So Tuesday, September 8th was National Real Hair Day, as I’m sure you all are pretty sick of reading about…
Tyra debuted her hair, first soaking wet, right out of the shower, then dried straight, then curled (all done on stage by her fabulous stylist, Oscar.)
She talked about how when she first started out in this business, everyone was hush hush about their extensions, until her and Toni Braxton started talking about their hair weaves.
And she really emphasized the fact that extensions, weaves, and wigs are like hats… you need to take them off from time to time, and wear them to dress yourself up.
She said this, because she showed three girls on her show that were so self concious about their real hair that they had never shown it either ever, or since they were little. They hide under their extensions. She had the girls get styled and come out for a reveal, and they all looked fabulous. The theme? Dare to bare your real hair!!
Lets look at Tyra’s. (Taken from Perez… who was alos a guest star on the show!)
I love her natural hair curly like that… it looks fierce!
Me, and Britney... haha!
Yesterday, I went to Britney’s Circus Tour!!
I’ve been a Britney Fan since “…Baby One More Time” days, and I’ve been to all but one concert of her’s.
I know she’s back from the grave she dug herself a few years ago… and I’m very happy about it, but this was not her best show.
ANYWAYS, Britney totally didn’t get the memo about National Real Hair Day because her hair looked nastyyyy. I know the poor girl is still growing out her hair after her head shaving incident, but can’t somebody do something better about her hair? If Britney can’t do a concert with short hair (which she used to– back in the “Oops” days!), then somebody please do something to that stringy mess. (Love you, Brit!)
Lindsay Lohan is a major repeat offender in the “bad extensions” category!
I just don’t understand how celebrities can have so much money, power and fame, but cannot seem to get good extensions?? If I was their stylist, I would make sure to have them look as real as possible!
Here is, by far, the worst Lindsay hair I have ever seen. I have broken it down for you.
Lindsay's extensions... very bad ones.
In the above photo, you will notice that I circled the top of her head, or her “real hair”. It’s a faded auburn shade. You can still see some of her real haircircled below. A lonley shorter than the rest auburn strand. Is that supposed to be a “lowlight”? NO! It’s supposed to be hidden, I suppose. You will also notice the entire color change from her real hair to her extensions. Blonde? Really? If it was blonde and auburn, it might work well. But this, my friends, is just a HOT MESS.
More Lindsay mistakes: (theres a ton, but frankly, I only have time for a few!)
look around her neck. That's real. Hide it!
again, you can totally see her real hair. Blend it in!
If you want to hide your real hair, your best bet is to wear them with a curl. You can curl real and fake together, almost as if you are bonding them with heat and hairspray. Lindsay did that here:
Well, today celebrates the first official “National Real Hair Day”, thanks to Miss Tyra Banks.
I am officially extension-free today, and I hope you are too! (I know my sister isn’t– grr!)
Tyra debuts her “natural” hair today on her show. In Michigan, its showing at 4:00pm, on the CW Network. (Also, on the show my favorite celeb blogger Perez Hilton, and a behind the scenes look on the set of Gossip Girl, my favorite show!)
…on another note, I’m going to the Britney Spears concert tonight!! (Now thats a celeb that is definitley NOT extension-free!)
As past of National Real Hair Week on Laurendoeshair.com, I will be outing celebrities and their extensions all week!!
How exciting!
I’ll even teach you how to spot them =)
Today’s example: Taylor Momsen, aka Jenny Humphrey, my favorite lady on Gossip Girl
Recently, photos have surfaced of Taylor, on set in New York, wearing some new blonde, wavy extensions.
Now, Taylor’s extensions are not that bad. Normally, one can see a true difference between hair color and texture on both the fake hair and real hair. Taylor’s hair actually matches well, both with the color and texture. She has no “shelf” of real hair to be seen. More on that later!!
I do applaud her for trying something new with her hair… everyone has to have fun every once in a while! (I do, all the time!)
But Taylor’s short shag was all the rage this past year, and I don’t think she should cover up her rockin’ hair for some flowy locks. Its just not her. Its the glamorous version of her. Bring back rocker chic!!!
See for yourself:
If you read my blog, I’m sure you follow some sort of celebrity news…
And if this is true, you know that Tyra Banks is fame whoring it up for her new season of Tyra.
Tuesday, September 8th (thats tomorrow!), Tyra will be showing off her REAL hair. No weave, no wig, no ponytail, just Tyra, au natural.
