Today's post is going to veer in a different direction from my typical posts, but as someone who is a beauty lover, you can expect quite a few beauty related posts on this blog. Today's focus, Hair.
Now, for some reason, I feel that this year I have developed an awesome relationship with my hair. A lot of this does have to do with the fact that my sister is a hairstylist and helps me keep my hair healthy. But, I would also say that I've been more conscious about what I do to my hair to maintain it. As I feel that my system is going pretty well, I wanted to share what I do with you guys.
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| Current hair situation. My sister recently re-toned it with an ashy undertone. |
My Hair
If you've been following my blog, you probably remember me mentioning that I've been more daring. Well, my hair definitely was part of that as 2015 was the first time that I had ever colored my hair. I was partly inspired by the need to be daring and also by the fact that my sister dyed her hair green ( Sounds weird, but she pulls it off really well!). I was falling behind on the daring, so I decided to take the leap and try something new. Now, don't get me wrong. I LOVED my natural hair color, and that was the main reason that I had refrained from coloring my hair, but with all the pretty hair coloring I'd seen on Instagram and Pinterest, I was ready to try it myself. So, in October, we decided to go for a copper-brown balayage ( mine turned out slightly more on the highlight side initially, but it has grown into more of a balayage). Not going to lie, at first, I felt odd and unsure about my hair, but after a couple weeks and loads of compliments, I really loved it. When my sister dyed my hair, she also did a keratin treatment making my hair super soft which definitely added to my hair love. After a couple months, the initial color had faded out and it started to look like the picture below, which I did really like, but as it is winter, we re-toned it with a more ashy tone ( seen in the picture above) instead of a copper undertone.
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| My previous hair color with copper undertones. |
Taking Care of Your Hair
Since I do have long, color-treated hair, your routine might differ from mine, but I do still believe that some of these tips can work well for anyone.
1.) Get your hair cut regularly: I try to get mine cut every 6-8 weeks, but then again not everyone has a hairstylist sister, so I'd say aim for at least every 3 months if you are growing it out so that it can grow healthy. You really want to try to prevent split ends and getting it cut regularly will ensure that your ends remain fresh and free from breakage.
2.) Don't wash it every day:
For someone with long hair, it has always been a given that I shouldn't wash my hair every day as it really dries out my ends, but now that I have color-treated hair it is super essential not to. I would say that now I wash my hair every third day. I did previously have oily hair but over time, I feel that my hair has gotten used to being washed less. For the days that it does happen to look a little greasy and I don't want to wash it, I used a dry shampoo to freshen it up until it's time to wash it again.
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| The dry shampoo currently in my rotation. It's a pretty inexpensive drugstore one and this particular scent is lovely. |
3.) Be aware of your products:
I would say that this was definitely a big one for me and also a game changer for my hair. As soon as my sister learned about hair products in beauty school, the hair products I was allowed to purchase from the drugstore became very limited. A majority of the drugstore shampoos contain sulfates and parabens which can strip your hair of its natural oils and make it less manageable. When I switched over to products that had limited or no amounts of these agents, I could really tell the difference. Initially, I was using a volumizing line from the Sebastian brand that I really loved, but when I switched over to a Lush Shampoo bar for oily hair ( this is the one I was using), I noticed my hair wasn't getting as oily as it previously would. I used the shampoo bar until I got the keratin treatment ( The shampoo bar still has some sulfate in it, but nowhere near as many as regular shampoos and it doesn't have any parabens.) and I had to remove all sulfates from my products. Currently, I use R+co products, mainly because they sell them at the salon where my sister works, but also because they are keratin safe. I LOVE these products, not only do they make my hair feel awesome, but they smell sooooo good. It's safe to same I'm addicted lol. They are a tad bit on the pricey side ( I'm lucky and my sister gets them at a discount), but I'd say they are totally worth it if you want your hair looking pretty.
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| R+co products! I am currently using the Gemstone shampoo Dallas Conditioner, and Tinsel hair oil for my ends. |
4.) Less heat:
I'm pretty sure you've probably heard this one everywhere, but I am going to say it again. Too much heat can damage your ends. I will definitely reach for my straightener or curling iron every so often, but I reserve my blow dryer for only when I really really need it (i.e. I just showered before going out and I need to get myself put together quickly). For me, it probably wouldn't be super bad as I don't wash it super often, but I still want to keep damage at a minimum so I let my hair air dry whenever possible.
That's pretty much all that I have been doing and my hair has been really soft and healthy, even after being color treated. I hope my tips were helpful and that you guys are having a great start to your week!
~Genesis<3
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