PONYTAILS...

There's a ponytail and then there's a ponytail. One is basic and boring. The other is anything but.

Here to tell you how to take your pulled-back hair from ho-hum to oh-yum! is popular New York City hairstylist, Kenneth Tepper, from the trendy Pierre Michel Salon.

Ponytails are all the rage these days because they're swingy, young and sleek according to Tepper. "Who doesn't want that?" he asks. In addition to being a hip look, the versatile pony also offers a cool, off-the-neck style for a workout with an easy transition into a night on the town.

The trick is to make sure your ponytail is flattering and fashionable (no limp locks here!).

"Right now the most fashionable ponytail is the side pony," says Tepper. "Worn low and to one side, it's super sexy."

It's also very red carpet (as we've seen lately with stars like Queen Latifah, Carrie Underwood, Ashley Greene, Shakira and Cameron Diaz) to wear it high, twisted, wavy or in a bun.

But you don't have to walk the streets of Hollywood to be glamorous with your ponytail. With a few easy steps, Tepper says no matter what length your hair is, you can pull it back to create a sexy summertime look that is anything but boring!

For shorter hairstyles: If your hair is chin to shoulder-length and layered, do a small pony in the back and take two to three inch sections around the face. Give each section a twist and secure it back with two criss-crossed bobby pins. "Looks downtown casual and hip in five minutes," says Tepper. "Be a little daring, use bobby pins that don't match your hair color too!"

Side ponytails were the look at Milly by Michelle Smith's Fall 2010 runway show. Photo: Getty Images

For longer hairstyles: Start with a pony then work the hair into a messy bun. Pull out some strands for an extra messy and sexy look. You can also braid your pony says Tepper. The versatile braid can be worn down, twisted into a bun for a plaited look, wrapped around the head or french braided. "If you don't know how," says Tepper, "have someone show you and practice -- you'll be an expert in no time!"

For a dressier look, conceal the ponytail holder with a small section of your own hair. Pull a thin piece from beneath the ponytail and wrap it around the band two to three times before securing it with bobby pins. If your hair is straight and resists wrapping, curl that piece first with a curling iron, Tepper advises, and add a little hairspray. "Magic! It wraps around and stays almost without the bobby pins."

Whatever pulled-back look you choose this summer, Tepper reminds us to take care of our tresses and don't over-do it with the shampoo. "Although we like to take extra showers in the summer," he says, "just rinsing the hair will keep it healthy. Warm water brings the oils at the scalp down to the ends where you need them. So rinse as often as you like, but wash a little less and keep your hair healthy all summer long."

GROW OUT THAT BAD HAIRCUT...

Sadly, there's no fast way to grow out a bad haircut. That said, there are things you can do to minimize the nightmare until your hair grows back (which it does at a rate of about half an inch a month).

First try washing and restyling your hair yourself, since the way a stylist does your hair can make it look worse than it really is, says Eric Fisher, owner of the Eric Fisher Salon, in Wichita, Kansas. Then rely on accessories to help you through the growing-out phase. A headband or a barrette can hold back too-short bangs, and a ponytail or a loose bun can camouflage too-flippy layers.

Quick tip: If you’re really unhappy with a cut, voice your dissatisfaction to the salon manager that day. Ask for a different stylist, who can help reshape the cut. Most managers will be happy to oblige.

DAY INTO NIGHT HAIR....

Good hairstyles and easy up-dos start with a great cut. Starting with a fresh and flattering haircut is like an artist starting with a blank canvas - you can do anything with it. Once you get that covered, you can go from the office to a night on the town lickety-split and still look fabulous.
Tousled Tresses
Wavy hair looks great for the daytime, especially in the warmer months. A windswept voluminous look is easily achieved if you use a light spritz of wave or beach-hair hairspray and then scrunch your hair in your fist. This non-fussy daytime look can be turned quickly into a nighttime look with the use of a clip or hair-tie. Pull your hair back loosely with the clip, or create a chic loose bun at the nape of your neck with the tie.
Stick Straight and So Sleek
If you typically wear your hair very straight, keeping it down during the day results in a great look. You can easily take your hair into evening mode by creating a deep side part, and pulling it back into a low ponytail. Add something extra to your look by wrapping a piece of hair from the bottom of your ponytail around the hair tie, therefore concealing it. Tuck the end of the piece back into the tie or pin it underneath the ponytail.
Brilliant Braids
Whether large or small, braids are a great day-to-night look. Wearing a French braid during the daytime not only keeps your hair back during the day, but it means you are priming your hair for some awesome waves when you undo that braid come night. A small, singular French braid starting at your part and continuing down your hairline above your forehead can be worn day and night, when paired with the right outfit or accessories. A few small braids from your part can give you a relaxed Boho chic look for daytime, but also creates a great textured look when you pull them back into a ponytail at night.
Tips and Tools
To keep your styling time to a minimum, keep a few key things ready, whether you keep these items in your office desk or purse. Light hold hairspray, a wave-creating hairspray, straightening serum, hairbrush, hair ties, headbands and claw clips are all perfect for day-to-night hair.
If you are really at a loss for what to do with your hair tonight, remember that ponytails, sleek buns and headbands are always classy and always in style.

