Whether you're a fan of Lea Michele or not, you had to be a fan of her SAG Awards look as I thought she totally recovered from her Globes catastrophe! I was honored to talk to her makeup artists immediately after her prep last night about what she would look like on the red carpet and now I have the scoop on her sexy, smooth hair from her stylist, Mark Townsend for Dove.
Like her makeup artist, Melanie Inglessis said, "To compliment Lea's Versace gown, we wanted the look to be soft and sexy," Townsend commented. He gave her touchable blowout with sexy front pieces that swept over her face.
1. Start with a large dollop of mousse on damp hair and blow dry with a round brush. Townsend used Dove Style+Care Nourishing Amplifier Mousse.
2. Once blow dried, take a dime sized amount of serum like Dove Frizz-Free Shine Cream-Serum (available March 1st) and work it through the hair for shine and separation. Tip: Warm it up between your palms before spreading it through your locks to warm it up for better distribution.
3. Pull your hair into a loose bun and finish getting ready. This will give your hair a natural, loose wave.
4. To give it a second day look, spray a beach spray like Oribe Apres Beach Spray all over and shake it out.
5. Finish with a lightweight styling spray.
Some of the most stylish and influential A listers attend the Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art each year and this year you would have thought the theme was "Ladies in Red."
Gisele Bundchen, Donna Karan, Doutzen Kroes, Dianna Agron, Lea Michele and Saoise Ronan were just some of the women donning the hue. My three favorite were Lea Michele in Escada, Gisele Bundchen appropriately in McQueen and Doutzen Kroes in Giambattista Valli. I have to say though, I think Gisele takes the cake here.
Ever one to make a bold fashion statement, Kim Kardashian has been spotted recently sporting bangs. I’m amazed by how drastic Kim is willing to go looks-wise- like last year, when she went from her trademark long dark locks to blonde. And to me at least, bangs are just as much of a serious commitment as a new hair color, since they completely transform one’s look and require different types of styling.
Well, Kim’s new bangs almost had me fooled….until I found out they weren’t actually real! Kim has been wearing clip-in bangs, Hollywood’s latest hair fad that has also been seen on the likes of Lea Michele and Jessica Simpson. If you’ve always wondered how you would look with bangs but aren’t ready to hit the scissors just yet, these bangs are the perfect solution.
One starlette stood out amongst the rest on Sunday night at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, Glee's Lea Michele. Classic perfection. Her navy, silk Oscar de la Renta gown complimented her figure, yet the ruffles at the bottom made it a red carpet stunner. With such an elegant look complimented by over 400 carats of Lorraine Schwarts mesh jewels, I was glad to see the birthday girl left her hair down. Everything worked.
“Lea wanted her hair to look touchable and super modern, and full hair with lots of volume and a bit of roughness was perfect against her flawless gown” said her stylist Mark Townsend.
I can't get enough of Glee's Lea Michele lately and it seems like the rest of the world can't either. Last night at the Teen Choice Awards, the bombshell looked more than fabulous in a short, sequin Naeem Khan dress paired with nude Fendi wedges and a Dior clutch, but what really caught my attention was her sex kitten hair. The nominee's bodacious curls were done by Mark Townsend who gave me the step-by-step.
“Lea and I often pull inspiration for her looks from a variety of fashion, beauty and Hollywood imagery. But for the Teen Choice Awards, Lea was the inspiration," commented Townsend. "She’s young, modern, smart and sexy and her look really reflected that sensibility. It was a bold choice – we’ve never done this kind of super volume before, but it looked gorgeous."
