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Amiel Leroux's Special Hair Secrets and regime

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"Larrieux has a hair care routine that she recommends for women with natural curly, wavy, and/or frizzy hair. She encourages them not to wash their hair too much."

I absolutely agree with this because rinsing my hair instead of shampooing it turned my hair completely around. I wish all celebrities were so open with their secrets to skin and hair.
 
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Amel Larrieux, 30, has a look as eclectic and ethereal as her voice. The neo-soul singer's smoky eyes and thick tresses are her trademarks along with a unique sense of style. It's as hard to pigeon-hole her style as it is her music. Half of the former duo Groove Theory and break-out solo artist with the soulful Infinite Possibilities, Larrieux comes strong with a follow-up album entitled Bravebird, released in January. Bravebird soars with tracks celebrating love, courage and hope with progressive, poetic lyrics, set to beats that are funky and folksy.

But this native New Yorker - who has been married to music producer Laru Larrieux for 10 years and has two beautiful children, Sanji-Rei, 5 and Sky, 9 - doesn't want to stop at turning heads in the music and the fashion world; she has her eyes set on Hollywood. Her creative spirit, passion for music and self-defined sense of beauty come from the same place, within…and she shares this beauty with Alluring Looks.
"We all have different ideas of what is beautiful," Larrieux says. "It's not just what is on the outside, the way your hair flows a certain way or the color of your eyes. It's what you have on the inside that makes you like no other person. That is beautiful."

Skin
"I use Cetaphil on my skin as a cleanser. I've used it for years," Larrieux confides. "My grandmother looked 70 when she was 90 and she swore by Noxema and Vaseline, and sometimes I fall back on them too." Larrieux says she has very sensitive skin prone to dryness and breakouts. She uses a product that her husband, Laru, found during a recent facial: Murad Perfecting Day Cream SPF 15. "It works well for both of us."
Larrieux also uses Essential Element's Joie de Lavender body lotion. "It's organic and very healing. The lavender smoothes my skin and doesn't break me out and it calms me before bed."

Hair
"I wear my hair natural and I have to stay on top of it. I am very much into lubricating my hair. I use different hair oils and pomades and I only wash my hair every two to three weeks," Larriex says. One of her favorite hair products is Monoi de Tahiti, a coconut oil with coconut extract directly from Tahiti, which she uses to oil her hair and scalp. She also uses Indian hemp as a pomade. Larrieux has a hair care routine that she recommends for women with natural curly, wavy, and/or frizzy hair. She encourages them not to wash their hair too much. When you do wash, use a hot oil treatment once a month. She also swears by using a leave-in conditioner like Nexxus Humectress, her favorite. She says it's great for the thickest of thick hair.
"I try not to use the word nappy because I don't like the word nappy," she says. "I think we can look for ways to redefine our hair." Larrieux also likes to use Pro-Line's coconut oil, which she finds light enough to use in her hair of several different grades. She also uses a pomade that her grandmother used, Clairol's Vitapointe Creme Hairdress and Conditioner. After washing her hair at night, she oils her scalp, puts a bit of oil on her hair, then sections and braids her hair in two, four, sometimes six braids. She says the process protects and sets the hair. In the morning she takes out the braids and runs her fingers though her hair to create a wavy effect.
"It's as simple as that," she says. "When I go to shoots I tell the stylists not to touch my hair because it is the way I like it."

Favorite Make-up Trick
"I like kohl under the eyes for that smoky look. You can look punky, like you are from the 1920's, or like a desert dweller. That's the kind of look I like."

Allure on the Go
"I don't go anywhere without my Evian mister. I spray it over my face five to six times a day. I spray it in my hair to get tangles out of my hair. It's much gentler than tap water. Monoi de Tahiti. It's so fragrant. It makes you smell like an island girl.
I never leave home without concealer and Smith's Rosebud Salve. It's the best lip balm ever. It smells like my mom. She always smelled like tea rose and you can even use it on your elbows and feet." Larrieux says an eyelash curler comes in handy too.
"It's good to carry anything that gives what you have a little umph, whether that's an eyelash curler or something that smells nice."

Beauty Eating Habits
"I believe my outer beauty suffers when I don't take care of my inner self," Larrieux says. "I drink tons of water even when I don't want to because I feel I suffer so much if I don't. I don't eat red meat. I'll do it if I'm craving iron in my diet, so once in a while I'll have a st
 
She also swears by using a leave-in conditioner like Nexxus Humectress, her favorite. She says it's great for the thickest of thick hair.
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ITA!
I love her simple technique and that her main hairstyle is a braidout.
Here at LHCF, Hairlove swore by Monoi oil also for her hair and for the fragrance. I think it's the essential oil, Ylang Ylang that is the key in Monoi and gives it that wonderful smell. Ylang Ylang is supposed to promote hair growth also. :yep:

I also feel that naturals do not have to wash their hair as often as those with chemicals, since the chemicals are extra drying. Thank you Mahalialee for this thread!
 
I am looking for a good hair oil, does anyone know where I can purchas Monoi de Tahiti either in a store or online? Do you think Whole Foods would carry it?
 
Amiel must be on LHCF!!!!

Twist outs etc... I love her hair :love:

And that monoi de tahiti oil is beautiful, it leaves your hair and skin soft and moisturised. ;)
 
mzjones said:
I wonder how much some of these companies paid her to to say that.
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:lol: :lol: me too since monoi oil is just coconut oil so if your hair likes coconut oil you'll like monoi, if your hair doesn't like coconut oil don't run out and buy it just because amiel is using it.
 
saqqara said:
:lol: :lol: me too since monoi oil is just coconut oil so if your hair likes coconut oil you'll like monoi, if your hair doesn't like coconut oil don't run out and buy it just because amiel is using it.
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I thought it was a combo of tahiti gardenia, flowers, and coconuts, not just plain cocounuts?
 
saqqara said:
:lol: :lol: me too since monoi oil is just coconut oil so if your hair likes coconut oil you'll like monoi, if your hair doesn't like coconut oil don't run out and buy it just because amiel is using it.
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Not even that, Proline? Who uses proline? I've got some of that in the out pj cabinet now-didn't like it then-will I like now that Amiel says it's good?
 
I've used The proline coconut oil and vitapoint. I loved them. I dont know why i ever stopped using the proline about 7 years ago.
 
Spidergul said:
Not even that, Proline? Who uses proline? I've got some of that in the out pj cabinet now-didn't like it then-will I like now that Amiel says it's good?
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I use dax cocokui and supergro and I know some ppl cant stand dax. You have to use what works for you. That's probably what she does.
 
bumping...

I just love the simplicity of her hair regimen and by the looks of her hair she must be doing something right.

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