A blog about hair, written by hair junkies at Folica.com

It’s Jessica from the Folica Marketing department here.  Sorry, it’s been such a long time since we last posted!  We’ve been so busy behind the scenes stirring up lots of fun, exciting things for you to check out. 

 For instance, did you see the Great Hair Day Contest sponsored by Allure and Folica?   Upload a photo of your best hair day ever, and you could score a three-day trip for two to New York City.

http://www.folica.com/features/great-hair-day-contest

 Or, get great tips from the beauty experts at Allure. 

Get the 9 sexist hair ideas ever

http://www.folica.com/features/allure#tab=tab_five

More great stuff is coming soon.  Stay tuned….

Last week it was Hair-To Tuesday at Folica headquarters again.

This month it was all about curling. Hot Tools sponsored the event and stylists from La Bottega Salon came prepared with models and curling techniques to teach to the crowd.

New York bloggers in attendance included (but were not limited to) Shyema Azam from Beauty and the Feast and Emily Kroop from A Better Roni and representing StyledOn.

The Folica Hair-To team brought a feast of fruit, cheese, hummus, sweets and wine, which eased any attendee or stylist jitters about curling in front of an audience or for the first time. (And there was at least one attendee who’d never used a curling iron before.)

The stylists demonstrated not only how to curl, but how to then style the curls. From leaving them down and flowing to side-sweeping or pining into a pretty updo, there were a handful of holiday looks that attendees could then try on their own.

The mondo gift bags were distributed (hair dryers, curling irons, products and accessories for everyone) …

and then the DIYing began.

Stylists circulated, giving one-on-one consultations and personalized tips. When one attendee declared that her hair had never once held a curl, stylist Jay declared the night’s mission: No one walks out the door without fabulous curls.

By the time the hors d’ oeuvres had been devoured, it was Mission Accomplished and Hair-To had successfully taught another handful of friends how-to. Bravo!

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Every month the mission is different. What would you like to learn how to do? (I’m voting for hot rollers.)

And if you’d like to attend, stay tuned. I’ll let you know as soon as the next is on the calendar!

See more photos on Facebook.

Okay, so we took a week off for Turkey Day and now it’s time for the fifth and final installation of Holiday Hair How-Tos, Featuring: Evening Waves

Our bombshell Folica buyer Charlene was the perfect candidate to try out rollers for a classic, wavy style that’s simple enough for day and sophisticated enough for evening.

Here’re the how-tos and contest detes below. This being the last entry for this contest means that we’re gathering our winners this week to be announced next week. Make sure to enter if you haven’t and spread the word to friends, family and beyond. (If a pal wins, you could always share the wares.)

Remember, there’s an accompanying contest on Folica:

And, I’m doing a giveaway in conjunction with the Facebook fun: In a comment, tell me which product or tool on Folica you would use to get this week’s style (and include a link).

That’s it! At the end of the five weeks of styles, I’ll announce a winner for each week.

Bonus entry points (+1 extra entry each):

1. ReTweet this contest.
2. Share the contest on your Facebook page.
3. Enlist your friends (if they mention you in their comment, you’ll both get an extra entry point).

NOTE: One entry per reader pretty please. We need to share the love, and there’s plenty to go around. If you’re in a contest mood, check out the 12 Days of Holiday Magic giveaways from Folica & NaturallyCurly, and the Make a Wish contest on our Facebook page!

Lauren reporting.

So, recently, I noticed that all the different products I use to tame my hair, and make it shine, started to build up on my head after a while. It was an awful feeling. My hair would look greasy right after I washed it! This had never happened to me before so I did some online investigating into homemade remedies – hoping to find something I already had in my house. My big discovery was (drum roll) Baking Soda! Baking soda (also known as Sodium Bicarbonate) has so many talents.

I didn’t follow any particular set of directions. Instead, I combined a few directions to make my own. Here is the routine:

1. Warm up a cup of water in the microwave
2. Dissolve a tablespoon or so of baking soda in the warm water
3. Shampoo hair as usual
4. Pour warm baking soda water over your head (Concentrate the mixture on your scalp, if your ends are dry)
5. Rinse it out thoroughly
6. Follow with a little conditioner
7. End the rinse with cool water

I only tried this once, but it really worked! My scalp wasn’t greasy and my ends weren’t dry!  Maybe I’ll consider trying this treatment once a month or maybe I’ll invest in a detox shampoo. Abba Pure Detox Shampoo contains baking soda.

I also came across apple cider vinegar as a good remedy, but I was too chicken to try it out. I’d probably prefer to try Frederick Fekkai’s Apple Cider Clarifying Shampoo. I’m sure Fekkai makes it smell yummy.

Lots ‘n lots more clarifying shampoos.

Welcoming Week Three of Holiday Hair How-Tos. Today we’re featuring Sleek & Shiny:

Dee from Marketing demos how to do the perfect sleek and straight, and then she adds Bling Strands for a final bit of holiday spirit.

Remember, there’s an accompanying contest on Folica:

And, I’m doing a giveaway in conjunction with the Facebook fun:

In a comment, tell me which product or tool on Folica you would use to get this week’s style (and include a link).

That’s it! At the end of the five weeks of styles, I’ll announce a winner for each week.

Bonus entry points (+1 extra entry each):

1. ReTweet this contest.
2. Share the contest on your Facebook page.
3. Enlist your friends (if they mention you in their comment, you’ll both get an extra entry point).

x

Rachelle