Tips & Tricks

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Summer in Minnesota is short, so we tend to cram more into these three months than we do the other three seasons. But you don’t have to let your hair style suffer for your summer way of life. Many women have a summer style: a ponytail. Ladies, you are not a pony! You do not have to sacrifice style for time. And let’s not forget Minnesota’s famous humidity. Let me tell you – when it comes to flat hair or the frizzies, it IS the heat AND the humidity!

But I have many tricks up the sleeve of my smock. Tricks that will leave you with a summer style that will look like you spent hours – not minutes on your hair.

Let’s start with your cut. It’s all about texture. Layered and textured cuts give hair body. It lifts. And when you wash and go, all you have to do is use a little product to accentuate natural curl and wave.

If you want to take a little extra time, use a diffuser to “set” your waves. If you’re on the beach or by the pool, finger in some product and shake, shake, shake. Let your hair air dry and let the cut and product do its job.

Add a little more oomph and ease to your style and get a body wave! Not a poodle perm – that’s so 80s and 90s. A texture wave – and there is a difference! If your hair tends to be a little flat, a body/texture wave will give it lift. It’s easy to style and go using a little Bosley Volumizing and Defying Mousse. If you’re heading out somewhere special, use velcro and hot rollers to give you that glamour look.

Don’t forget to finish your style. For you straight-haired ladies, a finishing shot of light hairspray like Nioxin Extra Boosting Hairspray or Sebastian Shaper will help along with a light touch of humidity-resistant pomade. If you’re blessed with curls and waves, but need to calm down the frizzies, use Curls Rock Amplifier,  Sebastian Texturizer or anything that has extra humectrants (a frizz calming property). 

Don’t waste your summer agonizing over your hair or settling for no style at all. You have options! With texture cuts, waves and the right tools and product, you will turn heads wherever you go while enjoying our beautiful Minnesota summer.