Our panel of pros offers its best tips for every tress type.

by Victoria Wurdinger

Why waste time fighting nature? We asked top salon pros how to make the absolute most of what you’ve got.

Fine Ideas

To add bounce, skip the brush, which flattens hair, and style with the pads of your fingers, says Jet Rhys in San Diego, CA. Start with damp hair and add a volumizer (try Phyto Phytovolume Actif Volumizer Spray) at the roots. “Set your dryer on high and massage your scalp clockwise all around. This expands the cuticle and boosts volume. Next, pop in a few large hot rollers on top layers only – they add movement, while keeping your look modern, not matronly.”

Thick Tricks

It’s all about the style! Jet Rhys likes a side-swept look that makes the most of what you’ve got. To create it, work a texturizer (try John Masters Organics Bourbon Vanilla & Tangerine Hair Texturizer) through dry hair with a boar-bristle brush. Then mist a little hairspray onto a vent brush and sweep it through the sides, tucking them behind your ears.

Straight Smarts

Get out the volumizing spray, like Bumble and bumble surf spray, which injects body and texture in minutes–just spray directly on dry hair and scrunch. Or, try two big braids. “Before going to bed, lightly mist surf spray into dry hair,” says Jet Rhys. “Split your hair down the center and create a braid behind each ear. In the morning, release the elastics and finger-comb. Finish with a little light spritz of L’Oreal Elnett hair spray.”

Another way to make straight hair simple and fresh is to try Jet Rhys’ undone bun. To create it, mist Redken Vinyl Glam 02 shine spray onto dry hair, then sweep it back with you fingers. Fasten it into an eye-level ponytail, then twist and wrap hair to make a bun and pin it into place.

Curly Girls

When classic spirals get boring, create a loose, less-defined look with Jet Rhys’ finger-combing technique. Work a lightweight anti-frizz serum through damp hair to detangle and separate curls–try Paul Mitchell Smoothing Gloss Drops. Next, flip your head over and apply a curl-activator like V05 Curvaceous Curls Styling Mousse. Then take haphazard sections and twist them like a rope, wrapping each one around your finger before pinning in place. Blow-dry using a low heat setting, unpin the twists and gently shake your ringlets loose.

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No diets here! Celeb beauty gurus share how to peel off the pounds with simple hair and makeup tips.

Do the Ombre

Jessica Biel, Alexa Chung and Rachel Bilson have all recently had a torrid love affair with it — the hair color trend known as ombre hair color. With a translation that means “gradation” in French, ombre describes the fade-out of dark roots to a lighter midshaft and ends. Some test social boundaries with a shocking difference in tone, while others go the softer route of subtle burn out.

“Celebrities love to color themselves skinny,” says celebrity stylist and San Diego salon owner Jet Rhys. “When you use different hues like in ombre, it creates shading and depth, which makes you appear thinner.” This is a look best captured in the chair at the salon, though with the low-maintenance color grow-out that’s designed into the style, you could actually end up saving cash in the long run. An ombre refresher will only be needed every few months (or even longer), instead of the four to eight weeks touch-up schedule that regular color requires to look fresh.

Bangs Away

Bangs can be a girl’s best friend; many rely on the playful style to disguise wrinkles and sunspots on the forehead, adding a sense of youthful vitality to the face. Careful, though: The way you cut your bangs can mean the difference between adding on or trimming down the pounds.

“Stay away from heavy, straight-across bangs – they make the face appear short and round,” says celebrity colorist Nicole Tresch of Rita Hazan salon, which counts Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Simpson and Mariah Carey among its clients.
Instead of blunt Bettie Page severity, go for a soft side-swept bang that caresses the cheekbone to elongate the shape of your face and figure. Or try a whisper-light style that ends between the eyebrow and upper eyelid, and gently varies in length as it runs across the forehead.

Flash Those Pearly Whites

It’s no wonder dazzling white teeth are synonymous with the Hollywood red carpet – a bright smile can make you look slimmer by instantly drawing the viewer’s gaze to the center of the face, says celebrity cosmetic dentist, Lana Rozenberg, D.D.S., who has brightened the smiles of some today’s top performers.

If a professional Zoom Whitening – which can cost several hundred dollars at the dentist’s office – is not in your budget, white strips are an under $50 option that yield quick and noticeable results. But remember, as some glow-in-the-dark celebrities have proven (we won’t name names), there is such a thing as too white. “If your teeth become brighter than the whites of your eyes, or turn sensitive and the edges transparent, it’s time to stop!” says Rozenberg.

Smoke It Up

Nothing says glamour quite like the smoky eye. Exotic devotees from Sophia Loren to Kim Kardashian have long worked an angular “cat’s eye” version that slims the face. The trick is to keep softer shades on the inner and center lid, and work deeper colors onto the outer “v” of the eye, ending in a dramatic flair at the edge that lifts up and outwards, says celebrity makeup artist Nicole Bryl, who counts Melania Trump among her regular clients.

