Category Archives: Hair 101
 From the tales of Samson getting his long locks of power cut off by Delilah, to fairytale Rapunzel letting down her hair, strong and healthy hair has long been a physical virtue that legends are made of. But healthy and beautiful hair doesn’t have to be a fairytale. By simply taking care of your hair through good nutrition, consistent maintenance and the use of natural haircare products, healthy and happy follicles can be yours.
Just as you wouldn’t let just any person off the street work with, diagnose troubled areas and treat your skin (that’s what a dermatologist is for, after all) nor should you let your hair’s health fall by the wayside. Find a good hair dresser and develop a relationship with him or her. An experienced stylist will be able to help guide you through any issues you are having…
By May | February 17, 2009
 Fall ‘09 was no different in terms of gorgeous clothing from Herrera. While her pieces were wonderfully detailed, she opted to keep her models in youthful makeup (think flushed cheeks and sheer orange eye shadow). Where the likes of Lily Donaldson, Lakshmi Menon, Liu Wen, Tanya D, Olga Sherer, Toni Garrn, Natasha Poly and Kasia Struss lacked in bold makeup was made up in bold hair accessories, with bobby pins embellished with metallic flowers holding together low chignons.
Carolina Herrera wasn’t the only one adorning manes in one way or another.
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By May | February 10, 2009
We have alarms and musical reminders for everything: morning wake-ups, weekly appointments, flirty texts and unwanted work-related voicemails.
So Redken thought, why not have a little reminder for a haircut or bang trim?
The hair care brand came up with an ingenious downloadable widget that lets you keep track of your mane (specifically when it’s time to [...]
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By May | February 9, 2009
Some ingredients find themselves time and time again in beauty products and, thus, us beauty junkies have gotten used to their presence in our face washes, moisturizers, toners and the like.
But what’s the point of owning a product with beneficial ingredients if you don’t know what purpose the serve?
All Made Up’s new “Beauty Glossary” section [...]
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By May | January 19, 2009
Q: My hair feels like it’s gained a hefty 10 pounds. After all the leave-in conditioners, high-gloss serums, waxes, mousse and hairspray I use constantly week after week, my mane is getting weighed down. How do I make it light, bouncy and shiny again? This product gunk has to go.
A: Two words: clarifying shampoo. Believe [...]
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Aveeno is creator of the one face wash that has never let me down: their Clear Complexion Foaming Cleanser.
Packed “with salicyclic acid and moisture-rich soy extracts”, this stuff keeps my face clear of lumps and bumps and other things you’d rather not see, despite being a brand usually found at local drugstores and not your [...]
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By May | January 14, 2009
Now here’s a name that gets less and less used in tabloids these days: Paris Hilton.
The peroxide blonde heiress is one the last the get on the bobbed hair train — a look that is on its way out, by the way, being replaced by extensions again — but get on the train she did.
What [...]
By May | January 13, 2009
Remember Daisy Fuentes?
The one-time MTV veejay and television show host was huge, huge, huge in the late nineties and early 2000s — she was kind of like the poor man’s Cindy Crawford, with really good hair.
Fuentes is launching a nine-piece haircare collection called Daisy Fuentes Style Pro this coming March, as a way to pay [...]
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Cold weather equals dry hands — hand cream is my best friend right now.
Cold weather also happens to equal split ends. Terrible, terrible split ends so long and deep, a haircut is often required to get rid of the problem.
Or at least a pair of trimming scissors to use during Gossip Girl commercials breaks.
Split ends [...]
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By May | December 14, 2008
 Scheduling waxing appointments and forking over the dollar bills for them every four to six weeks doesn’t sound like money best spent in this current rise of the recessionista.
So how about getting those hairs annihilated in one shot, one price then?
Before going about setting up a consultation to get your hair zapped into oblivion, please, please, please ladies, I implore you to be VERY careful when choosing your laser hair removal clinic or esthetician.
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