Prom Updo’s are serious business in Norwich Conn

“Prom Updo’s Rethink”I read press stories a lot and I’ve never seen a publication do as good of job as Amy Lawson, of the Norwich Bulletin of helping teens get ready for prom and especially in the hair styling category. My hats off to the Norwich Bulletin for a very well done article on prom hairstyles.

They have an entire website devoted to local proms, it is really well done it includes an interview with local hairdressers with outstanding video of J. D. Danner demonstrating how to prepare a relaxed look hair style for prom. His theory that maybe prom updo’s are not the best hairstyle for prom.

The site has listings of the dates and locations of all of the local proms, a listing of the top 10 movies with prom themes, plus many more local resources for teens attending prom. As a bonus there is a second prom updo’s video JD Danner knows that no prom attendee is going to be looking for a relaxed hairstyle for the big night. Here are a couple of snippets from this must read prom hairstyle article.

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Growing hair out can be frustrating, here are some tips for making life a little brighter.

About three times a week around here, either in an article or discussion board comment, or from one of the students in my class Finding the Right Hairstyle for You! I get a question something like . . . “I’m growing hair out, how do I cope while waiting for my hair to grow out?”

There are several things that I recommend

• Change your hairstyle often, try lots of new things during each new stage, who knows maybe you’ll find the unexpected hairstyle that looks spectacular on you
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• Pay attention to any hairstyle that gets compliments from any source. A compliment should be a great tip off, that a hairstyle really looks great on you.
• Do lots of fun stuff . . . tie in a scarf, try a hair extension, wear hair accessories and hair thingees often.
• Experiment with some different hair colors. Use semi-permanent hair color that shampoos-out easily and quickly.
• Clip out a picture of the new hairstyle you are longing for and post it on your mirror to keep you positive and determined.
• Take a multi-vitamin daily
• Gently massage the scalp often (hair dressers receive special training on scalp message for a reason, it helps promote healthy hair and hair growth)
• Drink lots of water
• Keep your hair moisturized with a good moisturizer like Paul Mitchell Super-Charged Moisturizer
• Condition, condition condition
• Don’t set the clock back – Damage is your worst enemy during this stage.
• Trim damaged ends often
• Avoid hairstyles that pull too tightly, or stretch or snap the hair. Even a simple ponytail can be damaging to your hair if not done with care.
• Avoid over-processing
• Minimize stress
• Shampoo only as often as necessary
• No rubbing with the towel
• Don’t over expose your hair to the sun.
• Avoid any harsh chemical treatments
• No perms
• No hair straightening treatments
• Easy on high lighting
• Hold up on taking out a second mortgage for some snake oil salesman who claims he has a product that will make your hair grow faster.

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Hair care product labels . . . more confusion on the way

Regular readers of this site already know that I am on a mission to pressure hair care product manufacturers to start telling us the truth about their products, labeling and marketing. It all started several months ago with my article Hair care product labels, are they truthful? Which brought the hair care product industry to task for their not coming clean on how hair care products marketed as “sold only in professional hair styling salons” are showing up on the shelves of Target, Wal-Mart, Walgreens and who knows, maybe your corner convenience store by now.

Well here is another example of the label fraud. Normally a press release like the one quoted in this article would not be something that I would pay much attention to. That is until I read the last paragraph. If I am reading it right (and if not please let me know in the comments) hair care products from these brands: Vidal Sassoon, The Procter & Gamble Company, Revlon and Helen of Troy will all contain the same Toni and Guy product? . . . I don’t know about the rest of you, but where I come from, we call that lying. Agree, disagree? Leave a comment.

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