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VARTALI SUMMER 2014 HAIR TRENDS & TIPS by Fern Framberg

6/24/2014

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It’s Finally Summer 

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Take the Plunge
With a Sassy, Sexy Short Cut

(by Fern Framberg)

Cropped, chopped, feathered or polished – short hair is back and it’s sexier and more versatile than ever.  Everyone from Emma Watson to Halle Berry, Jennifer Hudson and Jennifer Lawrence have shorn their locks for styles that run the gamut from girlish gamines to piecey pixies.   Swept back, like Beyonce, or to the side, like Charlize, short cuts can be tapered down the back, layered at the crown, slicked back or spiked up.  Longer bangs, worn swept over the eye, give hair movement and add allure

According to Piet, “The secret to the sudden popularity of shorter styles is the wide range of styling options they afford. You can look trendy on the weekend with a spiky, tousled look and then polish it up by using gel or a roller set for a sleeker, lady-like look.   We do lots of Velcro rollers to add body and volume or to tame frizz and curls.   Short cuts work with every hair type and texture and are easy to style and maintain.  

For those who prefer longer looks, Mika says, “Bobs never go out of style.  For a fresh take on this perennial cut, Mika does a shorter, shaggy bob. 
A big believer in conditioning – especially during the summer  -- Mika tells his clients to take a break from their blow dryers and use gel or mousse to create texture or add control.


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PHOTOS & HAIRSTYLE BY RODNEY GROVES
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Turn Up the Heat 
With Sun-Kissed Color
Color Goes Lighter, Brighter, Warmer With Sun-Kissed Effects

“Most people like lighter hair in the summer, says colorist Michael Stinchcomb.  “It doesn’t have to be blonde, just softer, brighter and WARMER! I think the word ‘sun-kissed’ describes the effects we aim to achieve for clients, whose natural or base colors range from blonde to red or brunette.  Hair naturally lightens when exposed to the sun, but so many of my clients are concerned about skin cancer, they try to avoid exposure to the sun.  Much like spray-tanning, haircolor is a safe way to get a summer look without damaging your skin. It warms up the complexion and brightens the hair for a healthy outdoorsy glow.
Damage Control for Heat,
Humidity, Sun & Chlorine
Vartali Recommends Intensive Conditioning All Summer Long

Sun, salt and chlorine can turn the healthiest  hair to straw. Nature’s elements rob hair of its moisture and shine and fade color or turn it brassy.  The experts at Vartali recommend the following treatments you can in the salon or try at home to restore lost moisture and keep color true.

1. Hydrating Oil Moisture Bath Treatment
A rich combination of essential plant oils like sage, rosemary and juniper berries, applied to hair before a shampoo, smoothes split ends, restores moisture and adds overall shine to hair.  Have your first treatment at the salon, prior to your cut and styling service, and then continue using at home..

2. Heat It Up: Slick hydrating oil on wet hair before a game of tennis or while tanning to add a protective barrier from the sun.

3. Deep Conditioning Hair Masque
All-natural French hair masque provides intense conditioning and keeps color bright and true for 4-6 weeks.  Applied with a cap for 30-40 minutes, this is the ultimate color enhancing conditioning treatment.  Try it before your next color application.  It leaves hair feeling like silk and looking radiant. 

4. Use Masque at home  – under a hair dryer, in a sauna or while gardening – to repair sun-damaged strands or for extreme moisture care.

5. Split-Enders:  Make sure to trim your ends more frequently during the summer to prevent splits from traveling up the hair shaft and causing hair to look dry or frizzy.

6. Limit your use of blow-drying, hot rollers and styling irons during the summer months.  They can compound the damaging effects of sun and salt and result in further drying.


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Tatyana’s Martini Bikini Wax!

Drawing upon 30 years of experience (16 at Vartali), Tatyana offers a complete menu of waxing services for both men and women.  Expertly trained in the science of epilation, the results she achieves are always smooth, soft and personalized to complement the clients’ skin type and lifestyle.  Her gentle touch, speedy and precise technique ensure a relatively painless experience and a flawless result, with minimal risk of irritation.

