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Balayage Hair Highlighting for Sarah Jessica Parker
“Balayage Hair Highlighting is Hot
this Summer”
Balayage hair highlighting is a hot trend this summer.  Instead of the typical foil process to highlight hair, celebrity hair stylists are using this newer technique called Balayage hair highlighting, to give clients a natural sun-kissed look to strands.

Balayage, meaning ‘to sweep’ in French, is a technique that the hair stylist uses a brush to hand paint lightener onto select strands of hair, applying the lightener in a sweeping motion going from thin sections at the root to thicker sections toward the ends of hair. This creates a unique look, giving your hair highlights that look like they were put there naturally by the sun.

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Balayage Hair Highlighting Brightens Jennifer Garner’s Skin Tone

As a hair stylist, I’d much prefer to see natural and subtle highlights on someone rather than unnatural and chunky pieces in the hair. This is why I love the Balayage hair highlighting technique. If you have a one-tone all over color to your hair and want to try something new, this is for you. Jennifer Garner recently had Balayage hair highlighting put into her dark brown hair and the result is a skin brightening style that is unique to her.

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Balayage Hair Highlighting for Gisele Bundchen

Posing on beautiful beaches isn’t where Gisele Bundchen gets her hair highlighting from!
Don’t be afraid to try something new and break out of the ordinary. If you are always pining for hair highlighting like the Victoria Secret models, then this look is definitely for you. Expect to spend slightly more than you would for foil hair highlights since this is a  newer, more trendy and personalized technique, that isn’t offered everywhere.Here may be another reason to Balayage! The Balayage hair highlighting technique may cost a bit more up front, but since your hair will appear more naturally highlighted, you can go longer in between salon visits!!

Balayage hair highlights are a definite ‘do for the summer. Keep in mind that your hair stylist can also use the Balayage technique to put lowlights into hair as well, but the technique is best used for highlighting.

To find a salon near you that uses that Balayage hair highlighting technique, you can visit this site: Locate Balayage Hair Highlighting

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80’s Hairstyles Makes a Comeback at the Marc Jacobs Fashion Show

“80’s Hairstyles Poised for a Comeback”Talk about blast from the past . . . it 80’s hairstyles again! Marc Jacobs and his Fall/Winter 2010 Collection Fashion Show might look a little spooky at first glance but, no doubt we will be seeing more toned down versions of these runway 80’s hairstyles showing up more and more.

Debuting clothing with shoulder pads, bold graphics and print tights, Marc Jacobs’ hairstyles showed off pompadours, asymmetrical hairstyles and funky spikes. If you are an 80’s kid who has been there and done that before, or just an 80’s kid at heart, here are some ideas for ways you can actually wear these hot 80’s hairstyles for an everyday look)

This Asymmetrical Look is an 80’s Hairstyle Remake

Asymmetrical hairstyles aren’t just for the 80’s, you can re-create this look for everyday wear as well. Ask your hair stylist for an asymmetrical haircut by getting one side cut slightly shorter than the other. Or you can get an 80’s version of a graduated bob by taking this haircut to the extreme with a very short back and a shoulder length front. Either way, style your asymmetrical 80’s hairstyle super straight using a straightening spray like Redken’s 07 Iron Silk Ultra Straightening Spray, and a flat iron.

Marc Jacobs’ 80’s Hairstyle, Teased Pompadour

Bring this poufy pompadour 80’s hairstyle back down to earth for everyday wear by teasing hair in small sections on the top of your head and spraying with hairspray. Try Big Sexy Hair Spray or Play Harder Hairspray, because it is made for creating big, sexy hair like this. Then, pull hair back into a ponytail, smoothing just the very top part of the teased sections. Secure the ponytail with an elastic and you should have a slightly less poufy version of this exaggerated pompadour.

Marc Jacobs’ Shows Funky Spikes

If you like this hairstyle, you are sure to like added texture in your hair. You can get a more subdued version of this spiky hairstyle, but you will need some type of texturizing products when styling your hair. There are lots of hair care products that will work but two that I can recommend are, Enjoy Texture Spray, because it gives separation, added texture and volume without a greasy feeling and L’Oreal Professional Textureline Texture Paste, which works great for adding texture on short strands.

So, if at first glance you thumbed your nose at these new takes of old 80’s hairstyles, watch carefully and take my word on it, you will be seeing more subtle variations on the theme popping up everywhere, even on the least expected!

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How cute is this short hair style for Spring?

“The “V” Hot, Hot
Short Hair Style”This short hair style is going to be hot, hot, hot this spring, mark my words! A short hairstyle like this one works especially well if you have a medium amount of hair that is smooth-able.  Smooth-able means, you can smooth it easily with a blow dryer, a product or two will do the rest!  It may be obvious to you, but this hair style won’t work well for women with thick, straight hair or curly hair types.

The renowned hair stylist, Sam Villa has just launched, The V, the third DVD in his Aspire Tour, where hair stylists can pick up his technique used in this short hair style. Villa says, “If there is one thing I want hair stylists to learn, it’s the art of disconnection. Today’s styles have to be interchangeable, and disconnection is the key to achieving this. When stylist master disconnection, they master the under-layering, sectioning and positioning needed to create modern looks.”

Stylists, you can find this and more training videos at, the art of disconnection.

In this great video TIGI shows how quick and easy this short hair style is to do.

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