Should Chelsea Wear Her Hair Up? Top Stylists Share Their Tips

by Melissa Goldberg
chelsea-wwwd When Women’s Wear Daily published a sneak photo of Chelsea Clinton arriving at Vera Wang’s midtown New York showroom earlier this week, the 30-year-old Ivy Leaguer was fully decked out in the traditional incognito garb of hat and sunglasses.

Floppy-hat-gate quickly ravaged the Internet.

Is the sun hat reflecting burning rays, or is it secret-service camouflage? Are the sunglasses shielding a fresh chemical peel in prep for the big day? Where’s the MOB with her matching floppy?

And most importantly — is there a rejected bridal hair trial stuffed underneath the big brim?

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We decided to have fun with the wedding-hair idea, and asked some of the top hair stylists across the country which updo they would recommend as the perfect choice for the country’s former first daughter.

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These stylists have worked on their fair share of celebrities, VIPs and perhaps even the future Mrs. Clinton-Mezvinsky.

Here, the stylists predict how the woman of the hour will look at the wedding of the year.

Wrapped Pony Updo

With a sleek Audrey Hepburn-like society girl feel, this wrapped and carefully tucked-in pony would show off Chelsea’s creamy complexion and features beautifully, says San Diego salon owner Jet Rhys. The streamlined silhouette doubles as a clever way to control thick hair prone to pouf’ing under a hot summer sun. “Chelsea is quite petite with a great, long and thick amount of hair. This look would showcase her neck and beautiful cheekbones,” says Rhys.

Expert Home Hair-Care Tips

There are many simple tricks that women can implement at home to keep their hair looking and feeling it’s best. Make sure to keep up on trips to your stylist, a trim every 6-10 weeks will ensure that even someone trying to grow their locks longer will have healthy, strong hair. Allowing hair to become dry and split will only halt the growing process because ends will break off at the same rate of growth up at the scalp. Biotin supplements are known to increase the strength and growth of hair and they can be found at local health food stores.

Anyone can create conditioning and detoxifying treatments at home with natural ingredients. Coconut oil is a great answer for dry scalp, skin and hair. Massage coconut oil in skin or scalp to add shine and moisture while also helping to relieve stress. The oil helps treat dandruff, dermatitis and psoriasis like a mineral oil without any of the adverse effects. For a detoxifying treat, combine 1 TBSP of lemon juice with 1 TBSP of white vinegar and combine with your shampoo when washing. Lemon cleanses hair and scalp while vinegar neutralizes build-up on both.

For at home styling, be sure to always hold your blowdryer at least 4” away from your head and keep the air flow moving to avoid over-drying or burning hair. Be sure to leave big color changes to the pros! Bleach, highlights and a jump from either end of the color spectrum can be very dangerous at home and can cause extreme damage. Look around locally for schools or training salons that offer discounted color services to models that are open to a supervised student performing their services.

In the end, try to avoid fighting your natural texture too much! Ask your stylist for products that are specific to your hair and for tips on easy styling at home, such as diffusing curls or quick blow-dry techniques. Try to keep big texture changes to a few times a month in order to preserve your hair!

Winter Hair Remedies

Here are some great solutions to winter hair and skin woes. I have included food, product and home remedies!

Food

-Add more Omega 3 fatty acids to your diet to help repair dry scalp and skin as well as dandruff. Eating more fish and adding flaxseed oil to a salad are easy ways to take in more Omega 3s.

-Bananas are a great preventative snack for split ends. Tryptophan, an amino acid and Vitamins B, C and E will help keep breakage away from your ends!

Products

-The Davines Nourishing Treatment line can help at home and in the salon. Use Davines Moisture Remedy Shampoo and Veggie Miracle Conditioner weekly to maintain moisture and shine in hair, as well as a light protection against fly aways. In the salon, ask for an LEI (Living Enzyme Infusion) Treatment to stop breakage in its tracks with active amino acids that fill in “pot holes” in the hair’s structure.

-Bumble and bumble Quenching line will restore a moisture barrier to hair, adding softness and strength to keep hair looking and feeling healthy! Use Quenching Masque weekly for 10-20 minutes and remove winter tangles with ease.

-Keratin Complex Smoothing Treatment by Coppola is like a facelift for dry, damaged hair! This 2 hour service provides softness and shine that lasts a minimum of 2 months while eliminating 95% of frizz. It also adds immense manageability by reducing at home drying time, making everyday styling a breeze!

At Home Remedies

-Coconut oil is a great answer for dry scalp, skin and hair. Massage coconut oil in skin or scalp to add shine and moisture while also helping to relieve stress. The oil helps treat dandruff, dermatitis and psoriasis like a mineral oil without any of the adverse effects.

