Ellen in NYC

I am leaving for Florida on Friday and I am looking forward to diving in the beautiful blue water.  I get so much inspiration from diving, I will put a new cut online for printing down load, so come back and see what new shape that has inspired me from the tropics and the sea.  I can hardly wait.  Tomorrow I am doing hair for L'Oreal's Centennial Celebration 50 years,  I will get some pictures of the event.  The interns will be dressed in period costumes and the hair will reflect the times.  Can't wait it will be fun. Come back and see the pictures....

I have been using hair pieces for many years. I’ve used them on clients, in my editorial work, in shows and in classes I’ve taught. I’ve used wefts, wigs, extensions, and just about any other types of hair piece you can think of. During my experimenting, I have found that they can be a great inspiration for color placement. So when my friend Ann Marie Walts, a fellow Redken Artist from West Springfield, MA, came to visit last week, the creative juices were flowing.

Yep, it's that time again. Time to put away the seriousness and let your hair down. Well, maybe. See, I grew up in the Caribbean, living in and traveling through wonderful places like the Bahamas, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands. Of course, as a kid, the dreadlock was reserved for the island outlaw. Now, seems like everyone has a friend or grandmother with dreadlocks. So, I decided it's time I educated myself on the techniques of "locking" hair. No, I can't get away with it myself. Being married to a hairdresser has limited my choice of hairstyle to whatever my beloved wife chooses for me.  But I can always dream...

Ok, so I seem to be drifting for a minute. Sorry. The topic of this post is 5 things I didn't know about dreadlocks. Perhaps they might surprise you as well.

 I watched the Oscars on my TIVO last night and I have to say that true to Hollywood Fashion it was so very entertaining.  It did not disappoint.  The hair was both elegant reminiscent of old Hollywood Glamour but better because of the new products and tools that we have now.  I absolutely love Sofia Loren I need to say this her dress was over the top and not in a good way and her makeup way too much and hair looked over done.

Curious about the editorial work I've done? Check out my viewbook by clicking on the link on the right. I've recently updated it with a new shoot.

 Well here goes, I am quite sad about having to cancel all of my fashion week shows except for Project Runway this Friday February 20th.  I went in for minor surgery on February 5, and was told I would be off my feet for 4 days only to be told after surgery it would be more like 2 weeks.   Major disappointment.   This is the first time in 13 years that I have not done Fashion Week.   I will have my camera for this Friday at Project Runway so stop by and see the post.

I've just read an article teaching me how to color my hair with Koolaid. Ok, so being a child of the 70's and 80's, I understand the desire to call attention to myself with blue hair. But, to be honest, I don't think I'd want my blue mohawk back in the day to smell like Mountain Berry Punch. Which, according to the kids coloring their hair, it does!

The Denman Brush came into use in the 1960’s when geometric clean bobs and shapes came into fashion Vidal Sassoon put these styles on the map. These cuts worked great on straight to wavy textures that are easily blown dry without a huge amount of tension. The hand blow dryer was first used on these styles revolutionizing the way hair was finished. We saw and end to bouffant styles and a beginning of free easy styling.