring. A wringing motion puts unnecessary pressure on wet hair...

Waxing at Home?

Removing hair by waxing is where a warmed waxy substance is applied to skin. The wax binds the hair to a strip of cloth, which is then pulled off in the opposite direction of growth. The hair is removed from the roots so it takes longer to grow back. The hair needs to be about ¼ inch to obtain optimal results. This gives the wax something to bind with and reduces the risk of hairs being left behind. The pain factor could be high, but the first time hurts the most. After the first time the hair grows in thinner. So...

Corrective Hair Color Demystified in Chapel Hill, Part 3

What is Corrective Color? My hair is brassy and uneven!!! Pt. 3 Often times when trying to go blonde at home, or sometimes even in the salon, your blonde ends up being uneven and brassy. Never fear, your salon professional is here! The first step in this corrective color service is a thorough evaluation of the hair’s strength to see what the hair can handle. This evaluation helps the stylist to select the right plan of action. Next a lightening process may be needed to ensure even color from roots to ends to lighten any darker or brassy areas all to an even palette to work...