She is declaring it “National Real Hair Day”
Tyra said, “This season on ‘The Tyra Show’ we’re taking it to the next level and getting more real than ever before by encouraging women everywhere to own and rock what they’ve got and be proud! For the Season 5 premiere, I will be doing just that – no fake hair, I’m rocking my REAL hair. This will all be going down on September 8, 2009, which we’re declaring National Real Hair Day! We welcome everyone to go natural with me!”
I’m rocking my new red hair, without my extensions. I feel naked, but I’m going to do it!
Lets call this “National Real Hair Week” on Laurendoeshair.com!!
I think this is a great idea! I’ll be following up with this, along with posts all week about extensions, wigs, and more!
And to come:
A post from Eddie, who writes “A Guy’s Point of View”. He will be telling us what he thinks of Tyra’s real hair, and about fake hair in general. We KNOW men love long hair, but do they care if it is fake, or not? We will soon find out!
I have to admit, I’m very much excited for the newest season of The Hills… my favorite mean girl is back!! Kristin Cavallari, Laguna Beach’s infamous “bad girl” from the class of 2005, is now the newest cast member on The Hills.
Nylon Magazine featured her last month and I am just now coming across her fabulous photoshoot.
Kristin has been rocking extensions for the longest time. SHe first got them during the senior prom episode of Laguna Beach, saying she could only have one fake thing at a time (such as hair extensions and acrylic nails– a big “no no”)
This time, and ever since, KCav has clearly been wearing extensions, like every other starlette/reality tv star out there today.
But I have to say, after watching her in “Van Wilder: Freshman Year” this morning:
1. I’m loving this edgy/hippie look on her. The whole jean and tank top with no makeup look is totally tired on her. Sooo high school.
2. Also, mmmmaybeeee stick to reality shows and photoshoots, KCav… because that acting of yours…was…not…great…
As summer comes to an end (seriously, its been about 60 degrees here!), so does summer color.
As of this moment, I am in the process of coloring my hair back to my trademark fall color. I had a great run as a blonde for 8 weeks, but I’m ready to go back!
A few weeks ago, I did Shelly’s fabulous highlights to go with her new shorter do. Shelly has been a blonde for as long as I’ve known her, but she said to me that she might want to change her hair up this fall, and have some fun!
Is this Shelly’s last hurrah as a blonde? We will find out in a few months!
In the meantime, lets show off her icy cool blonde.
Ok, when I said to wear a big bow, I didn’t mean this big!
I saw this gigantic bow headband at For Love, and I just had to take a picture for you all.
Only Lady Gaga can pull this bow off.
Hope I made you smile!
-Lauren
When I walked into the salon this morning, I was told to try out a brand new product from KMS called Max Gel and Dry Xtreme Hairspray, the newest additions to the HairStay line.
The HairStay line keeps hair in place with a firm hold, yet it keeps it soft.
The natural ingredients are either pomegranate and pepper, or cranberry and pepper.
The line also includes a sculpting lotion, a stylign gel, a gel wax, a quick finish spray, a medium hold hairspray, and a maximum hold hairspray.
The Max Gel
This is the Max Gel:A quick drying, shine gel that provides lasting hold with extreme setting abilities. It will not build up or flake. (From my KMS product guide)
I was impressed by the hold that it gave my hair. It spiked up the back of my hair perfectly, and the best part was that my ahir wasn’t too hard after– it was soft and touchable. The gel itself had a weird smell to it, though. I would much rather have nice smelling hard hair than soft, raunchy smelling hair.
The Dry Xtreme Hairspray
This is the Dry Xtreme Hairspray:This ultra dry finishing spray provides intense shine with radical hold. (From my KMS product guide)
This hairspray was kind of fun. Similar to my firm hold lovers, Bed Head’s Hard Head and Joico’s ICE Blast, it literally froze my hair into place. But the best part was that my hair was not WET after. It was dry! However, my hands were very sticky, and the smell wasn’t appealing.
I would use this stuff for the good things I mentioned, such as the hold and the fact that my hair wasn’t hard and crunchy after, but with the smell and the stickyness, I would almost rather stick to my other favorites. I am a big believer in good smelling products!
However, I might change my mind through the rest of the day. Stay tuned! If it stays soft, yet firm, I might just have a new favorite. The smell might just be from applying it.
