The Easiest Way to Boost Your Hair Color

How great do you feel after getting your hair color done?  Refreshed and renewed, dying my hair a richer shade of brown always adds an extra bounce to my step.   In between color appointments, I have a recipe for radiance that keeps the shade and tone in check.  Want to make your hair color look fresh for longer?  Here's the easiest way to give it a boost – no salon needed.

I start by using Catwalk by Tigi Fashionista Brunette Shampoo & Conditioner daily.  They help to reduce any brassy, reddish tones that come out after a few weeks and keep my color intense and hair shiny by depositing a bit of color each time.  There's also a set of shampoo and conditioner for blondes that deposit violet hues onto the hair to keep it vibrant.  But sorry redheads and everyone else, that's as far as the collection extends for now.

Then, once a week I use John Frieda Color Refreshing Gloss for Cool Brunettes, which is an in-shower gloss-like treatment.  I mentioned on my Instagram recently, that this is one drugstore product I actually buy when I run out.  As a beauty blogger, I'm fortunate enough to not have to purchase products that often.  But when I get hooked, I get hooked.  While I'm a huge fan of getting professional glosses in-between colors, this gets the job done, too.  No salon visit required.  Like the shampoo and conditioner, it deposits color at a more intense level to counteract brassiness and keep your shade rich.  Once a week I leave it on my damp, clean hair for about five minutes and rinse.  This collection is available for brunettes, blondes and redheads, and also comes in warm and cool tones, so you can get the perfect match.

Don't dye your hair?  Lucky b*tch.  You can still use these products to enhance your hair color or try using a clear gloss like Rita Hazan's Ultimate Shine Gloss, just to boost your shine game.

Helmut Lang Creates A Head Banging Party

As soon as I stepped into Pier 57 for the Helmut Lang show, I knew I was in for a treat. The studio looks like an abandoned warehouse and Helmut Lang took full advantage of it. There was loud music blaring before any of the guests walked in to set the tone for the day. The hair and makeup played right into the very cool atmosphere. The makeup look was thought up by Lisa Butler and executed by Cory Bishop, both from Temptu. Their watchwords were "sporty chic."  The duo wanted to create a face forward aggressive girl with attitude. To make the brow and eyes strong, they airbrushed the girls from the eyebrow (blonde) to the eyelid (brown).

They finished the eyes with black, waterproof mascara. To keep up with the active feel, they kept the face and lips dewy with sunset glow on the cheeks and a hydrating lip balm in VIP.

Paul Hanlon, the adorable hair genius for TIGI, wanted to invent a look for the girl who had spent the whole night headbanging at a concert. Definitely a little bit sweaty and greasy with plenty of spunk. The finished product was an unkempt, deconstructed knot. He began by spraying the whole head with TIGI Session Series' Salt Spray to take out the softness. Then, section by section, he ran Session Series' Styling Cream through the hair (an entire bottle per girl!). The hair was then fingercombed back into a messy ponytail. From there it was split into two big sections and tied like a shoelace. Right before the girls step foot on the runway, they got sprayed with Session Series' shine spray.

Definitely a fun look to try, especially on humid days when my hair won't do anything right. Word to the wise; to avoid looking dirty instead of cool, skip the styling cream and use mousse instead. It creates the same look without being too greasy.

Viva La Mexico at Mara Hoffman

 

Bold, bright prints were all the rage backstage at Mara Hoffman and the inspiration –Mexico. To compliment these eye-catching patterns Nick Irwin, TIGI's European Creative Director, incorporated colorful material by weaving it into high top knots that elongated the models faces.  To make it runway worthy, he added texture with crimped synthetic hair, braided with the patterns weaved right in.

To create the look at home, place your hair in a high ponytail wrapping a piece of ribbon into it and braid it using the ribbon as the third strand.  Wrap the braid into a top knot and voila!  For hold you can use Work It Hairspray from the Catwalk Sessions Series by TIGI.

For the makeup, Lead Makeup Artist Lottie for Make Up For Ever wanted to showcase strong powerful women, in this case Mexican mothers.  By focusing on the contours of the face and creating strong brows like artist, Frieda Kahlo (sans the unibrow).  Lottie showcases the contours by brushing Make Up For Ever Shadows in #76 and #98 in the hollows on the cheeks in a circular motion moving outward.  She highlighted and illuminate complexion using Star Powder in #902 and #974.  Lottie shared a great tip for girls at home, to create depth and a sculpted wet look you can use Vaseline on your eyes by dabbing on the eyelids up to the brow.  Can't wait to try it at home!

Go Backstage at Walter

In the undying words of lead makeup artist and creator of the eponymous makeup line used backstage at the Walter show during New York Fashion Week, “Not to prime is a crime!”  Of course, by “prime,” Napoleon Perdis was referring to the application of foundation primer underneath the models’ makeup to create a smooth palette and a soft glow to the face. The focus of the show was a good girl/bad girl dichotomy: “The theme is masculine/feminine, militaristic, tough yet girly,” noted a visibly excited Perdis.  To achieve this look, the styling team focused on creating clean complexions, eyes rimmed with black and shaded with blue, barely-there blush, and a strong but not overstated lip.  This season, the boldly hued lip has been a key makeup trend across the board.  When asked if he has any DIY tips for our readers at home, aside from his insistence on priming, Perdis pointed out, without hesitation, “Mascara first, always!  This way, if you get the rest of your face dirty, you can clean up before you apply the rest of your makeup.”

In keeping with the good versus evil premise, lead hair stylist Whitney Bliske of Toni & Guy used a myriad of Tigi products to create structured hairstyles that still managed to retain a sexy, feminine movement.  Most girls sported simple pony tails, placed high and with a bit of a controlled messy look and some height at the crown; for many, a section of hair was wrapped around the hair tie, or with “mushroom-colored bows for the brunettes and black bows for the blondes,” to add a girly touch to a tightly pulled back, sporty look, explained Bliske.

The common link between all the up-dos at Walter?  High shine.  This was achieved through prepping the hair with Tigi’s “Your Highness,” a styling must according to Bliske.  Her insider advice to getting the catwalk look yourself: “Never try to flatten out the bumps after you’ve already made the ponytail.  Work it all out with your fingers and gather the hair, then fasten.”  Considering the countless number of times I have succumbed to this exact faux pas, her advice was duly noted!

-JD