-Massage full strength vinegar into scalp a few times a week to control dandruff and dry scalp, as well as removing build-up from products or environmental elements.

-To avoid winter hat hair, try a knit cap instead of stiff hats to prevent dents and flatness in hair. The flexible fabrics breath and stretch to accommodate hair styles.

-Using a humidifier at home will add moisture to dry air inside. Even inside the house air is made worse by cold temperatures and heater use

Brush Up

Jet Rhys shares her picks on the best brushes for all your styling needs.

Using the right hairbrush is just as important as using the right products. But, with so many types to choose from—round, paddle, boar bristle, plastic bristle—it’s hard to know what’s best for your hair. Giving you a cheat sheet for hairbrush shopping, San Diego based Jet Rhys, owner of the Jet Rhys salons in Southern California, scoured the market with a fine toothed comb to come up with her top picks for any style you choose.

Detangling

Look for a wooden paddle brush that will offer gentle detangling without breakage. Jet loves the Aveda Wooden Paddle Brush with extended bristles that stimulate and massage the scalp and reduces stress to the hair for knot-free hair.

Straight, Sleek and Shiny

Sebum, a natural conditioning oil, comes from the gland at the base of every hair. Using a bristle brush will pull the sebum from the scalp giving it strength, suppleness and a healthy sheen. For those looking for a Mason Pearson brush minus the hefty price tag, Jet recommends the Sonia Kashuk Tools Bristle Hair Brush. It even has a handle that is ergonomically designed to fit comfortably in your hand.

Blowouts

For smooth lengths and rounded ends, look for a big round brush that will give you grip and tension. For big, smooth, blowouts, Jet relies on the iTech Magnetic & Tourmaline Boar and Nylon Bristle Brush. It’s vented to help with faster styling and the mix of natural and nylon bristles give just the right amount of tension.

Volume Builder

Build volume at the roots by teasing the hair. Jet says to select a brush with boar bristles because they are gentle, yet effective and she likes the Monroe Teasing U brush.

Jet reminds that it’s also important to take good care of your brushes to make sure they last. Keep your brush clean by using another brush to pull out the hair—just brush over it with another brush and strands come out with ease.

Cut & Style: Score healthier hair while you sleep!

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Want healthier hair while you sleep? Try an overnight masque treatment! That’s the word from Jet Rhys of Jet Rhys Salons in San Diego, CA. “Your hair is just like your skin-it repairs itself overnight,” she explains. The style pro recommends Vegetarian Miracle by Davines; to use, shower in the p.m. and, when your hair is 80% dry, work in a light smear of the treatment from mid-shaft to ends. Cover your hair in a shower cap, placing three bobby pins on the base of the cap and two at the temples.

“Lie back on a towel placed over your pillowcase,” says Jet. “When you wake up, you’ll be amazed at how healthy and shiny your hair will be!”

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A day in the sun may be fun for you, but it can be torture for your hair. Try a keratin treatment. Jet Rhys, owner of the eponymous San Diego salon,
explains this leaves locks smooth and frizz free for up to four months. If that’s not an option, “nothing is more chic than tying a scarf around your head,” she says. “Plus, it controls flyways.” Another one of her favorite ‘dos? A side braid. Take this look into evening by undoing the braid, shaking out the waves, and setting them with Blow Blow Out Spray ($ 19.75).
Get beauty highlights. All of the top colorists are raving about L’Oreal Professional Inoa, a new ammonia-free, moisture-adding salon hair color. Says
Rhys, “I used to advise clients to colorless in the summer, but now I have Inoa. “Just be sure to protect your investment. “UV rays and chlorine bleach out color and zap moisture,” warns Rhys. She suggests spiriting in Rene Furterer Waterproof Moisturizing Fluid KPF 90 ($23) and pulling hair back into a sleek bun.

The Best Highlights for Your Hair Type

by Victoria Kirby

You choose your shampoo and conditioner based on your hair type. Same goes for your styling products and sometimes even your brushes and hot tools. But did you know that there are several different types of salon highlights, each of which flatters certain hair types or shades? Neither did we, until we spoke with colorist Jet Rhys of Jet Rhys Hair Salon in San Diego. She breaks down the lingo and offers tips on what to ask for at the salon.

Foil highlights. Even if you’ve never had highlights, you’re probably familiar with this approach. It’s ideal for women with fine hair, since the dye bulks up strands, while the increased dimension creates the illusion of fuller hair.

