Great Inspiration Site

I found this great website that has photos archived of celebrity hair styles. AND THE PHOTOS ARE IN HIGH RESOLUTION....so you can print them out and take them to the salon or beauty supply store!

ENJOY!!!

BeautifulHairstyles.Com


XOXO,
miss blondissima

GET CELEB INSPIRED- AND RUN WITH THESE PICS TO YOUR STYLIST!

LADY CHRISTINA...I LOVE HER BUT HERE SHE'S GONE A TAD TOO WHITE!
JESSICA BIEL LOOKS AMAZING WITH BLONDE HAIR! GO JESS!
GORGEOUS KYLIE MINOGUE! WHAT A BLONDE BOMBSHELL!
THE DROP DEAD GORGEOUS BLONDE WITH AN EDGE! GWEN STEFANI!


Kate Bosworth! Gorgeous sunny blonde as usual! Love the short sleek bob!











BLONDE HAIR IS IN THIS SEASONS AND THESE CELEBRITIES ARE PROOF OF THE TREND! SUMMER IS NOT THE ONLY TIME FOR BLONDE! LIGHTEN UP!!! =D

Deeeeeeeep Conditioning- a Blonde Requirement

Ok ,so all of us blondes know that the disadvantage of being blonde is sometimes we end up with dry, brittle hair. However, with a little TLC this problem can be remedied!

I am spastic about conditioning my hair. I condition it every time I shampoo and sometimes if I am running out to the gym or running errands for the day I will shower and leave the conditioner in my hair piled up in a ponytail holder.I find that this really helps the strength and integrity of my hair.

My favorite conditioning products are:

Pantene Beautiful Lengths - a portion of the proceeds of this product goes to the Beautiful Lengths wig program for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. It also conditions great and uses the new Aquacurrent technology.

Frederick Fekkai Technician Color Care Hair Mask

Joico K-Pak

Pureology NanoWorks Luxury Hair Masque

You can also try home methods such as a Virgin Olive Oil soak - just smooth olive oil in your dry hair. Leave on for 30 + minutes with an option of putting a heat cap on your heat and heating the hair up with your hair dryer. The heat will help the olive oil penetrate the hair shaft better. Shampoo and condition and you will be left with beautiful, sleek, shiny hair!!!!

L'OREAL SUPERIOR PREFERENCE DREAM BLONDE- LOVE AT FIRST BLEACH!

I have found the most amazing blonde haircolor yet!!!! I have joined the bandwagon of L'oreal Superior Preference Dream Blonde! My color is color number 11 " Glistening Magnolia". I have used this color twice and it has worked like a dream- even when I was doing background work on the set of "Gossip Girl" the first time I colored with this product the hairstylist for the show asked if this was my natural hair color!!!! INSANE!!! IF ONLY HE KNEW!!! LOL! I am a natural level 7 and it lifts me to about a level 9, so I do go back in with Wella Blondor cream bleach ( in foils) with a 20 vol. developer to throw in some brighter highlights and break the color up a bit.

The Dream Blonde package contains lots of goodies! There is a "step 1" pre color hair conditioner that you put on your ends or any damaged areas you may have in your hair to protect it during the lightening process. The second step is to mix the color with the developer in a very professional looking applicator bottle ( the nice kind that has the long tip to get into your roots well!). For new growth only you apply and let it develop for about 25 minutes and in the last 5 minutes apply the color to your ends to "freshen up". If it is your first time coloring with this product or a new Dream Blonde color you should apply it all over and leave it in for the full 30 minutes.. The shampoo and conditioner for after treatment use are big, generous tubes and the smell is FABULOUS!. I wish they sold these products in large size separately because they make your hair so shiny and silky! There is also a styling product that they give you - "Continuous Shine Cream" . This stuff really smooths and sleeks the hair and adds extraordinary shine. You only need a little bit or you risk looking greasy, but it tames fly-aways like a dream.

I can't express what a relief it is to finally be able to color my hair and not be afraid of it coming out a crazy color or falling off. I have been entrapped by going to a salon for years and here in NYC the costs of being a double process blonde are astronomical....at a salon I trust in Brooklyn I paid upwards of $300 every 6-8 weeks to color my hair and it made me sick every single time I left because of the money involved. Many times I try and wait until I could fly home to Louisiana and get it colored down there to save money but who has the patience to wait with dark roots looming?

One problem for us long hair gals and this product is that if you have very long and thick hair like I do....unfortunately it will take two boxes of color to completely saturate your hair . Thirty dollars for two boxes of color versus $300 a pop is something I can deal with though.

