HowtoTravelwithAlternativeHair

Our Education Ambassador Sayde travels frequently for her work as a photographer. She’s become something of an expert on the subject of traveling while wearing alternative hair! We asked her to share her best tips and tricks so you can enjoy your Summer vacation with all of the style and none of the headaches!

Pack Your Wigs Properly

If traveling with multiple wigs, pack them safely in their retail boxes. Depending on where you’re traveling to, it can be routine for border officers to look through your bag. If you have your wigs safely stowed in their box, they won’t get damaged by a hurried suitcase rummage.

Bring a Back-Up

Bring one of your older wigs as a back-up just in case something happens to the main one you brought, such as getting lost or damaged. Having a spare along will give you that extra bit of reassurance. If it’s an older wig you don’t wear that often you won’t feel guilty if it never leaves your suitcase! Plus, if you’re going somewhere very hot or very cold, you can wear your older wig under caps and hats. This way you don’t risk damaging the lace or hair fiber on your favorite everyday wig!

Skip the Length

Wear a short or mid-length wig while traveling through airports. I’ve been doing this to avoid the friction of a wig on the plane’s seat if I’m sitting (or napping) on a flight for hours at a time. It also means the straps of my carry-on don’t get tangled in the wig when I have to take the bag on and off for airport security checks and boarding processes.

Bring Your Own Products

Bring your own travel size shampoos and wig care products. I don’t know what’s in those hotel sample shampoos or how my wig fibers will respond to them. I always pack my own trusted products because I know they’re great! Also, always have a wide tooth comb handy for quick detangling and maintaining your wig style bria mia wigs throughout the day.

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Bridal Stylist of the Year 2015

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How To Make Life Easy With This Tension-free Styler

Dreams come true for inventor of naturally curly hair clamp PuffCuff now available at Sally Beauty

After years of suffering from tension headaches and hair breakage due to elastic hair bands, graphic designer and hair tool inventor, Ceata Lash invented the PuffCuff, for her transitioning hair.Until then everything on the market had created too much tension, causing breakage, damage, headaches and an unsightly ‘bunny ear effect’ on her thick hair.

What she, and many other people needed, was a durable, affordable, and sanitary alternative to the hair band. Instead of waiting for someone to come up with the idea, Ceata took it upon herself to create a solution. Inspired by her grandmother’s resounding ‘yes’ when asked if she had accomplished everything she had wanted in her life, Ceata launched Puffcuff LLC in August of 2013. She started selling the only hair clamp for thick curly hair in 2014 and as a result became the first African American woman to be granted two patents for a natural hair accessory.?

Ceata’s natural hair woes have now earned her the first Sally Beauty President’s Innovation Award, which provided the opportunity to make the PuffCuff available to consumers on sallybeauty.com and she recently celebrated the launch of the rollout of her ingenious invention in 200 Sally Beauty stores. By the end of 2019, the PuffCuff will be available in 3,000 Sally Beauty k’s wig shop stores nationwide.

‘I’m so thankful to Sally Beauty for this opportunity. The launch celebration was phenomenal!  I wanted to host an event that represented the excitement and accomplishment of something that is much bigger than me,’ said Ceata. ‘More people with naturally curly and kinky hair can now benefit from the PuffCuff — a tool that will make their lives easier and their hair healthier with tension-free styling.’

PuffCuff is made with a durable high impact-resistant plastic and designed with a contoured fit. PuffCuff’s wide mouth is specially crafted to accommodate thick hair without cinching tightly while maintaining comfort. The unique teeth design of the clamp locks into the natural curl of hair and stays in place, working with the hair rather than against it to provide a healthy hairstyling option. This unisex hair clamp will not cause hair breakage or damage, and it works with all types of thick hair— including locs, twists and braids.

Available in four different sizes, and stating from $15.99, there is a PuffCuff for everyone and every style.

