Get The Look: Your Best Blonde Ever!
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Dancing With the Stars Witney Carson and Lindsay Arnold complete in a Battle of the Blondes with the new Matrix SOCOLOR BLONDES (3)
With summer just around the corner, and Star sat down with the hair guru responsible for Dancing With The Stars' Witney Carson and Lindsay Arnold's beautiful blonde 'dos to share some tips on how to achieve your own knockout color!
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Premiere Of New Line Cinema And Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's
Flatter Your Skin Tone!
Not all blondes are created equal, says Matrix Celebrity Stylist George Papanikolas. "Darker and olive complexions benefit from a warmer golden blonde. Olive complexions should avoid too cool of a blonde as the green in the skin and make everything look washed out," he advises. "Very fair skin can pull off very cool pale tones. Warm strawberry blondes also look beautiful on fair skin!"
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Turn Back Time With Gigi's Style
What woman doesn't want to keep the cold dead hands of Father Time at bay? Before you reach for the Botox, try a new hairdo a la Gigi Hadid instead. "Gigi has a fresh effortless young dimensional blonde all the girls want," tattles Papanikolas. " It's youthful beachy effect is on trend and easy to maintain because of the depth in the root area." Steal her style by asking for high and lowlights, and keeping hair wavy for a straight-from-the-surf vibe.
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57th GRAMMY Awards - Arrivals
You CAN Go Ice Blonde
Sure, Gaga is probably rocking a wig, but pale, icy blonde looks are probably all over your Pintrest. While you may be itching to cop this style for yourself, keep your DIY Pinspo projects to mason jar crafts and flower crowns--don't try to go icy white at home. or you may end up with no hair left to dye! "It's easiest to achieve this if your natural color is light to begin with," says Papanikolas, who's coiffed Nicole Richie, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Chrissy Tiegen, Miranda Kerr, Kelly Rowland. "Go for heavy highlights followed by a cool pastel gloss."
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Opening Ceremony + Calvin Klein Jeans Celebrate The Launch Of The #mycalvins Denim Series With Special Guest Kendall Jenner
Banish Brassiness
Brass is great on a bed frame but on your head? Not so much. Girls who are naturally brunette, like Khloe Kardashian, are at the most risk of brassiness. "Deepen your base color, add brighter highlights, and use an ash based pastel toner," says Papanikolas. And voila! Brass begone!
Brass is great on a bed frame but on your head? Not so much. Girls who are naturally brunette, like Khloe Kardashian, are at the most risk of brassiness. "Deepen your base color, add brighter highlights, and use an ash based pastel toner," says Papanikolas. And voila! Brass begone!
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Paper Crown + Rifle Paper Co. Pop-Up Shop With Lauren Conrad and Anna Bond At The Grove
Orange You Glad You Avoided This Mistake?
Every bottle blonde has been there: you aim for "sun-kissed" and land at "tabby cat." The key to avoiding this? Know your hair's limit, like Lauren Conrad does. "In order to prevent your hair from turning orange, only lift your base color one to two shades," says Papanikolas. "Any more and it will turn orange. My best advice is to get the lightness from the highlights."
Every bottle blonde has been there: you aim for "sun-kissed" and land at "tabby cat." The key to avoiding this? Know your hair's limit, like Lauren Conrad does. "In order to prevent your hair from turning orange, only lift your base color one to two shades," says Papanikolas. "Any more and it will turn orange. My best advice is to get the lightness from the highlights."
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57th GRAMMY Awards - Arrivals
Stay Boldly Blonde!
Between shampooing, styling, swimming, and sunning, your once-bodacious blonde color can quickly fade. Don't you wish you could keep your color first-day flawless like Gwen Stefani seems to? Papanikolas has your fix: "Moisture is key for blondes. Matrix Biolage HydraSource shampoo and conditioner as well as their Mask once a week delivers the moisture needed to keep it soft and vibrant," he advises. " To maintain the soft shades, use gentle products that won't strip the color and moisture likeMatrix Biolage Cleansing Conditioners. They cleanse without stripping, and condition without weight!"
