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Hello, darlings! I hope your new year is off to a beautiful start. Mine has been a little rainy so far here in Southern California, but the clouds are supposed to part later this afternoon. Hooray!

So, are you thinking of rocking a new look in 2011? Did you find any inspiration in some of last year’s most popular looks? Roy Teeluck wanted to share his Best Tressed List of 2010 as we embark onto the Year of the Rabbit.

PIXIE STICKS

Even though we spent the past few months whipping our hair back and forth, Emma Watson, Carey  Mulligan, and The Biebs chopped it all off making 2010 the unofficial year of the pixie.  Roy says, “A pixie is a great way to show off your face and is very low maintenance style-wise.”

SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING BOB

A bob is a fantastic way to take your hair from drab to fab.  By creating a blunt layer (or indie layers in ScarJo’s case), you showcase those cheekbones and instantly create a timeless look.  Roy (who personally styles Hillary Clinton and Olivia Palermo) says that leaving the sides a little longer makes for a modern version that softens the hard edge of a classic bob.

THE TAMING OF THE DO

For long haired glamour girls, 2010 was all about change.  Taylor Swift broke up with her signature curls and started rocking blunt bangs and a pin-straight look.  Model Lily Aldridge got on the Balayage bandwagon and warmed up her brown hair with some golden highlights.  Emma Stone ditched her red hair and officially became a California blonde.

What were some of your favorite looks in 2010?

Don’t forget to vote for Hair Thursday in the Shopping/Beauty Category at the OC Blog Awards! Voting ends Sunday night! (I’m up against the OC NEWSPAPER…I need all the help I can get!!)

I am truly loving on Hair Thursday’s new design and the fun celebrity inspiration feature. However, I strongly dislike uploading all of the celeb photos. STRONGLY DISLIKE WITH THE FIRE OF 1,000 SUNS. Data entry is not my cup of tea, and trying to whittle down the best celebrity hair options is slowly crushing my spirit (not to mention killing my eyesight…)

This is where you can save the day! Tell me what celebrity you think has the best hair and I’ll put them on the top of my list to add into the feature. Is that a deal? Ready, set, GO! (And thank you!)

p.s. – Olivia Palermo’s hair color is to die for. Right?

I simply can’t narrow this category down to one product. The more, the merrier, eh? (I’m focusing on shine-enhancing finishing products, as in the last step of your styling process.)

If you’ve read Hair Thursday for awhile, you probably know that Frederic Fekkai Glossing Cream is one of my very faves. I think I’ve mentioned this cream eleventy billion times on this website. Well, here goes eleventy billion and one. I LOVE THIS STUFF. Smells great, lasts forever, and makes my hair super soft and supple.

Redken Mineral Elixir Smoothing Oil is a newcomer on the market that I’ve been using for the past week. Described as “a glistening shine spray that provides very light conditioning and control with intense frizz-fighting power,” it is quickly becoming a staple. I’m a huge fan of the aerosol spray because you can lightly mist all over your hair and then brush/finger through for ultra shiny tresses. (As with any shine enhancer, use a light hand or else you run the risk of looking like you haven’t seen a shower since ’92.)

In my humble opinion, as a finishing product, Moroccan Oil doesn’t beat FF Glossing Cream. However, using it as a treatment (applying to damp hair) does wonders for shine and conditioning, and it definitely wins for best sultry scent. It smells like, well, what I would imagine a Moroccan night to smell like. (Okay, I really don’t know what that means.)

Last, but certainly not least, Cutler Definition Creme for Texture and Shine rocks the casbah. It smells clean and fresh, smooths flyaways and gives me beautiful shine without any greasy residue. Holla!

I’m thinking we need a Hair Thursday “Best of” Series. What say you?

Here’s the dealio. I receive an enormous amount of products for review, and the truth is, most of them don’t get me very excited. However, occasionally I will buy (or receive) something that knocks my ever-loving socks off and I feel the need to tell you all IMMEDIATELY. (Let’s just pretend you are waiting with bated breath to hear my product synopsis, mmmkay?)

Moving along! Best Product Combination for Fine, Wavy Hair goes to:

*drumroll*

Bumble and bumble Tonic Lotion and Curl Conscious Defining Creme

These products are good alone, but together they are fantastic. Think Lucy and Ricky. Peanut butter and jelly. Hall and Oates. (What? Priaaavate eyes, they’re watching you. They see your evvvery mooooove. Damn good song.)

photo credit Bumble and bumble

All of the above looks were created with these two products, and there’s no rocket science involved. See for yourself.

• Prepare hair with Tonic.
• Work a small amount of Defining Creme through hair, beginning at the nape, moving forward.
• Spread through more sparingly as you reach ends and tease out ringlets.
• Air-dry for natural separation.

That’s it. Try it for yourself. (If your curls are of the tighter or coarser variety, try B&b’s Curl Conscious Calming Creme instead of the Defining Creme.)

(Oh. And promise me you won’t try to bathe yourself in the Tonic Lotion. That’s some addictive stuff right there.)

Ladies and gents, my favorite dry shampoo. I’ve pretty much tried them all, and Klorane is by far my favorite. It smells good, blends well, doesn’t get funky towards the end of day, doesn’t make my dark brunette hair look powdery AND the nozzle doesn’t clog. It has been a savior for my blunt bangs these past couple of weeks. I love love love it.

Now, Klorane Dry Shampoo is available in travel size! This portable beauty tool fits into any bag to make cleansing between regular shampoos even more convenient. Ideal for frequent use, the travel friendly dry shampoo with oat milk leaves hair clean, refreshed and full of volume.

Directions for use: Shake well before use and evenly spray a small quantity of powder 12 inches from the hair. Leave for 2 minutes, then brush thoroughly.

NEW Travel Size Klorane Dry Shampoo SRP $7.50 / 1.06 oz.