Pure Brazilian Treatment = Brazilian Model Hair!

     Recently, I decided to get a Pure Brazilian smoothing treatment (different than the Brazilian Blowout), because I was getting tired of my wild mane. I've been called Mufasa since my freshman year of high school so you can probably get an idea of how my hair has looked. I actually loved my wild curls and big hair at times, but I was tired of it being frizzy, dry, and tangled all the time. I'm getting married soon and wanted to do some good to my hair for once and get it in tip-top shape fast!

After talking to my best friend, Andrea, who's an incredible hair dresser, she told me I could try the Pure Brazilian smoothing treatment to get it healthy and it will last for 2-4 months. I was scared of getting rid of my curls, because I've heard of Brazilian Blowouts and smoothing treatments straightening your hair and just having chemicals, but her and Rico, the owner of Salon NV, told me it's different and won't get rid of the curls, just the frizz, and it'll put protein back in my hair, which is exactly what I needed. I wasn't sure if I should also color my hair, but they told me that since my hair color was nice and just missing shine, the treatment would help revive the color. I was sold pretty quickly so we began the session.

Andrea washed my hair with clarifying shampoo, which was preparation for the treatment and might I add, smelled uh-mazing! She then parted my hair in sections and combed my hair with the treatment throughout my hair till it surrounded each hair shaft. Then she blow dried my hair and went over it with the straightener about 4-6 times in each section. She said she could go over it 10 times, but 4-6 times would just defrizz and loosen the curls and 10 times would straighten it more, which I didn't want.

In the end, my hair looked extremely straight and sleek and I have never in my life had my hair this straight and shiny. They were right about the color. It never looked better and we didn't have to color it at all. It was a miracle! I knew it wasn't the end result as I had to actually wash it to see what it would look like after, but I knew that if I had shine in my hair without her even using serum, it was a good sign that it was going to look pretty darn fabuloso. They also recommended I use their J Beverly Hills "Rescue" Shampoo which puts protein and shine in your hair and their Masque conditioner to keep it softer and stronger. I figured if I'm going to spend money on a big treatment like this, I'm going to want to follow their regimen to keep my hair healthy for as long as I can.

Three days later, I finally washed my hair, (Don't judge me, I wanted to have it this straight as long as possible). Well, I think I know why they call it a "Brazilian" treatment...because it leaves you with Brazilian model looking hair! No, I'm not kidding. I washed it at night and let it air dry so I can do it in the morning, and normally when I do that, I'll wake up with a frizzy fro and curls with a mind of their own, which I have to tame with mousse and curl creme. Definitely not the case this wonderful morning as I woke up with my hair frizz-free and beach-wavy looking hair. I won't lie, it did scare me at first as my hair didn't have as many curls as before and had less volume, so I'll probably miss my wild hair a tad, but I feel like I finally tamed the wild beast and my hair is incredibly softer and manageable. My co-workers keep complimenting me on it and I've never been so happy with my hair! It was so easy to style this morning as it looked already done. I put some leave-in conditioner and was ready to go!

Point of the story, if you have dry, brittle, frizzy, unruly hair and want soft, tamed hair, get a Pure Brazilian treatment. Yay for healthy, gorgeous hair!

P.S. I will post a pic soon of the end results :)