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Get the Look: Jada Pinkett Smith and Gwyneth Paltrow at the Grammy Awards

Jada Pinkett Smith attended the 2011 Grammy’s with a beautiful voluminous style created by celebrity hairstylist Marcia Hamilton. To start, Hamilton washed the hair using White Sands Vegan Moisturizing Shampoo and Conditioner and gently towel dried it before spraying Porosity The Fix from roots to ends. Starting at the center, she created vertical sections running [...]

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Mercedes-Benz Fall ‘11 Fashion Week NYC: Alice + Olivia

Young and fresh, the primary look for Alice + Olivia by Stacey Bendet was a casually twisted bun with a soft center parting. Thomas Dunkin for Sebastian Professional created a “p

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Mercedes-Benz Fall ‘11 Fashion Week NYC: Carmen Marc Valvo

Elegance walked through the halls of NASDAQ tonight with Carmen Marc Valvo’s fall 2011 collection. A chic half-up style by Devin Toth for Ted Gibson perfectly complemented the soft and beautiful look. “You want to ‘look’ like you have no

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Mercedes-Benz Fall ‘11 Fashion Week NYC: Erin Fetherston

Erin Fetherston’s signature style came through backstage at Milk Studios where Odile for TIGI invented a romantic chignon to go with the clothing line. “A very girly look is what Erin wanted, so we’re working with a lot of braids and baby hair,

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Mercedes-Benz Fall ‘11 Fashion Week NYC: Alexander Wang

At the Alexander Wang show held at Pier 94, Redken’s Guido sought a “natural bed-heady look” to go with the fall 2011 collection. “I wanted an easy, cool east village style,” Guido said. First, he prepped the hair with Thickening Lotion 06

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Mercedes-Benz Fall ‘11 Fashion Week NYC: Cynthia Rowley

Backstage at the Cynthia Rowley show, Redken’s Rita Marmor was collaborating closely with the designer to create a soft, airy updo. “I imagined a girl who is delicate, but still wants to have fun; elegant, but never uptight,” Marmor said. To st

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Mercedes-Benz Fall ‘11 Fashion Week NYC: Organic by John Patrick

At the Organic by John Patrick presentation this morning, lead stylist for Aveda Antoinette Beenders was creating a textured, natural look to complement the organic clothing line. “The clothes reminded me of Glastonbury in England—an effortless f

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Michael Cevetillo Wins Onesta Hair Care Manufacturer’s Representative of the Year Award

Onesta Hair Care awarded Michael Cevetillo from The Kirschner Group with their Manufacturer’s Representative of the Year Award for 2010 at the 2011 Western Buying Conference in Las Vegas. Onesta considered Cevetillo’s consistent support and e

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Joico’s Damien Carney Hosts Event at Kohler Academy

Students and instructors at Kohler Academy in Scottsdale, AZ, attended a special seminar by visiting Joico International Artistic Director Damien Carney. The presentation featured two haircut demonstrations—one focused on foundational skill and

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Get the Look: Helen Mirren at the Golden Globes

Inspired more than anything by Helen Mirren herself, stylist Creighton Bowman created a soft and charming look for the actress at this year’s Golden Globes Awards. To achieve it, Bowman applied René Furterer Volumea Volumizing Foam on wet hair. He

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