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You need to know about this. At least, if you're somebody who's shackled to a blowdryer and round brush every summer, like me:
I blow-dried my hair in 10 minutes today with a paddle brush -- and got a look that would normally take me over an hour ... and one or more of these products.
Hooray! And so begins my public service campaign to all my frizzy-haired sisters, spreading the word on the newest thing in straightening treatments -- Brazillian Blowout. Basically, it's a layer of keratin (the protein that makes up hair/skin/nails) applied to your hair, sealed in with a flat iron, then rinsed away. The result: Healthy, straight, frizz-free hair -- that lasts four months.
Since it takes two hours, I had plenty of time to grill the stylist, Michelle Vance, and owner Tom of the Tom Brophy Salon in Beverly Hills:
Q: Who does this treatment work best on?
A: Anyone with curls, waves or frizz, plus anyone with color-damaged hair -- it actually works best on them; you see the most remarkable difference, it's so shiny. New clients usually come in and have a "strand test" done, just to see what the results will be like before they commit. Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (34) | Blog
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Question: I only have five minutes to spend styling my hair in the morning. What are the best products to get a natural, wavy look? Answer: For soft but controlled waves, the trick is to layer your frizz-fighting products from shampoo to styling cream. Try... Read More »
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I don't know what category my hair would fall under now. My hair is naturally curly but I've always hated it because my big round cheeks seem to look bigger when I leave it natural than when I straighten it. So as any dumb typical teenager hating her natural look I started…
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Being a beauty journalist, I'm like, been there/done that with every trick in the book. But somehow this week, I learned not one but FIVE new things ...
1. Lipliner isn't evil. (Especially these best ones.) I always kept away, because hey, "Drag queens give it a bad rap," agrees makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury. But done right, it's the best way to make my lips more symmetrical... which we ALL need if we're wearing red. Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (15) | Blog
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I heard a salon in Seattle is doing chemical straightening on 8-year-olds! Dicey and kinda sad, I think. My messy pony and poufy bangs rocked when I was 8 (nowhere near as cute as these huggable styles, but kind of adorable ... according to my mom). Dude, let kids be kids.
Now us grown-ups on the other hand, have fun stuff like these amazing frizz fighters and the world's most life-changing hair straighteners, and that's a good thing. Any of them would rival a salon treatment, saving you lots of money.
P.S. Make sure you don't buy this hellish flat iron -- over 50 readers said they threw it in the trash after trying it. Yikes!
No. 12: Revlon Tourmaline Heat Ionic Ceramic Straightener, $32.99
No. 11: Vidal Sassoon VS175 Studio Tools 1-1/2" Tourmaline/Solid Ceramic Professional Ceramic Straightener, $35.99
No. 10: TIGI Hardcore Straightening Irons, $79.99 Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (21) | Blog
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Britney may have gotten some flack from PETA for using elephants and lions in her 'Circus' video, but there's one thing even the wild-animal sympathizers have to admit: Her hair looks just as ferosh. I asked Brit's on-set hairstylist, Rob Talty, how we non-pop star types can create these sexy waves at home for the holidays--and he was so kind as to share his secrets.
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We do some crazy stuff for beauty. Injecting Botchulism, slathering bird poop on our faces (this is not a joke) and letting fish eat dead skin on our feet (again, totally serious). But that stuff probably wont kill us. Certain hair-straightening treatments on the other hand … just might.
A warning about Brazilian keratin salon treatments containing formaldehyde has been issued by the Professional Beauty Association.
Granted, while formaldehyde is most commonly used to, well, embalm the dearly departed, it's also in quite a few cosmetics -- but it's most dangerous when it's made into vapor, which is exactly what happens when you get your hair straightened (they put on chemicals ... then flat iron your hair).
That means dangerous formaldehyde fumes, known to cause cancer.
Eek, I'm out. There are plenty of safe ways to straighten curly hair. Or why not just embrace your curls? These celebrities do.
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Like many women with curly hair, I have tried every styling product, styling tool, dryer and iron to attempt to get the “perfect curls”. I have suffered through frizz head, puffy head, crunchy head and helmet head all in the name of beauty. But- Over the past year, I discovered... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (6) | Blog
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QUESTION: What can I do to make my hair look shinier? ANSWER: That depends on your hair type. Read More »
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