In the event another major heat wave should descend upon us (and considering it’s still July, there’s a very strong possibility of this transpiring), I recommend stocking up on accessories to put your hair up, up and away. These chic clips from Ann Taylor Loft look so much more expensive than they actually are. More [...]
It’s the morning after the big event. Removing all those bobby pins isn’t just frustrating and time consuming, it can damage your once beautiful hair. The trick is to be patient and gentle. A good Mason Pearson brush (an old London standby and a stylist’s essential) works like a charm. Start brushing from the ends [...]
If ever there was a doubt that great products and tools add up to great hair, Anne Hathaway’s Oscar hairstyles should put the question to rest. Her stylist, Adir Abergel, used five different FHI Heat appliances to create the myriad hair looks the actress-emcee sported that evening. They included: FHI Heat Nano Salon Pro 2000 [...]
It may look like the hand of a Muppet, but Hotheads Hand Dry Hair Glove is actually a genius tool for drying curls without causing frizz. Made of super-absorbent micro-fiber, the mitt dries hair thoroughly as you scrunch it, soaking up moisture while encouraging waves. Skeptical? Check out this clip to see it action:
Behold this nifty blowdrying trick of Regis Artistic Director, Kat Carey. Instead of using the blowdryer’s cold shot button to cool down a just dried section of hair, Carey flips the dryer around and uses the mechanism’s fan instead. The maneuver allows Carey to quickly cool the hair (thereby locking in the style’s set) without [...]
Our stylist extraordinaire, Grace, took her client’s hair from unmanageable frizz to beautiful bouncy curls. Here, she shares her super fuzz-busting essentials: 1. Regis’ DesignLINE Flat Iron, a professional ceramic styler with an adjustable thermostat that heats to 410F in seconds flat and comes with a swivel cord that allows the tool to function as [...]
A hair dryer is just a hair dryer, right? Wrong! The new Regis DesignLINE 1600 Watt Hair Dryer features two speeds, four heat settings and a cool shot button that dries hair turbo fast but without hurricane force winds. What’s more, it’s lightweight, balanced in your hand, quiet as a hybrid car, and has a [...]
Besides being the tweezer supplier to virtually every top makeup artist from coast to coast, Tweezerman is also a company with a conscience. Buy one of their new Paw Print Mini Slant Tweezers and the company will donate $1 of the $15 purchase price to the Humane Society of the United States. The two and [...]
A great cut has everything to do with the right tool for the texture of hair. Razors (left and second from right) should be used with respect—preferably on thick, not fine, hair. Chunking or texturizing shears (Rusk, second from left, a tidy $300 a pair, including the cool wood storage box!) can be used on [...]
