Having the Hair Gentlemen Prefer: Being Blonde and Staying Blonde

The Crucial Things You Need to Know...

1. Wash your hair as little as you can. Adhere to the No-Poo Theory mentioned in If Curls Could Talk
2. Think of your hair like you do your skin. When your skin is dry you don’t wash it, right? You moisturize. MOISTURIZE, MOISTURIZE, MOISTURIZE!
3. If you wash your hair at night, let it dry while you sleep and style it in the morning. Omitting the hair dryer a few times a week drastically alleviates damage. 
4. If you do your own hair, bleach it first then use an ash grey dye. Under no circumstance should you ever use two bleaches. Your hair will fall out and your scalp will bleed.  And it hurts. 
5. Before you dye, coat the ends of your hair in a deep conditioner to avoid breakage. When previously bleached hair is bleached again, the strand becomes more brittle and can easily snap off. 
6. Never brush your hair wet. In fact, never use a brush. Purchase a wide toothcomb to undo knots.  
7. Protect hair from the sun. A day at the beach can reek havoc on your locks. Try wrapping your hair in a scarf or applying a deep conditioner before heading out. Remember: Treat your hair like your skin! 

Pick a Shade, I dare ya.

• Beach Blonde: A natural take on going light-not too much and not too little. Famous beach blondes include Kate Hudson and Blake Lively.
• Bleach Blonde: The crack of hair dye. Once you go there, it’s hard to stop. When done correctly, the shade should be more on the white/ash side rather than yellow. Famous bleachers include Scarlett Johansson, Courtney Love and Betty White from the Golden Girls. 
• Strawberry Blonde: Not a real blonde. You are a red head.
• Yellow Blonde: Often the result of a DIY dye job. Fake and unflattering on all skin tones. Don’t worry cheapo-it will fade!  Famous Yellow Blondes include most porn stars. 
• Dirty Blonde: More on the brownish side with blonde streaks in there somewhere. Anyone using dirty to describe there hair color should seriously think about a change. Come on? Dirty? Might as well just say greasy. 
• Natural Blonde: The envy of all us sitting here scratching our chemical burns. Usually Swedish or French. These girls also tan great too. We hate you. Famous naturals include no one I can think of. Maybe it is an urban legend.    

Inspirational Blondes We Can All Learn From...

    Tweaking our individual image is something we all do. As our lives change, this image inevitably evolves based on everyday experiences and our personal interests. Celebrities, new and old, can have a serious impact on the way we try to present ourselves and being blonde is no exception. 

• Marilyn Monroe
• Gidget
• Gwen Stefani
• Blondie
• Claudia Schiffer

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The Love of my Life

    My hair has been through many phases of blonde. I have been a natural beach blonde, a yellow blonde and now a platinum blonde. I have never been happier. 

Wonder Product

When I decided to take my blonde hue to the next level, the damage I was doing to my hair went into overdrive. I started bleaching my hair two times in a row in order to achieve a whiter blonde. I was absolutely stoked with the resulted color because the yellow tones had totally vanished. I thought I had hit the blonde jackpot.     Fast forward a few months and my killer discovery turned out to be killing my hair. People kept asking me if I had been cutting my hair because every week it was getting shorter and shorter. My hair had become so damaged that I was losing inches at a time. Nothing is scarier to someone obsessed with her hair than realizing she is losing it. I needed answers.     I consulted a friend who had been a hair stylist in the past about my dilemma. After reprimanding my hedonistic ways he provided a remedy. The product he gave me is called Aphogee  and it is the Messiah of all things blonde.     Now here comes the Catch 22: Aphogee is made from animal placenta and smells like rancid meat. The first time I used it I was almost gagging as I smeared the goo from root to tip. Gross, I know, but boy does it revitalize fried hair. You keep it on for an hour while you watch your hair become completely hard. Once your head becomes a helmet of hair, you can rest assure because the magic of placenta is working!    After you rinse the gel out, your hair is transformed. It becomes soft, supple and will shine like never before. You can purchase Aphogee at any beauty supply store for about ten bucks. I have gone to great lengths in order to salvage the hair I have left and Aphogee has done wonders for me. 
I could not be blonde without it.