I’ve worked at a few fashion and beauty magazines, and at every single one it was common knowledge that HAIR—as in hair tips, hair tutorials, hair products, hair advice—was the most-searched subject on their websites. And for good reason, because if your hair looks like crap then there is really only so much that lipstick can do. (Unless you’re one of those annoying people who gets away with washing only once a week and can scrape your hair back into a ponytail or bun and still look incredible. In which case… I hate you. Just kidding! Sort of.)
Clearly, all of those hair searches on the Interwebs are being made by those of us whose locks need more attention. Since maintaining my own hair is a constant battle, I’ve always got my ears open for intel from ANY hair expert whose path I cross—from celebrity hairstylist (and Schwarzkopf guest artist) Tyler Colton, who I met last week, to my own personal hairdresser Bill Angst. Here are my latest findings! Keep reading »
The Fashion Week runways are showcasing a lot of different hair looks, but the soft waves at DKNY were totally my fave. The general texture, shine and smoothness of the models’ locks is what I seek to achieve daily… but I somehow fail miserably because unless it’s a special occasion, I refuse to spend more than 10 (okay, five) minutes with a blow dryer in my hand.
I’m more of an air-dry girl—which means I’m always on the lookout for a product that I can smooth onto my wet hair and go. Mousses, gels (crunchy curls, anyone?), powders and sprays: I’ve tried them all, but keep coming back to the superstar power of oil. It’s totally fab on my fine hair when I want to go au naturel, and it also rocks when I bite the bullet and commit to giving myself a blowout. I also love smoothing oils on dry hair to conceal split ends and tame frizz when I’m on the run.
But after years testing various hair oil prodz, I’ve become a very harsh critic. I expect a lot out of these babies! That’s why I’m happy to report on six that made the cut… and have my hair looking better than ever! Trust. Keep reading »
Ever since I bit the bullet and went for all-over (coppery) colour with a smattering of tone-on-tone highlights—instead of run-of-the-mill blonde highlights on my natural mousy base—I’ve been obsessed with hair colour maintenance. As you probably know, shades with red in them are the most difficult of all to keep up, and since my colour is also blondish, I need to worry about brassiness as well. Beauty is such hard work.
Enter the über-talented celebrity colourist and Clairol colour director Marie Robinson (you’ve already seen her in these videos on colour trends and colour 101). Guys? PLEASE don’t miss this final vid in our little series here, because her advice on taking care of your colour will seriously rock your world. (It certainly did mine—I’ve had a major upgrade in my routine.) Sure, we’ve all heard that colour-treated hair needs colour-treated hair products… but there is oh so much more.
Here’s the vid: Keep reading »
