Hair: Anthony Grant for Jamie Stevens using Matrix Haircare, Stylist: James Millagan Make-Up: Marta Mucha, Photographer: Jens Wikholm AWARDS HJ’s Afro Hairdresser of the Year – Finalist 2016 & 2017 Black Beauty/ Sensationnel Hair awards Stylist of the Year – Finalist 2016 & 2017 Black Beauty/ Sensationnel Hair awards Southern Stylist of the Year – Finalist 2017 Black Beauty/ Sensationnel Hair awards Colourist of the Year – Finalist 2017 Black Beauty/ Sensationnel Hair awards Natural Stylist of the Year – Finalist 2017 51
Hair: Anthony Grant for Jamie Stevens using Matrix Haircare, Stylist: James Millagan Make-Up: Marta Mucha, Photographer: Jens Wikholm 52 C O S M O B I Z M A G A Z I N E
Hair: Anthony Grant for Jamie Stevens using Matrix Haircare, Stylist: James Millagan Make-Up: Marta Mucha, Photographer: Jens Wikholm 53
Hair: Anthony Grant for Jamie Stevens using Matrix Haircare, Stylist: James Millagan Make-Up: Marta Mucha, Photographer: Jens Wikholm 54 C O S M O B I Z M A G A Z I N E
Hair: Anthony Grant for Jamie Stevens using Matrix Haircare, Stylist: James Millagan Make-Up: Marta Mucha, Photographer: Jens Wikholm 55
Beauty Brazilian Keratin Treatment with Zerrans L ast issue, we discussed the growing popu- To perform this treatment, it is important to become Zer- larity of Brazilian Keratin Treatments with- ran certified as this treatment requires training. There in the African American community and how are two treatments that can be performed: semi-perma- the straightener will affect the hair. As many nent, which will revert the hair back to its natural state salon owners and stylist are performing the style, after time and permanent. If you’re interest in the pro- it’s essential to highlight products that will not only cess of this treatment, here is an example of how it is effectively straighten the hair, but also do it safely. performed. Keeping with our green theme, Zerrans is a fan- tastic Brazilian Keratin Treatment that every stylist should consider using on their clients. The treatment is 100% vegetable, utterly safe for natural hair and does not contain any harmful ingredients, especially formaldehyde. Although the procedure is pricier than most, we are sure clients will spend the extra bucks to protect their hair. 56 C O S M O B I Z M A G A Z I N E
Zerrans Brazilian Keratin Treatment To perform a Brazilian Keratin Treatment, the process takes 1-2 hours, similar to a relaxer or dye. Step 1: Clean hair. If the hair contains oil or heavy styling products, even shampooing, it is important to wash through 2-3 times. Step 2: After shampooing the hair, it is important to dry the hair thoroughly. Concentrate not only on the surface, but also deep into the hair as the water penetrates deeply. Step 3: Apply the treatment to the hair using a bowl and brush completely saturating the hair. Follow up with rough drying the hair till damp. Step 4: Spray the sealant on the hair and comb through to ends. Step 5: Let it dry and brush if needed to flat iron smoothly. Step 6: Divide the hair into sections, grab a thin strand of hair, and straighten it with a flat iron (Zerran recom- mended) about 450 degrees Fahrenheit. Start with flat ironing the hair once slowly for smoothing then following up 5-7 times slowly. Step 7: After the procedure is finished, rinse thoroughly with water and apply the moisturizer evenly. Allow the moisturizer to fully apply for about five minutes and rinse again. Step 8: Since all the procedures are finished, use a blow dryer to dry the hair and comb it. For products using the lehmalin ingredient, it is recommended that you do not use hair rollers or a hot curling iron for at least three days after the procedure. Zerrans products, thanks to their 100% natural ingredients, do not require a wait to wash like traditional keratin treatments. Photo courtesy: ZERRAN RealLisse Step by Step 57
Beauty FLAT IRON LOW COST VS SALON QUALITY How much was your purchase for your current Ceramic is the most commonly used and known as it flat iron? Did you splurge and get a flat iron with heats evenly. This prevents heat from being hotter in top-of-the-line features or were you on a budget one area than the other causing heat damage in different resulting in a cheaper version? Although some parts of the hair strand. While ceramic is good, one thing may argue low-priced flat irons and luxury flat irons are to be cautious about is the difference between ceramic the same, we’re here to break it to you that they are not. and ceramic coating. There have been commercials fea- The price is not the only difference and not the most turing