It’s been a long but fun beautiful year here at Talking Makeup. I’ve tried many beauty products and fell in love 100 plus times. Here is the list of my favorite hair products for 2009! I really hope you all enjoy “The List” and love them as much as I do:)

Marta Walsh is having a great hair day thanks to Avon Advanced Techniques Dry Ends Serum:)

Shampoo & Conditioner

For Blonde Hair:

1. Pantene highlighting expressions
2. John Frieda Collection sheer blonde
3. Redken Blonde Glam

Frizzy hair, dry hair, color treated hair:

1. Pantene Smooth Vitality
2. Pureology supersmooth and Pureology hydrate
3. Living proof no frizz
4. Paul Labrecque Repair
5. Moroccanoil moisture repair
6. L’Oreal Professionnel Paris vitamino color
7. Pantene Pro V Restoratives Frizz Control
8. L’Oreal EverPure Moisture
9. Leonor Greyl nourishing shampoo for long and dry hair

Dry Shampoo
Oscar Blandi pronto

Thin hair in need for volume:
Redken Body Full

Healthy scalp and normal hair:
John Frieda Collection root awakening

Deep Hair Conditioner and Hair Mask

1. Kiehl’s Sunflower Color Preserving Deep Recovery Pak
2. Pantene Pro V Restoratives Time Renewal Replenishing Mask
3.  L’Oreal Professionnel Paris vitamino color Masque-Gelee
4. Moroccanoil Intense Hydrating Mask
5. Leonor Greyl Paris softening mask for frizzy hair

Marta Walsh is experiencing great hair day today thanks to L’Oréal Professionnel Série Expert Vitamino Color Shampoo and Conditioner:)

Hair Styling Products

Blow Drying and Heat Protectors

1. Redken hot sets 22 thermal setting mist (total classic, been used over and over backstage at the tens during New York Fashion Week)
2. Living proof straight making styling cream (keeps my hair super straight and tamed for days)
3. Advanced Techniques Dry End Serum by Avon (the BEST hair serum because it never seems to weight down my hair not matter how much I apply. Quite magical!)
4. John Frieda Frizz-Ease Hair Serum Thermal Protection (A classic. The John Frieda hair serum revolutionized my beauty life forever!)
5. Moroccanoil Hydrating Styling Cream (quenches dry hair after shower and smell delicious!)
6. Kerastase Nutritive oleo-relax (tames very rebellious hair in an instant)
7. Redken satin wear 02 ultimate blow-drying lotion (makes frizzy hair give up!)
8. Leonor Greyl Eclat Natural styling cream for dry hair
9. Paul Labrecque Straight Style anti frizz smoothing balm

Curling Volume and Root Lifting

1. Redken aerate 08 bodifying cream-mousse (was the “it” hair stying choice for hair stylists backstage at many of the shows during New Fashion Week Spring 2010. This isn’t your grandmother’s mousse! It is far more superior and does all: gives you volume, tames frizz, feels like a cream but has great hold. Magic!)
2. John Frieda Luxurious Volume Bountiful Body Mousse (great for all your root lifting and updos)
3. John Frieda Frizz-Ease Take Charge Style-Managing Mousse
4.  Redken Body Full instant bodyfier
5. ShearForce by Allen Edwards Thickening Spray Mist (created my the man who invented The Farrah for Farrah Fawcett you know it’s good!)

Finishing Hair Products

Shine
1. Redken Real Control Mineral Elixir
2. Moroccanoil Glimmer Shine Spray
3. Redken Blonde Glam crystal flash
4. Aveda Light Elements smoothing fluid
5. Ojon Hair Revitalizing Mist

Hairspray

1. Bumble and Bumble Bb Classic Hairspay laque
2. Redken quick dry 18
3. L’Oreal Studio Fix Ultimate Spray Finishing Hairspray Extreme Hold

Hair Styling Tools

Blow Dryer
1875W SuperSolano Professional Hairdryer

Styling Iron
1. FHI Heat Platform SE
2. Go styling iron by FHI Heat

I absolutely love Eve Mendes outfit at the premiere of Sherlock Holmes at the Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on December 17, 2009 in New York City. It’s refreshing to see a white lacy dress underneath her boyfriend’s jacket. I’m totally inspired! More white goes into my closet because at the moment I’m the black queen. I also love the updo. And if you agree with me, I have tips on how to get Eva’s hairdo thanks to Thomas Dunkin from the Sebastian Professional Stylist Design Team.

