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Corporate Dress Codes Can Turn Hair-raising

Corporate Dress Codes Can Turn Hair-raising

March 28, 1988
Most workers don`t like dress codes, especially women who feel singled out because they work in female-dominated jobs.
Now, employed women are reacting to a new twist: Dress codes that ban cornrows, the braiding of hair close to the scalp in neatly parted rows.
``It`s outrageous that any person`s job should depend on a hairstyle when the hairstyle has nothing to do with the ability to perform a job,`` said Molly Yard, president of the National Organization for Women.
Cornrows were worn by Bo Derek in the movie ``10,`` but the precise, orderly hairstyle has been popular among African women for some 4,000 years. Two Egyptian queens known for their beauty, Cleopatra and Nefertiti, wore cornrows.
Several complaints have been filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by employees of various Hyatt hotels who say the hotels wouldn`t let them wear cornrows.
Cheryl R. Tatum, former cashier at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, a hotel in a Virginia suburb near Washington, is one of those who charges that she lost her job because of her hairdo.
Cornrows, Tatum said, are ``almost exclusively worn by African and African-American women and are quite popular among black professional women.`` To ban them, she said, ``is to discriminate against black female workers.``
Tatum, 37, a two-year employee with an exemplary work record, according to her deposition in the complaint, was told not to wear cornrows to work because it was an ``extreme`` hairstyle.
Tatum says she refused to undo her hairdo or to adopt what she calls
``a white European style instead.`` So, she said, she was forced to resign.
Now working in temporary jobs-and still wearing cornrows-Tatum calls the hairstyle ``an expression of my heritage, culture and racial pride. They are impeccably groomed, carefully wrought and cost-efficient.``
She said it takes 4 1/2 hours and $80 to have a hairstylist put her hair in braids. The finished hairdo lasts for about two months.
Tatum, in her complaint, is asking for back pay, compensatory and punitive damages and attorney`s fees.
Among others who have filed with the EEOC are Sydney Boone, a switchboard operator at the Grand Hyatt in Washington and Pamela Walker, who was a concierge at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.
Boone, a student at Howard University, said she wore a wig over her braids to keep her job at the Grand Hyatt...


Walker is a full-time teacher and a doctoral student at the University of Illinois at Chicago and is rearing a daughter, Dominique. She said she was fired in June from her part-time job at the Hyatt Regency Chicago when she showed up for work wearing cornrows.
Walker, who had undergraduate and master`s degrees in education, is asking the EEOC for back pay and compensatory damages. Her attorney, Diane Shelley, said the hotel has offered to reinstate Walker.
Julie Milsten, manager of corporate public relations for Hyatt Hotels Corp., based in Chicago, said Hyatt ``does not have and has never had a corporate policy prohibiting multibraided hairstyles or cornrows. Well-groomed, neat, clean braided hair worn by females of any race is considered acceptable and not contrary to Hyatt`s image definition.``
Though Hyatt Hotels Corp. said it never had a policy banning braided hair, Milsten acknowledged that the Grand Hyatt in Washington had a local policy that prohibited multibraided hairstyles.
``When corporate offices realized that this clause could possibly be interpreted as discriminatory, the hotel was directed to change its policy immediately,`` Milsten said. Boone, who still works for the Grand Hyatt, is
``now free to wear her hair in whatever neat and well-groomed styles she chooses,`` Milsten said.
Milsten said Tatum ``was never fired by Hyatt. She was cautioned by her supervisor about the appearance of her particular hairstyle, not the cornrow style in general.
``She resigned. We have offered her a position at the hotel, with or without braided hair, but to date she has declined the offer.``
When Janice Davis, a Washington attorney, heard that some Hyatts banned cornrows, she said she was ``appalled at the invidious discrimination.`` Over a three-year period, Davis had stayed at a Hyatt hotel whenever she was in Dallas working on a case.
Davis recently organized the Coalition for Cultural Equality to support women on the cornrows issue. The coalition, with Operation PUSH, has organized boycotts of Hyatt hotels and focused national attention on the problem.
The Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union Local No. 25 in Washington is circulating petitions protesting the alleged cornrows ban. And demonstrations are continuing to be held by civil rights and women`s groups.
Davis said other employers also have policies against braided hair.
``Corporate America has to recognize that women and minorities are entering the workforce and its policies must be flexible enough to accommodate them,`` said Davis

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Celebrities Who Love Phyto Products

Introduction...

