What’s the newest addition to the style file? “Scene” cuts: A post-Emo, music-based look that’s exactly what my youngest clients, aged 14-17, want now. The look is slightly reminiscent of Bowie circa 1967, but this time around bands like Against Me and Bright Eyes provide the artistic inspiration. While the style is rooted in Emo [...]

The next time you’re inspired to use the term “Dumb Blonde” you might want to think again. According to a study conducted by Dr. David Johnston of Australia’s University of Queensland and published in the journal Economics Letters, blonde women earn seven percent more than women with other hair colors. They also marry wealthier men [...]

Eugene Souleiman, Global Creative Director of Wella Professionals, created this super straight style to complement designer Marios Schwab’s collection of draped dresses and short skirts for Halston. Souleiman began by treating freshly washed hair with Wella System Professional Startup, a moisturizing styling fluid, before blowdrying with a large round brush for a stick straight finish. [...]

At Alberta Ferretti’s Fall 2010 show, Redken Creative Consultant Guido Palau balanced the ultra feminine designs of the collection with a textured, side-parted bun inspired by “dark romanticism”. To create the look, Palau began by applying Redken Thickening Lotion 06 Body Builder on damp hair before blowing it dry. Next, he parted the hair deeply [...]

She might not have won a medal in Vancouver, but Olympian Lindsey Jacobellis scores a gold for her hair styling in our book. Word has it, the Vermont-based snowboarder tames her wild ringlets with Paul Mitchell Express Style Round Trip, a curl-defining, liquid styler that delivers shiny, frizz-preventing body and long-lasting bendable hold. What’s more, [...]

When it comes to hair, figure skaters are a mostly staid bunch. Sure Dorothy Hamill’s signature wedge left a memorable mark on the sport, but before her and since, skaters have largely stuck to a predictable long-haired look (presumably the style makes it easier to tie hair up and out of the way while performing [...]

Wearing an Edition by Georges Chakra one-shoulder dress, Carrie Underwood hit the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards red carpet looked like a more stunning version of herself (if that’s even possible!). Her gown was the perfect mixture of feminine and fresh, but what made the look modern, in my eyes, was the hair and makeup. Her [...]

If Drew Barrymore’s current shade of blonde is your dream hair color, you’re in luck. I have the recipe, directly from her colorist Tracey Cunningham, co-owner of Byron & Tracey Salon in Beverly Hills and Redken Creative Consultant for Color. First, Cunningham highlighted the hair. Next, she added a light violet-platinum demi-permanent glaze over top [...]

I’m one of those people who loves the snow—from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day, ONLY! After that, I yearn for sunshine, flowers and warm weather. Unfortunately, this year it’s snow, snow and more snow. And when it’s not snowing, it’s dreary and sunless with lots of fog. I’m starting to imagine myself in black and [...]

This is Melanie. Like many women, she had been doing the high-lift blonde look (in which the hair is dyed several shades lighter than one’s natural color) for quite some time. The effect was pretty but, since it took just weeks for her brown roots to make an appearance, a little tough on the pocketbook. [...]