1Picking the

Product

Ever wonder why you can’t ever recreate that fresh-from-the-salon look your stylist always achieves? Part of the problem is not buying, using, or knowing how to use the products found in most salons. The price tag may be above the bargain brand, but professional products deliver more for the money, and last longer than others because

less poducct is needed per use.Most stylists will happily give personal reccomendations based on your hair type, needs, and desired look; but if you’re looking to try something different or haven’t seen a stylist in a while, you may need some extra guidance. We’re going to explore the best product picks for each need and hair type then explain how to use them.

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2TIGI’s Dirty Secret This great smelling secret will keep hair looking clean and fresh no matter how long it’s been since your last shampoo. Spray 6 inches from hair to release a trans-lucent, powder like prod-uct. Let it sit for a minute to let the product absorb excess oil, then brush through. Dry shampoo is perfect for those of us with a beautiful heat styled look or color treated hair that don’t want to wash until ab-solutely necessary. Great for in between washes, Dirty Secret keeps your hair fresh without ruining your look.

Dry Shampoo

Smoothing Product

Bed Head’s After Party For those who love the silky, straight look but have to fight the frizz, After Party delivers serious straightening power from just a small, dime sized daub spread through damp hair. This product is even power-ful enough to pull out waves when used with a blow dryer, saving the time and damage a flat-iron causes.

Curl Enhancer

TIGI’s Curl Amplifier Natural curls sometimes need a boost to become beautiful, defined waves or ringlets. The common solution is to grab some gel and scrunch it in. But this leaves curls crispy and wet-looking. If you ever plan to wear a curl without the crunch, TIGI’s Catwalk line offers Curlesque, an entire line of curl products to fit each type of curl. Medium curls benefit most from the Curl Amplifier, a creamy type product applied to wet hair. Once strands are dry, shiny, soft, and defined curls result.

Thickening and Volume

Paul Mitchell’s Thick-en UpThe best choice for thin and fine hair, just a little Thicken Up applied to damp strands helps give limp hair some life. Use with a round brush, blowing from root to tip with a blow dryer to elevate and thicken fine hair. With a touch of hold, the fullness effect will last all day.

3Redken’s Wool Shake 08 When an everday look needs a little pizzaz, bring out the texture in your cut with this texturizing gel-slush. Spray onto the ends of dry hair, curly or

straight, to enhance the texture in your hairstyle. Use with a curling iron or flat iron to produce a firm holding, runway look. This spritz is firm hold and packs a punch of shine to liv-en up any look. Best used in conjunction with a messy, textur-ized look, but can also be sprayed on and combed through wet hair for serious hold and shine on straight cuts.

It’s a 10’s Leave-in Plus Keratin This leave in is a life saver. It is known for resurrecting even the most damaged hair, and is the best for maintain-ing hair’s health. What makes this leave-in so great isn’t just that it’s suitable for all hair types, but it also contains kera-tin, a protein essential to hair. Replacing lost keratin puts strength and elasticity back and revives the integrity of damaged hair. It also protects against future damage, so feel free to blow-dry after use

Leave-In Conditioner

Workable Hairspray

Big Sex Hair’s Spray & Play For every day, workable hold to help create a style or keep one in place, Spray & Play is unmatched. This great smelling hairspray is strong enough to hold through the whole day, but flexible enough to keep hair touchably soft. It can also be brushed out at the day’s end, allowing you to style again before shampooing.

Texture Enhancer

Joico’s K-Pak Reconstruct Shampoo and Con-ditioner To repair damaged hair or for daily maintenance, K-Pak shampoo and conditioner are top of the line. Low sulfate levels avoid stripping color or natural oils from hair, to keep shine and vibrancy. Also, this combo contains keratin, a vital protein for hairs integrity and protec-tion.

Shampoo & Conditioner

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STEP 1 : First, squeeze a quarter sized daub of product into wet hands. When using a professional shampoo, less product is required because it is so concentrated. It doesn’t matter if your hair is long or short, this small amount will be enough. When shampooing long hair, focus mainly on the scalp, which is where oil becomes a problem. The middle and ends of long locks tend to get dry if they get shampooed equally to the scalp, partly be-cause there is no oil being produced there and also because this is where the majority of heat styling and overall damage is focused.

Step 2 : Rub the shampoo between your hands. Professional grade shampoos are far more concen-trated than what you’re used to buying, that is why less is needed and they are more expensive. When you rub the product between your wet hands, it helps to break down the compounds of your shampoo to prepare it for use. You’re essentially stretching it out. This also makes

it nice and sudsy to help spread it throughout the hair. Notice the difference between the professional product and bargain brand yet? If not, you will see the difference in your hair after the first few uses.

Step 3 : Give yourself a nice scalp massage. Rub the shampoo thoroughly through the hair. Unless you shampoo more often than necessary, the familiar frothy foam will not result from the first shampoo. Rinse, and repeat steps 1 and 2. The second time through, it will feel like normal, bubbles and all.

Conditioning : Let conditioner sit for as long as possible, rinse with cool water to lock it in. If your hair needs help in multiple ways, try picking a shampoo to target one problem and a conditioner to target another.

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Proper technique is important. Following these steps will help make your grade A shampoo last longer than the bargain brand, and will also help to keep hair healthy.