Author: Iskra Banović

Beat bad hair days with these must-read tips for healthy hair. Reversing bad hair days and the curse of unhealthy hair doesn’t have to be a momentous affair, and it won’t take a miracle of biblical proportions. You just need to adapt these hair laws to your everyday hair routine, and you’ll be set for life. Maybe even longer. 1. Thou shalt have no other hair stylists. Great hair means a great relationship with a stylist that you trust. Someone that will learn your hair, your personality, and figure out how to make you get along with your hair’s quirks.…

How to Deep Condition Your Hair Deep conditioner can be confusing. Is it the same as the regular conditioner? Should I do something special with it? Slap it on, and rinse it off, right? Well, you can go that route, but if you really want to get all the bang for your buck out of your deep conditioner there are a few tips you can use to make deep conditioning really restore the look and feel of your hair. These tips can be applied to any deep conditioner or natural hair oil treatment like coconut oil or olive oil. 10…

All Natural Highlights at Home If you spend enough time in the sun without UV protection, your hair will naturally lighten, and the results can be absolutely fantastic. But, who has all summer to wait for fantastic hair? There are a few ways to speed up the process with just a few ingredients from your kitchen or a short trip to the grocery store. First thing’s first though, determine if you’re a good candidate for this process. The lighter your natural hair color is, the better results you’ll get and less brassy/orange tones you’ll likely expose with these methods. It’s…

Change the Way You Wash Your Hair: With Science. A Whole New Approach to Clean Hair: Where Science Meets Beauty We live in a strange time in beauty. The war on shampoo has been raging, and there are clear lines in the sand. There are those that shampoo and there are those that rarely or never shampoo and the advice from beauty gurus are contradictory at best. I give a lot of shampoo advice, and a lot of it revolves around shampooing less and taking better care of your scalp. You can imagine my quite literal giddiness (is that a word?)…

Weird Things You Notice When You Stop Washing Your Hair – Answers to the Questions You Were Afraid to Ask If you’ve followed this website at all, or any hair advice column at all, you’re likely aware of the dirty hair movement. Women everywhere are giving up daily hair washing for weekly or bi-weekly shampoo sessions leading to less time in the bathroom, healthier hair, longer lasting color, and a few quirks along the way. Here are some of the answers to the questions you’re afraid to ask about your new dirty hair routine. 1. Are You Shedding More? Do…

Every hairstylist for your entire life has likely told you to stop washing your hair every day. “Easier said than done,” you say. And while I know you already know that your color will last longer, your hair will be healthier, and your time in the bathroom will be cut in half, getting used to this dirty hair thing doesn’t sit well with everyone. I get it, ladies. I was complete with you for the first 35 years of my life, but in the past year I’ve made a choice to get this dirty hair thing down, and I promise…

The best brunette hair colors, according to hairstylists, are chestnut brown, honey brown highlights, toffee brown, caramel swirl, caramel mocha, sunny balayage, and beige brown with ice gold. Other cool options include chunky highlights, chocolate mauve, smokey sombré, and ash blonde. Brunette hair color ideas The best brunette hair color ideas for 2023 include dark golden brown with weaves of balayage, black-brown hair tones with soft beach waves, very dark brunette hair with soft curls, warm brown/caramel balayage, warm rose brown, burgundy or purple hair, chestnut brown with caramel highlights, ash/mushroom brown. Brunette hair color trends The biggest hair color…

Why Your Drastic Hair Color Changes are Annoying your Hairstylist – How to Keep Your Hairstylist from Wanting to Pull Your Hair Out. Around Labor Day every year, clients in my salon start asking if they should color their blond hair darker for the fall. Insert eye roll here. It’s the most annoying question and one I dread in the fall, but not because I don’t want you to have dark hair. It’s because I don’t want your color to change drastically now and then again as soon as the leaves start budding in the spring. Here’s why it’s super…

What to Do When Your Hair Color Isn’t What You Expected – Hair Color, Highlights, and Lowlights It’s happened to almost everyone at one time or another. You go in to the hair salon with a fabulous photo of a hair color that you’ve been dreaming of, only to come home with regrets. Even though your stylist and everyone in the salon said you look great, somehow you’re doubting that this “copper” tone they’re raving about is your color at all (in fact, you think it might be orange).So, what do you do when you get home and you hate…

Fall & Winter Hair Trends: The Cut And Color Must-Try Styles It seems like as soon as Labor Day approaches, everyone wants change. If you’re lucky enough to live where the seasons change, you change your wardrobe over to sweaters, boots, and leggings. Kids go back to school and routines change. The colors of the season go from bright summer hues to warmer cozy tones. Baseball season ends and football season gets insane. And women everywhere want to change their hair. Am I right? Click through to see the hottest hair trends to share with your stylist this fall. Spoiler…

With the changing seasons it is important to revisit your daily beauty routine and make adjustments where needed. After a cold, blustery winter your hair might be in rough shape, so it’s important to prioritize hair health. Very few people realize just how importance it is to detoxify hair but what with all the product buildup, environmental factors, pollution and whatnot, it’s a practice that should become a regular part of your hair care routine. A solid detox regimen can set the clock back by years and give you younger looking hair in days. Here are four easy ways to…

Decluttering 101: Battling Beauty Build-up. See which products are worth saving, and which should get tossed. Sick of your bathroom looking like it was hit by a hurricane? Can’t find your blow-dryer when you’re already running late for work? Feeling guilty because you spend hundreds on things you don’t use? Take some time to de-clutter your bathroom, vanity and store cupboards. Here are six smart ways to a simpler life. Out With The Old, Hold Off On The New Begin by reading the labels on all the perishable products you’ve got lining your bathroom cabinets, shelves and other cupboards. Even…