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Has anyone caught Chaz Dean, creator of the Wen line of products, on Bravo’s “Flipping Out”?

Dean has hired the star of the show, obsessive-compulsive house-flipper Jeff Lewis, to renovate the Chaz Dean Studio, a cluster of bungalows in Hollywood that serve as the celebrity stylist’s salon.

The storyline made its debut Sept. 1 and will continue for a few weeks, with the big reveal occurring Oct. 13 or 20, according to Dean spokesman Omar Cunningham. “Ratings have been high,” says Cunningham, so he wouldn’t be surprised if the studio’s reno makes an appearance next season.

“Chaz is amazing, I have tremendous respect for him and his product. Jeff and Chaz are similar, they are both extremely talented but want things done a certain way,” writes the gorgeous curlyhead and Lewis sidekick Jenni Pulos on her BravoTV blog.

Three 1920s-era homes — one of which once served as Dean’s home — make up The Chaz Dean Studio. Work on renovating the house that is now the reception area began in January and is the focus of the “Flipping Out” episodes now airing. Lewis continues work on the other two houses, says Cunningham, and episodes featuring work on those buildings may be a part of Season 4.

“Flipping Out” airs Tuesdays at 10 eastern/9 central.

Supermodel-turned-TV-star Tyra Banks has announced she will leave her weave behind — at least temporarily — when she launches the new season of “The Tyra Banks Show” in early September.

“This season on ‘The Tyra Show’ we’re taking it to the next level and getting more real than ever before by encouraging women everywhere to own and rock what they’ve got and be proud,” Banks said in a statement. “For the Season 5 premiere, I will be doing just that — no fake hair, I’m rocking my REAL hair.”

Tyra is hoping her de-weavement will encourage others to show off their natural ‘dos.

“This will all be going down on September 8, 2009, which we’re declaring National Real Hair Day,” Banks’ statement continued. “We welcome everyone to go natural with me!” And NaturallyCurly, of course, welcomes this wonderful lead-up to International Curly Hair Day on September 23.

CurlTalkers offer a mixed view of Bank’s announcement.

Alice_42 writes, “You don’t get cool points for going one day/episode without a weave, Tyra.”

But CityGirl81 contributes, “Natural” women get such a bad wrap it’s nice to see she is willing to let her “soul glo,” even if for one day.”

RECESSION SUMMER SPECIAL:

$200 cut & color for medium hair through the end of August. Must book with James McNally.

NaturallyCurly: How did you become interested in working with curly hair?:

James McNally: I began working in the hair industry in 1996 at Devachan, which was then a small curly girl salon. I worked with curly hair five days a week, 11 hours a day and fell in love with it. In 1997 I left his home in NYC and headed off to Brazil where I began training for “pintura” with Denis DeSilva. After many years, I headed off to Mario Diab Salon in Soho. My specialty are coloring techniques that accentuate the beauty of curly hair. I find the coloring part to be really artistic.

NaturallyCurly: How do you cut curly hair?

James McNally: I cut it dry and then wet. I prefer to cut curly hair dry because it saves the length and I can see it in its natural state.

NaturallyCurly: What’s the biggest challenge of working with curls?

James McNally: Combing it out, with all the knots and tangles. Other than that, I find it easy to sculpt and accentuate the curls.

NaturallyCurly: What are the hottest curl trends?

James McNally: Sun-kissed sparkles in the front is a big trend. Many women also are going for really radical color – deep brown with platinum highlights, like Lady Gaga.

NaturallyCurly: What products do you use?

James McNally: I use Profound Beauty and Devaconcepts. If you’re looking for a good at-home deep treatment, here is my favorite. Take half a cup of mayonnaise, three egg whites and a tablespoon of olive oil. Put it on at home under a cap for a half an hour. It’s a really good conditioner.

Redirecting . . .

Emma

Whether you like her or not, you have to admit: Miley Cyrus is one of the biggest pop stars out there these days! Now I personally love her TV show, “Hannah Montana.” But one thing about it has always bothered me. Why does Miley have the gorgeous, brunette curls, while her pop star alter ego, Hannah Montana, has straight, blond locks?

It’s almost as if Disney is telling us that straight, blonde hair is the most glamorous ‘do out there, which certainly isn’t true. It wouldn’t be the first time Disney sent that message, if you remember “Princess Diaries.” And unfortunately, this seems to be a trend in everything geared toward girls out there. For instance, Barbie is aimed at very young girls in preschool and kindergarten, and she has practically the same hairstyle as Hannah Montana! Cinderella starts out with blonde curls, but goes under a makeover and suddenly has a perfectly neat bun.

American Idol contestants seem to undergo similar makeovers too. Last year’s winner, Jordin Sparks, started out with tight curls, and left the competition with much looser, curling-iron-made locks. On the cover of her new album, her curls are practically nonexistent! This year, Carly Smithson sports very fake-looking, loose curls, but childhood photos show her with tight, Shirley Temple ringlets!

Even older famous curly girls such as Nicole Kidman have lost their curls over the years. When Nicole entered Hollywood, she had beautiful, tight, red curls, but today has a much looser blond coif.

The list of celebrities whose curls lose their curliness never seems to end, and it’s sad that straight hair is often seen as more glamorous than curls. But no matter what style the celebs show, I’ll always show my curls! For me, curls are always “in!”