 

To learn more, visit www.thePuffCuff.com and follow on Instagram @thePuffCuff.

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Natural hair pageant

Rock your natural hair at the UK’s first natural hair beauty pageant

 The first Natural Hair pageant will be taking place in the UK in 2016. Heats will be held throughout the UK, culminating in the crowning of Ms Natural Hair UK. In the meantime if you’ve got natural hair whether it’s loose natural hair, locs, 5 ft long wig Sisterlocks, or a TWA, the organisers would love to hear from you. Check out www.consciousvibes.co.uk for more details.

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Celebrity stylist- Hair by Ivy

Above: Joseline Hernadez. Hair styled by Hair by Ivy

BBH catches up with celebrity hair artist, Hair by Ivy, who went from homelessness to Hollywood, establishing herself as one of the hottest, emerging hairstylists in the hair industry

 

Have you always had an interest in hair?  I have always had an interest in hair, since age 12. I used to look at the hottest hairstyles in magazines, and put them on my wall. Hair was a creative way for me to express myself, and came so naturally to me–I knew I was born to do hair.

Describe your brand in three words.Hair by Ivy is fashionable, stylish, and full of color.[/five_sixth_last]

How did you become homeless? Were you actually on the streets?I became homeless when my mother kicked me out of her house because I got pregnant.

Homeless, then finding out you were pregnant, the bottom must have dropped out of your world?Getting pregnant at a young age and having to go through it without the support of my mother was hard. I knew that I had to make a way to financially take care of my baby and myself. So I started doing hair by simply texting family and friends to support me and my business, and went from there. It was difficult at first, but I was determined. I would do hair in my hotel room, whatever I needed to do, to make ends meet. I worked day and night, and used Instagram and Google as options, passed out flyers at stores, and every weekend I was marketing myself. I wanted to bring awareness to myself and my brand.

What advice would you give to women who are facing a similar predicament?I would tell them be determined and never give up! Write your goals and inspirations, and put a deadline by them – short term and long term goals. It is so  important to plan things out to hold  yourself accountable, and to stay inspired.

How did hair save you?Doing hair helped me achieve financial stability –I am able to provide for my family. Hair is a lifestyle to me – I eat, sleep and breathe hair. I am blessed to be booked and busy!

How did you convince people that you could do this? Did you have to start from the bottom?Being a hairstylist is like being a doctor and giving a prescription to a client. My clients trust my expertise, and they trust me to do my job and give them a flawless hair experience!

Do you have a salon? Where is it located?Yes, I own my own hair suite, and it is located at: 7971 Riviera Blvd STE 335 Miramar, FL.

You also have a custom wig collection. What makes your wigs different to what is already out there?Hair by Ivy Wigs are constructed with quality lace. A lot of construction haiyi wig goes into my wig units to offer the highest quality of the hair, and lace. The artistry and ventilation of my wigs are top of the line.

You now style hair for celebrities such as The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Marlo Hampton, Lil’ Wayne’s daughter and Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta’s Reginae Carter, Love & Hip Hop Atlanta’s breakout star, Joseline Hernandez and more. How did you make the right connections? Honestly, I have never sought out my celebrity clients. They just reach out to me, which I am so grateful for. I have been fortunate to have all of my celebrity clients to love my work, and I have been able to build organic relationships and friendships with them.

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Left: Joseline Hernandez from Love & Hip Hop Atlanta, right: Joseline and Bonnibella

Joseline Hernandez says you’re the “baddest hairstylist out here,” What kind of service do you offer?I offer non invasive replacement hair services, such as lace frontals, lace closures, lace wigs, custom wig units, protective quick wigs, and sew ins. I am known for my cuts and wigs, that’s definitely my specialty.

Are there any other celebrities that you’d like to work with?I would absolutely love to work with Nicki Minaj, Cardi B., and Beyoncé.

What’s your favourite hairstyle?  I definitely love blunt cut bobs because they are edgy,  versatile, and can also  be worn to any event.