Dancing With the Stars Witney Carson and Lindsay Arnold complete in a Battle of the Blondes with the new Matrix SOCOLOR BLONDES (3)
With summer just around the corner, and Star sat down with the hair guru responsible for Dancing With The Stars' Witney Carson and Lindsay Arnold's beautiful blonde 'dos to share some tips on how to achieve your own knockout color!
Premiere Of New Line Cinema And Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's
Flatter Your Skin Tone!
Not all blondes are created equal, says Matrix Celebrity Stylist George Papanikolas. "Darker and olive complexions benefit from a warmer golden blonde. Olive complexions should avoid too cool of a blonde as the green in the skin and make everything look washed out," he advises. "Very fair skin can pull off very cool pale tones. Warm strawberry blondes also look beautiful on fair skin!"
Turn Back Time With Gigi's Style
What woman doesn't want to keep the cold dead hands of Father Time at bay? Before you reach for the Botox, try a new hairdo a la Gigi Hadid instead. "Gigi has a fresh effortless young dimensional blonde all the girls want," tattles Papanikolas. " It's youthful beachy effect is on trend and easy to maintain because of the depth in the root area." Steal her style by asking for high and lowlights, and keeping hair wavy for a straight-from-the-surf vibe.
57th GRAMMY Awards - Arrivals
You CAN Go Ice Blonde
Sure, Gaga is probably rocking a wig, but pale, icy blonde looks are probably all over your Pintrest. While you may be itching to cop this style for yourself, keep your DIY Pinspo projects to mason jar crafts and flower crowns--don't try to go icy white at home. or you may end up with no hair left to dye! "It's easiest to achieve this if your natural color is light to begin with," says Papanikolas, who's coiffed Nicole Richie, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Chrissy Tiegen, Miranda Kerr, Kelly Rowland. "Go for heavy highlights followed by a cool pastel gloss."
Opening Ceremony + Calvin Klein Jeans Celebrate The Launch Of The #mycalvins Denim Series With Special Guest Kendall Jenner
Banish Brassiness
Brass is great on a bed frame but on your head? Not so much. Girls who are naturally brunette, like Khloe Kardashian, are at the most risk of brassiness. "Deepen your base color, add brighter highlights, and use an ash based pastel toner," says Papanikolas. And voila! Brass begone!
Brass is great on a bed frame but on your head? Not so much. Girls who are naturally brunette, like Khloe Kardashian, are at the most risk of brassiness. "Deepen your base color, add brighter highlights, and use an ash based pastel toner," says Papanikolas. And voila! Brass begone!
Paper Crown + Rifle Paper Co. Pop-Up Shop With Lauren Conrad and Anna Bond At The Grove
Orange You Glad You Avoided This Mistake?
Every bottle blonde has been there: you aim for "sun-kissed" and land at "tabby cat." The key to avoiding this? Know your hair's limit, like Lauren Conrad does. "In order to prevent your hair from turning orange, only lift your base color one to two shades," says Papanikolas. "Any more and it will turn orange. My best advice is to get the lightness from the highlights."
Every bottle blonde has been there: you aim for "sun-kissed" and land at "tabby cat." The key to avoiding this? Know your hair's limit, like Lauren Conrad does. "In order to prevent your hair from turning orange, only lift your base color one to two shades," says Papanikolas. "Any more and it will turn orange. My best advice is to get the lightness from the highlights."
57th GRAMMY Awards - Arrivals
Stay Boldly Blonde!
Between shampooing, styling, swimming, and sunning, your once-bodacious blonde color can quickly fade. Don't you wish you could keep your color first-day flawless like Gwen Stefani seems to? Papanikolas has your fix: "Moisture is key for blondes. Matrix Biolage HydraSource shampoo and conditioner as well as their Mask once a week delivers the moisture needed to keep it soft and vibrant," he advises. " To maintain the soft shades, use gentle products that won't strip the color and moisture likeMatrix Biolage Cleansing Conditioners. They cleanse without stripping, and condition without weight!"
