Post your comments! What do you think about this new style?

Wondering what that little sparkle in that ladies hair is? could it be, it looks like tinsel. Not any ordinary tinsel it looks like Hair tinsel. The thin poly strands that you tie into your hair to add sparkle and color is a great option for getting festive for the holidays.

With all the new colors that are out there you can create any combination with tinsel and they will look great in your hair. The sparkling colors come in pink, lime green, blue, green, purple, red, aqua blue, and fuchsia. The most popular colors being the pink, gold and fuchsia. Caliglimmers carries the extreme 3D where you can get black, brown and copper colors which blend into your hair color. We call these the natural colors, they have a lot of sparkle.

The tinsel, sometimes called hair shimmers originated in Thailand. The vendors in the market place would tie in a few strands for a very low price. This made it affordable for anyone to add a little color to your hair. The tinsel was made out of silk strands that they would die all different colors. The strands where about 20′ long, they would fold the strand in half to tie it in. Sometimes they would leave one end longer than the other to offset for longer hair.

The Tinsel has been popular in Asia for about 3 years, and now the new hair bling has made it’s way to the United States. We have seen it become really popular in the western states like California, Nevada, and Arizona. Many salons are carrying hair tinsel now. This new option for adding color or sparkle to your hair is great fun for the holidays. It’s not just for the Christmas tree anymore, the new product is made out of a very strong poly but as thin as hair.

Anyone can learn how to tie tinsel to your hair, and there are a lot of salons that can do it for you too, if you don’t have the time to learn how to tie in hair tinsel. To learn more about this new product you can go to caliglimmers they have all the latest news and information on the hair tinsel. They have instructions on how to tie in, and you can view all the tinsel colors on the site.

Author: Linda

Owner of Caliglimmers expert in hair shimmers.

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HAIR CUTTING BLOG

March 29, 2011:

UPDATE

Lauren has now made it into the top 11.

Lauren rocks a big pop of white blonde color merged into her chocolate brown base.  Her luscious tresses have already transformed just in the few weeks the teen-ager has been on AI.

Recently Lauren showcased beautiful volume and texture on the American Idol stage.

How To Copy Lauren Alaina’s Long Lush Waves

Follow the steps below to re-create Lauren’s American Idol hairstyle:

1.  Cleanse hair in lukewarm water according to your favorite method such as Diluted Shampoo (DS), Conditioner Only (CO), Low Poo (LoPoo) or Water Only.  Select a product which is best for your hair type, texture and current condition.
2.  Rinse with lukewarm water and gently squeeze excess water out with your fingers.
3.  Apply a rinse-out conditioner from the top of your ears down to your ends.
4.  Detangle strands with your fingers or a hair-friendly smooth wide-tooth comb.  Work from the ends up to the roots.
5.  Rinse conditioner from hair and finish with a cool/cold rinse.
6.  Towel blot to remove excess water from strands.
7.  Apply leave-in styling cocktail consisting of leave-in conditioner, defristant and styling cream, mousse or gel.
8.  Separate hair into individual sections which are 2-4? in thickness.
9.  Use a long finger diffuser set on low or medium speed on a cool or low heat setting.
10.  Working from one side of the head to the other use the diffuser on each section drying hair until 85% dry.
11.  When entire head is 100% dry use a 1 and 1/2? curling iron.  Spiral curl hair from roots to end holding the iron up with the barrel pointed down towards the floor and your elbow up towards the ceiling.   Wrap the hair around the iron around the iron directed away from the face.  For a realistic pattern alternate size of the sections, how tightly you wrap the strands or the direction of the iron.
12.  After each section if curled re-roll around fingers and pin to the head to cool.
13.  Before leaving the house unpin each section, spritz lightly with light hold hairspray and tousle lightly with fingers while tipping your head from side to side.
14.  Finish with a drop of shine serum applied to the palms of your hands and massaged completely.  Smooth over the top of your new wavelicious hairstyle.

I look forward to watching Laruen Alaina’s hair journey on American Idol.  She has such long and lush strands I’m sure the AI hairstylists will create some amazing new styles for her to rock along with her talent.

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Curl queen Ouidad is giving one lucky stylist the opportunity to assist her in creating gorgeous runway curls backstage at an upcoming Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week show in New York City. This once-in-a-lifetime experience includes a trip to New York City and two-night hotel stay from February 12 to 14. The yet-to-be-named show will take place on Sunday, February 13, and styling prep will start at 5pm. To enter, click here and fill out the entry form, then share two sentences about why you’re passionate about curls on Ouidad’s Facebook page.

