Happy New BEAUTY Year: Raina is BACK

   Hi everyone!!! Yes I know I have been away for quite some time now. I sincerely apologize.  Are you happy for what 2015 has in store for you? I know I am.  Last year was amazing. I styled hair for Marla Maples, Ericka Page White,Bethenny Frankel to name a few, and styled hair for advertising campaigns with Bauble bar and Danielle Nicole handbags.  I even got to do some charity work for ACS here in New York City, doing makeovers with my style team for a group of teenage girls on the lower east side of Manhattan.  Instilling self-esteem in young girls is very important to me.  Self-esteem is the foundation that every girl needs in order to become the woman she is destined to be.  I am expanding The Glamour BOX brand with a new look, videos, new LOGO and brand new website that will be debuting soon.  I am super duper excited and cannot wait to share it with all of you.  This year I will be doing more reviews, so stay tuned. In the mean time please do not forget to follow me on instagram @TheGlamourBOX & @TheGlamourBOXinc I do follow back, and I upload there very often.  Also LIKE me on facebook at The Glamour BOX .

How to do the Perfect Blo-OUT!

    One of the salons I work at in New York City is Blo Blow Dry Bar in New York.  We are the first Blo-OUT  "ONLY" concept salon.  We have perfected the art of the blow-dry style.  I want to share a couple of tips with you to get that salon-type "Blo-OUT,"  and teach you some pro tips on how to make it last.  Remember practice makes "perfection."

Tools you will need.

• When you shampoo your hair, apply conditioner to the shaft of your hair mainly at the ends.  Do NOT place conditioner on the roots, this may cause your blo-out to be heavy and weighed down. 
• Rinse the conditioner completely with cool water as to not leave any residue.  The cool water gives it a shine and closes the hair shaft to make your blo-OUTS smooth and perfected! 
• Section your hair off in sections to achieve smoother blow-outs and to assure that each section is dried properly from root to end otherwise your blo-OUT will be frizzy if it is damp.
• Use a heat protector to detangle and get that polished look and to protect your hair from heat damage.
• Apply a bodying product to your roots for oodles of BODY!
• Start blowing your hair from the front because the hair there is thinner and dries fast. Remember your hair needs to be wet to be blown dry.
• ALWAYS use a nozzle to achieve salon-style Blos!
• Blow your hair to be at least 70% dry before you start round brushing it. 
• A round brush with the metal in the inner part is great to achieve smoother and quicker blo-OUTS.
• Pin the hair/use velcro rollers after you blow-curl your sections for lasting body. 

  

  This is me doing a step-by-step BLO-out
  on my client.(Blow, then pin each section and let it cool off)

• Spray with a really great "flexible" holding spray, NOT an extra hold spray... and GO! 

  

  Here is a pic of myself with client Ms. Marla Maples, actress and
  ex-wife of Donald Trump. I did her Blo-OUT this past week
  and she absolutely loved it!  She wanted body with curls and then her
  daughter called and requested she get it straighter.
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