{my favorite thing: a trip to the hair salon}

On Thursday morning I woke up to the rain drizzling outside. It was a little bit cool ~ the perfect cool temperature that makes you want to sit inside with a blanket and watch the rain come down a dozen drops at a time. I slowly sipped my morning coffee + got dressed, then caught a glimpse of this view out our bedroom {above} before I headed to the hair salon. Even though it was raining I was super excited: I was getting my hair cut, something I look forward to every other month. Rachel is the best — she’s been cutting my hair for about 18 months. She KNOWS curly hair {and how to cut it} and I love that.

But poor Rachel… One visit I tell her I’m growing my hair out, including my bangs. The next visit I tell her to chop it off. Then I come in as a brunette! Then I tell her I miss my blonde curls {tear!}. But this time I came in and said, “I know last time I said I want to wear my hair straight BUT PLEASE cut my hair so it can be styled curly!” I bet she’s been waiting for me to come back around… hah! With summer coming I want to have no-fuss hair, so that means the bangs will continue to grow out and I won’t be straightening my hair as often. Embrace natural beauty, right?!

So on Thursday, I went to my hair appointment and then left the salon feeling sooo super happy to have my curls back {see above}. Rachel used my three favorite Aveda products {I list them below} and my curls held allll day. And the rainier + more humid it got outside the loopier my curls got. Of all the hair products I’ve ever used, something cream-based works the best on me. Mousse and spray gels make my hair look too stringy and crunchy. Creams add texture and hold — perfection!

Going to the hair salon makes me feel so pretty. It’s one of my very favorite things to do because I leave feeling comfortable with my beauty. Sometimes a little hair maintenance is all we need to feel like our best self. And, I’m working with what comes natural to me instead of the opposite {like straightening my hair, hehe!}.

Here’s how I style my hair {similar to this video but just a tad different now}: Shampoo + condition in the shower. Comb hair with a wide tooth comb prior to rinsing the conditioner out. Rinse conditioner. Blot hair with a towel and finger comb hair, tossel. Twirl hair to form curls and tossel hair once more. Let air dry for a couple minutes, then apply Phomollient to roots. Tossel again. Apply a quarter-size dollop of Be Curly to hair. Gently scrunch + twirl hair, continue to define curls. Dry bangs. Apply a nickel-size dollop of Defining Whip to roots + ends of hair, mixing into the rest of my hair. Dry hair with diffuser following this method. Hellooo, crazy hair! Finger comb curls so they lay where they should, fix bangs so they lay pretty ;) Lightly spray with hairspray and voila! all done.

MY FAVORITE HAIR PRODUCTS* //
This hair dryer + diffuser, Aveda Be Curly, Aveda Phomollient and Aveda Defining Whip. Don’t forget a wide-tooth comb + hairspray!

*affiliate links included in the post

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