Beauty of Dreams!

Posted by Krista Bradford on December 31, 2011
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“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” Eleanor Roosevelt

2011 has been a truly life changing year! I am so grateful &  blessed for where God has lead me!

I had some crazy idea to move from LA to Chicago and commute back and forth for my LA clients. Everyone including myself thought I was crazy for leaving my baby (salon) that I worked so hard to have it become so successful. It’s been a couple months now and I haven’t looked back! I opened up a new studio and have somehow fallen in love with Chicago. I’ve learned sometimes we just need to trust and let go of what we love to allow us to serve our highest potential.

I never even knew what YouTube was until a couple months ago when Jlovesmac1 & QueenBeeuty became clients in my salon chair. Soon after I became friends with Michelle Phan who has truly inspired and taught me everything I know about creating, filming and editing videos. Her creativity and dedication has rubbed off on me, I couldn’t be more excited for 2012!

Thank you so much for all your love and support!!

Lets bring in the New Year!

xoxo K


DIY Creative Color

Posted by Krista Bradford on December 27, 2011
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DIY Creative Color!

On a recent trip to LA one of my clients came into the salon with red tipped hair. Turns out all she used was KoolAid! I thought it was such a creative way to add color without a long term commitment or any damage. I guess it’s a huge trend in the LA schools!

To prevent your hands from being stained red, purple or green make sure you wear gloves!

Pour your choice of KoolAid into a dish.

Add water. The higher the ratio of KoolAid to water the deeper and more vibrant the pigment will be.

Mix both ingredients together. The less water you use the easier the application will be. When you create more of a paste the color will be much more vibrant.

Dip the tips of your hair, make sure your hair is completely saturated. Towel dry and allow the KoolAid to sit on your hair for at least 30 mins for shampooing/rinsing.

Blue is best made by combining blue raspberry flavor with a little grape.

The Kool-Aid will take very well to chemically treated hair, that is, hair that has been permed, bleached, or chemically straightened. Use caution when dying, and be aware that your dye job could last just as long as a semi-permanent dye if your hair is especially porous and damaged.

Depending on how porous your hair is and how often you wash it, the color should last about 2 weeks or less.

Enjoy!

Please post pictures! I would love to see the creative color you guys come up with!

Sproos Winter Giveaway WINNERS!!

Posted by Krista Bradford on December 14, 2011
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Sproos Winter Giveaway WINNERS!

I want to thank you all for your amazing support with my channel! I am so grateful for each of you & a big thanks to Sproos for putting on this amazing giveaway! Congrats to all the winners!

Sproos is also offering coupon codes Valid thru December 25th for all my subscribers!

“Krista” for 15% OFF

“Holiday25″ for 25% OFF orders of $35 or more

If you won please email Sproos at info@sprooshop.com with your mailing information.

xoxo Krista

Grand Prize Winners:
1.) Ful Toruno
2.) Farida Sherif
3.) Tu Mi Duong
4.) Amelie Mueller
Cheetah Bow Winners:
1.) Wendy Vo
2.) Jennifer Bucellato
3.) Cora Balzan
4.) Sarah Cleland
5.) Chelsea Mae Laciste
6.) Kaila Williams
7.) Brooke Levine
8.)Diana Sandoval
9.) Lilibeth Flores
10.) Mahnaz Dusinee
http://www.sprooshop.com

Winter Trend Preview & Giveaway!

Posted by Krista Bradford on December 8, 2011
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SPROOS hair accessories has partnered up with me to do an amazing GIVEAWAY to thank you all for your support!

We will be choosing 14 winners!

We will be announcing the winners on Wednesday, December 14th

1st Place: Winner gets to choose 6 hair accessories and gets a $75 Sephora gift card

2nd Place: Winner gets to choose 4 hair accessories and gets a $50 Sephora gift card

3rd Place: Winner gets to choose 3 hair accessories and gets a $25 Sephora gift card

4th Place: Winner gets to choose 2 hair accessories and gets a $10 Sephora gift card

10 Winners will get a Cheetah Roar Bow Clip

To Enter:

Must be 18 or older to enter or have parents permission . International Giveaway

GOOD LUCK!