Choose from a Brazilian (the barest bikini ever), a bikini, leg, under-arm or a full-body wax.  She can also create custom designs, like hearts, champagne flutes and the tantalizing martini bikini!        

The whole process takes about 15 minutes for a bikini or leg, and 30 minutes for a full body service.  Tatyana uses high-quality, slow heating wax and a cooling astringent to reduce redness after the treatment.

To prep for the Brazilian or bikini wax, Tatyana recommends that clients have at least ¼ inch of hair for the wax to grab on to and 1/2 inch of growth for the smoothest, most effective treatment. “Try to resist shaving in between waxing,” Tatyana says.  Treatments last three to five weeks. Clients are advised to stay out of the sun for 24 hours and avoid steam or sauna treatments for 48 hours after waxing.

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Get Your Feet Sandal-Ready
With Elizabeth’s Sweet Cream & Sugar Pedicure

Treat your feet to a cream and sugar pedicure from nail specialist Elizabeth Moise. Fresh cream and sugar are natural exfolliants, Elizabeth explains.  They nourish and hydrate rough, dry skin.  Sun, sweat and salt water strip skin of moisture and leave feet dry.  Elizabeth massages the feet with her pampering potion and then uses a foam loofah to slough away dead skin cells, remove calluses and leave feet feeling silky and soft.  She softens cuticles with a lubricating oil, carefully files and shapes nails, and then artfully applies the color of your choice for a sandal-ready finish!
You will think you’re walking on air!

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Hair Trends for Winter 2013/2014 by Fern Framberg

12/10/2013

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Short Cuts Are In 
With temperatures falling and over-sized scarves abounding, women are opting for shorter, layered and more textured hairstyles.  

Stylist Piet says, “Thanks to the Jennifers (Lawrence, Hudson and Anniston) we’re seeing everything from swept-back pixies to boyish crops and  piecey A-line bobs. When humidity is not a factor, more women are willing to take the plunge and go shorter.”

Waves Rock Mid-Length Locks
For those who prefer the versatility of mid-length locks, softer, looser, wavier styles offer a fresh alternative this season.  Easy, breezy blow dries are replacing the super-straight styles that took way too much time and effort to create.   

Vartan says, “Softer styles add a more youthful look.  If you haven’t had a roller set before, now is the time.  Lifting hair off the scalp plumps up thin hair, adds height and fullness and takes years off your age,” he says.

Bang It Out
Assymetrical bangs -- choppy, chunky, fringed or swept forward across the face -- are a great way to update any look, Vartan points out.
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Holidays Call For Polish and Shine:

Hydrate and Condition Your Hair  Now!
With the holidays drawing near, styles call for more polish and shine.  Regular conditioning is key to keeping hair healthy and hydrated.  Gels and oils tame flyaways, while adding texture and gloss.


Warmer Haircolor Tones, 
Light Up Your Complexion

When it comes to color this winter, the freshest looks are darker, deeper and a little redder.  Shades of cinnamon or ginger add warmth, depth and dimension to hair.   

Michael says, “Warming up your haircolor diminishes dull, winter pallor and make your skin glow.  “I like to think of haircolor as permanent makeup – not only does it add heft to the hair, it brightens skin tones,” Michael notes.
Apres Holidays:  
Lighter, Brighter Colors, Lift Your Spirits!
Once the holiday season ends, and the dark days of January commence, Vartan suggests lightening up your haircolor to fight off winter doldrums and banish post-party blahs.  

“If you’re blonde, go lighter; if you’re brunette go brighter.  If you’re red, go a bit bolder,” he says.  “An extra shot of color will brighten your perspective and help you ring in the new year in style.”

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Vartali Beauty Tips: Conditioning Tips and Treatments for Summer

6/28/2013

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Damage Control for Heat,
Humidity, Sun & Chlorine

Conditioning Tips and Treatments for Summer
From the Experts at Vartali

Sun, sand, salt and chlorine can wreak havoc on the healthiest head of hair.  They can rob hair of moisture and shine, fade color or turn it brassy.  Here are 6 tips from the experts at the Vartali Salon that will keep your locks looking luscious from June through August with a minimal amount of time and effort.

