Don't we always want what we can't have? Curly-haired girls pine for glossy, swingy straight locks, while those with pin-straight manes long for the body, texture, and versatility of curls. If you decide to try a straight style, there are three types of treatments you can choose from. The strongest are sodium hydroxide and guanidine hydroxide (aka "no-lye"), which break down the hair cuticle so Read more

New from Ted Gibson is a styling product for hair called Tame It Shine Lotion. Gotta love the cute names he always comes up with. This inventive product helps calm frizz and fly-aways as well as liven up lackluster locks without weighing hair down. The idea was inspired by the process of making red wine, so the formula contains a special merlot complex that hydrates hair, adds shine, texture and Read more

After getting very excited while writing about Frederic Fekkai Summer Hair Wash & Wear ($20), I had to hop online and get myself a bottle. It sounded like the ideal hair refresher for summer: I could wash my hair every other day, then spray this stuff on to keep my locks from getting oily, dull, or smelly. I was a bit dubious about this product's promise: It claims to use "cleansing magnets" Read more

A couple weeks ago, I got all excited about this hair refresher, Frédéric Fekkai Summer Hair Wash and Wear. Now, the hairstyling mastermind has unleashed two more products from his Summer Hair collection, which launched last year in a burst of sunny orange packaging. The newest products are Summer Hair Zero-Humidity Frizz Control and Summer Hair Quick-Quench Rehydrating Gelée ($20 each). Read more

Claire Danes totally nailed her look at the premiere of Evening in NYC on Tuesday night. Her lips are bright, her skin is glowing, and her hair looks simple but full of volume. This pulled-back, partly down style with a touch of bouffant at the crown is very popular — Carmen Electra chose a similar look for her wedding hair — and it's also very easy. So for this week's How To, I've Read more

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 Read more

As I know from firsthand experience, it's easy to spend a small fortune on hairstyling products. After all, salon products are pricey, and it's hard to know if they work unless you try them a few times. One of my stalwarts is Dirt Texturizing Paste by Jonathan Product, which is designed to give your hair a slightly dirty look. Writes stylist Jonathan Antin on the label: "There's something Read more

I know a lot of us don't wash our hair every day, which can actually be healthier for your locks. But it can also leave you battling greasy-looking or sweaty hair, particularly in the summertime. Dry shampoos can help, and now here's another kind of instant shampoo that claims to revive hair in a different way. Needless to say, I'm dying to try it. Unlike powdery dry shampoos, the Frederic Read more

Come rain or shine, EasyStraight is a brand that anyone fearful of the frizzies should familiarize herself with. The haircare brand was founded in 2004 by Haime Munoz, a salon owner who was dissatisfied with anti-frizz styling products, most of which left behind a grimy residue and made hair look dull and flat. Munoz set out to create something affordable that would rinse out easily and protect Read more

One of my favorite haircare brands is Frédéric Fekkai, and the wonderfully uncomplicated line just keeps the innovations coming. On the heels of the new More line, Fekkai is bringing us even more. According to Women's Wear Daily, the brand is launching a new line called Coiff in September. The eight styling products — specialized for the pre-style, style, and finish steps — will smell Read more