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Celebrity Stylist David Babaii shares his secrets to creating celebrity hair. Read on to learn how you can recreate actress Olivia Wilde’s beautiful beachy waves.
“I began by applying Couture Colour Pequi Oil Treatment through the hair before drying. For the bang area, I used a large paddle brush to create a sleek finish. Next, I created 3 sections (sides and nape”> for total control. Starting at the nape area, I took 2″ sections and wrapped them around the inside of a large barrel curling iron, securing with pins. After curling the entire head and allowing the sections to cool, I removed the pins, allowing the curls to fall naturally. To finish, I applied an additional amount of Pequi Oil to my hands and gently brushed the curls out using my fingers, allowing her curls to fall into a natural wave pattern. Then, I finished her style by applying additional Pequi Oil for enhanced condition, strength and shine without weighing it down.”
With Heather Graham starring as Aunt Opal and the adorable Jordana Beatty as the film’s leading little lady, the newly released feature film “Judy Moody & the Not Bummer Summer” chronicles the crazy summer adventures this energetic third grader has with her artsy Aunt Opal.
Looking to create Graham’s silver screen wavy hairstyle? The movie’s hair department head and celebrity hairstylist, RaMona Fleetwood, shares her on set secrets for how to catch the “Judy Moody” wave this summer.
- RaMona began with clean dry hair and then sectioned Heather’s tresses into half-inch parts.
- Next, she sprayed each piece with White Sands Liquid Texture Firm Hold Styling Spray to provide amazing shine, softness, and humidity resistance, while also creating long lasting curls.
- This product was then brushed through her hair in order to prep for a spiral wrap curling technique.
- RaMona then took each 1/2″ piece and spiral wrapped her strands around a 1.25″ curling iron in opposite directions: one section curled forward while the other curled backward.
- To finish Graham’s gorgeous wavy hairstyle for the camera, RaMona set this style in place by using White Sands Infinity Hairspray for enhanced hold and shine.
Is it possible to have the best of everything? Interval training workouts can last as little as 20 minutes, perfect for time-strapped people. You work very hard, doing multi-muscle exercises (often with weights”>, alternating cardio with strength training.
Because the workout is short, it’s easy to stay motivated. You’ll work up a sweat (if you don’t, you’re doing something wrong!”>, but your hair won’t be exposed to sweaty scalp for very long, so hair recovers easily
As a bonus, research has also demonstrated that short, intense cardio and strength-training interval workouts whip your body into shape for power, toned muscles and cardiovascular fitness as well as longer workouts and better than less-intense workouts.
Do you make herbal rinses for your hair? If you use herb powders or small leaves, you can buy empty teabags at health food stores or specialty cooking stores to fill and seal so they are ready to go when you need them.
Living in a cold climate is hard on hair and skin. Don’t forgo a warm hat in order to preserve your hairstyle, ears and hair need protection from the cold, dry air. A trendy tam (tam o’shanter”> style hat or knit beret with plenty of “slouch” and a not-too-tight band will cradle even long hair and won’t smash curls and flatten your style. Wool is warmest and double-knit wool is warmer still. Regardless of the fiber, you can line any hat with silky, smooth fabric (satin, silk, charmeuse”> to prevent friction, tangling and breakage. Fluff your hair after removing the hat and you’re ready to go.
All commercially manufactured hair products contain preservatives to keep them fresh and to inhibit the growth of bacteria and fungi. May of these chemicals can also cause dry, itchy scalp and skin. Here are some commonly used preservatives that are known to cause skin irritation:
- Benzyl alcohol
- Imidazolidinyl urea
- Diazolidinyl urea
- Sodium Hydroxylmethylglycinate
- Methyl, Propyl, Butyl and Ethyl parabens
- Phenoxyethanol
- DMDM hydantoin
- Quaternium-15
- Methylisothiazolinone
For silky, soft, fine curls or hair with loose curls or waves, use a hair diffuser to remove much of the moisture from hair. The warmth helps fine hair hold its shape longer. Water in hair (and moisture in styling products”> weighs hair down and pulls out the waves. Use products with glycerin or a heat-protectant to prevent damage.
