Its been a while. But I’m back and excited about the topic this week.

My cousin came over this past weekend and she’s growing out a short, short cut. She wants to continue to grow it long, but in the process she needed suggestions for maintenance and versatility. We are going to explore a technique that can incorporate both maintenance and versatility and still give you a finish you’ve been waiting for. So, the topic this week… “What can I do with my hair?”

I cater to the woman on the move. So the first issue I hear from a new client during a consultation is always maintenance. They want to know how to care for their hair at night or how style it differently so they can do less in the morning.

I currently offer an “At-Home-Training” session for my clients where I teach a group or an individual at home daily maintenance and styling quick fixes. I am going to give you some of that same information right here and now.

Whether short, medium or long lengths you should never over do your hair with heat. Using heat everyday….is over doing it. Part of daily maintenance is to keep your hair healthy. Using too much heat can lead to damaged hair. You want to achieve optimum hair health and learn to maintain it. Most people use heat daily because of what happens to their hair at night.

Tip #1 comes from my first post “To Cut or Not to Cut” . In ““ In the post I suggest using a satin or silk pillowcase at night. Satin and silk materials are woven tightly and don’t soak up your natural oils and can leave your hair in perfect condition in the morning, not all dried up. Cotton pillowcases not only suck your natural oils and moisture, but the loose woven material can also grab your hair and can cause breakage.

Wrapping is a popular technique in the community. I personally don’t like “wrapping” hair at night because I feel the hair lays toooooo flat and if your hair tends to be on the oily side, your hair can possibly can get too oily. I enjoy hair that is light in weight and allows for every strand to move separately.

Investing in a great hair cut can be considered Tip#2. With a great cut, little maintenance is needed. The days of having to force your hair into style with heat can disappear. (If you read my post “Dream Cut”, a great cut can take you a long way.)

The first two tips involved easy sleek maintenance. Lets throw some versatility into the mix for the third tip.

If you are a texture girl, or want to something new, Tip #3 is for you. Try a “carefree tousle”. If you have long hair, try pulling your hair into a ponytail at night and twist your hair until it in turns into a bun and secure with bobby pins. In the morning, take out the ponytail and let your waves flow. Hint: the tighter the twist, the smaller the curl. You can also try pulling your ponytail in different height positions to create texture at different levels creating different looks. If your hair is medium length, this can work for you to. Instead of the one ponytail, you can create multiple ponytails or twists.

Another technique for medium to short hair lengths would be to pin curl your hair at night and enjoy the texture in the morning. Keeping in mind that the smaller the pin curls, the tighter the curl in the morning. You can choose to pin curl your hair to the base creating a full curl or just the bottom for tuck or flip. In keeping with texture, if you’re a morning girl, try heat rollers when you get up and let them work for you while you dress.

Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions.