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How To Beat Hat Hair This Winter

Every winter we’re faced with the same problem, how to keep you hair looking good after you take your hat off. Imagine you get yourself ready in the morning, execute the perfect blow out, only to realize it’s freezing out . You have three options:

1. Freeze.

2. Wear your hat the rest of the day, even while inside a very warm space, (cue the perspiration)

Or

3. Follow these steps to beat hat hair and maintain your blowout.

First let’s start with the fundamentals

Prepping the Hair

This is the most important step. Over shampooing the hair,any time of the year, especially in the winter can cause static. Be sure to use the correct amount and don’t over do it. Most over the counter shampoos are water down, causing you to use more shampoo, but salon brands will be ultra concentrated. The make sure you’re using the proper amount start with an almond sized amount, after working into a lather on the scalp, add more water if your not getting a lather. If you still feel like it’s not creating a lather, rinse out the shampoo and go for round two. Chances are you don’t wash you hair everyday and a second shampoo is necessary. Think of the first one as a precleanse. Also concentrate on you scalp when shampooing and on the ends when adding conditioner. Oribe makes a Ultra Gentle Shampoo and Conditioner which is great to fight against static.

Applying Product

Be use to use some that will harden the hair structure, it will help prevent dents in the hair caused by a hat. Also a product with starch in it will help absorb excess oil or perspiration on the scalp. A few good options are Allstyle Blowdry from Bumble and Bumble, Imperial Blowout from Oribe, Suloting Cream from Oribe, Grandiose mouse from Oribe, Densimorphose from Kerastase, or Mousse bouffante from Kerastase.

The Blow Dry

Always be sure to pre-dry your hair before you start shaping it with the brush. Since you’ll be putting a hat on, blow dry with as much volume as possible. Start by flipping your head upside down and rough drying until about 80% of the moisture is gone. Next use a medium sized round brush to create soft waves and some movement. Even if you blowdry your hair straight, you still want to start with volume at the root.

Pre Hat

Its ok to add some dry shampoo or dry texture spray before putting on you hat, trust me, it’ll help. Try Gold Lust Dry shampoo from Oribe or VIP spray from Kerastase

The After Math

Once you’ve arrived to your destination, take your hat off and give your hair a shake at the root area. You can add something like Apres Beach from Oribe, Hairdressers Invisible Oil from Bumble and Bumble or Elixir Ultime from Kerastase

Bonus Trick

For those of use sporting soft waves, try securing hair in three loose buns under a hood on a rainy day to keep waves safe😉

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Back to school, back to you

I’ve realized over the last few years, that when all those kiddies get their summer break from school, most of us check out for the summer season as well. Whether its being in a more relaxed mode or your job actually warrants you a summer break, when the weather gets warmer, we all seem to change our behavior. This is especially true for how we treat our hair. I personally like to keep my guests a schedule and alway encourage them to prebook their next appointment in order to keep up with the maintenance required for keeping their style looking fresh, (I’ll talk about this during a later post). Somehow it seems this goes out the window for June July and August, I am guilty of this myself. Living in New York and being very close to the beach means long days in the sun, swimming in the salty water and maybe even a dip or two in the pool. I don’t get my hair colored or cut as often as I should, I sometimes skip my UV spray, and I definitely almost never wear a hat to the beach. I am a beach babe to the core and so are tons of people in my area, including a lot of my guests. While There are plenty things we can do to help keep your hair gorgeous during these months, here it is September already and my hair is faded, dry and ready for new everything. This is a great time of year to make a seasonal change, but at the very least, our summer hair behavior needs to change. Hair needs cleansing and moisture, richer colors, and fresh cut ends. At my salon we offer a “cleans the canvas” service which includes a clarifying treatment following by a deep conditioning treatment to bring hair back to life. I’m currently obsessed with Oribe’s new Gold Lust Pre-shampoo treatment. I put it on before my shower every week or so and am left with beautifully shiny and visibly healthier hair. Typically, a lot of my guests wear their hair natural over the summer and use certain products to achieve that look. However, Now back at work and in a more professional atmosphere they are heat styling their hair more, which requires a different set of products. So while I do encourage everybody be to keep on your schedule even during the summer months, I totally get those who don’t. Just remember to head over to your favorite stylist and get your hair back in check and maybe even make a seasonal change as well. As those kids go back to school, get back to the salon and back to you.