A beauty icon from the 80’s is slowly easing back into the limelight. No I don’t mean Dionne Warwick Whitney Houston; I’m talking about curls, waves and hair with kink. For almost two decades, pin-straight hair has been the hairstyle de rigueur but now along with the revival of 80’s fashion came the return of textured hair. Curls are now looser and more romantic but nonetheless edgy and whether your curls or waves are God-given or done by a salon maven, key to pulling off “The New Wave” are the right tools and products.

After a perm, your hair is totally depleted of moisture so to prevent breakage (or bald spots *eek*) pamper your curls & your scalp with all natural products that hydrate and strengthen hair. Burt’s Bees Very Volumizing Pomegranate & Soy Shampoo, has sunflower and coconut oil which gently cleanses hair, soy extracts that hydrate and strengthen, while pomegranate protects and preserves the shape of your curls. For the discriminating taste of hair care gourmands, try the sinful and sexy Philip B White Truffle Shampoo, which has Italian White Truffle Oil and 19 pure plant extracts that softens and lends luster to chemically treated hair.

Wave an exuberant hello to the nifty looking Deva Fuser Kit, a recessionista’s true helping hand because it allows you to transform your old hair dryer to a curl constructing machine. Just attach the hand-shaped DevaFuser to your hair dryer, this allows 360-degree air flow so you get more volume and shine and less frizz. Use the accompanying DevaCurl Set It Free Spray Mist or Philip B Shin Shine Blow Drying Mist, before drying hair both effectively lock out humidity and prevent flyaway hair.

 

As a last step, choreograph your curls to Carrie Bradshaw perfection with a finishing serum or spray. Spray hair 4-8 times with Kerastase Oleo Voile Fixateur Oleo-Relax , which tames frizz, and leaves curls soft to the touch. When pressed for time, spray your towel-dried curls with Philip B Maui Wowie Beach Mist, with Sea Salt that thickens the hair’s cuticle for volumized, piecey surfer girl waves and tendrils. It also doesn’t hurt that it makes your hair smell and feel like a tropical paradise, with hints of Tahitian Gardenia, Orchids and Coconut. Now there’s definitely no excuse for you to not want to ride “The New Wave”.

 *Philip B Hair Care & Hair Finishing products are sold exclusively @ SCCUBE The Apothecary #05-25A and The Centerpoint Mall