Oscar Beauty, Part II
This was a banner year for the Oscars, beauty-wise. Nearly everyone looked amazing. A few key trends stood out, and they're simple enough to try yourself. Let's start with the hair:
1. Up and Tousled: Rachel Weizs, Jennifer Hudson and Cameron Diaz all showed up in this hot hairstyle, which is quite easy to pull off on medium length, layered hair. First, spritz a texturizing spray in hair to give it a little bit of oomph, and then pull back the longest strands of hair into a loose, unstructured chignon. Secure with tiny bobby pins. Now, for the front of the style, sweep the shorter layers off to the side, using a little bit of hairspray to keep it in place. (But go easy on the hair lacquer! The key to this look is natural movement, not stiffness.) Or curl them, a la Jennifer Hudson. Voila!
2. Straight and sleek. Gwyneth, Nicole, and Reese all looked amazing in superlong, blonde-goddess tresses. While hair is still damp, apply a straightening product to your hair and blow it out until it's completely dry and straight. Then, part your hair where you want it to fall (a side part, or one that is slightly off center, is more flattering to most faces than a middle part) and using a flatiroon (I recommend FHI) smooth hair until it's straight and sophisticated. Finish with a dab of shine product. Another option: Pull the center third of your hair back off your face, at the crown, and secure with a clip. This is a hot new runway look, and Jada Pinkett Smith pulled it off beautifully on Oscar night.
3. Retro and Wavy: Jennifer Lopez and Naomi Watts both wore their hair in retro style. This style works best on shoulder length hair. Start with clean, dry hair. Spritz styling spray generously on hair, and then section your hair off into fairly small sections and wind it around some hot curlers. When entire head is set, spritz with a bit more styling spray and allow to dry. After the hair is dry and the curlers cool, remove curlers and finger comb hair into place.
Voila! Three Oscar-worthy hairstyles you can pull off at home! Tomorrow, I'll give you the cheat sheet for Oscar makeup!
1. Up and Tousled: Rachel Weizs, Jennifer Hudson and Cameron Diaz all showed up in this hot hairstyle, which is quite easy to pull off on medium length, layered hair. First, spritz a texturizing spray in hair to give it a little bit of oomph, and then pull back the longest strands of hair into a loose, unstructured chignon. Secure with tiny bobby pins. Now, for the front of the style, sweep the shorter layers off to the side, using a little bit of hairspray to keep it in place. (But go easy on the hair lacquer! The key to this look is natural movement, not stiffness.) Or curl them, a la Jennifer Hudson. Voila!
2. Straight and sleek. Gwyneth, Nicole, and Reese all looked amazing in superlong, blonde-goddess tresses. While hair is still damp, apply a straightening product to your hair and blow it out until it's completely dry and straight. Then, part your hair where you want it to fall (a side part, or one that is slightly off center, is more flattering to most faces than a middle part) and using a flatiroon (I recommend FHI) smooth hair until it's straight and sophisticated. Finish with a dab of shine product. Another option: Pull the center third of your hair back off your face, at the crown, and secure with a clip. This is a hot new runway look, and Jada Pinkett Smith pulled it off beautifully on Oscar night.
3. Retro and Wavy: Jennifer Lopez and Naomi Watts both wore their hair in retro style. This style works best on shoulder length hair. Start with clean, dry hair. Spritz styling spray generously on hair, and then section your hair off into fairly small sections and wind it around some hot curlers. When entire head is set, spritz with a bit more styling spray and allow to dry. After the hair is dry and the curlers cool, remove curlers and finger comb hair into place.
Voila! Three Oscar-worthy hairstyles you can pull off at home! Tomorrow, I'll give you the cheat sheet for Oscar makeup!
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