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Monday, February 28, 2011

Redken's Saturday Runway Report from Milan: DOLCE & GABBANA with hair by Guido

At Sunday’s Dolce & Gabbana show in Milan, Redken Creative Consultant Guido finished Milan Fashion Week by creating two separate looks – one feminine, a Sicilian-inspired loose twisted chignon and the other a bit more masculine, a French twist quiff.  "The looks at Dolce & Gabbana were a classic play on femme fatale, where women played with their masculine and feminine sides, it is very fun and liberating.  The feminine look is how I would imagine a Sicilian woman to put her hair up for the day in a soft updo – very matronly and womanly."

Redken Products
-          Feminine: layer lift 07 length elevating spray gel + forceful 23 super strength finishing spray
-          Masculine: structure wax 17 classic styling wax + forceful 23 super strength finishing spray

Create the Look
Feminine:
-          Prep hair with layer lift 07 for extra body and volume and roll 4 large rollers in crown portion of head.
-          Take out rollers and create a big beautiful blow  with messy center parting to help prep for the updo making sure to blow dry the front bang portion forward over the forehead.
-          Lightly twist sections on either side until they meet in the back of the head and secure with pins.
-          Gather rest of hair and twist into a very loose chignon pinning into a swirled chignon.
-          Let bits fall out naturally around the face.
-          Finish with forceful 23 for added hold but spray lightly as to not look weighed down or heavy.

Masculine:
-          Prep hair with generous amounts of structure wax 17 classic styling wax.
-          Leave out a section at the front and pin this up into the 50s looking quiff.
-          Part on the side and gather hair at nape of neck and twist up toward top of head pinning as you go up. Until all hair is pinned in.
-          Pull out bits on the side just in front of the ears and let drop down 2 inches to create 'sideburns' and then secure remaining end of hair back into the rest of the updo.
-          Finish with heavy amounts of forceful 23 to hold the look in place.
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Stay tuned for Redken’s Runway Reports from Paris beginning Thursday, March 3!

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