Going to a salon or spa should be relaxing and rejuvenating, but it can turn something entirely else when you have to face hairy situations like product-pushing aestheticians or waiting too long for your turn in the chair. This weekend, as I was recovering from turkey coma, I flipped through a useful list of tips [...]

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Have you ever gone to get your hair cut and the hair stylist asks you what you want?  You play with your hair for a few seconds and say I want this.  The stylist then proceeds to cutting your hair.  30 mintues later it is a complete disaster!  It happens to me all of the [...]

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John Paul DeJoria assumes the role of executive producer of FUEL, the 2008 Sundance Audience Award winning documentary directed by environmentalist Josh Tickell which investigates the replacement of fossil fuels with renewable energy.  FUEL is an insightful portrait of America’s addiction to oil and an uplifting testament to the immediacy of new energy solutions.  DeJoria [...]

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Some may or may not know the real man behind Michelle Obama’s fabulous hair. His name is Rhani Flowers and he is fabulous. He has been doing Michelle’s hair since she was 18, yes 18! Rhani is a true stylist with innovation, vision, and down to earth charm. His team did the entire Obama group [...]

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Did you know that Michelle Obama’s former Fekkai stylist, Johnny Wright, is in talks to getting his own show?  Yes his own reality show!  I wish I was her stylist.  What I could do on my own reality show!  It would be simply fabulous.   Johnny Wright, who styled Michelle’s hair during the Democratic National Convention and [...]

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I’ve had curly hair since before I was born. I know this because hair doesn’t get this spirited unless you have good (on some days) karma or bad (on some days) karma. And judging by my reaction to my curly hair, I must have spent my past lives beating the crap out of my people [...]

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A brand new spa in NYC, just what everyone wants?!  Yes I am saying that sarcastically.  We really do not need another spa but what about a spa for your hair.  Now that is definitely newsworthy!  PHYTO Universe is the latest innovation from Patrick Alès, the creator of the renowned botanical hair care brands, PHYTO [...]

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A few weeks ago I met an incredible colorist and stylist that I have to rave about, David Stanko.  He is cool, hip, suave, and overall a complete charmer!   David Stanko’s first salon job was in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at age 18, cleaning hairbrushes and mixing color. Way humble beginnings for this celebrity colorist.  Recently, Stanko spearheaded [...]

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Stylist, Rodney Cutler of Cutler Salon, shares several tips that will ensure you get the perfect haircut the next time you enter a salon.  Read and learn I know we all have made mistakes when going to a salon.    Style your hair before going to the salon. When you arrive at the salon, we [...]

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Kim Vo, celebrity hairstylist (think Terri Hatcher and Goldie Hawn) and a frequent commentator on the E! channel, gives his picks on hairstyles that work with the subtleties of your face.  Deepset Eyes Do you have deepset small eyes?  Wear your bangs to the side to accentuate the curves of the eyes and to open your [...]

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