00:00I'm not sure how much highlight she's going to put in the front, like everyone does hair
00:05differently.
00:05Before, Bleach actually kind of made my hair a little bit thinner, so I would say I'm just
00:10a little bit nervous to see how it's going to come out.
00:12Hi guys, my name is Mikaela Verlien, and this is Hear Me Out.
00:16I am a content creator as well as a creative director.
00:18I'm from Brockton, Massachusetts, and I currently live in Brooklyn, New York, and I am Haitian-American.
00:23My hair makes me feel happy.
00:25I feel like my natural hair exudes love.
00:28When I walk in a room, you see me because my hair is going to be seen.
00:32I have dyed my hair, I have horror stories I've dyed, not really, I don't have any horror
00:37stories I've dyed.
00:38I've dyed my hair, the first time I think I was about 16, I got highlights.
00:42And then I also, I dyed my hair about a year ago, I did a pixie cut, and then I
00:47dyed it
00:47actually the same color I did when I was 16.
00:49I want to dye my hair now because I'm ready for a change, and why not?
00:53Winter is coming, and I feel like it will give me more of a brightness to my face, I feel
00:57like.
00:57Because I've done this color kind of before.
01:00My mom is so used to me changing all the time, so she will just be like, okay, Mika.
01:07I am actually going to be debuting my new look at one of my best friend's baby showers in
01:13Atlanta, which is where my brother actually moved.
01:16I'm getting ready to be made fun of, but also be glorified by my best friend.
01:20She's like, oh my God, you changed your hair.
01:22My brother's just probably going to make fun of me because I have to see him as well.
01:25I think that's what boys do, they just like to make fun of you.
01:28That's how they show love.
01:29In terms of like on the internet, I think I'm really excited to see what the internet
01:32thinks.
01:33Who knows?
01:34The internet, you never know.
01:35My inspiration for my transformation today, I would say, hmm, myself, but with bigger hair.
01:43What?
01:44Okay.
01:45After my transformation, I feel like I'm going to want to take a lot of pictures.
01:52A lot of selfies and finding the light, of course.
01:58Hi, how are you?
01:59Good.
01:59How are you?
02:00I'm great.
02:01I'm Mikaela.
02:02Oh, okay.
02:03I'm Chioma.
02:04You're a hairstylist today.
02:05So we're going to talk about colors because I know you want to do color, but let's first
02:11talk about texture.
02:12You want to keep your curly texture.
02:16Yep.
02:16I want to keep the curls.
02:17These are extensions and in the back I have my actual hair out.
02:22Okay.
02:22I want it to look the same, but just colored.
02:25Just colored.
02:26So I have some colors for you to look at.
02:30Red.
02:30These are so pretty.
02:31I know.
02:33What color is this?
02:34Kind of a sandy brown.
02:36These are pretty.
02:36Color me up.
02:37Let's go.
02:39What we're going to do first is do a light wash on your hair and detangle everything so
02:43that we can blow it out a little and get through it easily with the color.
02:53What products do you usually use?
02:55A lot of DevaCurl.
02:57Extensions, no extensions, all is very minimal.
02:59I don't like adding too many things to my hair.
03:01Deep conditioning every, at least once a week, two weeks max.
03:06Adding more deep conditioning if it needs to be.
03:09I'm always, always searching for moisture, especially with curly hair.
03:13I actually want to use a couple of new products on you that are from Ulta Beauty.
03:18Yay.
03:19And they're all about moisture and recovering moisture and they're specifically for textured hair.
03:24So.
03:24That's exciting.
03:25Yeah.
03:45When my hair gets dry, it feels like the desert on your head.
03:50I think anyone wants their hair to be soft.
03:52When your hair is not, you definitely feel the difference.
04:05Wow, I love this so much.
04:07I'm, ah.
04:08Awesome.
04:08Awesome.
04:09I'm so glad you like it.
04:11You're all blown out.
04:12We're ready to lighten you now.
04:13This is the first step to lightening.
04:16All right.
04:16Let's get it.
04:17Okay.
04:17You take the color out of the hair by applying bleach and then we put color back in with the
04:25toner.
04:25And the toner is what makes it the color that I want it to be.
04:28Exactly.
04:32I've had my extensions for just a few months.
04:34The extension I think costs about $1,300.
04:38It's a lot of money for hair.
04:40It's an investment though.
04:42It's an investment.
04:43You can dye it.
04:43You can manipulate it.
04:44You can do pretty much whatever you want.
04:56I know it's late.
04:57Are you excited?
04:58I'm super excited to see the finished product.
05:02I know that you don't usually do a diffuse, but...
05:04No, but I'm excited.
05:05Let's do it.
05:06It holds the curl better.
05:08It's looking really, really good.
05:12All right.
05:12Are you ready?
05:13I am.
05:16Oh my God.
05:20Wow.
05:20I feel super foxy with this new look.
05:24How do you like the color?
05:25I love the color.
05:26It's dark.
05:27It's not too light.
05:28It's better than I even wanted it.
05:30How am I going to take care of this hair to keep it up looking this amazing?
05:34Everything that we use, you can get from Ulta Beauty.
05:36I use Pattern.
05:37It's a hydrating shampoo.
05:39And then the conditioner.
05:41Very important.
05:41I love that the conditioner is a little bit bigger.
05:44Yeah.
05:44Because you only need more conditioner, right?
05:46Yes.
05:47Wow.
05:48This is the smell.
05:49And then I use this We Did.
05:52It's a heat and humidity gel.
05:54That's why you're feeling so much more bounce.
05:56Okay.
05:57And then I use the Diva Curl that you love.
06:00Yeah, I just love this.
06:03Yeah, it smells amazing.
06:05I just love Diva Curl.
06:06Yeah.
06:06This is truly a transformation.
06:08Good.
06:08We did it.
06:09We did it.
06:13I'm so happy that now I know how to take care of my hair at home.
06:17When you do dye your hair with natural hair, you need that much more moisture.
06:21So I'll definitely be using way more conditioner and taking care of my hair at home.
06:27And finally I'll see you next time.
