Cut the time for hair styling

Filed in archive Beauty on February 17, 2006

Yes, I know you're hair obsessed, I am too. No wonder I spend hours washing, drying and styling my hair! But sometimes you just don't have the time. What to do to keep the impression up on tight schedule?

Here go the dirty tips and tricks every girl should know:

If you don't have the time to wash it, sprinkle some baby talcum powder on your hair and wait for a couple of minutes. The powder will suck in the grease your hair may have developed. Comb it out and off you go.

The other way to go is to do a partial-wash, the idea which Jackie from Jack&Hill presented in her article Why I'll sleep an extra 15 minutes tomorrow morning: I now wash all of my hair every other day. In between, I just wash the middle and top sections and blowdry as normal. My hair looks fine, the scalp doesn't feel funny, and I get to sleep a little longer on the days when I'm not soaking my whole head.Want to wash it anyway? There are shortcuts to this too. Use 2 in 1 shampoo and conditioner. Dry your hair with your blow-dryer on maximum heat, but use a dispenser extension.

No time for nothing? Make yourself a nice ponytail. If you don't want to show your hair to that extent, make the ponytail and with the last turn of the wrap, twist your hair upside down, creating a sort of a upside-down bun. Secure loose hair ends with boby pins.

You don't want to look at your hair for another second? Read my Bad hair day post.