A mayonnaise hair treatment is an effective hair conditioner that can help restore vitality and sheen to your hair. It contains oil, vinegar and egg yolk, which are all natural conditioners and cleansers that help in adding luster and shine to the hair. Mayonnaise is especially recommended for dry and overly damaged hair.
Simply apply a liberal coat of mayonnaise on your hair, making sure to cover strands from the root to the tips. Leave on for at least a half hour, then wash normally.
Fine hairs have a diameter of around 40-50 microns. Medium hairs (average”> have a diameter closer to 100 microns, but most hairs of any diameter have a cuticle that is about 4 microns thick. Fine hairs are about 35% cuticle and medium hairs are closer to 15% cuticle.
The cuticle doesn’t play much role in perming or relaxing—that takes place in the cortex of the hair, but this is one reason why perms for fine hair can be more difficult: there is less material (cortex”> to be relaxed or permed relative to that which is not alterable by the chemical treatment (cuticle”>.
Use relaxers and perms for fine hair with caution—it will require a potentially more damaging process to dramatically change the shape of your hair, and its small diameter gives it less buffer from the environment once it is chemically altered.
On average, a hair grows for 3 to 6 years. Average hair grows about half an inch each month during that time, but at the temples, it tends to grow a bit more slowly. After this time, it slows its growth for a few weeks, then rests for a few weeks before being shed. There are always people whose hair will grow longer than 3-6 years or for less time than that. Variation is normal, of course! Hair on the legs and in the armpits grows at a similar rate to scalp hair.
Is there a natural cause for dry hair? Hair dryness depends on your scalp condition, your age, gender, and the health of your scalp. Scalp “oils” are a combination of various-sized fatty acids and other fat-based molecules.
With dry hair, there can be a difference in the chemical composition of scalp “oils” which does not allow them to distribute as well over the hair surface. There may be little to no difference in how much oil (sebum”> is produced on a head with very curly hair versus a head with very straight hair. Oiliness may be more obvious on straight hair, however, since oil is more easily distributed over a smooth surface.
Dry hair can look frizzy and dull and be prone to breakage. Make your own yogurt hair mask by whisking one egg until frothy. Then blend in ½ cup of plain yogurt and 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Apply to damp hair in sections. Leave on for at least 15 minutes then shampoo and condition as usual. The lactic acid in yogurt will smooth and hydrate your strands.
Rosemary has been proven to stimulate hair follicles to make hair grow longer, stronger and thicker over time. Massaging rosemary oil into your scalp increases blood circulation to hair follicles, making the roots stronger and leading to less hair loss.
Excessive stress can wreak havoc on your curls. Stress and hair loss are connected because stress releases hormones that contribute to thinning hair. Regular exercise is a great way to release stress and get your circulation going contributing to healthy hair growth.
To help preserve your new color job, seal it with a clear glaze. This will help preserve your new color while adding amazing smoothness and shine.
If you have finer hair in front, on top, or coarser hair underneath; patches of tighter curls or straighter hair or areas which tend to frizz more than others, you have combination hair (that’s a lot of us”>! Treat each area according to its specific needs, even if they are vastly different.
Frizzier places may need more moisture or a combination of moisture and protein. Sections of your hair may need more styling products than others or a different type of styling. Responding to your hair’s varied behavior will give you the best end result.
The cuticle of hair (the outer covering of “scales” over the inner fiber”> is very rich in protein, especially cystine. The epicuticle (a protein and lipid-rich layer covering the cuticles”> is rich in amino acids (smaller components of proteins”>. To temporarily repair damaged hair, protect porous hair and add body to fine/thin hair, look for products containing hydrolyzed wheat, soy, quinoa and keratin proteins and amino acids to add cystine to the cuticle for shine and moisture retention.
Panthenol is a form of Vitamin B5. It is small enough to penetrate through the cuticle of hair, and is a highly hygroscopic (water-attracting”> chemical, acting as a humectant, attracting water to itself. It also soothes irritated skin and helps hair retain moisture in the cortex and on the surface, leaving it more pliable, shinier and slightly thicker.
