April marks National Hairstylist
Appreciation Day. The day to celebrate those pros who work to make us
look fab is technically April 30th but we thought it would
be nice to dedicate some extra time to showing our appreciation for
these talented artists. A hair stylist is someone who makes us look
good, and feel good. The best hair stylist will push us to change our
look once in awhile, to dare to be daring.
Believe it or not being a professional
hair stylist is not an easy task. It takes a lot of schooling,
training and natural talent for someone to become a hair stylist. And
it's their little tricks that make us so beautiful that make all the
difference. In honor of National Hairstylist Appreciation Day we
wanted to highlight a few little-known hair secretes that stylists
will use to make us look our best.
One of the things that a hair stylist
will tell us is they are using “lightener” or “decolorizer”
when we ask for the dark color to be removed from our hair. But, it's
always bleach. Call it a marketing trick, but hair stylists found out
years ago that people will be less paranoid about the chemical if it
has a different name.
We've also heard from hair stylists
that a mix of hot and cold during a blow dry will keep the style
longer. Keep the brush wrapped around the ends of your hair for about
5 seconds and let cool air pass into your roots. First blow dry your
hair on high temperature then set the blow dryer to medium to keep
the hair in the best possible shape longer. Speaking of temperature,
according to hair stylists, you should have a curler and/or blow
dryer that has at least three different temperature settings.
Some secretes we know hair stylists
keep, but may actually save you money when you visit them. Sometimes
salons will offer discounts if you book on certain days (avoid
Saturdays for best service). They may even give you a deal if you get
a cut and color together. Doing both together saves time and could
save you a quarter of your bill.
Make sure when you've found a good hair
stylist that you treat them as well as you want to be treated. It
only takes one bad experience to know how invaluable the good
stylists are. Tip them well (they keep track) and make sure to keep
your appointments. And sometime this month thank your hair stylist
for all the work he or she does to make you feel and look good!
For more beauty tips and to view our
personal care products like us on Facebook today!
