hairstyles for long hair

2010 is here and that means that the whole new wave of hair styles is here. From the top stylist in Beverly Hills to Christian Wave, the top stylist at the Golden Globes and Academy awards, they are all showcasing what the term Sedu means. You probably have heard of the whole Sedu wave but what about the best in hair styles suing the Sedu. Jennifer Anniston – the queen of the new hair style is showcasing with the Sedu and she looks sleek and super healthy with her hair. She loves the appliance, no not that one, we mean the Sedu. So shout it from the mountain tops as everybody is talking Sedu.

So what is a Sedu, it is a very ceramic flat iron that is also used in the same company as super silky and super straight. Ceramic flat irons work well to straighten out the curly hair while also eliminating the frizzy hair that tends to frizz after a few hours of straightening. Both of these types of h air work well for the Sedu. There are also beauty products and hair products that work well with the Sedu flat irons. For example the Health Hair Plus line of products can produce the sleek and sexy look that you are after. So which products? The best shampoo to use is Sleek and Straight shampoo and also Sleek and Straight Conditioner. While straightening the hair we suggest using Thermal Protector. That is a very strong suggestion by the way as the Thermal Protector protects hair from the strong heat that comes from the flat irons and appliances. Vitamin shampoo and Silk Protein conditioner helps to rebuild the proteins that are broken down during the process of applying heat to the hair but also proteins are broken down while using straightening products such as relaxers and perms. This is why the hair is constantly needing proteins. Can you add to many proteins – sure! This will cause the hair to become brittle. The brittleness using causes split ends and other associated problems. For most over proteining the hair is not a problem and if you want that super soft and full of like hair then adding a silk protein to your hair makeover or regimen is vital. We don’t suggest using a protein conditioner everyday and as far as proteins go, silk protein makes the hair feel the softest while keratin and wheat protein do the best job of rebuilding the hair. In our Silk Protein conditioner we include all three and it works as a total conditioner to help repair any hair problems but also a super sleek shine that goes extremely well and plays right into the look that Sedu is trying to accomplish! Sedu hair styles are typically very sleek as the hair slides off of the iron.

Some other great hair products that you may want to consider in your hair makeover are those products that work on the root of the hair and Healthy Hair Plus as well Nioxin both work on this with just about every product except the styling products that they manufacture. Products such as Root Food by Healthy Hair Plus and Vitamin shampoo as well as Hair Nutrition vitamins all work on feeding the root the nutrition that it needs to get hair healthy again and for many that is the key to getting rid of frizz. So many people think that hair frizz and split ends are just a hair problem but many times it is a root problem with the root not getting enough nutrition to sustain healthy growth and that will cause the hair to be much more fragile as it grows out of the scalp or medulla of the hair.

Long hair updo

You have long hair and you are ready for an updo or “long hair” service and you go to a full service salon and what – they don’t offer “long hair” service. Guess its not so full service after all. So you go to another beautician and they don’t know what to do either. Why is that? Some of the reasons hairstylists don’t offer “long hair” or updo service is because:

- None of their clients have long hair
- Never learned how
- Takes too long
- Learned, tried it, but got out of practice and forgot
- Too confusing

To the hairstylist, watching is easy. But when you are actually doing the work, it becomes confusing. It’s hard for a hairstylist to get and keep clients. If you are able to offer total hair services, including long hair, then you’ll be keeping new clients instead of sending them away. One way to help you get over some of the points listed above is to practice on a wig or mannequin. When you are in-between appointments, this will offer you practice to gain confidence and allows you to display your work to your customers.

If you are good at long hair, then you need to be the hairstylist that your competitors send their customers to. Advertise that you do long hair. There are plenty that don’t do long hair and this approach may get you the client list you need.

Let the bridal shops know you are available, along with the formal dress shops. Girls going to prom always want fancy hairstyles. Offer your services free to the bridal show as a promotion for your business. This helps you gain more updo customers and helps the bridal shop. Win-win.

You can also create a photo album of the mannequins you have been practicing on, or on customers. This will give prospective customers your ability and creativity level. Another idea is to work with a clothing store on their special event or sale days – and offer your services to attract customers. You can make these books up inexpensively with a digital camera and color copies. Have them bound with some of your business cards and ask if you can display them at the bridal shops.

Complimentary cards are very good, too. You can offer a discount on the back of the card. When a client gets their hair done, then give them some cards to hand out when they are asked where they got such a cute hairstyle. This works especially well at high schools before proms and dances. As always, if they don’t need long hair services, they will probably pass the card onto a friend.