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If you have fine hair, it's crucial to take extra steps to protect it. Here are the absolute best flat irons for fine hair around...

The 6 Absolute Best Flat Irons For Fine Hair (+Free Shipping From Ulta)

If you have fine hair, it’s crucial to take extra steps to protect it. Here are the absolute best flat irons for fine hair on the market..

There are some really weird hair tools on the market, and their unconventional design just might be the key to perfect hair. You'd have to see 'em to believe 'em.

21 Bizarre Hair Tools (That Are Actually Borderline Genius)

by Hollee Wood

There are some really weird hair tools on the market, but their unconventional design just might be the key to perfect hair. You’ll have to see ’em to believe ’em

Have you ever heard of a Japanese hair straightening service? Learn all of the details about this fabulous hair service...

What Is a Japanese Hair Straightening Service?

by Hollee Wood

Japanese Perm, thermal reconditioning, straight perm, bio ionic hair retexturizing, high-tech perm. What do all of these names have in common, you ask? They are all different names for one service: the Japanese hair straightening service.

A Japanese hair straightening service is slightly similar to a Brazilian blowout, but also more like a reverse perm. Because of the negative connotation associated with Brazilian blowouts, I decided to write about this safer alternative. In addition, this service will leave you with permanent pin-straight hair until it grows out.

Have you ever heard of a "Brazilian Blowout" and wondered what it meant? Learn all the pros and cons of this controversial hair treatment...

What Is a Brazilian Blowout?

by Hollee Wood

For the past year or so, I’ve heard a lot about Brazilian blowouts, yet had no idea what they were. The name alone intrigued me; it sounds fun and exotic. I also noticed that it was a really expensive hair treatment, which made it even more intriguing. After wondering for what felt like forever, I decided to Google it. It turns out that a Brazilian blowout, aka a keratin smoothing treatment, is a temporary hair straightening service. Let me tell you a little more about it…

In this article, I will discuss everything there is to know about a Brazilian blowout. I’ll also answer some typical questions like “Will it work on African hair?”, “How does it work?”, and “Does it really have formaldehyde in it?”

The 7 Most Popular Hairstyles of 2017

by Hollee Wood

Are you ready to rock 2017?

If you said “yes,” you are in luck.

Every year, I like to showcase the popular hair trends of that particular year. It’s kinda fun to go back through the previous years and see what has changed.

I do have to say that I am kinda loving the styles this year; it may even be one of my favorites of the recent years.

Without further ado, I present to you the 7 most popular hairstyles of 2017…