HairBoutique.com was honored to be one of the first e-stores to add the complete Phyto line to our online store back in late 1999.
I personally have been addicted to most of their incredible hair care products since my 1996 trip to NYC and continue to use several of the Phyto products even at the current time.
Several of the HairBoutique.com volunteers and staff members have gotten addicted as well over the years.
At a recent HairBoutique.com staff meeting someone wondered out loud what celebrities are known for using this fabulous line. 
Ahhh, a challenge worthy of my bored brain cells.  I immediately dug out my PhytoHistory document to see if I could find the answers to this profound question.
What I found in my notes was a star studded bonanza of celebrity heads that have come out as fans of the Phyto (also known in the past as Phytologie and Phytotherthrie) line. 
The list is so impressive (everyone from Halle Berry to Oprah) I decided to share it will all the HairBoutique.com visitors.
So without further ado listed below are the celebrities (in alphabetical order) that love Phytotherathrie and have publicly announced their use of the various products.  Please note that I may have missed some celebrities, so if you know any I missed that love Phyto please email me at shelton@hairboutique.com.



Female Celebrities Who Love Phyto
Alyssa Milano - Phytodefrisant
Ashley Judd - Phytovolume Actif
Bette Midler - Phytoplage Gel
Brooke Shields - Phytolaque, Phytovolume Actif
Cameron Diaz - Phytolaque
Carolyn Murphy - Phyto Look Holding Spray
Claire Danes - Phyto Pro Ultra Brilliance Crme
Cybil Shepperd - Phytoplague Gel
Drew Barrymore - Phytolaque
Elizabeth Shue - Phytodefrisant, Phytosesame, Phytoplage Line
Farrah Fawcett - Phytoplage Line
Geena Davis - Entire Phyto line
Gillian Anderson - Phytodefrisant
Goldie Hawn - Phytovolume Actif
Gwyneth Paltrow - Phyto 7, Phytodefrisant
Heather Locklear - Phytodefrisant, Phytovolume Actif
Hope Davie - Phytovolume Actif, Phytovolume
Jeanne Tripplehorn - Phytodefrisant
Jenna Elfman - Phyto 7
Jennifer Aniston - Phytodefrisant
Jennifer Love Hewitt - Phytovolume Actif
Jessica Simpson - Phytolaque Soie
Julia Roberts - Phytokeratine, Phytolaque Soie, Phytolait
Julianna Margulies - Phytodefrisant
Kate Capshaw - Phytocadamia, Phytocidre
Kelly Preston - Phytodefrisant
Kim Basinger - Ultra Brilliance Creme, Phytorhum, Phytolaque Soie
Lauren Holly - Phytovolume Actif, Phytolaque
Lela Rochon - Phytodefrisant
Lisa Kudrow - Phytodefrisant
Liv Tyler  - Phytovolume Actif, Phyto 9
Maitland Ward - Phytocidre, Phytosesame
Marisa Tomei - Phytologie Shampoo
Mary-Kate & Ashley Olson - Phytovolume
Melina Kanakaredes - Phytovolume Actif
Minnie Driver - Phyto 9, Phytodefrisant
Mira Sorvino - Phytovolume Actif
Nastassia Kinski - Phytolaque Phytoplage Line
Pamela Anderson Lee - Phytoplage Oil and Gel
Peri Gilpin - Phytodefrisant
Portia De Rossi - Phyto 7, Phytonectar, Plage Line
Raquel Welch - Phytojoba
Reese Witherspoon - Whole Line
Rene Russo - Phyto 7
Roseanne - Phytovolume Actif
Rosie O'Donnell - Phytoplage Oil
Salma Hayek - Phytodefrisant, Phyto Pro Volumizing Mousse
Sandra Bullock - Phytodefrisant
Sarah Michelle Gellar - Phytoplage Oil Spray
Selma Blair - PhytoVolume Actif
Sharon Stone - Phytofix
Teri Hatcher - Phytovolume
Uma Thurman - Phytovolume Actif Spray
Winona Ryder - Phytovolume Actif
Men In Film Who Love Phyto

