Don’t be so quick to go for the chop : a bit of DIY salon care is all you need, using the right products for your hair, and regularly.

Your hair might be dry because it’s naturally wavy or curly (this stops amino acids from working on the whole length of your hair) or because you’ve used de-colourant or detergent shampoo that has destroyed your amino acids.

What you need
What dry hair needs most is an even ‘coverage’ of amino acids to give it back its softness and shine. The most important thing is to use a specially-formulated nourishing shampoo and then a good de-tangling conditioner or hydrating balm after each wash. Rinse your hair in cold water to give your follicles a bit of a kick and make your hair shinier.

You need to keep your hair deeply nourished by using a mask or conditioning treatment twice a week. The best for your hair is a non-greasy conditioner that you apply bit by bit, massaging thoroughly over the whole of your head and then covering with a hot towel and cling film or aluminium foil. Leave for at least 40 minutes, if not all night. Rinse, shampoo and condition, and avoid blow-drying unless you have to.

Our favourite products for dry hair
1. Kerastase Bain Satin 3 Shampoo
2. Kerastase Masquintense Mask
3. Manipulator Daily Conditioner, Tigi
4. Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Special Conditioner

You need not shampoo your hair repeatedly to get great results. There is nothing wrong in not shampooing once in a while. As you wash your hair more and apply hair products, the volume of stuff getting on to your silky flocks increases drastically.

Skip your regular hair washing by covering your hair in a towel or piling your hair on to a shower cap before you take your shower. In order to keep your hair not smelly or not looking or feeling bad when you skip this shampooing, you can follow these steps and you will have gorgeous hair.

Freshen Up

You can find a perfume for your hair the same way you have a perfume and body spray. Many good brands have great fragrances for your silky hair. Herbal Essences Style Refreshing Mist from Clairol is a good example. This spray comes in a discrete spray bottle and is sure to make you feel good about your hair with its tantalizing floral perfumes.

You may wash your hair every time you take a shower. You can use shampoo and conditioner as well. Skip the blow drying part, especially during the summer months. Put your hair up by twisting and set it in place with the help of some bobby pins or hair pins. You may opt for a classic braid or try some sexy style with help of claw clips.

De-Frizz and Smooth Out

When you are running late for a party or a date, after a long day at work, and you may find yourself without enough time to have a shower and dress up. In this situation, you can use the help of styling products or some anti-frizz gel to keep your hair in place.

If going to a party or date without taking a shower is out of the question, then you can go for a really fast shower and get going. Use a leave in conditioner or an anti-frizz hair gel on to your hair and get your hair dried as per the instructions of the product. In case you have enough time to let your hair dry the natural way, do it that way.

Preserve

Even if you do not have enough time to take regular care of your hair and make up, you could still take an occasional glance at yourself and see if the hair is behaving as you were expecting it to be or if your make up is leaking. Now do not do this in the middle of the party by having a mirror in hand or during the date. Avoid looking at your reflection on any tinted cars near by.

You can always take a break to the ladies room and take a look and do some emergency patch works on your make up or hair do with help of water or any styling/make up products available on you.

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1. HYDRATE YOUR SCALP Fight wintertime flakiness with this easy treatment: “Massage in five to 10 drops of jojoba oil, and sleep with it in overnight — it’ll balance the pH of your scalp. Wash it out in the morning,” says Laura Boton, owner of Sine Qua Non Salon in Chicago. Try Desert Essence 100% Pure Jojoba Oil . No worries: It won’t leave your pillow greasy.

2. SKIP A SHAMPOO — OR SULFATES Detergents can contribute to dryness, especially if you have fine hair. Shampooing less often is really the best option in winter — or, use a shampoo  sulfates free.

3. DON’T GO OUT WITH WET HAIR It may not lead to a cold, but it can cause split ends, says stylist Nicholas Penna Jr., owner of SalonCapri in Newton and Dedham, MA.

4. CHOOSE THE RIGHT HAT FABRIC Wool can create tangles, and nylon can cause static, says Rodney Cutler, founder of Cutler/Redken Salons: “Stick to hats with silk liners, which keep hair smooth.” And choose a loose fit so as not to put a dent in your hairstyle.

