Bad Hair Day

Seeing that people seem to like my advice I guess I will answer some more of your questions.. This one is for Cameron.

Mike, Trish, Megan, Ryan and Cameron Gardner said...

Ok Keith, now i need some advice. How do i get my hair to do that? Do you use a curling iron or rollers?

Love,

Crazy Cameron

In responce to your question, here is the best way...

To Achieve a Messy Hair Effect

The title says messy hair, but does not mean that you should look like a porcupine on a bad day. Messy refers to messy, in a structured way. One that looks good, as opposed to being a halo of hair. Read on.

Steps

1. Wash your hair. Use shampoo and a little bit of conditioner. If you use too much conditioner, your hair goes limp and flat, too little, and your hair becomes too dry.
2. Towel dry your hair until there is no water dripping off the ends. Alternatively, you could just shake your hair out.
3. Run your fingers though your hair, separating the different parts, so your hair falls in the direction it does naturally. Do not attempt to do anything fancy at this stage, and, more importantly: Do not use a comb.
4. Blow dry your hair. Again, do not use a comb or your hair will have no texture. Dry your hair in the opposite direction from which it grows. This basically means that you hold the hair dryer beneath you and blow upwards. This means that each strand of hair gains more volume and enhances your layers.
5. Wait about 5 minutes, until your hair is mostly dry but still a bit damp here and there, stop blow drying it. By this time, your hair is probably very, very messy, so use your fingers to prod and push the hair so that it falls in the right place.
6. Take some clay or wax, and apply small (very small) globs of the stuff to different partitions of hair. The different parts are therefore separated from each other and are more easy to style.

* If you want to go for a really structured messy look, carefully manipulate section by section until you achieve the desired effect.
* If you just want a messy look, run your hands roughly through different sections of hair, and shake your fingers until there's hair all over the show.

* If you want, try backcombing.
7. Blow dry your hair again for one more minute. This helps with the styling, and you can use it to further define different parts of your hair.
8. To hold in place, use hairspray.


Tips

* To give your hair more volume when messy, place your fingers on either side of your head and push upwards. Do the same for the back of your hair. Provided you've got clay or some other styling product in your hair, it should stay like that for some time, though you may have to keep on doing it every so often.
* If you can't think of how to separate the layers, lift the top layers of hair away from each side of your scalp, then let it fall back into place. This gives you some layers to work with.
* For the front (assuming you have bangs), pinch the hair lightly and lift it away from the scalp, then let it fall back into place. Once again, this will give you some layers to work with
* If you find you're hair is getting too out of control, you can use a comb to put it back into place. Don't rake the comb through your hair, just lightly run it over the top. Otherwise, you'll lose the layers.
* Choose a good styling product. Clay and wax give you a lot of control over your hair and a good base to work with.


Warnings

* If you blow dry your hair often, get a good moisturizing conditioner and shampoo. Otherwise, your hair will end up resembling a brillo-pad.
* Don't use too much hair product, just enough to give you the style you want. If you use too much, it will weigh your hair down and it will loose its definition.
* Never comb your hair except if your hair goes completely out of control and you can't get it back into place

I hope this answers your question Cameron!!

Btw: I only scratched myself twice while writing this blog.

Energy Drinks

Here I sit scratching, no not my butt; I was scratching my left ear lobe.

While scratching I noticed that someone had posted a comment. That’s right someone wanted advice from me, Krazy Keith G. Do you believe that? My family wont.

ihenpecked said...

Tomorrow, please teach me how to down energy drinks and not go into a coma.

You ask for it you got it... If any one knows about energy drinks it's me, I'm on my third one right now. KK

How to Avoid Crashing After Having an Energy Drink

Every student knows the sugar and caffeine crash you experience after you have an energy drink. Can you lessen or avoid this effect? Surprisingly, it is not all that difficult.

1. Before you go to school, work, etc., drink an energy beverage (check the dosage to be sure you can handle it. Most people should stick with a 15oz can). The most popular and readily available are ones produced by Monster and Rockstar. Both come in many flavors to suit the time at which you drink them.

2. Be sure to eat something before or along with the drink. This will give your system something to work with, and not just run on pure caffeine and sugar. Energy beverages make a great supplement (not replacement) to a breakfast.

3. If you must drink a whole one at once, wait a few hours (2-4) before consuming another. Concentrated caffeine levels are deadly.

4. Try to spread out one drink. "Nurse" it for a few hours. This way, small doses of caffeine are in different parts of the body, some already on the way out.

Tips

1. At lunch, order foods with carbohydrates, such as a sandwich. Always keep some type of food in your system. Caffeine alone will not run your system.

2. If teachers don't allow drinks in class, keep it stored in your pocket for when you get a drink from the "water fountain" in the hall.

3. Don't become dependent on caffeine. Trace amounts remain in the system, so increasing amounts of caffeine will be needed to keep your system going.

4. Consider not drinking energy drinks at all - choose a healthy diet instead. D&C 89

a.Experiment with healthy foods, and find what works for you.

b. Avoid excess carbohydrates (especially unrefined carbs like sugar, white bread and white rice). For some people, even good healthy carbohydrates can cause a crash after eating too much (e.g. 6 potatoes instead of 2 or 3).

c. Try adding low glycemic index carbs to your diet, such as beans or sweet potatoes.

d. Stop eating before you're completely full. Or if you really want to fill up, eat more vegetables.

Warnings

a. NEVER exceed the 3 can limit posted on many energy drink cans. (Do as I say not as I do.) This applies to the double-size, 16oz.s. Three of these will yield 600mg of caffeine. Over a gram is never safe (Note: Depending on your weight and individual tolerance, this amount can be fatal).

b. Consuming too many energy drinks in any given period of time will adversely affect your health. As with any food substance, moderation is encouraged.

c. Be aware that energy drinks may be addictive. Many contain caffeine and other addictive chemicals and/or herbs.

d. Be careful; if you do this too often, you can suffer from "caffeine headaches."(I speak from experience.)