Towards the beginning of my Nature and Humanity course, we ventured into the topic of “nature” and “natural” and what those words mean to us and how they’re used in day to day speech in ways that are effective, problematic, and everywhere in between. Today I am going to share with you my initial post,Continue reading “The concepts of “nature” and “natural””
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More Color Correction Fun
And this time on myself! The main purpose of this post is to really document and highlight how much work really goes into color corrections, even ones that seem “simple,” and to stress how important it is to make sure you’re informed and prepared for what’s going to go into a correction. The first thingContinue reading “More Color Correction Fun”
Curl Care Series Part 4: Where do we start with products?
I have always maintained that the beautiful and terrible thing about home hair care is that there’s more than one right option. It’s hard to pick just one product in many cases, since so many factors can impact what the right choice for you ends up being. If you have something that should be addedContinue reading “Curl Care Series Part 4: Where do we start with products?”
Curl Care Series Part 3: So how am I actually supposed to style my hair?
First and foremost I have to warn you that the answer may not be straightforward. What comes below will be a great starting point and may work just fine for you, but if you see someone with a similar texture hair and wave/curl pattern to your own and you love how it looks, ask themContinue reading “Curl Care Series Part 3: So how am I actually supposed to style my hair?”
Curl Care Series Part 2: What are those ingredients and what do they do?
As mentioned in Part 1, my main issue was with how things were presented. For instance, being told to completely avoid sulfates and alcohols. Well, it just isn’t that simple; especially if you’re just starting out and learning the difference between all the kinds of sulfates and alcohols and everything else. It’s incredibly important toContinue reading “Curl Care Series Part 2: What are those ingredients and what do they do?”
Curl Care Series Part 1: The basics of curly hair and The Curly Girl Method
It’s not a secret that sometimes curly hair can be a bit overwhelming to have and to care for. There’s no end of suggestions for curls ranging from extremely detailed instruction lists to “let’s just wing it and see what happens” and everything in between. I feel the need to preemptively reiterate here that thisContinue reading “Curl Care Series Part 1: The basics of curly hair and The Curly Girl Method”
Sanikind Sanitizer Dispenser Review
Covid threw us all for a loop last year, what with coming out of cold and flu season straight into a quarantine and not knowing who was carrying what illnesses, or even (for a while) what illnesses were all over what surfaces. People panic bought toilet paper and cleaning supplies in record numbers and supplyContinue reading “Sanikind Sanitizer Dispenser Review”
Fashion Line Comparison: Eleven Australia, Pravana, Pulp Riot
I also wanted to try out a head to head comparison of Eleven Australia’s fashion line. The swatches in the book indicate a super vibrant result in red, orange, and violet. I don’t know if I mixed mine wrong or my starting swatches weren’t the same shade (I did use level 10 swatches, but thereContinue reading “Fashion Line Comparison: Eleven Australia, Pravana, Pulp Riot”
Full extension install: One Step Weft and I-Tip
A while back I got certified in I-tip extensions because I wanted a way to add quick and easy pops of color for guests without having to use chemicals. One of my very dearest clients and I would even dare to say, a friend, had reached out to me about doing a full head ofContinue reading “Full extension install: One Step Weft and I-Tip”
Reds in real life
I was due for a color change anyway and this provided me a great opportunity to also test out some colors. These colors were all applied at the same time on February 15. I shampooed my hair and dried it without using conditioner. I applied the Vivids in a triangle shape on the top panelContinue reading “Reds in real life”