What’s the Ivy League Academy Tour?Ivy League Academy is a  6-8 hour seminar where I teach students how to start their business, personal and business credit, which are two important aspects for me in my business because I needed to use my credit to get funding for my hair suite. I love it because I get to educate my students on everything from how to talk to hair vendors, and the foundation to protecting a client’s hair and skin. I love teaching, it’s so empowering to me to be able to help them take their career to the next level.

What do you think about the natural hair movement?I think it’s great! More women are transitioning from relaxed tresses back to their natural texture. I love wig installs because it’s a great protective style while someone is transitioning to natural– I am all for team natural!

What three tips would you give women to get that celebrity look? My three tips would be:

? Invest in quality extensions? Find the perfect hairstylist that can properly do all techniques? Live life and have fun with your hair– switch it up and maintain your hair.

Where can we find you?My website is: www.ivywigco.com and my Instagram is: @ _hairbyivy

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Ade Hassan receives her MBE for her services to fashion

Ade cvs wigs Hassan founder and director of Nubian Skin received her MBE yesterday from Prince William at Buckingham Palace, having been named on The Queen’s Birthday Honours list in June this year. The list recognises the achievements and contributions of a wide range of extraordinary people across various industries in the UK.

The award was made in recognition of Ade’s commitment to her mission to redefine nude through her brand Nubian Skin, and the impact she has consequently made on the fashion industry. On the honour, Ade said: “I really am so humbled and incredibly grateful to be receiving this. It’s not something I could ever have imagined.”

Frustrated by the lack of diversity in nude lingerie and hosiery, Ade decided to create something she was unable to find, Nubian Skin was launched in 2014.

The brand is now stocked in leading department stores and boutiques in nine countries over four continents, with online sales, helping to reach more women than ever before. Nubian Skin brought a truly innovative product to market which was much needed, not just as a fashion necessity, but also on a social level highlighting the need for diversity. Ade has done much to promote this diversity via various speaking engagements and mentoring up and coming brands.

READ MORE: NUBIAN SKIN LAUNCHES THE NAKED COLLECTION

Speaking about this award, Ade said: “As the owner of a small, independent brand it is an incredible validation of my goal of ‘Empowering Women. Embracing our Colour’ to receive this honour. I feel so fortunate and am very grateful for all the people who have supported my vision and Nubian Skin and made it what is today.”

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Kerry Washington – 2017 Golden Globes Hair Breakdown

Celebrity Hairstylist Takisha Sturdivant-Drew breaks down Kerry’s red carpet look

When I saw Kerry’s Dolce and Gabana dress, I was truly inspired to go with a simple, sleek hairstyle with colour.  I felt like the dress was very traditional and had an elaborate design that called for a very simplistic, sleek, smoothed out hairstyle with colour and very slight body in the hair. 

Get the look!

? I shampooed Kerry’s hair with Neutrogena Anti Residue Shampoo and conditioned her hair with Neutrogena Triple Repair Deep Recovery Hair Mask. The conditioner gave Kerry’s hair a really nice shine as well as softened her hair strands. 

? Secondly, I blew out her damp hair with the GHD Air Elite Blow Dryer and used the GHD size 3 Ceramic Vented Radial Brush to straighten her natural hair. Then I parted her hair across the back at the nape and smoothed out her hair with the GHD Platinum Flat Iron and worked my way throughout her hair to finish off the look. I love this flat iron because of it’s even heat and all you need is one wig silver stroke across the hair to smooth it out.

To finish off her hairstyle, I parted her hair on the left side because I thought it complemented the dress well. Then I parted her hair in the back and clipped in?TSD Hair Extensions Straight. In the middle, I clipped in the soft brown clip ins; custom coloured by me and finished off the hairstyle by clipping in the blonde TSD Hair Extensions around her face.?

