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Redken Reader Makeover: From Sorority to Society

Inspired by Cameron Diaz‘s hair color on the August cover of Harper’s Bazaar, BeautySweetSpot reader, Adrienne, underwent a makeover with Redken Color Consultant, David Stanko at the Angelo David Salon in NYC.

“The Fall 2010 blonde will be a California blonde with the base a shade darker to give some dimension to the look,” remarked Tracey Cunningham, who transformed Cameron Diaz.

When David met Adrienne and her “washed out” blonde hair he spoke with her about her likes and dislikes of Cameron’s color and inspected her locks like a doctor.  His diagnosis – it was fine in texture, below average in abundance, she uses retail hair color and suffers from sun and chlorine damage, which lead to porous hair.

How To Tame Frizzy Hair with Pin Curls

When I met with Angelo David Salon’s Artistic Director, Meaghan Frayne, I vented to her about the giant toll that this summer’s heat wave took on my thick, frizz-prone hair. (It doesn’t quite measure up to Snooki’s pouf, but still…). She suggested a hydration treatment to repair my dry and damaged locks– and from there, I let this hair guru lead the way.

After using a slew of Pureology’s hydrating shampoos and conditioner’s Meghan dusted my ends (not as extreme as getting a trim, for all of you haircut phobes), then the fun began.  I wanted to try a different kind of blowout, so Meaghan gave me a modified version of pin curls that is perfect for smoothing frizz and maintaining body. She divided my hair into four sections in the front and back, and in a downward motion applied Redken’s Velvet Gelatine, which gives hair a fabric-like texture.  For added moisture, she applied Redken’s Sheer Straight cream. For each section of hair, she blow-dried it straight and…