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Zhenya
- Aug 28, 2022
- 2 min
Do you know what's in your water?
This is an edited email from my role model and educator The Platinum Giraffe (edited for you and not for the hairdresser): Follow her here ---> https://www.instagram.com/theplatinumgiraffe/ Time to start a new week by kicking it off with some exclusive Blonding Crew only “nuggies of knowledge”. Let’s talk water! Water contains minerals. Minerals are rocks. Therefore we’re walking around with rocks in our damn hair! Hence my constant preaching about getting a water filter on y
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Zhenya
- Aug 21, 2022
- 1 min
My color line
I use Aveda for my permanent and Demi-permanent color line because it is completely customizable. I do not squeeze out a red brown color from a tube. I squeeze out the base color (levels 1-10) and then add as much red as desired. I use Robson Peluquero as a pre-tone because it doesn’t require a developer which could lift natural hair. I use Pulp Riot for my vivid because I can apply it on wet or dry hair and the color doesn’t bleed.
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Zhenya
- Aug 14, 2022
- 2 min
My favorite shampoo: Gold Lust
Do you know the number one reason women buy a hair product? Smell! The aroma of a hair product will determine if it will be purchased. The number one reason to buy Oribe Gold Lust is for the smell. It is Infused with a rich blend of jasmine, edelweiss flower, lychee, sandalwood, cassis, bergamot and argan extracts. In a review, someone described it as “fresh and clean, like a combination of citrus and floral scents; It's fantastic.” Another reason to buy Gold Lust is because
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Zhenya
- Aug 7, 2022
- 1 min
Foundation, but for your face
Have you struggled color matching your foundation? I learned a sure fire way to do so. You want to apply the foundation close to your ear. I use a q-tip and I apply a streak of foundation starting from my jaw and ending mid-neck. I’ll apply several shades about 1/2” apart and look for the shade that disappears on the skin. Why the neck? Well, have you seen someone who apply a foundation that appears to dark for their skin? The reason for the observation is because their neck
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