Redken

It seems like Lindsay Lohan is everywhere these days — or at least she's on the covers of magazines each month. For April, she's on Nylon, looking very thin and very golden-blonde.

Lindsay followers know that she colors her hair frequently, which always made me assume that her hair has to be fried from all of the bleaching. Not so, says colorist Tracey Cunningham, who colored LL's hair for the Nylon photo shoot. "I love Lindsay's hair color because it complements her look; it isn’t too blonde or too dark. It is the perfect shade for her," she says. Because Lindsay was already a blonde, Cunningham used a color gloss instead of a permanent dye. (No ammonia = easier on hair.) She custom-blended a formula using Redken Shades EQ gloss (shades 09AA Papaya, 08C Cayenne and 09G Vanilla Crème, if you're interested.)

Lohan lesson learned: If you've already lightened your hair, a gloss or a glaze can boost your color without doing permanent damage. As far as landing the cover of a magazine, you're on your own.

After four years showing in Bryant Park, Twinkle By Wenlan showed in an appropriately retro venue: The Classic Car Club. Models stepped out in Wenlan Chia's signature knits to show off an updated take on '50s style. John Ruidant, lead hairstylist for the show, worked off of designer Chia's inspiration of drive-in movies, going for a sweet and wearable-in-real-life look. "We came up with loose natural waves with a deep side part," he explained. To get the look, he sprayed Redken Fabricate, styling lotion, on hair to add texture and light hold. After creating the side part, he separated hair into horizontal sections, then used a 1¼ curling iron to create vertical waves.

MAC makeup artist Gregory Arlt led his team in creating a similarly '50s-inspired look for the face. "I thought of a girl's first date in the '50s," he said. "It's a younger version of what her mom did; Mom might have had a cat eye, but she has a kitten eye." To update the look, he used frosted eye shadows in Naked Lunch and Phloof! rather than matte shades. Black eyeliner and mascara finished the eyes. To highlight the cheekbones, he applied Phloof! over Well Dressed blush. Lipstick in Lady Danger completed the look. So sweet, so sexy, so ready to recreate at home.

Photos courtesy of Dan Lecca

Just as our skin feels the effects of our harsh environment, our hair does too. Not only does it face similar issues of dryness, dehydration and lifelessness, but because we tend to use heated tools for styling, our hair risks severe and irreparable damage from over-processing.

Once in a while, it's nice to give your hair a healthy glass of water to recharge and revitalize limp locks. These dynamite deep conditioners will help your dreary and dry hair undergo a dramatic change. Here are a few of my favorite products:

Kerastase Nutritive Masquintense Intense Enriching Treatment is often a professional's hair masque of choice. Jennifer Aniston's hairdresser Chris McMillan uses this on her fine hair frequently to add shine and luster. The rest of us are recommended to do this treatment twice a week.

I think that you'll love it. I've been hooked for months now. The smell is great and the jar lasts for a long time because all you really need is a few fingertips full. Leave it on for five-to-ten minutes and then rinse. Buy it here for $44.99 (This is the best price I've seen yet!)

Propoline Hair Mask For Dry, Colored Hair is a great product for travel since it comes in these nifty individually sealed packages. This conditioner is a pretty intense hair masque formulated to condition and moisturize. It contains natural and effective ingredients such as: olives, sunflowers and panthenol. It is also intended to prevent split ends and should help to restore elasticity and shine. Buy it here for $18.

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Finding the right hold hair spray is trickier than you think. If it's too light of a hold, your time consuming runway blow out will fall, and if it's too strong, you risk looking like you have a stiff and unnatural lack of movement to your "on-air journalist hair."

I've found that these three sprays fall perfectly in between. They give you a firm enough hold so that you can rely on them to last without having that icky and sticky feeling.

Ted Gibson Beautiful Hold Hair Spray is a light control spray best used for misting. It smells delicious and actually leaves an air of pleasant floral-y (gardenia) room deodorizer behind as opposed to that smelly and strong old-school hairspray scent that makes your eyes water. Buy this wonderfully large 10-ounce bottle here for $32.

Frederic Fekkai Sheer Hold Hairspray has a little bit of a firmer hold and a gentle light mist quality to it, so it's great for all-over hold as opposed to zoning in on one small section. It helps control humidity as well as color protection, since it contains an SPF triple color protection complex. It's available in three sizes, including a 1.5 oz travel size which I love. I just leave it in my cosmetics case as a travel staple. Buy the larger, 11.6-ounce product here for $35, the 5.6-ounce size for $22.50, or the travel size for $9.

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