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How do I replicate her hairstyle?

I_love_the_rain — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:32:33 -0800

I have been watching season 4 of The Office, and I really love Pam Beesly's hairstyle (shoulder length, and curly). I have a tough time styling my hair, and would love tips on how to do something similar to Pam's hairstyle. Because is matters: my hair is naturally wavy, but has issues with fly-aways and frizzy-ness. I have some luck with my waves when I use leave-in conditioner. My hair is not too long, and falls a couple of inches past my shoulder.

why do models clip tissues above their ears?

dahliachewswell — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:50:45 -0800

What is the purpose of clipping (usually a model's) hair with tissues while putting on makeup/getting dressed/etc, as in this picture? I feel like I've seen examples of this on America's Next Top Model or something as well...am I crazy? What is this method accomplishing exactly?

Photographer wants to style hair

sjl7678 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:46:46 -0800

What's a good way for a photographer to learn the basics of styling hair? I'm a photographer and lately I've been doing a bunch of paid portrait shoots. One thing that I think could really improve my photography is being able to style hair myself.

For stuff like senior portraits or prom pictures I know people will usually take their kids to a hairdresser beforehand, but that costs a lot of money. I mostly shoot musicians and dancers that just need affordable headshots/portraits so bringing in an outside stylist is out of the question.

I'd like to learn a bit about hairdressing (and maybe makeup) so that I can at least do a passable job on them before I shoot them. I'm not looking to make it my job or put any local hairdressers out of business, all I want is some basic knowledge so I can make bad hair look a little less awful and good hair look a bit better.

What's the best way to do this? Find a hairdresser I like and ask if they'd tutor me for a modest (how much?) sum? Are there beauty schools that offer relatively short courses that will cover all the basics? Thanks!

Mitigating a bad haircut

goofyfoot — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 21:59:26 -0800

How do I mitigate a bad haircut? I paid fifty bucks to a cutter/owner to whom I showed a picture of what I wanted. She gave me a variation on the picture that I can only describe as a shag/mullet. It's hideous. I can't go over her head, as she owns the place, and I don't trust her to change it into something that I can live with.

Because I've always kept my hair very long and never styled it, I don't know a thing about mitigating a bad haircut. Googling around is exhausting and kinda disheartening. So, please, hivemind women who have had this nasty experience, can you give me a couple websites that specialize in camouflaging a bad haircut? I'm thinking barrettes more than scarfs, but sure, scarfs, etc.

My blowouts blow.

sweetkid — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 09:45:55 -0800

how do I get my blowout perfect? I've recently read the 100th article about how to get the perfect blowout (blowing hair straight using blowdryer, brush, and flatiron) and although I have made great strides and it's semismooth, I have some problems that are hard to work out, which those articles never address. What are your tips?

I use: a Revlon Ionic hairdryer ( not cheapo, not expensive either) and an expensive tourmaline flatiron. I use a Sephora boar bristle round brush.

My hair is very curly, highlighted, and short and layered. When curly, it's about chin length.

Here are my problems:

1) The heat from the dryer burns my hands something fierce.

2) In some places, it's easier for me to curl the hair under the brush ( the top) and in under layers, it's easier to curl over the brush. So it ends up all flipped out and under and looks weird

3) Ends stay frizzy no matter what.

4) And of course, never as smooth/flat as I want.

5) When I go to the gym, sweat from my head makes it all curl up. How can I preserve it?

Can you help me get it right, painlessly? Please don't tell me to embrace my curls or get chemical straightening. I want to learn how to do this right.

Hair stylist or Hairstylist?

garyfugere — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 12:31:14 -0800

Which is the correct spelling of these words: hairstyle or hair style? hairstyling or hair styling? hairstylist or hair stylist?