COMMUNICATING WITH YOUR STYLIST

Receiving the perfect haircut is all about the communication. You talk. The stylist listens and then offers leadership, knowledge, expertise and styling options. Think about the following points when talking with your stylist:

1. What do you like best about your hair?
2. How much time do you want to spend on your hair?
3. What don’t you like about your hair and what problems need to be addressed?
4. Do you have any parameters about your style?
5. Do you have any length considerations?
6. Do you have pictures to help accurately describe your desired style?

MAKING CURLY HAIR STRAIGHT

We offer many different shampoos, conditioners, and styling products to help in the smoothing process depending on your exact hair type and texture.

For coarse thick hair, use a leave in conditioner to coat and protect the hair. We recommend the Rusk Smoother.

Apply a straightening product to support your efforts. Make sure to distribute the product through the hair evenly by combing from scalp to ends.

If you want to decrease volume, we recommend mixing the Rusk Gleam and Rusk DeepShine Oil.

If you want to maintain volume while you straighten we recommend mixing Rusk Str8 and Rusk Wired.

To decrease volume on long hair, use a Large Rusk Paddle Brush. To decrease volume on medium to shorter hair, use the Paul Mitchell 413 Brush.

To maintain volume in longer hair, use the Large Rusk Vent Brush. To maintain volume in medium to shorter hair, use the Small Rusk Vent Brush.

Apply as much tension as necessary and don’t be afraid of using heat because our products are heat activated and need the heat to work properly. It is normal to see steam during the blowdry…it is the product evaporating into the hair.

While blow drying, stretch and smooth your hair in all different directions to ensure that you are straightening it form different angles.

Once hair is 100% dry and straight, go over sections with a flat iron to ensure the style remains straight. For coarser thicker hair, we recommend Rusk Thermal Shine Spray when flat ironing the hair. For normal to fine hair, we recommend Rusk W8less when flat ironing the hair.


FACE SHAPES

Round Face - This face shape has about the same width as length. If you have a round face, you want to elongate the face and give it more definition. Longer lengths (below the chin) with face framing layers work great. A deep side part also creates a slimming illusion.

Heart Face - This face is wider at the forehead and narrower at the chin and jaw. A deep side part with a chin length cut balances the face shape. Keep the style soft and add long layers around the face. Small bangs also provide a nice dimension.

Oval Face - This face shape is well proportioned – the length is about one and a half times the width and can wear almost any hair style.

Square Face - This face is defined by wide cheekbones, a broad forehead and a wide jaw line. Off center parts and face framing layers work wonders with the facial shape. Rounder bangs help to soften the edges too.

Pear Face - This face is narrow at the forehead and wider at the chin and jaw. A haircut with width and height balances this face shape. Adding volume to the crown can really bring attention to the eyes.

Long Face - This face has a length longer than the width. Shorter, chin length hair styles with a wide bang help add necessary width to an elongated face.

Large Nose - A suggestion when dealing with a larger nose is to keep hair longer, adding soft layers around the sides and on top of the head, paired with a soft bang.

Wide Forehead - Bangs cut short enough to balance the width of the face is a great suggestion for a wide forehead.

Narrow Forehead - No bangs are necessary….however, if you have bangs, we suggest a bang cut back somewhat to help extend the width of the forehead.

Vertical or Horizontal Disproportion - Balance your face with a hair cut that leads the eye in the opposite direction. For example, if your face is too narrow – ask your stylist to build width into your hairstyle or if your face is too wide – ask the stylist to add more height in your hairstyle.

Thick Neck - Soften with long layers and soft movement in and around the neck area.

Narrow Neck - We recommend to cut your hair just above the shoulders with layers or into a bob to downplay a narrow neck.


STYLING TIPS

• Change the part from one side to the other or make your part a zigzag. It’s simple and easy.
• Flip up the ends, turn the ends under or square them off with a flat iron.
• Use different styling products to change your hair’s texture.
• Add curls or waves with a curling iron.
• Create half up do’s or full up do’s and add hair accessories.
• Add a instant accent of color with a simple extension application
• Add braids.
• Tuck the hair behind the ears or pull it forward for an easy change.

MAKEUP TIPS

• Always apply makeup over a freshly cleansed and moisturized face.
• To avoid eye makeup smearing and to improve longevity, always use an eye primer.
• Instead of using foundation during the warm months, use a tinted moisturizer with SPF.
• A light dusting of hair spray over your face will help your makeup stay put and last longer .
• To make your lip stick last longer throughout the day, pat in a small amount of foundation on your lips, dust over with powder, and follow with your lip stick.
• To make your eyes appear brighter, apply a shimmer shadow in a white shade in the tear duct area of your eyes.
• To make pencil eyeliner last longer, press the same color shadow as eyeliner with an angled make up brush.

DESIGNERS FAVORITE PRODUCT COCKTAILS

Sheer Brilliance + Wired = A polished, soft hold
Use a nickel sized amount of sheer brilliance, and half and index finger's worth of wired. Mix together like lotion in your hands and work from ends to roots.

Wired + Sheer Brilliance + Deepshine Luster = A naturally smooth look
Apply Deepshine Lustre first, from roots to ends. Then combine a finger's length of wired and a dime size of Sheer Brilliance (more for longer or very thick hair.) Smooth onto ends and work toward the roots.

Paul Mitchell Extra Body Daily Boost + Radical Creme + W8less Spray Gel = A full and voluminous style
Work Daily Boost through roots and crown, then squeeze a small amount of Radical Creme and W8less into the palm of your hand, work together well, then work through the ends of your hair.

It's A 10 Spray + Wired + Sleek Mystique Blowout Balm + It's A 10 Shine Spray = Super smooth and sleek
Spray It's A 10 Spray all over ends, then add a finger's length of Wired a few pumps of It's A 10 Serum. Work into hair, then blow-dry with a paddle brush. Finish the look with It's a 10 Shine Spray and flat ironing.

Wired + Thick + Plumping Mousse = Soft and touchable volume and hold
Spray Thick on wet hair, then combine Wired and Plumping Mousse in your hands and apply evenly to hair from roots to ends. Blow-dry.

Str8 + Priming Creme = Smooth and shiny FRIZZ FREE hair
On damp hair, evenly apply Str8 lotion from roots to ends, then apply Priming Creme to smooth the hair and even out porosity. Blow-dry with a paddle brush and flatiron.

Softwear + Plumping Mousse + W8less = Perfect natural curls that will fight humidity
Combine Softwear and Plumping Mousse in your hands and squeeze into damp hair from ends to roots. Before diffusing, spray W8less hairspray. Use a diffuser attachment while blowdrying. 

Being Wild + Being Warped = A sassy pixie with amazing texture and shine
Apply Being Wild to wet hair. Finger-style while blowdrying, then finish with Being Warped

Thick + Wild + Spray Wax = A beachy, messy look for shorter hair
Apply Thick, Wild and Spray Wax to damp hair. Blowdry, using only your hands to style, then add more Spray Wax when dry, to give extra pieciness, separation and hold.

Wired + Blofoam + Softwear = Big, full hair
Begin by working Blofoam into the roots and crown. Then, mix Wired and Softwear and apply evenly to ends. Blow-dry with a vent brush for maximum volume.

Radical Creme + Blofoam + Sheer Brilliance = Big, natural curls
Work Blofoam into the roots and crown, and apply Radical Creme to the ends. Scrunch in a small amount of Sheer Brilliance and then diffuse.