 

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An estimated 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated? Encourage your clients to drink plenty of water to maintain healthy skin. Water can aid in elimination of toxins and waste, regulate body temperature and sustain cell health. Make sure to offer your clients water during their services.

Hair transplant...TROY PALAMULU...believe it or not ....??

 

TROY BEFORE AND AFTER HAIR TRANSPLANT !!!!

Hair transplantation is a surgical technique that involves moving individual hair follicles from one part of the body (the donor site) to bald or balding parts (the recipient site). It is primarily used to treat male pattern baldness, whereby grafts containing hair follicles that are genetically resistant to balding are transplanted to bald scalp. However, it is also used to restore eyelashes, eyebrows, beard hair, chest hair, and pubic hair and to fill in scars caused by accidents or surgery such as face-lifts and previous hair transplants. Hair transplantation differs from skin grafting in that grafts contain almost all of the epidermis and dermis surrounding the hair follicle, and many tiny grafts are transplanted rather than a single strip of skin.
Since hair naturally grows in follicles that contain groupings of 1 to 4 hairs, today’s most advanced techniques transplant these naturally occurring 1–4 hair "follicular units" in their natural groupings. Thus modern hair transplantation can achieve a natural appearance by mimicking nature hair for hair. This hair transplant procedure is called Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT). Donor hair can be harvested in two very different ways;
1. Strip Harvesting - a strip of scalp is removed under local anesthesia, the wound is then sutured back together and this piece of scalp tissue is then cut in to small pieces of tissue called grafts which are then transplanted back in to the thinning area of the patients head. This method will leave a linear scar in the donor area, which should be covered by a patients hair (if long). The recovery period is around 2 weeks and will require the stitches to be removed by medical personnel.
2. Follicular Unit Extraction or FUE Harvesting - individual follicles of hair are removed under local anesthesia; this micro removal uses tiny punches of between 0.6mm and 1.25mm in diameter. Each follicle is then reinserted back in to the scalp in the thinning area using a micro blade. Because this is single follicles and no large amount of tissue is removed there is no visible scars or post-surgery pain, with no stitches to be removed. Recovery from FUE is within 7 days.

STINKY hair??? 3 quik fix's

Cigarette smoke, fried foods, and general boozy bar smell can make your hair stink the next day. And if, the next morning, you are too lazy to get in the shower or late for work because you overslept, here are a few tricks on how to deodorize your hair without washing it.
1. Give it a blast of cold air. "Cold air opens up the hair cuticle, which releases all those bad odors trapped inside," says Maria De Los Angeles, stylist at NYC's Valery Joseph Salon. Blast your hair with your blow dryer on the cool setting and shake it all about for five minutes.
2. Sprinkle scented dry shampoo onto hair. These no-water-necessary powder shampoos have ingredients that absorb oils and odors and deposit a fresh scent. Our pick: Oribé Dry Texturizing Spray, $39, contains Zeolite Crystallines which act like tiny little sponges that lock up odor-causing substances until they're removed by brushing.
3. A spritz of fragrance can help. If you don't have a dry shampoo, spray perfume in front of your head, then walk through it while tousling your hair. "The alcohol will cut down on the smell and the fragrance will mask it. It won't be perfect, but it will improve it," says De Los Angeles.

FERGIE 's fish tail braid....

While we're used to seeing Fergie with her honey-highlighted blond strands worn long and wavy, we think she looks equally as sexy -- and sporty -- with them pulled back into a braided ponytail.
Posing more like she was on the red carpet than at a charity race, Fergie was glammed up yesterday at the Youth Run for Japan in Santa Monica, California.
The Black Eyed Peas songstress had her lengthy locks pulled back into a dramatic fishtail braid for the two-mile run to raise money for the American Red Cross Japan Earthquake Fund -- an event that her husband, Josh Duhamel, organized.

The tight ponytail was a perfect complement to her equally tight black warm-up suit. Add to that her dark sunglasses and signature black fingernails, and the 36-year-old (who just celebrated her birthday the day before) looked like a total rock star as she hit the streets to run with 4,000 other participants.

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