By Jen Laing + February 24th, 2012
Redken Creative Consultant Guido Palau created a futuristic, other-worldly, two-toned look at Prada’s Fall 2012 show this week and in so doing transformed models into what he called “Virtual Princesses”. “All hair is away from the face. There’s no emotion and all of the personality is taken away,” said Guido, who used white, red and [...]
By Jen Laing + February 21st, 2012
OPI continued to make its mark on fall fashion with three more shows over the course of the week in New York City. At BCBG, models wore the company’s Passion, a pale pink shade that lent nails a nude look that complimented the color blocking of the collection: At Jason Wu, nails were similarly neutral [...]
By Jen Laing + February 15th, 2012
Two takes on the classic ponytail: “I wanted to create a hair look that was rich and refined but also with a hint of youth to bring the evening feeling back to a fresher day look,” said Eugene Souleiman, Wella Professionals Global Creative Director, of the low ponytailed look he created at DKNY. He began [...]
By Jen Laing + February 13th, 2012
Redken Creative Consultant Guido Palau created a pair of clean, simple and beautiful looks backstage at Alexander Wang and Victoria Beckham. At Alexander Wang, the style was straight with a hint of texture achieved by applying satinwear 02 ultimate blow-dry lotion through damp hair before blow-drying it until about 80% dry. Next, a very clean [...]
By Jen Laing + February 8th, 2012
Braids were all over the Spring 2012 runways—and made their mark on the recent SAG awards, too. Here’s one way to wear the trend, courtesy of Sebastian Professional Stylist Design Team Member Anthony Cole: 1. Apply Sebastian Professional Potion 9 to damp hair and blow-dry. 2. Create a low ponytail and secure with an elastic. [...]
By Jen Laing + January 24th, 2012
Stacy Keibler walked the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards red carpet with George Clooney (the best accessory ever!) and OPI nail lacquer in Did You ‘Ear About Van Gogh? on her fingers. The new nude, which launches next month, is part of the company’s upcoming Spring/Summer 2012 Holland collection. Meanwhile, Laura Linney, nominated for Best [...]
By Jen Laing + January 23rd, 2012
According to star groomer, Diana Schmidtke, the major hair trend among men at The Golden Globes was, like last year, a severe side part like the one seen on Mad Men. “The major difference, this year, is that the overall styles are looser and not as “pasted” down to the head like we saw a [...]
By Jen Laing + January 19th, 2012
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 [...]
By Jen Laing + January 18th, 2012
Four memorable updos from Sunday night: Shailene Woodley’s Elegant Chignon The Descendants star wore her hair in an elegant chignon her stylist, Campbell McAuley for Wella Professionals, described as “naturally enchanting”. To create the look, McAuley prepped wet hair with Wella Professionals Velvet Amplifier and then dried it with a diffuser for natural texture. When [...]
By Jen Laing + January 15th, 2012
Michelle Williams wore a floor-length Chanel gown to last Thursday’s 17th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards (where she was a Best Actress nominee). To match, celebrity hairstylist Thomas Dunkin for Sebastian Professional whipped up this tousled style that he described as, “different directions at the crown to give this crop a different look than what Michelle [...]