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I was so fortunate and blessed to be in Vegas recently to work with my amazingly awesome client, Celebrity Fitness Trainer, Fit Life Expert and New York Times Best Selling Author, Chalene Johnson for BeachBody’s Annual Coach Summit. Chalene found the most killer, blingalicious, sparkly, glittertastic, crystal and sequins encrusted dress that simultaneously gave me goosebumps, butterflies and sparked a visual inspiration of Britney, JLo & Beyonce flashing through my light headed & giddy state. Oh what fun we had creating Chalene’s look from head to toe all around this stellar dress!
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I knew the hair was going to be really important to pull this look together. I thought we should go either super sleek & straight or the complete opposite with big, sexy, bombshell, lioness hair. As I started to do some research I knew for sure the latter was going to win out. After all we were in Vegas and where else can you go as crazy and as BIG as you want other than for the MTV Music Awards or the Grammy’s, right?! So as you can see we went for it and went for the mega sized gorgeusness, hear me roar, lioness hair. Rawrrr!!!
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Chalene holding up two products from It Cometics that we both totally love! The Celebration Foundation and Bronzer/Blush/Hilighter Disc. See my previous blogs for deets on both.
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This hair style is actually very easy to recreate as long as you have the right tools! And obviously this works best with long hair that is pretty much one length or just a few long layers. If that doesn’t describe your hair, no worries because that’s why extensions exist! =) As far as the giant volume goes I didn’t add any hair pieces for Chalene. You only need length which luckily for me Chalene already has.
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Okay, the first thing you’ll need is a professional quality clipless curling wand. That is the key! You need a pro quality wand that will heat up super hot so that you can curl very quickly but also get the perfect curl that lasts all day. I personally own two by NuMe (google it, lots of places to buy including their own siteNuMeStyle.com but keep your eyes peeled on Hautelook.com for great deals!) in the 25mm and 19mm sizes. You can use a traditional curling iron using the same wrapping from the root to the tip technique that you use with the clipless but I find it trickier to learn to do on yourself and isn’t nearly as fast. Trust me, get a good clipless wand! You’ll love it!
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Step 1: Curl hair in small 1″ sections. The smaller the section, the tighter the curl and the tighter the curl, the bigger the hair! If you have stick straight hair like mine and/or hard to stay curled hair use a Texturizing hairspray like L’Oreal’s Texture mist or my fave L’Oreal’s Elnette Satin which I see every hair stylist on all the sets I work using. It’s a great pre-curl hair spray as it doesn’t leave hair stiff or tacky feeling, volumizes like crazy and hair can be brushed out easily.
**Styling Tip** Do not loosen your curl or brush until hair has completely cooled and set. This is how you get defined curls that don’t frizz!
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Step 2: On the ends use your fingers to separate the curls and loosen it all up. Flip hair over and shake the curls out until the sectioned curls are no longer visible. You’re going for bombshell not Shirley Temple!
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Step 3: Then section hair at the crown and back comb/tease (just at the root) the under layers creating volume. Repeat back combing until you get enough lift and volume at the crown.
**Styling Tip** I often see really bad back combing! Avoid this by teasing just at the root at the crown then pull a layer of hair over to conceal and then tease the next section of hair on top and finish with another layer of hair at the very top. That way you don’t ever get that visible “rats nest” look. So NOT cute!
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Step 4: Use my go-to hairspray for hold and volume Big Sexy Hair, “Spray and Play Harder”. Despite its name it doesn’t leave your hair hard. This is NOT Aqua Net. This is my fave volumizing and holding hairspray that doesn’t flake. Flaking is like so 80’s!!
**Styling Tip** Don’t go too crazy with the hair spray as it often results in flattening out the hair!
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That’s it! Yes, it’s as simple as that as long as what you’re using in Step 1 is a good, hot iron. Don’t be afraid of the heat as you’re not leaving your hair wrapped in the iron very long. You literally wrap, hold a few seconds and release whereas with a lesser quality iron you have to hold your hair a lot longer.
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Below are examples of less lioness and more mermaid/beachy waves which are achieved with the exact same products and steps but all you do is use larger sections of hair. The bigger the section, the looser the curl.
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That’s it! Now get to practicing and please let me know how it works for all you gorgeous, bombshells out there reading this! xoxo! Tiffany 🙂
Hi Tiffany,I found you on Instagram (paradoxllc). I wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your posts and for having such a positive attitude. I know you are surrounding by GREAT people and that says lots about your character. I have met some really nasty people in the beauty industry and I appreciate you and for telling me about this blog. I am happy to see a fun, bubbly, asian so successful in the beauty industry. I am thankful for your generosity and sharing your experiences, as some celebrity MUA make you swear and oath (no literally this happened to me) to not share, although they were tips already out there?! Your tips are so new, fresh, and extremely appreciated. I just can’t say enough great things about you and your character. Thanks for being you. I appreciate you.<3,Terri also known as Paradox!! =0)