Mane Mondays: How to Create Your Perfect Sideswept Shag with Celebrity Hairstylist Dante Blandshaw

BlaqVixenBeauty — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:54:46 AKDT

I'm sure many of you are welcoming autumn with a new hair color and cut - I'm still not done experimenting with new hues this season - so I thought it would be appropriate to post how to get your best sideswept shag with tips that celebrity hairstylist shared with Glamour magazine back in July 2009:

Start with the right cut. This remix (as Taraji P. Henson models here at the 81st Annual Academy Awards last year and in the Tyler Perry film I Can Do Bad All By Myself) of the classic bob is all about layers. Ask for longer ones on the sides and angled fringe. "Asymmetrical bangs add sex appeal," says stylist Dante Blandshaw, who gave Taraji P. Henson her shag.

Piece out. Rub smoothing cream between palms and then onto damp hair, starting at the ends; it keeps them choppy in a good way.

Ditch your brush. After blow-drying, run a wide-tooth comb through hair (a brush will flatten it). "Or shake it out," Blandshaw says. A good cut should fall right into place.

New Series: Makeup and More in the Military

BlaqVixenBeauty — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:41:06 AKDT

The reason behind this new series is to prove that you can still be professional and feminine (as long as you abide by your service's dress and appearance regulations) while in uniform. I've only served in the Navy and Air Force but I've always managed to maintain my femininity - whether it be through a new hairstyle, wearing a French manicure or wearing lip gloss with a hint of sparkle.

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Mane Mondays: How to Create Your Perfect Sideswept Shag with Celebrity Hairstylist Dante Blandshaw

New Series: Makeup and More in the Military