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Mercedes-Benz Spring ’12 Fashion Week NYC: Vivienne Tam Dream Yoga Collection

Inspired by the spirituality that practicing yoga has brought to her own life, designer Vivienne Tam unveiled her dream yoga collection at spring fashion week. Expert yoginis sported the collection while demonstrating a series of movements. Stylist and creator of the Tela Beauty Organics line, Philip Pelusi, kept the hairstyles serene and natural with his [...]

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Mercedes-Benz Spring ’12 Fashion Week NYC: Chris Benz

At the Chris Benz show, the collection was part 1960′s lady and part trashy glam. Bold colors and chic prints were front and center, but backstage Nick Irwin and DJ Riggs, lead stylists for TIGI, ruled, drawing inspiration for hairstyles from the And

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Mercedes-Benz Spring ’12 Fashion Week NYC: Timo Weiland

At the spring 2012 Timo Weiland show the vibe was “New Yorkers gone surfing circa 1960′s and 1970′s.” Stylist and “Queen of Curl,” Ouidad, opted for very laid-back hair styles as if the models had just stepped off of the beach.  The look

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Mercedes-Benz Spring ’12 Fashion Week NYC: Band of Outsiders

An urban oasis was created under The High Line in NYC, where the 2012 Band of Outsiders spring collection hit the runway. Didier Malige, lead hair stylist for Aveda, created two looks that were called the boy-girl look and the girl-girl look. The

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Mercedes-Benz Spring ’12 Fashion Week NYC: Alexander Wang

At  the Spring 2012 Alexander Wang fashion show, Guido, the lead hairstylist for Redken, gave hair a “very downtown look” to complement Wang’s urban fashion. Redken 07 Full Frame Mousse took center stage as he applied an abundance of it to the h

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Mercedes-Benz Spring ’12 Fashion Week NYC: Rag & Bone

Natural, effortless, beauty was the theme at the  Spring 2012  Rag & Bone fashion show. Guido, the lead hairstylist for Redken, wanted to create his own version of the “mid-nineties British rave culture” with simple yet glamorous styles. 

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2011 Professional’s Choice Awards Winners

The results of the 2011 American Salon Professional’s Choice Awards are in! You, the reader, have voted for your favorite products in the beauty industry including haircare, tools, makeup and skincare. Here is a close-up look at all of the well-deser

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CND Names Holly Schippers its 2010 Education Ambassador of the Year

CND announced that it has awarded its prestigious 2010 Education Ambassador of the Year award to Holly Schippers. Schippers, who was hired in 2004 as an education ambassador for CND, is renowned in the industry for her techniques and nail knowledge.

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