My hair has always been one of my favorite things about myself. Does that sound conceited? I hope not. I think everyone should look for things about themselves that they love. It's never a bad thing to be confident about yourself and to love yourself just the way you are! My hair has been one of those things about myself that I love and when I put the time into making it look nice, it really boosts my confidence.
I have always had super straight, super thick hair. I don't like to use a lot of products, if any products at all. And for a long time I washed, blow-dried, and straightened it almost everyday which didn't do a lot in terms of keeping it healthy. After I had my son, there was less time to worry about what my hair looked like and my hair kind of changed too. So I feel like in the past few months I have really discovered a new way to care for my hair and a new way to wear it as well.
A brush can really make a lot of difference when it comes to your hair. I found the Divine Care & Style by Olivia Garden at Ulta. It's good for everyday styling and has the two different kinds of bristles which really help with tangles and gives me smoothness and shine. I felt like it was a little expensive for a hair brush ($26.95!) but after using it for a few months, I don't regret buying it.
Leave-in products are new to me. Like I said before, I've never been one to use hardy any product in my hair. So when I noticed how dry/frizzy my hair felt after having my son I knew I needed to add something into my routine. I always like to try things that I've been told about or things that have been suggested to me. My best friend told me to try the John Frieda Frizz Ease and I knew I loved it the first time I used it. And the Its a 10 was something I had wanted to try but hated the price of it ($18+) without knowing whether I'd like it or not. I ended up finding that bottle at a Nordstrom Rack and got to pay a little less for it than I would have anywhere else. I love both of these products but am more apt to repurchase the John Frieda because its cheaper ($5.99). I'm on my third bottle of it but I'm still on my first bottle of Its a 10 because I want to make it last!
Lastly, my newest love - the Sephora brand curling wand! My hair has never held curl so well before I bought this tool. I don't know if regular curling irons don't get hot enough or what, but the curls just wont stay in my hair. And I hate having to spray a ton of hair spray to get them to stay because they end up not staying and then my hair just looks crispy. After watching a few youtubers with their wands and I complimented a girl at the mall who had beautiful curls and told me she used a wand, I started looking into them. I found the Sephora brand one which was only $40 and thought I would give it a try because the other wands I found were a lot more expensive. I couldn't see spending much more than that and this not working for me either. Once I tried it and got the hang of not having a clip, all of my curls turned out beautiful and they held! I even slept on them and when I woke up the next day, they were loose but they were still there. So needless to say, I love this wand and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a new way to style their hair.
In the overall effort of keeping my hair healthy, I no longer blow-dry and straighten it everyday. I let a day or two go between washes and 50% of the time I let it air dry after I have put my leave-in product in. When I do blow-dry it, I don't straighten it right away and sometimes not at all, the leave-in leaves it pretty smooth and I can get away with it Au-natural.
What hair products or tools work best for you? What do you do to keep your hair healthy? Make sure to leave a comment down below and let me know! Thanks for stopping by. <3
All My Love,
Lyndsay
*This post is not sponsored. All products were purchased by me and my thoughts and opinions on them are my very own. :)
