Learn the hair secrets of the stars from Celebrity Hair Stylist Brenda Waters. Cast member of Hair Battle Spectacular Season 2. Stylings tips, hair trends, hair color tips and hair makeovers.
Snazzy Lites colored clip-in hair extensions move into the school spirit part of the game and score big when it comes to clip-in color that can be customized to match school colors across America and beyond.
Rooting for the home team was never so easy.Made from human hair, each Snazzy Lites can be braided, curled and styled just like natural hair.And Snazzy Lites allows multi-colors at one time that work great for cheerleaders, fans and players alike.
High school and college sports fans have a new outlet to show their school colors.Snazzy Lites clip in any hair type quickly and will certainly complement those fanatic, face-painting fans.Using this product is a new and natural way to tout school spirit.
Students can wear Snazzy Lites any time, whether to a party, class or college football game. The best thing about Snazzy Lites Colored Hair Extensions are they can be cut or styled to blend with short hair, layers, or textured Mohawks. This makes it perfect for both girls and guys.
Who can wear Enchantop Hair Extensions Topper? Anyone!
Individuals with thin hair in the crown
Individual with bald spots in the crown
Individuals with female pattern baldness
Individuals who want more volume
Individuals who more thickness
Individuals who want to hide their dark roots or grey hair in between color touch ups
The Enchantop hair extensions topper is an excellent option for short, moderately thin to extremely thinning hair in the crown. This topper is great for clients experiencing hair loss, female pattern baldness, or extremely thinning hair in the top of the head.
This is also a great option for individual who have to have their color touched-up every 3-4 weeks. As a stylist I think this is too often to have color applied to the scalp. Since there is usually not enough natural regrowth in 3-4 weeks having your hair colored this often can cause over processing due to overlapping color on previously colored hair. Thus resulting in dry, damaged, brittle hair that can lead to breakage The Enchantop allow you to conceal your "rooty" look. As soon as you apply it, you look as if you've just had your hair freshly highlighted. The Enchantop allows you to go longer between salon color services.
Wear this amazing hair addition on the days that you don't shampoo your hair. Most women feel like their hair is to oily if they do not shampoo everyday. I am an advocate of the every other day or every 2-3 days shampooing regime. Shampooing the hair too often can create dry and unruly hair. Consequently, it also causes the scalp to become too oily. Read my blog post about how to correct this problem Why is my hair so oily?
The Enchantop is made of 100% human hair and generally last 9-12 months with proper care. It can be curled, flat ironed, or styled like your natural hair and takes less than 3 minutes to apply. Once applied the hair looks as if it is growing from your scalp! Enchantop comes in 2 sizes, medium and large. Enchantop topper is attached with silicon lined no slip clips which allows it to stay securely in place all day long.
Enchantop Hair Topper How To Video
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This video tutorial will show you how to apply Custom clip in hair extensions on short, fine, thin hair. Custom clip-in hair extensions are completely different from the clip-in extensions that can be purchased from a beauty supply store such as Sally's or Ulta. Custom hair extensions are extensions that are designed for particular individual and usually purchased from a hair extensions specialist. I describe it as creating a custom dress for your body type that only you can wear.
I recommend clients come in for an initial consultation in which we discuss hair type, texture, length and thickness. Afterwards, I perform a hair analysis and take head measurements. These specific measurements taken from different areas of the head is what is used to create the extensions. Lastly, a precise color match is performed to help blend the client's natural hair with the extensions. In some cases the hair extensions have to be highlighted or low lighted to achieve the desired color.
Custom clip-in hair extensions are extremely comfortable, simple and easy to apply. The extensions are made from 100% Indian Remy hair and can be curled, flat ironed or styled just like your own hair. They are also perfect for brides-to-be and special events such as holiday parties or prom. I provide a hands-on tutorial for each client teaching them how to apply the extensions at home. Once most clients get the hang of applying custom clip in hair extensions they can apply them in 5 mins. or less!
Fantasy hair is one of my hobbies. I am a artist first and then a hairstylist. I just use hair as my medium. Avant-Guarde and fantasy hair is an art form that many people may not understand. For me it's a form of self expression. Fantasy hair is like hair architecture. It's big, over the top and extravagant. Stylist use various geometric shapes made of hair to create a hair style usually worn at fashion or hair shows and these days on the red carpet. You probably have seen avant guarde fantasy hair on celebrities such as Lady Gaga, Nicki Manaj, and Patti Labelle.
Patti Labelle rocking avant-guarde hair in the '80's
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Nicki Manaj's leopard inspired fantasy hair
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I wanted to create a fantasy hair piece that exemplified all the confident, courageous, strong, amazing women in the world. The women who play the role of mom, wife, sister, doctor, life coach, problem solver, entrepreneur, and CEO. These women manage to find the courage to keep moving even when faced with major obstacles in their lives. Especially those women who have overcome diseases like breast cancer. Many of which are clients of mine. These women are such an inspiration to me. I also allow nature to inspire me. What better creature reflects these characteristics other than the King of the Jungle.
My lion "Queen in the Jungle" (named by one of my fans) took approximately 10 hours to create. It actually didn't feel like 10 hours because I get so caught up in my work that I loose track of time. I used synthetic hair, chicken wire, masking tape, and magazines to create this piece.
