Old Hollywood Glamour is roaring once again and is the hot new fashion trend on the runways and Hollywood. Looks inspired by the '20's and '30's have been seen in a number of SS12 collections, including the most recent collection from Ralph Lauren who is quite familiar with this romantic era.  Vogue.com reported that forty-eight years ago, Ralph Lauren costumed the 1974 film, The Great Gatsby, staring Robert Redford and Mia Farrow. The film was based on the book, which was released in 1925 and set in Long Island's North Shore from Spring to Autumn of 1922. 

The SS12 Ralph Lauren RTW collection includes a variety of lean, long, shimmering gowns, ruffled georgette blouses, charmeuse wide pants, masculine double-breasted jackets and feathered and beaded slips.

Photo: Marcio Madeira/firstVIEW

IMAGE: Vogue.com

IMAGE: Vogue.com

The not-yet-released 2012 remake of The Great Gatsby, starring Lenardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan, inspired the below pictured head-to-toe 1920's ensemble.  These looks are popping up all over fashion blogs and fashion websites daily and are an inspiration to helping bring out the romantic, soft, flapper in each of us.  Shop this look now at www.polyvore.com.         

Supermodel Gemma Ward hits the big screen as Catherine, sister of Myrtle Wilson (mechanic and garage owner George B. Wilson's unstable wife and Tom Buchanan's mistress), and has been pictured on set, in costume, during the filming of The Great Gatsby.

IMAGE: fashionologie.com

Looking for Old Hollywood Glamour Hair Inspiration? 

Watch: UNITE Vintage Hollywood Glamour How To Video

source:http://unite.blazonco.com/blog/article/-20-s-fashion-is-back

ISSE: A Showstopping Success

ISSE Long Beach continues to lure the industry's top talent and offers a complete beauty destination for hair, nails, cosmetics and more.

Lisa Yamasaki and Team Japan showcased an exotic look at J's Hair Studio's stage

In the middle of winter, beauty industry insiders headed to sunny California to scout out the latest products, services, trends, techniques and more. The success of the recent 2012 International Salon & Spa Expo Long Beach (ISSE Long Beach), held January 28 through 30 at the Long Beach Convention Center, re-affirmed the show's position as the West Coast's largest and most complete total beauty event.

The event lured an energetic crowd of more than 40,000 beauty professionals (up slightly from 2011) from destinations around the world. Produced by the Professional Beauty Association (PBA), the ISSE concept has evolved well beyond the traditional "hair show" and is now widely recognized as a complete beauty destination, which includes hair, nails, cosmetics, esthetics, wellness, massage and advanced education.

Well regarded as a launching platform for products and services, ISSE Long Beach featured a sold-out expo floor that represented more than 400 top beauty brands. It attracted international leaders such as BaBylissPRO, Clairol Professional, CND, Moroccan Oil, RUSK, TIGI, Wahl and Zotos as well as indie trend-setters such as Body Up Pro, Hair Flairs and Rock Your Hair. More than 183 complimentary educational sessions offered insight into a wide range of hot industry topics. The NAHA Stage was a major attraction and generated lots of buzz. The industry's brightest stars and past NAHA winners-Damien Carney, Steve Elias, Jake Thompson and Charlie Price-shared their expertise on conceptualizing and creating a winning NAHA entry. 

John Simpson for Goldwell's colorful stage presentation

This year also marked the first time ISSE Long Beach offered hair competitions. Hosted by Mark Goodman, immediate past President of PBA's Beauty Professional/NCA section, the contests were open to both students and licensed professionals. Individuals were invited to showcase their stellar skills for an opportunity to win cash and gain some career prestige. For the licensed professional (senior) division, the competitions served as tryouts for the OMC HairWorld USA team for 2012. The members of Team USA will be announced within several weeks. Honors were given to the top seven in each category. In the Fashion on Long Hair category Edda Coscioni won for both the "Day Style" and "Evening Style." In the Technical category, Svitlana Vechera won for both "Creative" and "Hair by Night." In the Student competition, Erdenesuvd Jargalsaikhan won for "Bridal," Jeanne Collado was awarded for "Fantasy Inspired by Nature," and Katey Browne nabbed a win for "Ladies Trend Cut, Color, and Style."

The ISSE Midwest show, which will be held November 4 and 5 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in the Chicago area, will serve as the fall/holiday show. For additional information on ISSE Long Beach and ISSE Midwest, visit probeauty.org/isse.

Crowds gather to watch the experts work their magic.		The aisles at ISSE Long Beach were packed with beauty professionals who were busy scouting out new resources.

source: http://hairshow.us/

Little secrets from the kitchen

Today on the market is a great number of products - shampoos, conditioners, masks and wraps - which serve as the prevention of cracked ends, loss of radiance and bringing health of your hair back. It is impossible to completely replace such products, but sometimes an adequate substitute can be found in your kitchen. Olive oil, honey, beer, egg - some of the products that can serve as a home remedy for hair care. 


One home prescription for the effective recovery of damaged hair is shine mask :
- Make a 3-4 teaspoons of olive oil and 3-4 tablespoons of lemon juice. Heat the oliveoil and add  lemon juice, stir the paste and rub it on washed hair. Wrap the hair with a towel and hold it so up to an hour. Afterwards, rinse the hair thoroughly.


Furthermore, if you have problems with cracked ends:
- Heat the vegetable oil and rub it on the problematic part of the hair. Wrap your hair with a towel and hold for a while.

