CHI Spring 2008 - (Page 54) start the year with a minimakeover wearing a side fringe that they tuck behind the ear. If that’s your current style, adding a crescent of color to those bangs will give your hair personality.” Tuggle likes to sprinkle in some blonde under darker mahogany or mocha layers. “We flip over small sections of hair at the part line, place panels of highlights on the hair under those sections and flip the darker layers back over the new highlights,” Tuggle explains. “The highlights are just a couple of shades lighter than the rest of the hair; they show up when you move your head and the hair bounces.” If you’re already blonde, go in the opposite direction—drop in under-lowlights. With any hair shade, you always can go dramatic with under-layers of reds and violets. They’ll peek out from a ponytail, making working out all that much more flirtatious. Tuggle advises, “Get some color in your hair and join the gym! Start the new year right.” Great finishes make great starts According to Piercy, this year’s fabulous hair takes on a variety of textures. One great hair product to experiment with is the new CHI® Molding Clay Texture Paste. Use it to mold, shape and separate your layers. And think big! “If you’ve been wearing your hair down on the face, try volume,” Piercy suggests, adding that this is the season to embrace your waves and curls. “When my hair has movement, I feel so much more lively! When it’s flat, I feel flat.” Whether you’re going for straight and sleek or flippy and wavy, both stylists recommend a whole new way to dry your hair. “The CHI® Wet-to-Dry Ceramic Hairstyling Iron is phenomenal,” notes Piercy. “My clients love it. The iron offers manageability, especially for coarse and thick hair and for people who live in a humid environment.” Tuggle agrees, “My clients have been going insane with the CHI® Wet-to-Dry Ceramic Hairstyling Iron. It’s been one of the most innovative tools in recent years. You can take damp hair and straighten or curl it without damaging the hair. When you clamp it onto the hair, you do hear a sizzle, but there’s no damage.” Tuggle and Piercy say some people have completely replaced their blow dryer with the iron, since it dries hair in about half the time. “You can get creative with this tool,” Tuggle says. “With a bob, you can smooth it out and take it under. To achieve volume, take bigger sections and don’t clamp it down to the root.” The tool is even appropriate for hair as short as five inches long, according to Piercy. continued 54 Volume IV, Issue 14
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