Must Haves For Men: Hot Accessories
Summertime means pairing down to the essentials. But there are so many sunglasses and sandals too choose from this season. Eversopopular.com stylists recently hit up Aldo for the latest in affordable summer style just for him.
Here's our top 5 list of Summer Essentials
Take a Cue and Get a Clue with LA-Based Hair Expert Rachel Lindy
LA-based hair colorist and expert Rachel Lindy, owner of the Mathis Murphy Salon, has seen it all when it comes to hair (especially being in Venice Beach where a Mohawk or purple streaks are the norm). Rachel's most common summer-hair victims: The Sun-aholic and the Bleach-orexic—both with equally damaged hair from a well-lived summer full of salt water, sun, and bleach. Rachel's insider tips will revitalize luscious locks, priming hair for the fall season in just ten days.
Case #1: The Sun-aholic spent nearly every day in the blazing sun, which has caused hair to dry out and become brittle and crisp at the ends (the only thing that should be crisp this fall is the weather and the leaves--not your hair). Rachel Lindy suggests using the following for ten days straight:
AT NIGHT: Use the Ojon Balm that is made from palm nut. "I swear by this product," Rachel states, "Before you go to bed, put the balm in your palm, run fingers through hair, go to sleep, and wash it out first thing the next morning." Make this a new hair ritual for ten nights and hair will be primed and moisturized for fall.
DURING DAY: Use the conditioning treatment from Davines. Rachel says, "I use the Nou Nou treatment pack on freshly shampooed hair under the dryer for 10 min. It works wonders. They reinvented the wheel w/this one."
Rachel believes anyone can have great hair in ten days, "Something anyone can do at home and is less expensive than everything else is to get Jojoba oil from the health food store and apply it to dry hair, sleep with it in the hair for 10 days in a row. It will restore the hair's moisture naturally and give it life and shine once again."
Case #2: The Bleach-orexic obsessively got new highlights over the summer, but now wants richer, Fall-worthy color… Rachel Lindy suggests:
Request a conditioning color gloss at your next trip to the salon. At Rachel's Mathis Murphy Salon in Venice Beach, her conditioning gloss (color and clear) is a staple treatment for all clients who want to liven up hair as fast as possible. If hair-happy clients want to really take it to the extreme, get a gloss treatment every ten days until satisfied.
To freshen up bleached out highlights, Rachel puts in a few lowlights that are only 2 shades darker than highlights. She then puts her signature gloss all over the whole thing to soften the hair color and texture. The lowlights make the highlights pop. If the pockets will allow, go back after the first ten days of living with the lowlights and get a few more…making an easy transition into an Autumn-look.
Rachel Lindy is the owner of the Mathis Murphy Salon in Venice Beach, CA. Lindy has been in the hair industry for over 15 years and has done everyone's hair in Hollywood from Brooke Shields to Carmen Electra.
For more in fo visit: www.mathismurphysalon.com
In the New Color category: Benefit Cosmetics California Kissin' Lip Shine, $16. The aqua sheen actually makes teeth appear whiter! Plus, its got a minty fresh scent so it brightens your breath too. Yes, it’s really blue in the tube, but its goes on sheer and can be worn over any other color.
