embrace the heat.

texture with a side of neon.

Let's face it-- it's hot out.  Exceptionally hot.  Summer is alive and attacking our ability to wear flawless hair with every outdoor step we take.  I'd like to meet the woman who leaves the house and arrives to her destination looking exactly the same, and high five her.  The beauty of what's hot right now?  It's messy.  And I for one, couldn't be happier about the fortunate coincidence of effortless, disheveled, textured styles happening during the dead of summer.

Texture.  Embrace the wave, rock the curls, and run from anything too "perfect" in appearance-- it makes it less noticeable when the weather starts taking control and your hair starts to drift from where you originally intended on it existing for the day.  Piece it out, beach wave it, wave it period, and ruff it up with product (Aveda Control Force & Air Control are amazing for this).  

Wear braids.  Twist and pin your hair up.  Wear it wet.  Accessories make any quick up-style look immediately fancy-- headbands, colored bobby pins, brooches, and scarves.  Gone are high-rise smoothed out "bumps" with a low or side pony tail.  Bring on the big buns, chignons, and hair piled effortlessly on top of our crowns! 

Not sure where to start? Tools are the biggest part of creating this whole look. Round up soft bristle brushes, a few hair ties, bobby pins, hair pins, teasing combs, products*, and the ability to walk away.  Start everything with a ponytail above your crown.  From here, go awesome crazy with it.  Tease the hair, fold it over, braid it and wrap it around, loop and pin, and WHATEVER YOU DO-- wiggle in those pins and WALK AWAY.  Resist the temptation to smooth out a bump or remove a loop and just let it fly.  That's the beauty of it. 

The trick to making this mess of hair look polished when we know deep down inside it took us 7 minutes tops?  Pair it with a super polished outfit.  Neutral colors with a pop of neon makes every textured bun I've ever seen an instant Picasso. I mentally applaud the look, sometimes not even knowing why I love it so much.  It's the perfect collision of structure and disorder.  

So try it.  And start embracing the beauty of texture, neon, and arriving to your destination looking the way you intended. Why?   Because I cannot possibly think of a better reason to start delivering an array of high fives with each and every one of your names on it.  

Happy Styling,

A.K.

*PRODUCTS-- recommended, but not limited to:  Aveda Styling Products including Air Control Hair Spray, Control Force Hair Spray, Brilliant Retexturizing Gel, Brilliant Spray On Shine, Brilliant Hair Spray, Pure Abundance Hair Potion, Light Elements Texturizing Creme, Control Paste*  

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Dreamy Braids are HOT this summer!

Dreamy Braids are HOT this summer! 

Ready or not, here it comes – Summer! And by the looks of it, it is going to be a real hot one too. So, just how do you look “hot” when it is so hot? 

Braids! Dreamy Braids with texture and movement. This is simply the hottest trend in hair styling and it couldn’t be better timing. Braids are the stylish way to look hot while staying cool and are easier to do at home than you think. Messy, wispy braids compliment summer wardrobes in a carefree, yet sophisticated way and work beautifully with all hair types. Don’t spend another summer throwing your hair into a quick ponytail or messy bun. Allow us to teach you how to braid your lovely locks and look effortlessly fabulous this summer. Check out the video on our website that shows you how to stylishly braid your hair and look fresh off of the runway!