Ceramic Plates that are low costing. These plates important. When purchasing a quality flat iron, here are are usually coated only with ceramic and do not spread some points you need to look for to make sure you’re heat evenly as advertised. getting a safe product for your pockets and your hair. Temperature Button Tourmaline is a mineral that has become popular in Ko- While this may seem minor to you, this is very important rea and is another flat iron option you should consider. in deciphering a quality flat iron from a cheaper version. Tourmaline is finely ground and placed on a ceramic There are many flat irons that do not feature a tempera- plate. The tourmaline-coated plate helps smooth the ture setting, which gives you a variety of temperature to hair through the flat iron during styling and allows the flat iron your hair with. This is very important because hair to straighten even in a single stroke. each hair texture requires a different temperature. Titanium is the most recently developed plate type. Tita- Whether you are flat ironing synthetic, Remi or your own nium has the ability to produce negative ions, which can human hair, you need a variety of temperatures to cater be beneficial for those suffering from frizzy hair due to to each type. If you find a flat iron without a temperature moisture or humidity. Titanium also has a titanium coat- button, skip to another brand as this will not serve every ing that is just as cheap as a ceramic and is not made hair situation. of titanium. Plating: What is it Made of? Another important factor when look for a quality flat iron is the plating. This is most important to us, the customer, because we look to achieve the same body and slay as our stylist performed on our hair. There have been a lot of good plates to come on the market, but currently, the most performed with stylist are ceramic, tourmaline and titanium. 60 C O S M O B I Z M A G A Z I N E
The Test: How To See if Your Flat Iron is a Qual- ity Flat Iron If the first two points don’t show you enough proof of the quality of your flat iron, there is a way to visually confirm the difference between salon-quality products and lower quality products. The main way to see the difference is if the flat iron keeps the same temperature heat through- out flat ironing a strand of hair. This means a quality flat iron will flat iron the hair at the same heat from starting at the roots to the top of the hair without any temperature difference. Lower quality products will gradually drop in temperature as the flat iron moves from the root to the tip. How can you see this? Just as your hair is damp after ap- plying a heat protecting or treatment, take a damp towel (SAFELY) and a thermometer (hair appropriate) under the towel. Safely and slowly run the flat iron through the towel/thermometer to see if the temperature changes. If it stays consistent, your flat iron quality is good. If not, consider what is really causing your heat damage. Yes, ladies, it may take all your coins to purchase a qual- ity flat iron, but just as you are investing in other things, invest in your hair and its quality. Just as you are look- ing for safe products without harmful chemicals, look for quality flat irons that won’t damage the care you’ve already put into your hair. Not only will the flat iron last longer, but will treat your hair safely. 61
Tools KARECO TANGLE BUST ER F LEXIBLE PADDLE BRUSH Helping all members of the family achieve KATHIE, TENNESSEE salon quality hair at home “My hair is shoulder length and quite fine…I used it on my KareCo, a line of professional hair care products that pro- dry hair after being outside on a particularly windy day. Usu- duce salon-quality results presents the Tangle Buster™ ally, a brushing after a day like that is accompanied by an Flexible Paddle Brush. Designed to smooth out even “ow, ow, ow,” but not with this brush! It went right through the toughest tangles, this new paddle brush is perfect for my hair, and not one “ow” was uttered. My hair looked good achieving a smooth finish, without the pain and time it takes after brushing. Actually like the curve of the brush head the to detangle using chemical products and an inferior every- best. It conforms to the shape of my head very well. This is day brush, which can lead to breakage. the best detangling brush I have ever tried, and I’ve tried a few!” “We created the Tangle Buster to help the whole family detangle and style their hair – it detangles with ease that will change the way you brush your hair forever,” THE REVIEWS CHELSEA, ARIZONA “I loved this brush so much