I want to share some photos of my London trip soon, but first (and most importantly) I want to talk about the hats!

I’ve written about my love for the British hat culture before and now that I’ve seen it in person my love for it only burns deeper. First I tried on a few in a vintage store.

Then on my second day in London, as if by magic, I walked past a wedding. Hats galore. Now I’m pretty sure this was a rich and powerful wedding, because the bride and groom were married in St. Paul’s Cathedral, and that is pretty serious. Also, we caught a peek at a program and later googled the couple to find they are rich and powerful (and sexy!). This might explain the wonder and amazement of the hats. They were spectacular. 

 I really must invest in more hats.

Q by Heather: I’d like to get your take on “cowlicks”.  I have hair that looks very similar to yours, maybe a little thinner, and I have HUGE issues with the whorl at my crown.  It’s fine when I wear it curly, but when I go straight it seems that no matter how I blowdry or tease, after a very short time you can see my hair start to split in the back….it drives me nuts!  I end up having to wash my hair way more often than I’d like because it’s the only way I can get it under control after sleeping on it.  Any suggestions?

A by Reagan: Heather, you’re on the right track! There are a few tricks to dealing with cowlicks that I have found very helpful. The first trick is to leave the hair in that area a little longer. You don’t want to be cutting short layers or fringes where there are cowlicks. The extra length with help weigh down the hair, making it more manageable. My next tip is to comb and blow dry that area first, while the hair is still quite wet. Make sure you are blow drying against the grain of the hair, this will help to manipulate that little tuft to lay down a little more. My final tip, is instead of shampooing your whole head in the morning just spray down that area and start over. My favorite blow dryer is the Twin Turbo, give that a shot. They range from $90-$150 on Amazon. And for the millionth time, use a nozzle!!

Cowlicks are such needy little things, right? They love all the attention like that one girl from highschool! haha. Good luck!

Both times I’ve been to Europe, I’ve noticed that the water is very hard on my hair. While I was in London, I only shampood once in an attempt to prevent drying out my hair. My hair just seems to be more brittle than the average Jane’s, so maybe this is more of a problem for me than most.

So along with cutting down on shampooing, product is also a great way to lock in some extra moisture. Here are my favorite hair oils!

Redken Glass

Je Veux Argan Oil

SachaJuan Shine Serum

Aussie Smoothing Serum

I call products like these “Hair Drinks”.

Give your hair a drink when it’s thirsty!

PS I had a wonderful time in London and I am so excited to show you some photos from my trip!

Happy Wednesday everyone! Today I’m excited to show you the second video from our shoot with Aussie last month. In this video, I’ll be using the Aussie Split End Protector on my friend Jen, then following up with a blow dry and curling iron style. Pay attention to learn little tips on how you can keep your ends healthy!

Visit the Aussie site to learn more about this, and other Aussie Stylers.

Have you heard of Dauphines of New York? I’ve seen them in a bunch of different magazines and I love their hair accessories. I was so excited when they emailed me asking if they could send me a hair piece to try out.

Here is what they sent:

I honestly wear it often. Unlike a lot of other pieces I’ve tried, Dauphines’ pieces aren’t at all uncomfortable. It is adjustable and stays on easily.

I love it!

Click here to see more from Dauphines of New York. I pretty much want every piece from their lookbook.

All photos shot by Jake

Click here to checkout an HDOF review and giveaway featuring Mary Kay.

I don’t know where this photo comes from, but I love it. Hair to your waist, long flowy dresses and a center part. It’s kind of my dream.

I actually think this is a photo from a cult type “family”, and a few of the wives are clearly pregnant. Which is kind of weird, but I still love it.

Anyway, I am the kind of girl whose hair naturally  wants to have a deep part. I have to force it in the center, and I think at this point it (it meaning my hair) is almost used to it.

The best tip for forcing your hair to part some where it doesn’t want to, is to part it when it is wet. Like sopping wet right out of the shower. If you need to, you can blow dry it into place.

Jake and I (and my dirty hair) took a trip upstate to Storm King Art Center over the weekend. It’s huge-beautiful fields and streams and ponds and wooded areas that have giant sculptures all over the place. If you have the chance, you have to go. I would recommend this time of year. The air was cool and breezy and I ate a pumpkin donut on the way up.

Plus I just love fall. I’m so original right?

Anyway, I filmed a bunch of tutorials with Jake and our friend, Hadley over the weekend. One of those tutorials included “how to use dry shampoo”. While Hadley and I were talking about it, she asked a great question…

“Do you use it every day that you don’t shampoo?”

My answer is no. For instance, I shampood on Wednesday, let it do what it wanted on Thursday, dry shampood on Friday, did nothin’ on Saturday, and dry shampood on Sunday. I just kind of gauge what it needs.

So there is your Monday morning dry shampoo tip! Enjoy a few Storm King photos! All taken by Jake.

PS Jake and I went to a 1970s themed costume party on Saturday night, and these glasses were part of my costume. I decided to throw them on again on Sunday morning, even though they are completely clear with no proscription or anything. Silly.

Here are a few other posts on dry shampoo!

I recently got invited to the Lucky Magazine Shops NY party that is coming up. I’m so excited to be attending this event and I’m even more excited to be able to provide you all a chance to attend VIP night!

You can also go here to to buy tickets to the shopping event, and by using the promo code hdofblog you can get 15% off of your ticket price.

Here is a little more information about the event!

So, just leave a comment for a chance to win! I’m going to pick a winner sometime next week!

Hope to see you there!