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12.28.10

Hairspray Wars: L’Oreal Elnett Vs Oribe Superfine hair products, reviews | (2)
Hair On The Brain reader "so..." (love her screen name!) recently said this in the comments of my How To: NYE Party Hair post: "k…i’ve heard all the rave reviews about l’oreal elnette. even went out and tried it. ... and i can’t use it because i swear it is old lady smell bottled. sorry. i just can’t make it work." I feel so's pain. The main criticism about L'Oreal Elnett Satin Hairspray is the "old lady scent". Pretty much every review I've ever read mentions the awful smell. It is pretty bad, but if you use ...

Tagged: hair products, hair spray, L\'Oreal, Oribe, product reviews, reviews, styling products
12.23.10

How To: Romantic Curls curls, how to, waves | (3)
How to get romantic curls from Jill Guzzo of Butterfly Studio via StyleCaster! Step 1: Start by applying a mousse like TRESemme 24 Hour Body Foaming Mousse or a volumizing product to add body. Blow dry and then comb through the hair so all the product is dispersed from root to end. Step 2: Take your 1-inch curling iron and wrap hair around the barrel in small sections (always better to work smaller because you can always loosen out a curl). Step 3: Spray all of the curls with a flexible hold hairspray, like L'Oreal Elnett Satin. Step 4: Once the curls ...

Tagged: Butterfly Studio, curls, hair products, hair spray, how to, Jill Guzzo, L\'Oreal, mousse, TRESemme, volumizing, waves
11.14.10

How To: Perfect Chignon In 4 Steps how to, updo | (6)
For a night out, sometimes you just want your hair up off your face, but you can't always book an appointment with your stylist for a professional updo! Hairstylist Ashley Hanna-Pisciotta from Mizu in New York for StyleCaster demonstrates how you can create a totally chic (and totally simple) date night chignon in just four steps! Step One: Part hair completely down the center and pick a side for the chignon to rest on. Pull hair to one side and create two ponytails, one in each hand. Step Two: Tie the hair into a loose knot. Step Three: Wrap one side around to ...

Tagged: Ashley Hanna-Pisciotta, bun, chignon, hair products, hair spray, how to, Oribe, StyleCaster, updo
09.12.10

Ports 1961 fashion, model's hair, waves | (0)
Currently dying over the mega volume & waves at Ports 1961's Spring 2011 Fashion Week show! It's a little bit country, a little bit Dynasty, and a whole lot of pure awesomeness. Somebody get me a hot roller set and a can of Aqua Net STAT.

Tagged: fashion, Fashion Week, hair spray, hair tools, model\'s hair, Ports 1961, volume
04.22.10

Living Proof Hold Hairspray, Shampoo & Conditioner Beauty Science, hair products, reviews | (1)
I have tested out a number of Living Proof products, and I recently tried out samples of the new Living Proof Hold Hairspray and No Frizz Shampoo and Conditioner. Living Proof Hold Hairspray is a reinvention of your traditional hairspray. When hairspray was first created, women were looking for a product to keep their elaborate hairstyles firmly shellacked into place. But today we have looser, freer styles and want hold that's soft and shiny. Living Proof’s team of scientists (yes, scientists) created a new blend of polymers that form a flexible “web,” joining the strands but never freezing them into ...

Tagged: Beauty Science, conditioner, hair products, hair spray, Living Proof, reviews, sephora, shampoo