more than my Wet Brush! I will tell my sister-in-law [about the Tangle Buster Brush] since she has daughters with tender heads. I’d also recommend it to the dads I know that struggle with get- ting their daughters to be still long enough to brush their hair. Sturdiness [is] my favorite element since my other brush doesn’t hold up as well when going through my hair…This one was up for the task! This brush would have prevented a lot of stressful mornings had it been around when I was a kid.” ARLENE, FLORIDA “It worked wonderfully on my thick curly hair! At first, I was worried that it would get stuck in my hair…however, that worry was for nothing. I am excited to try this on my four-year-old daughter who has the same hair type as I do. I will definitely be using this again and recommending it to oth- ers…once you use it, you will understand the awesomeness of this brush.” 62 C O S M O B I Z M A G A Z I N E
LEYA, TEXAS ABOUT KARECO: “We used it on [my daughter’s long, curly] dry hair and KareCo was founded in 2001 creating professional it was untangled pretty fast. I would recommend it to my haircare products that achieve professional results, family. My aunt is a hairstylist. She would love it because it both inside the salon, and for home use. As the profes- would make her job easier. I like the color; black goes with sional stylist’s choice for more than a decade, KareCo everything. The material is not slippery so when you use is dedicated to providing the salon industry and every it with wet hair, it won’t be a problem. The KareCo Tangle day customers with the highest quality products avail- Buster brush is unique and very easy to use.” able. Through extensive product development, design The Tangle Buster™ retails for $12.50 and is avail- innovation, and ongoing communication with passion- able for purchase at www.kareco.com, at salons ate professional stylists, who are dedicated to throughout the country, and at select retail locations having the best for their guests, KareCo in the US. continues to develop innovative beauty products with the best quality and latest technologies to give the most effective results. KareCo offers a complete line of tools and accessories, including profes- sional shears, hairbrushes, combs, hair clips, spray bottle, salon wear and much more. For more information, visit www.kareco.com. 63
Liquids liquciudrsl:s CURLS for the girls is what we’re bringing you fresh into the New Year. CURLS is one of our favorite hair care com- panies and has been making a splash into the beauty market with their infamous Blueberry Bliss collection. If you haven’t smelled these products, you really have been missing out! They are completely addicting and will have you buying every product from the collection. Check out some of our favorite products we tried from the collection that you should try fresh for the New Year. Blueberry Bliss Reparative Hair Wash, Blueberry Bliss Reparative Hair Mask, $15.00 $15.00 Deep penetrating, intensive, reparative deep condi- Deep penetrating, intensive, reparative deep condi- tioning hair mask guaranteed to prevent breakage, tioning hair mask guaranteed to prevent breakage, repair damage and enhance growth. Formulated with repair damage and enhance growth. Formulated certified organic Blueberry Extract Aloe Leaf Juice, with certified organic Blueberry Extract Aloe Leaf and Chamomile Extract. Soften, detangle moistur- Juice, and Chamomile Extract. Soften, detangle ize, condition and hydrate your curls while repairing moisturize, condition and hydrate your curls while damage, protecting against breaking and encourag- repairing damage, protecting against breaking and ing hair growth. encouraging hair growth. 64 C O S M O B I Z M A G A Z I N E
Blueberry & Coconut Hair Milk, Blueberry & Mint Tea Scalp Treatment, $15.00 $12.00 Blueberry & Coconut Hair is formulated with certified Formulated with certified organic blueberry seed oil, organic coconut milk and blueberry extract guar- corn mint and coconut oil proven to enhance hair anteed to moisturize the driest curl, condition over- growth, soothe and refresh dry, itchy scalp and re- worked tresses and encourage hair growth all in one lieve itching. . step. Contains no sulfates, silicones parabens artifi- cial oils or fragrances. Blueberry Bliss CURL Control Paste, $12.00 Aloe & Blueberry Juice Curl Moisturizer, Formulated with organic blueberry extract, argan oil $13.00 (proven to encourage hair growth), mango and shea No poo? No problem! Refresh, revive and rejuve- butter, argan oil, the Blueberry Bliss Curl Control Paste nate 2nd day curls with pure aloe and blueberries. smooths and slicks down unruly edges, creating the Formulated with certified organic aloe leaf juice that most luxurious sheen. Use this super sculpting po- strengthens hair, adds shine and combats frizz and made to enhance, define and hold your curls. blueberry extract that repairs damage, prevents breakage and encourages hair growth. 65
