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Big Hair at Nina Ricci

Jen Laing — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:26:19 +0000

Taking French actresses of the 1950s and 60s (think Catherine Deneuve in her Belle de Jour days) as his inspiration, Redken Creative Consultant Guido Palau fashioned a chic, voluminous style to complement the satin slip dresses and bustled skirts at Nina Ricci’s fall 2010 show. “Nina Ricci is a very feminine, sophisticated design house and the hair adds a dimension of “the present” making the overall look of the collection very modern for today’s woman,” said Palau of the hair he dreamed up for the collection’s runway debut. To create the look, he began by applying Redken Aerate 08 Bodifying Cream Mousse to the crown of the head and rough-drying to boost volume. Next, he backcombed the hair at the crown to create additional body before combing it back off the face and over the added height at the crown. A spritz of Redken Forceful 23 Super Strength Finishing Spray locked the finished style in place.

Pretty, Fast

Suzanne Sawyer — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:29:05 +0000

Need a quick and easy style for a special occasion? Try this lovely look on for size. Just pull your hair into a loose ponytail, twist the “tail” until the hair begins to coil and secure the ends into the underside of the base of the ponytail with a few hairpins. Finish with a pretty hair ornament. Simple? Check. Beautiful? Absolutely!

Two Blonde BFFs

Ron Kolosine — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:48:38 +0000

Talking, shopping, lunching, beautifying—that’s what it’s all about when Mara and Canisa visit the Boca Mall. Money is no object when it comes to their hair. Highlights, low lights, gloss…they do it all. To keep up appearances between appointments it has to be Alterna hair care: Hemp Color Hold Shine Shampoo and Conditioner for every day, plus Alterna Caviar (natch!) Anti-aging Hair Masque with Seasilk to maintain radiance.

Backstory: Paul Mitchell Hair Sculpting Lotion

Jen Laing — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:44:00 +0000

Three decades ago, John Paul DeJoria (co-founder and ceo of John Paul Mitchell Systems) was living in his car when he and his pal Paul Mitchell (then an artistic director at Vidal Sassoon) decided to invest $750 and found a company devoted to creating innovative products and tools for hairstylists. The company’s first product launch was Hair Sculpting Lotion, a water-based, body-boosting, shine-enhancing styling liquid laced with panthenol and wheat-derived conditioners to smooth strands while reducing static. The lotion was originally created for styling finger waves, but Mitchell foresaw its potential as a universal product for use on all hair types, textures and styles. He was right. The product and the brand took off and today Paul Mitchell is the largest privately held salon hair care line in the world with profits of $900 million. Hair Sculpting Lotion is still a bestseller and, at $7 a bottle, a bargain for a breakthrough styler.

Thanks, Meg!

Suzanne Sawyer — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:22:04 +0000

Photo: Anita Bugge/WireImage/Getty Images

As a stylist, I love a broad range of looks from the very classic to the extremely trendy. It’s especially fun to tailor a specific look to a client’s needs. As a working woman, though, I owe a ton of thanks to Meg Ryan. With the introduction of her signature tousled, piece-y hairstyle, she singlehandedly knocked 30 minutes off my morning routine. Now I can leave the house with my hair on the messy side and not feel at all embarrassed about it—it was intentional, sort of…Do you have a favorite hairstyle trend? Let me know, below.

Wavy

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Straight

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Short

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Medium

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Long

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