I came across this because I would spend so much money on facial stuff — face wash, moisturizers, and all that — and I would always break out. Nothing really felt like it was cleaning my skin properly. Then somebody, maybe it was a client, said: Try this. I’ve been using it for 15 years, and I will not change it. It’s the best product out there, and it’s not even expensive. I take my makeup off first. I use the Lancôme Bi-Facil — it’s oil-based, but it cleans, and it gets makeup off so easily. Then I’ll wash my face really, really well with Cetaphil. I wash my face a lot. Not wash your face, not wash your hair — I’m not that person.

It’s really good stuff. The Vanilla Lights is my favorite color because it takes away the brassiness of your hair without darkening it too much or making it dull. It’s super-shiny, it’s hydrating. They have so many different colors, and then there’s a clear one if you just want shine. For every issue that you have, there’s a glaze. It lasts a long time, and it doesn’t just wash out. Sometimes I use it on my clients in the salon, and when they come back a month later, their hair doesn’t get as brassy as it would normally.

You can do it at home so easily: Just shampoo your hair, put it on, wait ten minutes, rinse it off, and no conditioner or anything. The instructions are very simple to follow. My No. 1 tip is use gloves. Whatever it says on the package, they made it very — I don’t know how to say this nicely — dumbproof. They simplified how to use it, made it very easy to follow the instructions and to pick the color that you want. Sometimes you go to the drugstore and it’s overwhelming, even though there are a lot of colors there. This tells you exactly what it is. And there’s a picture on the back so you know what you’re getting yourself into.

This is an oldie but goodie. Don’t sleep on this treatment. It really does work. If you have a lot of damage, do it once a week. If you just want a preventative, do it once a month. And it’s three minutes, not going to take too long. Shave your legs, do your thing, leave it in, rinse it out. I always like to put a treatment from roots to ends, unless your hair is very fine and oily.

Heat damage starts from the top. Not all damage is color damage — that’s what people don’t get. A lot of the time, people damage their hair by over-blow-drying and styling it, but it might be dry, and instead of it being damaged, it’s just dehydrated. So do the 3 Minute Miracle, and you won’t have a problem anymore.