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Quote of the Week

"Gray Hair is God's Graffiti"

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Doggy Styles

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14 Secrets Your Hairstylist Won't Tell You

I think this article is great. From my experiences taking clients as a student cosmetologist, I would say that my favorite clients are the ones that arrive on time, offer a tip (even though students are not allowed to accept money), and are realistic about the condition of their hair. Click here to read the article or scroll down below...

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(MYFOX NATIONAL) - Whether you think of a salon visit as a fun treat or a necessary chore, you'll want to get the best service (and hairstyle) possible, right?

That's why we talked to the experts, Marco Pelusi, owner of Marco Pelusi Hair Studio, Jenny Balding, senior stylist at Cutler/Redken Salons, Whitney Olson, stylist at Warren Tricomi Los Angeles, and Rosie Acosta, salon manager at Warren Tricomi Los Angeles. They told us the secrets of the salon -- the best times to go, how to get that last-minute appointment when you're desperate, and much more!

Click here to read the rest of the article.

How can I talk my parents into letting me dye my hair?

Question: Hi. I have brown hair but I want to dye it black but my parents won't let me is there anyway I could talk them into it or am I stuck with brown hair?

Stacy's Answer: Hello, If you want your parents to take you seriously and let you dye your hair black, then you must approach them seriously and be willing to negotiate with them. Here are some suggestions:

1. Write a letter to them stating the reasons you want to dye your hair black. Tell them why you are having difficulties with your brown hair.

2. Call a family meeting with them, and read your letter. Don't cry or whine, huff or puff if they start to say no, or else they will stop taking you seriously.

3. If they start to say no again, find out why they don't want you to have black hair or dye your hair. Research facts that will prove their theories wrong.

4. Negotiate. Would they be willing to let you dye your hair with a semi-permanent color that would was out in several weeks? You could also suggest using a color shampoo that will tint your hair black. (Also not permanent.) Offer to visit a salon professional with your mom or dad, who can give you a professional opinion.

5. Religious reasons and values - If your parents don't want you to dye your hair because of religious reasons or because they think its "bad," remind them of the bad things that they've done, and that dying your hair won't nearly be as bad as the their faults. (only use this one in extreme circumstances. It's a little risky...lol)

Stacy Davis Student Cosmetologist, Aveda Institute of Los Angeles
Blogger, TheHairYouWear.blogspot.com

Now that's just nasty...

I was in a public restroom the other day - the kind with multiple stalls. While I was at the sink washing my hands, another lady came to the sink and immediately started playing with her hair. She had just come out of the stall, so my assumption is that she used the toilet. So when I saw her touching her hair instead of washing her hands, my stomach turned.

"Oh my goodness, she didn't wash her hands!" I was screaming in my head.

She put her hands in her hair first. All of the grime from touching the germ-infested knob on the stall's door, and the toilet paper, that EVERYONE has touched after wiping potentially-diseased body parts, were now in her hair. I didn't even mention the germs from wiping her own body parts...and what if she accidentally touched the toilet seat?

The lady put all of those germs and bacteria in her hair and potentially on her scalp. Gross! Then she is going to be wondering why she has an itchy, red, rash on her scalp, and is going to expect me or one of my classmates touch it. I don't think so!

So...my tip for this week is after you have used the bathroom, wash your hands BEFORE you touch your hair and scalp (or any other part of your body for that matter).

- Stacy L. Davis
sgrahamhunt@gmail.com

Wondering about Dominican Blowout...

Question: Can a Dominican blowout replace a relaxer/perm/texturizer? I've been wearing a wrap for almost five years and have been getting relaxers even longer. I've been looking to change it up and ran across the Dominican blowout. I have thick, coarse hair so I'm wondering if it would be enough.

Stacy's Answer: In my opinion, yes. I do not have any chemical straighteners in my hair and the Dominicans would get my hair super straight, and it would last for about 10 days.

Of course you do have to make sure that you find a good stylist. I've been to one Dominican salon where I left with puffy roots, because the stylist claimed she didn't know how to do "my kind of hair." However, the stylist was just inexperienced because the other ones that I have gone to have done a great job with my natural hair.