Lock your curls into place with Regis Design Line's Curl Lock Cream!

FINALLY! Extreme hold for your bodacious curls! For those who love the shape of their curls but are in need of a light weight product with a firm hold Regis Design Line has answered your prayers with 'Curl Lock Curl Cream'!

Regis Design Line's ‘Curl Lock Curl Cream’ is just that! Best applied while hair has been towel dried or semi damp, to hair in sections. It provides an awesome hold and definition to each curl. The Curl Lock sister shampoo is a great addition to this product but the curl cream itself does not rely on it.

The Pro’s: People who love their curls to be crunch free, filled with volume and movement will enjoy Regis Design Line's Curl Lock Curl Cream. This is not for rigid hairstyling; it most definitely locks every curl into place. This is a great product for those with thick coils to those with feathery fine hair. The texture of the product is rich and creamy.

Potential Con’s: The curl cream partially ignites curls and defines what you already have in an amazing way.

Regis Design Line's Curl Lock Curl Cream is affordable and can easily be found at your local specialty beauty supply. If not? Request it!

Log on to www.regiscorp.com for more product details!

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TiP: Hair Stylist Loyalty 101

Things get busy and life gets hectic but stay true to your stylist! Don't have too many different "Philosophies" in your head! Don't victimize your hair!

I've been one to have too many hands in my hair. What I mean by that is... I may go to one stylist this week and another the next. For me? it's my business to do this. I'm my own Ginnie pig. But I realise it's not always the best situation for your hair. I admit, it's a convenience thing over anything else. My life gets hectic and I hate making appointments even days in advanced because things tend to change for me VERY quickly and abruptly. Alot of the time, I've been that horrible client that cancels the morning of or wants to come in the morning of (without notice). At one point I travelled a lot, so for me i've learned you have to have consistency with your hair. That applies to your stylist as well.

I KNOW, I know, we're all not Oprah. Not all of our budgets can include our stylist as an item when travelling across the country or the world.

But to avoid having a few pocket curl situations, be sure to consider the following....

- It's true, you have different stylist for different things. You may have one stylist for your regular wash 'n go look and another for your creative extensions fix. You may have various stylist in various cities to accommodate your travel situation. Although their gifts and styling traits may be different make sure they have similar hair care philosophies to avoid mismatched hair situations that may lead to serious stress on your hair.

- Have an open and honest relationship with your stylist. Be friendly and relaxed with them to receive genuine feedback. You wouldn't just let ANYONE house sit? So get to know who is styling your hair.

- Be consistent. Visit your hairstylist on a schedule that your budget and time can accommodate. Invest in them and they will invest in your hair. Let them trust you so you can trust them. In this industry, people tend to get hustled with a blink of an eye to avoid this be consistent and personable.


*I know you all are probably wondering what in the WORLD is a Pocket Curl. I only learned what this term meant by my home girl Ms. Lynn (Jazma). Pretty much, it's when a shady stylist is curling your hair, burns a patch of your hair (that may or may not drop to the floor) and pockets the curl. They don't tell you about the mistake, they don't try to fix it but rather they pocket the curl and send you on your way without any remorse. So befriend your stylist and AVOID the Pocket Curl lol.

Post by Editor in Chief Ally Glasgow, owner of AMAG Media (Web Media & Events Management Company) and LOUDMOUFCOUTURE Clothing. Ally and her team stay busy with in house communication projects in Beauty, Fashion, Travel and The Arts. Give her feedback via ally@amagmedia.com.

Tip: Thermal Do’s & Hell NO’s!

Photo Courtesy of Essence.com

I have natural hair and I love the versatility of it. Being able to rock all sorts of textures is fun, but one thing that seems to have become a problem recently is the thermal damage. The Blow dryer, flat and curling irons are huge contributors. Initially, I thought there was no way to avoid chopping off these unsightly straights ends that refuse to coils (when I sport a curly doo).

As I mentioned a couple weeks ago, Lynn (Jazma) gave me the break down of some helpful Thermal DO’s and HELL NO’s.

-Do not use flat/curling irons without temperature controls. While Ironing, do not use beyond a temperature of 180 degrees.

-Try not to use your iron every day. BUT if you do, use your iron on a very low temperature.

-Never iron dirty hair, your hair follicle is more prone to breaking in this state. If anything, opt to use curlers or finger twists for a curly look.

-Use lots of conditioner to nourish your hair. For those with very dry hair, rather than shampooing often - rinse your hair daily with a conditioner that works best with your hair and wash once to twice a week. If you are very active, this a good alternative.

Apply these simple rules to your daily regiment and you will avoid the stringy straw like effects of thermal damage.