You can also enter to win our Giveaway for a Free pair of Hair Scissors on Shiro Shears facebook Page

I have heard it all  from stylists about what you should and should not do when cutting curly hair, which got me thinking: What is the difference between shears and how they shape your hair?

For more information about this, I went straight to my local curly expert, Ron Valdez at Estilo Valdez Salon in Austin, TX.  There are so many different types of shears on the market, each claiming that it is one and only tool you will need.  Ron Valdez sings a different tune, “I cycle through six pairs of shears.  You can’t tell which you will need to use until you cut down into the hair.  Every head of hair is different, so it responds differently to each pair of scissors.”

How can you tell when you’re using the right pair or scissors?  Valdez offers some advice, “Start off with one pair and (it) may change throughout the head.  One pair won’t always cut it.  When you close the shear and it glides through the hair and doesn’t push it out, that is the right type of shear for that hair.”

Not surprisingly, there are many types of haircutting scissors available on the market, including: barber shears, thinning shears, styling shears, tempered shears, left-handed shears and more.

One glance at these scissors will tell you just how different they are from each other. Each is designed to perform a specific task—some are used to create subtle effects while others are perfect for basic haircuts.

What Type of Shear is Best for You?

You have some choices to make before you select the right pair of scissors. Of course, you’ll also want to shop around for the best prices.

Type of Blades

Beveled blades feature one serrated edge and are ideal for layered cuts, tapered cuts and the “scissor over the comb” method.

Convex blades are razor sharp and promise a clean, smooth, flawless cut. They are ideal for slide cutting.

Type of Handles

Opposing grips feature handles of the same length that are symmetrical to the center screw. It is perfect for individuals who cut with the thumb and middle finger.
Offset grips feature a short thumb handle and a longer finger handle. This allows natural, fluid movement and is ideal for individuals who cut with the thumb and ring finger.
Crane grips feature a long finger handle and an angled thumb. This ensures less strain on the wrist and shoulder and allows a freer, open cut.

Types of Thumb Grips

Standard thumb scissors feature a removable and reversible finger resting piece that can be attached to either the left or right. This allows individuals greater versatility (with left and right hand use.

Cutaway thumb scissors do not feature the reversible finger resting piece, but does provide exceptional comfort.

Anatomic thumb scissors allow for greater radial movement due to its curved design. Thus it provides more freedom of movement for the stylist.

Rotating thumb scissors are a new advancement in the haircutting industry. They reduce hand and wrist strain and feature an open-hand grip design, which reduces thumb “travel” and creates a more comfortable experience for the stylist.

Length of Blade

Choosing the blade length is really a matter of comfort and preferred styling methods. You will find you probably need to utilize several different types of scissors, but your hand should feel comfortable no matter what size it is.

Short blades are useful for detailed touchups, such as cutting around the ears or very close to the skin. This type of blade is recommended for all stylists; chances are it will be used frequently for more intricate cutting. The blade should be no longer than 5.5 inches.

Long blades are ideal for cutting thick hair, slide cutting, scissor over comb methods, and bobs, to name a few.

Some other features that stylists may choose to focus on include the production material of the shears, the method of production of the shears and the tension system the shears provide.

So how can you get hands-on experience using various shears with different curl patterns?  The new stylists at Estilio Valdez ask their curly friends to come in for a cut, and Valdez even puts an ad on Craigslist for all types of curls to receive a free cut while the stylists are learning how to shape and style curls correctly.

The best advice Ron could give me was, “It’s a craft and just like any other craft, you will master it over time.”

by Megan Dorcey

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With twenty-one years of experience, colorist for Vidal Sassoon in London and owner of Salon 5th Avenue Hair & Spa Inc., Santiago Mojica couldn’t help but add the Shiro Swivel Set Combo to his collection.  He couldn’t get past the quality and affordability of Shiro Shears.  And as on of the most lavish and stylish Uptown Salons in San Diego, Santiago knows a good thing when he sees it!

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Santiago was kind enough to put one of our Shiro stickers in the window of his salon.  We absolutely love it when our customers give such great feedback and are willing to support us as we support them.

If you are like me, you’re all about saving money this holiday season.  Well, here is a great idea to help you out.

Most hairdressers go to the beauty shows to buy their Styling Shears.  You book a flight or fill up the tank for the road, pack up your bags and get your fellow stylists together for the annual trip to the big Beauty Show.  Many stylists are prepared to spend up to $800 or more on a single pair of Styling Shears that they were convinced are some sort of special steel that is the best that money can buy.  Well, I hate to burst your bubble, but 9 out of 10  Japanese Styling Shears are made from the same type of steel.