Thomas shares his styling tips for recreating Eva’s red carpet look at home:

1) Start by dampening the hair and pulling through a small amount of Sebastian Professional Potion 9 Lite. Take a 4″ section of hair at the crown and saturate it with Thickefy Foam before blow-drying. Then put in approx. six medium-sized velcro rollers.

2) Leave the hair to dry and the crown section to set for several minutes.

3) Next, make a soft part on the left hand side and pull the hair back around to the right. Holding the hair around tightly to the right, bobby pin upwards toward the crown securing the hair very tightly. From here, pull the hair back, twist it under and secure over the bobby pins placed previously.

4) Now the crown section needs to be backcombed and manipulated over the twist at the back. Use a medium-sized curling iron to create a soft wave at the front that falls over one eye giving a soft sensual feel to the hair. Place a hair band just in front of the height and leave random pieces of hair to gently fall out, adding a natural feel to a look that can easily appear too structured otherwise.

5) To finish, lightly layer some of the Sebastian Professional Microweb Fiber to give a textured effect, which is rare in an updo. To hold the look for the evening, apply Shaper Fierce Hairspray to make sure the hair stays immaculate for the evening.

Celebrity Stylist Theodore Leaf Tends the Tresses of 90210 Star Jessica Lowndes with BIOLUSTRÉ before her 21st Birthday Bash, November 7, a the The Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood CA.

The Look: A glamorous, “showgirl” up-do inspired by Moulin Rouge.

To restore healthy shine to her hair and prepare for styling, Jessica used Biolustré’s intense 4-step repair system:

- Release Cleansing Shampoo: A gentle, low PH cleansing shampoo designed to remove excess oils and product build-up.
- Revive Repair Treatment: A unique formula clinically proven to repair hair to a near virgin condition, restoring softness, shine and strength.
- Restore Maintenance Treatment Shampoo: An innovative formula containing Biolustré’s exclusive Lustreloc Technology, which delivers low levels of polymers to provide added strength and shine to hair.

- Renew Daily Conditioning Sealant: A lightweight conditioner formulated with ingredients including mint and tea tree oil for a soothing sensation. Renew is designed to help smooth the hair cuticle and seal in moisture.

One her hair was treated, Theodore Leaf created her style by blow drying the hair with a large round brush, applying a lifting spray at the roots to create some height for the updo. After blow drying, he loosely pinned back sections of curls to maximize body and volume. He then combed the top of the hair with a fine tooth comb to add height. After that, he gently teased at the roots and finished with putty to set the style. Front pieces were pinned back with a festive hair clip.

Available at www.biolustre.com , $49.95 for the set.

New York Fashion Week Spring 2010 Hair Trends Report:

Designer: Charlotte Ronson Spring 2010 Collection
Hair by: lead stylists Allen Ruiz for Avon Advance Techniques
Hair Trend: Classic Ballerina Chignon

Inspiration: The look mirrors the Charlotte Ronson collection, which is inspired by a remake of 80’s style. The hair was created to evoke a fresh, young wispy look and a “just walked out of dance class at Julliard” look to play off her fabrics and bold designs.

How to get the hairdo:

Step 1: Prep the hair from root to tip with Advance Techniques Salon Volume Finishing Spray to enhance natural shine and create volume.

Step 2: Using the Advance Techniques Paddle Brush and hair dryer, distribute the Advance Techniques Salon Volume Finishing Spray by sectioning off the hair and blow-drying to ensure that there is a natural, soft texture.

Step 3: Next, gather the hair tight to form a ponytail at the back crown of the head and secure with a ponytail holder keeping all sides flat.

Step 4: Holding hair at the base of the ponytail, twist the hair firmly in one direction to form a kink in to a spiral. Secure with bobby pins.

Step 5: On the sides, using the little hairs “muse” the wispy hairs to play up the natural texture.

Step 6: Lightly spray Advance Techniques Hair Spray to complete the style and hold in place.

Ted Gibson Built It Blow Drying Agent is a lightweight volumizing and shine enhancing spray for heat styling.  The Ted Gibson haircare line was created by Ted Gibson, a celebrity hairdresser, famous for working with Angelina Jolie and owner of The Ted Gibson Salon in New York City. 

Ted Gibson Built It Blow Drying Agent is made with two of Ted Gibson’s signature natural ingredients: Merlot Complex and wild orchid extract both known for protecting hair environmental damage, boosting shine, and setting hair with a light hold.  Ted Gibson Built It Blow Drying Agent also adds healthy texture, lifts, and controls frizz and humidity.  Perfect if you like to blow dry or use flat iron often. Cost: $28.