Everyone puts their hair up once in a while, and while we don’t think much of it, ponytails can actually harm your hair. Here’s why! Unfortunately, those cute pigtails and pink-flowered hair pins we wore as little girls aren’t all that friendly if you wear them as an adult, especially if you’ve already got thin or fragile locks. Not only do we lose hair as we age, we weaken it with daily blow drying and other forms of torture (perms, highlights, curling irons, etc…). You really want to avoid barrettes whenever possible, because they tend to catch hair and break...

So you washed your hair and blow dried it last night, but when you woke up this morning your hair was as flat as it ever was! How come? The answer is gravity along with not rinsing properly and using the wrong shampoo. First, figure out if you have oily hair, normal hair (combo) or dry hair. If it’s oily, which is probably the case, it’s a challenge to keep the just-from-the-shower bounce overnight. Your scalp is already at work producing its natural moisturizer, which can make hair look flat by morning. Find a mild volumizing shampoo geared for your hair type. Wash your ...

If you just don’t know what to do with your hair anymore, why not go for a side swept shag? It’s hot, refreshing, and very sexy. Not only that, but it’s also very easy to maintain! Here’s how to! This modern-day side-swept haircut offers a fresh and jaunty attitude that I fell in love with instantly. Created by Charles Worthington and aptly named the urban shag, it’s a contemporary trend that embodies carefree sophistication and just plain fun. The texture is achieved with a choppy “razor cutting” method, in which hair is cut at an angle to fram...

Short hair, long hair, whatever kind of hair you have, you must make sure that it’s nice and big this season! Volume is in, and you can’t be seen without it. A little volume at the crown of your hair is a must. Use a round brush to gather the top layer of the crown, spray a little hairspray and tease with a comb for instant volume. You can also achieve overall volume by working a volumizing mousse through wet hair and blow-drying your hair upside down. Products are a great way to get super volume, so don’t be scared to use them, but remember that too much can hurt your hair. ...

You know how much your struggle to give your hair that perfect look, and spend tons of time blow-drying only to wait an hour and see that your hair is completely flat? Well here’s how you can maximize your blowout. Start off by using a deep conditioning treatment before blow-drying your hair. This will help ensure that there is no frizz in the end. Revive your slept-on roots with a little bit of volumizing spray. My favorite is Big Sexy Hair So Pumped Volumizing Mist, only $14.95. Keep your hair smooth with a flatiron or curling iron. The heat will nix oil and relax the cuticles. ...

Get your hair to shine like never before! You see celebs all the time sporting super shiny, glowy hair- so what’s their secret? Even though you yourself can get mega shine, most of the time the products will weigh your hair down. So how do you pack all that shine into your hair without all the weight? The trick is spritzing a superlightweight hair spray onto wet strands. That’s right, I said wet hair. The silicone in the spray ramps up the shine just the right way. Blow-dry your hair as usual, and to really glow at night, mist on a light-reflecting spray such as Fekkai Spar...

Paul Mitchell’s Super Skinny Shampoos and Conditioners are one of the best hair products out there. The shampoo will leave your hair not only feeling silky soft, but looking healthy, brilliant, shiny, and straight (no frizz here!). The shampoos and conditioners are designed to help repair frizzy, unruly hair. It will soften and smooth your hair so that you look like you just came out of the salon! As you may or may not know, Paul Mitchell’s hair products cannot be store bought (for the most part), so you have to make your way to your local salon to find these products. They ...

And we have finally arrived here- how to get sexy-messy hair, for the girl with the straight hair. It is probably the easiest of all three because straight hair is more manageable. Step 1: Shampoo and apply a light conditioner; towel-dry your hair until it is damp. Step 2:With your left hand, pull smallish, arbitrary sections of hair approximately two inches in width, which you’ll then wrap around two of the fingers of your right hand. The index and middle fingers are probably easiest. Just think of your fingers as human hair rollers. Step 3:Apply a volumizing spray to each sectio...