We’ve enlisted the hair expert’s experts for everything we need to know about hair cuts, hair colour and hair care this summer season. Don’t miss a beat with our hair inspiration, expert tips and our favourite and the newest products to keep you cut, coloured and conditioned down to the very last strand!
by Anna McDougall
Barney Martin, hair expert and king of cuts reveals his hair trend predictions for the summer
“It’s think natural texture and long grown out layers… summer is a great time to go short and try something different!” said Barney.
“Hair is moving away from the Kardashian and Victoria Secrets bombshell look and moving towards a more unstated look, just like the fashion from the catwalks,” says Barney.
His top predictions include:
1. Geometric cuts are back! “This may be hairdressers ode to the late Vidal Sassoon,” Barney adds.
2. Texture cuts but with clean perimeters and tidy around the edges
3. Great Gatsby inspired short bobs
4. Short choppy fringes cut above the brows or to the other extreme big fringes
5. A contrast of either muted down colours following the economic downturn or bleach blondes with pastel tips following the dip dye trend
Colour
So how do we keep our tresses looking fabulous all summer, without compromising our colour?
David Babaii, whose celebrity client list includes Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, and Sarah Jessica Parker, gives these tips to maintain your lustrous locks at salon condition weeks after leaving the salon!
– Keep your hair in top condition with regular 6-week trims or even just a dusting! It’s all about maintaining your hair.
– Use styling products for your hair type and always use a great treatment product to nourish and protect colour.
– If you experience colour damage a colourist at a salon will tone the hair and colour-correct
– Bleach is extremely damaging to the hair so you need to get moisture back into it. Use an intensive treatment and make regular use of leave-in hair oil and in future, remember that if you’re making a dramatic change, you need to see a professional.
– Use an intensive treatment in place of conditioner for one week. Choose one that is keratin-based for strength, but that also has moisturising benefits.
To keep your colour Rescu. recommends David Babaii Colourmaxx Shampoo (RRP: $22.95 available online from https://www.davidbabaii.com and in store at Priceline, Terry White Chemists) infused with pequi, a fruit from Brazil that has been clinically proven to increase strand strength and fortify chemically compromised hair.
Aveda colour and hair expert Josh Barnett shares his insider hair tips and tricks – including what to ask your hairdresser before you make any drastic colour changes to your hair. This is hair advice every girl needs!
For hair colouring at home, we suggest the Schwarzkopf LIVE Shake It Up Colour Foam is an easy to use (not to mention super fun!) colouring system. Shake the ingredients like a polaroid picture (or martini shaker?) to create a thick, rick foam. The foam is enriched with strawberry extract to create long-lasting results and great smelling results.
RRP: $12.99 available from Woolworths, Coles, Priceline stores, independent retailers and pharmacies.
Condition
When it seems like the elements are against us, you’ve got to be prepared with your hair care survival kit. Here are Rescu’s top conditioning treatments to give your hair the life it deserves all summer!
Banish the brass! Because blondes have more fun, you’ll need something to make sure your hair behaves this summer, even when you don’t! bhave™ Bombshell Blonde Shampoo is infused with optical brighteners and colour-correcting pigments to neutralize brassy tones and clarify colour. Enriched with certified organic argan oil and keratin to refresh and bring renewed life back to tired blonde locks and faded highlights.
RRP: $32.95 selected hair salons nationally.
The Kerastase oils are back better then ever with your new style icon, Elixir Ultime Les Grads Crus. With luxurious replenishing extracts these fragrant oils come with all the benefits of a hair oil, plus blending the Oleo Complex Technology. You can’t go wrong with the collection as each oil is specifically designed for individual hair types.
RRP: $49.50-$55 for stockists call 1300 365 552 or visit www.kerastase.com.au
Take care of dry, brittle ends this summer with the John Frieda Full Repair Perfect Ends Deep Infusion. We love that this heat protection treatement absorbs into hair rather than acting as residue on top. The product contains Inca Inchi oil and is best for medium-textured hair.
RRP: $15.99 from Priceline, Target, Woolworths, Coles and selected pharmacy
Get the sunnies out and prepare for shine sublime with Professional Sebastian Trilliance Shampoo. With ingredients including rock crystal extract you can create your most dazzling hair foundation yet. The Trilliance shampoo with cleanse and polish hair to a natural diamond shine. Who said diamonds weren’t a girl’s best friend?
RRP: $34-$36 available from selected salons nationally. For stockists, call 1300 728 333
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