Secrets to Long, Healthy Hair

Rapunzel, Rapunzel,
How Do I Get Your Hair?
Style secrets for long, healthy hair

You know the drill well: You have a big event (so what if by “big event” I mean bingo night at grandma’s retirement community? Have you seen Mr. Swoonworthy who runs it?!). So you spend hours and a bevy of hair products on your hair, trying to make it look like you’ve got perfect waves like Gisele combined with the length of Rapunzel.

“If only I had their hairstylist to tell me the secrets to their long locks,” you think to yourself as you slam down your flat iron in resignation. Well lucky for you, here are the secrets to long, fabulous hair!
Think about your hair like you would your body type. Just like we all don’t have Gisele’s legs, we don’t all have her hair (tear). It’s important to know if your hair is genetically capable of being long. Some girls have fine hair and when they try to grow it, it never really looks great, it just looks long.

Long hair works best on medium to thick hair. It’s the hair texture that makes long hair beautiful. It has shine, luster, and movement.
Maintain your mane. Keeping those ends conditioned is a must. My go-to: Full Repair Moroccan Oil light oil. add to the midstrands and ends, let it air dry, and presto change-o, healthy-looking hair!

Beware of too many layers! Rule of thumb: If you have long hair in the back, you should not have short hair by your jaw. Everything should be parallel. The absolute shortest piece should be starting at your collarbone. The long layers are more to break up the weight instead of the length.
Invest in a few key products. A good blow dryer, a round brush, and a hair mask are your new BFFs. My favorites: Sedu dryers, which are super powerful and cut drying time in half; NanoThermic Round brushes, which are ideal for their firm grip and ease; and Moroccan Oil Intense Moisture Masque.

Growing your hair out? 
Back away from the scissors! Twice a year is plenty. The key…is to basically have very little hair cutting as possible until it gets to a desired length. I don’t care how fried or dry your hair is, get it monster long before trying to get it healthy.
Stay within your (long-haired) world. If you have very straight hair, then find straight hairstyles that look like your hair. If you have thicker, wavier hair, learn how to work with your waves.
Pretty soon your hair will look so uh-mazing you’ll be blowing off Bingo night for some celebrity-studded event!