Emerson Salon is the best hair salon on Capitol Hill, Seattle. Our experienced hair stylists and colorists have been fusing the latest trends with top hair techniques for years. Whether you’re looking to transform your look in Seattle with a new haircut and color or just maintain your already hip style, we are here and ready to help.
Coming this March, Tim Burton’s newest interpretation of the classing tale Alice In Wonderland will be hitting theaters and IMAXs all over the country. Some of the talented cast that Tim Burton has gathered for this film include Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Sheen, Crispin Glover, and Anne Hathaway.
Star studded cast aside, the central character Alice is played by Mia Wasikowa who is an Australian actress an relatively unknown in the US. She did recently star in Amelia and Defiance. Mia is currently slated for a future production of a Jane Eyre remake as well as an untitled Gus Van Sant film.
As Alice, Mia has gorgeous blond wavy hair that is young and fresh. It looks like they did a subtle foil highlight on her hair in order to catch the light and emphasis movement. To recreate Mia’s soft wave we recommend towel drying hair after shampooing/conditioning. Then, slightly mist the hair with Moroccan Oil Glimmer Shine before you pin curl the entire head, 2″ from the root. This means rolling up 1-2″ sections of hair and clipping them (you can use bobby pins) before air drying or spending 30 minutes under a hood dryer. Once dry, finger separate and spray with Working Spray by Alterna. (For heavier hair textures try loosely iron curling after pincurls to define wave.)
At the UK premiere of Alice in Wonderland, Mia debuted her new cropped do. Undoubtedly she was tired of caring for those classic long locks from the movie and wanted a simpler and much easier to maintain look. Here we see her in a recent issue of Teen Vogue. This look is fun and modern yet still sweet and feminine. It reminds me of Carey Mulligan’s new haircut (from An Education). What do you think?
Pedro Almodovar’s newest film “Broken Embraces” is a must see. The film that has already sparked Oscar buzz stars Penelope Cruz. Almodovar and Cruz have worked together on several other films already, including “Live Flesh,” “All About My Mother,” and “Volver.” The film takes place in the 1990s and then later in 2008. It is a film noir, but with a twist. It is filmed in bright color, making it very beautiful to watch. It has been described as a “four way tail of dangerous love.”
Seen here, is Penelope Cruz in a platinum, modern day Marilyn Monroe wig. Her look is chic, classic and easy to do. All it takes is a big barrel curling iron, a few bobby pins, a ton of backcombing and some good hairspray. Starting at the crown and through the sides, take small sections, and using the fine teeth of a comb begin to back comb at the root. This will create volume and a base for your pins to hold on to. (If your hair is not too long, you may not need pins at all.) From there, you will then take one-two inch sections, starting at the bottom and then curling. You may want some help when working on the back. Work your way up the head, spraying each section as you go. When you get to the front, curl away from your face and loosely curl your bangs. Keep spraying! You’re going to want to let is set briefly before going through it with a boar bristle brush. Gently brush out the curls and pin loosely in the back, keeping it off your neck. If you have a decent amount of back combing, this should be pretty easy to do. Using your fingers, break up the curl in the front and spray.
Check out Penelope’s style and the film, in theatres now.
The 2010 Oscar nominations were recently announced and one of the 10 films nominated this year for Best Picture is the much buzzed about film, An Education, starring Peter Sarsgard, Alfred Molina, and Carey Mulligan. Carey is also nominated in the best actress category for her role as 16 yr old Jenny.
This movie is set in the 1960’s and shows Jenny as she gets wrapped up in a new relationship with an older man as she travels to Paris. This film utilizes not only the arc of the script but in addition, changes in Carey’s hair. This visually shows the transformation of a girl into a woman as she is being swept up by her sophisticated 30 something lover (Sarsgard.)
In the beginning of the movie, Jenny has simple 60’s teenager hair. Here is probably how it was achieved:
This hairstyle utilizes a medium length longer haircut with minimal texture/layers. The perimeter line is put in first (at the top of the shoulder blades), and then the layers in back are created by slightly elevating them at a 45 degree. Over direction of the front layers towards the previous layer in back creates a subtle texture when styled. Added to the style is a mod style blunt bang/fringe that is shaped around the brow line and upper cheek bones.