Post by Editor in Chief Ally Glasgow, owner of AMAG Media (Web Media & Events Management Company) and LOUDMOUFCOUTURE Clothing. Ally and her team stay busy with in house communication projects in Beauty, Fashion, Travel and The Arts. Give her feedback via ally@amagmedia.com.

Reality Check MIC 1-2-3

Understand that your hair is as valuable as every other part of your body. If you mistreat your bountiful curls or chic short doo be prepared for the consequences. You wouldn’t serve your body fast food EVERY day, so why would you do that to your hair to save a buck?

Invest in a good hair care line, be consistent with your regiment and just bother with your hair for the sake of having it. Like weight and health, Length does not equate health. Yes, there are many characteristics that may lead one to believe their hair is in a state of “no return” and some of these symptoms even effect the length of your hair. But just because your hair grazes your bum doesn’t mean its health game is in check.

So step it up lovely BHC readers and care care care for your hair.

Post by Editor in Chief Ally Glasgow, owner of AMAG Media (Web Media & Events Management Company) and LOUDMOUFCOUTURE Clothing. Ally and her team stay busy with in house communication projects in Beauty, Fashion, Travel and The Arts. Give her feedback via ally@amagmedia.com.

Thanx Lynne

While I was getting my Wash 'n Blow dry on in the city of T.Dot aka Toronto, I got a hand full of ideas for some up coming posts, video features and reviews thanks to Jazma Stylist Ms. Lynne.

She gave me some great and horrible new things to feature... so stay tuned!



Post by Editor in Chief Ally Glasgow, owner of AMAG Media (Web Media & Events Management Company) and LOUDMOUFCOUTURE Clothing. Ally and her team stay busy with in house communication projects in Beauty, Fashion, Travel and The Arts. Give her feedback via ally@amagmedia.com.

Oscar Blandi's Sculpting Pomade holds every hair in place

I adore crazy out of control (in a good way) type hair, but there are times when you need to tame your mane lol. For those of you lovelies that hate gel but love its hold and want a sleek finish to your doo without weight or flyhairs in sight ...get familiar with Oscar Blandi's 'Sculpting Pomade'.

I <3 This Product...




Oscar Blandi's 'Sculpting Pomade' is a creamy textured pomade that is light in weight and enjoyable to apply. Best applied prior and during styling. It provides AMAZING hold, sheen and definition to any style with the flat or curling iron.

The Pro’s: This product provides great hold as an easier alternative to gels, mousse and hair sprays. It holds your style for long periods and if applied correctly it provides shine and touchable hold to either a straight or curled hair style. It's very easy to apply, it's like applying a lotion to your hair! Rub a loonie sized amount throughly in the palms of your hand until warm and voila! It's ready for application. For consistency, make sure to apply the product evenly throughout your hair. Great for short or long looks.

Potential Con’s: Because of this products soft wax like texture, If too much is applied its somewhat hard to get out of your hair. I would advise using a good cleanser to totally rid your hair of this product - in the event you over do it.

Oscar Blandi's Sculpting Pomade is somewhat expensive, but worth the investment. One container lasted me for well over 2 years and Iamonly on Jar number two.

This product can be found at sephora, dermstore.ca or just make a request at your local specialty beauty supply.

Log on to www.dermstore.ca for more product details!


Post by Editor in Chief Ally Glasgow, owner of AMAG Media (Web Media & Events Management Company) and LOUDMOUFCOUTURE Clothing. Ally and her team stay busy with in house communication projects in Beauty, Fashion, Travel and The Arts. Give her feedback via ally@amagmedia.com.

You GO K'naan!

We at BHC.com LOVE K'naan's Springy Spirals and his music too lol. He blew away BET's Audience with his performance of "Waving Flag" On The Mo'nique Show last night. We've been trying to find a video clip of his performance, but unfortunately NO LUCK. If you guys know where it's posted let us know by sending an email to info@blackhaircanada.com ASAP!

For the rest of you lovelies that can't find the video... enjoy these fun performance pics I found.


Photo courtesy of MuchMusic.com


Photo courtesy of Dose.ca


Post by Editor in Chief Ally Glasgow, owner of AMAG Media (Web Media & Events Management Company) and LOUDMOUFCOUTURE Clothing. Ally and her team stay busy with in house communication projects in Beauty, Fashion, Travel and The Arts. Give her feedback via ally@amagmedia.com.

We are giving away two $50 piecesforthesoul.com Gift Certificates!

Hey Lovelies!



We are giving away two $50 piecesforthesoul.com Gift Certificates!

For a chance to win, send a brief description and picture depicting your most Lovely or Awful hair experience to info@blackhaircanada.com.

