February 22, 2012

Salon to Check Out – Hair Visions Salon & Spa

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Hair Visions Salon & Spa, located at 120 Hunter Village Dr, Irmo, SC 29063, is the salon to check out this week.  The full service salon and spa offers cuts, coloring , waxing, manicures, pedicures, facials and massage cupping.  Cupping!?  Yeah, I know I never heard of such a thing, until I went into Hair [...]

Quick Change Hair Makeover at Pynk

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As some of you know, I like to dabble behind the camera and feature makeovers on the web series “Quick Change with Brian Maynor”. In the latest installment of the series, Brian takes our friend Stephanie to get a quick hair makeover at Pynk Signature Salon & Spa. Jessica Reese, owner and Master Haircare specialist [...]

Salon to Check Out – Mojo City Salon

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Mojo City Salon, located at 601 Lady Street, Columbia, SC 29201 is the salon to check out this week.  Their services include Brazilian Blowouts, color, color correction, cuts, Hotheads extensions, Keratin bond extensions and eyebrow waxing. I chose MOJO City Salon because it is the first place I saw the Brazilian Blowout treatment being done.  [...]

Salon to Check Out – Flo Hair Studio

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Flo Hair Studio, located at 701 Lady Street, Columbia, SC 29201 (Ph: 803-361-2515), is the salon to check out this week.  They have captured my attention with Hotheads Hairwear, a new (to me) style of weaving.  Women with thinning or fine hair can have Hotheads applied “permanently for 4 – 6 weeks at a time [...]

Salon To Check Out – Salon Lola

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Salon Lola, located at 170 Pontiac Business Park, Elgin, SC 29450 (Ph: 803 699-5650), is the salon to check out this week.  The salon is all about helping kiddies ( 3 yrs – 17 yrs old) look their best.  The stylists specialize in beads, micro braids, blowouts, locs, and natural hair styling. Of interest: They [...]

Natural Hair Moisturizers (Especially When It’s Cold)

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Ya’ll it’s cold outside.  When the weather is cold, my skin and hair is dry.  So I tend to use more cocoa butter, shea butter and any other butters I can to keep my skin hydrated.  For my hair it’s no different.  My hair loves the butters!  Also, using a moisturizing shampoo helps as well.  [...]

Wig Shopping

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It’s that time of year again. I want a quick hair makeover without changing my natural hair. After rocking the Afro-tastic wig at New York Fashion Week, I got a request from my friend, Pam to help her find a similar wig because she wants to give her hair a “rest”. So we head to [...]

Reasons Your Man Doesn’t Like Natural Hair

When I decided to go natural over a year ago, my hubby wasn’t on board.  A year later, he’s running his fingers through my hair!  Yeah, you read that right.  As I’ve talked to other men about the “natural” trend, I realized they have some valid reasons for not liking natural hair.  Most of them [...]

Why I don’t go to your salon anymore

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I love the experience of going to the salon, whether it’s to buy my hair care products or get my hair did.  I always leave feeling like the queen I know I am, thanks to my stylist.  However, like most relationships, the one with your stylist will have a few split ends.  Usually with split [...]

Natural for One Year

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June marked my 1-yr anniversary since relaxing my hair.  At times I thought I wouldn’t make it, but each hair compliment made it easier.  It’s a wonderful thing when complete strangers tell you they love your hair.  It’s very flattering to have men tell you that they wished more women embraced their natural hair.  It’s [...]