Best Long Hair Tips to Grow Healthy Hair

When it comes to growing long hair that is healthy and beautiful, the less you do to your hair the better.

I have been growing my hair for 9 years. These are the tips and tricks that I've learned to keep my hair healthy.

For even more tips and tricks follow my journey, follow for long hair on my Instagram! Longhair_Milehigh 

1. Research Your Hair Type

It's important to know what type of hair you have so that you know how to nourish it. I have high porosity hair which means it's harder to moisturize and I don't like protein treatments. When I did protein treatments in the past, it gave me split ends. If I had knowledge about my hair type I could have avoided the damage.

Damage-free hair is crucial for your long hair journey. Do a little research to understand your hair.

2. Wash Your Hair Less

How often do you wash your hair? I wash mine once every 5 days. Even if you are buying quality hair products it's best to minimize the exposure to chemicals as much as possible.

Try to extend your hair routine by one day and see how your hair reacts. Most importantly, don't touch your hair. Your hand oils will make your hair dirtier faster and make the roots appear greasy. Your hair will adjust to the new washing regimen, just give it a little time.

3. Avoid Sulfate and Silicones 

Sulfate will actually strip your hair of its natural moisture, and silicons will weigh your hair down. There are a ton of silicon and sulfate-free options for you to choose from.

My favorite shampoo and conditioner are from Costco. You can check out the Salon Formula Moisture here. 

4. Carefully Brush Your Hair

Take the time to brush your hair. Start from root to tip. This will help you avoid tangles and ripping your hair.

I love the Wet Brush. The bristles are extra-long with flex technology which helps to avoid ripping, tugging, and tearing.

5. Trim Your Hair Before You Grow

Start fresh when you begin your hair growth journey. If you have split ends trim them now, damaged hair can be healed but it's best to just get rid of split ends. Nothing can reverse a hair split.

6. Stop Dying or Highlighting Your Hair

When you dye or highlight your hair you are breaking down the hair follicle. Over time this will weaken your hair. Embrace your beautiful natural color, no one really knows what those chemicals do.

7. Avoid Heat 

Air-dry your hair! When you get out of the shower simply pat down your hair to remove access water.

Usually, I let my hair dry in a loose bun or loose braids. If you do this it will create nice soft waves, and tame the frizz.

I absolutely love these Curling rods. They're an excellent way to curl your hair if you want some real bounce! You can sleep in them, or just dampen the ends of your hair and let it dry.

8. Sleep in a Satin Bonnet

As your hair gets longer it's going to start to tangle. A bonnet like this one will help your hair from becoming a bird's nest overnight. Satin won't dry out your hair like a cotton pillowcase will. I double up and use a silk pillow too. 

This is my favorite silk pillowcase

9. Pouch Your Hair

When your hair starts to get long, it could start to hurt your head a bit due to the weight. When you wear a hoodie you can actually stick all your hair in the hoodie pouch! It works great at alleviating the pressure after a long day.

10. Oil Your Hair

My favorite oil is Grape Seed Oil, it's light and nourishing. Start by oiling the ends of your hair and working it further towards your scalp. Let the oil absorb into your strands and wash your hair as normal.



I hope that these long hair tips and tricks will help put you on the right track for longer hair. Hair takes some patience but it's an accessory that you wear every day.

The last tip and most important is to eat a balanced diet. I tend to rely on a lot of quick meals, but I also invest in Rawr Superfoods. It's an easy way to get all my nutrition in and there are healthy ingredients for hair growth. Check it out! I'm not much for habits but I've made Rawr Superfoods part of my life.

For even more tips and tricks follow my journey, follow for long hair on my Instagram! Longhair_Milehigh 

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• Learn proven techniques to find and hire top talent
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BUY or DIY - Inspired DIY Fashion

Being able to make your own clothes is the best right?! True until you realize you have no patience to sew.

Fix that with these easy-to-make high fashion items that will totally vamp any outfit.

These 24 items are perfect for the up cycler or DIYer who is ready to create something cute and quick.

Bookmark this page and get to creating a glam look, at a fraction of the price! 

Prefer to buy? No worries, the links are provided for the originals too!

I found the most stylish items of the season so that you can BUY or DIY! These projects should be easy and hopefully, you can make a lot of them from your craft remnants box! 

Get to making :) 

1. My Favorite Rainbow Button Sweater

I love this sweater from ModCloth! Just when I think I've seen all the cute ideas available to redo a sweater Modcloth surprises with this sweet, subtle rainbow design. Get it from Modcloth here or buy some multi colored rainbow buttons here.

