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Dominican Republic Salon In Your Area : Salon Reviews

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These are some of the reviews I've found about Dominican Salons. At the end of the post there's a link to a site that will find dominican salons in your area. Dominican supermodel, Arlenis Sosa Peña SALON REVIEWS You mentioned you were looking for a Dominican shop in the Atlanta area. My daughter goes to Charisma Hair Salon in Gwinnett County. The number is 678-924-7660. She comes home from college just to get her hair done there. She had tried a shop where it was a little closer to home and cheaper but her hair began to fall out and she returned to Charisma. She has thick hair that comes down to the middle of her back. I don't like going to sit all day in a hair dresser and do mine myself. However if you hear of a Dominican shop close to the Decatur area please let me know. ---------------------------------- If you're in manhattan , go up to washington heights and inwood. the dominicans are everywhere there. If you're in brooklyn , there's a few spots...

The Dominicans: Growing Your Hair One Garlic Treatment at a Time

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There's a growing phenomenon in this country and it's all centered around beauticians that hail from the Dominican Republic. I found myself on this site and before I knew it I was reading all the comments. It seemed that people were having a debate. American Black Hair Stylist -VS- Dominican Hairstylist. At first the Dominicans were winning then a few American black hairstylist showed up and they begin to win, then more women sided with the Dominicans and it just kept going back and forth. Before I give my opinion on the whole thing let's just state this: 1. Many if not all women from the Dominican Republic have african heritage and many of them would be and are technically considered black. Though I hear that " indian " is what blacks are called in the Dominican Republic... long story short like most countries blacks were taught to hate themselves, hate curly hair, hate dark skin... and in this country in particular they began to just call Dominicans of a da...

Product of the Day: Dr.Miracles Temple & Nape Gro Balm

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The temples and the nape of the hair are the most fragile and tend to break the easiest, according to celebrity hairstylist Eugene Smith . “I like this product ($7.99, walgreens.com) because it specifically targets those areas. Excellent for relaxed, braided, weaved or natural hair, it has a “feel” formula tingling sensation that stimulates blood flow to the scalp in the temple and nape area that continues to work even after you stop feeling it. I'm going to the go to the store and purchase this, so I'll let you know how its coming along... via: Essence

The Natural Weave: Tips on How to Blend Weave into Your Natural Hair

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Don't you hate when you see someone who's obviously wearing a weave. When I see this, I ask myself , "what's the point of wearing a weave if you can tell its a weave." mind-boggling right. Well here's a few tips you should abide by to make sure your weave has the most natural look: 1.) buy hair that matches your hair texture and color. the average women of color should usually choose "perm yaky" hair- this hair matches your permed hair texture. If you have fine hair, then it's okay to choose "yaky" hair, but perm yaky or a mixture of both is best. 2.) unless your hair is all pulled back (meaning your forehead is showing), it's important to have a bit of scalp showing. Meaning that you should have a part in you hair- it can be down the middle or on the side... either way, having a part in your hair helps it to look natural. When superstar Rihanna wears a weave it always looks natural. Notice how she has part down the "side/middl...

PRETTY FEET: How To Get Beautiful Soft Feet Over Night

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There's nothing worse than laying with your partner and getting scratched by their feet. It's important for both men and women to have smooth soft pretty feet. Here's the quickest, most effective, easiest, cheapest way to get soft feet. What you need: - old thick socks (with no holes) - shea butter, cocoa butter, or vaseline Directions on how to get soft feet : Every night before you go to bed thoroughly moisturize your feet with cocoa butter , shea butter, or vaseline . Put on the socks. Go to sleep and wake up with softer smoother feet. Why this works? Cocoa butter, shea butter, and vaseline are all products that naturally heal and soften your feet. By placing these products on your feet at night you allow them to soak in and efficiently work.