Danial Craig 007 Star Style

Drawing inspiration from the hair style trends of our favorite stars and celebrities has become a national pass time. One star whose hairstyle has become the latest must have look among men of all ages is Daniel Craig. His piercing blue bed room eyes and stylish contoured style cut gives this Bond a double-o dose of Panache'. Daniel’s rugged good looks and suave persona is irresistible to women and quite the catch for those babe's attracted to the cool stylish types.

TO GET THE LOOK: Are you looking for a hair style to blow the competition away? If that's the case, try Daniel Craig’s 007 style cut on for size and find out why this Bond style is a lethal “babe magnet". This stylish ruff and tumble style is designed for any occasion and almost styles itself. To get the look, let’s take it one step at a time; starting with a style cut and shaping.

LET’S SHAPE IT: Start with a contoured style cut for volume with short tapered sideburns and collar length neckline. The crown is cut short for a tousled finger combed effect with a few spiky "love locks" across the forehead to put a receding hair line stylishly under cover. With a few adjustments (tweaks) as it grows you can find the ideal length and shape for your secret agent style.

 

LET’S STYLE IT: Mist with Special Effects three-in-one styling spray and comb in place to dry au natural or give it a quick blast with a pistil grip blow dryer for a full look and you’ve got the James Bond "secret agent" style.

 

LET'S ADD Accessories: What's a Bond Style without a few accessories? For a casual look top it off with a white T-shirt, black boomer jacket and canvas shoes paired with Omega watch and Ray Ban aviator sunglasses and you’re styling.

NOW, LET’S Color it: Movie actors change their hair color often for the many roles they play so coloring their hair is no big deal. If you have brown graying hair like Daniel’s, a light sandy brown tint will give it a over all thicker look and keep those few gray hair’s stylishly “under-cover”. To keep it up, the new growth is re-colored with every other hair cut. This extra step will cost a few extra bucks but it's a small price to pay for a stylish youthful look.

Your Suave 007 Bond Style is a lethal “babe” magnet and comes equipped with everything you need for a stylish look. The contoured silhouette and tapered neckline with a few short "love locks" across the forehead puts your receding hairline stylishly "under cover". The light sandy brown color washes the gray away and give it a thicker look. Heads will turn and the "Sky will Fall" when you show up looking oh so stylish with Denial Craig's suave "007 secret agent" style. For more Star Styles www.georgecaroll.com

Presentation Is Everything

All salons offer clients a hair styling service but what separates one salon from others is how your salon “presents it”. It’s not enough to say your salon offers pictures of the latest trendy styles, color and style cuts. To separate our salon from other’s we’ve designed a printed salon brochure to point out the benefits our studio hair styling offers. It begins with a mission statement that describes our concept and the steps we take to make your visit a unique personal hair styling experience.

A George Caroll Studio Style Cut offers you a personalized hair style that looks perfect from all points of view, holds the shape as it grows and almost styles itself. To discover and develop the ideal shape and length our studio stylist’s look at what your hair type does best and design a style that complements your unique face shape and features. Simply comb and go or a quick blow dry or curl set for a dressy look is all it takes. You’ll save time and always look your best even when you don’t have time to style it. Our approach is not only personal its also perfect for today’s fast paced active healthy life styles.

Our goal is to help you discover and develop the ideal look for your hair, face shape and features and begins with a personal style consultation were we discus your personal desire and past experiences. We start by pointing out what makes your hair unique and how to style your hair to look its best from all points of view (front, back and profile). Everyone is born with a natural hair style that suits them perfectly. We’ve found that often all it takes are a few well place snipes and some styling tricks or a splash of color to unlock its natural beauty.

Clean shiny hair is the foundation and key to a stylish healthy looking hair style. To prepare your hair for styling and relax tense scalp muscles you’re given our exclusive Shampoo and Conditioning steam towel and scalp massage treatment with recommendations for home care.

After this relaxing rejuvenating experience your hair is cut, shaped and styled while you watch the progress along with directions for home care and styling. We’ve found that it takes three visits to fully develop the ideal length, shape, styles or color. To help us develop your personal style we recommend that you return for a few adjustments within 6 to 8 weeks.

