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| Revised Date: 12/17/08 - Original Publication Date: 4/18/2008 |
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The world of curly hair is full of experts. Some are
self-proclaimed and others have earned their reputations from the
media. Others have won their expert titles from years in the
business and long lines of faithful clients who spread the world.
How does a mere hair consumer shift through the hype, the self
proclamations, the buzz and the endless advertising to drill down to
find the hard core experts?
After thirty years of writing and eleven years of writing about hair
for HairBoutique.com, MultiMedia Publications (MMI), Harris
Publications and several
other fashion and hair magazines, I have bumped into lots of the
experts. During that time I have formed my own opinions of whom
the true experts really are.
Although my hair is naturally wavy for the most part, I do have a
patch of natural curls.
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Even curly hair expert Lorraine Massey
spotted my natural curls across the room at a seminar some years
back although they were hidden in waves at the time.
However, I do not deal with natural curl challenges as severe as
some. Therefore take my list of Curly Hair Experts with a grain of salt but consider
it a good starting point.
Oscar Blandi
The Manhattan based celebrity hairdresser is noted for his work on
naturally curly tresses and has the talent to inspire new hair
trends.
One of his more famous celebrity clients has been Ryan Phillippe who
is famous for his perfectly coiffed curls. He has also
done an amazing job cutting and styling the naturally curly tresses
of Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Lopez.
Oscar designed his own scissors and cutting tools so that he could
achieve perfect cuts on naturally curly and related textures.
To visit the Oscar Blandi Salon check out:
Oscar Blandi Salon
746 Madison Avenue (at 65th Street)
New York, New York 10021
Tel: 212.988.9404
http://oscarblandi.com/salon.html
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Ouidad - Queen Of Curls
There is no doubt that Ouidad is truly The Queen of Curly Hair.
Ouidad was one of the first if not the first, to stake her claim as
a curly hair expert. She has also been crowned the queen by
the media as well as by other experts in the hair and beauty
industry. She
Indeed, I have had a few chats with this lovely woman over the past
eleven years and she never fails to blow me away with her knowledge
and passion for helping people with curly hair.
For more on Ouidad visit Ouidad's Interview
from 1998.
Of course Ouidad has naturally curly hair and has dedicated her life
to developing her expertise.
Ouidad Salon
37 W. 57th St
4th Fl (Btwn 5th & 6th Ave)
New York, NY 10019
212-888-3288
http://www.ouidad.com/
Ouidad published a book about curls and has a complete line of
products for curly hair.
Lorraine Massey - Curly Girl
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Lorraine Massey, who I also had the great pleasure of meeting in
Dallas at a seminar right after her best selling Curly Girl book was
release, has also staked a claim as a curly hair expert.
The
media agrees as does legions of clients who rave about her book, her DevaCurl product line and her two Devachan salons in New York.
Lorraine Massey
Devachan Salon
560 Broadway
New York, NY
212-274-8686
http://www.devachansalon.com/
Devachan Hair and Spa
425 Broome Street (at Crosby)
New York, NY 10013
Although Lorraine and Ouidad agree on several curly hair facts,
their methods do differ and but ultimately both are focused on
helping men, women and children learn to love their curls.
They also both share New York headquarters.
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Christo - Creator of Curlisto®
Ouidad is known as the Queen of Curls and Christo, creator of the
Curlisto® line is known as the
King of Curls. He is a media darling who has devoted his
career to working with natural curly hair.
I have never talked to Christo although I have many times strolled
past his famous curly hair salon during my regular visits to New
York. Ouidad is known as the Queen of Curls and Christo has
been dubbed the King of Curls.
Like Ouidad and Lorraine, Christo has his own techniques for dealing
with curly hair.
Christo's Salon
574 5th Avenue
5th Floor (between 46th & 47th Street
New York, New York 10036
212-997-8800
http://www.curlisto.com/
Elie Noufal Gerdek & Barbara Lhotan
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Elie Noufal Gerdak is a curly hair maestro who is the Proprietor and
Creative Director of the Elie.Elie Salon in Tysons Corner
(703-893-2711) as well as the Elie.Elie salon in Winchester,
Virginia where curl expert Barbara Lhotan can be found full time.
