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I have very long and thin bleached hair so it gets very dry easily and also can get extra oily at times with regular washing. I wash it in the morning, brush it through and let it air dry after adding in some products below! 1. Add Hydration ✨Bleach dries out hair like no other so adding hydration back into your hair is going to be important. I use a variety of products for this. One thing I like is to use really nourishing shower products like the Olaplex conditioner. These products are gorgeous and make my hair feel better and softer. Their unique technology repairs hair from within. ✨Another product I love is the Gisou hair oil which is good for hydration but also styling if you’re just leaving your hair down for the day. It smells amazing and the honey is great for hair. It tames flyaways, somehow just makes hair look better and hydrated. ✨Hair masks can also be very useful and Olaplex has one too. I also like the Amika hair masks for extra hydration and try to use these at least once a week to repair and hydrate. 2. Detangle ✨One product I love to use right after washing is the leave in conditioner spray by It’s a 10! This has so many uses, hence the name, but I love the smell, nourishing and detangling properties of this the most. The detangler aspect is also useful so I’m not causing unnecessary damage when brushing if I have knots. 3. Take a Hair Supplement ✨After starting my first, I’ve found that my hair definitely grows faster and feels better than before! I use Hush & Hush supplements. They have them for hair, daily vitamins and one that is super amazing for nighttime if you’re struggling with relaxing and sleeping. You can use my name as a code to save money too if you’d like (“chelsea”). This is important because you’re giving your body what it needs and more to care for your hair health and also your body. 4. Use Products with Extra Heat Protection ✨I personally like Amika’s The Wizard because it smells amazing and does the job. Generally, temperatures over 450 F won’t break or damage hair but I avoid lots of heat and styling just because my hair is already damaged and dry, but when I do I always use products with extra protection. Regular hair cuts help too to prevent additional breakage at the bottom! OLAPLEX - No.5 Bond Maintenance Conditioner gisou - Honey Infused Hair Oil it's a 10 haircare - Leave-In Conditioner Spray Product amika: - The Wizard Detangling Primer

#amikagiftedme⁣ ⁣ 💜 Don’t you feel like such a little sneak when you get something from Octoly that you already regularly use?⁣ ⁣ 💜 That’s how I felt when I saw the Amika Bust Your Brass Collection.⁣ ⁣ 💜 Let me just say I’ve never met an Amika shampoo and conditioner I didn’t like. All their shampoos and conditioners give me just the right amount of clean without drying my hair out, but they aren’t so nourishing that I feel like my hair looks greasy the next day either. My waves are smooth and defined after washing just hands down my favorite shampoos and conditioners on the market. ⁣ ⁣ 💜 The Bust Your Brass shampoo and conditioner are tinted purple and give my ombré hair a cool hue and beautiful shine. They contain nourishing ingredients such as keratin, wild cherry bark oil, and avocado oil to keep hair healthy.⁣ ⁣ 💜 The Amika Supernova Blonde Shine Cream is absolutely incredible. I love this for controlling frizz, restoring shine, and defining my waves after I wash my hair. This contains sea buckthorn oil and amino acids for nourishing and protecting hair and increasing shine and is also tinted purple to give a cooler hue and cancel out any brassy tones.⁣ ⁣ 💜 What’s your favorite haircare brand?⁣ ⁣

As some of you may know by now, I am a licensed cosmetologist. I see TONS of clients everyday and a large amount of my new clients are color corrections. What’s a color correction? Wells color correction is usually a pricey service that a hairstylist does once your hair is compromised from box dye...or maybe you gave yourself a hOMBRÈ. Yeah I called you out😂 This service is so pricey because it can take HOURS to fix this situation. This haircolor, took FIVE hours. She had three layers of red box dye in her hair and about two inches of regrowth that was lighter than the red. Trust me I wanted to cry when I saw it. This is every hairstylists worst nightmare. A client wanting to be blonde but their red. Lol not gonna happen. As you can see, there’s still some red, that’s where she really overlapped her box dyes. Box dyes are progressive dyes that really buildup on the hair. They have metallic salts that can build up and reeeaally dry out the hair....not fun. If I do a color correction over boxed hair I will seriously FORCE clients to get Olaplex added to the color and lightener. It’s soo damaged just in general and it’ll be worse after a huge chemical service like this one! Use these to prevent any further damage OLAPLEX - No. 4 Bond Maintenance Shampoo OLAPLEX - No.5 Bond Maintenance Conditioner amika: - The Wizard Detangling Primer OLAPLEX - No. 6 Bond Smoother Reparative Styling Creme KEVIN.MURPHY - Smooth.Again