Our Studio Stylist’s will help you “discover and develop the perfect new style or update your current style and hair color. We’ve been helping the entertainment industry and Toluca Lake residents look great for years…Now Its Your Turn.

Famous Redhead Stars

Redheads throughout history have often been portrayed as fiery and seductive; from Queen Elizabeth I to Cleopatra (who some argue was a redhead). Sexy red heads is something Hollywood has loved from its early days. Think of Clara Bow the red headed “It Girl” or Lucille Ball and Maureen O’Hara with their playful confident personalities. And who can forget Rita Hayworth’s bombshell sexuality. Today’s dazzling redheads; Lindsay Lohan, Debra Messing, Susan Sarandon, Julia Roberts and Nicole Kidman continue to light up the silver screen with their ravishing red locks.

For years the hair fashion industry has been obsessed with blondes. Make no mistake, blond hair isn't going out of style but it's time for the blond to make way for the redhead. Red isn't just a hair color it's an attitude. If it were a formula I’d mix two parts red hair, one part personality, plus two parts sexual confidence and give it time to process. It’s said that Blondes have more fun, but Redheads are never forgotten. Bette Midler (singer- actress) may have said it best, "Gentlemen may prefer blonds, but it takes a real man to tame a redhead."

Red hair comes in many shades from cool to warm and is most flattering for creamy complexions although red also works well with complexions with medium warm tones. Women with pale porcelain skin and green or blue eyes should go for natural gingers and neutral-tone coppers. Dark and olive skin tones should stick with the Burgundies and violet-based colors. Brunettes should favor the darker shades of red to match their complexion and natural hair color. Medium brown and light blonde can wear either dark or lighter shades of reds. Adding red highlights or lowlights with a foil weaving technique can achieve a natural or dramatic look. This dimensional look is eye-catching and far from ordinary for those who like to get noticed. If you chose to become a redhead lightening the brows will give it a natural look.

Because red hair dye contains the smallest of hair color molecules keeping red from fading can be challenging. Small molecules enter the hair shaft easily but also wash out of the hair quickly. To preserve the color using a pigmented shampoo or conditioner between touch ups can help prevent premature fading. Because there are dozens of ravishing red hues from strawberry and auburn to coppers it can be difficult to know which shade is right for you. To determine what shade would suit you best and which to avoid a visit to a professional hair colorist is well worth the time and expense. Before you make an appointment clip a few pictures from magazines with colors you’re interested in trying and show them to the colorist….a picture is worth a thousand words!

Giuliana Rancic / Star Hair Style

E! News host and frequent face on Fashion Police and Reality Television star Giuliana Rancic was the key note speaker at the NAHA / 2012 North American Hairstyling Awards held at the LV Mandalay Bay Resort. 

Giuliana message was inspirational having overcame a challenging childhood as a U.S. immigrant from Italy who spoke no English and went on to became a Hollywood entertainment journalist and reality television star. And through it all, she learned to find the positive in any negative situation. To achieve your dreams she said, you must stay focus on the good things, and the little things throughout your life.

Giuliana was all smiles looking drop dead gorgeous with her long honey brown highlighted hair twisted into tons piece-y curls as she received the PBA Beautiful Humanitarian Award for her work with multiple charitable organizations including Bright Pink, Operation Smile, Dress for Success, Mercy Home for Boys & Girls in Chicago and the Children’s Miracle Networks. 

Her popular reality show “Giuliana & Lamp; Bill,” on the Style Network shows how she and her husband are coping with multiple attempts to become pregnant through in-vitro fertilization. Rancic said she hopes the reality show’s subject helps others who are dealing with infertility.

As the co-host or Fashion Police Giuliana knows that fashion starts with a great looking hair style, color and makeup. She told the audience how having her hair shaped and colored with a few face framing honey blond highlights helped lift her mood and help her stay positive after a recent surgery. She said it sounds so silly to some people but hairdressers knows the healing power of style and hair color.

