Namesake.


Posted in News on April 19th, 2012 by Reagan

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Ever wonder where the name of this blog comes from? I’m sure many of you know the Morrissey song, but just in case you don’t I thought it would be fun to post it here.

I love Morrissey (and The Smiths), but never really cared for this song that much. I think because of my blog, it’s really grown on me and I listen to it on purpose now. When I had the idea to start a hair blog and I was thinking of names, this song came to me right away. I love that it’s funny and makes me sound kind of like a super hero. When I tell people about my blog and they ask the name of it, we always giggle after I say “Hairdresser on Fire” with my fists on my hips like I’m superman or something.

My favorite lines are “You’re just so busy, busy busy, busy scissors oh ooohhhh” and “You’re repressed but you’re remarkably dressed”.

Anyway, enjoy the song that has inspired me more than any other.

**** Hair Stylists Say


Posted in News on February 20th, 2012 by Reagan

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When all these youtube videos started coming out, my friends at work and I start joking about what we’d say if there was a hairstylist version. Well, there is a hairstylist version! One of the creators emailed this to me a few weeks ago, and I’ve watched it probably 10 times. I love when he compares hair color to food* and other lines like “short but long”, “messy but clean”, and “I was thinking Kate”.

Pretty clever.

*chocolate brown, honey blonde, cherry red are all commonly used to describe hair color!

Tutorial: Sweetheart Braid


Posted in Tutorial on February 12th, 2012 by Reagan

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I invented this little braid because the only other heart braids I’ve seen were full blown little girl ‘dos, and I wanted to give your hair something festive for Valentine’s day! This style is quick, easy, and sweet as pie. Try it out as a full up do if you are feeling more formal, and by all means, tease that crown before you get started for a more “grown up” (eh hem…sexy) look.

Hair Dresser On Fire HDOFBlog.com Tutorial on “Sweetheart Braid,” by Reagan Breinholt from Jacob Breinholt on Vimeo.

I’ve had so many ideas to make my tutorials more creative and interesting, and we’re finally trying them out! I hope you all like them, I can’t wait to show you more!

Aussie Anti-Breakage Spray


Posted in News, Products on November 21st, 2011 by Reagan

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Happy Thanksgiving week! What are you thankful for? Today I’m thankful for healthy hair! Jokes aside, I can’t wait to show you our fourth video from our Aussie series. My model, Hadley, has long gorgeous hair that she wears in many ways. She colors is, curls it, ponies it and buns it. So using products to prevent breakage is very important. In this video, I’ll be using the Aussie Anti-Breakage Spray before blow drying and finishing up with a pretty pony tail. Enjoy!

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

To see the other videos from our Aussie series:
Click Here for Aussie Spray Gloss
Click here for Aussie Split-End Protector
Click Here for Aussie Anti Frizz Cream

Tutorial | 3/4 Halo Braid


Posted in Tutorial on October 20th, 2011 by Jake

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Aussie Spray Gloss


Posted in News, Products, Tutorial on October 12th, 2011 by Reagan

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Recently, Jake and I worked on a video shoot with Aussie. The focus of the videos, is to learn how to solve some of our most common hair problems using Aussie products.

I’m so excited to be able to show you all the first of the five videos. My model, Erin has been a client of mine for a while now and she loves a smooth and straight blow dry. In this video, we’ll be using the Aussie Spray Gloss to show how you can prevent dull looking ends and get all over smoothness.

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

Tutorial: How to use a hair pin.


Posted in Tutorial on August 29th, 2011 by Reagan

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Recently when I did the Half Up and Full Up Fat Twist tutorials, I told you that I’d do a hair pin tutorial. They are really great alternatives to bobby pins, and they don’t give you as much of a headache! So, we did this quick little video last night to show those of you who couldn’t figure out the pin situation.

Remember, this is a Hair Pin tutorial! If it had been a bun tutorial, I would have spent a little more time making it look nice. Haha

PS we didn’t go to DC.

Slow Motion Hair


Posted in News on August 24th, 2011 by Reagan

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On Monday Jake, our friend Tadd and I filmed this video. Tadd is a scientist and has this crazy camera that films 1,000 frames per second (or something. that’s what i overheard them saying), so you can see every little detail of the shot. Usually Tadd films bullets being shot under water so that he can study the fluid dynamics (also what i overheard) and sciency things of that sort, but we decided to focus on hair for the night!

Here is what we came up with!

Slow Hair from Jacob Breinholt on Vimeo.

Tutorial: Full Up Fat Twist.


Posted in Tutorial on July 27th, 2011 by Reagan

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Here is part two to last week’s video. We played around with these videos at the end and they make me laugh so hard. Sorry if they embarrass you and you have to look away. Haha.

PS if you are having trouble with hair pins, just use bobbi pins in the mean-time. For all you thick haired girls out there, hair pins hold a lot more hair and you don’t need as many of them. So get excited for the hair pin tutorial we’ll be cooking up shortly.

Funny Hair


Posted in News on May 16th, 2011 by Reagan

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Here’s a little video shoot I worked on with some awesome lady comedians about a year ago. If you’re wondering if we just laughed all day, we totally did.

Do you recognize any (or all) of these ladies from Last Comic Standing? A few of them have their own stand up special on Comedy Central. I did Amy’s hair for hers two years ago!