5. STAY SMOOTH Tote a purse-size hairspray in case you do have static; its alcohol will neutralize the charge. Or try Bumble and Bumble Shine On Finishing Spray, which both enhances shine and tames flyaways. If you prefer an alcohol-free option, try a pinch of grooming cream.

Fall/Winter 2011-2012 Hairstyle Trend – UPDOs

There is nothing more practical, romantic and easy-to-do than all kinds of braided hairstyles. Many designers are likely to agree with this statement having opted for various kinds of braids to complement their fashion shows. Be creative and add your own details in the looks fashion gurus have already offered. Opt for the simple braided hairstyle as seen at Lanvin or Carlos Miele and complement it with fashionable hair accessory. Or go for a twin braids with parting in the middle a la Y3. Besides, milkmaid braids and side-swept braided hairstyles are also making a comeback for Fall/Winter 2011-2012.

Fall/Winter 2011-2012 Hairstyle Trend – UPDOs

Fall/Winter 2011-2012 Hairstyle Trend – BANG

We’ve already told you that bang has made a strong comeback in 2011. The same goes to Fall/Winter 2011-2012 season and catwalks studded with fringed hairstyles are the additional confirmation to it.

Recommendations:

- Sexy Hair Big Sexy Blow Dry Volumizing Gel
- Redken Curl Wise 14 Curl Defining Cream
- Paul Mitchell Freeze and Shine Super Spray 8.5oz

Fusion cosmetics impressive line of lip plumper is perfect to add to your overall beauty regime. There is a sexy sheen, that effect last long, resulting in fuller lips all day. This was the only plumper that had a semi-permanent effect. I would recommend this for the everyday women. It Stays on for a long time and really does pump up the lips.

A variety of colors are available for the lips. One of favorite LipFusion collagen lip pump Color is Shine Dream ( Sheer Plum Cream ). Marine collagen micro spheres are absorbed by lips after application. It Holds moisture & plumps lips instantly. Lips appear fuller, smoother & radiant. Long lasting results up to 48 hours.

Finding the perfect foundation is a lot like searching for a soul mate with out experience. You will flirt with many sample some briefly but when you finally meet the one for you, your skin lights up from within and your friends comment on how well you look.

Many women has tried water and oil-based foundations, loose powders, stick foundations, mattifying, illuminating, minerals, the whole works. I stumbled upon this one Saturday after lurking around the beauty counters as usual for while.

Many every day women can agree our beauty counters contain half-used bottles and tubes which we tire of after the initial excitement of a new product has worn out. Chantecaille’s cosmetics is but one of a few voted by women as quality makeup, with repeated loyal customer.

Truth be told foundation is no substitute for a good skincare regime. The Chantecaille cosmetics range contain as many skin-nourishing ingredients as you would expect from a good moisturiser. It contains Arnica and aloe that soothe the skin; rosemary and green tea provide a hit of antioxidants for your skin. The unique gel (and hence oil-free) formulation sinks into the skin and provides medium coverage, while imparting a subtle glow that says: look how supple my skin is!

Get every time a modern, finished look with any, ultra-fine powder foundation that keeps even oily skin looking beautifully matte all day. A new process allows pigments and powder to be coated with vegetable protein and phospholipids, protecting skin against any possible irritation.

Meet Davines — a high-end Italian company with a presence in over 60 countries. Their products feature ingredients focused on sustainability. “Beauty will save the world,” says the company. How so, you might ask? With products that are not only good for your hair, they say, but good for your environment as well.

Davines ShampooThe Nourishing Moisture Remedy Shampoo and Nourishing Vegetarian Miracle, which I was able to try courtesy of Davines, will clean your hair and your conscience. Rice protein, a natural “body builder,” and seaweeds (natural hydrators and cleansers) make appearances in both products in addition to other natural ingredients.

The shampoo has a yellowish hue and a thick, almost honey-like consistency (without the glueyness), yet its smell is a long way from sweet. If there is any doubt that these ingredients are all natural, the faint earthy scent is sure to convince you they are. The lather factor is minimal and requires significant scalp massaging, but it cleans. As for the nourishing portion of the shampoo, my hair — a product of years of highlights and the occasional chemical treatment (because body waves were cool in the early 2000s) — didn’t feel any significant change in texture, even after several uses.