Anne Hathaway / Catwomen

It looks like Hollywood has a case of pixie-cut fever: Anne Hathaway the new Catwomen in Batman Dark Knight Rising has joined the Pixie Stars of the past, (Twiggy, Mia Farrow, Audrey Hepburn and most recently Michelle Williams). Though she's no stranger to short hair styles, her new ultra-short Pixie style cut has time challenged women embracing their inner Pixie.

From long waves to sleek strands to a sexy bob, we've seen this Anne Hathaway in just about every haircut style over the last few years -- although never one quite this short. The Catwomen actress is growing her hair back after cutting it for her role in Les Miserables. For most women this would mean nightmarish halfway hairstyles, but Anne’s been flaunting her short ultra-chic style cut and LOVING it. Chopped or not, is there any look this brunette beauty can't pull off?

Short style cuts are fun, sporty, sexy and sassy but makeup and wardrobe back-up are essential for a feminine look. I'm a massive short style cut advocate, telling anyone who'll listen how wonderful it is to only take a minute with the hair dryer in the morning and never worry about straighteners and fussing with your hair. And I point out just how cool it is to standout in a world of over grown mop top hair. I’m always keeping an eye out for women with sexy, sassy short style cuts and go out of my way to complement them when I do.

Flexie Styling Brush

Through decades of working with the motion picture studio’s and in my salon, I realized the need for a versatile styling tool that could accomplish a verity of hair styles and styling effects for home care and styling. Out of that interest, I designed the Flexie Styling Brush "World's Most Versatile Hair Brush". The adjustable three-in-one Flexie Brush is made for all hair types and length.  And when used with a hair dryer the Flexie Brush makes Blow-Dry styling quick and easy.

The Flexie Styling Brush is made of a unique durable heat resistant flexible rubber-like composite that is easy on the hair and scalp. The secret lies in its flexible living hinge which allows it to bend in both directions (open and closed) and spring back to it original flat Paddle Brush shape. It has a built-in styling comb, soft flexible teeth and air flow net that acts as a diffuser to hold and dry hair in place.  The Flexie Brush also comes with a unique retainer clip that slides on the end of the brush to hold it open for use as a Round Brush or closed to keep it clean when not in use.

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Vidal Sassoon / Galaxy Star

 

It is with great sadness that Salon Galaxy.com mourns the loss of industry legend Vidal Sassoon. A youthful 84, Vidal past away from an unspecified illness at his Beverly Hills, Mulholland home surrounded by family. Known as a trail blazer and innovator, Sassoon spent his career perfecting cutting and styling techniques that continue to shape the industry today. In his Autobiography "The Worlds Most Famous Hairdresser" reflects on how the industry has changed in his decades of experience-and where it is (and should be) headed. 

There’s no doubt that Vidal Sassoon revolutionized hairdressing in the way that his frequent collaborator, Mary Quant, revolutionized hemlines. It’s certain that the Swinging Sixties would have been decidedly less swinging had the celebrities of the day not been sporting his iconic geometric cuts. Sassoon’s approach to hair ushered in a modern era where women, once slaves of the salon, would be freed of the stand up dryer and able to “wash, blow and go” while breaking the rules of hair symmetry altogether.

Vidal Sassoon's extraordinary life has taken him from an impoverished childhood to global fame as the father of modern hairdressing, whose slick sharp style cuts took the fashion world by storm. His memoir begins with surprising and often moving stories of his early life—He then discusses his extraordinary career, during which he cut the hair of everyone who was anyone—including Mary Quant, Grace Coddington, Twiggy, Rita Hayworth, and Mia Farrow; launched salons all over the world; founded the hairdressing school that still bears his name; and became a global brand.

When asked what he thinks of today’s popular hairstyles. He says that although there are a lot of beautiful hair cuts today most do nothing for the face and would love to see some beautiful face framing cutting come back. He most regrets having sold his salon only hair products to Richardson-Vicks and a year later it was sold to Proctor and Gamble which took the hair products out of the salons and into the mass market.

If you skim over all the celebrity stuff Vidal’s autobiography is an inspiring rags to riches story. For me it was interesting to see how the hair industry that we take so for grant these days evolved from the 1900's. Filled with pictures his book is a compelling memoir of a genuine fashion icon that reinvented the art of hairdressing in the 20 century. Perhaps Vidal’s most important legacy is the signature techniques taught around the world today at Vidal Sassoon Academies and his memorable TV commercial slogan __ (when you look good, we look good). This Galaxy Star will continue to shine after others fade away.