Have you really wanted to be a nice ash brown but it seems impossible to get to this color? Here’s why: Ash brown usually contains blues and purples to tone down yellow and orange pigments. The only way you can really get these tones to work and get extremely ashy is if you have a certain level of blonde, either prelightened or natural.  There are 10 levels of hair color: • 1- Black • 2-Darkest brown (the eye doesn’t notice the difference between level 2 and level 1, so hairstylists just mix a level 1 and 3 together) •3-Dark brown  •4- Medium Brown •5-Light Brown •6-Lightest brown •7-Darkest Blonde •8-Medium Blonde •9-Light Blonde  •10- Lightest Blonde/Platinum  There are also underlying pigments ghat each level of color brings, so if you lighten your hair and wonder why you got red or orange, this is why. As well as 10 levels of color, the 10 undertones that come with them are:   •Black- has blue tones ALWAYS  •Darkest brown- Blue and Violet tones •Dark Brown-Violet •Medium brown-Red and Violet •Light brown- Red and Orange •Lightest brown- Orange and Red •Darkest blonde-Orange •Medium blonde- Yellow and Orange •Light Blonde- Yellow •Lightest blonde- Pale yellow So now, knowing what colors turn certain tones when you lighten them to different levels, to get an ash brown you should probably be a level 8 and up! Levels with yellow tend to accept both blue and violet pigments and they turn to a beautiful “mushroom brown” color! It’s not easy to achieve but at least now you know the process in which us hairstylists should be working through with your haircolors(:  This client was just a simple toner over her platinum blonde hair because she wanted something to lighten up by the summer so she could lighten again with less damage! Products used: Olaplex shampoo OLAPLEX - No. 4 Bond Maintenance Shampoo Olaplex conditionerOLAPLEX - No.5 Bond Maintenance Conditioner She has extremely porous hair from lightening from level 1 to level 10 so this shampoo and conditioner really help save her from anymore damage Amika’s The wizard detangling primeramika: - The Wizard Detangling Primer Kevin Murphy anti gravity spray (to hold in the curls) KEVIN.MURPHY - Anti.Gravity Spray

Ladies, does your hair lack body? If it’s anything like mine, it will look great for an hour after I straighten it but then all of a sudden it will get flat. Adding more volume is a must for any girl with natural straight tresses, or for anyone who uses a hair straighter on the regular (like me). If you have fine hair, don’t be jealous of the sky-high hairstyles you see in magazines, you can achieve it too! My hair type: I have very dry, naturally curly/wavy hair. It’s a bit hard to manage and gets quite frizzy. I do straighten it often. When I straighten it, I notice that I lose a lot of my hair’s natural body. My #1 trick to combat flat hair is without a doubt dry shampoo! Plus, you can go longer between washes.  The products I can’t live without: Dry shampoo - I’m obsessed with the Briogeo Scalp Revival dry shampoo. It’s made with charcoal + biotin and leaves my hair feeling clean!  Hair oil - If you don’t have dry hair, you can skip this step, but for my thirsty locks it’s essential. I use the Don’t Despair, Repair strengthening treatment oil by Briogeo.  How to get volume step-by-step: Step 1: Start with dry hair that’s freshly brushed.  Step 2: Grab your dry shampoo and spray it at your roots. Step 3: Gently rub your hands through your hair to work in the dry shampoo.  Step 4: Lightly brush your hair to remove any white residue.  Step 5: Finish with a styling oil for an impeccable shine!

Styling wavy hair can be tricky. My wavy hair is thick in volume yet fine in texture, going down to my mid-back, and it loves to frizz. To control this, hairspray is my best friend. But, not all hairspray was made equally- I’ve ended up with a veritable helmet of hair more than once. I love movement to keep my hair from looking flat, so I was an instant convert when I tried the amika: - Fluxus Touchable Hairspray 💕 • Crunch? I spend money + time to keep my hair soft, so why would I dry it out with hairspray? Fluxus manages to avoid being overly drying, taming fly-always without coating hair in a stiff mess. • Movement? Speaking of stiffness, that’s what you’ll be avoiding with Fluxus. My hair still moves in the breeze, easily combed through with my fingers. No helmet 🙌🏽 How I Style: I’m a minimalist, but I don’t like being a puffball. So when I’m not wearing my hair in a ponytail and ballcap, I typically stick to the tried-and-true! Wash and condition (or amika: - Perk Up Talc-Free Dry Shampoo and amika: - Silken Up Dry Conditioner ) followed by a wide-tooth comb detangling session. Briogeo - B. Well Organic + Cold-Pressed 100% Castor Oil applied to tips. Then, once everything has dried, I spray a liberal amount of Fluxus in my palm and smooth my hands over my hair. I repeat a couple times, focusing on my fly-aways and baby hairs, until everything is smoothed and settled. Fancy? No. Easy and effective? Yup!