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HAIR HOW TO


Crave Jennifer Anistons long beachy waves? Here are some tips to help you achieve this look at home.
Spray Bb. Thickening hairspray on your roots and ends of wet hair. Spray Bb. Surf Spray on the ends to add texture. Dry hair with a blowdryer until your hair is almost dry and put in velcro rollers, rolling up to your chin and let your hair air dry. If you're in a hurry use a blowdryer, let the rollers cool before you remove them. Another way to achieve this look is using the same products, blowdry hair until it's completely dry, then wrap random pieces of your hair around a large curling iron. Finish the look with a little more Surf Spray for more texture and Bb. Does it All Hairspray for a light hold. For extra shine mist some Bb. Shine on your ends.

Cute Band Alert: Dream Diary




Jacob Danish Sloan new band Dream Diary sweet indie pop for you to crush out on.

Photos by Nate Dorr

NEW PRODUCT: Bb. THICKENING SERUM


Wearing thin? This nightly, leave-in treatment fattens and fortifies over time for thicker, stronger strands and fuller hair (really).
Who: Those wearing thin, the fine, and the ultra-fine.
When: Nightly. Twice-daily for the ultra-fine.
How: Before bed, pump serum into palms 2 or 3 times; work into roots and through damp or dry hair. Longer hair types should pump again and be sure to smooth through ends.

Product Spotlight: Creme de Coco

Creme de Coco shampoo: Though Creme de Coco Shampoo isn't edible (you might wish it were since it smells so good) its benefits are undeniable; Even the surfactant (the stuff that actually cleanses) is a coconut derivative that lends an unusually luxurious lather.
More than a few flowers are in the recipe as well: The Mallow adds a soothing effect, and the Milk Thistle contributes its antioxidant properties.
why: Moisture-rich, shine enhancing, soothing, color-compatible
who: anyone, especially if dry or dull

Creme de Coco conditioner: Beauty secrets of the South Pacific are brought to you in this tropic-inspired balm. It makes full use of the Coconut - both oil and extract. Murumuru Butter and Meadowfoam Seed Oil are both rich moisturizers; Wild Olive Seed Oil is a very effective softener; Horsetail and Nettle were both chosen for their ability to promote lustrous hair. Enjoy.

oh la la

Had some fun with the light show at Oh La La, a 60s Soul Night in San Francisco.










Summer Vacation


I am not so sure if on this side of the pond we have actually had a summer this year, so much rain and cloudy days, but there’s 3 more weeks of summer left before labour day and I’m on holiday’s "yeah" So to all of you , I wish the rest of your summer be fantastic and hoping we all come back rejuvenated refreshed mind, body and soul with inspiring ideas to share and look forward to a wonderful fall season, ciao

AnaK.

Back September 2009

Paolo Roversi

One of my all time favourite photographers, his images have inspired millions and I am one of them. Having an undisputed ability to make his work often resemble nineteenth-century photographs and many call him the master of capturing the soul in his portraits not just image. Paolo Reversi continues to grace us with his work in all the leading fashion magazines, ad campaigns and still prefers to shoot with old school Polaroid film, instead of today’s digital, an Italian genius.

I miss you Russell Brand




So in typical 'Leti-come-lately' fashion I recently became obsessed with Russell Brand.  It started with his interview with Terry Gross on Fresh Air followed in quick succession by his interview with Elvis Mitchell on The Treatment.  (I have always been upfront about being an NPR podcast nerd.) So I decided to see Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Jolly good it were. (As Russell would say).

I wanted to read his book, but I also have my pride so I decided to wait for paperback and then one day I found a paperback copy of My Booky Wook (Uncorrected Proof NOT FOR RESALE) sitting on the street by my house. Obviously, the cosmos were in alignment for me that day.  So I read it, and then I watched his DVD special and now I feel not only like I know Russell Brand all too well but sorta like we are good friends and I just wanna call him to go get some green tea. I guess I have to start reading his blog and following his Twitter now. 