Vidal Sassoon Autobiography..... inspiring fascinating life story is available on Amazon

Jennifer Lawrence / Star Hair Style

Drawing inspiration from the hair style trends of our favorite stars and celebrities has become a national pass time. One such star style that has everyone taking notice is Hollywood’s newest starlet Jennifer Lawrence.Jennifer was discovered at the age of 14 while auditioning for talent and model agencies. She landed a commercial-shoot for H&M and MTV where she was spotted by a talent agent. This led to her current roll as the heroine Katniss Everdeen in the much talked about film the “Hunger Games”.

Being a Hollywood film star isn't all cocktail parties and award ceremonies. Too get into character Jennifer had to change her hair color. Transforming Jennifer Lawrence from a blonde bombshell into a rich brunette for The Hunger Games cost filmmakers $30,000 making it the world's most expensive "dye job". To search for her character's perfect hair color and avoid damaging Jennifer’s hair, Linda Flowers, Head Hair Designer for The Hunger Games rented five $6,000 custom lace wigs in different shades, from light brown to dark brown with a little bit of red. The final color selection __a rich deep level five Mahogany Brown.

Achieving these type of color transformations is tricky and as a Hollywood Colorist we encounter these situations often. Dying your hair multiple times can damage anyone’s locks said Flowers. If the color is too dark or too red you're looking at a much harsher process to take out some of that color. On the other hand 'if you know what the target color is, it's possible to just use a color filler with a semi-permanent color which is much quicker and easier when it comes time to returning back to your natural color.

Celebrity stylist Mark Townsend is the man behind Jennifer current look and color, which employee's lots of "second-day texture." For a dressy red carpet look he began by applying Gel Mousse to Jennifer's damp hair, then blow-dried with a large round brush. Next he separated out three-inch sections of hair and curled it around a one-inch curling iron. After a Pom Mist Styling Wax is applied to create the second-day texture effect. For the chignon itself, Jennifer's hair is braided and swept up with what looks like a vintage necklace (or two) wound through her braids creating an oval as it encircles the base of the chignon. “Her new color is actually a better look then her pale blond color Mark says. I love her gold highlights with a touch of Carmel undertones in between giving her a Spring/Summer look.

Rihanna Hairstyles 2012

Rihanna Hairstyles adorable 'do is carefree and super-stylish. All she's done to create this cute look is draw her curly locks into a ponytail on top of her head. It's really that simple. However, if you're lacking RiRi's natural spiraling curls, you can add a little texture using a combination of tools and products. Rihanna Hairstyles One option is to set straighter hair on hot rollers, or try curling small sections with two different sized curling irons. Spritzing on a product like Frederic Fekkai Luscious Curls Wave Creating Spray and using a diffuser to blow-dry will also help develop more texture and body.

Whiskers / Man's Best Friend

Nothing can reshape a face or add a dramatic look like whiskers. All facial hair styles, “Sideburns, Mustaches, Goatees and Full Beards" are determined by the natural growth pattern and density of the facial hair. Whiskers can be shaped and styled to cover a ruddy complexion, shorten a wide upper lip, add width to a narrow face, balance a large nose, soften or accent sharp features, cover a scare, strengthen a weak chin or cover a double chin, make receding hairlines less noticeable and add a mature look to a young face. Wearing facial hair can give you a mature, stylish, artsy, rugged, dashing, sexy, intelligent, friendly, decisive, bold, aristocratic and distinguished look. What more can I say about man's best friend___ whiskers?

If your up for a totally new look, before you start “sprouting whiskers” take a look at how many notable Hollywood actors use facial hair styles for the rolls they play and to enhance their personal appearance.Throughout his career Errol Fynn used a thin "mustache" to complement his angular features and a stylist small goatee for rolls as a dashing buccaneer. The handsome Clark Gable sported a shapely “chevron style” mustache to shorten his wide upper lip and full sideburns to frame his large ears.