Nicolas Cage - Phytorhum
Leonardo DiCaprio - Phytoplage Oil
Harrison Ford - Phyto Shampoos
Harvey Keitel - Phyto Shampoos
Matt Lauer - Phytoplage Gel
Brad Pitt - Phytoplage Oil
Stephen Spielberg - Phytorhum, Phytargent
Models Who Love Phyto
Nadja Auermann - Phyto Pro #8 Sculpting Gel
Tyra Banks - Phyto 7, Phyto 9
Carla Bruni - Phytovolume Actif
Linda Evangelista  - Phyto 7
Elizabeth Hurley - Phytodefrisant, Phytovolume Actif
Elle MacPherson - Phyto Shampoos
Tatjana Patitz - Phytovolume Actif
Nikki Taylor - Phyto 9
Gabrielle Reece - Phytoplage Line
Roshumba - Phytoplage Gel
Amber Valetta - Phytovolume Actif
Musicians Who Love Phyto
Paula Abdul - Phytodefrisant, Phytovolume Actif
Mariah Carey - Phytodefrisant,
Courtney Love - Phytorhum, Phytorose, Phytovolume Actif, Phyto 7, Phytolaque Soie
Jennifer Lopez - Phytodefrisant
Britney Spears - Phytopro Volumizing Mousse #6
The Dixie Chicks - Phytolaque Soie, Phytovolume Actif
Linda Evangelista  - Phyto 7
Elizabeth Hurley - Phytodefrisant, Phytovolume Actif
Elle MacPherson - Phyto Shampoos
Tatjana Patitz - Phytovolume Actif
Nikki Taylor - Phyto 9
Gabrielle Reece - Phytoplage Line
Roshumba - Phytoplage Gel
Amber Valetta - Phytovolume Actif
Movies & TV Casts Who Loved Phyto
Back Again (1997)
Baywatch (1999 - 2000) Entire cast used Phyto products.
Martial Law - 20th Century Fox w/ Denzel Washington (1999)
Stigmata - w/ Patricia Arquette, Gabriel Byrne (1999)
Daddy & Them - Billy Bob Thornton, Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Kelly Preston, Ben Affleck, Brenda Blethyn (1999)
King Of The Jungle - Marisa Tomei, Rosie Perez, Annabella Sciorra, John Leguizamo (1999)
Party of Five - Entire cast
Sabrina The Teenage Witch - Entire cast (2000)
Down To You - Freddie Prinze Jr., Julia Stiles & Selma Blair (2000)
American Psycho - Christian Bale, Reese Witherspoon (2000)
Pearl Harbor - Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Alec Baldwin, Gene Hackman (2001)
Sidewalks Of New York - Edward Burns, Heather Graham (2001)
The Business Of Strangers - Julia Stiles, Stockard Channing (2001)
Scorched - Alicia Silverstone, Woody Arelson (2001)
Sex And The City - Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis (2001)
Rosie O'Donnell Show - Rosie O'Donnell (2001)
MTV News - Serena Altschul, John Norris (2001)
Celebrities Who Love PhytoDefrisant
Alyssa Milano
Courtney Love
Elizabeth Hurley
Elizabeth Shue
Geena Davis
Gillian Anderson
Gwyneth Paltrow
Halle Berry
Heather Locklear
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Lopez
Julianna Margulies
Kate Hudson
Kelly Preston 
Lela Rochon
Lisa Kudrow
Mariah Carey
Minnie Driver
Oprah
Paula Abdul
Peri Gilpin
Portia De Rossi
Salma Hayek
Sandra Bullock

Celebrities Who Love PhytoVolume & Phyto Volume Systems

Amber Valetta - Phytovolume Actif
Ashley Judd - Phytovolume Actif
Brittney Spears - Phytopro Volumizing Mousse #6
Brooke Shields -  Phytovolume Actif
Carla Bruni - Phytovolume Actif
Courtney Love - Phytovolume Actif,
Dixie Chicks - Phytovolume Actif
Elizabeth Hurley - Phytodefrisant, Phytovolume Actif
Goldie Hawn - Phytovolume Actif
Heather Locklear - Phytovolume Actif
Hope Davie - Phytovolume Actif, Phytovolume
Jennifer Love Hewitt - Phytovolume Actif
Lauren Holly - Phytovolume Actif
Liv Tyler  - Phytovolume Actif
Mary-Kate & Ashley Olson - Phytovolume
Melina Kanakaredes - Phytovolume Actif
Mira Sorvino - Phytovolume Actif
Paula Abdul - Phytovolume Actif
Roseanne - Phytovolume Actif
Salma Hayek - Phytodefrisant, Phyto Pro Volumizing Mousse
Selma Blair - PhytoVolume Actif
Tatjana Patitz - Phytovolume Actif
Teri Hatcher - Phytovolume
Uma Thurman - Phytovolume Actif Spray
Winona Ryder - Phytovolume Actif

