Julie Brown Designs Dress (c/o) / Hunter Boots / Tory Burch Tote (Medium size here; small size here) / Kate Spade Necklace (Old, but current Kate Spade bow necklace obsession here!) /Alex & Ani New York City, New Jersey and Nantucket Bracelets (c/o)
These are the photos of a girl who spent a good 30 minutes straightening her unruly locks, got stuck in a morning rainstorm, and was then left with a half-straight, half-curly mess for the rest of the day.
Yuck.
Oh, and she forgot a change of shoes.
I would love to know what it feels like have hair that air dries beautifully. At one point, I think I had it. But when I hit my teenage years, all hell broke loose, and my once-straight mane became wavy, curly and frizzy. What happened?! And why can’t I look like this when it rains?
My hair is undoubtedly my biggest physical insecurity. Anyone else? It’s damaged, baby-fine, thin, lifeless and frizzy, and the only time I’m happy with it is when I have it professionally done. (Hello, best hair day ever. God bless extensions!)
Over the past few months, I’ve been thinking more and more about smoothing treatments, hoping they might help tame the beast and allow me to kick the oh-so-addicting straightener. Do you guys have any experience with them? Or do you swear by any over-the-counter products? I’d love to hear!
A big thank you in advance! :)
I must say that I like you wavy hairstyle! Perhaps a bad hair day gone right. :-) Have a great weekend! http://www.InteriorsbyJacquin.blogspot.com
Well, you, my friend, are the best. :) Thanks, Girl!
Such a lovely look!
Oh I have just the thing! I also have thin, kinda-frizzy-when-it-hasn’t-been-straightened hair. Chi Silk Infusion works wonders. I find combing my hair when it’s wet and letting it air dry to damp and THEN using the silk infusion works best. On especially humid days I’ll rub the tiniest amount into my hands and use it to calm my hair down even if it’s dry.
You should give it a try! It’s not a huge investment and you only use a tiny bit at a time! Let me know if it works!
Kelly
Ohio Stripes
I was thinking about this as I walked to class this morning, and I probably should also mention that I do straighten my hair after using Chi Silk Infusion, but not always. I think the intended purpose of the product is to protect your hair when you straighten it. And it also smells delicious.
KELLY.
What’s up?! Thank you so much for weighing in. I’m totally going to buy the Chi Silk Infusion. I’m trying to move away from the straightener, but it’s such a battle.
So you think the product still has a great effect on your hair even when you don’t straighten?
(Again, THANK YOU!)
Hey Kel!
I totally think the product works great without straightening. I have pretty straight hair though, so keep that in mind. I would say it has a “bend” near my ears and again at my shoulders which I don’t really like, so I choose to do a quick run through with the straightener.
I think the biggest effect Chi Silk Infusion has is that it keeps hairs all going the same way and makes them look gloriously shiny. I have a serious hate for frizz – it makes me feel disheveled. I’m not totally sure what your natural hair texture is, but I think this is worth a shot on keeping the frizz out! A lot of time it’s not so much the bend in my hair that bothers me, but the frizz it comes along with. This product is a lifesaver for that! I actually use it most often when I’m NOT straightening my hair. I can’t live without it on those days!
Hope that was helpful! I actually buy mine in the grocery store and it’s for sure under $20. Maybe even under $15. Sorry it took me so long to get back to you! Hope your weekend was nice!
love this dress with the bag! and you look adorable!
xoxo, Preeti
http://www.ninesto5.com
My girlfriends who have similar hair love keratin treatments during the humid summer. And t looks amazing!
First of all, I want your hair. It’s perfect.
Anyway.
;)
I actually just spoke to my stylist about the Keratin treatment, and she gave me something called “KeratinComplex INFUSION Keratin Replenisher,” and said it should work. But she said I also might want to do the “Express Keratin Treatment” this summer. It’s not the straightening one… and only costs $100… so I might do it! It’s supposed to smooth and tame the frizz. We’ll see!
hahaha thanks! I am one of those annoying people who doesn’t have to do anything to my hair and have pretty easy skin too. My insecurity? My eyelashes are stubs and my legs are so short!
I would KILL for no-fuss hair and skin. Sigh…
(P.S. — You’re beautiful.) xoxo
Kelly – you are too cute. I actually love the way your hair looks in these pictures. But I TOTALLY know how you feel. My hair is MY BIGGEST insecurity too. My hair is very fine, does weird wavy things when it rains, and then it breaks off in the back when I am trying to grow it out. =( Its embarrassing. I got extensions for Christmas this past year, and they were cute, but heavy and a lot of work. I ended up cutting one extension piece to the length of my hair and just placing it in the back to add more fullness to where my hair was breaking off. It worked, but ultimately, my hair looks better shorter. So after 2 years of growing it out, I just chopped it back off last night! BUMMER! I don’t really have any special tips, but I hear ya girl!
Nicole, thank you so much for saying that. I think I look like a monster, hahaha… I mean, WHY IS IT CURLY ON TOP AND THEN STRAIGHT ON THE BOTTOM?! (Answer: years of damage from the straightener, I’m sure.) But thank you so much for sending along this note.
