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The Simple Trick to Getting the Sleek Ponytails at Charlotte Ronson

Jaime Richards — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:18:16 PST

If you've ever attempted a sleek ponytail but all you get is a gelled-up mess, try this trick used for Charlotte Ronson's Fall 2012 show. After securing hair at the nape, Tresemmé stylist Jeanie Syfu tamed the style by using a hair color brush (the kind the pros use but are readily available at any beauty store) dipped in the brand's Ultra Firm Control Gel. The result was a look that was refined, but with a hint of edge.

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Skip the Brushes and Irons With Fashion Week's Most Casual-Cool Updo

Jaime Richards — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:55:00 PST

When creating the hair look for Rebecca Minkoff's Fall 2012 runway show, Tresemmé celebrity stylist Jeanie Syfu was inspired by the designer's mix-of-textures assemblage of sequins, knits, leathers, and metallics. But she also looked to something beyond the surface, exploring a "woman on a journey of self-discovery."

"I wanted the hair to look undone, and not perfect," Syfu explained. And that meant embracing models' natural texture: no curling and/or flat irons were used, and even the brushes stayed in their drawers. So be prepared to get blown away; see more of the undone side buns, along with tips for getting the look at home, now.

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3 Casual-Cool Backstage Beauty Tricks to Try From Charlotte Ronson

Jaime Richards — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 05:32:10 PDT

Charlotte Ronson's Spring 2012 clothing collection featured a Victorian-inspired motif of long hemlines and sheer fabrics, and as you might expect, this same old-era theme carried through into the beauty look, as well. Makeup was minimal and made to seem as if it was effortlessly applied; hair was texturized and thrown back into low ponytails, as if they were second-day versions. Want to try this casual-cool approach to beauty yourself? Find out three backstage tricks on how to get a glamorously unglamorous look when you read more.

How-To: Sandra Bullock's Hair at the Golden Globe Awards

BellaSugar — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:41:47 PST

Did you know that Sandra Bullock's loose side bun was created using drugstore products? It goes to show you that it doesn't take a lot of moola to look red carpet fabulous. Most of you gave the thumbs up to her look, and now I've got the scoop on how to recreate Bullock's wavy updo from Tresemmé stylist Jeanie Syfu below:
For protection and shine, blow-dry hair with Tresemmé Thermal Creations Heat Tamer Spray ($4.49). To create that distinctive "s" wave, curl alternate strands of hair, using an one inch curling iron and a half inch curling iron. When you're through, apply Tresemmé Anti-Frizz Secret Smoothing Crème ($4.75) for definition. Next, part hair off to the side, pulling down into a low bun behind the ear. Leave out a few waves for a face framing finish. What a great look for under $10!

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Psst! More ProjRun Gossip From TRÉSemme's Lead Stylist

BellaSugar — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:00:37 PDT

Will you be watching Project Runway tonight? You know I will be. Last week, Jeanie Syfu, lead stylist for the TRÉSemme team, talked about what it's like to work on the show, and this week we're back with some pretty juicy details about a few designers who shall remain nameless. Read on!

What’s the craziest thing that has happened while you have been doing hair with Project Runway?
I would say consulting with the designers. Some of them are really difficult. Some of them had a really strong point of view: “I want the hair to do this and I want a bun on the side with texture.” But others were just very uninspired, and it was the same thing every time. And that’s not fun. You want to be creative, and you want to get excited about that garment.

Can you name names?
[Laughs]. I can't! But sometimes they would say things, and you would be like, What are they talking about? They’d use these crazy references, and you’re stressed out because you don’t have that much time. Of course, I want the hair to look as good as possible, but sometimes it was so difficult to understand what they wanted. And sometimes the models would go upstairs, put their garments on, and then come back down and they would have changed the hair! That was the most difficult. A few times the models had gone out on the runway without me even being able to fix it - or it was beyond fixable.

