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What to Do When Your Hair Sets Off Alarms
The history and motivation behind this Hairnastics community.
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Expertly Playing Up Your Natural Features
By Shelly M. Published October 10, 2022 Although there is no one standard of beauty, look at enough fashion magazines and you will come away thinking that there are all sorts of things wrong with yourself. “My face is too narrow,” “My eyes are too big,” “My thighs are too large!” “My hair is too…
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What Makes a Good Haircut?
Importance of face and head shape. One of the things I’ve found is that haircuts are very technical endeavors. They should not be embarked upon haphazardly. Much like choosing the perfect pair of glasses to fit your face shape, haircuts must be chosen carefully to frame the face. We found interesting tips for choosing hair…
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Spotlight on Black Hair Today
Hair comes in many different textures that are as different and beautiful as all of the people who make up the human race. Several hair types are often misunderstood by both those who possess these hair types and the world at large. Today, we focus on the “3A – 4C” hair types – that is…
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Throw Back – Or Shall We Say, No Limit – Thursday!
There’s just something that takes us back in time when we see pastels – pastel green walls, pastel purses, pastel jewelry. In a modern world of brights and neons, pastels always have a classy and timeless quality that make us think – “hey, is that vintage?” We think pastels, or pastel-like colors, on hair and…
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Expertly Playing Up Your Natural Features (Part 2)
How to Expertly Play Up Your Natural Features (Part 2)
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Expertly Playing Up Your Natural Features
by Shelly Nyo Although there is no one standard of beauty, look at enough fashion magazines and you will come away thinking that there are all sorts of things wrong with yourself. “My face is too narrow,” “My eyes are too big,” “My thighs are too large!” “My hair is too short”… for some of…
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Monday Mornin’ Up-do’s
Greetings folks. Its Monday. For those who have the day off, it is the MLK Day of Service. For those who don’t, its the top of the work week. Either way, its time to roll up your sleeves and get to work. Rolled-up sleeves and an up-do to go with it! Below, we have several…
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What’s your shampoo regimen and what should it be?
It depends. It depends on many things that are unique to every individual. A major factor that a shampoo being “the best” depends on is hair type. There are four main types of hair, according to Rebecca Joy Stanborough of healthline.com, and they are 1 straight, 2 wavy, 3 curly, and 4 coily. Reactions to…
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Compelling Monday Thoughts on Hair
The key elements of professionalism, according to a 2014 article entitled, “Professionalism: An essential career skill” on CareerBuilder.com, are: 1. Accountability 2. Consideration 3. Humility 4. Communication 5. Tidiness 6. Kindness 7. Consistency Most of these elements are things that appear to fall out of the realm of hair care. As long as you are…
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What Does “Hairnastics” Mean Anyway?
Hair is a covering. Hair is a canvas. Hair should be uniquely you, and you should be comfortable in your choice of style, whether it involves a full head of hair, or none at all! It is also doing hair “gymnastics” with your hair, and causing people to say, “Wow, I’d never think to do…
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Are you a Hairnastics Enthusiast?
Greetings again friends! Last week we blogged about what “Hairnastics” means to you, the reader. We also gave a survey to see what goes through your mind when you hear the term “hairnastic.” If you haven’t already, take the Hairnastics survey! We hope that you’ve seen that there is no one definition for “Hairnastic” –…
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What Makes a Good Hair Cut?
by Shelly M. Published October 5, 2022, updated March 28, 2023 Importance of face and head shape. One of the things I’ve found is that haircuts are very technical endeavors. They should certainly not be embarked upon haphazardly. Much like choosing the perfect pair of glasses to fit your face shape, haircuts must be chosen…
