The exhausting holidays are behind us.
You are back to your stress-filled job. Even winter—with its cold
winds and overheated rooms--has finally made an appearance and your
hair shows all the changes. It may be getting dry and brittle, but
most of all, it is getting dull. What to do to bring out the shine?
Try a gloss or a glaze.
There is a difference between the two
(though some companies use the terms interchangeably on their
products). A gloss sinks into your hair's cuticle and adds
shine and can add color. (Glosses can also help correct a bad
highlighting job). A gloss is more permanent than a glaze since it
absorbs into the cuticle of the hair shaft, lasting two-four weeks.
A glaze coats the top of your hair –the
shaft itself—with shine (like glazing a donut) and is
semi-permanent, lasting about two weeks.
If you want to put a shine on your
hair, a clear glaze will do the trick. But if you want to jazz up
your color or highlights, go for a gloss.
We offer both at Believe
and they are color products we “believe” in like Chromastics.
First we wash your hair with a
Chromastics Clarifying Shampoo to prepare the hair and give you a
heavenly scalp massage to help release your natural oils and
rehydrate your hair (and refresh your soul). After the glaze is
shampooed out, a moisturizing conditioner like Agadir Moisture
Masque will be applied, left to sink into your hair's cuticle and
then rinsed well.
Then it is time to apply the gloss or
glaze, both of which are applied just like conditioner, from scalp to
ends and left to work its magic for 10-20 minutes (Some products are
even heat-activated) and then rinsed out.
Both glazes and glosses help colored
hair retain its vibrant color and can even be used as subtle
highlights in dark hair, making your hair “shimmer” underneath
lights. If you have light-brown (or mousey brown) hair, a red glaze
can bring about fabulous results. The glaze will not only bring depth
and highlights to your hair, but your hair will shine copper under
lights or in the sunlight.
The use of color-protecting shampoos
and conditioner like Semi Di Lino Color Protection at home will make
the effects of the glaze last longer. These products are 20% of this
week at Believe.
Glazes are FREE this week at Believe
when you book an appointment to get Single Process Highlights and a
Cut, so make an appointment and come in to see how adding shine to
your hair can help add a little spring to your step during the dreary
winter months.