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PREMIUM SELECT FIBER LUXURIOUS HUMAN BLEND 100% NATURAL BLACK CASTOR OIL RJ- MOMO RJ- GLO BEST PRICE GUARANTEED MODERN DESIGN AND STYLE FOR EVERY EVENT STAY CURRENT WITH RJ’S! RJ-ERIN RJ-VELY RJ-FOX RJ-CLUB RJ-ROSE
&PLAY Lace Wig Bundle Editon Shh! It’s your bundle hair secret With &PLAYTM Bundle Edition’s 360 lace edges and 13x4 hand-tied lace frontal, get the versatility you’ve got to have, the look & feel of human hair you’ve always wanted, and the sex y bundle- inspired styles you can’t do without. Available Styles Natural Deep Wave, Natural Loose Wave, Natural Straight NATURAL DEEP WAVE NATURAL LOOSE WAVE NATURAL STRAIGHT
ASPEN featuring New Colors January 2019 is giving you five more reasons to love our most popular lace front style, Aspen. This gorgeous wavy style we all love will soon be available in some of our favorite colors: RTH613/27 and R613BG14 are both beautiful dimensional lights that radiate depth-defying color; STARFIRE is a powerful and passionate red; CHROMERT1B is an ultra cool gray with a root. Which color will you dare to wear? ● COLOR SHOWN : RTH613/27, R613BG14, STARFIRE, CHROMERT1B ● B ANG : 10.5\" SIDE : 10.5\" CROWN : 12.5\" NAPE : 9.5\"
It’s January and R&B is coming through with new BAYLEE looks for the beginning of the year. We have three new wigs to debut, JUNE, KATE and BAYLEE. JUNE is a synthetic lace wig with handmade parting and layered. There’s an array of colors featuring natural, mixed crimson, golden bronze, sugar brown, and tiger orange. Perfect chance for a new hair color for the new year. KATE is a straight style with amazing layers, which may seem like a basic style, but actually accentuates the chin line making your face slimmer and sleeker. You can create a deep and natural style of parting. We love the color featured on the model with hints of red. Last, we have BAYLEE, an asymmetrical bone straight style that’s been popular for 2018. Don’t worry, this trend will continue into the new year. It features an handmade part with a silky base and moisturized strands. JUNE KATE
This month Chade brings us four stunning looks that will have you ready to slay. Each of these gorgeous new wigs is part of the Magic Lace Deep Part Wig line, which features a 5.5” deep lace part for an ultra-natural appearance. MLD01 is the perfect look for date night, while the two tones MLD02 brings us night out glam. MLD03 and MLD04 are both great styles if you’re looking for natural volume. We love the blunt angled cut on MLD03 for pairing with a winter look. The higher nape of the neck means you won’t need to worry about tangling due to your winter coat. MLD04 MLD01 MLD03 MLD02 72 COSMOBIZ BEAUTY STORE
WHAT LACE?TM is an upgraded hair line that creates an optical illusion that looks like a consumer's hairline when worn. The wide 13x6 parting is 100% handmade and you can part it freely. With the improved plucking method, it gives you the most natural looking hair, which makes for an invisible hairline. It also has baby hairs that do not require leave-out and is a perfect protective style. WHAT LACE? TM MONEY PIECE is new addition to the product line, the hair is two-tone color and the highlight of the two-tone bright color is emphasized on the front sections. The highlighted sections at the front are part of a new color scheme that causes the face to look slimmer and look more trendy. Two of the current styles, Reyna and Celeste, are both long and glamorous curly styles perfect for any occasion. CELESTE REYNA 73
Easily achieve a variety of styles with our new BANG PIECES! Simply attach our bang pieces onto your natural hair and slay as is. Or mix and match with our Freetress Equal Drawstring Ponytail / Bun collections or Freetress Equal Ponytail & Bang collections! Mod Bang features a pre-styled soft & natural china bang that gives off a modern vibe! Edgy Side Bang features a swoop side bang with natural texture that you can easily toss around to your liking! Available Colors : 1, 1B, 2, 4 Edgy Side Mod Bang Bang BunStyle PonyTail BunStyle PonyTail
