BET Beauty Lounge: Jacque Reid

Beauty Exclusive!: BET Beauty Lounge with Jacque Reid

Jacque's Beauty Secrets - Many African-American women have severely damaged hair due to chemical processing. Jacque Reid, former BET Nightly News anchor and current star of “Let’s Talk About Pep,” shared with us her traumatic experience battling with hair loss and thinning caused by color processing. Grab a pen and check out her product suggestions.

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Jacque's Beauty Secrets - Many African-American women have severely damaged hair due to chemical processing. Jacque Reid, former BET Nightly News anchor and current star of “Let’s Talk About Pep,” shared with us her traumatic experience battling with hair loss and thinning caused by color processing. Grab a pen and check out her product suggestions.

Cause & Effect - Putting a demi-permanent color in my hair along with a relaxer, really started making my hair break off. A lot was coming out but you couldn’t tell because my hair is really thick. We wanted to salvage my hair, so we didn’t just cut it all off; but it does get shorter and shorter as the season goes on.

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Cause & Effect - Putting a demi-permanent color in my hair along with a relaxer, really started making my hair break off. A lot was coming out but you couldn’t tell because my hair is really thick. We wanted to salvage my hair, so we didn’t just cut it all off; but it does get shorter and shorter as the season goes on.

Salon Recovery - I’m always very careful with my hair now. I go to Phyto Universe salon in NYC. They don’t color and they don’t cut hair, but they do certain treatments and they style. The woman that styles my hair for the show, along with my stylist from Phyto, both ensure that I’m always using the right products.

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Salon Recovery - I’m always very careful with my hair now. I go to Phyto Universe salon in NYC. They don’t color and they don’t cut hair, but they do certain treatments and they style. The woman that styles my hair for the show, along with my stylist from Phyto, both ensure that I’m always using the right products.

Road to Restoration - <i>Phytospecific</i> is a great line to use if you have any kind of damage from chemical processing. It’s catered to African-American women. It really restores the hair even in its worst state. The ingredients are comprised of botanical extracts and other natural components.

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Road to Restoration - <i>Phytospecific</i> is a great line to use if you have any kind of damage from chemical processing. It’s catered to African-American women. It really restores the hair even in its worst state. The ingredients are comprised of botanical extracts and other natural components.

Rescued Tresses - The &lt;i&gt;Phytospecific&lt;/i&gt; line has special treatments like the &lt;i&gt;Revitalizing Oil Treatment&lt;/i&gt;, along with special shampoos for damaged hair in need of hydration, like &lt;i&gt;Vital Force Shampoo&lt;/i&gt;.

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Rescued Tresses - The <i>Phytospecific</i> line has special treatments like the <i>Revitalizing Oil Treatment</i>, along with special shampoos for damaged hair in need of hydration, like <i>Vital Force Shampoo</i>.

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Something New - Try a new stylist. Find someone with healthy hair and try their methods. Some women just decide that ‘this is it,' and they just deal with it. You don’t have to.

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Something New - Try a new stylist. Find someone with healthy hair and try their methods. Some women just decide that ‘this is it,' and they just deal with it. You don’t have to.

Color Cues - I’ve never had my hair permanently colored. I normally just use &lt;i&gt;Sebastian Cellophanes&lt;/i&gt; in a very deep brown. It’s always something dark.

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Color Cues - I’ve never had my hair permanently colored. I normally just use <i>Sebastian Cellophanes</i> in a very deep brown. It’s always something dark.

Eliminate Bags - Sleep is number one. Number two, take the time to go to a counter to learn about the different brands and techniques to blend and cover those areas.

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Eliminate Bags - Sleep is number one. Number two, take the time to go to a counter to learn about the different brands and techniques to blend and cover those areas.

Face Forward - I love &lt;i&gt;Bobbi Brown&lt;/i&gt; pressed powder in golden orange, because for women like me, especially when you’re on camera, it just makes your skin pop. That’s what I initially bought it for.

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Face Forward - I love <i>Bobbi Brown</i> pressed powder in golden orange, because for women like me, especially when you’re on camera, it just makes your skin pop. That’s what I initially bought it for.

Must-Haves - I’m a drugstore girl and I love my glosses. I like nice pinks and sherbet oranges. Something that gives me a great wet look. I normally wear &lt;i&gt;L’Oreal Infallible Never Fail&lt;/i&gt; lip glosses.

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Must-Haves - I’m a drugstore girl and I love my glosses. I like nice pinks and sherbet oranges. Something that gives me a great wet look. I normally wear <i>L’Oreal Infallible Never Fail</i> lip glosses.

Natural Beauty - When I go out every day, I’m just spot-checking.  I’ll put on mascara, lipstick, liner and I’ll shape up my brows. I don’t put on blush or anything else. My best suggestion is to try and find something that looks very natural.

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Natural Beauty - When I go out every day, I’m just spot-checking. I’ll put on mascara, lipstick, liner and I’ll shape up my brows. I don’t put on blush or anything else. My best suggestion is to try and find something that looks very natural.