The Knot
Pennsylvania Magazine
Spring/Summer 2011
Tips from the Pros
Style secrets for creating and maintaining
the perfect wedding hair and makeup.
We’ve gone straight to the experts to find out their best tips for how to do everything — and we mean everything—to get the most out of your wedding hair and makeup. Whetheryou’re planning to look totally natural or all-out glam, here’s how.
Fight the frizzies
Good hair begins in the shower. “After you apply conditioner, reach for a paddle brush and work through your hair,” says Clinton. “Then rinse with cool water—this will help seal in moisture. When you get out of the shower, put in your usual products and that’s it. Don’t touch or brush your hair anymore — the less you mess with it, the better it is.”
Redken 01 Glass Smoothing Serum will keep your wedding
hairstyle shiny and smooth.
Get full hair
Even if you’re going to wear your hair straight, a pack of Velcro rollers should still be in your bridal beauty kit. Why? They’ll add volume. Start by separating your hair into three sections (a left and a right side and an area down the middle of your head). "Focus the rollers on the crown of your head and put three going down the middle section and one on each side,” explains Clinton. If you don’t have curlers, use a round brush when you blow-dry. With the hair wrapped around the brush, blast the dryer’s cool button for a few seconds to help lock in the volume.
Try the full line of Redken Body Full shampoos, conditioners and styling products
Avoid prom-like ringlets
Perfectly coiled tendrils look unnatural and feel outdated. For a soft, wedding-ready style Dar Clinton, an on-site hair stylist (Philadelphia, 215-495-2309), suggests rolling your hair around the curling iron instead of clamping it inside. She says to wrap a section of hair around the outside of the barrel, hold for three seconds and release. “When you’re done, go back and curl the end of each section either under or out—this makes the distinction between a finished and unfinished look.”
Kenra Platinum Hot Spray 20 works great, even for people who say their hair can’t hold curls.
“A pack of Velcro rollers
should still be in your
bridal beauty kit.”
Dar Clinton
An on-site hair stylist
Style switch?
What if I change my mind about my hair and makeup after the trial run?First, don’t have a meltdown. If you really want to change something, then change it. Call your stylist and makeup artist immediately and explain the situation. If you’re an indecisive person by nature, book a few appointments with your stylist and makeup artist for times like these —you can always cancel them if you don’t need them (keep in mind though that you may be charged a cancellation fee).If you’re particularly close with your stylist or makeup artist, send a little gift after the wedding for being so fantastic.
Trial and error?
Am I being too pushy if I bring a photo of what I want to my hair trial?
Pushy? Absolutely not! Most stylists love when you bring pictures of styles
you like—after all, your idea of “classic” might be totally different from theirs. Same goes if you mention celebs whose locks you crave. Actresses change up their looks so often these days, you might be visualizing a sleek redhead while your stylist sees a tousled blond ’do. In addition to photos of styles that you like, make sure you bring a picture of your dress along with the jewelry and hair accessories you plan on wearing—including your veil.
Dar Clinton
215-495-2309
darclintonhair.com