For the rest of the interview, including the identity of one designer who you might want to watch closely,

read more. That does not sound like fun at all. It’s not! I want everything to look good, but sometimes they would get frustrated or have second thoughts about something or couldn’t just get their point across to me about what they wanted to see. Then the models would go out afterward, or they would come down and I wouldn’t have time to fix it or it wasn’t fixable because there was so much hairspray in it that I don’t know what they did up there, but I would just get a little frustrated you know? Are there any hairstyles that you really that you thought worked perfectly with the designer’s vision and with what you wanted to do? Well, my favorite designer to work with was Jerrell. He’s really flamboyant, and he has so many ideas! So every time he came downstairs, he just had this whole story that went with the garment. He had a very strong point of view, and every idea that he had, it was fun to kind of build on that. I had the most fun with his looks, definitely. Are there any trends we should look forward to seeing during this season? I did a lot of ponytails this season, which is kind of funny because that’s such a classic look. We did a lot of ponytails - every variation of a ponytail you can imagine - but somehow we made every single ponytail look different. The model and designer would come down, and they’d be like, “Oh, we want a ponytail.” And all of us would just roll our eyes, like, “Oh, come on, you know we can do this blindfolded!” But actually it pushed us to look outside the box and make a ponytail look different every single time - and I think we did that. Who knew there so many looks on a ponytail?

Link Time! 7/31

BuzzSugar — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:39:22 PDT

Remember when I was awed by Ben Kingsley's many accents? Well, Best Week Ever has mapped them all.
The John Hughes-inspired Vampire Weekend video for "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" over on Stereogum is so much fun.
The TV Addict has an interview with Shirley Manson about her upcoming acting debut in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
Meanwhile, our own BellaSugar chats with Project Runway's lead stylist, Jeanie Syfu.
Want to know the latest Batman 3 rumors? Cinematical says names like "Johnny Depp" and "Philip Seymour Hoffman" are being tossed around in conjunction with characters like "Riddler" and "Penguin."
Vulture has an exhaustive history of the typically awful August movie releases.
Popwatch reports on the odd intersection of Joss Whedon fans and knitter/crocheters.
MTV Movies Blog captures the moment when Zachary Quinto first comes face-to-face with his face as Spock on the Star Trek movie poster.

A Few Words With Project Runway's Lead Stylist, Jeanie Syfu

BellaSugar — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:45:18 PDT

Despite what some people might say, Project Runway isn't just about the clothes. It's about the models, makeup, and hair, too. Jeanie Syfu, lead stylist for the TRÉSemme team, has to whip up runway-ready styles in a tiny sliver of time. In between writing her ProjRun blog and styling models for future episodes, she made time to dish on what it's like at the behind-the-scenes "salon."

How do you work with the contestants to devise the looks for their runway challenges?
They come down with a sketch, a swatch of fabric, or a reference, depending on what the challenge was. Because we only have 30 minutes to get everything done, we try to make the consultation as quick as possible. We just start having a conversation about ideas what we can do with the model’s hair - if the model’s hair would be able to do the style and if the time allows it. It’s really fun.

You should see how quickly they’re able to make these garments, because so much drama goes on upstairs that we have no idea what’s going on. So, sometimes [the designers] come down, sometimes they don’t, and sometimes we just try to do the guessing game and figure out what it’s actually going to look like. We just do what we can in the time that we have.

To find out which hairstyles are the go-to choices when time's running out,

read more. So there are some contestants who just go up into the last minute and don’t have the model’s hair done at all? We’ve come very close to that. It is so crazy back there - sometimes they are counting the seconds getting the last zipper done, or something comes apart and they need that extra 10 minutes to finish. Sometimes they never make it down and the models just put it in a ponytail or a bun. It always seems to work out in the end. What is it like for you and your team to create those hairstyles so quickly, knowing that they’re going to be seen by millions of people? It’s always fun. I have such a great team! We’ve all done plenty of shows during Fashion Week, and we’re all very familiar with how things run back there and how quick you have to be. On a normal day at a photo shoot, we would have plenty of time to prepare. Given that we only have 30 minutes - sometimes less -to get something done, it’s a challenge even for us to get the hair looking perfect in the short amount of time that we have. So, it’s really hard but we always end up making it beautiful. I love it. It’s exciting. The designer and the model often come in with their own ideas. Do you ever have to say, “That sounds great, but in a half hour there’s no way it’s going to happen”? Yes, it’s happened to me many times. Many times. We have a lot of ethnic models this season, so we had one girl with this huge afro. Sometimes [the designers] would want a straight blow-out, and we would just be like, “That is so impossible.” Yeah, and I think that afros are so beautiful anyway. Totally! I’m all about like making the afro bigger, but sometimes the design didn’t really call for that. For more Project Runway talk with Jeanie, come back tomorrow!