Hair care

Hello everyone,

The links here stopped working but I am leaving the post up as it is full of great information on the products!

I just wanted to pop on here to share some hair care. This is a great professional brand, it's well known to professionals as well as some non professionals. The products, work well and ARE professionally used in salons, but they also smell great! The ones I am posting to day are for color treated hair! More info below! Some info has been copied from the actual Redken website, such as Ingredient, and highlights.

Shampoo:

Redken Color Extend Shampoo for Color-Treated Hair An award-winning shampoo for color treated hair that maximizes color vibrancy while strengthening hair with daily shampooing. This shampoo makes haircolor last longer and will protect it from harsh environmental conditions. 

• Gently cleanses and strengthens 
• Repels UVA/UVB rays and other environmental aggressors and provides anti-fade protection to optimize color durability and retention 
• Keeps haircolor radiant with mirror-like shine

ALL INGREDIENTS

AQUA/WATER/EAU, SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE, COCAMIDOPROPYL, BETAINE, GLYCOL DISTEARATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, AMODIMETHICONE, PPG-5-CETEH-20, SODIUM BENZOATE, PARFUM/FRAGRANCE, SALICYLIC ACID, GUAR HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, TRIDECETH-6, CARBOMER, COCAMIDE MIPA, BUTYLPHENYL METHYLPROPIONAL, HEXYL CINNAMAL, CETRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, LINALOOL, VACCINIUM MACROCARPON (CRANBERRY) SEED OIL, ARGININE, 2-OLEAMIDO-1, 3-OCTADECANEDIOL, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, BENZO-PHENONE-4, CITRONELLOL, BENZYL ALCOHOL, HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN PG-PROPYL SILANETRIOL, METHYL COCOATE, SODIUM COCOATE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, CITRIC ACID (D46209/2)

Conditioner:

Redken Color Extend Conditioner for Color-Treated Hair

Redken Color Extend Conditioner for Color-Treated Hair detangles and smoothes hair for a finish full of color reflection.

Conditioner for color treated hair that helps with color retention, offers anti-fade protection, maximizes color vibrancy and strengthens hair. This conditioner makes haircolor last longer and will protect it from harsh environmental conditions.

• Detangles and protects against color fading caused by frequent washing

• Provides a vibrant, shiny finish Repels

• UVA/UVB rays and other environmental aggressors to optimize color durability and retention

ALL INGREDIENTS

AQUA/WATER/EAU, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, AMODIMETHICONE, CETYL ESTERS, CETRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, PARFUM/FRAGRANCE, DIPALMITOYLETHYL HYDROXYETHYLMONIUM METHOSULFATE, TRIDECETH-6, PHENOXYETHANOL, BENZOPHENONE-4, BUTYLPHENYL METHYLPROPIONAL, VACCINIUM MACROCARPON (CRANBERRY) SEED OIL, HEXYL CINNAMAL, CHLORHEXIDINE DIGLUCONATE, LINALOOL, CITRONELLOL, BENZYL ALCOHOL, GERANIOL, ARGININE, 2-OLEAMIDO-1, 3-OCTADECANEDIOL, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, COUMARIN, LIMONENE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN PG-PROPYL SILANETRIOL (D46887/2)

Inspired By Beauty: Here are some great beauty products I love!

Inspired By Beauty: Here are some great beauty products I love!:  Hair related tools and products, Skincare and makeup! Hover over the images with your mouse to read descriptions! Hair Tools Hair Products ...

I love being a hairstylist!

The great thing about being a hairstylist, is, most people are kind and talk to you like you are their friend and they feel like they can tell you everything that is going on with them!

It is a very personal experience for them, so you have to be good to them, make them feel important, don't treat them like they are just a bank deposit. I hate it when hairstylists do that...and trust me, there are those kind out there! SADLY!

Everyone gets their hair done, whether they do it themselves or go to a salon, or have a stylist come to their home! But the most important thing to remember is that, everyone who has hair, is also an individual, they are a person, so personalizing their visit keeps them coming back! It isn't just about the job, or the cash, and to keep them coming back on a regular basis, rather then when they are desperate for a cut and or hair color change(or fix), because sometimes they are there because someone messed up their hair before they came to you!

