Everything She Wants

Recently, Everything She Wants shared my hair makeover at dana's loft HAIR .  During my visit, personable celebrity hair stylist Dana Gibbs also gave me a few winter hair care tips I'd like to share: Hair stylist Dana Gibbs. Use a moisturizing shampoo.  It's important to cleanse your scalp, but you don't have to get your hair squeaky clean anymore.  So you don't strip your hair of its essential oils, use a moisturizing shampoo. Keep it simple.  With so many products on the market, people get confused.  We use so much product, it starts to work against you.  Try Dana's Kera Plus line or stick with a regimen that works for you. Condition, condition, and condition.   Cowash (washing your hair with conditioner instead of shampoo) in between washes to keep your hair moisturized and sit under the dryer with a deep conditioner.  After styling, put in a leave-in conditioner. A silk scarf is your friend.  Sleep in a silk scarf and wea...

It's a new year, so it's the perfect time for a hair makeover.  I've been wearing my hair in twists for about a decade and during that time I've only had it blown out and trimmed a few times.  So I jumped at the opportunity for Dana Gibbs, celebrity stylist and CEO of dana's loft HAIR ( 96 Orchard Street, 212-677-7701 ), to give my hair some long overdue TLC. "More than half my clients have natural hair, and they can wear it straight or curly," says Dana, who specializes in blow-outs, perms, weaves and the Brazilian Keratin treatment . "[Black women] are the only ethnic group with so many [styling] options." My twisted hair before my makeover. Since my tresses are completely relaxer-free, in its natural state my hair shrinks up a lot after it's been washed.  And I haven't seen its actual length in at least a year.  I also had a resistant gray patch in the front that I desperately needed covered. Dana blowing my hair out. S...

Changing your hairstyle is a great way to transform yourself this spring. According to New York City hair stylist Dana Gibbs of Dana’s Loft Hair , the key word for African-American women’s hair is “reinvention.” Rihanna/Photo credit: Getty Images "Try something you’ve never done before or were afraid to,” says Gibbs. Using celebrities and hair icons as inspiration, here are Dana’s top style picks for the season: Color Me Bad Keri Hilson/album art This spring, pump up your style with a touch of vibrant color.  Go rude girl red like Rihanna or try platinum locks like Beyonce or Keri Hilson . Product Picks:   Kerastase Reflection Bain Miroir Shine Revealing Shampoo for Color-Treated Hair , $35 John Frieda Radiant Red Color Captivating Daily Shampoo , $5.15 Short and Sweet Halle Berry/Photo credit Hairstyles.com Halle Berry ’s signature hairstyle is the most enviable short and sassy cut ever. Her pixie is an inspiration to women of color who want no-fuss...

Recently we posed the question, " Is the Brazilian Keratin treatment safe ?" Well, the University of Illinois-Urbana laboratory teaching specialist I interviewed sure doesn't think so.  She asserts that by adding a fixative like formaldehyde to keratin protein, the hair can lose elasticity and flexibility and easily break.   Dana'a Loft Hair owner Dana Gibbs. New York hair stylist Dana Gibbs of Dana's Loft Hair , however, thinks the Brazilian Keratin treatment is an excellent option to "straighten" your hair.  Dana especially recommends the treatment for her African American clients with natural hair to give them less frizz and more manageability. We're still skeptical but asked the stylist to give Everything She Wants a more in depth look at the treatment process. Do you still recommend the Brazilian Keratin treatment and use it on clients?  And if so, do you use a formaldehyde-free version?   Dana Gibbs: Yes, I do recommend the Bra...