More red carpet looks…Viola Davis’ top 8 hairstylesRochelle Humes shares her skin prep secrets5 winter hair trends from on and off the red carpetChelsee Healy wows at the National Television AwardsJennifer Hudson’s live show look by her Voice UK make-up artist!3 Hot Right Now Red Carpet Hair Looks – Celebs Show Us How
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Mizani Supreme Oil review

I love the fact that Mizani don’t miss a trick and new out of their magic hat comes the Supreme Oil collection

Supreme Oil Hair Treatment that came out first and therefore belongs to the same family.

On washday I used all four products and I must add it is very rare that I use the same brand from start to finish. The shampoo has a rich creamy formula — but this is to be expected from Mizani so it gains no plus points there — and becomes nice and sudsy on the second rinse.

Satin Crème Moisturizing Masque. For a conditioner this has quite a watery base and I kept applying more because it absorbed so quickly, plus I’m used to slathering on thick coats when using conditioning treatments. For many of us DCing can last anywhere from 30 mintues to 1 hour, but if you’re short on mavis wig time this is a good substituting product that only needs three to five minutes. However I must warn you that it’s not as amazingly softening as treatments that need heat.

Ultra Light Mositurizing ConditionerSupreme Oil Hair Treatment (in my humble opinion), isn’t designed to guard against heat. On a positive note the treatment did a good job at keeping strands tangle-free and I loved how the brush glided through my (three-textured) hair when drying.

So…  In a nutshell: the shampoo is a keeper; use the masque when you don’t have time to fully deep condition; the light moisturising is ideal for those with thin hair and if you’re vying for a gentle co-wash and if you wear your hair straight often, get hold of the hair treatment.

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Keranique Marula Oil Hair Treatment Mist

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100%25 natural, kinky/coily, super dry but elastic and bouncy once moisturized properly. I need a pretty thick moisturizer for that to happen.

The oil mist is described as a light oil for fine and thinning hair. Now I don’t have either, but I thought since it’s an oil, it’s going to be naturally heavy and naturally moisturizing. The purpose of the oil is to provide moisture and nutrients for smooth, manageable hair. Since I purchased it from Ulta, her is the description that swayed me:

Keranique Marula Oil Hair Mist is an easy to use hair oil treatment spray adds instant moisture and shine to thin hair. Makes fine, thinning hair look and feel softer and healthier. Multi-benefit lightweight oil that revitalizes, increases shine, softens texture, and fights flyaways for thinning hair. This blend containing natural mongongo, marula and cyperus oils creates a light layer of moisturizers that conditions the hair without build-up.

Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Isododecane, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Phenyl Trimethicone, Schinziophyton Rautanenii Kernel Oil, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Cyperus Esculentus Root Oil

My natural hair:

I spray the mist directly to the sectioned portion of hair I am detangling. I have tried the mist on wet and dry hair.

My straight hair (human hair wigs):

I tried the mist on a couple of my wigs that appeared flat and dry and could use a boost of shine to wake it up a bit.

I love the way the mist sprays. It’s so light and satisfying. Every mist should spray like this one! I like that the mist brings wigs/weaves that look kind of dull back to life.

I’m not gonna lie, when I opened the box and pulled the mist out, I was incredibly disappointed by its size. For $35.00, I was expecting something much larger. Regardless of what the information says on the website, I was still quite shocked the bottle was so small. I also wish it was not $35.00 and had some kind of fragrance to it. I really prefer fragranced hair products, and this doesn’t smell like much of anything.

I regret not taking a look at the wig house ingredients before I purchased. While oils generally make my hair soft and more manageable, the first few ingredients are synthetics and silicons. I am more interested in all natural oils. In addition, while the oil does give shine to my natural hair, it did not come close to moisturizing it, and that’s spraying it on liberally.

On a scale of 1-10, this oil mist is a 2. I think it’s overpriced and it doesn’t do much of anything of my natural hair, the primary reason I purchased it. This will get used up as a body care product.

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