1. Hydrating Oil Moisture Bath Treatment
A unique combination of essential plant oils like sage, rosemary and juniper berries, applied to hair before a shampoo, smoothes split ends, restores moisture and adds overall shine to hair.  Have your first treatment at the salon, prior to your cut and styling service, and then continue using at home.  $26 vial, used once a week, will last all summer and protect hair from the elements.

2.  Heat It Up:  Slick hydrating oil on wet hair before a game of tennis or while tanning to add a protective barrier from the sun.

3. Deep Conditioning Hair Masque
All-natural French hair masque provides intense conditioning and keeps color bright and true for 4-6 weeks.  Applied with a cap for 30-40 minutes, this is the ultimate color enhancing conditioning treatment.  Try it before your next color application.  It leaves hair feeling like silk and looking radiant.  ($??)

4.  Use Masque at home  – under a hair dryer, in a sauna or while gardening – to repair sun-damaged strands or for extreme moisture care.

5.  Split-Enders:  Make sure to trim your ends more frequently during the summer to prevent splits from traveling up the hair shaft and causing hair to look dry or frizzy.

6.  Limit your use of blow-drying, hot rollers and styling irons during the summer months.  They can compound the damaging effects of sun and salt and result in further drying.

(photo: hairstyle by Rodney Groves)


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Vartali Beauty Tips: Hair Fashion Trends From the Vartali Salon Spring/Summer 2013

6/10/2013

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Spring Into Summer With a Bold, New Look

Brighter Color;
Sexy Layering;
Fringe Bangs

Hair Fashion Trends From the Vartali Salon Spring/Summer 2013

Change is the watchword for hair this season.   So say the stylists and colorists at Vartali, the venerable Manhattan styling emporium located at The Galleria at 115 East 57 Street.

As the weather gets warmer and consumer confidence climbs along with the stock market, women are ready to take the plunge to shorter hair.   Inspired by movie stars like Anne Hathaway, Michelle Williams and Charlize Theron, this season’s short cuts run the gamut from wispy gamins to pretty pixies to boyish crops.

“Whether playful or polished, tapered or asymmetrical, short cuts should be shaped to flatter the face and work with the hair’s natural texture,” says salon owner and stylist Vartan Vartali.   “There are many options right now, but it’s important for the client to work closely with her stylist to achieve the look that’s right for her features, her mood and her lifestyle.”

“There’s a return to femininity and glamour this season, which we haven’t seen in quite some time, “ Vartan says,  “New designers at Dior, St. Laurent and Burberry are bringing a fresh vocabulary and joyful spirit to clothing with pastels, springtime florals, ruffles and sheer fabrics.”

“Women feel more optimistic and lighthearted this season and they want their hair to reflect their mood.  Our clients are more open to change and are ready to retire their long-standing style for a fashion-forward look, like a choppy bob or wispy shag.  Others are opting for subtle changes, which can be achieved by adding bangs or layers to a favorite style.


Haircolor Director Michael Stinchcomb Says:
Warmer Hues Are Making News

Haircolor Director Michael Stinchcomb reports that clients are more willing to experiment with color this season.  “It’s been a long, cold, dreary winter and nothing says summer like sunny highlights.   There’s more variety in tonal coloring right now.   Honey, caramel, bronze or deep copper highlights, used alone or in combination add dimension and depth to the overall haircolor.  Clients are more daring when it comes to a choosing an all-over color – like strawberry blonde or a tawny auburn. One shade from roots to ends can act like make-up for the hair –adding gloss, sheen and body.”

Make-up Artist Asao Mikawa Says
“Brighter Color Is Back”

Makeup, too, is becoming more colorful. Green, blue and purple eye shadows are popular this season, balanced by a pink, peach or neutral lip.  Asao Mikawa, veteran make-up artist, advises clients to “play up the features you want to draw attention to and aim for balance.  One area -- either the eyes or lips -- should pop, not both.”

“If a client wants to make a subtle change in her makeup look, we suggest she focus on the eyebrow, by going longer, wider or darker. Eyebrows, when properly shaped, lend definition ad strength to the face,” Mikawa advises.

Vartan sums it up by invoking David Bowie,  “Changes! That’s the key to hair fashion and makeup looks for Spring/Summer 2013.

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