Celebrity Hair Styles: 25 Best Tips for Sexier Hair

4. Want an instant shine boost and a sleek style without static and flyaways? Put your conditioner in the fridge before use, says Jet Rhys of Jet Rhys Hair Salon in San Diego, CA. “At a lower temperature, conditioner instantly seals the cuticle.” Her fave: Sojourn Conditioner Moisture with keratin cashmere protein.

5. The Middy–or mid-length, swingy bob–is your best go-to cut, says Rhys: “It’s like the little black dress of haircuts.” That’s because it works for any texture, and uses minimal layering to frame the face. The blunt ends should be slightly concave to add more movement. That way, you can go wide at the sides without looking matronly or having curly locks turn into a bubble.

Real Simple: Beauty Guide

mousse
SERVING SIZE: A GOLF BALL
The quantity shown here is enough to work through medium-length hair; modify as necessary. For easy spreading, liquefy the product by rubbing it in your hands, then pull it through damp hair. If your strands are fine, thinning, or layered, focus on the roots to “add guts without weighing hair down,” says Jet Rhys, the owner of Jet Rhys Hair, a salon in San Diego. The heat from your dryer will activate the product’s polymers to produce fullness and control.

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Up and Away

When you’ve had it with your hair in the heat and humidity, a headband is the most refreshing solution.

Once the province of senators’ wives and schoolgirls, headbands are no longer for the prim. In fact, the latest pieces are distinctly loose and flexible, with little to non of the stiff look and scalp-pinching feel of their predecessors. “Headbands are as versatile as a piece of jewelry,” says Jet Rhys, a hairstylist in San Diego. They’re also practical, offering a way to keep strands out of your face, not to mention hide grays or oily roots. On hot days, they’re good for mooring buns and other off-the-neck styles, making relaxed updos look considered rather than slapdash. And they tamp down frizz. Headbands may have loosened up, but they still have things under control.

Easing Their Grip

Head wraps are sleeker (and more comfortable) than rigid headbands. Here are our top picks.

The Skinny
“Thinner head wraps are more understated,” Rhys says. So go for a thin one to emphasize your hairstyle.
1. L. Erickson Ivy head wrap, in Silver/Gray, $18, franceluxe.com.
3. Jennifer Ouellette Forehead Memory headband with pleated satin, $65, jenniferouellette.com.
4. L. Erickson Sateen head wrap, in Beige, $14, franceluxe.com.
6. Pluma “Jo” Bronze Studded headband, $45, plumashop.com.
8. Jennifer Ouellette Satin Elastic Plait headband, $50, jenniferouellette.com.

On The Wide Side
“Thicker head wraps and scarves make more of a statement,” Rhys says. Plus, they’re great for controlling frizz, masking gray of oily roots, and managing hair during a growing-out phase.
2. Jennifer Behr silk satin head wrap, in Pewter, $82, jenniferbehr.com.
5. J. McLaughlin Palm Spring silk sash, in Off White/Navy, $55, jmclaughlin.com.
7. Sue Maesta wide headband, in Black, $8, rickysnyc.com.

Celebrity Hairstyles: Sexy Hair Secrets

Want to tress sexier? Here’s how, courtesy of Jet Rhys, owner of her namesake salon in San Diego, CA.

1 Embrace your natural texture. Whether your hair is straight or curly, don’t fight it, flaunt it!

2 Avoid ultra-styled cuts. Harsh lines and angles make you look dated, but “seamless, non-choppy layers are gorgeous,” says Rhys.

3 Get over your flat iron addiction. Sexy hair has lots of amazing movement, bounce and swing, while all-over flat-ironing gives you an unnatural, wig-like look.

4 This season, it’s all about texture. To get a bedhead-sexy look like Malin Akerman’s, wrap sections around a large curling iron.

5 Volume is hot! To pump it up, apply volumizer to your roots and blow-dry hair upside down.

6 Need an easy, sultry night look? Look no further than the ponytail. Tie it off at the nape, mist the tail with light hairspray and smooth on glossing cream. “The spray helps the cream stick, so hair will look super-sleek.”

