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June 7, 2007

Tame Nic's Frizz and WIN

The Stylephile understands unruly hair. In fact, there is always within us an affinity for women with incorrigible follicles: Minnie Driver, Sarah Jessica Parker, Bernadette Peters, Cher, and others. Girls with long, straight hair have it easier and they know it. Even Gwyneth Paltrow--in one of her honest and yet somehow inhumane moments -- once commented in Vogue: "Straightening my hair is big for me in terms of feeling confident. If I have frizzy big hair, I feel like I have zero sex appeal and charisma."  Just reading that quote could inspire a woman with corkscrew curls to want to gag Gwyneth with her silky strands of "I Can't Believe it's Not Butter"-hued locks. Still, who can deny the psychological benefits of a professional blow dry?
   Back to zero sex appeal and charisma: This picture of Nicole Kidman would only be better if she had a hot pink plastic afro pick peeking out from her halo of frizz. Does anyone have a great tip for sedating the kinky dream catcher atop Nic's skull? Post a suggestion for taming, but not straightening, curls and you could win an FHI Heat Pro 1800 hair dryer -- with a diffuser, of course. A winner will be picked by Tuesday afternoon at 3:00.

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Posted by Snoneevew | Oct 10 2008 9:09PM

Girls, I have got your solution and it SERIOUSLY works. All of the Curly girls I know are OBSESSED. Its called Curl-ease and its a towel made just for us. It will dry your hair in 1/2 the time and because it locks in moisture it keeps frizz away leaving more defined and bouncier curls. I got mine at bed bath and beyond but i think you can also get them on the website www.curlease.com

Posted by Frizz no more! | Sep 18 2007 5:38PM

It kills me that naturally curled beauties are encouraged to straighten their lovely locks, Don't fall for it! Get out there and rock your texture and flaunt that wild, too bold to be tamed, head of hair. www.sweetbeatzbaby.com

Posted by wildgal | Jul 27 2007 12:25PM

The best thing for curly hair is NaturallyCurly.com, the best place EVER for people with curly hair. Lots of great tips and advice.

Posted by Bethy | Jun 20 2007 10:43AM

And the winner is... PAM, for her myriad, helpful suggestions. Especially love the "ski hat" approach. Pam: pls. e-mail me at Monica.Corcoran@variety.com to claim your FHI blowdryer. And THANK YOU all for the great comments. P.S. - I wash my hair once a week - shhh.

Posted by Monica Corcoran | Jun 13 2007 12:10PM

I''ve been using a blow dryer to tame my hair since I was 8. My hair is kinky, puffy and course and very hard to tame. I use a ton of a heavy conditioner and shampoos that don''t lather much. Sometimes I wear a ski hat to bed and #1 key is not to wash your hair everyday!! Another trick is to not use a water based product on dry hair. Use one that lists silicone or alcohol as a first ingredient. Here are some great products for frizzy unruly hair: Aveda Smooth Infusion shamp/cond Aveda Damage Remedy shamp/cond Aveda Brilliance cond/pomade/cream Bumble & Bumble styling wax (five stars for de-frizzing) Fekkai Glossing Cream (use only before drying hair) CHI Transformation Shamp/Cond

Posted by Pam | Jun 12 2007 2:30PM

Kerasatse and round brushes for smooth pinup waves that don't straighten the body out of your hair. The trick is to leave the brushes in until cool to polish the cuticle

Posted by paigeboy | Jun 12 2007 2:13PM

I have straight hair, but I when I get frizz, I use Kiehl's Silk Groom & Creme

Posted by hooligan | Jun 12 2007 1:55PM

I've read about a girl who discovered a way to solve her frizzie problems for several months at a time...and it takes just a few minutes! But you know her...it's Britney!

Posted by Gary Wallen | Jun 12 2007 1:27PM

the best thing for my hair to avoid frizziness is to sleep on it; i choose to wash my hair at night. however, if it's frizzy during the day, i apply some biosilk silk therapy and pull it back into a braid for a while. that usually tames it down!

