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Celebrity Chat Celebrity Chat

Music star Estelle reveals her best hair secrets!


Weave Couture Weave Couture

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Hair Color Now Hair Color Now

Flip the script on summer color and go for a deep, dark hue!


Braids & Naturals Sophisticate's Braids & Naturals

Get the step-by-step info for a cool Natural coif!


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In This Issue

Kerry: COURTESY ABC. Beverly & Anansa: FADIL BERISHA/COURTESY OWN. Susan: COURTESY CAPITOL RECORDS. Clip: HAIR: MACHY BRAIDS & WEAVES, MUNSTER, IN; PHOTO: ERIC VON LOCKHART. Hair Advice: PHOTO: CHARAN INGRAM. Home Styling Guide: HAIR: ADRIENNE ETHERIDGE/LADY-LIKE HAIR BOUTIQUE, WASHINGTON, DC; MAKEUP: MISHA; PHOTO: CURTIS KITTRELL/EMAGINE STUDIOS MMI.


Home Page

KELLY ROWLAND SLIDESHOW: RED, SWEPT BACK, A DEEP PART, GOLDEN GIRL, DRAMATIC, LONG BANGS, SIDESWEPT BANGS, DIVA HAIR, SOFT WAVES/C IMAGECOLLECT/CRESTOCK; LOVIN’/SPE, INC. ERIC CHARBONNEAU/COLUMBIA TRISTAR MARKETING GROUP.


Hairstyle Gallery

Pretty Plait: HAIR: SONIA LASHLEY/SOKETAH HAIR DIVAS, BROOKLYN, NY; MAKEUP: BILLIE J.; PHOTO: KESTON DUKE/WWW.KESTONDUKE.COM. Feathered Pony: HAIR: CHIMERE CHAPMAN/CAPITALHAIRSTUDIO.COM, WASHINGTON, DC; MAKEUP: LISA CARTER MCPHEE; PHOTO: JONATHAN MARTIN/WWW.MYSALONSTYLE.COM. Retro Glam: HAIR: SHALON/STUDIO GLAM, FAIRFIELD, CA; MAKEUP: TERESA FOR FACE ART; PHOTO: KEIF SAVAGE/WWW.SALONSOURCEMAG.COM.


Celeb Chat

PHOTOS: SWEATER & PURPLE: KEITH MAJOR; WHITE: COURTESY ATLANTIC RECORDS.


Celebrity Stylist

PHOTOS: JACKSON: BOBBY QUILLARD/WWW.QUILLARD.COM; TASHA: COURTESY DARICO JACKSON.


Weave Couture

HAIR: SHAKENA WARREN/COMBS-N-CLIPS BEAUTY, HAGERSTOWN, MD; MAKEUP: ZELDA SIMMS; PHOTOS: KESTON DUKE/WWW.KESTONDUKE.COM.


Braids & Natural

HAIR: NICOLE PHILIBERT/TENDRILS HAIR SPA, BROOKLYN, NY; PHOTOS: KESTON DUKE/WWW.KESTONDUKE.COM.


Celebrity Media

PORTRAITS: COURTESY WE TV.


Haircolor Now

Edgy Ebony: HAIR: MIDNIGHT: TIFFANY THEMES/MAIN ATTRACTION HAIR STUDIO, KERNERSVILLE, NC; LICORICE: ALICE “DOLL” TYSON/DOLLS BEAUTY SALON, LAUREL, MD; ONYX: JEREMY “HEADHUNTER” SCOTT/WIGSPLITTAZ, SAVANNAH, GA; MAKEUP: MIDNIGHT: DEIRDRE CLAY; LICORICE: DEYANIRA MONTGOMERY; ONYX: CATHY SHAVERS; PHOTOS: MIDNIGHT: CHIP FOUST/WWW.UNIVERSALSALONS.COM.; LICORICE: PHIL COLLINS; ONYX: FRANTZ PHOTOGRAPHY.


Makeup Musts

PHOTOS: COURTESY SAISHA BEECHAM


On The Scene

PHOTOS: COURTESY OUTRE.


Dates & Places

PHOTO: M. SHAWN DOWDELL.

Ask A Stylist

JACQUELINE TARRANT PHOTO: STEVEN LEDELL

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Disclaimer

THE INFORMATION IN THIS WEB SITE IS MEANT TO INCREASE YOUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HAIR CARE AND BEAUTY. BECAUSE EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT, THE IDEAS EXPRESSED ON THIS SITE CANNOT BE USED TO DIAGNOSE OR TREAT INDIVIDUAL HEALTH/HAIR CARE & BEAUTY PROBLEMS. A HEALTH CARE/HAIR CARE AND/OR BEAUTY PROFESSIONAL AND/OR BEAUTY PROFESSIONAL CAN BEST GUIDE YOU.

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