My hair + Michael Flagg + The Wand = Pure Bliss

I always get questions about my hair b/c my stylist, Michael Flagg of Bliss Elements Salon and Spa, is a beast (heyyy Mike)!!  More recently, I've been wearing my hair in a curly/wavy style that was achieved with one of Michael's own creations, "The Wand."  I know you honeeyz may have seen a commercial version of a similar tool but Mike actually created and designed this tool decades ago and unfortunately for he and I, he was discouraged by a trip to a patent attorney back in the day and never had the wand patented before others swooped in and duplicated the tool.  At that time, I was in high school somewhere dreaming of becoming an attorney but boy do I wish for their sake and mine that I was out of school and practicing b/c I certainly would have helped them patent the design and we'd all be rolling in the dough right about now!!! LOL.

Anyways, the wand is a hot tool with a cylinder type shape that is used to create a wave/curl/spiral type pattern with heat.  The look is similar to a wet and wavy style but super soft with lots of body.  You don't have to use a lot of product or worry about the crunchy dry look that sometimes comes with the traditional wet and wavy or rod set looks.  I decided to capture the unique process in photos during my trip on Friday so I could share with you honeeyz.  Be sure to check out the Bliss site where you can buy Pure Bliss products (ummm yes, honeeyz Bliss has their own product line which is created and produced by Mike and his wife, Sherell...amazing).  The products are genius! Check out the process below....

**First, I start out with a great wash, conditioner and then I'm under the steamer for 15-20 mins.  In addition to Pure Bliss products, Bliss Elements uses Kera Care (which I typically use for my wash and conditioner, unless I need a particular treatment) and Paul Mitchell products.   

Hey Steve!!! :-)  Steve is a style assistant at Bliss and he gives some of the best washes and massages out there! Sweet Baby Jesus!!!! LOL. 

As most of you honeeyz know, I'm 4 years relaxer free so when I get my hair washed it curls right on up!

**Next up, I get a fabulous blow dry and I'm back to straight hair without the chemicals. 

For the next steps and the final results click below!!

**Now the good part begins...the "wanding" of my hair!!! :-))

Half way through you can see the pattern taking shape. It's pretty tight at first but starts to fall and fluff up each day until I'm on Tracee Ross' heels!!! 

The magic hands of Michael Flagg and a glimpse at the infamous Wand.

The whole head is wanded and what I didn't photo was the next step that requires me to flip my head upside down while Mike kinda messes it around rakes his hands through the underside of the hair.  

Lastly, Mike fingers and separates some pieces out but not too much.  It starts off pretty tight and formed but the older it gets the cuter it is. It frizzes and fills out much more and the curls start to fall so that the length is shown.  For maintenance, I flip my head upside down and pineapple my hair(pull my hair up to the top of my head) and put a satin bonnet on overnight.  When I wake up I remove the bonnet, shake my hair around a little, and I'm done! 

**The ultimate results 2 days later:  a sexy, loose, easy, natural, fun curl!! :-)