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Time for a new hair brush?

Posted by Krista Bradford on December 6, 2011
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Does your hair brush look like this?

It’s something we never really think about… replacing your hair brush!

Having bent bristles or a rough brush can be very damaging on your hair. It can cause breakage, split ends and the overall healthy and vitality of your hair can be compromised.

TO TEST YOUR BRUSH: Rub it against your arm, if it feels rough or scratches you, you know it’s time to replace it.

Brushing your hair should be an important step in your daily hair routine, morning and night. It removes tangles that can be damaging as well as all dust and dirt that can build up on your hair and scalp. Brushing is also the best way to naturally condition your hair, it will spread your natural oils from your scalp down the hair shaft. These oils are very vital to having healthy hair.

The picture above is a brush my client pulled out of her purse today. She has had it for over 20 years!! How long have you had your brush? I recommend everyone doing a little winter cleaning and toss those old damaging brushes. It’s good to replace them every year.

xoxo K

Flat Iron Giveaway WINNERS!!

Posted by Krista Bradford on December 2, 2011
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Flat Iron Giveaway WINNERS!!

We are giving away 4 flat irons from The Flat Iron Experts!

Thank you so much for all your support! 

AND THE WINNERS ARE…

The two winners for the Avanti Wet/Dry Flat Iron:

VuJudy

TessaKalt

The Two winners for the KQC Flat Iron:

Susanghanson

Biebergirls95

Congratulations to all the winners! If you won please email me at

Krista@couturehairextensions.com

Thank you to everyone that entered!

xoxo K

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The Bang Fix

Posted by Krista Bradford on November 13, 2011
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Almost all of us have had to deal with them – FRUSTRATING BANGS!

They look perfect when you leave your hairstylist but when you get home and try to style them on your own- they never look the same.

Heres some tips to style and care for your bangs:

Blow-dry your bangs towards the front of your face. After your hair is about 80% dry, use a large round brush and blow dry and direct your bangs in the opposite direction you want them to lay. Once your bangs are completely dry, swoop them over the opposite side for the perfect side sweep. Styling your bangs this way will also help to perfect any unruly cowlicks.

Did your bangs get cut too short? OPPS! Good news is they grow fast and with these simple tricks you can camouflage them.

If your bangs are cut too short with a side sweep, simply  switch your part to the opposite side. This will hide the part of the bangs that got cut too short.

If your bangs are cut too short straight across, try using a dry wax or a texture paste at the tips to create a more modern, separated fringe look.

If all else fails. Rock a headband or pin them back until they get a little more length.

MOST IMPORTANTLY! Always have your stylist cut your bangs dry to avoid going too short. Your hair stretches up to 80% when its wet!

Flat to VOLUMINOUS Hair!

Posted by Krista Bradford on November 2, 2011
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Transform your hair from Flat to sexy Voluminous hair in just minutes! Try out these quick tips to turn any bad hair day into fabulous one! They are also great if you are running late or coming from the gym and need to quickly give your hair a sexy boost.

You will need:

  • Light weight hair spray
  • Tail Comb
  • Boar Bristle Brush

Start off by lifting  about a 2in section of your hair at the crown of your hair head. This is the area you want to create the most volume. Using a light weight hair spray, spray from your roots to about 2 inches up your hair shaft.
Using a tail comb lightly brush backwards on your hair towards your roots. You always want you back combing to be easily brushed out. Very important to brush lightly.
Flip the last section of hair you backcombed over and grab another 2 inch section of hair. Repeat the process, lightly hair spray.
And then gently back comb. You will find you will get more volume and lift when you back comb gently this will make it more fluffy rather than ratty. Continue the process down the back of your hair and along the sides. Using a boar bristle brush, lightly brush over your hair to smooth and blend out the volume.
Lock in the volume with your spray.Finish by curling the ends of your hair. This will give it a more polished, finished look!!
This is such a great way to transform your hair in minutes!

Enjoy! xoxo K

Check out the video tutorial on this look: