I’m so excited for the launch of these 3 video tutorials I did with eSalon! I tried out their entire line of styling products and found every one of them to do exactly what they had promised. I’m always looking for fulness with some shake and swing to it, so the first tutorial I’m sharing is Come Rain or Shine, which was inspired by Get Lifted root lift spray. I prepped by shampooing with Big Love Color Safe Volumizing Shampoo, and conditioning with Big Softie Color Safe Volumizing Conditioner. I combed it all through with the eSalon paddle brush, and blow dried it with a medium sized metal round brush.

<3 See video below <3

Make sure to head over to eSalon to check out their great styling products. They are generously offering the following discounts by clicking the links below:

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Thanks eSalon!!

Stay tuned for the next two videos!

Come Rain or Shine video shot by Joe Varca, with a special thanks to Deandre Peoples.

I just got home from a glorious trip to France and Italy with a few friends. We saw beautiful things, ate delicious food and drank the best wine.

and…I didn’t do my hair a single time.

I brought a curling iron, but the European converters made short work of that. I opted not to pack a suitcase full of leaky liquids, so I also didn’t have much in the hair product category. I suppose this was my very lowest maintenance trip I’ve ever taken (not to mention my luggage was lost the first three days)! I relied on dry shampoo, my pocket Mason Pearson hairbrush, and my trusty old hair knot (ties hair up in an actual knot and forgets about it for forever) to get me by. I keep toying with chopping off my hair in the fall, and then I remember the love affair I have with my easy, long hair. So, there’s that.

Holy smokes I haven’t posted on Hairdresser On Fire since the fall!

In other news..

I’m posting hair relateds on a new(ish) insta feed I created in the middle of the night when I was Jetlagging hard after a trip to Southeast Asia in March. Feel free to follow! And tag your haircuts/Dos if you’re coming in to see me!

Insta:

@snipsnip_reagan

Miss you all dearly <3

I have been working on the best jobs lately. In September I did a little work shooting a TV pilot (cross your fingers!), this Monday I’m shooting 6 Holiday hair how to videos, and next week I’m off to South Carolina to teach a class on styling. I love being in the salon, but find that getting out for shoots, education or other creative projects…keeps me feeling excited for work and my skills sharpened.

I don’t think I could work in an industry that doesn’t provide so much variety.

I woke up this morning and realized I have my dream job.

Sorry, I haven’t been around..I’ve been “tied up”.

But I do hope you have a spooky and exciting Halloween. I’ve already worn two costumes this year, I’ll post the other one soon!

Stay safe out there my little Ghouls!

I’m so excited to announce that I’ll be running the ING New York Marathon this year. I’m in the early stages of my training program, but the miles are building up swimmingly (runningly?) despite this blasted July heat. If I can only cut back on the popsicles and fro-yum, I’ll be good to go.

On November 3rd, 2013, I’ll be running on behalf of a fantastic charity called “Crutches 4 Kids”. It’s a small, but great little charity that helps provide injured children in third world countries with proper walkers, canes and crutches. As you can imagine, these crutches aren’t all that expensive, so your donations will really help a huge number of children who would otherwise not be able to play or attend school on their own.

I feel fortunate every day to have a healthy body that functions just as I need it to, and I’m so excited to have the chance to use it in a way that will help others who don’t have that luxury.

I’d consider myself very lucky to have your support throughout my training, and it would mean a great deal to me to receive any donations that you feel comfortable contributing towards Crutches 4 Kids. You can also help by forwarding this to anyone you think might be interested in helping.

Lastly, if you’re a local, for crying out loud come out on marathon Sunday and cheer me on! I’ll be the girl with the huge, impossibly grateful grin. I can’t promise I won’t tackle hug you at the finish line.

CLICK HERE TO DONATE

A million Xs and two million Os,

Reagan Breinholt

I get asked frequently on instagram about the technique my colorist (Carla Naya) uses to highlight my hair. Instead of foils, there are large panels of hair taken and painted with free hand, which looks scary if you’ve never had it done. Please enjoy the video Joe, Carla and I made to better explain the art of Hair Painting!

HDOF – Hair Painting from Joe Varca on Vimeo.

My friend Jen (avocadojen to you insta-friends!) got married last weekend. I’d love to post some more pics with her hair and beautiful flower crown, but today I’ll just post a few of my hair and crown! All the women in the wedding wore a little braid detail and a little flower (or not so little) detail. In my head I kept saying this wedding was “urban hippie”, which felt right. The wedding party was put up in an incredible loft in Williamsburg, and the wedding was held at a cool outdoor pizza place in Bushwick.

Here are some photos! The hair was fun, the gowns were fun, the wedding was real fun.

I made myself a little Caesar style flower crown, that only went around the back, because I decided the bride should be the only one with flowers in the front..since she’s clearly the special one.

The other bridesmaid, Kylie, and I wore these beautiful green ACNE gowns that we got from Barney’s NY. I’m so lucky to have a very close friend who works there and treats me to an occasional discount. I’ll wear this beaut’ many more times. Kylie and I didn’t have plans to match, but we both loved this color and shape so much that it just worked out that way! Tara, the redheaded cutie, was a groom’s-lady and I’m really hoping someone got a good picture of her hair, because the back was a braided creation!

Some of my friends walked by Roberta’s that night and remembered I was at a wedding there that night, so they peeked in the tents to see if they could spot me. They said they’d never seen a sillier wedding dancer in their lives. Which wasn’t hard for me to believe, because I cannot tear myself away from the dance floor at a wedding.

More to come! And it’s time I did some more tutorials!

Photos by Laurie Sales

My 29th birthday was on Monday (February 4th). Yay! If you are interested, I’d love to share how I celebrated!

I had a plan to go to Verameat in the East Village and pick out a piece of jewelry for a present to myself with my friend Anna, but then we ended up going early because they had a huge sale on January 31st! I felt so lucky that Anna noticed the sale and told me about it. I was able to pick out a few pieces that I wouldn’t have splurged on otherwise. Like this spine duster and feather ring. I also bought a “little teeny” (as I call it) ring that goes inbetween my knuckles. Those rings have always reminded me of my mama, who wears more rings than anyone I know. My siblings and I joke that when she’s late for something, it’s because she’s still putting on rings.

On the day of, I celebrated pretty casually, but still had a beautiful dinner with some of my best girlfriends at a great restaurant downtown. We went to Freeman’s on the Lower East Side, where I had a white bean soup with a side of roasted brussles sprouts. My friends were so sweet to treat me to dinner and fancy drinks, which made me feel even more special considering it was nice enough of them to come out on such a cold night (which might be the worst part of a winter birthday!).

Jen, Me, Kristen, Karrie and Anna.

Even though it was a cozy and casual event, which is really just the way I like it, I still wanted to feel a little special. Lately, my “special” hair secret weapon is a row or two of clip in extensions! My friend Lacy has her own hair extensions company, and recently came out with a new line of ombre clip-ins. I trimmed them to my own length, and had my colorist ,Carla, gloss them to match my hair exactly. They blend perfectly, and just thicken up my hair a little more on the ends, which actually makes it look much longer! It’s perfect for someone like me, who likes almost no daily fuss or maintenance when it comes to my hair, but really likes to go all out once in a while. Plus, I have a drawer of hair in my bedroom which literally makes me laugh out loud every time I open it.

If you have a special occasion (or not!) coming up, and want fancy hair, please check out Laced Hair Extensions!

And I’ll be doing a tutorial on how to put in your clip-ins soon!

I’ve been using a straight razor more and more on my man haircuts these days. I’m not really a fan of that crunchy hard “gel” look, so any and all texture that can be added to their hair just means less product needed for styling. One of my very favorite clients, Clay, (who I should mention is engaged to my good friend Jen B!) only uses a spritz or two of Ocean Mist, which he discovered because Jen uses it! The combination of the razor with the salty spray and his natural waves is like money in the bank. I don’t know how it’s like money in the bank, but I heard a rapper sing that and I knew I wanted to use it on my blog (I believe in honesty even when it proves that you’re a huge nerd.).

Oh, don’t let me forget the neckline! Undercutting the neckline so it lays softly is the key. I need a picture, don’t I?

Hairstylists, what’s your favorite trick for man haircuts? I like calling it a man haircut. It sounds caveman-ish.