Karie's Blog

At Peter Som’s Spring 2013 showing, the beauty is all about “classic East Village cool girls: natural, easy hair with touches of faded color, and strong, bold yet sophisticated eye colors,” says the designer. His theme, “Women on the Verge,” evokes that tipping point where a lady just might crack into a million little pieces. Is the beauty as fragmented? Most definitely.

On the day of Redken’s Smooth Lock launch, the weather couldn’t have been more tress-unfriendly; it was in the high 90s with 70% humidity in NYC, where everything is hotter, smellier and frizzier. “Right now there’s a massive desire for manageable hair,” Redken brand ambassador Rodney Cutler says to the gathered editors, who’s manes are coated in sweat and frizz. “Smoothing treatments are about making life easier.”

This weekend, colorists from all over the world will be vying for the top titles at the 2010 International Trend Vision Awards in Paris. If you, like me, can't make it out to Paris, Wella invites you to watch the live webcast at http://www.liveventwella.com/.

Hairstylist Tammy Laimos of Minardi Salon gives her thinning hair clients a boost with Joico's new Clinicure Stylers at a NYC media event.