Hair Tricks

I have naturally dry frizzy hair prone to split ends and after a trip to Utah for Liz and Steve's wedding I got to meet the infamous hair dresser Cliff (in 2005) I now have sleek, shiny, healthy, insanely soft hair. I cut my own hair and use a razor comb to get that jagged bottom look every three weeks. I recommend trims that often because it has really made a difference. If you're not keen on dying and cutting your own hair Janice at Nancy's Hairloft in Grove City is beyond amazing and she is up to date with cuts and punk hair and scene hair. She truly knows what she is doing.

Here are the tricks:

I used to use Pantiene Pro-V. I swore by it. And for good reason, I had wonderful hair for a while when I used it, but then all of a sudden it would start to get filmy and nasty and I'd get uber split ends. Turns out their secret ingredient is wax which makes your hair super dry in the long run. I switched to Dove's Advance Care Therapy shampoo and conditioner. It took a few uses to get my hair nice, but my hair has been amazing since. I wont use anything else. (and it's nice to dyed hair)


I follow up post shower with bed heads Ego Boost (cheap on ebay) to manage my split ends and it works wonders. It never weighs my hair down or makes it look like I have product in it. I'm not a fan of the greasy product hair and that's why I love Bed Head and Catwalk products. This bottle lasts me about 6 months and I use about three squirts a day. (used on wet hair)


Ideally I use their after-party to manage fly aways and frizz, but it's expensive and I don't have $17 to drop on it. The bottle lasts about a year and I used about one pump a day. The product I absolutely love that I used in it's place isn't sold anymore. of course. so I am trying out John Frieda's shine shock. It works well, but it's just not the same. (used on wet hair)



For rainy days or days I know I want a little extra softness and shine I use one tiny little speck of this stuff in my wet hair. (Bed Head Shine Serum) The bottle has lasted me since 2005 and I still have a third of the bottle left. It really really really makes your hair shine.


Since my hair dries out so easily I have to be careful about hair dryers or I'll get that awful frizzy dull dry look. This hair dryer was sent from God. I'm convinced. (Vidal Sassoons 1875 Ionic) I have no idea how much it costs or where to get it because my dad bought it and realized it wasn't what he was trying to buy and gave it to me. *cue angels singing* I'm sure it's not much and at Wal Mart, but I really don't know. I use it on the warm setting on high and make sure the ionic button on top says "on". I also use the shown attachment. Honestly nothing I say will give this product justice.


And I use this every so often when I'm doing a style where I need piecing paste. Which isn't often anymore. But this is the best piecing paste I have ever ever ever used. If your hair is double processed (bleached and dyed) and just trashed in general using a dab of this on wet hair will help you out so much. To use it as piecing paste just apply a small amount to dry hair. You will, without fail, get compliments on how good your hair smells every time you use it.