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Original Publication Date: 9/15/2001 - Revised Publication Date:   02/19/10
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Hair Fix: Fine, Dry, Chemically Treated Hair

Karen Marie Shelton 
Revised 3/08/07 - Original Publication Date: 2/1/07

Introduction

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Brigid O'Connor who is currently the VP of Operations for HairBoutique.com has been with the company for four years.
At HairBoutique.com we find inspiration from our many team members who graciously share their hair challenges with us.
Note:  If you would like to share your own hair challenges, fixes or related stories please email me to discuss.
Brigid has baby fine hair which she loves to wear shoulder length or slightly shorter with only a few layers. 
In keeping with her strong Irish heritage Brigid has deep blue eyes and perfect creamy skin.  She prefers to wear her hair brushed off her face which showcases her stunning facial features.
Although Brigid grew up in the cold and snowy Midwest she loves the more moderate Dallas climate which has definitely impacted her fine tresses, "especially in the Summer heat" which makes her tresses feel "more dry'.
Because she loves to have her hair professionally woven with both highlights and lowlights that play off her natural milk chocolate brown, she has to also protect against chemical hair color damage which also tends to make her hair "feel a little bit drier".
As a rule fine hair is less prone to as severe chemical damage as other hair types but it can still react by becoming more dry and less shiny.
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Working at HairBoutique.com has provided Brigid with opportunities to try many different products for her fine hair which she only washes "every other day or so". 
After much experimenting with a variety of hair care products from many of the HairBoutique.com lines she has found she achieves the best consistent results for her hair with Rene Furterer Fioravanti Volumizing shampoo "which creates fabulous softness and shine with lots of volume".
In the past she has also used Rene Furterer Tonucia Shampoo for Fine & Limp Hair
Brigid liked the Tonucia because it "softens and leaves her hair fuller".   Although she achieved great results with Tonucia she is currently "loving the Fioravanti".
Brigid does not dilute the Fioravanti shampoo but does get her hair wet (with lukewarm water) before pouring a little shampoo into her hands to mix with water. 
Once suds are formed she gently drizzles it over her head and pats it into her strands.
Because her hair is fine and she wants lots of volume, Brigid avoids using any rinse-out conditioners which can often wear fine strands down.  To generate her normal dazzling shine Brigid often finishes with a cool to cold water rinse.
Brigid towel blots her tresses as much as possible to remove excess water and drippage.  Once her hair is partially air dried she applies John Frieda Daily Nourishment Leave-in conditioning spray which works to impart softness and block frizz.  Brigid reported she "loves the John Frieda Daily Nourishment because it is very light and doesn't weigh her hair down at all".
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Note:  Another product that helps nourish without weighing the hair down is Tonucia No Rinse Fortifying and Densifying Treatment.
The John Frieda product was specifically created as a spray formula to guarantee that it is very light and will not weight fine tresses down at all.  Brigid has found many similar  leave-in conditioning products are just too heavy for her fine tresses.
After applying the Daily Nourishment product Brigid blow dries her strands bent over at the waist. 
She uses a "large round brush that is approximately 3" in diameter".  When her hair is "mostly dry" she finishes by directly the air flow of her blow dryer down the shaft of her hair to add shine.
Although Brigid has a natural shine to her hair, if you want to crank up the shimmer a bit, consider using a tiny spritz of Rene Furterer Spray Gloss sprayed into the palms of your hands and lightly wiped over the top of your finished style.

Hair Accessories

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Brigid is a classic beauty who loves beautiful hair accessories.
Although she enjoys wearing gorgeous silk scarves and Charmeuse headbands, she is also a fan of elegant silk flowers like Hairboutique.com carries from Karen Marie, Karin's Garden and Michelle Roy.
Her hair length and style is perfect for adornment with one stunning flower mounted on a hair clip. 
Brigid prefers to wear the flower to one side of her face, she also looks great with one flower pinned at the back of a half up/half down hairstyle.
Brigid has also fallen in love with the HairDo clip-in extensions from HairUWear which gives her instant length. She also loves wearing the Jon Renau products which are specifically designed to add volume.

