Ever wonder how to make your hair sleek, smooth and straight but also with volume? It's actually quite simple. Follow these short tips! Works from thick hair to thin hair, any length.

1. Wash your hair. Use a shampoo that smells really good and that will work well for your hair during the process (preferably Herbal Essences). Use a conditioner that's voluming. You can also use 2 in 1 shampoo/conditioner for this. If you have thick hair, use a handful of conditioner. If you have thin hair, use a little less. When finished showering, rinse your hair with cold water for a minute or so. (After washing your hair, rinsing it with cool water adds shine and reduces frizz. )
2. Apply a quarter-size amount of thick anti-frizz serum to your damp towel-dried hair to keep your strands smooth. Rub the serum over your hands, then run your fingers through your hair from roots to ends.
3. Dry your hair. Do basic hair drying with a with a round barrel brush. Blow-dry hair on high heat starting with a three-inch-wide section in front. Use a round brush with holes in it so the heat can reach all your strands. Aim the dryer directly at the round brush, first from above and then from below. Spray the roots with a root booster or volumizer. Also spray the hair with a heat protector spray.
4. Section hair in 1-1 1/2 inch sections. Clip up excess hair. Start with the comb at the root of the hair in the section you want to flat iron, then pull the comb through the hair followed by the flat iron. While the hair is still hot from the iron, take your round brush and brush from the root to the end creating volume and body in the hair. You can brush it straight or turn your hand while brushing to create a slight wave. Repeat with each section. You might want to use a larger barrel brush, but not too large.
5. Spray your hair with a light hold hairspray. Let it cool. Flip head upside down and finger comb through the hair. Use a small amount of smoothing serum to smooth an excess frizz.

Tips:
* To add more bounce and volume: Roll each section under a Velcro roller after blow-drying it (while it's still warm). As you dry the rest of your hair, this will prevent it from getting messy and blown around. Velcro rollers add body and bounce.
* Use a ceramic flat iron to avoid damage to your hair.
* Be patient. You may not get it right the first time. It takes practice.
* Bobby Pins work great to pin up hair away from your face.
* For a personal feminine touch, add a few spritzes of perfume to your hair while you brush it dry. That way it will smell great all day.

Keep in mind if you have extremely thick hair, this process takes up to a hour or so. This can be time consuming, but with all hair styles it can be.= Don't hold your straightener on damp hair - it can burn it!

This tag has been given to me by Betchay a few days ago. I apologized for the delay on posting this tag. But I truly appreciate betchay for passing me this tag.



Honest Scrap Award Rules:
Choose a minimum of Seven (7) Blogs that you find Brilliant in Content or Design to pass on this Award. Then list at least 10 honest things about yourself.

1.I am a deep thinker
2.I am the kind of person who say sorry alot!
3.I am very passive... I am trying to change that though.
4.I shop my clothing online...well most of them.
5.I pluck my hair armpit( is that too much info lol, I have to say it though).
6.I love chicken/shrimp chow mien (I eat it once at least once a day).
7.I am funny and I can be serious too.
8.I gained 10 lbs in the pass 6 months.
9.I used to have a low self steam.
10.Finally, I don't have a filipino/filipina friend where I live, only friend over the blogosphere.

I would like to pass this tag award to some fried of mine:
Demcy
Meryl
David Funk
Jacky
Cecile
Jacky
Umma
Maria

I would like to make this tag open for a grab as well, for the rest of my blogger friend who I have not mentioned. Happy tagging everyone.

In March Ben Behrouzigive away Mack Book Air and one person won that amazing prize. The contest went so well and people are asking for more. This May Mr.Ben Behrouzi he is giving away Free Flip Mino HD Video Recorder, suited for quick and easy capture and upload of videos to the web. To be on the contest you have to be a twitter follower. The lucky winner will be selected by the end of this month which is May 31st.

Win a Flip Mino Here is the rule to get in the game. Just sent Ben Behrouzi a simple Tweet with message. It's that simple! For more information just visit the link above.

You find yourself falling short of your desire or you don't even come one step closer to what you tried to achieve. You lose any inspirational thoughts you once had and sink back to where you came from. You will learn how to use fear to create action on any goal you want.

Choose what goal you want. What do you want to achieve? Ask yourself, what will happen if you don't achieve this. Are you sick of arguing with your partner or friends and you want to have more intimate relationships? Is it that you're tired of worrying about being able to put food on the table, provide clothing, and shelter? Are you embarrassed by how those additional pounds make you look?Understand that reaching your goal is entirely dependent on your internal emotions. Reading self improvement information temporarily effects these emotions and puts you in the same situation after a short period of time. Retrieve that internal fear and make it strong whenever you do not take action on your goal to fuel action. Using the financial example: you are struggling to create and provide the necessities. Use your fear that one day you will be unable to provide, or that for once in your life you want to give without worrying about the financial burden. This is the fear you use when you don't take action.

Every time you feel you don't want to do something, think of what bad results may happen if you don't take action. Try getting a friend or relative to punish you in a way if you don't get your goal.