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Oscars Add Hairdressers to Makeup Category

Posted on: July 20th, 2012 by Sasha No Comments

The 85th Academy Awards show will have a new category this year, and hairstylists are glad that recognition is finally being given to their efforts. The new category, named “The Makeup and Hairstyling Award,” now recognizes the hairdressers and the talent that they bring to the wide screen.

The campaign to create a new hairstyling category began over a year ago. Angelina Jolie’s hairstylist Ted Gibson started a campaign on Facebook called We Need an Oscar for Hair. The Facebook page caused the Academy to reconsider the way that it honors hairdressers for their contributions to major films.

In the past, the Academy gave out an award to beauty professionals called the “Best Makeup” award. That was the only award that hairstylists could possibly receive for their efforts in contributing to the beautiful appearances of celebrities in films. While Ted Gibson is excited for the change in the name, he believes that this is only a “great start” and that additional categories still need to be created that are specific to hairstylists.

Some actors and actresses in Hollywood also seem to believe that hairdressers deserve greater recognition from the Academy. In her award speech, Meryl Streep gave credit to her hairstylist for her work in The Iron Lady. Meryl Streep said she would likely not have won her award for her role in The Iron Lady if she had just appeared on set without any hair or makeup done. Hairstylists provide a very important service for celebrities.

Ever since the announcement was made that the makeup category would be renamed to honor hairstylists, hairstylists have been expressing their feelings about the change in the Facebook group. Hairstylists have been saying that as much as they are thrilled with the change in the name, it simply is not enough. They are saying that the Academy needs to create its own category for hairstylists and that they deserve to be recognized for the hours of intensive coloring and styling that they do for celebrities in films. Films like Marie Antoinette would not have been complete without the expertise of experienced hairdressers in creating gorgeous hair styles.

If the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences wants to provide greater recognition for hairstylists, then it could make it a point to include a new category that awards hairstylists for their work. Beauty professionals and film professionals alike are saying that the Academy should give makeup artists and hairstylists the recognition that they deserve in their own independent categories. Without them, celebrities could not look as beautiful as they do on the runway and as convincing as they do on the silver screen.

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A new option in anti-aging: Revlon and L’Oreal offer Botox for hair

Posted on: January 10th, 2012 by Heather No Comments

Although skin is often the focus of anti-aging products, the look and feel of peoples’ hair can also make them seem old. Hiding grays by coloring hair is probably the most obvious strategy for regaining a youthful appearance. However, graying isn’t the only sign of aging that hair shows. The latest anti-aging trend for hair? Botox.

No, seriously. Botox.

In August of 2010, Redken released their Time Reset line of hair products, which contains several ingredients targeted at fighting the signs of aging in hair – including the extra-special Intra-Cylane to reinforce hair strands and fill in gaps in each strand’s cuticle layer, repairing damage and creating volume.

Now L’Oreal has jumped into the ring with the release of their Professional Fiberceutic Fiber Filling Treatment. While Redken’s Time Reset products were designed primarily for at-home use at around $13-20, L’Oreal’s product is an advanced treatment that’s only available through salons. It reportedly costs in the $100 range and lasts for at least six weeks.

And it’s already rumored to be a big hit with celebrities, especially as awards season closes in. Stylist Negin Zand of West Hollywood Salone is said to utilize the treatment, and while she’s mum on the particulars, her clients include Reese Witherspoon, Angelina Jolie, Scarlett Johansson, Carey Mulligan and new-Mrs.-Justin-Timberlake-to-be Jessica Biel.

Word on the street is that L’Oreal will soon be offering a competing line of consumer Botox-for-hair shampoos and conditioners to go up against Redken’s products.

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Part 2: More Odd Celebrity Beauty Routines (including Sandra Bullock’s beauty tip for hemorrhoid cream)

Posted on: November 25th, 2010 by Beauty Schools Directory 1 Comment

Readers loved our list of Odd Celebrity Beauty Routines (including one to get rid of cellulite) so much; we decided to do it again with more bizarre secrets celebrities do behind closed doors to maintain their glam status.

Brush those choppers and… your face? Wait, what?
So you’ve probably heard the slogan, “You don’t have to brush all your teeth, just the ones you want to keep?” Well, Jennifer Love Hewitt has taken that saying to a whole new level. Allegedly, JLH uses toothpaste to dry up pimples.

Surprisingly, this old beauty method isn’t really a surprise at all. Certain models, celebrities and high school classmates have tried this old wives’ remedy. Although, there’s no scientific reasoning to support the tooth paste claim, it does seem to work to an extent. Something about the ingredients in the toothpaste: baking soda, enzymes and zinc chloride among others can help calm the skin, alleviating irritation.

So the next time you’re checking yourself out in the mirror while brushing your teeth at night, don’t be ashamed if you feel like dabbing a little cavity fighter paste onto that unsightly zit.

Giving a whole new meaning to the insult of “butt face!”
We all know the use behind (pun definitely intended) hemorrhoid cream. But, have you ever heard of its other use?

Apparently Sandra Bullock, during her filming of Miss Congeniality 2, learned that hemorrhoid cream can help reduce wrinkles and puffiness if applied under the eyes. It makes sense when you think about hemorrhoid cream’s traditional use. The active ingredients in the cream help to temporarily tighten the skin under the eye in the areas applied. The result is a reduction in puffiness and a decrease in the appearance of wrinkles – those unwanted age tellers.

You cook with it, you pop popcorn with it and you can soften and you can also smooth your hands with it. And no, it’s not a microwave…
It’s olive oil – a very versatile cooking ingredient. We all know this. It’s used to help prepare and flavor many diverse dishes. However, what you might not know is the little beauty secret associated with it.

Supposedly, Julia Roberts soaks her hands and nails into olive oil to keep them soft, smooth and healthy. Because olive oil is rich in fatty acids – particularly Omega-9 and Vitamin E and K, these ingredients work together nourishing the skin and nails, as well as protecting them. If you’re really into the whole oil on skin treatment then olive oil is also great for treating the hair.