Now, more than ever in Hollywood the trend is being a hot celebrity mom. It’s no wonder that maternity hair has taken such a front row spotlight to all expectant women. If your hair doesn’t look good, nothing looks good!

A few great trends I see the stars sporting are loose, natural carefree curls, longer wavy hair with a touch of natural looking hi-lites.

To achieve the look that celebrity moms such as Angelina Jolie, Jessica Alba and Minnie Driver are wearing: opt for longer, gently layered locks with a splash of highlighting to accentuate the cut.

During pregnancy many women suffer from swelling of the face, a few face framing highlights placed strategically throughout your hair with a deeper base color gives a slimming illusion.

If you crave fun bouncy locks like Tori Spelling, (a great choice for fine hair) a below the chin, layered bob with tons of texture will do the trick. To style spritz dry hair with a styling heat spray and curl the ends of your hair, apply pomade and shake out.

Who doesn’t love Nicole Kidman’s curls??? To manage such curly locks always condition your hair well, never vigorously towel dry or brush/comb wet hair. Simply apply plenty of serum and curling cream, and comb with your fingers, a spritz of spray will seal the look.

One of my favorite looks is Heidi Klum, with her fun and versatile layered haircut. This cut is great on almost everyone, bangs are flexible and youthful and multi-dimensional foil highlighting ads a great finish to all color hair.

As we’ve seen celebrities achieve time and time again are the hot looks that clip-on hair extensions offer, pick up a few at your favorite beauty supply store. When you’re craving a change, toss them in and change your look.

All moms deserve to look and feel like a celebrity, celebrate yourself!

There is nothing like daylight savings time and the feel of Spring in the air. Spring means “new life” so we all need to remember to incorporate a refreshing new look for ourselves. This season brings with it a variety of great fashion and beauty trends with tons of black and white.

Here are a few spring must haves to look fresh and
trendy:

	1		A hot pair of round sunglasses
	2		Gladiator Sandals
	3		A Bold Necklace
	4		Buy yourself a new soothing fragrance.
	5		Metallics look hot in a trendy bag or shoes

Be sure to buy clothes that accentuate your growing belly. This spring calls for all to try a splash of mineral make-up, it’s natural, hides a multitude of sins and leaves every skin type looking fabulous. The easiest form of coverage and sunny glow are available today.

Check out and purchase the Maternity Salon Try Me Mineral Make-Up Bag. Add a dusting of a metallic shadow, brush lashes with a rich mascara, and use a shiny lip gloss to finish your fresh spring look, with
minimal effort.

This season it’s all about the shine and the bangs, everyone can use a terrific high gloss glaze to their hair, either to accentuate your highlights or cover some old washed out winter color.

A glaze offers a ton of options to almost any hair color. From a gorgeous chocolate like Katie Holmes to a yummy golden blonde like Heidi Klum. The most copied haircut of the spring is the gorgeous, versatile layered with bangs cut of Heidi Klum, Reese Witherspoon, Kate Moss and Kate Hudson.

This is a great cut for all face shapes and can be tweaked to accentuate all hair types. Remember a splash of color and a new cut will make you feel great, this is a very special time and looking good will keep you feeling good, Happy Spring!

The right professional products make a world of difference, ever wonder why your hair usually looks and feels its best upon leaving the salon, but then never looks that way when you style it at home?

Well, here is your simple, easy to use answer for all women at any stage of your life. Here are some simple tips; I give my clients for achieving perfectly styled professional hair using Maternity Salon Hair Care Products.

If you have fine/limp hair and need some body and fullness use Luscious Locks Shampoo and Quick Fix Conditioner, towel dry your hair and apply small amount of Volumizing Mousse (massage into the roots), blow dry your hair and mist with Work and Play Spray, for a splash of shine massage a drop of Silk Nectar into your hands and work through ends for a professional shine.

If you have normal type hair with no specific needs you can shampoo with Luscious Locks Shampoo and condition with Quick Fix conditioner, if you’d like some volume and fullness, use Volumizing Mousse and Style Straight for shine and control, Silk Nectar is great to finish and seal your style, spritz Spray and Play Spray to achieve hold.

If you have Dry/Color-treated/coarse hair and need some immediate shine and luster use Heavenly Shampoo and Moisture Blast Conditioner, once a week a 10 minute treatment with Quick Fix Conditioner covering your hair in a plastic cap (this helps the body heat stimulate more penetration of the treatment). To style apply a small amount of Style Straight and a drop of Silk Nectar mixed together for the perfect moisture cocktail, ensuring your hair will be shiny and manageable. This combo is great for blow drying straight or an air dry curly look.

