The round brush

So many times people don't realize that to get the hair they leave the salon with, it's going to require the purchase of some tools, and some practice. That's it... there's no secret to it.

My number one best friend at work is the round brush. They come in different sizes for EVERY HAIR TYPE, and can be used for blow drying stick straight hair, to making corkscrew curls, to giving the hair body, and making it wavy. And I kid you not, every single time, I hear "But I just can't do it like that at home." I'm not buying it, YES YOU CAN!

When I started hair school, I couldn't blow dry my own hair to save my life. But, I practiced, every night, night after night, until I had it down to a 10 minute science. And if you've ever seen my hair, you know this is no easy feat.

All it takes is a trip to any store that sells them, some patience, and some elbow grease. Any stylist worth anything will take the time to teach you how to dry your own hair at home, so pick up your brush, get some tips, and practice practice practice!

Volumizers

I've been going to town on the volumizers at work these past few weeks while doing blow outs, and I am loving these two!

Volumizers are great for people with thin and/or fine hair. You spray it on after towel drying, directly onto the root. Since the root is where you want the majority of your volume, there's no need to spray it on the ends, so I just usually lift the hair up and spray straight on the root. After I spray I always like to rub it in just a little as well.

The first volumizer I've been using is the Davines Volu Mist. It never fails me, and gives incredibly lift to the finest hair I've worked on. It's a little pricey, but you're never using much at any given time so I think it's well worth it.

The second choice I love is the Aveda Volumizing Tonic. I think in our new love for the Davines styling products that the Aveda sometimes gets a little forgotten, but I'd just like to state here for the record, I never forget about my Volumizing Tonic! It smells amazing and I find myself grabbing for it on a daily basis.

I don't like one over the other, it's just a matter of which one is closer to me at any given time, but I love them both equally, and it's simply a matter of choice for the client. Both get my thumbs up!

September hair

Flashback to October, when I got myself a nice chemical haircut, due to the fact that I got a little too excited at all the hair colors available to me at school. I ended up with inchlong bangs and hair that was breaking off everywhere, so I chopped it off.

Currently, I'm right back where I want to be to start really growing it out. It's blonde, it's healthy, and it's doing exactly what I want it to be doing, which is nice, SINCE IT ONLY TOOK ALMOST AN ENTIRE YEAR!!!!!!!