His life story is pretty entertaining, but I mostly like his grandiloquent use of language and all the funny Britishisms.  That said dude does have some questionable taste.  He definitely should have vetoed the bright pink brocade on the cover art (although that could have just been my nonofficial version.  But I can forgive all that.  I mean if Morrissey and Jarvis Cocker get a long with this dude, I'm sure we would get on fine. (Jarvs is apparently writing song for the Sarah Marshall spin off film Get Him To The Greek).I like this hair
But this, not so much
It's cute that he is hanging out with Britney Spears and an elephant though.
this hair I do not like, but I do approve of the feathery necklace

BONDED EXTENSIONS

Teresa has been growing her hair out for years but hasn't been able to get it past her shoulders. The solution? Extensions! We used the Racoon bonded method (more info here) and she looks amazing! The hair blended beautifully!

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Model Hair Spotlight # 3


The aristocratic model Stella Tennant



One of my all time favorite models Stella Tennant, the British beauty whose father is the Duke of Devonshire and fourth cousin to Princess Diana, you may recall her from countless Burberry, Prada and Chanel ads, who was discovered in 1993 by photographer Steven Meisel. Throughout her career, Stella has always maintained an edginess and attitude that has set her apart from her model counterparts, the rebel aristocrat who was one of the very first models to make pierced noses excepted on the catwalk. I have enjoyed watching her change her haircuts and hair color for years; she even sported a mullet one season on the runways. She was dubbed the 90’s face of androgyny and chic grunge with her regal fine English bone structure, standing at 6 feet tall she is a wife and a mother of 4 who at 5 months pregnant walked the runway for Burberry and shot a vogue cover. Today Stella is the new face for Vera Wang, Pucci, and countless others, someone to look for in wearing the latest London haircuts and color trends as she continues to grace the fashion pages and periodic runways.














Dark Place: Britney Spears to George Sondini

Lately I started spiraling down a creepy rabbit hole to a dark but fascinating place.
Early indicators were the morbid interest with which I read The Tragedy of Britney Spears, an article by the brilliant Vanessa Grigoriadis about Britney's descent into madness. It is from the Feb. 2008 issue of Rolling Stone but I just got around to reading it . (Thanks Justin)
It reminded me how much I love these David LaChapelle images from the April 1999 Rolling Stone.
I had the one above on my wall in college, not sure why I thought that was appropriate but I loved it.
Then Michael Jackson died. Which led to a fascination with this little guy.
Blanket Jackson, the dark convex to my love for Sasha Obama and Abigail Breslin.
Then came Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills as well as Paradise Lost 2: Revelations and the West Memphis Three. Arrested and convicted for wearing black and listening to Metallica It's so creepy when they are interviewing Pam Hobbs, one of the mother's of the boys who were murdered, and she is obviously delirious with grief and probably drunk and she looks kinda like a girl gone wild. You can watch it here (at minute 4:08)
Damien Echols in prison, I hurt for him.
That said, my fascination with the case of Foxy Knoxy, accused of brutally murdering her roommate while studying abroad in Italy, was already well underway.
This haunting photograph of Amanda Knox stared out at me from Timothy Egan's New York Times Blog Story "An Innocent Abroad". And then there were all of these.
Weirdest case of a girl being described as 'a little spacey".
Foxy Knoxy claims female cell mate begs her for sex 'because I'm so pretty' from the Daily Mail. And the beginning of her trial where she looked all busted.
Oh and then there was a foray into research on Feral Children. Starting with Genie
discovered at age 13 in the 1970s.
And also "The girl in the window" Danielle, discovered in Florida at age 7 just a few years ago.

Erin was discovered in Texas in 1986
Yeah so that is the sinister inspiration board of what I have been in to the last couple of months. A pastiche of Metallica and Morissey with a little Pippi Longstalking and a dollop of the human condition. And NOTHING ELSE MATTERS. Enjoy!
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UPDATE: To add insult to injury George Sodini shoots three women in a gym and leaving a diary that reads like discarded Morrissey lyrics.