This Lion fantasy hair piece was a show stopper in Atlanta, GA at the 20th Anniversary of v103's For Sister's Only.
Watch the video of my "Queen of the Jungle" Tour at For Sisters Only
If you are a hairstylist and want to learn more about avant-guarde and fantasy hair visit my website Mz. H2O. If you have questions submit them in the comment section below.
Brenda Waters, stylist at the popular Midtown hair haunt, Paragon your Salon, will be one of eleven contestants competing for a $100,000 grand prize on Oxygen Network’s Hair Battle Spectacular. In its second season, the celebrated show airs Monday, August 15 at 10:00pm ET/PT and features returning judge Derek J, along with celebrity stylist Taylor Jacobson (“The Rachel Zoe Project”) and host Eva Marcille (“America’s Next Top Model”). The competition series showcases the vast talents of the eclectic cast of contestants as they create “the biggest and best in fantasy hair.” Tune in each week to see Brenda (aka Mz. H2O) and company creating outrageous coifs as the cast are presented with increasingly more difficult challenges and are eliminated one by one.
“This was a phenomenal experience for me,” explains Waters. “I love to push the boundaries when it comes to creating my hair pieces and the show was a perfect outlet for me to express my creativity without any restraints.” There will be style, there will be drama, and – most of all – there will be lots of hair!
Dubbed “The Hair Whisperer,” by her colleagues, Brenda’s journey into hair notoriety is a personal one. Losing most of her hair at age six from a botched chemical service, Brenda had an intimate experience with the role that hair plays in one’s self-esteem. That experience ultimately ignited Brenda’s passion for hair. By age 12 she was taking clients in her mother’s kitchen. Having received a business degree from Georgia State University, she melded her business acumen and her passion for hair into the perfect career.
Brenda has more than 15 years of experience transforming ordinary hair into extraordinary masterpieces. As CEO of Gorgeous Strandz Inc., co-founded with Quawanza Cotton, she offers innovative hair extensions and accessories for women and kids. Brenda has competed in and won several local and national hair competitions, including the coveted Golden Scissors award. Her competitive strategy is to constantly push the envelope, and -- just when she thinks it may be too much -- push it some more. Throughout the Southeast, Brenda’s incredible reputation precedes her. Her work has been showcased on network television and in numerous publications, including Jezebel, Atlanta Social Season's, Sophisticate's Hair, Hype Hair, and Essence magazine. With an enviable career under her belt, Brenda feels that she is just getting started.
"Don't shampoo every day? ARE YOU CRAZY?" This is the response I get from most of my first time clients. Along with a look as if I have two heads. "Yes that is correct," I respond. "If you want you're hair to produce less oils it is best to not shampoo your hair everyday." Sounds a little backwards I know, but let's explore the origin of shampooing and oily scalps.
In 1908, The New York Times published an article recommending women shampoo their hair every two weeks. At that time once a month was normal. In the 1970's an ad campaign by Faberge for Farrah Fawcett Shampoo encouraged individuals to shampoo more often. There slogan "something beautiful happens to your hair" gave the impression that if you wanted voluminous, flowing, bouncy locks this was the product to use.
Shampoo ad campaigns continued to convince customers that shampooing every day was good. According to Procter & Gamble Americans wash their hair more than four times a week compared to people in Spain and Italy who shampoo on average twice a week.
My Hair is So Oily I Have to Shampoo Everyday
The easiest way to stop your hair from becoming oily is to stop touching it. Think of it like your skin. If you continuously touch your face it starts to get more oily. Our sebaceous gland produce sebum on our scalp. Sebaceous glands are what keeps the hair and skin moisturized. The sebum created in the sebaceous glands moves up the skin through the hair follicle. When the oil combines with external pollutants it creates a build up on the hair and scalp. This is what creates an oily slick appearance on the hair.
There is a popular belief that the best way to rid your hair of oil is to shampoo it. This is a Myth. Shampooing your hair actually encourages oil production. The sebaceous glands produce a sufficient amount of oil needed to moisturize the scalp. Once the hair is shampooed the sebaceous glands immediately produces more. This happens time after time again until the sebaceous glands are now working overtime to keep an accurate amount of oil on the hair and scalp. This is when most individuals feel they have to shampoo or else they'll look like an oily grease pit.
How Do I Stop My Hair From Producing So Much Oil?
The answer is simple. Shampoo less. I know, it's not what most people want to hear. However, shampooing less is the easiest way to rid your hair of overactive sebaceous glands. The less you shampoo the less oils are produced. If you are one that shampoos everyday it is not recommended to stop cold turkey. The best approach is to slowly wean yourself off your shampooing addition.
Steps to wean yourself from daily shampooing: First 2 weeks
Shampoo your hair every other day.
The days that you are not shampooing you can rinse your hair for 3-5 mins. (if it makes you feel better you can pretend you are working up a lather just don't pick up the shampoo bottle.)
After rinsing Condition the midshaft to ends. Do not apply conditioner to the scalp as this will weight the hair down.
Second 2 weeks
Shampoo your hair every other day.
On the day after you shampoo do not rinse or shampoo at all.
If you find that your hair gets oily on your non-shampoo day you may use dry shampoo or baby powder on your scalp only. This helps soak up any excess oil.
After a period of four weeks you should notice a significant decrease in oil production. Your hair will be healthier, more moisturized, have more shine and less oil.