More Tips For Dealing With Fine Hair That Get Dry

After some experimentation Brigid has created a great hair care routine for her fine hair.  Some people with fine strands will discover that their tresses get more dry during the changes of the seasons rather than just in the Summer like Brigid.
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Fine hair can get more dry in the Winter as well as the Summer.  Of course chemical treatments will also tend to make fine hair a little more dry. 
When hair is fine it is important to use hair care products that impart enough moisture to soften the dryness without flattening delicate roots. 
Sometimes volume enhancing products may actually be slightly drying since they are designed to pump up the strands.  Therefore it is always a great idea to find a product that provides softening and volumizing results without adding to any dryness issues.
One of the key challenges of building a customized hair care regime for your hair type, texture and condition is to understand that not all products work for all people.  While Brigid has identified a fabulous set of products for her, they may or may not work for you.

Root Lift Tips

Brigid tends to avoid lots of layering with her hairstyles so she is not as interested in building in lots of root lift which some styles require. 
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However, when she is glamming up for a night of clubbing Brigid loves to use JF Lazartique Hair Volume Tonic.  Brigid has reported she loves the JF Lazartique because "it's not greasy or sticky like some root volumizing products she has tried".  The JF Lazartique "is dispensed in a light mist that distributes very evenly".   Brigid adores how full the Hair Volume Tonic makes her strands feel.
When applying the JF Lazartique Hair Volume Tonic Brigid takes individual sections of hair (about a handful at a time) and pulls it away from her head.  She sprays the roots liberally.  Brigid noted "she sections her hair into 5-6 sections and then treats the roots for each section".
If you wish to pump up the roots along with the overall hair volume, consider trying a root lifter like JF Lazartique or some of the other great root lift products on the hair market from all the great hair care lines like JF Lazartique, Phyto, Rene Furterer and Leonor Greyl.
Note:  Phyto makes a fabulous product known as PhytoVolume Actif which is a favorite of many accessories. 
Phyto also offers an entire volume enhancing system which helps pump up the fullness factor without weighing strands down.

Summary


Everyone is unique and deserves to follow the best path for their hair.  Life is too short to suffer with hair care products that go against your true comfort hair zone.  So go out there and find the products that gives you true joy.

Hair Resolutions For New Year's Eve 2000

Karen Marie Shelton 
Date: 12/23/1999

Introduction

The clock is ticking and 1999 is almost at a close.  Most people make lots of New Years Eve resolutions and I am guilty of making my share.
Of course I always break them sooner or later.
This year I decided to make a list of some hair related New Year's Resolutions that are possibly "doable".  Well at least I can give them a good try.
Feel free to borrow from my list and keep them or break them as you see fit.
1.  Schedule all my 8 week trims right now.
While this may seem a little crazy, when I first make the decision to grow my hair long, I made a standing appointment with my long hair consultant. 
Every first Tuesday of every month at 6:00 pm I had a standing appointment.  I would alternate.  One month I would get a bang trim and a deep conditioning, the next month I would go back for the ceremonial trimming of the ends.
I have a habit of forgetting just about everything.  By making my appointments 1 year in advance I always knew where I had to be the first Tuesday of each month.
Whether you have long hair that needs the ends trimmed or short hair that requires constant shaping trims, the appointment in advance is very helpful.