Balayage. Want highlights that don’t look like, well, highlights? This technique, in which the dye is painted on by hand (meaning no foils), is especially flattering on women with curly or wavy hair to create natural-looking streaks. On each section of hair, the color is applied lightly at the roots and gradually gets brighter toward the ends, which mimics the way hair would be lightened by the sun. It also makes for less obvious roots as the color grows out.

Slicing. When you really don’t want to look like you’ve been to a salon, this is the most subtle way to brighten your shade. These super-thin highlights are woven under the top layer of hair so the color peeks through. They’re a great option for someone who doesn’t want to be in the salon every six weeks for touch-ups, since there are no obvious roots as the color grows out.

Ribbons. Also called “blue ribbon highlights,” these are ideal for natural blondes. The highlights are created with a tint instead of bleach, so they’re gentler on the hair and create a less intense shade of blonde.

Do you speak the latest hair color lingo?

Are you asking for the right process at the hair colorist?

If your hair colorist told you she wanted to slice you, would you make a run for it?

Well, you shouldn’t — “slicing,” along with “ribbons,” and “shine lights” are merely the latest ways to get gorgeous locks.

As highlighting techniques have evolved, there are more modern ways to lace light through your strands, so that your face looks brighter and younger than ever. Some of these new techniques even feature the benefit of a more camouflaged grow-out, saving you both time and money.

Sounds amazing, right? Thing is, in order to experience this new technology, you’ve got to speak the lingo, so your colorist knows what you’re asking for.

StyleList caught up with Jet Rhys of the Jet Rhys Salon in San Diego for the skinny on these insider terms, so the rest of us can experience these new face-altering hair color tricks.

Slicing

The colorist isolates a very thin section of hair with a pick comb in order to highlight, so that they can get in very close to the root. The effect can be very subtle or dramatic, depending on how thin or thick the slices are. “Traditionally, you weave hair in and out with highlights. This method grows in more naturally since you can get close to the root, giving you more bang for your buck!” says Rhys.

Shine Lights

Super skinny sections of hair are colored to enhance your hair’s natural movement. Shine lights typically run two shades lighter or darker. and have the effect of making hair sparkle. “Sometimes adding lowlights can add a little sad cloud over your hair color. This technique instantly adds color to your skin and breaks up an over-lightened head of hair,” says Rhys.

Ribbons

Medium sections of hair are lightened randomly, resulting in a more artistic flair, instead of the regimented pattern of classic highlights. “This can give you a fabulously fierce highlighted look!” says Rhys.

Baliage

Hair color is carefully hand-painted freestyle — without foils — onto select strands for a naturally sun-touched look. “It’s a great way to personalize your color and it pairs amazingly with textured or wavy hair,” says Rhys.

Blonde on Blonde

This term describes slowly lifting a lighter hair color base to prevent brassiness, and the resulting need for bleach. “In the past, we would have to place so much bleach on the hair to remove the brass and it would strip away shine and health. The new technique is so gorgeous and touchable – like Nicole Richie’s beautiful buttery shade,” says Rhys. In order to pull off this subtler process, your base can’t stray too far from the shade mother nature gave you.

Unsurprisingly, Plastic Brushes Are Not So Awesome For Your Hair

by Petra Guglielmetti

I’m sure lots of you own hairbrushes made from plastic–they’re one of the most common options when you mosey on down the hair-tools aisle of the drugstore. (P.S. don’t you just love that aisle? All the cute accessories! The pretty colors! I can never make it out without at least a new pack of elastics.) According to one celebrity hairstylist, though, this particular genre of brush isn’t the best for your hair.

Hairstylist Jet Rhys points out that stiff plastic brushes can easily rip and break hair, and they also are more likely to encourage static. The alternatives: boar or soft nylon-bristle brushes (her favorite: the Denman Classic Styling Brush; see box below for this and other good picks). These styles might cost you a bit more, but it’s not like you necessarily have to shell out for a Mason Pearson. And tools like these last indefinitely if cared for properly.

What do you guys think: Would you ditch your trusty plastic hair tools in hopes of having less breakage and static? Or do you think they work just fine on you? Do any of you have non-plastic tools you love and want to recommend?

2010 Hairstyle Trends: Big Glamorous Hairstyles

by: Karen Marie Shelton
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Jet Rhys, founder of the fabulous Jet Rhys Salon in San Diego, California wisely provided a preview of 2010 Hairstyle Trends.

Jet pointed out “volume at the Spring 2010 runway shows ascended to new heights. Hollywood is also jumping on the glamorous new heights of hair.”

