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3 DIY Home Treatments I Love for Summer-Ravaged Hair
If your hair's bearing the brunt of too much chlorine, salt, sun, and over-styling, you're soooo not alone. My hair is toast. And I don't know about you, but the last thing I can afford to drop a bunch of cash on right now is some fancy-pants salon revitalizing treatment. The solution? DIY to the rescue. Don't get me wrong: I'm not some hippy-dippy, "let's make our own soap" type. But I…
My Latest Obsession: Headbands
This just in: It is hot out there (just ask Al Gore) and I'm tired of wrestling my humidity-infused hair into submission. Sure, there are ways to combat frizz , and there are a few cute summer styles to try. But I'll be the first to admit that when it's 103 in the shade, I'm too darn lazy and overheated to do even important things (like, say, cook my kids dinner ). So it's a safe bet…
How I'm Keeping Chlorine-Damaged Hair to a Minimum This Summer
You'd think that I'd had enough hair trauma to last me for a while -- what with my drastic pixie cut , then my red dye fiasco -- but no, apparently not. As you regular readers know, my 9-year-old daughter has long (we're talking down-to-her-butt-never-been-cut long), blonde hair. Sure, it's beautiful and, yes, people stop us on the street and ask her to sing that song from "Tangled,"…
My Four Tips for Getting a Gorgeous Pro Blowout
I am the queen of the blowout (looking good is part of my job). I have had one in almost every state in the Union and in quite a few cities abroad. Some have been amazing -- my idea of hair heaven -- and others were more like hair hell. So, to keep myself from being disappointed when I plop into a new stylist's chair, I've come up with a few tips that pretty much guarantee a great result. To…
When Should You "Break Up" With Your Hairdresser?
Whichever planet rules "happy hair days" must be in major retrograde because a bunch of people I know have been having a tough time with their styles lately. First, I went temporarily bonkers and box-colored my blonde, highlighted hair an unimaginably bad red . Then my friend Lynn got extensions that make her look (and feel) like Bozo Barbie. And now, my sister-in-law, Cathy, may have to break…
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