Are you looking for a great new style or two to try out BL008 in the new year? Harlem 125 has you covered with LSD67 several new launches! LSD30 & LSD31, are the newest members of the Multi Directional Part Lace Wig from the Swiss Lace Wig Collection. This collection has become well loved for its elaborate and soft pattern, and various beautiful styles. You can easily create variety of part styles such as center, side, and deep Curved. And also you’re able to style in the Original style itself as well as Half Up, Top Knot, Pigtail and more. If you’re looking for something a little different, BL008 has just been added to the Brazilian Natural Remy collection. With its reputation for the high-class texture of 100% Brazilian Remy Hair and realistic and natural hairline, this is a look you won’t want to miss. Not to mention, it can be dyed, bleached, and permed. Last but not least, LSD67 has been added to the Swiss Lace Deep Part 6” Collection. This beautiful wig is 32” of glamorous, long loose waves in a style that is great for beautiful and romantic styling. LSD30 LSD31
MODEL MODEL EDGES ON POINT 702 Save your edges with Model Model EDGES ON POINT 702! Made perfectly with pre-cut and micro-knotted baby hairs for the perfect natural hairline. Wear the baby hair natural or styled! This stunning new item hides lace demarcations, protects natural edges, and is a versatile and realistic looking piece. Available Colors : 1, 1B, 2, 4, OT27, OT30, OT530
Have you been itching for an easy new PB-CROCUS style that’s a cinch to throw on and go? The team at Vivica Fox Hair Collection has you covered with three new additions to their beloved Bun and Ponytail lines. BPB-Dahlia is a stunning bun with a built in bang in a tight, bohemian curl pattern. PB-Peony is a sweet ponytail with a wrapped, braided dome feature and a water wave curl pattern. Last but not least, PB-Crocus is a long pony in a natural yaki texture with a braided dome. All three styles are a great way to replicate celebrity styles with ease. BPB-DAHLIA PB-PEONY
Have you ever found yourself wishing there was a better way to crochet? While crochet installation for braids has made a huge dif ferenc e in the h air c ommunit y, the knotting method has always left something to be desired. Royal Imex is here to save your style with their newest launch - INTER-LOC! This new method uses an interlocking procedure that involves twisting your root hair and holding it together with the short end of the braid product and repeatedly weaving with a small crochet The end knot will not be visible at all. Available Colors : 1 , 1B, 2, 4, SOM 27/30, SOM 30/33, SOM BURGUNDY
Beauty MAS T ER S O F COLOR R&B WIG COMPANY When it comes to wigstensions in unnatural col- ible and comfortable as well as being beautiful. ors, many companies skew towards the ultra Plus, the natural shade can be dyed, bleached, and brights, the pastels, and hues that bold and dra- permed making it highly customizable. matic to the effect of seeming completely unnatu- ral. While this style is great for some, many con- What we love about this line is that it takes the sumers long for richer, darker colors that while trend for bold colors and makes it far more ac- not natural, have the appeal of feeling muted and cessible to a wide range of people. These wigs sophisticated. have drama, but they come with a level of sophisti- cation that many of the more flamboyant colored In comes R&B. options simply do not have. We expect that this line will become an instant classic, as consumers With their RJ Park wig collection, R&B launched of all ages and stations head out of their comfort the breathtaking 100% Rainbow Human Hair line. zone to dabble with a unique color. This unique collection comes in shades 1, Natural, 27, Blonde, Red, Purple, and Green, all of which are completed with a subtle hand. These 100% hand tied, superiorly designed wigs are highly flex- 80 C O S M O B I Z M A G A Z I N E
100MIN%K HNUMAATNUHARIRAL WHOLE LACE WIGS RAINBOW SUPER BLONDE RAINBOW 100% FULLY 100% HAND MADE NATURAL 81 HUMAN HAIR
BLOGGER OF THE MONTH: THE CREATIVE AND SLAYING MARY K BELLA There are bloggers, then there are bloggers that deliver one-of-a-kind looks and take chances on every style given to them. They experiment with color, styles and texture and give you inspiration to create the same looks. These creative bloggers are ones we value in the Youtube world and the hair industry and keep apart of our Beauty Ex- aminer’s Program. One of these bloggers is Mary K. Bella. As we have highlighted her numerous times in our magazine, every single video’s quality of styling, coloring and overall creating heightens. We’re obsessed with every look she delivers, natural or synthetic. As she has gained a mass following for these skills, she is our blogger to highlight for the new year. If you aren’t aware of her, you’ve really been missing out. 82 C O S M O B I Z M A G A Z I N E