I know it’s just hair, and that I’m being vain, but I’m so insecure about it. I LOVE extensions, and would wear them every day if I could, but they slip out when I do it. And take a LOT of time to attach. (Ugh.)
Anyway, after I read your note, I had my hair stylist chop my hair up to my shoulders this afternoon! AND I LOVE IT. You’re right. It looks better shorter. Or at least for now, until I get it to a healthier state.
She also gave me some special shampoo, conditioner, and Keratin Replenisher… so here’s hoping that all of that helps! I’ll keep you posted! :)
Thanks again, Nicole!! xoxo!
Your hair looks great Kelly, but I totally understand the struggle! Whenever it rains my hair always looks awful haha!
Hunter
Prep on a Budget
I curse the rain. ;) xoxo, Hunter!
What a lovely spring outfit, and I love the jewellery — the bracelets are gorgeous! Happy Easter weekend.
Easter Inspiration
I use Kerastase products for my hair. It’s the high end version of L’Oreal and I honestly think it’s comepletely transformed my hair. I use the Chroma Riche (it’s the copper bottles). The conditioner is a masque, so your hair gets a deep condition every time. I have naturally curly hair and this smoothens out the cuticles so I don’t get that frizzy look! I highly recommend trying a good shampoo conditioner for a month before you professionally straighten..
Cynthia
http://www.sensiblysharp.com
Cynthia,
THANK YOU SO MUCH for these recommendations!
My hair stylist gave me “KeratinComplex” Keratin Replenisher, but I think I’ll also try your products. (Would be great to find something that works that’s a bit cheaper.)
How long do you keep the masque on?
Thanks again, Girl!
SO I lied.. it’s not the chroma riche, it’s the Bain Fluidaleaste (sp?).
I normally wash my hair every other day, then apply the masque (as they call it but its really like a super deep conditioner) to the bottom part of my hair (IE the pieces of hair from like ears down (I have a hard time achieving volume so I don’t condition the top of my head, it weighs it down too much) and clip my hair up and back while I finish the rest of my shower. Then I wash it out first with luke-warm water and then with super cold water so the cuticle locks in all that shiny lovliless that the conditioner creates.
Not sure how much the keratin thing is your hairdresser recommended, but the masque and shampoo retail about $50 a piece but my hair salon gives me a discount. You can buy it on amazon for pretty cheap but I did that one time and I’m pretty sure it was watered down product, so I’m pretty weary of doing that again.
Also highly recommend you taking a dragon herb hair and nail vitamin (bought off amazon)! I’ve been taking it for like a month and a half and already see an improvement of the thickness and growth of my hair! I don’t like taking too much biotin bc it makes your hair grow way too fast and it gets brittle and breaks easily.
Also are you using a wet brush? Best Detangling brush post shower ever! Highly recommend!
Love the hair! And the preppy dressed paired with the rain boots is adorable!
Heidi
http://www.wishesandreality.com
Oh Kelly your Hunter Wellies are to die for, I love them.
Welly
xoxo
That dress is gorgeous. I am sorry about your hair woes. I hate it when my hair changes after it’s been raining.
Alicia
Between the Pearls
I am one of those people whose hair dries “beautifully”. We all want what we don’t have.
I spent over 40 years fighting my waves/curls, but thanks to Loraine Massey and the Curly Girl Method, I now have healthy, bouncy, extremely low-maintenance hair. Bad hair days are very few and far between! I cannot recommend it highly enough! http://www.amazon.com/Curly-Girl-Enhanced-Ebook-Handbook-ebook/dp/B003YL4KS0/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1428130232&sr=1-1&keywords=curly+girl
I have naturally curly/frizzy thick hair. If you ever want to embrace your curls, the Bumble and Bumble Curl cream is amazing. But for straightening, I’m addicted to mixing the Bumble and Bumble Repair cream and their Straightening cream, or Alterna Bamboo Heat Protectant spray (that’s actually a cream). And for drugstore, the L’oreal hair repair line is amazing at keeping frizz and split ends at bay. Hair can be such a pain, but you still look gorgeous, even with a bit of frizz!
-Katherine
http://thegreenbows.blogspot.ca
This navy dress is gorgeous! Your hair looks pretty good after rain :) You should see mine after some rain, frizzes up way more. I have similar hair to you and while I have wanted clip-in extensions for a while, I haven´t had the courage to get some, because I am scared I will hate my hair even more if I do. I find I have to curl it or straighten it most of the time which is terrible. However, recently I have gotten into wearing my hair in a bun or sleek high ponytail, which I don´t think it suits me terribly it is growing on me, and it means I can go more days without washing or straightening my hair, and it seems to have helped it immensely. I normally now blow dry my hair after washing it, then pass the straighteners through lightly as it´s left almost straight already and then I will try to avoid straightening it again until I wash it again :) Sorry this is long and rambly! Happy Easter :)
I’ve done keratin a ton but it will really flatten your hair and if you’re self conscious with it being thin (your hair always looks beautiful to me), it might make it look more thin.
Check out my hair in today’s post, and you’ll feel better ;) Love the blue and white dress!
xx
Sam
Rainy day and all I really like this outfit! I love your red hunters even if you forgot shoes ;)
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