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

Tippi Shorter, Celebrity Stylist, styled Alicia Keys hair last night for the American Music Awards. Alicia dominated the stage, performing her and Jay-Z’s smash hit “Empire State of Mind” while also rocking it solo with her new song “Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart.”

Here’s how Tippi gave Alicia her red carpet hairdo:

Alicia recently got her hair colored a few shades lighter with Clairol, so Tippi started off by washing her hair with the Pantene Pro-V Color Revival Shampoo & Conditioner to keep her color looking healthy and vibrant for the camera.

Since Alicia performed twice on stage on top of walking the red carpet, Tippi came up with a fun updo that transformed effortlessly throughout the night. Alicia has always been well known for her braids, so Tippi decided to incorporate a creative twist that involved light, romantic braiding.

After Alicia’s hair was washed, Tippi sprayed the Pantene Pro-V Detangling Light Conditioning Spray to condition and protect her hair before heat styling. The detangler helped smooth her hair while Tippi blow-dried with a Mason Pearson brush.

Tippi wanted to recreate the backward Mohawk braid that she did for Alicia’s most recent music video, so she sectioned the hair into three sections front to back. Then, she gathered the two outermost sections and secured the in ponytail using Ojon Animated Styling Cream. With the center section, Tippi started a braid from the nape all the way to the front, making it a little off center. She tucked the end of the braid underneath the main braid and secured with bobby pins. To finish the look with strong hold, Tippi used Ojon Tunu Elastik Hairspray and Bed Head Headrush Shine Spray.

It’s Breast Cancer Awareness month aka BCA and the Estée Lauder Companies has many of your favorite beauty products designed especially to raise funds for the Estée Lauder Companies’ Breast Cancer Research Fund. Last month during my visit to New York City during Fashion Week Spring 2010 I was given an incredible opportunity to participate in an Estée Lauder special Breast Cancer Awareness event. Listening to Evelyn Lauder’s speech and the rest of the Estée Lauder team I can’t tell you enough how passionate they are about the Breast Cancer cause!!

Here are highlights of some of the people involved in the Estée Lauder Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign and And Fundraising, and the beauty products you can purchase where portions of their proceeds go towards the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Actress Elizabeth Hurley and Evelyn Lauder:

From Left: Steven Plofker, Elizabeth Hurley, Elton John, Evelyn Lauder, and Bobbi Brown

From left: Arun Nayar, Elizabeth Hurley, Elton John, and Evelyn Lauder

Elizabeth Hurley and Marisa Acocella, Bloomingdale

Elizabeth Hurley pretty in a pink top

The Products:

Aveda hand relief hand cream

Bobbi Brown Pink Ribbon Collection Glitter Lip Balm and Creamy Lip color

Darphin Paris Arovita C

Darphin Paric Arovita C

Bumble and Bumble Bb Classic Hairspray laque

Clinique Dramatically Different Moisurizing Lotion

Clinique great lips, great cause: Long Last Glosswear SPF 15 in air kiss, kissyfit, and whispar

DKNY Be Delicious fresh blossom

Donna Karan Cashmere Mist

Estée Lauder Adnanced Night repair Synchronized Recovery Complex

Estée Lauder Beautiful perfume

Estée Lauder Elizabeth Hurley Lip design Collection

Estée Lauder Evelyn Lauder Lip design Collection

Jo Malone Red Roses Cologne

La Mer Moisturizing Cream

Lab Series Skincare For Men Daily Moisure Defenze Lotion SPF15 Treat

Ojon Hair Revitlizing Mist

Origins Sensory Therapy

Prescriptives PX Pink Ribbon Palette For Eyes And Cheeks

I Am King Sean John cologne

Estée Lauder Pink Ribbon Pin

Estée Lauder Mirror