Things to know in advance:
1. I was playing with the manual settings of my camera, not very well might I add, and if the lighting could talk it would say, “Help me, I’m poor.”
2. I was obviously home alone, and from now on you can all assume whenever I attempt a DIY project, a Vlog, or an at home beauty treatment of any kind, I’m home alone.
3. I had trouble getting decent photos of my hair after this was all done. I need an assistant to follow me around at all times to snap photos of me when I look good.
4. Even though this beauty treatment offered noticeable results, I must mention that in general, I take steps to ensure shiny, healthy hair all the time.
5. This includes minimal use of hot tools, using sulfate free shampoo & conditioner, rinsing my hair in cold water at the end of each shower, getting my hair trimmed every 6 weeks, and using zero product on my hair. I mean it, ze-ro.
6. No matter what steps I take to enhance my appearance, unless it’s a tighter shirt, some people are not going to notice.
7. This is completely off topic, but is about being noticed, or forgotten rather, so: Yesterday, James and I went into a restaurant to get a gift certificate. I went into the bathroom while he purchased it. When I came out, he was gone. Like, really gone. Like walked out of the restaurant, got in his car, started his car, reversed from the parking spot, drove out of the parking lot, and received a phone call that sounded something like, “ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!?!!?!”*
8. He came back.
9. As a punishment, I’ll be hanging out around the house for the next five days in baggy clothes, watching Downton Abbey and searching Pinterest for more at home beauty treatments to take on in my solitude.
*Swears have been removed from this dialogue.
Step 1: Shower, put your hair under a faucet, spray your hair with water, do what ever it takes — but get your hair wet, then put it in a towel to bring it down a level of wetness to what I like to call, “damp”.
Step 2: Once dampness is achieved, comb hair. See? Like this.
Step 3: Mix 1/4 cup of honey with 1/4 cup of olive oil in a bowl. Get that all up in your hair. Every. single. strand. I have long hair, so, you know, figure out how much you need depending on how long your hair is. It’s not that hard. Be prepared for a sticky, oily, what did I just do to my hair, feeling.
Step 4: Place hair in a shower cap for one hour. I literally love my shower cap. I received it from one of my best friends and it has changed my life. In terms of showering, at least.
Step 5: Shower. Shampoo, condition, rinse. Blowdry. Admire.
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13 comments :
wow i need to try this!! & LOL to James leaving you. xo L
Yah, LOL now, not so LOL earlier.
I’m going to try this! I have switched to WEN hair products, but my hair doesn’t seem to be shiny (maybe my psoriasis has something to do with that?).
OH!! I have been obsessed with the WEN infomercials for the past month. If I had a million dollars to spare, I would be buying them all now. I use Nature’s Gate products from WF’s
LOL! That James cracks me up!
P.S. Tight shirt? Hahahahaha!
You & James are a pair!
Hahah, we definitely have quite the dynamic, sometimes it frustrates me to no end, but usually he’s pretty great.
I’m totally going to do this! Now I need to go out and buy a shower cap. I wonder why I never thought of buying one before now, I have long dry hair and only wash it every other day. A shower cap would be perfect. Thanks for the picture tutorial!
Literally!!! I had never thought to buy one either. If my friend hadn’t thrown one in my birthday bag filled with random goodies, I’d never have one and I’d be none the wiser. But it really makes life/showering/getting ready quick so much easier.
dang girl, it really IS shiny!!! i would be so scared once i got that sticky feeling…i’d probably start crying. and then i’d break out the donuts. because that’s what you should do in any emotional state–binge eat.
anyway. i think you did the right thing with the shower cap.
Did I tell you I have been thinking about donuts all week? Anyway, yes I think the shower cap is the greatest thing I’ve ever discovered. That and your clarisonic.
So shiny! I’ll definitely have to try this.
Your hair always looks great in your photos! Would you mind sharing where you get it cut/what your everyday routine is? I’ve recently switched to sulfate free products and I’m trying to make my hair healthy as naturally as possible. Seems like you’ve got it down!
Hey Jill! Thank you so much. I use Nature’s Gate Henna Shampoo and Conditioner. I wash it about 5 times a week. I could do less, but I really like that just washed & blowdried look my hair has after a shower. I have a stylist who lives back in my hometown and I have one here in Rhode Island. I switch back and forth, depending on their availability and my whereabouts. After I shower, I comb my hair right away and then put it up in a towel for about 10 minutes. Then I blow dry with a paddle brush and a large round brush to make the ends curl under. I don’t use hair spray or oils or mousse. Just simple wash and dry. I guess we all have different hair types so this is not going to work for anyone, but for fairly straight, non-colored thick hair, this works.
Oh AND we’d watch Bridesmaids and quote it all of the time and crack up because Josh has no clue what I’m saying when I walk around saying, “It’s civil rights. It’s the 90′s.”