Posted by hillary on Jan 13, 2013 in Celeb-essence |
Celebrity hairstylist Rod Ortega created Connie Britton’s classic 1940’s old Hollywood look for the 2013 Golden Globes
I love Connie Britton as an actress, but I’ve also long envied her hair. Inspired by Rita Hayworth’s look in ‘Gilda’, celebrity hairstylist Rod Ortega used luxury hair line Leonor Greyl to style Britton’s gorgeous, long locks. Lucky us, Solessence readers get the steps to recreate this look!
Get this look at home
- Dampen hair and prep it with Leonor Greyl’s Serum de Soie Sublimateur on the ends.
- On the roots, apply Leonor Greyl’s Mousse au Lotus Volumatrice. Ortega used both of these products together to guarantee healthy, high shine, and movable hair through the evening.
- Begin blow drying the hair with a round boar brush, smoothing out the hair and finished drying it
- Before using a heat styling tool, Ortega recommends using Leonor Greyl’s Spray Structure Naturelle. “This setting spray is very important because it’s going to give the hold for the style.”
- Use a 1-inch curling iron and set the hair with the setting spray. Let hair cool and brush the waves out with a large paddle brush into beautiful, shiny waves.
- Secure the waves with Leonor Greyl’s Lacque Souple, a couple of pumps of the Leonor Greyl Spray Structure Naturelle to finish the look.
This is one of my favorite luxury lines, and you must treat yourself to it this year. Leonor Greyl is available at WWW.leonorgreyl-usa.com
Posted by hillary on Jan 13, 2013 in Nails |
Zooey Deschanel has an a+ nail game, and celebrity nail artist Tom Bachik hand painted this cute homage to film on the actress’ digits for the Golden Globes.
Posted by hillary on Jan 11, 2013 in Beauty, Nails |
After months of waiting, the issues are shipping and I can finally speak! Thanks to all who voted to put Hammered Metals on the cover of January 2013 Nails Magazine. It is such an honor, and so exciting to have been alongside the many creative entries from fellow nail professionals all around the world. It was equally exciting for my fabulous hand model, Mary Beth Gahn and photographer Alan David Charles, the team that made it possible.
Nails Magazine is available through subscription or in pdf form here. Inside, you’ll also be able to see all finalists and a roundup of notable entries that made the cut.
Want to try the hammered metal nails? Behind-the-scenes photos and step by steps available at Nails Magazine online.
I am not one for a lot of resolutions, but this year I am pushing all personal boundaries in nail design. The cover was a wonderful way to start things off. Thank you again, and I hope to see your entry this fall for Nail Magazine January 2014.
Posted by hillary on Jan 10, 2013 in Beauty |
If you are in the beauty industry, chances are you rely on an online scheduling system to support your clientele and business needs. Schedulicity (I’ve been a fan for several years) is a major player in this field, and has announced today a partnership with Sally Beauty’s CosmoProf. Read more in the official press release:
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Local technology company Schedulicity has partnered with a division of Sally Beauty Holdings, one of the world’s largest salon products and support companies.
The partnership aims to add Schedulicity’s digital scheduling technology to SBH’s business support division, CosmoProf, to help streamline appointment scheduling while pushing the roughly $3 billion company further into the digital and social media age. SBH will do this by advertising Schedulicity to the more than 1 million beauty professionals who buy SBH products through digital and email marketing, direct mail, and Schedulicity merchandizing in the more than 130 CosmoProf stores across the country.
“It’s just something that their company’s very excited about. Quite frankly, I was shocked at the excitement and aggressiveness with which they pursued this partnership. They have bought in wholeheartedly,” said Jerry Nettuno, CEO of Schedulicity, in his office on Tuesday.
Nettuno declined to discuss the partnership’s specifics, but said no portion of Schedulicity was sold to SBH, though as subscribers are added, “there’s potential for added integration” into the CosmoProf business.
Schedulicity, which is headquartered in the Jacob’s Crossing building on East Main Street, provides automated scheduling for those working in service industries, from stylists to plumbers to surfing instructors. It currently has about 20,000 subscribers and has facilitated more than $1 billion in commerce since it began in 2010.
The deal validates Schedulicity and the way it has run its business, Nettuno said. But while looking at the potential for five-fold growth has those in the company walking on air in some regards, they are focused on making sure it’s able to accommodate a potential spike in users as the CosmoProf marketing campaign rolls out this week.
“We don’t know what it’s going to be like at this stage,” Nettuno said.
John Golliher, president of Beauty Systems Group, which runs CosmoProf and is a subsidiary of Sally Beauty Holdings, said that Schedulicity was “by far the best” scheduling technology company in the market and cited its track record of increasing stylists’ revenues.
Posted by hillary on Jan 9, 2013 in Celeb-essence, Nails |
Cheers to nail artist Julie Kandalec, for landing a spot as the first manicurist on TLC’s What Not to Wear. Julie will be joining the stylists Clinton Kelly, Stacy London and hairstylist Ted Gibson. Spot the video mashup and take guess at who she will be helping out (duck nails, maybe?). This isn’t Julie’s first brush with the fashionable duo. Earlier in 2012 she manicured for Stacy London’s second tome, “The Truth About Style” (glam dark digits). Congratulations on this groundbreaking entry and look forward to seeing your makeovers on television!
TLC’s What Not to Wear airs January 17th. Check your local listings for times.
Posted by hillary on Jan 6, 2013 in Nails |
Tiny, smothered truths are hangnails of our emotional lives. They distress you more than you ever think they will. End them. ~Oprah.com
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