Posted by roma | Jun 12 2007 1:08PM

The surefire solution to any frizzies, whether creating beautiful straightness or taming bouncy curls: and this took years to find and perfect, so pay attention!!! Apply Phyto Relaxing Balm to towel-dried hair, then style as desired ... to finish, apply bain de terre shine serum! Undeniably the absolute best product ever created! Worth every penny and it lasts forever! For a quick frizz fix throughout the day, just moisturize your hands with any hand cream and run the excess through your hair. Never a bad hair day again! Make sure you look for the large economy size of Phyto, they're a great deal and they run out fast! And of course, you need a great hair dryer, which I would LOVE, by the way ... :)

Posted by Catherine "former frizzball" G | Jun 12 2007 1:01PM

I have very curly hair and frizz control issues as well. What I would do (without straightening my hair) is to start with Garnier Fructis’ Deep Conditioner. Once out of the shower I apply about a quarter size amount of Tail and Mane leave in conditioner and about a dime size of got2b Glossy Anti-Frizz Shine Serum. Before the hair starts to dry to much I separate it into four sections and blow dry for about 15 min. It leaves my hair full bodied yet sleek and shiny without a greasy weighted down feeling.

Posted by Leah | Jun 12 2007 12:54PM

for a mid-day touch up, moisten hands with water and a touch of conditioner. Run through hair to smooth out the frizz.

Posted by holly | Jun 12 2007 12:52PM

for a mid-day touch up, moisten hands with water and a touch of conditioner. Run through hair to smooth out the frizz.

Posted by holly | Jun 12 2007 12:51PM

for a mid-day touch up, moisten hands with water and a touch of conditioner. Run through hair to smooth out the frizz.

Posted by holly | Jun 12 2007 12:51PM

for a mid-day touch up, moisten hands with water and a touch of conditioner. Run through hair to smooth out the frizz.

Posted by holly | Jun 12 2007 12:51PM

for a mid-day touch up, moisten hands with water and a touch of conditioner. Run through hair to smooth out the frizz.

Posted by holly | Jun 12 2007 12:50PM

I''ve tried all sorts of anti-frizz products from $6 ones found at the drug store to much pricier European ones. I found Phyto''s Anti-Frizz Balm to work best. If you use it with the anti-frizz shampoo, even better. I blow dry without a brush, just running my fingers through the hair for a not-straightened but not wild and frizzy look.

Posted by gpac19 | Jun 12 2007 12:45PM

I use either 'Cream with Silk Groom'or 'Heat Protective Silk Straightening Cream' Which can be found at Kiehls stores, or purchased online at www.kiehls.com an 8 oz bottle is less than 30.00, and styling tips can be found on their website. For extra curly hair I use Be Curly curl enhancing cream from Aveda (And it smells great too)

Posted by Betsy | Jun 11 2007 11:50AM

Yuko, Japanese hair straightener. Straighten shampoos and gels really don''t work and are just an advertising gimmick. Don''t blow your money on them. Hair gels used with flat irons are damaging and only temporary not to mention the time and work when you hair is thick or long. If your hair is really kiny, it will start coil back up in a matter of hours. Try the Yuko Hair Straightening System. There are a lot of Japanese hair straighten systems out there. My stylist has tried several of them and she thinks Yuko is by far the best for very kiny hair. Yuko was invented in Japan, by a petite woman named Yuko. To get permission to obtain and use the Yuko straighten process materials a stylist must attend a special school given by Yuko herself. Yuko is expensive ($600 and up) but it''s worth every single penny. The process takes 6 or more hours. The price depends on how thick & long your hair is so you need to go for a consultation before you get the process done. Yuko straightens and smoothes curly, dry, unruly hair PERMANANTLY until the roots grow out. It does NOT damage hair the way a chemical hair relaxers do. Your hair will be sleek, shiny and straight and in even BETTER shape than it was before you did the Yuko process. NO! I don''t work for the company! I have used Yuko on my hair for three years straight now though and I swear by it. The Yuko process can also be reversed to obtain natural curls again if you don''t like it - but my guess it, if your hair is like mine, very thick, bushy, frizzy, unruly, once you do the Yuko process and see how great your hair looks, you''ll never go back.

Posted by LeahPetite | Jun 10 2007 6:33AM

Use kerastase curl definition creme and LOTS of it... Along with a diffuser... It's all about using product to define curls and tame frizzies.

Posted by curlygirly | Jun 8 2007 7:22PM

A dab of vaseline will tame any flyaway hair.

Posted by sunchicka | Jun 7 2007 9:00PM

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