Sometimes it takes years to find someone you trust with your hair, so realize, it is very personal to them/us! They/We come to you in hopes you are different and won't mess up their/our hair like someone else did!

Don't get me wrong, everyone makes mistakes, and even professionals can create damage or screw up a trim. I hear stories from clients all the time, how they wanted this, but got that instead. Sometimes it is about miscommunication and we don't understand each other. If I am unsure, I don't just start the cut, I try to make sure I understand by asking and if I am wrong on the understanding of what they want or are looking for(their vision of what they expect) then I offer them a magazine with hairstyles and or colors and then we can get an understanding that way! IT IS VERY PERSONAL!

My list of personal rules I keep within myself for this kind of career is:

#1 You can't please everyone! Don't expect to make every person who sits in your chair to be happy with what you do to their hair...some people just can't be pleased, you could think it was your best work and they could turn around and tell others(your friends even) that you ruined their hair or did it wrong, even if you and other's think it looks amazing! Trust, this does happen! Some people are just not happy with anything, hair or life in general. But also stay kind and tell them you tried your best and that you are very sorry they were unhappy with your work. Sometimes even recommend another person to go to!

#2 Don't beat yourself up over mistakes, mistakes happen with everything in life!

#3 If you are feeling harassed, verbally or even physically abused, tell them you don't appreciate being treated in such a way(whatever that way is, say what it is!), that you think they should leave and find someone else to do their hair! If you feel threatened in anyway, you do not have to take it, just because they always pay or always come back. Abuse is abuse no matter what setting! You do not have to put up with it!

#4 Show your appreciation when they are kind, tip well or compliment you in any way! Some people are completely amazing! Tip well, give you gifts because they appreciate your time and hard work, and for giving them what they want! I have had clients hug me after I have done their hair once! Yes, some individuals are so happy with their hair(the personalization I was talking about earlier) that they will literally hug you to show you how happy and how much they appreciate what you have done for them! It isn't just all about the money!

Yet again I didn't expect this to be so long of a blog, but I really wanted to express the importance of personalization in a job such as my own! I love my job and it might have it's ups and downs, but the ups outweigh the downs, because there are some really great people out there and some of them sit in my chair to get their hair done! If you have read all of this, you are amazing too! and Thanks so much for reading to the end!

Have a great day/week/year!
Ann J

Long time, no Blogging!

Wow I can't believe it has been so long since I last blogged, I thought it was a shorter time frame then that!

I am feeling bloggers regret for neglecting this! I remember this being one of my most favorite places to be! It was a great place to vent, motivate others and just post random stuff I felt like opening up about!

I have been busy though! I have had a few different jobs these past (almost) two years, all doing hair of course, "Never give up on your passions and desired dreams!", I really love it and feel that I have come so far and have learned so much. It's kind of like how you feel when you create something, you get in a zone, and it's kind of like therapy when you create something you are very pleased with, and the bonus is when your subject(client) of creation is very happy and satisfied. It's very rewarding if you do someone's hair and you love how it turned out and when they look in the mirror and smile and love what you have done and it gives them a burst of confidence!

Love those smiles that they can't hold back!!!😊

It's so much more then I ever imagined it to be.

I wanted to give you all an update, share some social media links, and maybe a little quote or message!

I have added some new links to my G+

I will add them here below as well, for those who don't want to leave this place too many times.

My Youtube link is: 

http://www.youtube.com/user/Annj97

Instagram link is:

https://www.instagram.com/annsinspiredcreations

You will find some of my work as a hairstylist, makeup looks and pics of where I am from. 

Pro Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/hairnbeauty_byann/

And remember, if you have a dream

And here is a couple more quotes to live by!

I thought I would share some pics for you all

I have a pinterest account and I only have 3 of my own pictures shared there..I mainly am obsessed with looking :), here are 2!

Source: Uploaded by user via Ann on Pinterest

Source: Uploaded by user via

Source: Uploaded by user via Ann on Pinterest

Have a great day everyone!

AnnJ