There is a Dream Blonde color called " Ultra Lightening" color #100. I haven't tried it yet...maybe next time, but again it probably only lifts about 2 levels. Yesterday, when i was buying my color I noticed an Asian girl behind me with a box of Dream Blonde in color 9A "Pure Orchid". Her hair was black and very red/warm undertones. I wanted to tell her that she was about to make a very big mistake and end up with very orange hair, but didn't feel it was my place. Please remember that there are limits to box haircolor and generally no matter how much lightening the box claims it will only lift about 2 levels from the color your hair presently is. If your hair is a very dark brown or black please see a professional for blonding and save yourself ( and your hair) a very big headache!

Have questions? Shoot me an email: miss.blondissima@gmail.com

Check out the L'oreal Superior Preference Dream Blonde colors here:

L'oreal Dream Blonde

xoxo!!!

miss blondissima

Best Shampoos for Blondes

Ok so we have all seen them....the "blonde only" shampoos.

I have tried many of them and there are definite winners and losers.

John Freida makes a line called "Sheer Blonde". I personally think that this line of shampoos dries out my hair and made it feel brittle, even with the aid of their matching conditioner. It just didn't remove the brassiness and dullness that my blonde hair gets over time and the dry factor was a definite NO.

My favorites are ArtTEC "White Violet" color shampoo. I have used this off and on since the early Ninetie's (sigh). My blonde Mother even uses it everyday! It smells great and gives an untimate anti-brass effect without drying out the hair.

Also, DEVA Concepts makes an amazing line of shampoo and conditioners for blonde hair that you actually can use everyday. The shampoo comes in two versions one called "No-poo" which does not suds-up and does not strip the hair of essential oils at all. This formulation is great if your hair is dry and damaged. For those that like a little sudsy action or tend to have an oilier scalp, they make another version called "Low-poo" that provides a bit more cleaning action. Both formulas have a purple color to prevent orange/brass tones from developing. The color depositing is not strong ( if you don't leave it on long) so it is safe to use everyday. Following the shampoo they also make a anti-brass conditioner for blondes called "One Condition". The conditioner is emollient and leaves your hair silky without waxiness or buildup. Another good note about the Deva shampoos is that they are sulfite free so they won't strip or change the color of your blonde!

My old tried and true stand-by is Clairol Shimmer Lights for blonde/silver hair. What can I say...it truly works....has a good price and smells nice and clean! It can be a bit drying but I tend to limit my use to 2-3 times a week as my hair has platinum highlights and the porous nature of my hair really sucks in the violet color from the shampoo if I am not careful . ( TIP: if you ever leave on a color-depositing shampoo too long....just throw on some deep conditioner and it will lift the color-depositing shampoo out to a more normal level).

Another line that I ADORE is Frederick Fekkai Technician Color Care Shampoo and Conditioner ( I also use some of the styling products but I'll save that for a later post). I buy this at Sephora or Ricky's here in NYC. If you don't have a Sephora near you you can shop online at www.Sephora.com 24 hours a day 7 days a week! I love the way this product smells and it makes my hair very soft, sleek and super shiny. There also have a Deep Conditioner that works amazingly well too! I have been known to leave in the regular conditioner or deep conditioner from this line overnight to repair my hair after a day at the beach or after highlighting/coloring.

Here are some links:

John Frieda Sheer Blonde
ArTEC White Violet Shampoo
Clairol Shimmer Lights Shampoo
Frederick Fekkai Technician Color Care
Deva Concepts
Sephora
Ricky's NYC

I hope this helps! Feel free to leave your favorite shampoos for blondes in the comment section!!!

xoxo,
Blondissima!

My Life As A Blonde!

Hi Ladies ( and maybe the occasional guy!) to my blog about ALL THINGS BLONDE! I am so excited that you are going through my journey as a blonde with me!!!

I'd like to give you all a background of my blonde expertise and why I think BLONDER IS BETTER! I was BORN to be blonde...literally in fact! I have naturally blonde hair since birth ( although yes it has darkened from a very light sunkissed blonde to a dirty blonde through age!). Through the years, I have also HAD EVERY OTHER HAIRCOLOR POSSIBLE ( well almost - maybe missed out on blue and purple!). I have gone from highlighted blonde to platinum blonde ( an ode to model Nadja Auermann in the 90's) to Manic Panic red ( I will admit it was gorgeous and an homage singer Miki Berenyi of Lush) to black...then red-black...then red with blonde highlights...to a broken off platinum blonde disaster that required two years of extensions!

I am now the perfect shade of healthy, glowing blonde for me ( well...perfect shade for now!) I definitely know that Blondes do have more fun and Blondes definitely Do It Better!