A Few of My Favorite Things
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Take The Salon Home
The ultimate relaxation mask with tea tree and eucalyptus.
It’s my go to for dry winter scalps.
(and it’s only $12!)
The studio’s signature scent, Capri Blue’s Volcano
It’s the blanket you know and love from the shampoo bowl
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Protect Your Hair
This Is a Blow Dry Primer is anti humidity (south approved) to hold your style while the heat protectant discourages damage
This is a spray used on wet hair before blow drying
Everyday heat protectant from your hot tools, Protect HeatCTRL from Paul Mitchell.
This is an aerosol spray to be used on dry hair
Is Air Drying Damaging Your Hair More Than Blow Drying?
A shower filter is going to purify the water of harsh minerals like copper, calcium, and chlorine.
You can read more about how hard water affects your hair in this post
A silk pillowcase allows your hair to glide under your head and reduce friction that can lead to night time breakage
Hair in need of some TLC?
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If your hair's been through the wringer, K18 is a game-changer. This treatment dives deep (we're talking molecular level) to rebuild your hair's inner structure, bringing back strength and bounce. It's like hitting the reset button for your hair's health.
NouNou is for nourishing dry, brittle hair back to life in between our visits on your way to healthy hair.
I do not recommend this for virgin hair that has never been colored or chemically altered.
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Tools That Bring the Heat
(In a Good Way)
I’ll never go back to a normal length barrel ever again.
If your hair is past your collar bone, this is your new best friend
Use like a normal hair dryer, an air wrap, or a round brush dryer. Every option can make giving yourself a blowout at home easier and without crying over a round brush stuck in your hair (not that I would know)
Extra wide velcro rollers developed by a fellow stylist! These are the ones I use behind the chair and personally.
Getting hair going from hot to cooled off in the same position is going to add longevity to the style!
Don’t sleep on hot rollers! They are perfect for styling second day hair or giving volume and bounce to fine hair.
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Your Southern Frizz Fix
Frizz is a result of more moisture being in the air than your hair and your cuticle’s expanding trying to take it all in. She’s thirsty!
The LOVE/smoothing shampoo and conditioner is going to lay a great foundation of the right moisture and nutrients needed to support smoothed styles and rehabilitate from heat.
Just as we use lotion on our skin after a shower, the Oi Milk Leave-In Conditioner’s job is to fill in any holes that are dry or pockets that had too much conditioner rinsed out.
Trying to smooth out your blow dry without a styling agent will just end in sweat and possible tears (we’ve all been there)
The Davines More Inside line names their products by function and purpose, making it easy for us to tell exactly what This is a Relaxing Moisturizing Fluid can help you with!
The Oi Oil is a water soluble oil that won’t leave behind build up and allow you to lock all the good moisture we’ve been putting back in with our above products.
It’s powerful enough to smooth out frizz on day two-three hair while still being lightweight to not drag down your volume even with daily use.
I Need Volume!
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My own hair is silky smooth so I understand the challenge to get texture and volume without making it crunchy!
The Volu shampoo is free of drying agents like harsh alcohols, but leave the hair and scalp feeling cleansed and lightweight.
Many of my fellow fine haired girlies can attest to this shampoo allowing us some extra time in between washes even!
The bottle is simple but powerful. With Volu Mist a couple sprits along the roots go a long way and feel much like a traditional thickening spray with a medium amount of crunch.
You’ll want this for blowouts or roots that seem to get oily fast.
Unlike most texture products, This is a Texturizing Serum is just that, a serum! It makes it powerful to create memory hold in your styles while giving texture with very very minimal crunch. 10/10 on this one Davines.
Any good southern girl knows the secret to big hair lies in the mousse can. This is a Volume Boosting Mousse became my favorite product 10 years ago and I haven’t regretted it yet.
But like all these great texture options, we’re still getting a lightweight dose of moisture for long term hair health!