If your hair is not naturally this color you can consult with your Emerson Salon stylist to find the best shade/tone of dark reddish brown that looks best on you as well as one that fits in with your maintenance needs. People with a cool skin tone look best with orange based browns whereas warmer skin tones look best with neutral to more red violet browns.
To style: No hair setting required!!. Carey’s hair has minimal natural texture and can be mostly air dried with a leave in conditioner (try Leave in Luxury by Kevin Murphy). If you have natural wave or frizz: Rough dry 50% then add Morroccan Oil Styling Oil (about a nickels worth) to the mid shaft to ends. Then blow dry section by section from the nape up with a paddle or denman brush. Make sure to flat wrap the bangs around the head shape to avoid frizz and excessive bend. Flat iron all the ends and then spray lightly with Working Spray by Alterna Caviar. Scrunch the ends lightly for additional bounce.
As Jenny “grows up” her hair styles mirror her experiences:
This hair style it is possible to use a shampoo set to create soft curl and bounce. This means using velcro rollers that are big enough to wrap the hair at least 1 1/2 times on mostly damp hair. A great setting lotion is Anti Gravity by Kevin Murphy which aids in fullness, hold and weightlessness. Make sure to comb the bangs down towards the eyebrows and clip lightly before drying.
Dry for 25 minutes with medium heat and cool for 5 minutes. Unwrap the hair and lightly finger separate the curls. Spray lightly with Working Spray.
To create this updo style you will need: Bobby pins and a hair elastic. Create a pony tail just below the crown area in back. Make sure to include the nape hair/flyaways in the ponytail with Sticky Business by Kevin Murphy and Working Spray by Alterna. Leave out the sides and bang areas.
Back brush on top (in front of the ponytail) to create soft height. Slowly work the side pieces and top into soft, loose bun curls with double back pinning. Use the heat of your hands/fingers to sculpt and shape the size and roundness of each section being pinned. Tip: Make sure not to create too much tension on the sides as Carey’s style is somewhat loose and soft going into the updo.
Make sure to look at all angles of the style in the mirror to troubleshoot/detail the symmetry and size of the updo with your face/headshape. Final step: Spray with Session Spray by Kevin Murphy for firm hold and Alterna Rapid Repair for soft picture worthy shine.
We love using current movies and celebrity styles to excercise our styling expertise. Want us to do it for you? Come on in and we’ll give you a consultation and service that will suit you in every way!
Despite the cold blustery weather, the stars are out, once again for Sundance Film Festival in Utah. Many of them opting for a more natural look to compliment the wool hats, gloves, scarves and layers of clothes they are sporting to keep warm.
Amanda Peet, pregnant and glowing already, looked especially beautiful with natural looking makeup and her hair pulled back. The actress, 37, expecting her second daughter, keeps her look youthful and fresh with a slight shimmer on here cheekbones and temples, and fleshtone eyeshadow.
Dakota Fanning, leaving her long, straight, blonde locks free flowing and parted down the center, looked all grown up for the event. Her choice in natural shades of makeup were also very age appropriate for the teenager. The young starlet who portrays Cherie Curie in the Joan Jett biopic “The Runaways” was at Sundance for the premiere.
Kate Mara, who was at the festival for her film “HappyThankYourMorePlease” looked lovely in Autumn tones. Her copper locks compliment her naturally warmer skin. Her soft look accompanied her casual yet chic appearance at the festival. Beige eyeshadow, peachy cheeks and a soft rose lip make her look like she is wearing almost no makeup at all. She rocked this look the right way.
There you have it! Stars making the daytime, natural look glamorous and proving that you can still look good even when the weather is bad.
One of the hottest flicks making the rounds at Sundance this year is a new movie showcasing the early careers of Joan Jett and Cherie Curie in their infamous band The Runaways. This movie stars Kristen Stewart (ie Bella from Twilight) and Dakota Fanning as you have never seen them. Amazingly the two actresses pull off the angsty teen rockstar personas incredibly well. Check out the trailer here:
Kristen and Dakota both went through pretty dramatic hair transformations to fill their roles.
First, lets see how Kristen’s hair as Joan Jett is achieved:
Kristen got this hair color by choosing a natural black or blue black shade. If you are looking for a similar color, consider using a semi or demi-permanent because permanently applying darker tints can be problematic to remove or color correct. If going permanently black, be committed to keeping it for longer than 6 mos.