Then we'll hook two lucky readers up with a little cash to spoil ya'self courtesy of peicesforthesoul.com!

We thank you for your support and hope all of you lovelies enjoy this beautiful long weekend!

Contest closes 05/22/2010 at 12:00AM.

LG Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2010 by L'oreal RAP UP!

We know, we know it's almost two weeks since the wirlwind of fabulousness ended but here is the rundown/rap up as we promised!

All in all Toronto Fashion Week was success adn you can say (based on the opinion of many) very tame in comparison to earlier events. Cough-no drnken speeches this time around-Cough. All you canadian fashion enthusiasts KNOW who and what we're talking about.

The fashionable trends in hair to look out for this coming fall are wild and almost tribal. We here at BHC are EXTREEMELY excited to see how lovely ladies of Canada will incorporate some of these trends into their everyday fab. Earthy and natural hair tones are IN this year. As a whole, it seems the asymetrical hair cutting is a thing of the past. No crazy hair colours, but lots of crazy hair styling. Lots of teasing, texture, volume and up do's. Although wild, the styles were very fun, flirty and feminine.

Although there wasn't much change in the lack of diversity on the catwalk (which NEEDS to change), the beautiful women of colour who did stomp the catwalk were looking fabolicious.

Stacey Mackenzie was indeed a presence at fashion week! We got it in with her back stage and took note of her hair colour transition from strawberry blond/red vibe to a rather sultry deep chocolate brown.

Canadian First Lady of fashion aka Bossy Lady @ Fashion Television Jeanne Beker's discouraging words to Canada's Next Top Model Cycle 1 contestant Tenika Davis a couple years back havn't effected homegirls presence on the Canadian catwalk. BHC was glad to see our girl Tenika getting her strut on at multiples shows during Fashion Week.

Stay Tuned for some pics, we're havin some technical difficulties (they'll be up soon!).

Why are Black Hair Products so *F@$*& expensive in Canada!?!?

Photo provided by www.thatblackgirlsite.com

Yes, this is a question many of us wonder I’m sure. In the Canadian beauty scene we tend to receive the more boutique-y high quality beauty brands later than our American neighbours. But in the majority of cases, whether late or early a lot of the products we have access to (that aren’t useless garbage) are OVER PRICED!

Why is it that the cost of Black Hair Care product is so expensive here in comparison to the states? Well we have an answer that kinda-sorta justifies why that is.

Generally, our black hair care beauty suppliers are “Mom ‘N Pop” neighbourhood supported businesses. A huge percentage of black hair care products are produced overseas, their corporate offices managed mainly in the USA and cater to the American market due to the high percentage of their target demographic residing there.

When our local beauty suppliers order products directly through the corporate entities, they receive inflamed costs themselves (based on the difference in currency, our higher taxes and shipping/handling rates). Plus, they are sometimes (in actually most cases) considered “international orders” and their product order minimums are outrageous! Our beauty suppliers in some instances are required to purchase a minimum $3000.00 USD+ of product QUARTERLY to receive a wholesale account with the products corporate office. That’s a huge risk just for ONE product line, so in the majority of cases if the beauty supply isn’t familiar with the product line? They’re not willing to risk having a bunch of dusty beauty ornaments on their shelves waiting to be tossed.

So I guess the next question is …how do they get the product they have currently on their shelves? Well that in itself is a bit more time consuming, but indeed more cost effective in most cases. They set up relationships with fellow retailers who reap the benefits of having a beauty supply in an American market, rather than paying a gazillion dollars in inflated “international” fees to the products corporate sales. Although still inflated, in comparison to dealing with the corporate wholesale account requirements… they save all across the board (by purchasing significantly less product) but inevitably paying additional fees all the same (such as shipping, handling and staffing travel expenses).

So when you visit your local “Mom ‘N Pop” Beauty Supply and get an urge to cuss out the nearest customer service rep in sight, remember ALL of what Blackhairacanada.com mentioned. NOW, we’re not saying this applies to every business but in most cases with the ethical ones it does indeed.

So how do we change this? How do we get these prices to be more reasonable as they are in our neighbouring USA? Well, if you want to support the Canadian Market so that it doesn’t dry up and disappear then stop buying hair online, over the boarder and be a loyal customer. Be brand advocates of your local Beauty Supply! Give them reason to trust us rather than swindle us! This will give you the consumer POWER and SAY over what products they choose to order and in what abundance. Money and numbers talk! So rally all the lovely individuals in your life that are Hair Care/Beauty enthusiasts and head over to your local beauty supply. Start buying, start requesting and start changing our industry! So that we change the interest of these corporate suppliers and so WE Canadians become a market priority!

And be sure not to forget blackhairacanda.com in the movement =).