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Geena Davis: Diamond
Studded Ponytail |
| Author: Karen Marie Shelton |
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Date: 09/05/06 |
Geena Davis is a winner in all areas of her life.
Besides winning the esteemed Oscar Award for Accidental
Tourist she recently won the Golden Globe for her
portrayal of the first woman president in Commander In
Chief.
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Geena Davis
Courtesy MMI Mags
8/27/06
2006 Emmy Awards |
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Celebrity Hairdresser Robert Hallowell has been
working with Geena's hair since he first met her on the
set of the movie Angie some years back.
Robert adores Geena and even though working on a TV
set is very grueling (think 18-20 hour days with lots of
pressure) he gladly signed on to be the head hairdresser
for Commander In Chief.
Being the head hairdresser entails working with the
producers to honor the vision of the show. It also
meant that Robert coiffed Geena's hair on a constant
basis. Constant being defined as just about every
minute of every day that she was filming on set.
It also meant that Robert coiffed Geena's hair for
her appearances on The Ellen Degeneres show and her
appearances on Red Carpets for various award show.
Even though Commander In Chief has been sadly
cancelled (I adored the show) Robert will continue to
work with Geena for her various appearances. He
confirmed that he will also be working with her on the
new Commander pilot that is still in the works.
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Robert
Hallowell
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After all these years of working with Geena's hair
Robert has a special insight into how to whip her
strands into absolutely perfection.
I caught up with Robert via cell phone to get the
scoop on Geena's Emmy hairdo as he made his way to the
sand, surf and sea in Mexico for a much needed rest.
Robert coiffed his long time client - Geena Davis -
who he reported "was decked out in approximately $16
million dollars worth of spectacular diamonds".
Her "borrowed" diamond booty consisted of a stunning
lariat style necklace set in a rose gold hue with
matching earrings.
The diamonds to the Emmy nominated star by the famed
Hip Hop diamond designer Ayre. Robert explained he put
his head together with Geena's longtime stylist -
Vivian Turner - to create a very long, lean and
sleek look that worked with all those eye popping
sparklers.
The Gorgeous Ponytail
To carry the theme of Geena's custom made couture
tuxedo (designed specifically for women vs the
traditional man's tux) Robert, Vivian (and of course
Geena) agreed to go with a very high pony (yes ponytails
are still hot in the hair fashion world) that Robert
anchored tight at Geena's crown "just above her
occipital bone" and elevated even higher by wrapping a
thick strand of hair around the base.
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Geena Davis
Courtesy MMI Mags
8/27/06
2006 Emmy Awards |
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Customized Stuart Weitzman 4" heels completely
encrusted with gorgeous white crystals were worn by
Geena as the finishing touch to all the sparkling
spendor.
Robert also pumped up Geena's "red hues" right before
the event with Goldwell colors. For her "permanent
base" color Robert reported that he used Goldwell Top
Chic.
For added brilliance he added Goldwell Colorance
(Level 7). Robert confirmed that he uses Goldwell
color on Geena all the time.
I queried him on what color he would describe the
star's hair as being. Robert reported that he
would describe the hue as "a right orange red with
wonderful woodsy undertones".
He noted "Geena has gorgeous creamy white skin" which
he pointed out works better with red hues that have an
bright orange base. Robert told me "Geena's skin
clashes with the reds that have a blue base" and "anyone
thinking about going with a red color should definitely
pay attention to how the color would work with the skin
tone".
Steal Geena's Sizzling Red Carpet Ponytail
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Geena Davis |
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Since the ultimate goal was to create a fresh, clean,
sleek, long look, Robert wanted to make Geena's hair
sleek and slicked back off her face to avoid any type of
clash with those gorgeous gems she wore around her neck
and in her ears.
Robert first applied his straightening balm (The
Flat Factor) to Geena's towel blotted damp strands.
Then he dried Geena's hair stick straight using a boar's
head brush (Mason Pearson) and a blow dryer. He
directed the air-flow of the dryer down the shaft of her
hair from the roots to the ends.
Note: Robert has been using his famous
Kitchen Beautician products on Geena's hair - which
he has been doing since he first created the product
line.
Once Geena's hair was 100% dry he used a flat iron to
make sure that all of her strands were perfectly
straight. He applied his Dream Cream styling cream
to the sides of Geena's hairline to give the hair a
slightly textured but sleek look. Robert created a
"teeny tiny part on the left side measuring
approximately 2 1/2" long from her forehead".
He pulled the ponytail very high making sure that the
crown was perfectly smooth and wrinkle free. After
he had finished creating the pony he applied a few drops
of his applied a few
Love That Shine Drops to the balms of his hands and
fingers. He then carefully raked through the
finished pony with the
Shine Drops to add a glassy shimmer to the strands.
MIA On The Red Carpet?
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Geena Davis
From Past Emmy Awards |
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Sadly the beautiful star wearing the eye popping,
mouth dropping array of diamond sparklers was nowhere to
be seen on the Red Carpet before the show. Although the
cameras panned by her in the audience at the Emmys,
there were no real close-ups. Even more
disappointing the brilliant actress did not win the Emmy
award for her category.
According to Robert, the reason Geena was a Red
Carpet MIA was due to a major traffic and security
checkpoint jam which caused a bottleneck on the
strollways making it difficult for the major stars to
sashsay down the carpet. Geena unfortunately got caught
in the loggerjam even though she left for the show at
3:30 in the afternoon.
The good news? Thanks to Robert and the good
folks at MultiMedia Mags we were able to get a few
photos of the beautiful red-haired star.
To read more about Geena Davis' hair at the recent Emmys stop by
Karen's Blog at DailyCeleb.com.
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