Kristen is sporting what we call “a shag.” By definition, The Shag Haircut is generally short, layered, with more layers at the crown of the head than below. This is also known as a concave haircut that eliminates length and bulk on top but leaves those elements around the perimeter. The version that Kristen has contains some customization. The basic line and shape can be created first with over-directed layers above the head shape. Then random texturizing techniques are used to create the chunky/pieceyness.
Some disconnection is involved to create height and funk to the crown. This means the the hair is not cut based on the head shape or previous layering system. It is simply lifted up 2-3 inches from the crown and cut straight across. The bangs are rounded above the eyebrows and razored for a punky look.
To style: Blowdry roughly until 50% dry. Add Kevin Murhpy’s Bodyguard lotion and dry roughly until 100% dry. Use Alterna’s sculpting putty on the mid shaft to ends and flat iron to eliminated frizz and create sleekness. Add extra putty to the crown for height and spray with Kevin Murphy Session Spray for firm hold. Tousle your hair and you are good to go!
Here is how Dakota’s hair as Cherie Curie is achieved:
Dakota’s mid length hair looks likes its been lightened. She has naturally light hair so on her this was probably achieved using high lift tint which can be less damaging to hair than bleach lighteners. This process would be called a virgin going lighter color service.
This haircut is a simple layering system based off the head shape. The length is created first at the base of the neck or slightly below and the layering is brought in after. This means all the layers are elevated away from the skull generally between 50 to 90 degrees starting in the back of the head and moving slowly around toward the front. This creates softness and eliminates weight + length. Additional layering is added to the bangs once the desired length of bang is achieved. Some light texturing is involved to lighten density and create wispyness on the ends with texturizing shears.
To style: Rough dry 30% and add Kevin Murphy’s Anti gravity for oomph and volume. Round brush blowdry with a larger boar bristle to create sufficient tension on finer-medium textured hair-types. Do this section by section from the nape upwards. Once dry, turn on your flat iron and add Alterna’s Spray Shine for luminosity that won’t weight the hair down. Then heat style the ends and bangs with the appropriate flip out or under. Toss your hair upside down, then up, shake and spray lightly with Alterna Working Spray as you part and piece out the style.
These two styles are quintessential 70’s rock/glam style. We predict a resurgence of these looks on our streets once the movie is released. Can’t wait!!
In honor of Ethan Hawke’s new vampire movie Daybreakers coming out this weekend, we thought we’d ask who you think is the sexiest vampire out there.
Alexander Skarsgard (Eric from True Blood) James Marsters (Spike from Buffy The Vampire Slayer) Ian Somerhalder (Damon from Vampire Diaries) Ethan Hawke (Edward from Daybreakers)
I’m not a big fan of the Jersey Shore hairstyles but I am a big fan of Michael Cera. Michael Cera recently dropped by the Jersey Shore house to hang out with cast member Snooki and get a Jersey Shore make over. Love the Pauly D hairstyle he’s rocking.
Check out Michael Cera’s new film “Youth In Revolt” this Friday.
The new Alice In Wonderland trailer has been making the rounds on the internet today and we have to say it looks pretty amazing. Its going to star Johnny Depp as the mad hatter and is directed by Tim Burton. Always a great combo (Edward Scissor Hands, Sweeny Todd, Corpse Bride, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Sleepy Hollow). Wow now that I lay them out, its a little surprising just how many movies they have done together. Anyway, without further ado, here is the new trailer. Alice is set to come out March 5th.
We went to see Up In The Air this weekend and we were incredibly surprised at how good this movie is. Featuring George Clooney as a modern day recluse who revels in the anonymity of air travel and has found a living flying around the country and laying off workforces for insecure managers. He is quite secure in his life role until he is stuck with training a new and promising employee played by Anna Kendrick. The movie was extremely entertaining with a strong enough story to hold my attention for the entire flick. If you are looking for a night out at the movies this weekend, this movie is definitely worth your time. Check out the trailer below:
One moving that is tearing through the film circuit and has made an enormous splash in its early limited release is Precious which is based on the novel Push. Having racked up an endorsement from Oprah and a 90% fresh on RottenTomatoes, the movie is already a strong favorite for the awards bracket. Its playing at Harvard Exit this weekend on Capitol Hill and with what is sure to be a noteworthy movie of the season, we recommend checking it out. Here is the trailer:
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