Well, it's August 28th and summer is almost over. I'm mostly sad to see it go, but a tiny part of me is excited for the fall (key word: tiny). To me, summer equates to happiness, glowy tan skin, yummy BBQ foods and late nights spent with friends and family. Fall has its perks - pumpkin spice everything, the best fashion trends, and that "starting fresh" feeling, but summer will always have my heart.
So what am I doing to savor summer as it slips away? I have a few tricks up my sleeve which I am happy to share below. I'll be following this list into the fall, so if you see a girl carrying a neon pink straw bag walking down the streets of NYC (when it's 55 degrees and mid-October), you'll know it's just me with a case of end-of-summer blues :)
Here's the plan! I will continue to:
Read moreIs anyone else having a hard time believing we are more than halfway through July? I know summer usually flies by, but this one feels like it's going extremely fast. Hoping these next few weekends feel slower, and hoping even more that these beautiful summer days last far into September!
Anyway - let's get into the fun (or not so fun) topic of haircare. I have never been the girl with perfect put-together hair or an everyday signature long-locks-and-curls look. I know how to use a blowdryer for it's simplest use: to dry my hair. I have no idea how to use a round brush to style or induce volume, which is something my flat hair desperately needs. Perhaps my lack of styling knowledge dates back to when I was in middle school and asked my mom to blow dry my hair for me each night, which she reluctantly did (thank you mom!). Needless to say, the only tool I've successfully been able to use is a straightening iron - I recently tried using a curling wand and somehow made my natural waves look like a case of extreme bedhead.
I think it would be helpful to describe my hair type to set the scene. I was lucky (due to my lack of hair styling skills) to be born with hair that looks presentable naturally. My hair is fine, sheds a lot, and becomes greasy after two days. I rarely have frizz and I have a subtle natural wave when I air dry. My hair is a dirty blonde color and I have never highlighted or colored it. I owe a lot of my "good hair" qualities to my food choices and lifestyle - I eat a diet filled with lots of greens, healthy fats, vitamins and nutrients (including collagen), and I do not smoke or drink alcohol. Beauty truly comes from within, but there is always room for natural product to enhance what you have or don't have :)
Although I am no hair expert, there are a few of these aforementioned products that have helped keep my hair in check in the most low-maintenance way. They are made with simple ingredients and free of toxins, parabens, and anything else you wouldn't want sinking into your scalp and bloodstream. They each solve a different hair issue for me and I use them on the regular!
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