Patio season is finally here! And with it, the requisite flirting. Make an impression with these four runway-inspired looks. Elle Canada spoke with the experts to show you how to get them:
For Louis Vuitton’s spring/summer 2009 collection, models worked a look that was at once wild and tamed, perfect for this most hedonistic of seasons. “This look is really hot right now,” says Justin German, Pantene Pro-V Consulting Stylist and co-owner of Toronto’s Shagg Salon. “It combines rough and smooth textures for a sophisticated and eye-catching style.”
To get the look, German recommends washing and conditioning hair with Pantene Pro-V Ice Shine Shampoo and Conditioner for shiny, dimensional hair. Next, apply Pantene Pro-V Nature Fusion Smooth Vitality Smoothing Crème to the ends of the hair and then throughout the whole head. Take a wide-tooth comb and work through to coat hair equally.
Then, with your head upside down, blow-dry hair downward to smooth in one direction. If you have curly hair, you can use a diffuser to bring out the curl at the ends of your hair. Once your hair is dry, apply Pantene Smooth Serum to the top of the hair to achieve that sleek look. To help tame flyaways, spray a paddle brush with hairspray and comb hair into a low ponytail at the nape of the neck.
Styling the ponytail will differ depending on your natural hair type. Curly-haired girls can take a paddle brush and back-brush their curls for an extremely textured look. Straight-hair beauties can take a small- to medium-sized curling iron to the ponytail, set, let cool, then use a paddle brush and back-brush their ponytail for texture. Finish off the look with Pantene Prov-V Texturize! Ultimate Texture Hairspray for lasting style.
Finally, you can put a decorative clip in the hair to hide the elastic, or just pull a one-inch section of hair from the ponytail, wrap it around the elastic and fasten with a hair pin to pull this fab look together.
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