HAIR STYLE TRENDS FOR 2016

It’s that time of year when what seemed fresh and exciting 6 months ago has already started to fade into the past. 2015 feels like yesterday and you’re aching to see what’s coming next. This season’s hair trends are set to be quite dramatic, so get ready for a serious style change. 

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OH HOW I MISSED THEE, AVOCADO

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Over the weekend I blended up a couple of treatments for my hair, one as a pre-poo (which, I would like to clear up for those that don’t know, does not mean that at any point in my hair routine do I add shit to my tresses! This was actually asked on Twitter, so I just wanted to make sure everyone knows that pre-poo means “before shampoo” or in my case “before co-wash” – wait, I feel like I need a glossary for this post alone!), and one was a deep conditioner.

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MY DIY DEVA CUT

DEVA CUT COVER

I’ve decided to become a Curly Girl! As soon as I swapped my braid outs for my first “wash n go” the shape of my hair instantly looked all wrong!!!  On top of that, I could see a whole load of heat damaged straggly ends – or as we like to call them “rat tails”.  Time for my first DIY Deva Cut I think!

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MY FIRST CURLY GIRL HAUL

Curly Girl HaulAfter making the decision to become a “Curly Girl” (using the Curly Girl method, finger detangling and all that jazz) I’ve had to stock up on some conditioners – silicone free of course! I think I’ve found the best deals and some cute products for even better prices! (more…)

Mixed Chicks for Mixed Chicks

Freak Deluxe met up with creators/owners of Mixed Chicks Wendi and Kim at the Black Hair & Beauty Show 2010 earlier this year (I just wanna say, after watching Good Hair, I was highly disappointed by the ‘show’! Where were the theatricals, the dancers, the outrageous clothes?) (more…)