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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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Creating the loose braided look for Rag & Bone

Mercedes-Benz Fall ‘11 Fashion Week NYC: Rag & Bone

Downtown at the Rag + Bone show in SoHo, amid the cacophony of hairdryers and a team of twenty stylists, Guido was creating hair that was simple, youthful and playful which helped to offset the texture of Rag & Bone’s 2011 Winter collection w

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Get the Look: Fergie’s Color at the Super Bowl

While Fergie’s Super Bowl halftime performance with the Black Eyed Peas may have left some viewers underwhelmed, her glamorous golden haircolor was anything but lackluster. Redken Creative Consultant for Color Tracey Cunningham created the singer’s w

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Get the Look: Melissa Leo at the Golden Globes

Melissa Leo, who won Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Fighter, turned heads on the red carpet with her elegant updo by celebrity stylist Creighton Bowman. To achieve her look, Bowman started by applying René Furterer Modeling Paste at the

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Get the Look: Megan Fox at the Golden Globes

In true Hollywood style, hairstylist Andy Lecompte created a soft, classic look to complement Megan Fox’s elegant one-strap gown.To achieve her voluminous waves, Lecompte prepped Fox’s hair with Phyto Professional Intense Volume Mousse before blo

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Gossip Girl Stylist Betsy Reyes Shares Behind-the-Scenes Styling Secrets

I recently spoke to Gossip Girl stylist Betsy Reyes about how she and fellow stylist Elizabeth Reilly and hair lead Jennifer Johnson create the starlets’ signature looks for our January 2011 issue (page 30). Their key tools? Styling tools from Turb

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Black 15in1 Hosts Star-Studded Launch Event in L.A.

On Wednesday evening, Young Hollywood gathered at the Andy Lecompte Salon in Los Angeles for the launch party for Black 15in1, a styling/healing product that aims to solve 15 hair problems at once. Celebrities in attendance included Mena Suvari, Ashl

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drew barrymore on harper's bazaar

Get the Look: Drew Barrymore on Harper’s Bazaar

Loving Drew Barrymore’s beautiful blonde locks on the cover of the October issue of Harper’s Bazaar? Redken Creative Consultant for Color Tracey Cunningham created the “rooty” look, which she says is perfect for anyone with a fun, flirty personality

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Check Out Hair Battle Spectacular August 10!

Tune in to Oxygen this coming Tuesday, Aug. 10, for Hair Battle Spectacular, a new TV series that pits 10 outrageous stylists against each other to see who can create the most spectacular fantasy hair designs and win the $100,000 prize. Hosted by act

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Thomas Dunkin Styles Actress Lucy Punch for the Dinner for Schmucks Premiere

Sebastian Professional Stylist Thomas Dunkin crafted a voluminous rocker-chic ‘do on Lucy Punch for the Dinner for Schmucks premiere in New York City July 19. Dunkin shares step-by-step how to achieve the look: 1. Apply a liberal amount of Sebast

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