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Redken All Soft Heavy Cream: Trying a Softer Approach

I don’t have the softest hair. In fact, my husband once compared it to hay (isn’t that sweet?). I was running my fingers through his hair and said, “Your hair is so soft.” He did the same with mine...

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Top 5 Favorites: Fashion Week Hair

New York Fashion Week may be over, but the hairstyles live on! From enchanting updos to tousled manes to super-slick ponytails to laid-back buns, the mood for the Fall season is loose and carefree –...

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Top Buns: Riding High

So how do we feel about the super-high bun, a.k.a. the donut bun? For me, it depends who is donning it and how it’s been styled. Too tight and severe, and you’ll look like an off-duty ballerina who’s...

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Today’s Hair Trend: Add a Pop of Color

The Pop Of Color (POC) process is not to be confused with “chunking” of hair; rather, it’s a play on highlights and lowlights. Hmmm, sounds like another hair trend that will surely be abused in real...

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Paul Mitchell INKWORKS: Are Cotton-Candy Streaks To Dye For?

Proenza Schouler gave their runway a pastel tint, so to speak, back in 2010. Then Ashley Olsen was among the first, followed by Kate Bosworth, and then January Jones, among others: shifting their hair...

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Summer Hair for the Man Snob: A Close Call

After growing out my hair for the past year or so, I decided it was time to tame this bush growing on top of my head. Humidity and my hair are not friends, and I know it was time to clean up. After a...

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Bumble & bumble Launches Color Minded

I’ve been highlighting my hair since the fifth grade. I started off getting five or six highlights once a year and it slowly progressed to where, around the end of High School, I was getting a full...

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Death of My Digital Perm and Return of Sleek

After nearly eight months of digital perm unruliness, I was ready for my hair to be smooth and sleek again. Don’t get me wrong. I love a good messy head of beach-y waves, but after all that perming...

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NYFW Standout: Holmes & Yang Spring 2013 Collection

Not only was the Holmes & Yang Spring ’13 presentation beautiful on the outside (such an intimacy was perfect for really studying the clothes, which brimmed with effortless luxury, from the...

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Top 5 Holiday Hairstyles: Don’t be So Uptight

With so many winter semi-formals and balls coming up, teens and collegiates need to keep it fresh. Why does everybody look 30 to me these days?? From my 50+ BFF to a friend’s 18-year-old, everyone...

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Faux Bob Trend: Fake It ‘Till You Make It

Awards season is upon, so get ready for gorgeous gowns, clutches galore, and elaborately crafted hairstyles. We saw a lot of the faux bob last night (stay tuned for Golden Globe coverage). The faux...

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Golden Globe Winner: Bobs

Thanks to the trend and a load of hairpins, the faux bob held strong last night at the Golden Globes and so did the real thing! Naomi Watts once again donned the faux style, this time keeping it a...

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Celeb Trend: The Side Part

The Grammys are this Sunday, and while the new, more conservative clothing advisory is getting a lot of press, I’m more concerned with beauty. Specifically hair – will the side part (so popular at the...

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New York Fashion Week Beauty Trend: The Low Ponytail

Here’s the problem with models’ hair during Fashion Week – it can be very distracting. If done well, a hairstyle can help strengthen a show’s theme, but even then, designers run the risk of having the...

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Fashion Week Fixation: The Bowl Cut

I have a secret to share with you. Starting in the 8th grade when I convinced my then 7th grade cousin to let me cut her hair, I’ve always dreamed of being a hairdresser. I just couldn’t get her cut...

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Dos and Donts For Summer Hair And Beyond

A few weeks ago I went to get my hair highlighted with Jessica Stern at the Fekkai salon at the Mark. It’s something I do every 4-5 months and every time I get more anxious about the day where my hair...

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Light & Bright for Summer: Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Come summer, our hems aren’t the only things getting higher and lighter – our hair does, too! And celebs are no exception. For Jennifer Lawrence’s first red carpet appearance in months, she debuted a...

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Reverse Gray Hair with a Tan: Secrets of the Sun

Researchers from the UK, Germany, and the Netherlands now claim that not only can you prevent gray hair, you can reverse it. These scientists are taking the first steps towards the fountain of youth,...

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Chanel Resort 2014 Beauty: Making New Waves

For the debut of Chanel’s 2014 Cruise collection in Singapore, Peter Philips created a New Wave-inspired beauty look (a remnant of the MET Ball’s punk love, perhaps?) to accent Karl Lagerfeld’s...

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Trend Alert: Hair Chalk

We all long to change our hair from time to time, which is why hair chalk is such a fun trend. If you’ve seen the infomercial for Hot Huez, you know what I’m talking about! Don’t bother with their...

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