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Olivia’s Question:
I have long hair which I am going to donate to “Locks of Love” and at the same time I want to get a nice hairstyle, like Katie Holmes. My Hair Type is straight, thick but with a wave. The Hairstyle I want is the one the Katie Holmes has. My question is: In order to maintain that sleek and straight, should I do a relaxer or not? Please help!!!
Answer:
Hi Olivia,
Thanks for writing in your question; I’m glad you did. I hope I am not too late to advise you not to have any sought of chemical relaxer done to your hair after you cut it.
Katie Holmes natural hair is also thick and wavy, she has a travel stylist that goes with her every where and works it hard baby: Maybe we might be as fortunate as to have someone fixing our hair at any given time one day but until then, we will have to make wise choices. Writing in your question was a wise choice.
Let me just take this opportunity to congratulate you on such a noble and generous gesture of giving your hair to Locks of Love. I have met many women in the industry that have been in great need for such a gift and what you are doing is admirable to say the least.
As far as your hair is concerned, I believe that you can sport it both straight and sleek at times by using the flat irons and lotions that are made for it and you can also ware it full and waving with a little curl activator or leave in conditioner.
Try and allow your self to be versatile. If your get your hair relaxed, you will be forced to keep it tailored to that look all the time not to mention that you run the risk of damaging your hair and maybe even hating it totally.
Remember whether you relax it or not, you still have to style it after every wash. I always compare hair to a beautiful cotton blouse, once you wash it; it needs ironing to look good. Our hair is the same way sometimes. After washing it we probably need to blow dry or iron it to look our best.
Good Luck!
Yvonne Dueno
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My sister’s hair was natural but she got a relaxer just so she could get the “Katie Holmes” cut. Her hair looks fab! Although a relaxer wasn’t necessary, that style requires a lot of care (cut, straightening, maintenance). A relaxer just makes it a little bit easier.
Hollywood lovely Katie Holmes recently stared in indie flick The Romantics with other stars including Anna Paquin and Elijah Woods.
To keep Katie looking picture-perfect, film hair stylist Bobby Diehl used Keune Blend Revive Gloss. The fine mist protects hair and eliminates frizz so that Katie would look perfect for her romantic scenes with on-screen love Josh Duhamel.
Revive Gloss is part of the Revive range within Blend and is ideal for dry and damaged locks. Chemically treated lengths are moisturized and energized to create soft, movie star shine.
Bobby enjoyed primping Katie’s locks to perfection. She says: Katie Holmes is nothing but lovely with an amazing attitude. Her hair is great as well. . . healthy, shiny and strong.”
Katie’s hair looks glossy and healthy with a bit of help from Keune Revive Gloss which even seals split ends. We’re sure Hollywood hubby Tom Would approve or her sleek style.
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Revive Gloss can be used on damp hair to make blow drying easier or protect lengths before straightening. Use on dry hair to control flyaway manes and add ultimate shine.
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