Braiding hair is one of those purchases that looks simple until you are standing in front of the wall at the beauty supply store trying to figure out which brand, which pack count , which weight, and which color code actually matches what your stylist needs. Get it right and the installation goes smoothly. Get it wrong and you are back at the store before the appointment is over. This guide covers the main types of braiding hair, the brands worth knowing, how many packs to b

Finding wigs in Washington DC is not a problem of supply. The challenge is finding a physical location with a real selection where you can actually see the wig on a mannequin, compare styles side by side, and get a sense of the length and cap construction before you spend any money. Ordering online works for some people and some styles, but for a first purchase in a new style, or when you need to match a specific color or length, shopping in person is worth the extra step. 1

I went jet black in college with a box dye from CVS and two weeks later decided I didn't want to be jet black anymore. The amount of damage I did to my hair trying to get that color out is something I'm still a little mad about. I had to cut four inches off. Four inches. Because I didn't understand that permanent hair dye means permanent, it doesn't wash out, it doesn't fade, it grows out or you pay someone a lot of money to fix it. That was a $200 color correction at a salon

I was spending $60 every two weeks at the nail salon and not even questioning it. That was just what nails cost in my head. Press on nails were not on my radar because the one time I tried them years ago they were horrible. Some of the worst looking nails I've ever had on my hands. Thick. Shiny in a bad way. Two of them came off before I even made it through my errands. So I wrote them off completely. Then a customer at our Marlow Heights location came in wearing a French man

We get asked this probably three or four times a week. Someone comes in, picks up the rosemary oil, puts it back, grabs the castor oil, reads the back of it, puts that down too. It's a whole thing. The bottles don't really help either because they all kind of say the same stuff. Here's what we actually know. Treatment Oil vs Pure Oil Real Quick Pure oils are one ingredient. Just lavender. Just peppermint. That's the whole bottle. Treatment oils are blended already, like rosem