Today is the perfect autumn day. The skies are blue, the temperature is crisp and the leaves are every shade of yellow, orange, red and green. Fall is my favorite time of the year. Fragrance is an important part of the season for me and it’s where I tend to favor more holiday-scented beauty products, [...]

PureOlogy provided some great tips to the hair trends that were seen on the red carpet Sunday night. The how-to’s are definitely worth sharing!
The top three trends as seen on the red carpet…
1. Timeless waves as seen on Kyra Sedgwick, Terry Hatcher, and Brooke Shields
2. Classic Chignon as see on Hayden Panettiere, Christina Applegate and [...]

Aveda’s Pure Abundance Hair Potion was used during New York Fashion Week Runway shows such as Alexander Wang, Preen and 3.1 Phillip Lim. Aveda has been gracious to host a giveaway on A Girl’s Gotta Spa! bequeathing 5 lucky winner’s with this innovative hair product, taking their magical hair product straight from the runway and [...]

Inspiration:
Inspired by a spring day in Paris, Catherine Malandrino’s collection reflects the ’40s and ’50s soft silhouettes that were feminine with an underlying edge.

The Look:
Elaborating on the 40s/50s era, the hairstyles evoke “rockabilly” flair by creating volume on the top of the head in a chignon and similar variations of this updo.
The Hair Color Story:
The [...]

One of the most exciting shows I went backstage for was Behnaz Sarafpour. The best part of getting backstage early is avoiding the chaos and getting more one to one time with the talents involved in making the models look spectacular. Not only did I get to really talk with Charlotte Tilbury from MAC, and [...]

When I was backstage at Diesel Black Gold checking out their makeup trends, I wandered over to their very photogenic lead hairstylist from Bumble and Bumble, Laurent Philippon, to learn more about the hair style for the show.
Laurent told me that the look was very contemporary with a strong sense of style. It’s rock and [...]