2. Stitch Arch Jeans 

With this DIY you can quickly turn any old pair of pants into something special. Pick some different color threads to add something unique to your jeans. 

If you're not sure how to sew around the crotch area without sealing it shut haha, just stop by your upper thigh. You can even stencil shapes or flowers if you're feeling extra adventurous. 

3. Heart Cardigan

These hearts are sequined but omg they would absolutely achieve the same effect. Along with these heart buttons, you can make this look in a snap. Just grab some thread and an iron. You can snag the heart cardigan at Modcloth or DIY! I think this is really the ultimate!

4. Studded Velvet Hair Tie

If you have a stud setter this is the perfect item to practice your skills on. If you want a bunny ear velvet scrunchie get it here! If not, any wider scrunchie would work.

5. Black Dino Sweater

Patches are the easiest way to make any plain sweater special. This embroidered dino patch is perfect! Not in the mood to DIY? Snagit at Modcloth.

6. Badgley Mischka Embellished Sneakers

Are you in love with these cute sneakers!? You can add rhinestone embellishment to any old sneaker or snag a new pair, I love these satin reeboks but any shoe would work. 

Check out these comfortable shoes! You'll love how perfectly stylish they are.

7. Hudson Satin Cobra Jacket

You could remake this jacket with a number of different animals and it would completely change the whole feel of the outfit. Imagine a red zip-up bomber with birds instead! 

To get the original look these king cobra patches will be perfect. Add any extra colors using permanent markers. 

8. Tuk Kitty Cat Flats 

These cute flats would be easily made with just a little bit of white puff paint or sewn if the cloth is thin enough. Whether it's Tuk Kitty Cat Flats or DIY your outfit will definitely get compliments.

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9. Oscar De La Renta Faux Pearl Sweater

Make this yourself with some faux pearls! Simply cut the collar off a sweater and reattach it with strands of pearls. Easy peasy and a far cry from almost $890 if you DIY.

This sweater from HM could easily be turned into your own pearly creation.

Use the extra pearls and make the shoes below!

10. Stunner Embellished Strappy Sandal 

Leith brand has done it again, these have great reviews on Nordstrom. If you have some old sandals lying around try gluing a few strips of velvet ribbon that you've sewn pearls on. I love unexpected details, add a little pizzazz.

11. Panacea Tassel Earrings

Everyone has extra hoops around! Just add some small tassels like these. Or create your own tassels with embroidery floss. 

Mix and match your colors, the sky's the limit if you diy these earrings at home.

12. Rails Pearl Blouse

Here's another fun way to use up those faux pearls! Simply stitch them at random to any old blouse.

This is a hot look right now and you can easily turn something that's just lying around into something chic!

13. Tu es Mon Tresor velvet bow jeans

I'm absolutely smitten! Smitten like a kitten for these jeans!

Add a pack of these adorable velvet bows to your favorite jeans and achieve the same looks. If you want to get them online they're a cool $1,120 retail.

14. Gucci NY Wool Hat

Get a similar NY patch here and I scoured the internet and finally found the perfect rectangle jewel embellishments here.

This hat is so chic and simple to create for under $20. I love that everyone is jumping on the rainbow bandwagon! It's the happiest of color groupings.

15. Carolina Herrera Painted Sweater

If you zoom in on this picture, you can see the sweater details are actually made from fabric paint and hand-stitched. It's a very cool concept that you could add to any dainty sweater or t-shirt.

16. Milly Embellished Flower Pink Sweater

These flower sequins would be the perfect adornment for your DIY sweater. If you need a little help in the sweater department, check this one out, it's more of a dusty rose, but so cute!

17. Scorpion Belt

The thrift store always has a revolving door of great leather belts.

Hot glue or stitch on a few of these Scorpion hair pins from amazon and achieve the exact same look for a fraction of the price.

You can use any motif you want! I wouldn't mind a rhinestone bunny, this one would look so vintage!

18. Vince Camuto Panel Sweatshirt

Adding some pretty fabric to a sweatshirt is a great way to make it special. Try using an old scarf that's lying around or a scrap piece of fabric. 

This piece probably takes the most skill out of all the listed days. 

19. Beaded Love Tee

With a strand of 1mm ball chain, you can quickly make this shirt by either stitching on the chain or gluing using a bit of sewing glue.

20. Embroidered Slim Tee by THE GREAT

Here's another one for that sewing glue you bought! Little daisies are easily attainable at any craft store.

