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How To Get This Cover Look: Vol. 6

Last Updated (Wednesday, 18 May 2011 12:58)

How to Get This Cover Look

To achieve the look for the cover of our "Super" issue, each team member played a vital role. Photographer Jackie Puwalski and Fashion Stylist Justin Reis both worked together to create the storyboard for the "Superwoman" Editorial. YBI Beauty Editor Debra Macki did Makeup and YBI's Krystal B did Hair and Nails.

Our model Katelyn from Maggie Inc. in Boston demonstrated the perfect balance of beauty and power for this shot.

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William & Kate: Hairstyling Secrets from the Original Lifetime Movie

Last Updated (Thursday, 21 April 2011 13:45)

RaMona Fleetwood, Department Head, shares her hairstyling secrets from the much anticipated Lifetime TV release of William and Kate debuting Monday April 18th at 9PM ET. With the Royal Wedding taking place on April 29, 2011, the love story of their romance was filmed in Los Angeles with Nico Evers-Swindell as Prince William and Camilla Luddington portraying Kate Middleton.

To recreate their "Royal" look, hairstylist RaMona Fleetwood used professional hair color from IT&LY HAIRFASHION and hair care from both IT&LY HAIRFASHION and White Sands Products for this highly anticipated release.

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Blowdrying to Create Volume

Last Updated (Monday, 21 March 2011 12:01)

Top stylist Sam Villa, founding partner of the Sam Villa® brand and Redken education artistic director, shares a blowdrying tip to create MEGA volume:

·      Start without any product in the hair, the blowdryer nozzle off and blast dry hair with hands until it’s 80% dry (this will rough up the cuticle to increase volume).

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Multi-Textured Hair Looks

Last Updated (Monday, 14 March 2011 09:13)

Nathan Rosenkranz, fashion director at patrick mcivor color studio & Matrix Mannequin Mania Master says, “Multi-textured looks continue to rule, but this season the texture is not as severe – it’s softer and smoother, transitioning into to gentle waves and fuzz.”

“The great thing about multi-textured looks is they’re easy to create because they’re not precise.  For an easy multi-textured style, simply blow hair back and off the face using a blowdryer and a medium weight spray like Matrix Vavoom ShapeMAKER Extra-Hold Spray.

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