Don't Blink: 24...48...72 Hour Sale

We are having a sale and this is how it works...........
For the next 24 hours you can get Free Shipping and 10% off 14-16 inch Virgin Curly and $5 off 14-16 Deep Kinky Curly

On August 1st, only the Virgin Curly and the Deep Curly will be on sale but no free shipping......

On August 2nd, the Virgin Curly goes away and the Deep curly will be on sale....Got it! Good!

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Color me Beautiful!

I posted a few months ago about getting a closure and color...well I never installed a closure but I did take the plunge  into a little color. I wanted to go as light as I could without changing my base color and without looking like a skunk with dark hair and blond highlights. So I went to visit my stylist and she hooked me up with a fabulous new install of Virgin Indian Rem Kinky Deep Curly It took me a day or so to really feel it, but now I think I am in love.

What's funny is, I had a similar color yearsssss ago but this time I like it a lot more, the highlights are thinner and aren't as orange as my previous highlights. Anywho while I was getting my hair highlighted I was all up in the products she was using so I could dish to those home hair scientists that may want to try to highlight their own hair. NOTE: Try at your OWN RISK!!!....I am not a stylist and do not advise you to do so but hey if you are a do-it-yourself type of girl.....here is what I spied.

My stylist used ION Color Brilliance powder lightener and ION Sensitive Scalp 20 volume developer which you can get at Sally's Beauty Supply. I don't know the ratio but she pretty much mixed it in the bowl, applied to sections of hair with a color brush, foiled and sat me under the dryer for a few minutes. AGAIN...NOTE...these are not exact directions so you may need to investigate a little further before trying at home.

But here are the final results.

Specs: HairAddictOnline.com 14-16 inch and 18-20 inch Virgin Indian Remy Kinky Deep Curly (flat ironed and curled) , layered

***Note: The Virgin Indian Remy Kinky Deep Curly is replacing the old Virgin Indian Deep Curly (post to come)

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Transitioning with Weave

I decided a few years ago to transition my hair from relax to natural. I started by stretching my relaxers and then finally decided to stop relaxing altogether. However I never had the desire to do a big chop and/or rock a mini afro, and while that is a beautiful option for many it was never the option I wanted to take for myself. When I started wearing a weave back to back for a year, my hair really started to grow and get thicker and through using weaves as a style to protect my natural hair it has really thrived. My next install is schedule for next week and I will finally trim off the last bit (less than a half of inch) of relaxed tips. My hair is thicker, fuller and healthier than it was when I was relaxing and before I started wearing weaves.  Here are some tips to growing your hair and or transitioning to natural hair using a weave.

1) Keep a healthy scalp - regular washing
2) Keep your natural hair moisturized under your weave
3) Give your hair a break in between installs, at least a week or so
4) Keep trimming back relaxed ends
5) Choose styles that will minimize heat on your leave out or use closure or full weaves to transition
6) Make sure you stylist does not braid your hair too tight and be careful of the tension on your natural hair

7) HAVE FUN, try different styles, curl and wave patterns!

Me and my BFF in all our natural glory!

Blame it on the Alcohol......

It is amazing to me how so many products on the market claim to  miracle....wonder working hair transforming products but when you peel the layers, well actually dissect the ingredients of the product, you will often find that they are damaging your hair. The biggest misconception is that only cheap products have these tress devastating ingredients and that is simply not true.

I have received emails from customers asking for recommendations for products or stating that they have used XYZ (higher end) product and their curls seem to be dry. When asking them about the ingredients, or when I look up the products and its ingredients...its generally the same culprit.....ALCOHOL.


This group includes Lauryl alcohol, Cetyl alcohol, Myristyl alcohol, Stearyl alcohol, Cetearyl alcohol and Behenyl alcohol.


Alcohol in different forms are used in a number of hair products, but in certain forms the ingredient can be  extremely drying, stripping it of moisture and because of this, alcohol can lessen the lifespan of your hair extensions; leaving them dull and lifeless. 

To keep it simple, here are some tips on what to avoid when shopping for your curl popping products:

When shopping for mousse and gels and curl enhancing products, try to stay away from products that contain these certain types of alcohol: ethanol, SD alcohol, SD alcohol 40, Alcohol denat, Propanol, Propyl alcohol and Isopropyl alcohol.


So now that you know you can no longer blame it on the alcohol.

Hair Addict Quick Fix: The Leak

There is this joke with my friend that I overuse the word love, but I seriously for the most part since starting Hair Addict I have loved almost every install I have had. I admit there was a little reservation when I first installed the Signature Texture curly but after I learned how to tame it, it was all love. Well my newest style is no exception.....I am in love, not puppy love but in Color Purple "me and you will never part" love.

Surprisingly it has less to do with the hair texture or the style but with the functionality of it. It is the perfect marriage of having a full install but having 100% accessibility to my scalp. Now I don't want to give away too much information because I want you to wait until I do a little more testing, a little more research and well....until the release. But here are the pictures of me and my new: Quick Fix: My "less than 1 minute and 8 second install."

The texture is Malaysian Remy Relaxed Bodywave....the length was looooong.....it hit at my lower back which ended up being too long for me...so what did I do?

After about a month at the longer length I cut it.  I am in Texas and the heat has been blazing, we are talking about 100 degrees plus every day and with this hair, I felt like I was adding an extra 10 degrees, so I asked my stylist to take off a few inches and well....she went Edward Scissor hands on me and took off more than I wanted but fortunately I fell in love with the cut.

As much as I am in love with it I am going to take it "off" and try another texture "on" and will be reporting real soon with more details!