Aisle Style
By Jen Laing + May 16th, 2012
J. Crew’s delicate crystal comb adds the perfect finishing touch to any wedding day style—whether you’re a bride, bridesmaid or guest.
By Jen Laing + March 1st, 2012
Redken Creative Consultant Guido Palau demonstrated two simple but equally beautiful chignons in Milan: BOTTEGA VENETA “It’s not quite a ballerina look, but a little bit twenties, referencing a cloche or a 20’s inspired hat,” said Guido of the gelled and wrapped chignons he created backstage at Bottega Veneta by slicing in a deep left [...]
By Jen Laing + February 29th, 2012
Ponytails continue to be a strong fall trend. Here, two takes on the classic style: Antonio Marras “I wanted the hair to feel romantic, light and almost as if it was styled by nature, with a textured quality to it,” said Wella Professionals Global Creative Director, Eugene Souleiman, who began by applying Wella Professionals Ocean [...]
By Jen Laing + February 28th, 2012
Two takes on long and loose direct from Milan and courtesy of Redken Creative Consultant Guido Palau: Versace At Versace, the usual big, sexy hair was replaced with an edgier more natural wave and short, blunt bangs. “The Versace girl is very rock ‘n’ roll, very cool and very Donatella. It’s a very strong look [...]
By Jen Laing + February 24th, 2012
Redken Creative Consultant Guido Palau created a futuristic, other-worldly, two-toned look at Prada’s Fall 2012 show this week and in so doing transformed models into what he called “Virtual Princesses”. “All hair is away from the face. There’s no emotion and all of the personality is taken away,” said Guido, who used white, red and [...]
By Jen Laing + February 23rd, 2012
Redken’s creative consultant, Guido Palau, kicked off the European leg of the fall fashion shows with two very different takes on an updo. London: The McQ collection was inspired by Land Girls (a British TV period drama), 40s military and London during war times. “The hairstyle was meant to be strong, forceful and structured. It [...]
By Jen Laing + February 21st, 2012
OPI continued to make its mark on fall fashion with three more shows over the course of the week in New York City. At BCBG, models wore the company’s Passion, a pale pink shade that lent nails a nude look that complimented the color blocking of the collection: At Jason Wu, nails were similarly neutral [...]
By Jen Laing + February 21st, 2012
Redken Creative Consultant Guido Palau whipped up these versions of the classic ponytail in the last days of NY Fall Fashion Week: Ralph Lauren To create the look, Guido applied thickening lotion 06 all-over body builder to damp hair and blow dried with the help of a large round brush for extra body. He set [...]
By Jen Laing + February 17th, 2012
Three shows where greasy hair was a good thing: Narciso Rodriguez At Narciso Rodriguez, Eugene Souleiman, Global Creative Director of Wella Professionals, “wanted to create a hair look that was aerodynamic and gave the impression that the hair was moving at an incredibly high speed.” He achieved the part sci-fi, part Parisian chic effect by [...]
By Jen Laing + February 16th, 2012
Three versions of updos from the fall fashion runways: Alice + Olivia The Alice + Olivia fall collection focused on outerwear and knits revolving around a “Coquette Cool” theme. Anthony Cole, Sebastian Professional Stylist Design Team, dreamed up this romantic, low chignon to match. To create the style, Cole began by applying a combination of [...]
By Jen Laing + February 15th, 2012
Two takes on the classic ponytail: “I wanted to create a hair look that was rich and refined but also with a hint of youth to bring the evening feeling back to a fresher day look,” said Eugene Souleiman, Wella Professionals Global Creative Director, of the low ponytailed look he created at DKNY. He began [...]