Beer is known to have a similar effect as a gel, or that you can use it to tame coarse hair, a honey and vinegar have the opposite effect - they will give your hair volume.


So, we have listed some of the many homemade recipes that can help your hair, but what makes us reject this fact is that no one doesn't guarantee success when using these recipes, and there is no guarantee that there will be no unwanted side effects. Inappropriate preparations can destroy the hair. Although, they say that the lemon, if you want lighten your hair, is a great collaborator, do not be surprised when you see cracked ends after using it.


If you have this option, be sure to choose the proven products (professional products) of top manufacturers in the world because your hair does not deserve to be exposed to such a risk - so the egg for breakfast, honey in tea, and beer for mood.

Indulge to experiment  in another room of your home!!

Hair Myths – Shampooing Makes Hair Colour Fade …what’s the truth?

MYTH: Shampooing hair makes hair color fade.

TRUTH: It’s the chemicals found in tap water that can cause hair color to fade. That’s why investing in services such as a Redken Chemistry service, a hair color gloss or color protection products are essential to maximizing your hair color services. So pick up some Redken Color extend product and see the difference it will make!

Daniel Galvin introduces Finger Painting

Daniel Galvin OBE is renowned for being the ‘King of Colour’. During the 60s he invented ‘Crazy Colour’, he modernised the highlighting industry with his ‘Brickwork’ technique and throughout the second half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st has been continually developing his art by coming up with new, innovative ways of creating the perfect hair colour.

As featured in the Sunday Times Style this weekend, Daniel has just launched a revolutionary new method of colouring the hair. Our new exciting technique is called Finger Painting and is a free-flowing, effortless look produced by gradually coaxing and teasing the colour through the middle to the tips of the hair with the fingers rather than applying the colour using combs and brushes and baking it in foils.

Using a specially prepared formula Daniel lifts the colour that already lies within the natural pigment of the hair, producing a hue that is a few shades lighter than the original and thus delivering a soft, uncontrived effect. Similarly, the finger weaving produces a gentle, more unaffected appearance, avoiding harsh, angular foil lines.

Daniel is thrilled to once again bring a new colouring procedure to the industry: “My key professional aim is to ‘Enhance Natural Beauty’ and I feel that this technique perfectly demonstrates that philosophy. This is such an ideal method for me – by using my hands I’m really getting in touch with my canvas and forcing to the surface that inner natural beauty.”

source:http://danielgalvin.blogspot.com

Rihanna's blonde ambition

Do blondes have more fun? Style-chameleon Rihanna thinks so. In a behind-the-scenes clip from the A/W 2011/12 campaign shoot for Emporio Armani Underwear and Armani Jeans, the popstar, who is the face — and body! — of both brands, shows off a super-short blonde wig. "Now I'm a blonde and not redhead anymore—and I like it!," the 23-year-old confesses in the black-and-white video. No stranger to changing her look, Rihanna has recently been getting 'wiggy' with it, sporting a bobbed, platinum wig for her current European tour, as well as in behind-the-scenes shots from the music video of her soon-to-be-released single 'You Da One'. Rihanna's album Talk That Talk is out now through Universal Music. source: instylemag.com.au

Long Hair Styling and Photo Shoot 2012

2011 Victorian Hairdresser of the Year, Lorna Evans, is set to launch her classics and session styling workshops.

Are you looking to sharpen up your skills in long hair styling?

Do you long to see your work published both nationally and internationally, and crave the know-how to put a photo shoot together on an affordable budget?

This unique-to-the-industry four week workshop will take you on a journey from commercial looks to help put $$$ into the till right through to getting those skills needed to put a photo shoot together on a budget you can afford.

About Lorna: After 25 years in the industry and 10 years as a Long Hair Educator for Matrix and now currently REDKEN, Lorna Evans is proud to launch her very own brand. Her achievements include:

• Hair Fashion Awards Victorian Hairdresser of the Year 2011
• Hair Fashion Awards Salon Manager of the Year 2011
• Hair Expo Excellence in Salon Marketing 2011
• Fashion Week and Fashion Festival Hair Director
• Multiple salon owner of 20 years

10 Commandments of Reds and Brunettes, with David Stanko

Few color educators are as versatile, thought provoking and amusing as David Stanko. The Redken color consultant, New York-based salon colorist and client consultation expert has been there and done that when it comes to every color situation, including formulating and troubleshooting reds and brunettes. “I think we’ll see a resurgence of coppers and reds in the next 12 months,” he predicts. “And a lot of dark-haired celebrities like Kim Kardashian are in the spotlight, which means more demand for these hues. Just remember, super dark brunettes are hard to wear and eventually girls will get bored with them. So try to create them with demi-permanents—it will be easier to ‘evolve’ out of them when the time comes.”

1. Reds are personal, and certain reds are more suitable to specific clients than others.  People with porcelain and neutral skin tones and freckles wear reds best. However, it’s possible to adapt red hues to nearly anyone—it’s just a matter of placement and technique.  For example, never place red highlights on mousy brown hair—it will look synthetic and unnatural. Opt instead for a single process red hue.  And, avoid reds altogether on clients with lots of red undertones in their complexions—they’ll look like big tomatoes!

2. For subtle contrast on strawberry and copper tones, highlights are ideal. But keep them subtle—a few strategic, peek-a-boo accents in the fringe and part areas break up the boredom, but going overboard can lead to a yogurt parfait effect. Stick to single process color on stronger cranberry, crimson, pomegranate and mahogany hues. Adding additional contrast to these shades take them into the realm of “clowniness.”