Shampoing Everyday.... Do or a Don't?

Washing your hair every day... a DO or a DON'T?

A very popular concern and question a lot of my clients have. In my professional opinion, unless you are doing strenuous activities everyday that make your scalp sweat, it is not necessary. Some of the oil that your scalp produces are beneficial. Especially with a dry, flaky scalp and itchiness. That being said, you should not go a week without washing it. (Unless your 70+, that's a different story..) Not washing your hair that often, can be very bad. And by not that often, I mean people that go 5+ days all the time before washing. All the oils, product, "dirt", that builds up can start to "plug" up the hair follicle and is not allowing your scalp to breath. Which in turn, can lead to hair loss. Use your own judgement, you know how your hair is and nobody wants to look greasy or go into the poor house because they go through product too fast because of frequent use.
Moral of the story...
Everyday - Not really necessary
2days- Perfect
3days-Not bad
4days-Don't do that often
5+days- Not healthy.

For those of you that go 2-3 days between shampooing, SEXY HAIR makes a Volumizing Dry Shampoo. I love it, and think it works great!! To the touch, your hair still feels 'dirty' but to look at, not greasy at all. You spray at the roots throughout the hair, wait a couple minutes and comb through. It has a kind of clay base that 'holds' onto the grease and when you are combing through, it pulls the grease through with it. And this brand really does add volume. So, if you are looking for a way to get good volume with second day hair, and you don't want to look greasy on the 2nd day, give this a try. You wont be disappointed!

If you give this dry shampoo a try, let me know what you think. If you have questions or comments,

Guess Whos Back... Back again... Happy 2011

So.... A million apologies for those of you that were into my beauty-advice blog, and then I just fell off. The only excuse for this is, well laziness. HOWEVER, one of my professional goals is to post on my blog once a week. I have been brainstorming lots of new ideas~~

To start out 2011, I thought I would give you my TOP 5 beauty products that I am into right now, and that in my opinion, are all MUST HAVES!

Without further ado....

1- Pick a new color palette of eyeshadow that you maybe wouldn't normally go for. A pop of color is in for makeup, hair and nails this season. And is ALWAYS in style once you head into spring. Step outside your comfort zone and try something new this year. (I got this palette for Christmas this year from Jeff, and I have been playing with the Navy Blue *which is new for me*, and I really loved it!)

2-My favorite accessory these days isn't necessarily earrings or shoes, its a fun head band or flower for my hair. These are a fun way to show your personality with a work outfit, a perfect color accent for an all black outfit, and so much more. I LOVE them, and some kind of version of hair accessories, anyone can wear. The options out there are really endless!!

3- This currently is my VERY FAVORITE thing. (Props to my Mama for getting me hooked!!!) This is a clear foundation, in the form of a moisturizer like consistency, that you put on before your regular regiment of foundation and powder. You apply an about pea size amount evenly all over your face, wait a couple minutes to 'dry', and then apply a conservative amount of your usual, foundation and/or powder. It fills in fine lines, wrinkles, uneven skin texture and helps blend and minimize pores. I am telling you, this stuff is amazing, I borrowed some from my Mama at Christmas in TN, and then day I got back... It was the first errand I ran. It is called 'the present' by Philosophy. You can buy it at Ulta and Sephora at JCPenny. (Those are the two I know for sure)

4- Wide tooth comb. (WTC) Get it. Use it. Love it! My two favorite purposes about a WTC is, first- Take with you in the shower, and when you apply your regular and/or deep conditioner... run the WTC through and that way your applying mositure evenly through your hair. Makes an actual difference. Hair Dresser Promise! And second - I like it to use when I am doing loose curls. After I have everything set, I run this through just to held 'piece' out the curls. Love it.

And 5- Popular trend that isn't going anywhere soon, as far as I can see. Glitter. No I am not talking 7th grade circa 1997 body glitter....I mean hints of glitter, be it on your nails (hand or feet), eye shadows, hairspray with a little shimmer or lip glosses. Its in, its fun....live it up. OPI has some really fun glitter polishes and I am noticing that most of the new palettes of make up are incorparating lots of sparkle.

Those are my top 5 New Year "Can't Live Without's"... try them out and let me know what you think. Its a new year, so try something new. You never know what will end up completing the look your going for, and its always fun to try something different. As always, you can email me questions for a new blog post or send comments on if you have tried any of my must haves. I would love feed back and to know who's following this these days. Good to be back! Happy 2011, stay gorg!!