Elie and Barbara have devoted a major part of their training to
working with natural curls.
Elie is so famous for his natural curl cuts and styles that clients
at his salon can be found standing around watching him create his
magnificent curl magic.
To read more about Elie check out:
Elie Elie Salon - Bringing Out The Celebrity In Your
Elie Noufal Gerdak
Elie.Elie Salon
8041 LB Tysons Corner Center
McLean, VA 22182
703-893-2711
http://www.elielie.com/index.htm
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Barbara Lhotan
is considered to be one of the top senior educators
for Paul Mitchell. She has worked on several major fashion runways
with Internationally known models. She has also done time on
the hair platforms as an esteemed artist.
She is the co-author and stylist
of the best selling 5 Minute Updo book.
Although Elie does make regular stops at the Elie Elie Salon in
Winchester, Virginia, curl expert Barbara Lhotan runs the salon and
keeps the parade of naturally curly clients happy.
I have
known Barbara for many years and have witnessed firsthand her
expertise with creating fabulous curls. She follows a system
of studying the natural curl pattern first before she even begins to
trim or shape the curls.
She is also a master at coloring and styling natural curls.
If you wish to make an appointment with Barbara check out the
following information:
Barbara Lhotan
Elie.Elie Salon
Opequon Center
3050 Valley Avenue, Suite 111
Winchester, VA. 22601
540-678-0050
http://www.elielie.com/index.htm
Batia & Aleeza
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Batia Elkayam and Aleeza Callner are sisters devoted to natural
curls.
The sisters moved to Los Angeles in 1978 and eventually opened their
own hair salon in 1980 in West Hollywood. Just six years ago, they
moved their business location to Beverly Hills and hung up their
shingle under their own names which is simply Batia and Aleeza.
They are know for their work with celebrity clients with natural
curls including Alicia Silverstone, Steven Spielberg, and Michael
Bay, to name just a few.
They have also been lauded in the media for their dedication to
natural curly cuts and styles.
Although I have never chatted with either sister, they did send me
samples many years ago when their new product line was released.
I have also received many emails from happy clients who rave about
their fabulous talents with natural curls.
Batia & Aleeza Salon
415 N Camden Dr
Beverly Hills, CA 90210-4403
Phone: (310) 657-4512
http://www.batiaandaleeza.com/index.html
Antonio Soddu
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Antonio Soddu has been working with curly hair for years. This
naturally curly headed hair mastro created a hair care line to help
people with curly hair deal with their hair and enjoy it.
Although Antonio is not against people straightening their curls if
that makes them happy, he is more focused on helping people really
have fund with the curls that they were born with.
Antonio Soddu
Studio 522
526 West 26th Street
Suite 522
New York, New York
(212) 929-1981
Jonathan Torch
Solving individual curl problems is the spark that started the
evolution for Jonathan Torch of Curly Hair Solutions™.
Jonathan was determined to create a series of treatments that would
perform 100% of the time, on every curly head, in all weather
conditions, without the use of silicones.
This Canadian curly hair experts spent years of research, had the
help of thousands of curly haired volunteers' honest input and the
partnership of dedicated chemists. Jonathan's salon, The Curly Hair
Institute, boasts a huge clientele of curly headed individuals each
one with different curly headed personalities.
Jonathan believes that perfect hair should have a pH of 4.5 to 5.5.
Curly Hair Solutions™ products all have been acid balanced to
maintain the perfect pH of healthy hair. This results in healthier,
shinier and more controllable hair every time.
Jonathan Torch
Curly Hair Solutions
85 Sheppard Ave. W.,
Toronto, Ontario, M2N 1M4,
Canada
1-800-783-8971 or 416-362-1060
http://www.frizzoff.com/Contact.aspx
Summary
Besides the curly hair experts included in
this article their are many hairdressers who are skilled in the art
of cutting and styling curly hair.
The key to finding them is
to do your homework and get referral from other naturally curly
haired consumers.
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