Although my life has gotten too busy to keep the Tuesday appointments, I still go to my acupuncturist every Saturday at 10:00 and never forget.  I have been going to him for over 5 years like clockwork.
2.  Keep a good hair scrapbook & journal.
If you have spent much time at the Hair Boutique you know that I like to be a guinea pig and test hair care products.  I also like to cut out appropriate styles and articles so I can write about them.  Needless to say I never keep them all in one place and can never find the articles that I need, when I need them.  (I told you I was forgetful).
Another good habit that I broke when I started growing my hair longer was to keep both a hair growing journal and a scrapbook with copies of styles that I liked, recipes for conditioning packs and the results that they had on my hair and pictures of long haired beauties that gave me inspiration.
Whether you are growing you hair long or not, having a hair journal and/or scrapbook can be a wonderful set of tools. 
3.  Buy all my products before I need them and in large quantities to save money.
I broke this resolution in a major way.  I used to shop for most of my hair care products on the Web and would order the gallon drums of everything.  I never ran out of anything.  In fact, in the old days I had enough surplus to open a mini hair care supply store.
The down side to buying the gallon drums is that you may decide a product has stopped working.  So be careful of overbuying.
If you know for sure that you are in for the long haul with a product, I encourage you to buy in advance.
4.  Keep spares of all required hair styling tools 
I almost never use my blow dryer but Murphy's Law bite me and when I dug my blow dryer out for a special event, it had died a silent death in my bathroom. 
Which brings us to #5.
5.  Always have hair care backup plans.  These contingency plans include stashing miniature hair care products in your purse on carryon luggage incase your real luggage gets terminally lost.
Especially if you use special products like I do.  Although ARTec and Aveda are generally sold in large metropolitan areas, I was not able to find them in the Mountains, in the middle of the desert or in Mexico.  Yes, you guessed it.  My luggage disappeared with my Aveda. 
Although the airlines deny it, to this day I am convinced that the bags were taken for the hair care products which were worth more than anything else in the luggage. Well maybe not, but you get my drift.
6.  Never go to a new hairstylist "on a whim" because you are bored.  This is a lot like not going grocery shopping when you are hungry.
I have mountains of emails from bored hair people who popped into that hot looking little salon and walked out with monstrosities of perms, pixie cuts and purple striped hair. 
If the whim hits you, email me first so I can talk you back to your sense.  If you still must go, take a trusted friend that will drag you about of the salon before you are dyed or shorn within an inch of your life.
7.  Always wear a baseball cap when driving in your convertible. 
This will not work if you have no hair or don't own a convertible.  But it is a nice resolution to make and keep if you are missing the necessary ingredients.
8.  Never buy a new hair care product because it is on sale. 
Since I love subjecting my hair to laboratory rat status I am very guilty of this one.  In the future try to talk yourself out of buying it until you know that the product will not cause you to break out in ugly purple spots, have all our hair in tangles or make it fall out.
Which brings us to #9
9.  Never, ever, never participate in a hair product swamp group on the Internet. 
Yes, I have email from women who used that harmless shampoo that they exchanged for 2 lipsticks only to discovered that the product was laced with Nair or worse.
If it isn't sealed, don't trust it.  End of subject.
10.  Avoid trimming your ends while driving your car down a public road at 85 miles an hour.
Even if you drive slow, trimming as you drive is difficult because of the glare from the rearview mirror.  OK, I am kidding, but I am sure you know what I mean.
Now that I have my list, I have my work cut out for me.  I am sure that I will keep every single item on my list. 
No problems with #9, I never though Nair went well with my hair coloring.
There is one New Year's promise that I will make to all the Hair Boutique visitors which I will definitely keep..........The Hair Boutique staff is going to continue to improve and expand Hair Boutique for all of 2000.  Plans are already underway to add lots of new features and surprises. 
While I may not keep all my hair resolutions,  you will see that I will honor my comitment to making Hair Boutique the best it can be.

A Happy And Safe New Years to everyone!


Hair Snippets #3: Curly Updos

Hair Snippets #3: Curly Updos


Introduction

Curls are always a good solution for creating any type of special eventhair style from Homecoming to weddings and proms.
Whether they are perfectly styled or casually finished, curls provide instantbody and movement for hair.
With just a little bit of length, you can create a variety of different stunning updos and hairstyles using your fingers, heated irons, hot rollers or a diffuser. 
The only thing that can limit the outcome of your curly updo is your imagination and your willingness to experiment with different looks and styles.
Whether you start with curls that are natural, courtesy of Mother Nature, or from man-made curls, curly updos require a lot more care than wearing your hair straight. (Photo: The Hair Shop, London).
Curls instantly dress up any length of hair from very short to very long.  
If you were not blessed with naturally curly hair you still can create a curly updo.  You have the option to get a perm to lock in a specific type of curl or use rollers or hot curling tools.  Whatever the case may be curls can offer lots of different looks for updos.