Also, stick to forgiving charcoal grays and earthy browns instead of black, which can make the face look swollen and round if not blended completely.

Give Good Brow

You’ll never see a celeb grace the red carpet without carefully groomed and arched brows, as these natural face framers can make a tremendous difference in how slim or round your face appears – particularly in photographs.

A note of caution: “Brows that are too thin can make your face look too full,” says New York City brow guru Robin Evans. So, always tend towards the fuller side when shaping your brows. Use brow powder to fill in sparse areas and to fill out the arch and tail so that your features appear more balanced.

Also, stay away from rounding your eyebrow too much – you’ll not only look perpetually surprised, but your face will look heavier, says Evans. To prevent rounded eyebrows, make sure your eyebrow arch hits just past the pupil. A pen or pencil acts as a nifty guide; hold it where your nostril ends, and tilt diagonally so that it crosses over the center of your pupil. Where the marker hits on your brow is the ideal spot to form your arch.

Snip It Slim

Short cuts can look and feel sexy – just take a glance at any black-and-white of Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe. But if going shorter, you’ll want to stay away from the style that adds the most weight to the face by making you appear wider: the boxy bob.”If you’re getting a bob that hits at the chin or higher, make sure the bottom edges are tapered, so the sides look slim and you have more volume on top,” instructs celebrity stylist and New York salon owner Mark Garrison.
Another instantly slimming short style is the shag, which elongates the face and adds sex appeal with lots of choppy movement. The shag also offers the versatility to be cut anywhere from just below the chin to the collar bone, adds Garrison.

It’s All About The Contour, Baby!

Contouring – the makeup technique that uses dark powder to create angular shadows on the face – got a bad rap in the 80′s when bronzers came in one shade: orange. Today, you can look for a taupe-toned face powder that is matte and two shades deeper than your skin tone that will blend believably to mimic a true shadow.
“In makeup, darkness recedes, while lightness brings forward. When you darken certain areas, it pulls everything back to give your face a slimmer appearance,” says Mally Roncal, who has regularly worked her makeup magic on celebrities like Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez and Mariah Carey (and who we hear all love a little contour!).
Using a powder brush, blend your contour powder right onto the temples, and then sweep around the perimeter of the forehead into the hairline, for an instantly slimmer face. “To take away cheek puffiness, make a fish face and blend contour powder into the hollows of cheeks,” adds Roncal. And if a double chin has you down, start blending contour powder from behind the ear and along the jawline, blending down into the neck – a technique that Roncal uses regularly when prepping celebrities for the red carpet.

Mix Highlights with Lowlights

Hair highlights are a gorgeous way to enliven the face and make you look younger, and they can also be a powerful tool in shaving the look of pounds from your face.
In Beverly Hills, CA, where highlights abound, celebrity colorist and salon owner Michael Canale uses a specific technique. “Adding darkness around the face will add the illusion of a narrower hairline on the forehead, which makes you appear thinner by elongating the face,” says Canale. So, when placing highlights, you’ll want to make sure to add some contrasting lowlight pieces close to the face, which will sleeken your look and balance out the warmth of highlights.

Go for the Bronze

There’s a reason most people think they look better with a tan: bronze skin tone is instantly slimming, improves the look of spider veins and cellulite, and even accentuates muscle tone for a tighter, more fit appearance. Luckily, you can go tan anytime of the year (and without absorbing the sun’s dangerous UVA and UVB rays) by using one of today’s natural-looking self-tanning products.
Stylist expert Sherri Jessee prepares Miss Virginia USA to compete at Miss USA, which includes the pageant’s nationally broadcast swimsuit competition. For a slimming glow that looks like “the real deal,” she mixes equal parts Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs Spray Tan with body lotion (your favorite kind will do) and smooths over a freshly exfoliated body for subtle color that spreads and sets evenly. “It can take off ten pounds!” says Jessee.

Style It Sleek

There’s one style that’s guaranteed to slim anyone’s face, regardless of hair texture or face shape: the half up, half down.
“Pull your sides away from the face towards the back and pin it, which will allow your neck to show and create an elongation effect,” says celebrity stylist and Cutler Salon owner, Rodney Cutler, who has served as personal stylist to celebrities like Fergie, Jordin Sparks and Rachael Ray. A spritz of hairspray on the sides will help set and further sleeken the style, and you can experiment with backcombing the crown to add more height, which further sleekens the shape of your style.