The look at Yves Saint Laurent was slightly boyish with hair pulled into a low knot with a strong sideburn statement. “This style is a bit boyish, which is what we’ve seen a lot of this season. The look is inspired by a French Twiggy, slightly tomboyish and very cool look. The left sideburn is key to the look.” –Guido, Redken Creative Consultant.

Redken Products:
velvet gelatine 07 cushioning blow-dry gel
Forceful 23 spray

Redken’s Create The Look Guide:

Blow-dry velvet gelatine 07 cushioning blow-dry gel into damp hair
Create a straight, deep left side part
Sweep hair along the hair line and slightly cover the right ear
Pull hair into a low knot and secure with pins
On the left ear, pull out a small piece to create a very strong, angular sideburn towards the chin
Finish with Forceful 23

1. If you wish to have flawless skin, before swimming in the sea, bathe baby oil throughout the body and slowly scrub by sand. Don’t forget to use cream or lotion with SPF 15 otherwise your skin will be burnt.

2. Prevent sensitive skin from UV in sunlight by bathing almond oil on your body after taking a bath. Or use coconut oil can prevent from sunlight and cold wind as well.

3. Moisturizer for sensitive skin should be without acid or perfume. You can notice the word “Comedogenic” on the product label. It means that this skin care product will not cause the building up of comedones.

4. Normal skin often scab and inch during winter. We suggest using organic skin care products, such as moisturizing lotion which is designed for 24 hour skin moisturizing and skin care.

5. If you wish to have smooth, white, light skin, you can scrub with tamarind. It will make your skin whiten, soften and not cracked or dried especially in winter.

6. Stay hydrated by drinking water or green tea. Drinking at least 1.5 liters of mineral water will make your skin and face shining. Discover the other benefits of drinking water in this blog post: Amazing Power of Pure Water

7. Wash your face by cold mineral water every morning and evening will reduce rough on face. Cold water also help skin face adjust the balance naturally.

8. Most women still don’t know that your face can be thirsty. So keep on spraying your face by mineral water to keep up your face moist all the day.

9. Boil the honey to moderate temperature and daub throughout face and neck. This method will increase the moist and give your face skin food.

10. Take a bath by mix honey and milk like Cleopatra. This will help soften your skin.

Women use lipstick daily and it is important to know how to find your shade of lipstick.

Determine if you are cool-toned or warm-toned. Those considered to be cool-toned usually have brown or ash blond hair and blue or dark eyes, their skin have red undertones, tending to the pink. The warm-toned people have blond hair, green or hazel eyes and their skin has yellow undertone.

For those with warm skin tone warmer shades will look best “ caramel, cappuccino, browns with hints of gold and bronze. Pink lipstick, red and beige shades will look best on cool-toned skins.

Carry two shades of lipstick – one for the day and one for the evening. During the day wear a light shade and for the evening apply one with saturated shade: reds, bronzes, browns and corals. When wearing a strong colors, like this Yves Saint Laurent Lipstick, keep cheeks and eyes neutral, choose pale pinks, beige, browns and plums. This will complement the lips without drawing attention away from them for a truly fabulous look.

Always use a lip liner to define the lips. Choose a lip liner that matches your lips and lipstick color perfectly or use a lip liner a shade darker from the lipstick. Apply it lightly to the lips and fill in with lipstick.

Darker shades are perfect for enhancing naturally pale complexions and offsetting bright green or blue eyes to stunning effect. These lipstick colors look great worn with warm gold, bronze and brown eye shadows for evening glamor.
- the natural shades enhance the golden complexion and give an elegant but subtle finish.
- coordinate your lipstick with your nails and blush
- for dark skin you can wear luscious red lipstick for a fair skin go for a rich plum or subtle pinks
- to make the finish last longer, blot colored lips with a tissue, dab on a little face powder and then apply a second layer of color
- to keep your lips soft apply a lip balm every day
- apply foundation on face powder over your lips to create a base for your lipstick

Recommendations:
- Yves Saint Laurent Pure Lipstick No.121 Gypsum Flower
- Joey New York CinnaMEN Lipstick ( Kiss Kiss )
- IsaDora Lip Treat Color Flavored Lipstick # 02 Apple Blossom
- Shu Uemura Rouge Unlimited Creme Matte Lipstick # Neutral Pink 318M