Anyone can create a ponytail but one involving a teeny lock of hair wrapped around its base in order to conceal the elastic band can send many would-be home-hairstylists into a tizzy. To the rescue, the Sephora Collection Tonytail Wrap. Just swap one of these one-size-fits-all, synthetic hair and elastic bands (in five strand-matching shades) [...]
Two noteworthy trends from the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards—and how to get them: Braids: Spotted on Dianna Agron, Kaley Cuoco and Busy Philips Stylist Chris McMillan for Wella Professionals created this slightly imperfect bohemian braid for Cougar Town actress Busy Philips by applying Wella Professionals Natural Volume Mousse and blowing out the hair. [...]
The Golden Globes are a more a casual awards ceremony than say, The Oscars, which explains why many celebs paired formal gowns with flowing hair. Here, a roundup of some of the best, with how-tos for recreating the looks at home: Madonna: Easy, natural texture According to Andy LeCompte, Wella Professionals Celebrity Stylist, “Madonna wanted [...]
Celebrity hairstylist David Babaii created this long, loose look for actress Nicole Kidman to wear to the 45th annual CMA Awards on November 9, 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee. To achieve the style, Babaii first worked a dab of hair serum through Kidman’s freshly washed hair, then misted texture spray on the roots only for lift [...]
Just a friendly reminder: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and there’s still plenty of time left to do your part. When shopping for hair care products and tools, look for the pink packaging. A portion of the sale of those products benefits Breast Cancer Awareness. Want to do more? Purchase some of Regis’ private [...]
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 [...]
Men and women have been chemically relaxing (aka straightening) their hair for years and while the process delivers desirable results, it can also take a serious toll on the strength of one’s strands without the proper at-home maintenance. Breakage can be prevented before it starts by adding a protein-rich conditioning treatment, like Redken Extreme Rescue [...]
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 [...]
