| Hair & Hairstyling Tips: Winona Ryder Goes Short & Natural |
| Karen Marie Shelton |
| Date: 07/02/2006 |
Introduction
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Winona Ryder
Los Angeles
Premiere of "A Scanner Darkly"
6-29-06 |
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Actress Winona Ryder appeared on the Red
Carpet on June 29th with a short hairstyle flush with an
abundance of natural texture. Wearing her
naturally wavy hair in a "natural" tousled style that
looked like it had been scrunched into shape, the
actress had a side swept part. Her natural blonde
tresses were colored a dark brunette hue with hints of
dark auburn accents.
Although the controversial actress has
appeared at various movie premieres since her 2002
well publicized arrest and trial, this premiere celebrates her
first movie role in four years.
Wearing a little black dress with simple
but elegant accessories the actress was promoting "A
Scanner Darkly" which is a film based on the real life
experiences of science-fiction author Philip K. Dick.
Winona is famous for her naturally wavy
strands and the fact that she has a preference for
darkening her natural blonde hues. What is
noteworthy is that in her last major premiere
appearance in 2004, she had longer strands that were
colored a lighter chocolate brown. Winona appears
to be following the current 2006 Hollywood Hair trend of
"honor your natural texture".
Indeed, Winona's hair looked naturally
tousled with a excellent length and style for her square
shaped chin.
Steal Winona's Style
Winona was blessed, whether she would
agree or not, with natural waves and lots of bend to her
strands. Her current chin length cut is layered to
encourage her natural waves to emerge and fall into soft
cascades around her face. Her layers are graduated
with short layers around the front of her hairline with
the layers longer towards the back.
Winona's current hairstyle is ideal for
scrunching to achieve a soft wavy texture that is not
overdone.
Follow these steps to steal Winona's
current chin-length textured style:
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Winona Ryder
Before Sunset Premiere
6-29-04 |
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1. Wash your hair with a product
is designed for your hair's current texture, type and
condition. If your hair is colored or chemically
treated like Winona's be sure to use a product that
address the special needs of your hair.
To
enhance your natural texture consider using a texture
enhancing product mix like
PhytoCurl which helps define curls or
Phytobrush that was specifically developed
for use in scrunching, blow drying and creating waves.
2. Apply a
rinse-out conditioner
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Naturally wavy hair tends to be coarse and more dry than
non-wavy strands. Coarse hair responds well to
rinse-out conditioners.
3. Finish with a cool/cold water
final rinse.
Towel blot with a thick towel or towel designed to
speed dry
your hair like the Earth Therapeutics Towel.
It is best to wait to apply products to super wet
strands since some of the product will drip off in the
process.
4. Apply a detangling product or
leave-in conditioner to help detangle strands from the
ends to the roots. For fullness and volume
apply a
volume enhancing product
to the roots.
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Winona Ryder
Los Angeles
Premiere of "A Scanner Darkly"
6-29-06 |
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Don't be afraid to layer styling products to get the best look.
You may wish to mix a
defrisant
products along with your styling product to
add texture and block frizz at the same time. It is
possible to mix
Phytodefrisant with your favorite mousse,
glaze or paste.
5. Apply an orange sized puff of
volume enhancing styling mousse (or the styling
product of your choice) to your strands distributing
well from just below the roots to the ends to prep hair for
easy scrunching.
Apply your product of choice to the middle and ends of your
strands. Avoid applying product near the roots which
may weigh them down except in the case of adding volume
sprays like
Phytovolume
Actif or similar.
6. Use your fingers to
scrunch hair for a natural wavy look (see
instructions in next paragraph). Let hair dry or
use a blow dryer on a very slow speed (to avoid over
blowing the texture) on a cool setting.
7. Finish with a swipe of shine
serum or
shine spray to seal in moisture and block
frizz as well as add shine.
8. Apply a spritz of
soft hold hairspray. Attach desired
hair accessories.
How To Scrunch Strands To Achieve
Winona's Look
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Winona Ryder
Los Angeles
Premiere of "A Scanner Darkly"
6-29-06 |
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Unfortunately some hair textures with no texture
(stick straight) or too much texture (naturally curly or
kinky) are not ideal for scrunching.
Although it is possible to achieve a similar natural
wavy style with straight or curly strands, different
styling techniques than scrunching are required.
Scrunching, also referred to as "crunching" or "hair
runching", is a technique that involves crushing
sections of hair together using your fingers.
This process is designed to add instant texture to
naturally wavy hair from enhancing natural waves to
creating a cross between the two.
Although some types of straight hair with natural bend
can benefit from scrunching, the process works best on
hair that is naturally wavy or has just a slight
natural curl. Hair that is super naturally curly or
kinky may not respond as well to scrunching since
touching with fingers may encourage the formation of
frizz.
Scrunching can be performed with or without other tools
such as a finger diffuser and/or a blow dryer.
How To Scrunch Hair:
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Winona Ryder
Los Angeles
Premiere of "A Scanner Darkly"
6-29-06 |
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1. Apply a styling mousse, light
gel or glaze product to prep hair for scrunching.
It is important to use the styling product of your
choice to give hair structure and form for easier
scrunching and wave definition.
2.
Once your hair has been properly prepared with the styling
products of your choice (gel, mousse, cream or similar),
use your hands and work from side to side around your
head scrunching individual sections.
3.
You have the option to use a blow dryer or long finger diffuser
to help set the scrunched sections. Whether you use a
blow dryer or a long finger diffuse, remember to use a
cool setting on a low speed to avoid blowing out the
newly formed texture.
4.
Scrunching hair is a lot like crumpling up a piece of paper. To
scrunch effectively you need to pick up a section of
hair, squeeze the strands between your fingers, and then
crumple the ends of the strand up toward your roots,
causing it to wrinkle and crinkle.
Scunching With A Finger Diffuser
When using a finger diffuser to scrunch, direct the air
flow from the diffuser/dryer up the strands toward the
chunk of hair you are scrunching. Do not attempt to use
a regular blow dryer on scrunched strands since the
force of the air will blow out the wrinkled effect.
It is also important to remember that when using a
diffuser, make sure hair is 100% dry to prevent frizz.
Finish with an appropriate hairspray. For added shine,
apply a tiny bit of gloss or shine serum to the palms of
your hands and glide across the top of your newly
crumpled do.
Scunching & Then Air Drying
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If you prefer, you can apply product, scrunch completely
and then let your strands "air dry" for a different
effect.
A favorite option is to towel blot hair, apply styling
product, scrunch and then use a bunch of condor, banana
or regular duckbill type clips to hold the newly
crunched form in place while it air dries.
My own favorite technique for my naturally wavy/curly
strands is to towel blot my hair, apply a liquid glaze
and then finger scrunch my hair. I create a series of
two or three damp buns that consist of my newly
scrunched hair that I clip with condor or dolphin
clips. I let my hair air dry, unpin and viola, waves
galore.
Summary
Winona Ryder is back on the Red Carpets with a
stunning chin length style that plays up her gorgeous
natural hair texture. What better hairstyle than a
style that honors your hair's own texture? |