So many woman struggle to get their hair looking shiny and full of life. Thankfully I'm not one of them, See my mum was a hairdresser so from a young age she would teach me to wash my hair the way they do in hair salons, at the time I used to hate it, it just made baths so long. (not that I was an unhygienic child who didn't want to wash! haha i'd have just much preferred to have sat there and play with the bubbles) Anyway, so alot of people ask me how I get my hair looking so shiny so I thought I would share with you what I do and some tips.
Ok So first things first, how many times a week do you wash your hair? Once? Twice? Well make it three times. I wash my hair three times a week. So obviously I start by wetting my hair and then i'll put about a 50p size amount of shampoo. (The one I'm using at the moment is Bumble and Bumble Let It shine Shampoo) I normally start at my crown and then start to massage it into my scalp, The massaging is really important and this is what removes any product residue and stimulates your blood flow to your hair follicles, which actually improves hair growth. After this I then rinse my hair, Because i have quite thick hair I actually add another lot of shampoo to my hair and massage again. I'd advise doing so if you have thick, long or product overloaded hair.
Lastly I apply my conditioner i'm the using Bumble and Bumble let it shine conditioner), this is where so many people go wrong with 'shiny hair' and end up greasy, weighed down locks!! You only need to use about a tablespoon amount of conditioner and AVOID YOUR ROOT!!! I cannot stress this enough, your roots do not need conditioner, its only your mid-lengths and ends that do. Conditioner at your roots only makes your hair greasy. I leave my conditioner on for about three minutes and then I rinse, and I finish it off with a final cold rinse which seals your hair cuticles.
Now moving on to how I blow-dry my hair. So as soon as i get out the bath and my hair is still wet, using my tangle teezer i'll brush my hair starting from my ends and start to towel dry it. Then I'll apply a cherry sized amount of treatment oil (preferably something argan-based) which will improve your hair's elasticity and will act as an anti-frizz barrier. Next I'll apply a heat protector which you should always do when your using heat anyway. I'll spray this from my roots to the tip of my hair. Then i'll just start to dry my hair, once its started to dry abit i'll then clip up two thirds of my hair, leaving the bottom layer of my hair down. Then using a bristle brush i'll take about two-inch sections of my hair and continue to dry the rest of my hair. Heat seals the cuticles, therefore it means that they reflect more light so this is a really crucial step in making sure your hair is shiny!
Sometimes i'll go over sections of my hair with my straighteners just from the mid-length to the tips, just to add extra gloss, But this step isn't very crucial and I don't do this all the time.
For finishing touches i'll add from gloss to my hair, just working this through the ends to smooth down any flyaway hairs and lastly i'll spritz my hair with shine spray, again avoiding my roots!!
Just as an extra, Once a week i'll use a deep conditioning mask to shampooed and towel dried hair, I'll leave this on for about 10-minutes before rinsing and finishing off with a cold rinse. This just improves your hairs condition and density aswell as adding shine.
If you have curly hair. -
I'd recommend adding a tamer into your routine, such as John Frieda Full Repair Touch-up Flyaway Tamer and using kerastase oleo-curl intense masque as this helps detangle curls and lastly I'd advise using Aveda Be curly Curl controller as your hair gloss.
If you have fine hair, I'd recommend, Swapping the hair oil for wella professionals luxe oil light, as you do not want heavy oils to weigh your hair down, And I would add supplements into your routine, such as phillip kingsley Pk4 hair soya protein capsules which contain essential amino acids for your hair follicles.
If you have oily hair I'd recommend shu uemura art of hair cleansing oil shampoo as this tackles product build up and i'd also suggest liz earle botanical shine conditioner for oily hair.
Lastly, If you have dry hair I'd recommend Tigi Hair reborn resurfacing lusterizer as your hair gloss which fights humidity. As well as joico K-pak revitaluxe treatment as your weekly hair mask as it helps repair damaged, dry or coloured hair.
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