Contrasting Textures - Smooth & Curly

The first updo style is a classic look for  curly hair.  Create this look by using a variety of headbands that tightly holds the curls smoothly against the scalp. After the crown is tightly secured allow your curls to billow out at the crown and gracefully flow down the nape of your neck. 
As an option, you can pin the curls up on top of your head for an even more formal look.
gallery812t.jpg (2974 bytes)If wearing a headband is not dressy enough, you can use a circle of bobby pins (preferably the same color as your hair) to hold the hair back.  
Arrange the curls so that they hide the hairpins by flowing over them. This style takes advantage of contrasting textures to create an extra special effect.
If you have naturally curly or permed hair you can create well defined curls by dividing hair into  equal sections and drying the curls with a diffuser attachment set to the lowest coolest setting.
Use your fingers to carefully form the ringlets or the curls as you dry the sections.  
If your hair is straight or wavy, you can still create the look by using a small barrel curling iron. 
After you have secured your crown hair with a band or pins, use the curling iron to create the curls and ringlets.
Another option is to pull a few ringlets from the crown area to form little curls that frame the face and the neck.  
You can decorate this classic party style with an assortment of hair jewels such as floating hair gems, sparkly butterfly or bug clips or even some light glitter. 

French Twist With Curls From The Crown

gallery117t.jpg (3347 bytes)The second updo style is a classic look that can combines a tight French Twist or French Seam at the back of the head and then allows the natural or permed curls to flow loosely at the crown.
If you have naturally curly or permed hair you can use your fingers to form the curls at the top of the French Twist. 
The main key to creating the sculpted curls updo is to get the curls carefully smoothed into a tight French Twist at the back of the head and allow enough of the curls to remain loose so they can be arranged to flow from the top of the Twist.

Sculpted Curls

If you have naturally curly or permed hair and want a
Use a medium to large barreled curling iron or medium sized hot rollers to form big fat curls. 
After using the curling iron or rollers, allow your hair to completely cool.  Once your hair is cool, form big fat curls and sculpt them to the top of your crown.  
Once you have formed the curls to your satisfaction you can pin them in place and spray them with a good hairspray.
You also have the option to make thin curls that are twisted and/or knotted before they are pinned to the crown (see photo to the right).  
Curls can that are combined with knots and twists give hair an unusual and creative look. 
Curl configurations can range from just a few well placed fat curls to thinner curls that are carefully sculpted and pinned all over the crown (as displayed to the left)  

Top Styling Tips

If you have naturally curly hair, keep your curls looking great with regular intensive conditioning treatments.  If your hair is in great condition, it will behave better for special events when you want to put it up.
Before you blow dry your hair with either a diffuser or blow dryer be sure to use a good leave in conditioner or setting gel designed for your hair's texture.  
Spritz your finished up do lightly with a hair serum to eliminate frizz and keep curls looking fresh and well defined.
Depending on how soft and manageable your hair becomes, you may have more success creating the style if you shampoo your hair the day before you create the updo.
Day old hair is usually a little easier to work with and is not as soft as newly washed hair.

Non-Chemical Straighteners

Listed below are some of the non-chemical straighteners that I am currently aware of for naturally curly hair. 
  • Alberto-Culver - Professional Division - Refractives Straightener & Polisher
  • ARTec Systems Group Inc., - Smoothingserum
  • Back to Basics, So Straight Straightening balm.
  • Charles Booth Professional Haircare - Passion Fruit Straightening Balm
  • Farouk Systems, Inc., DBA Sunglitz - Biosilk Silk Strate Away & Framesi Stop-Frizz
  • Grayson O. Company - Thermafuse
  • Hayashi for Hair, Inc., - Hayashi System Design Uncurl
  • John Paul Mitchell - Modern Elixers Texturizing Balm (Note: A cross between straightener & texturizer)
  • Joico Laboratories, Inc., - Straight Edge,
  • KMS Research Inc., - Flat Out
  • Kadus Haircosmetics - Slalom Straight-Out
  • Kenra, Inc., - Straightening Serum
  • Keune Haircosmetics USA, Inc., - Keune
  • Sebastian International - Laminates Get It Straitt
  • Tecnica - Tecnica
  • Tigi Linea - TiGi - The Control Freak Frizz Control and Straightening gel
  • Zerran International Corp - Radiant Finish Texturizing Shine Gel