All About Haircare

The question that I'm asked the most is, "Is your hair natural curly?" and the answer is, "Yes."

The absolute WORST hair day of my entire life was the day my dear mother decided that I needed a perm. Long, wavy hair tied back with barrettes one day and little orphan Annie the next. I kid you not. AND she made me go to school looking like that! I was in the fifth grade, so you can imagine what my friends thought of my strawberry blonde fro. What I didn't know at the time, was that that perm day would spark the beginning of my personal signature hair style. From that day on, I had perms up until about the time I got married. In the 80's and 90's, I had the spiral perms and the teased bangs. AS I got older, my hair just naturally got curlier on its own and I no longer needed perms. Today, in my mid-forties, I wear it much shorter, stacked in the back, and a tad longer on the sides. I still tease my curls with a "pick" and I'm still a fan of hairspray. I will forever be a fan of BIG HAIR!

Today I'm linking up with the girls from The Blended Blog to dish all about haircare. My routine is nothing major and just like last week, I'm still a cheapo when it comes to products, but I probably do splurge more on hair and makeup than I do on skincare. 

Shampoo// I use "Grandma Shampoo." It's called Shimmering Lights and all the little, old, gray-haired ladies use this shampoo and I do, too, to cut the brassiness of my blonde hair (my hair color will have to wait for another post). AND! The shampoo is bright purple! My favorite color!

Conditioner// I use to not use conditioner because it left my hair flat and too relaxed, but my hair texture changed a few years ago and so now I have to use it. Conditioner especially helps during the summer months of high humidity.

Curl Enhancer// I've never met a Kenra product that I didn't like and their curl enhancer is a must have for me. It makes my curls look fuller and bigger. 

Mousse// I only started using Aquage mousse a few months ago.  I saw it in the Ulta check out line and decided to try it for volume at my crown. I struggle with some height in that area and this mousse has really helped. I also ask my stylist to cut my hair a little differently in that area for more volume, but I have no idea how to explain to you what she does! Ha!

Volumizer// Another Kenra favorite that helps with my "big hair" dreams!

Diffuser// Last but not least, this little tool is how all the magic happens. After towel drying my hair and applying products, I blow dry my hair with this little gadget attached to my hair drier on low speed. As I'm drying, I'm scrunching my hair at the root for volume. 

After blow drying, the only thing left is the teasing and the spraying. I use what else? Kenra's high volume hair spray. My aqua net hair spray days of the 80's are far behind me, but I'll always be a big hair fan!