Vixen Vanity by MaryAnn

Jelly Fish cut with a dash of color.
District 303 "Art of Hair"

FESTIVAL BRAIDS

Elevate any look with our
handmade Festival Braids 🫧🫟

Crafted with love by the team at District 303 “Art of Hair,” these easy-to-install pin-in braids are perfect for adding instant style and flair. The best part? They’re reusable, so you can rock them again and again.

Your festival look just got an upgrade 🎶

Fantasy Makeup:

Style:

Model: Diane

Photography: MaryAnn

FESTIVAL BRAIDS

Elevate any look with our
handmade Festival Braids 🫧🫟

Crafted with love by the team here at District 303 “Art of Hair,” these easy-to-install pin-in braids are perfect for adding instant style and flair. The best part? They’re reusable, so you can rock them again and again.

Your festival look just got an upgrade 🎶

FESTIVAL BRAIDS

Elevate any look with our
handmade Festival Braids 🫧🫟

Crafted with love by the team at District 303 “Art of Hair,” these easy-to-install pin-in braids are perfect for adding instant style and flair. The best part? They’re reusable, so you can rock them again and again.

Your festival look just got an upgrade 🎶

Fantasy Makeup: Justice

Model: Justice

Photography: Vixen Vanity by MaryAnn

Wear your creativity in your hair. 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

💡 Did you know…
Your hair is often a reflection of your internal health, especially your hormones, stress levels, and nutrient status?

Because hair isn’t essential for survival, your body uses it like a health report card:
• Sudden shedding → often linked to stress, illness, hormonal shifts, or calorie restriction
• Dry, brittle hair → can signal low healthy fats, thyroid imbalance, or dehydration
• Thinning at the temples or crown → commonly tied to hormonal changes or low iron (especially in women)
• Slow growth → often connected to poor sleep, chronic stress, or inflammation

Here’s the important part:
Hair changes usually show up 2–3 months after a health shift — so your hair can tell you what your body went through weeks ago.

That’s why improving sleep, managing stress, eating enough protein, and supporting hormones often fixes hair issues before any product does.

🩸 Growth Fact:
The fastest way to boost hair growth is improving scalp circulation, not products.

Your follicles grow hair when they get enough:
• oxygen
• nutrients
• blood flow

If circulation is low, growth slows — even if your diet is good.

Here’s what naturally increases blood flow to the follicles:
🔥 1 minute of scalp massage a day → increases thickness and density
🧘‍♀️ Deep breathing / lowering stress → cortisol slows growth
🏋️‍♀️ Exercise → boosts circulation to the scalp
💧 Hydration → keeps blood volume healthy
🍽️ Protein + iron → help oxygen reach follicles

Here’s the cool part:
People who massage their scalp daily can increase their growth rate by up to 20%, and hair feels thicker at the roots over time.

✨💁‍♀️

💧 Helpful Hair Fact:
The number one cause of frizzy, dull, or easily tangled hair isn’t dryness — it’s lack of moisture retention.

Your hair might be getting water, but it’s not holding it.
Here’s what helps fix that:
• Conditioner works by sealing water into the hair shaft, not just adding slip.
• Cold water at the end of the shower helps close the cuticle so moisture stays inside.
• Leave-ins and oils don’t hydrate — they lock in the water that’s already there.
• Using too much protein without moisture can make hair brittle instead of strong.

When your hair retains moisture, it becomes:
✔ smoother
✔ shinier
✔ easier to detangle
✔ less breakage
✔ better definition (for waves/curls)

💛 Did you know…
Eggs are one of the most complete foods for hair growth because they contain every nutrient your hair follicles need to make keratin — all in one place?

Eggs give your hair:
• High-quality protein (your hair is made of protein)
• Biotin (helps prevent thinning and breakage)
• Vitamin D (supports follicle activity)
• Choline (helps scalp health)
• Healthy fats (keeps strands soft and strong)

Here’s the cool part:
People who eat eggs regularly tend to grow stronger, thicker strands because biotin + protein is basically the ultimate hair-building combo.

🕯️ Did you know…
Hair continues to “grow” after death… or at least it looks like it does.

What actually happens is that the skin dehydrates and shrinks, pulling back from the hair and making it seem like the hair (and even nails) got longer.
In old times, people thought the dead were still growing hair — which led to some seriously creepy myths about the body staying “partially alive.”

It freaked out so many people that barbers and undertakers used to avoid looking too closely at corpses because the hair looked freshly grown.