If you have curly or wavy hair you need to use Heavenly Shampoo and Moisture Blast Conditioner for moisture and control. To style apply a small amount of curly crème and a drop of Silk Nectar mix in the palm of your hand and apply generously, if you’d like a little more hold spritz your hair while damp with Work and Play Spray and scrunch.

If you have excessively curly/unruly hair use Heavenly Shampoo and Moisture Blast Conditioner. To style your hair mix a dollop of style straight, a small amount of curly crème, and a drop of Silk Nectar, work through and style.

Silk Nectar is a versatile hair polish that can be intermixed with all our products for added shine and luster with no frizz.

This is the advice I would give my personal clients, be sure to use it and visit the Product Store to purchase your own supply of these professional salon products.

All our products are formulated with the client in mind, they are user friendly, rich in botanicals, smell great and make at home hair care easy. You will love the products! Remember its all about looking and
feeling great!

To help you start “Taking Care of You,” you have to evaluate your daily activities. Well, now you ask, “What have I done for myself lately?” Ladies, this is an important question. It turns out many of us are so caught up with taking care of everyone else that we forget to do the little things for ourselves. Beginning something new and fresh for you is always exciting but requires some effort.

If you want to look and feel better while preparing for a new addition to your family, let’s start with getting you on the right track with your beauty regiment.

Let’s start with your hair: Taking care of your hair, makes a world of difference on how you feel and perceive yourself. If you put your hair up everyday with a scrunchy or clip you really need to STOP. This tragic behavior usually results in falling into a rut.

So, I would reiterate my usual advice on making an appointment with a stylist. If you don’t have one, ask around and see which salon or stylist falls into your budget. Remember, you don’t have to go to a poshy salon or spend a fortune. There are options and some really talented stylists out there. So, a cute hair cut and some natural looking hi-lites will make you look and feel better. This can easily translate to your “Mommy Makeover.” Buy new products for your hair, MaternitySalon offers a complete hair care line especially for moms. Check it out!

Moving onto your skin care, I’ve come across a lot of great products lately for skin. One great facial cleanser you should use to get rid of makeup at night or morning is called, “St. Ives. Facial Cleanser.” Getting into a routine with washing your face before bed and when you wake really helps your pores to stay clean and refreshed. After you wash your face, I suggest using a face cream by “Neutrogena, Oil of Olay, or Dove” look for your specific skin type and use that product.

My favorite New Year pick me up is a new cut and color. A simple change can make a huge difference. The greatest feeling is when you look good, I can recall the influx of clients who have just had it with their look and the winter blues, I always recommend you update or “tweek” change is having a glaze (gloss) added to your color or some new fresh hi-lites. Not to mention the fun you can have with some clip-on hair extensions, they are easily accessible and come in all colors and textures. Clip-ons are fun, fast and easy anyone can throw them in their hair for fun.

Here’s a great idea to enhance your look and make you feel refreshed, I recommend a visit to your local sun-less tanning salon. A sun-less spray tan is the way to go, it takes only a few seconds, is usually made of a vegetable based mist and will slowly fade in a few days and no UV exposure, what fun! To compliment your new tan, pick up a mineral based bronzer and a fluffy make-up brush, dust over your face and you got the glow!

In my 21 years of cosmetology experience as a master colorist and educator, I have found a number of great alternative methods of hair coloring to keep your hair looking gorgeous!

Are you confused about visiting your salon and coloring your hair? Well, don't be. There are an array of hair color alternatives that can be used during pregnancy. Is your hair doing things you've never experienced before? Here are my top quick fixes to all your beauty problems.

	1		Make a date with your stylist once a month! (No excuses!)
	2		Visit your local beauty supply store and treat yourself to some clip on "hair extensions" -they're fun and easy, you can add color and length in just minutes.
	3		Treat yourself to a new maternity outfit (there are so many retailers to choose from.)
	4		Buy yourself a new soothing fragrance.
	5		Get a manicure and pedicure.

What are my hair color alternatives???
Is coloring my hair safe during pregnancy?
Why is my scalp so dry?
Where is this grey hair coming from?

Well, yes-- I have the answers to just a few of your maternity beauty issues. There are numerous hair color alternatives, great solutions for itchy, dry skin/scalp and great grey coverage with no fear!

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