Pick these daisies (haha) up if you want something very similar.

21. Marc Jacobs Embellished Sweatshirt 

You can find the perfect sized black acrylic gemstone here.

Looking for a hot pink sweatshirt? Grab one, check it out here with great reviews!

22. Embellished Coach T-shirt

Rhinestone trimming is surprisingly cheap! And that's exactly what Coach uses to trim this faux collar. 10 yards will set you back less than $9. 

This will leave plenty of space for other projects! Feel free to stitch or glue your rhinestones on. 

23. Magnifique Sweater!

I love French writing on clothes. Fun fact most all t-shirts in France are written in English. Terrible for a tourist looking for authentic swag haha.

Grab a comfy sweatshirt from HM and iron on some letters to easily duplicate this look. Use any word you want in any language that's special to you.

25. Marc Jacobs Soda Lid Pin

I think this one is my favorite! So cute and so simple! It's punk rock and chic at the same time.

Those rhinestone embellishments are going to come in more handy than you realized!

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I hope that these DIYs inspired you to pull out some of your older items and revamp them with fun details! 

Don't be plain, add the gems, add the glitter! Strut your stuff. Life is for having fun, and it's easy to express yourself with these unique items whether you buy or DIY.  

If you want more great DIY ideas follow me on Pinterest! I'd love to see you there. 

What items do you love to DIY? My go-to item is usually accessories :) 

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Here’s how Recruiting Skills Made Simple can change your life:

• Recruiters are in high demand! Plus, with commission-based pay, you have the potential to earn even more. Contract recruiters are known to earn $50.00+ an hour.
• Learn proven techniques to find and hire top talent
• Freedom to work remotely and create your own schedule
• Earn 45 SHRM or HRCI Professional Development Credits (PDCs) to advance your career
• Gain the confidence and skills you need to succeed in recruiting

Start your recruiting adventure today with Recruiting Skills Made Simple!

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The Best Chandeliers on Amazon

When you get serious about decorating your house and need something out of the norm, 
the internet is where I turn.

I have been searching for the perfect chandelier for my dining room.  There are millions of 
options out there!

I narrowed down my top favorites for your viewing pleasure. Unique Chandeliers With 

Great Ratings

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Recruiting Skills Made Simple     Learn the skills you need to start a successful recruiting career or side hustle. A program accredited by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and HRCI, the world’s largest HR professional society,  Recruiting Skills Made Simple is a great opportunity with unlimited potential for income and freedom.

Here’s how Recruiting Skills Made Simple can change your life:

• Recruiters are in high demand! Plus, with commission-based pay, you have the potential to earn even more. Contract recruiters are known to earn $50.00+ an hour.
• Learn proven techniques to find and hire top talent
• Freedom to work remotely and create your own schedule
• Earn 45 SHRM or HRCI Professional Development Credits (PDCs) to advance your career
• Gain the confidence and skills you need to succeed in recruiting

Start your recruiting adventure today with Recruiting Skills Made Simple!

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Making Sense of Affiliate Marketing to earn money blogging. There are tons of ways to make money on your blog. If you want to make money by promoting an affiliate, you need Michelle’s course Making Sense of Affiliate Marketing. It was an invaluable resource to me despite 1,000+ hours of research on how to earn. The money didn’t actually start coming in till I took this course. Save yourself from frustration, Michelle has it figured out for us!

The Beautiful Colorado

Since we have been engaged for over a year we thought it was time to take some "engagement photos". We took a drive to Kenosha Pass to watch the leaves change. I haven't seen leaves changing in that magnitude since I was a kid. 

JK Rowling Quotes will help to inspire your life. Check out these quotes for a more magical life.

Another big announcement is that I started a new blog called The Rising Damsel. There I focus on financial independence and helping people to get ahead with their business. I would love it if you check the site out. Find me on Pinterest!

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Ibotta! I save on all my staples from eggs, to paper towels, to coffee and even uber rides! With Ibotta you just snap a picture of your shopping receipt and match it with current deals available online. Get $10 just for signing up through The Rising Damsel. Redeem your first $10 by verifying a purchase from any of their stores. It’s an obsession. 

Making Sense of Affiliate Marketing to earn money blogging. There are tons of ways to make money on your blog. If you want to make money by promoting an affiliate, you need Michelle’s course Making Sense of Affiliate Marketing. It was an invaluable resource to me despite 1,000+ hours of research on how to earn. The money didn’t actually start coming in till I took this course. Save yourself from frustration, Michelle has it figured out for us!