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Styling A List Celebrities at Hollywood Movie Premiers & Events.
Jet Rhys has been the creative force behind glossy, swingy manes for national television & print ads. Jet Rhys has been published and featured in numerous Fashion & Beauty publications such as: Harper’s Bazaar, Allure, Vogue, O, and Celebrity Hairstyles. Jet Rhys is proud to have been selected for the premier event at the Shrine Auditorium to style the stars of the new hit TV shows.

You can have firm skin and a fit body, but if you hair seems worn out, so will the rest of you. Luckily, a few tweaks can turn back the clock on your locks.

Add bright highlights around your face.

Just like a dusting of bronzer perks up your skin, a few golden streaks scattered throughout the front section of your mane cast a subtle glow on your face, making creases less noticeable, says N.Y.C. salon owner Antonio Prieto. If you have breakage around your hairline, though, it’s best to skip lightening there, since delicate strands can fray even more during processing. Opt for ribbon-thin highlights under the top layer of your hair instead, suggests San Diego salon owner Jet Rhys.

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Just like the rest of us, celebs make occasional style missteps, and Lana Headey is guilty as charged! Jet Rhys of Jet Rhys Salon in San Diego, CA explains what makes one of the actress’ recent styles much better than the other.

Bad Idea:

This ruler-straight, wig-like look plays up Lena’s square jaw and her hair lacks movement. “She’s a real beauty, but this makes her facial features look too hard,” says Rhys.

Much Better:

Lena’s “middy” falls to mid-neck and gains lots of movement from side-swept fringe and pieced-out ends. It looks more current and it de-emphasizes her square jaw.

Lesson Learned:

The stronger your features, the softer and more playful your hair should be, so put down your flat iron!

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by Aly Walansky

Forget what cut you’re going to get for spring, for the new season it’s all about color!

Are you ready to make a big change to accentuate the season? For decades, color has been the accessory to a hairstyle, but for 2012, things have changed…

Celebrity colorist Jet Rhys says, “This spring, hair color is going to be the new cut. With the latest techniques and an explosion of color, you can personalize your style.”

The color that will be on the forefront—rose gold, a blonde with a touch of pink.  Jet describes it as, “Very effervescent, this new blonde has a signature quality and can be a very personalized, adaptable tone that works on all skin tones.  To get the look, infuse two different shades of blonde such as Bigen Semi-Permanent Golden Blonde and Light Cognac.  The color combination will add a very expensive hue to your look.”  Much like the rose gold jewelry that’s been trending, this is going to be the go-to color for hair in the warmer months.

According to hair stylist Naz Kupelian, some of the other hottest hair color trends right now that we are are seeing light reds (strawberry blondes), low contrasting streaks with pops of bright colors, pale blondes, rich chocolate shades, multidimensional browns with subtle low lights and highlights and the ombre look with lighter ends is sticking around!

Outsmart Tangles

You may think that piling your hair on top of your head when you wash it gets you a deeper cleanse, but the habit can leave your strands in a tangled mess, says Jet Rhys, the owner of an eponymous salon in San Diego. Instead, gently rake the suds over your scalp and down the length of your hair with your fingertips, as if you were combing it. Distributing the shampoo from roots to ends ensures a thorough wash without the knots, Rhys explains.

The Hairstylist Says:

“Dandruff is most visible on sleek, straight hair, so during bouts of flaking wear your hair with either a messy part or no part at all to obscure your scalp. If you have fine hair, use a round brush or a curling iron to create bend and body, which will hide the problem.” Adding a little height also helps, so Rhys recommends misting your roots with a volumizing spray or aerosol hairspray. “These contain alcohol, which will also absorb excess oil,” she says. Resist the urge to brush out the flakes. “Instead, sprinkle a tinted hair powder that matches your shade onto the flaky spots to camouflage them,” says Rhys; she recommends the tinted Bumble and Bumble Hair Powder, $35.

Jet Rhys Salon  Situated in the fashionable Hillcrest neighborhood of San Diego, Jet Rhys Salon’s flagship location recently underwent a major redesign intended to update the look of the space while also evoking the feeling of the salon’s second location. “We tied in elements from the Solana Beach, CA, salon in order to forward the branding, but we didn’t abandon the serendipity the inspired the original salon,” says co-owner Jet, who first opened the salon in 1992 with partner Rhys. The functional and clean design of the 1,400-square-foot salon boasts a large cutting area with a vaulted ceiling and custom-welded work stations featuring large mirrors. The design also incorporates a new braid and blow-out bar, as well as flat-screen TVs hanging above the shampoo bowls showing the latest fashion collections. Staying on top of cutting-edge design is only one of the reasons for Jet Rhys’ continued success; it’s the duo’s passionate approach to hairdressing that makes all the difference. “Rhys and I are so lucky that we love, live, breathe and eat hair to this day, just like we did when we met at Vidal Sassoon,” Jet says. “We believe it’s not about where we’ve been but where we’re going.”–L.A.