Women’s Day: Age-Defying Style

Mid-Length

with face-framing layers

How it Takes Years Off:

“On most women over 40, long hair that’s all one length tends to drag the face down, partly because hair thins as we age,” says Jennifer Lawrence, senior hairstylist at the Louis Licari Salon in New York City. “A mid-length style with strategically cut layers softens and frames the face, and is more sophisticated and sexy.” Jet Rhys, stylist and owner of Jet Rhys Hair Salons in San Diego, says, “This is the perfect length for almost any face shape or hair texture.”

What to Ask For:

A mid-length bob (no longer than the collarbone) with some longer layers hitting at the cheekbone or jawline.

Style Tip:

Twist damp hair into a loose knot, let it dry, undo the knot and let hair fall into soft, natural waves. The movement of layers will distract people from things like crow’s feet.

space

Brow-skimming,

Sideswept

Bangs

How it Takes Years Off:

“Bangs are better than Botox,”jokes Rhys. “They add youthfulness to your face, hide fine lines on your forehead, play up your eyes, draw attention to your cheekbones and give any old hairstyle a new look.” Even if you have curly hair, adds Lawrence, your can easily blow-dry a front section to make it look smooth.

What to Ask For:

Have your stylist point-cut hangs just below your brow to create a chunkier texture; avoid a heavy Cleopatra bang that’s cut straight across. “A longer fringe cut at a slight angle, swept over to one eye, gives a nice symmetry and softness to the face,” says Rhys.

Celebrity Hairstyles: Flatter Yourself!

Jet Rhys offers some suggestions on which cuts flatter different facial shapes.

The Heart face looks great in a swingy collarbone-length cut with long layers and soft, side-swept bangs that hit the eyebrows.

The Square face is accentuated by cuts and bangs that are too blunt or angular. Opt for above-the-shoulder layers with wispy fringe and face-hugging pieces.

The Round face looks best in bobs that fall just below the chin and layers that kick off the face. To be avoided: Very short, choppy cuts without hair around the face.

The Diamond face is complemented by face-framing layers and softly rounded, blended bangs. Stay away from longer hair, which closes the face in with the narrow forehead.

The Oblong face needs layers. Try a long look styled off the face using a round brush for width. Strong bobs can make the face look longer if they’re too short.

Health: Erase 10 Years from Head to Toe

Give your hair a boost

Hair naturally thins as you get older, so anything you can do to counteract that process will help you stay gorgeous. Volumizing shampoos are great, but the most effective (and quickest) youth boost comes courtesy of a volumizing spray gel, like Pantene Pro-V Fine Hair Spray Gel Root Lifter (below, $4; drugstores). “These sprays are like a collagen injection for your hair,” says Jet Rhys, owner of Jet Rhys Salon in San Diego. They key, Rhys notes, is not to spray it all over your crown but to get it onto the underside of your hair, near the roots.

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Revive Color

“Monochromatic color ages you,” says Jet Rhys, owner of Jet Rhys salons in San Diego. The fix: Ask your colorist to weave in three or more shades—especially skin-brightening caramel or honey—around your face.

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San Diego Luxe Services

San Diego Luxe Services: What do you get when you combine a world-class colorist and image-making guru with a precision haircutter and global educator? Jet Rhys Salon in San Diego! Jet and Rhys, the salon’s co-owners, have taught on stages around the world, styled at A-list events (like the LA screening of Julia Robert’s film, “Duplicity”) and satisfied thousands of local style aficionados. Now, thanks to demand for both them and their highly trained staff members, they have recently opened a second location.

One of the best kept secrets of women with come-hither hair, Jet and Rhys frequently work behind the scenes, creating the money shots of those glossy, swingy manes for national television and print and ads of companies like Revlon, Pantene and L’Oreal. Renowned educators, they have taught other professionals on stages in Japan, Mexico, Australia, the United States and Europe, and worked for color manufacturers, including Wella and L’Oreal. Both are Vidal Sassoon trained (Jet was the salon’s former New York Color Director while Rhys is a former Vidal Sassoon Art Director), and when she worked in New York and London, Jet colored the hair of Vidal himself.