The result? Expect lots of big hair on the Red Carpets at the upcoming awards shows. Afterall, fashion drives hair trends and the Award Shows often follow closely behind the catwalks.

Jet noted “the advantage of up-up-and-away hair altitude is that it slims your face and elongates your body for a taller, more fabulous appearance.” Which of course is always a wonderful result.

How big will the 2010 hair be? Jet said “potentially a pre-stratosphere ceiling of hair.”

Of course with big glamorous hair your tresses will have special needs. Jet noted “longer, heavier hair needs a strong set to hold volume for an entire day—let alone all through the night.”

What to do? Time for a Jet Set, from Jet Rhys of Jet Rhys Salon, San Diego, California.

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She also explained “since most thickeners are heat-activated, speed blow-drying time by working strands’ undersides, then the surface, and finish with a large-sized Marilyn boar-bristle brush.”

Jet’s other big hair tips? “Steal a runway secret by curling your hair to create extra texture.”

For a Jet Set, “wrap four jumbo-sized hot rollers in the interior sections only—leave the hairline free.

Mist with a little spray and wait for rollers to cool completely before you unwind. The final touch for super sizing hair? Backcomb underneath the crown for a mega-volume boost, then smooth the surface for a flawless finish.”

“When keeping the sides up and away from your face, clip them up and mist on hairspray lightly,” adds Jet.

“Let the spray dry before ever-so-gently pulling the clips away.” For more fabulous types or to book an appointment, go to www.jetrhys.com

Top Four Hair Tips For Growing Out Bangs

by Eva Chen

So, update on the bang situation. They seem to be growing at the speed of, um, molasses (or whatever the opposite of the speed of light would be). Argh! Why is it that when you want your hair to grow, it doesn’t! So, I asked hairstylist extraordinaire Jet Rhys for some tips. Here, her wisdom: “Here are my four ideas for dealing with bangs when you’re growing them out!

#1 Pin Em’ Back!
Brush the bangs back toward the back of your head. Then, push them forward so they pouf up a bit and bobby pin at the crown. Swipe on pomade or gel to smooth flyaways.

#2 Do the twist!
Pull your bangs up, give them a twist, pin to one side and spritz with spray!

#3 The split and tuck
Part damp hair down the middle, coaxing your bangs away from your face. Draw back on each side bobby pin about two inches from your forehead then just slide the rest of the hair over the telltale pins. It’s a clever little trick!

#4 Sweep them up and away.
Work gel into damp hair and blow dry it straight back. Comb hair into a low ponytail,pin mist hairspray to keep them blended.

Little tips:
Neaten bangs with hair powder to create a bit of volume. Or, blow dry your bangs on the other side. This will re-invent your look.

Hair grows about a 1/2 inch per month so you will have your bang freedom in a month or two.

They have the most adorable feather headbands now for fall. The trick is to camo your bangs by wearing the band close to your forehead–this will draw attention to the headpiece not your grown out bangs!”

Jet’s Take On Summer Blondes

Hello my fellow beauty connoisseurs:

The color temperature is rising, and blondes are scorching for summer! Whether it’s highlighting, slicing, paneling or all over color, let’s freshen our blondes up, or better yet, reinvent them. I have to admit it, there is just something about a blonde! She has the ability to morph into whatever she wants, whether it be chic, glamazon, mom, even a social climber. Also, having been a blonde myself once or twice during my fab career, I can actually say blondes really do have more fun!

I am a true believer that any woman can be a blonde. The key is to make sure it’s the right blonde for that person, and the integrity of the hair will be fabulous. It’s a great feeling when your client trusts you in your consultation; you can feel her braveness in trying a new look, and it will completely transform and inspire a new way of looking at herself from head to toe.
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At Jet Rhys salon, our theme for summer is “I wanna be blonde!” We’ve even created some fun new techniques for blondes. The Outliner features smartly outlined sections in contrasting blonde tones, which works with the hair’s natural movement. Fuzzy Logic softens your color focus with a fusion of shades that intermingle with each other. This is a great service for clients that are shy about taking the plunge. Color-Pop is subtly outlined and colored in shapes. This is a beachy keen way to keep your blondes popping through the summer.

Color is a huge investment, so we’ve also been seeing great results in speaking to our clients about how to keep their blonde hair shiny, not dry. We make sure they use the best shampoo and conditioner and encourage them to indulge in a treatment every time they have their color done. Teach clients to think of their fabulous color like a cashmere sweater; you can’t just throw it in a washing machine. Have them take a little extra time with their new blonde beacuse the more they treat it with kindness, the more fabulous it looks!

Cheers, Jet