Styling

Summer Hair Care, Tips & Products

Summer is here! The birds are singing, the sun is shining and the weather is completely changing.

While summer is mostly about kicking your feet up on a beach somewhere, it’s also a very important time to be vigilant about your haircare and skincare routine. UV rays, saltwater and humidity can wreak havoc on your skin and hair. It is very important to protect your hair from the sun and the elements, just like you would protect your skin! Just one week at the beach could potentially ruin your investment. 

Taking care of your skin is super easy! We have an amazing esthetician who uses the best products. If you need SPF protection, anti-aging, or hydrating products look no further than Image Skincare. Image skincare offers three phenomenal products with SPF that cater to every skin type. We’ve got the Image Prevention+ daily tinted moisturizer, the Daily Matte moisturizer for oily skin and the Restoring Daily Defense moisturizer for dry skin!  These are lightweight and very easy to use! We even have the Image Post Collagen lip treatment which has SPF 15 in it.  

The best place to start when it comes to taking care of your hair is with your shampoo and conditioner. We are now offering ALL of our MCS shampoos and conditioners in a perfect 2oz travel size! We highly recommend our Keratin shampoo and conditioner. Keratin is an anti-humectant and it keeps your hair incredibly soft and shiny. Keratin protects and strengthens your hair and promotes hair growth! 

For maximum soothing and hydration we recommend our Silk Protein line!

With silk nutrients and proteins it is perfect for any hair type. It’s incredibly moisturizing without weighing your hair down!  It is also very important to follow up with leave-in treatments! We’ve got our new and improved Take me to the beach of course! Take me to the beach is more than just an amazing leave-in conditioner and detangler...it’s also a UV protectant! If you need sunscreen for your body you also need it for your hair! The sun can dry out and damage your hair and even fade your color, nobody wants that! Grab a travel size for your beach bag and spray down your hair right there on the beach! 

Smooth-e is another great option to protect and nourish your hair. It's an easy to use and travel friendly leave in conditioner! This treatment and straightening balm will be sure to bring life and moisture back to your tired and frizzy hair. 

Before you hit the beach, lake, or pool make sure you AND your hair are prepared! Swing on by and talk to us about all of your product needs and hair concerns. We’d love to help and there’s no better time to stock up!

Quick steps to re-create your pro blow out!

As we all know there are many different techniques to style your hair, from the blow drier to your hot tools (curling iron, flat iron, deep waver etc.)  This will be a little step by step way to speed up the time of styling while also giving you the 'just stepped out of the salon' look every morning! 

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Step 1: Choose the Right Products

The start the every good style out is choosing the right products. No matter what texture your hair is you should always start out with a leave in conditioner and heat protector.

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Step 2: Application

Next step is applying a root booster lightly around the top section. Once all your products have been applied and evenly distributed (brushed through the hair evenly) you are ready to start blow drying. 

Step 3: Power Dry

When blow drying you should always power dry your hair to about 80-90 percent dry, this means quick blow dry with out using a brush. While power drying make sure to focus on the roots first, doing so will allow the water to travel down the hair shaft evenly reducing frizz.

Step 4: Sectioning

Next, you're ready to start sectioning, we suggest investing in multiple clips and pre-sectioning the entire head from the beginning. Always start from the nape of the neck and work your way up, leaving the middle (mohawk section) for last, keeping wet hair separated from dry hair will also reduce frizz.

The part where most all clients get confused is using the round brush. The easiest way to get comfortable is by rotating the nozzle of the blow drier (the little attachment we all throw away when we get new blow driers).  Doing this will prevent you from twisting your wrist in an uncomfortable position. Pushing your hair in the opposite direction of where you wear it is how you will create your volume.  

Step 5: To Hot or Not

Once all of your hair is completely dry you can then decide to use a hot tool or just complete the look with a finishing product! 

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