Their eclectic, creative, San Diego salon is as welcoming and relaxing for celebrities as it is for their diverse clientele. Known as the beauty destination of those in the know, it’s one of the rare salons where the staff is as highly trained in their respective specialties as they are in business, client care and etiquette.

The Hillcrest salon is just as chic and stylish as the new Solana Beach location, and is located at 3846 Fifth Avenue in San Diego, CA. For more information, visit www.jetrhys.com or call 619-291-7511.

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“Hair static is caused by dryness,” says fashion hairstylist Jet Rhys. She recommends using L’Oreal Source de Richesse shampoo and conditioner ($23 and $33, lorealprofessionnel.com), which fight free radicals that cause static. Finish with a smoothing product: Davines Momo Cream ($21, davines.com)” adds moisture without weighing hair down,” Rhys says.

WORLD AIDS DAY 2010: 500 Hairdressers unite against AIDS.

Ted Gibson, Jason Backe, Kaz Amor, Tracey Cunningham, Doug Macintosh, and Johnny Wright attend Hairdressers Against AIDS U.S. Launch At The United Nations at United Nations on November 30, 2010 in New York City. Photo: Bennett Raglin/WireImage for Hairdressers Against AIDS

By Grace Gold

Over 500 hair stylists have invaded the United Nations for a cause far more urgent than just your typical bad hair day intervention.

Today, kicks off the United States launch of Hairdressers Against AIDS, a joint venture between L’Oréal and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which urges stylists to use the often intimate, tell-all relationships they have with clients as a jumping point to educate them about AIDS prevention, testing and available treatment resources.

“The longest relationship I’ve ever had with a man has been with my hair stylist, Garren,” said Allure Editor in Chief Linda Wells, to the laughs and knowing smiles of the room filled with hairdressers who had flown in from all parts of the country to support the cause.

It’s that uniquely special and loyal relationship that often deepens over years that allows hairdressers in particular to be very effective advocates, as they can gab details surrounding sexual activity that most women won’t even share with loved ones and partners.

“Today, information is the only vaccine against HIV,” said John Tedstrom, President and CEO of the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria.

L’Oréal higher-ups, government officials and AIDS educators who addressed the crowd emphasized that blasting through the stigma surrounding HIV and creating an open atmosphere for discussion could actually save clients’ lives.

The 500 stylists will brave downpour and windy conditions to descend upon Times Square, with a goal of creating one million conversations about HIV and AIDS with New Yorkers. The effort aims to spread awareness and curb the spread of death and disease in order to honor World AIDS Day.

Celebrity stylists like Ted Gibson, Jason Backe, Tracey Cunningham and Jet Rhys will be on hand to pound the pavement for the long day of aggressive volunteer work.

“AIDS isn’t talked about because women don’t want to feel tainted or associated with disease, it can seem dirty. But we have to spark the conversation — it can save lives. And listening to the speakers made me realize that I need to talk to my own two teenage boys about it,” Rhys told StyleList.

And the HIV positive Regan Hofmann — whose long flowing blonde locks and Ivy-league upper class upbringing seems to fly in the face of the stereotypical AIDS patient — said it was also her hairstylist who was the first to comfort her in the shocking aftermath of her fatal diagnosis.

“I was scared my hairdresser wouldn’t want to touch my hair again. But after sitting down for a shampoo and feeling him run his fingers through my hair, I felt safe and comforted in a way I wasn’t able to before,” said the Editor In Chief of POZ Magazine.

InStyle: 2010 Beauty Black Book

San Diego: Haircut
Jet Rhys Salon
437 S. Highway 101
(Solana Beach, Calif.)
619-291-7511
Regular Price: $45 and up
Fast fixes for regrettable cuts are Rhys’ speciality. Walk in with a mess of uneven ends and walk out with a just-below-the-chin bob that’s sleek and sophisticated.