Having begun her modelling career at aged 10, you can imagine Elyse Knowles knows a thing or two about how to keep her hair healthy after spending many hours on set. Now calling Byron Bay home, we spent a day beachside with this entrepreneur at heart to learn more about how Elyse keeps those blonde locks in photo-ready shape. Read on as En-route talk with Elyse Knowles about hair health and her favourite hair memories.
En-route: What’s the first thing you do with your hair in the morning?
Elyse Knowles: I usually have a shower and then give my hair a good brush with the Aveda paddle bush. My hair is super thin, but I have lots of it, so it likes to get knotty.
EN: How do you prep your hair for a day of salt and sun?
EK: I always make sure I’m using the right shampoo and conditioner for my hair. Aveda’s botanical repair™ really gives my hair the nutrients it needs. Sometimes I’ll use the botanical repair™ strengthening leave-in treatment before a swim in the ocean to prevent my hair from becoming easily knotted! It’s such a great hair hack. I’ll rinse my hair after a salty swim and it’s still nice and soft.
EN: How many steps does your shower haircare routine have and what are they?
EK: I love to have healthy shiny hair for shoot days. The night before I will use the botanical repair™ strengthening light masque treatment, letting it soak in all night. Then I wash my hair in the morning, dry it off and off I go.
EN: How many steps does your shower haircare routine have and what are they?
EK: I don’t like long showers, I try to make them as efficient as possible to save water. I use botanical repair™ shampoo and conditioner, or I use the botanical repair™ light masque as a conditioner when I feel my hair needs that extra TLC.
EN: What is your favourite hair memory?
EK: Ooooo…when I was younger, I had this wild haircut. It was short at the back and long at the front. There was even a shaved bit at the back of my head.
Don’t know WHYYY I thought that was cool, haha.
EN: How do you take your hair from day to night?
EK: My style is pretty laid back when it comes to my hair. I like my natural wave so I usually use a bit of (Aveda’s) shampure™ dry shampoo for some texture and volume. This product is great as it comes in a powder form and gives you the volume and texture you need without leaving any residue or looking chalky.
EN: When it comes to your haircare stash, what’s always on hand product wise?
EK: I love botanical repair™ strengthening leave-in treatment. You can use it on wet or dry hair, I throw it in my handbag for any occasion.
Botanical repair™ strengthening light masque. I love this masque. I usually put it in my hair before I go to sleep, wake up and rinse it out and my hair looks so fresh, soft and shiny.
Shampure™ dry shampoo. This product is the best when travelling or camping, hello to no washing my hair but still looking fresh!
Nutriplenish™ multi-use hair oil. I love a multi-use product. The product is magic and it’s another one you can apply overnight to wet or damp hair. It smells great and keeps my ends hydrated
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