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Use the Hair Dryer on Products, Not Just Your Head
My pals with choppy layers often sing the praises of dense styling products in creating their piecey looks, but don't have as many kind words for the wax itself. When one recently complained that, no matter how vigorously she rubbed her hands ("like I was trying to start a fire between them"), it still clumped when she went to put it on her head. Not so pretty.
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New Product Alert: VO5 Extreme Style
Think about VO5 and you probably think of its hot oil treatment. I remember using it in junior high with good results, and when I gave it another whirl last year, the same thing happened. It's a classic.
John Frieda's Quick Tip on Creating Instant Volume
Famous hairstylist John Frieda says that most people fall into one of two groups: those who are lacking volume and those who are looking to tame their frizz. I've got you covered on the latter, and as for the former, here's a quick tip from the legendary stylist on reviving limp locks.
If you have no time to wash and style your hair, you can pump up the look with three basic ingredients: a round brush, a blow dryer, and a volumizing product, like Luxurious Volume Lavish Lift Root Booster ($6) or Oscar Blandi Volumizing Spray ($18).
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- Peep the copious amounts of makeup at Allure HQ — Allure
- Would ethics stop you from using this skin cream? — Glamour
- More on the sad death of model Daul Kim — The Cut
- Heidi Klum is proud to be the "curvy" model — People Style Watch
- What's behind the hype over Shu Uemura's new hair product? — Stylelist
- Celebs, bloggers, and yours truly share Thanksgiving memories — Lemondrop
Bella Bargain: Buy One, Get One Free at Miss Jessie's
Just in time for gift-giving season, Miss Jessie's hair care is offering an amazing deal: buy one item, get another free. The product line offers styling solutions for curly, kinky, and wavy hair, including the cult-favorite Curly Pudding. Through Dec.
3 Tips on Battling Wintertime Frizz in a Flash
Do you have flyaways galore? No doubt frizziness is a year-round issue. But now that the warmer-weathered humidity-induced frizz is pretty much no longer the cause of extreme pouffiness, lots of us get the frizzies from merely wearing scarves, hats, and gloves — not to mention the low moisture levels in the air.
Enter to Win a Dream Prize of NARS Beauty!
This year is the 15th anniversary of one of our favorite beauty brands, NARS! Our friends at Sephora want you to celebrate in style, so this week they're giving away a Thanksgiving-worthy cornucopia of products. This week's lucky winner will receive:
- The Everlasting Love 15 Year Anniversary Palette — 10 of NARS's most gorgeous shades, assembled to create a full look and the perfect smoky eye.
- The Multiple Coffret— Three shades of the versatile Multiple, which can be used on eyes, cheeks, and lips for a shimmering, glowing complexion worthy of any afternoon tryst.
- The Drop Dead Gorgeous Gift Set — Four lovely nail polish shades from NARS's luxe lacquer collection.
Hair Care That Will Blow You Away
Blow Styling Salon, located in the trendy meatpacking district in NYC, is a unique and fun one-stop-shop to help get you primped and pretty for a night out on the town. They don't do haircuts; just blow-out's, makeup applications, nails and waxing.
Inside, everything is pink, and the clients are A-Listers who vow never to go above 14th street again or they'll get a nose bleed.
Review: Dirt Texturizing Paste by Jonathan Product
The first thing you need to know about Dirt Texturizing Paste by Jonathan Product is that it doesn't make your hair look dirty — or even like it has product in it. I say this because when I mentioned Dirt ($26) in a recent post, some readers were wary of what stylist Jonathan Antin says about the product: "There's something amazing about the way hair looks and behaves the day after — washing that is."
But do not be frightened: Dirt is, hands down, one of the most wonderful styling products I've ever had the pleasure of dipping my fingers into.
Let's Get Something Straight, Part III
Welcome back to Let's Get Something Straight, my three-part series on products for straight hair. (For more ideas, check out part one and part two.) Since smooth sleek hair is so highly coveted, there are tons of products to help combat frizz and fly-aways. Just remember that whatever you choose to buy, please keep your hair protected from excessive heat and stay away from styling products that contain alcohol; that's the kiss of death if you want to keep your hair shiny and soft.
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