Mint Chocolate Chip x Ozone Telling you about the quality of Mary K Bella’s work You may think it stopped there, but Mary took the wig doesn’t do her justice as in giving you an example. On to the next level creating dimension with cutting the her latest Youtube video review, she creates a beautiful wig to a bob and razor cutting the right side of the hair. mint chocolate chip bob look with Aplus’ newest wig, The overall look of the wig was amazing and the best Ozone. Even though this wig is 100% synthetic, that creation we’ve seen done to this new wig. Not only does did not stop Mary from seeing the possibilities of a new this speak to the creativity of the blogger, but the quality color. The wig she received was in the style 613 first of the wig. The synthetic hair was able to color, cut and attempted to transform the look by using the hot water style into a natural look and easy and affordable slay. method. The hot water method essentially is a mixture Photo Credit: Instagram, Youtube of hot water and color where the wig will sit for a du- ration and transform to the desired color. Although this did not work, Mary tried her usual coloring method with blue/green coloring, which transformed the wig to a mint green color. We absolutely loved the transformation she created with this wig. 83
News LAST LOOK 2019 FRESHMAN CLASS This may be our Last Look, but we’re going to take a first look at our 2019 Freshman Class! These beauties have been on our radar all throughout 2018, and with their growing name in the industry, we’re predicting these la- dies to shine for the year of 2019. Some are familiar while others have just starred in breaking roles. Either way, we’re sure they will become your favorites through- out the year. Tati Gabrielle (@tatigabrielle) - Sabrina, the Teen- age Witch, made a come back to our screens this winter and Tati’s witchy, yet sexy character had us all Googling to see who she was. We are in love with her edginess and know for sure she’ll be making her name in the industry to bigger roles. Zendaya (@zendaya) - Yes, we know you’re familiar with Zendaya, and she has had an amazing year, but this is just the start. With closing the end of 2018 a little quiet, we suspect she’s been working on more significant projects that will be life-changing for her career. We predict that this will be Zendaya’s Oscar moment year! 84 C O S M O B I Z M A G A Z I N E
Alisha Boe (@alishaboe) - Of course, you’ve Netflixed it up and have been binge watching 13 Reasons Why, so Alisha should already be on your radar. Her dramatic role on the show has displayed her incredible acting abilities, and we’re so excited to see her as other groundbreaking characters this year. Chloe & Halle (@chloexhalle) - Everyone is familiar with the two sisters as they are backed by Parkwood Entertainment, aka, Beyoncé. But the two sisters have been making quite a name for themselves in the music industry and on the television show, Grownish. 2019 will be a big year for the ladies with their music evolving and season two premiering. Photo Credit: Instagram Vanessa Morgan (@vanessamorgan) - Riverdale s our favorite teen dramatic show to watch, and with Vanessa be- coming a regular on the show, she is giving us even more reason to tune in. As this is her breaking role, we know she’ll be more on our movies screens than television. 85
KatCeo›rsner T his month, I’m wanted to share some of my favorite new products we’ve tested out in our of- fice, the Details brush range. Details is a new company that has launched to offer a variety of high-quality brushes available exclusively in Nabor Beauty supply stores and select beauty sup- ply stores. I love how they are committed to helping The National Museum of African American History and Culture with their proceeds while providing a great product. I think these brushes will be the next big thing in men›s grooming, as they are indeed well crafted and effective. Currently, the line includes two of the nicest boar-bristle brushes I’ve seen in years. One consists of a long handle and a paddle front, the other is an ergonomic, palm fitted brush that fits the scalp. The palm brush is perfect for creating a trendy waved style, although the quality far outweighs a trend. You’ll want to keep an eye on this fantastic brand, we expect to see big things from them in the next year. 86 C O S M O B I Z M A G A Z I N E
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