Fantasia Salon / Spa and Wig Specialists

Okay, let me paint a picture for you. You are having a really bad hair day and of course, you are short on time. And, you don’t own a wig. So now what? Well, let’s talk about some quick fixes for common hair problems.

Here’s one I was fortunate to learn about many years ago and it has served me well. Have flat hair and need volume? Tip your head upside down, mist the hair roots with hair spray. Then, head upright and style your hair as usual!

Is your hair straight and limp like a noodle? Separate your hair into three or four sections on top and at the sides of your face. Mist each section with volumizing hair spray. Roll your hair up with one or two inch Velcro rollers. Blow dry your hair and keep the rollers in until your hair has cooled off. Now remove the rollers and style your hair!

If limp curly hair is your issue, part your hair into four or five sections. Now curl each section with a curling iron. Finish up with a small bit of a light styling aid.

So, you didn’t have time to wash your hair and it’s kind of smelly? Don’t panic! Add a few drops of perfume into a spray bottle filled with water. Spritz your hair all over. Or, apply a little bit of baby powder into your hair and brush it in. Remember I said a little bit? Don’t go nuts with this or you will never get the white out!

If you need to tame frizzy curls, spritz your hair with water from a spray bottle or scrunch sections of hair with a damp washcloth. Apply a small amount of a curl enhancer product through out your hair and let it dry naturally.

Do your bangs have a mind of their own? Apply a styling product to your bangs. Hold them out from your face your fingers or a brush. Blow dry your bangs in the direction you want the hair to go. If you want your bangs to lay down straight, aim the blow dryer downward.

If you have some bad, ratty knots, spray a leave-in conditioner directly onto the knots. Use a wide-tooth comb and carefully pick out the knot starting at the end. For really nasty knots, try applying Frizz Ease before combing out.

So, just about anything is “fix-able” if you know just a few tricks of the trade. What ever you do, don’t panic, life is too short!

There are those telling us that it’s great to be grey. Sporting a head of grey hair is what I’m talking about. Not so sure I’m buying it. I don’t “feel” my age and I think going grey would make me appear much older than I “feel”.

Supposedly ditching the dye doesn’t mean loosing your looks or sabotaging being sexy. Admittedly, I have seen women who’s grey hair looks great, but I have seen far more women who’s all natural grey look does not look so great.

While some women say that going grey is liberating and saves a ton of time and money; it can still feel like a risky option for many women who feel that grey will age their appearance and cause career or relationship problems. Sometimes it’s perceived that they have just given up.

Going grey is quite a controversial choice, because we tend to associate grey hair with old age. Some stylists will argue that the right grey color can take years off a woman’s age. Give them a trendy haircut and it makes them look younger as well as being liberating.

Jamie Lee Curtis, at age 49 was one who decided to go grey. She is probably the only Hollywood star under 60 boasting grey hair. Jamie says it has not had a negative effect on her career. In one case, she offered to wear a wig for a part and the director chose to go with her natural hair color.

Meryl Streep went grey last year to play Miranda Priestly, the icy, cold Vogue editor in the blockbuster movie, The Devil Wears Prada, showing women everywhere that grey could be both sexy and powerful. There are other famous women sporting the grey look these days such as Vanessa Redgrave and Emmylou Harris.

While some have proven you can be glamorous with grey hair, it takes courage to make this move. And short hair looks best grey, a classic haircut like a bob or wedge, something which makes the most of your features. Long grey hair just does not look that great, typically.

Men are fortunate, their grey hair can be a positive attraction, they are considered distinguished or a “silver fox”. For men grey hair can signify wealth, power and sophistication.

My personal philosophy? I believe there is a reason God gave us hair color. Enough said!

I’m not saying or suggesting you would ever want to do this but, if you did want to look unique like Amy Winehouse, you could do it with the help of a fancy dress wig.

Wigs can be worn for fun and fashion, not just for necessity. Typically you can find inexpensive wigs at the mall in the novelty shops or in some salons. You should probably know because they are synthetic they can be hot, depending on the amount of hair.

Wigs can be a fun way to change your persona. There are always 60’s and 70’s parties going on where a wig would come in handy. You can go all out and be the life of the party. The last 50’s party I went to I wore a bee hive wig in addition to white  glasses which had major wings on the sides, a pink prom dress and some chalky pink lipstick and, ta dah, it was back to the 50’s!   It was a hoot. One of the guys had on an Elvis type wig with very extreme side burns.  He also doused himself with English Leather cologne which was a tad nauseating! But, a great time was had by all!
Wigs are still a hot item. Wigs for fashion, wigs for parties, wigs for hair loss or wigs simply for a great change of style - instantly! Wigs for holidays such as Halloween, Christmas or other occasions. And you don’t have to spend a fortune on them which is why they continue to be so popular.

Today, the younger set who frequent the clubs are having fun with Afro wigs, red, pink, purple and blue party wigs, 70’s wigs, beehive wigs, mullet wigs, Cher and Abba wigs just to name a few.

So, when you are in the mood to show your alter ego, be it Amy, Cher or whomever, do it with a wig!