Creating a good hair day can sometimes be a time commitment however, I have found some tricks they may help. If you have been following my blog for a bit, you may have noticed my hair is a bit darker. I wear Natural Beaded Row hair extension and switch off between a darker warm mix blonde or a light brown mix. I have been trying to get my natural hair back in better shape and have avoided putting any bleach or lightener on it the last 6 month. My color I use Schwarzkopf 6-1 for my base color and then run Redken shades EQ through some of my ends leaving pieces out to make it look a subtle balayage. This combined with good hair products has helped my hair a ton! Click HERE to read one of my post on healthy hair tips. The more healthy your real hair look the more natural your extensions look.
Lately I have been wearing a Topknot halo in a lot of my pictures. This helps me cheat a wash or two and still have a little volume. I have 2 different halos a light brown ( wearing in these Pictures) or a dark blonde mix. I don’t like wearing this much hair all the time because it just a lot to style and blow dry, plus I believe my baby fine strands could not hold this much weight. A trick I like to do if I dont have a ton of time is just wash the top area. Put extension hair in a low bun to avoid getting wet in the shower. Right now I recommend drying the hair about 90%. After then spray in your favorite volume spray and continue to round brush. This is called dry styling. One product I am obsessed with lately is the Kevin Murphy Weightless volume spray. If you simply don’t even have time to wash, try a little hair powder ( like this one) in the crown and just wash your bangs. Something about having fresh washed bangs just makes everything look better. As far as Shampoo I alternate between Kerastase reconstruct and Kerastase volume. The Rinse out I pair with both is the repair one. I like this one because it helps protect my real hair ad make my extensions soft. Anther great trick for adding extra volume is as simple as changing your part.
Photos by: Gabi Wells