A Goatee is a “stylish way” to cover a double chin or widen a narrow or weak chin and add a mature or artistic look. To give his boyish good looks a mature look Leonardo DiCaprio sometimes wears a mustache and goatee. When Johnny Depp grew out his thin mustache and goatee for his roll as the swashbuckling pirate of the Caribbean young men begin sporting his “style pirate look”.
 

Wearing facial hair is a quick way to add a mature look and balance facial features. To accent his angular chin Sean Penn often wears a stylish thin mustache and small goatee. Ashton Kutcher's baby face gets a mature rugged look with a close clipped beard. To keep it up use a clipper on the closest setting twice a week and shave around the edge to accent the shape.

For a classic Wild West look Sam Elliott let his thick whiskers grow out for a long full handlebar mustache. For his roll as a gun swinger Viggo Mortenson wear a full mustache with wide lip goatee. Both of these styles were considered stylish for the time. If you’re the urban cowboy type or the real deal either of these stylish looks would be an excellent choice.

The Mustache in all sizes and shapes has always been a popular facial style. When the Beatles showed up sporting mustache's in the 70's the mustache was introduced to the next generation. Most would agree that Tom Selleck’s trade mark mustache is widely considered the gold standard among mustached celebrities.  Jack Black puts on a happy face and gives his round features a slimmer and stylish look with a mustache. Sporting a Stache’ can be a "stylish way” to cover a wide or narrow upper lip and also balance both large and small facial features.

For those with thick breads and large and angular facial features wearing a Mustache and Goatee can add interest and make it less note worthy. To balance his large nose and add an artistic look Adrian Brody often sports a stylish Anchor shaped Mustache and Goatee. 

For those receding hairlines and thick beards shaving or clipping hair super short with a (close clipped beard) is a stylish masculine look and helps make hair loss less note worthy. Action hero’s Bruce Willis and Jason Statham keep their hair and whiskers clipped close for their rugged tough-guy image. Because the beard grows quickly you’ll need to use a styling clipper weekly for this ruff and tumbled look.

Wearing a shapely (full or close clipped) beard can be a handsome look for both young and older men. When a movie roll calls for a distinguished look Anthony Hopkins wears a full brushed beard. George Clooney’s close clipped beard (5 day growth) adds a rugged look and plays up his strong chin and jaw line.

 

If you’re one of those dudes with a thick dark beard that looks like a 5 o’clock shadow by noon you may want to consider using those whiskers. Because facial hair styles are limited by the natural growth pattern and density, men with thick beards can wear any style (shape) imaginable. Blessed with movie star good looks and a thick beard to boot Mel Gibson often uses his whiskers for many characters he portrays. 

Vote the sexiest man alive the handsome Sean Connery is well known for his stylish whiskers. To define the shape Sean has always colored his mustache and eye brows and wears full sideburns to mask his large ears. This secret agent is loaded with panache'.

If this is your first time growing whiskers you may be surprised to see it has grayed in spots. For some this can add a distinguished look. If you don't like the look you can use a eye brow pencil (use the same shade as your natural color) with a make-up brush to temporally cover over the gray spots or darken the edge to accent the shape. Because facial hair is course and resistant to hair dye its best to visit a salon colorist if you chose to use a permanent hair color. They can guide you through the process and select the best shade to match you natural color.

Are Whiskers Sexy___ When asked, women for the most part say they like the look of men with facial hair as long as it was clean and well groomed. To keep those whisker's clean and soft to the touch avoid bar soap. Instead use a "shampoo and conditioner after to soften and moisturize the skin under it. If whisker's look or feel a bit dry or frizzy a dab of moisturizing styling cream or lotion will tame it. 

Because whiskers grow quickly it only takes 7-10 days of growth to get started. Shaving around the edge will keep looking clean while growing out. If you like the look of a close beard use a clipper on the closest setting twice a week for a 5 o'clock shadow look. At this point you can begin experimenting by removing the sides and keep a  mustache or include the chin whiskers for an artsy goatee. If you’re up for totally new look grow your beard out for week or so and visit a salon hair stylist to find the best style for your unique face shape, facial features and personality.