The steel used is called 440C, we use it here at Shiro Shears.  Sure, we could go to the beauty shows, pay thousands of dollars for a booth, and try to sell our products for 3-4 times what they’re worth.  But we would rather extend our discount to the consumer by offering REALISTIC prices on all our Japanese Styling Shears online.  Our prices online are always less than what you would pay in stores or in the field.  Even our distributors don’t sell them for these low prices.  Stop paying $500 or more on Hair Cutting Scissors, and buy the best quality at the lowest prices online. www.ShiroShears.com

If I were you, I would take a look at the Sale page at http://shiroshears.com/page/sale/ and pick out one or two pair.  There is no risk involved in purchasing our products, they are 100% backed up by our Warranty!  You can buy them from our website, try them for up to 30-Days, and if you don’t like them just return them for a full refund.  Our Sale items are extremely low priced right now and they will not last so buy yours today.

By Shiro Shears Co.

Post your comments! What do you think about this new style?

Wondering what that little sparkle in that ladies hair is? could it be, it looks like tinsel. Not any ordinary tinsel it looks like Hair tinsel. The thin poly strands that you tie into your hair to add sparkle and color is a great option for getting festive for the holidays.

With all the new colors that are out there you can create any combination with tinsel and they will look great in your hair. The sparkling colors come in pink, lime green, blue, green, purple, red, aqua blue, and fuchsia. The most popular colors being the pink, gold and fuchsia. Caliglimmers carries the extreme 3D where you can get black, brown and copper colors which blend into your hair color. We call these the natural colors, they have a lot of sparkle.

The tinsel, sometimes called hair shimmers originated in Thailand. The vendors in the market place would tie in a few strands for a very low price. This made it affordable for anyone to add a little color to your hair. The tinsel was made out of silk strands that they would die all different colors. The strands where about 20′ long, they would fold the strand in half to tie it in. Sometimes they would leave one end longer than the other to offset for longer hair.

The Tinsel has been popular in Asia for about 3 years, and now the new hair bling has made it’s way to the United States. We have seen it become really popular in the western states like California, Nevada, and Arizona. Many salons are carrying hair tinsel now. This new option for adding color or sparkle to your hair is great fun for the holidays. It’s not just for the Christmas tree anymore, the new product is made out of a very strong poly but as thin as hair.

Anyone can learn how to tie tinsel to your hair, and there are a lot of salons that can do it for you too, if you don’t have the time to learn how to tie in hair tinsel. To learn more about this new product you can go to caliglimmers they have all the latest news and information on the hair tinsel. They have instructions on how to tie in, and you can view all the tinsel colors on the site.

Author: Linda

Owner of Caliglimmers expert in hair shimmers

GIVEAWAY!  Click on the picture and ‘like’ it on facebook to enter to win these beautiful 5.5″ Hair Cutting Scissors.

Our hair is often the part of our body that comes under the most abuse, quite often self-inflicted. There are many weird and damaging things we do to our hair which can harm its condition, which can not only look bad but leave us prone to worrying about conditions such as hair loss or dry and brittle hair.
Some of the common problems which can cause serious damage to our hair have to do with the products we put on it for styling purposes. Products like hair spray, gel and wax can all have negative effects on the overall health of our hair; drying it out or not allowing our head, specifically our scalps breathe.  This effect is worsened by some people not regularly washing this mixture of styling products out of their hair thoroughly at the end of the day.
If you don’t take proper care of your hair then there is a chance that it can become brittle, unattractive or in extreme cases: fall out. One common problem people experience is split ends, lots of products claim to fix split ends but the facts are that once they are split there is nothing you can do but get the affected areas cut. With long hair this is simple as you may find that a shorter style can look better than a long, untidy one. If you find you need to allow your hair to grow a bit before cutting the split ends away then you can use some products to make this less noticeable.
Some people do not give their hair the nutrients it needs and considering the air we encounter every day can have airborne pollutants such as car exhaust gases our hair can be left in a bad way at the end of the day. Making sure you use conditioner on your hair is important and people with long hair can sometimes not use conditioner as much as they need to.

You should be sure to use conditioner from root to tip. Another thing some long hair owners fail to do is dry out their hair thoroughly, after a shower or bath you should make sure to dry your hair out completely.
Another problem some people have with regards to moisture is frizz, frizz can occur when the humidity gets up and if your hair is particularly prone to this such as curly hair styles then you will likely need to quickly apply styling products after washing your hair and whilst using products regularly you should be sure to condition regularly in order to maintain your hair’s shine and body.Check online to get great deals on hair styling products and the best hair styling shears to get maximum control over your hair.

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Author: Lee Enway