Sebastian Professional Stylist Design Team Member, Thomas Dunkin, whipped up this long, wavy look for actress Nicola Peltz at the recent NYC premier of her new movie, The Last Airbender. Dunkin added extensions to boost the drama of the style, but anyone with long-ish hair can recreate a similar do by following the stylist’s own [...]
Unless you live under a rock, you’re probably well aware that The Twilight Saga: Eclipse had its premier at Regal 14 at LA Live Downtown in Los Angeles last night. Instead of us choosing a best tressed of the evening, we thought we put it to your vote. Of the three leading ladies—Kristen Stewart (Bella), [...]
I’m a big fan of the messy bun. It’s my savior. No matter how carefully I style my longish hair, by the end of the day I just need to get it up, up and away. I’ve perfected my wrapping technique (pull hair into a would-be ponytail—low or high—make a loop and wrap the band [...]
Last week I attended the Premiere Orlando International Beauty Event, a hair skin and nail show that attracts the top talent in the industry. All the greats were there, including my hero, Takashi Kitamura, the Japanese-born art director of A Robert Cromeans Salon and a member of the brilliant Paul Mitchell artistic team. Kitamura cuts [...]
Most thermal stylers do a great job protecting hair from heat-induced damage. Biolage’s new Thermal-Active Stylers take the concept one step further making use of the intense heat generated by blow dryers, irons and curlers to actually restore hair while you style it. The key is Biolage’s patented Cera-Heat Technology (a mix of mango seed [...]
The days of hair setting appointments may be well in the past, but my obsession with AMC’s Mad Men makes me an ardent fan of all classic coifs. So, I practically fell off my chair when I spied this set style, created by Redken Session Stylist John Ruidant to compliment designer Chris Benz’s Resort 2011 [...]
In celebration of its 30th anniversary, EXPRESS recently hosted a fashion show and live performance by VV Brown at New York City’s Eyebeam Studio. Wella celebrity stylist Ricardo Rojas created a natural, subtly 80s style look for the runway by first blowing damp hair dry with Wella System Professional Polish Cream for smoothness. To score [...]
If you’re late to this season’s nautical trend, consider Anthropologie’s Golden Rope Headband ($58; www.anthropologie.com). The knotted, double rope band holds hair firmly in place and the golden color goes with pretty much anything and everything. Plus, it’s an easier piece to work into your wardrobe than, say, a striped top or a pair of [...]
If painter Mark Rothko was a hair stylist, this is the kind of color he would create: layers of blonde highlights and lowlights applied in such a way to produce a luminous, ethereal, almost magical effect. This Abstract Expressionist hair color is perfectly suited to Allison, 18, a drama student with a penchant for equally [...]
Looking for something to wear this season? Take a cue from fashion stylist Sarah Shirley and invest in a Little White Dress. A regular contributor to The Hair Book, Shirley styles our cover and makeover shoots and appears on thehairbokonline.com, too. Yesterday she checked in with Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb on the fourth [...]
