The geniuses behind your favorite looks: hair edition

What do your favorite celebrity hair and makeup looks have in common other than the fact that the women wearing them are all gorgeous? Some of these looks were created by the same stylist!

This blog is an ode to 3 hairstylists who are single-handedly responsible for some of the most memorable hair moments on the red carpet. Take a look and fantasize about who you would hire with unlimited funds and access...

Adir Abergel

Renato Campora

Mark Townsend

So who's your fave? Mull that over while you wait for our second installment... the makeup edition. 

Photo credit (top to bottom, left to right): Gwyneth Paltrow, Reese Witherspoon, Sandra Bullock, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Jessica Alba, Kate Winslet, January Jones, Jennifer Lawrence, Lea Michele, January Jones, Diane Kruger

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Everyday Makeup Musts

Here at TheStylisted, we love helping women look their very best when it matters the most. I personally love getting dolled up and will allocate a lot of time for hair and makeup for special occasions. Every other day of the year is a completely different story. Most days I don’t have the time or the energy to go all out, but I do know that a little makeup can go a long way in how I look and feel. It is with this look good, feel good mantra in mind that I have perfected my morning routine. Give me just 4 minutes and I can go from I-hope-I-don’t-run-into-anyone-I-know to where-are-all-the-babes?

Before I get into what my 4 minutes look like, I’ll share what I found on celebrity everyday beauty routines. Some quick stats: Olivia Wilde, 10 minutes; Jessica Alba, 5 minutes; Katy Perry, 90 minutes!

An Everyday Von Teese

My favorite is Dita Von Teese’s routine – she’s mastered her hair and makeup and has some amazing tips. Here are the highlights from a great interview she did with XOJane (full interview here!).

Time: 20 minutes (includes hair and makeup)

Products Used: Miracle Skin Transformer, a touch of foundation or concealer where needed, a sweep of powder (favorite: MAC Mineralize Skinfinish), a touch of blush, a sweep of ivory eyeshadow, mascara on curled lashes, matte red lipstick

Advice: “I believe that the keys to maintaining glamour and not being late for things is to prioritize, focus, and practice…I advise every woman to learn and practice a chic, simple updo that you can do anytime, anyplace. I can do it without even looking in a mirror!”

OK, back to my routine...

Time: 4 minutes

Products Used: Concealer/foundation only where I need it (Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow by Benefit), bronzer (Hoola by Benefit) applied with an Eco Tools brush, eyebrow pencil (Instant Brow Pencil by Benefit), a little color on the cheeks (Nars blush or Nars matte multiple), mascara (Maybelline Volum'Express)

Advice: Your goal should be to look makeup-less to an untrained eye. I apply just enough mascara to make my lashes darker, without looking like there’s goop on them.

How long does it take you and what are your essentials? Discuss!

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What We Love This Wednesday

1) Karl Lagerfeld's Anti-Selfie Statement

"They are this horrible thing where you are distorted. The chin is too big, the head is too small. No, this is electronic masturbation."

We have to go ahead and agree here (though we’re not totally sure what he means by electronic masturbation?).  Feels good to have the authority on cool back us up.  Yes, much of our selfie hatred stems from bitterness after a plethora of selfie-fails.  We’ve seen this video—we know it can be done.  Just not for us.
It starts when a friend asks to see your new haircut.  You’re walking home alone so you casually stretch that arm—everybody’s doing it—and snap what you just assume will be a gorgeous picture (because your hair is looking sharp, and let’s be honest, that’s usually the problem).  Upon review, you find that you look really tired, your face is asymmetrical, and when you smile, you look like a 6 year old pageant queen vying for the Grand Supreme.  (Just us?)   You hope it’s a onetime deal, but upon experimentation—lighting, angles, filters—you realize there’s no hope.

So thank you, Karl.  If you say they’re horrible, we say they’re horrible.  Let’s just all vow to stop trying.

2) Spring has sprung!  We’re going darker. (And we’re not talking about our tans)

Pastels abound, but when it comes to picking a spring shade, we love the element of surprise. When every other girl in the nail salon is laser focused on the spectrum of pinks and whites, we’re heading for black’s, blues, and dark purples.  
This applies to our lip shade, as well.  Before we all soak in some (much needed) vitamin D, pair your sunlight deprived winter skin with a deep sangria red (try NARS Satin Lip Pencil in Palais Royal) for a gorgeous contrast.
                                  

3) Crispy Green Freeze Dried Fruit

3pm snack time just got super fun.  Or maybe it’s been fun for a while and we’re just catching on. 
In a perfect world, we’d get the after school snack urge and grab an apple without fail.  But being the imperfect gals that we are, sometimes we’d much prefer a bag of chips (or a Handi-Snack, but we’re too old for that).  Crispy Green is helping solve this dilemma with individual servings of freeze dried fruit.  True story- I loved the treat so much, I looked into buying a freeze dryer…they’re expensive.

An individual bag is only 40 calories (and a little under $1.50 at Whole Foods) and won’t quite fill you up, but it’s a great hold-over ‘til dinner if you’re not wildly starving.  I intend to make my way through all the fruit options by next week.  Get on board, friends!  Swimsuit season is fast approaching.

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