| Celebrity Hair: Melanie Paxson - Notes From The Underbelly |
| Karen Marie Shelton |
| Date: 07/03/2006 |
Introduction
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Melanie Paxson
ABC
Notes From The Underbelly
07-20-06 |
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Note to Melanie Paxson's hairdresser -
her hair looks fabulous! Her ultra sleek, short choppy
do has a gorgeous deep rich mahoney hue that
shimmers and makes her eyes totally pop.
I applaud the layering of the hottest
print headband with a snappy yellow flower.
Although Melanie (Deanne Moore) Paxson's face shape
appears to be a classic heart shape with a prominent
chin the side swept fringe beautifully balances her
overall face while showing off her cheekbones and lips.
Melanie (born 9-26-72 in Chicago,
Illinois) is one of the co-stars of ABC's hot new Fall
series which airs on Thursdays at 8:30 pm.
In Notes From The Underbelly she
plays a newly pregnant woman (Julie) whose partner is
Eric (Sunkrish Bala). Julie and Eric are first time
expectant parents part of a close knit group of friends
including the stars - Andrew (Peter Cambor) and Lauren
(Jennifer Westfeldt) who are also expecting for the
first time. Julie and Eric play the overly
excited, slightly obnoxious expectant parents that
Andrew and Lauren detest.
Although Melanie's face might not ring
an instant bell of recognition, her voice will probably
be familiar. Melanie is the famous Glad lady who
hawked Glad Products enthusiastically with the tag line
of "Don't get mad: get Glad". From selling plastic
wrap she won the role of Joyce DeWitt in the 2002 TV
movie Behind The Camera: The Unauthorized Story of
Three's Company. She also played the role of
Sarah Brennan in NBC's Happy Family which starred John
Laroquette.
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Melanie Paxson
ABC
Notes From The Underbelly
07-20-06 |
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Melanie has had an intense passion for
theater from the time she was in elementary school in
Illinois where she grew up. She eventually
attended the prestigious University of Missouri in
Columbia (BA '94 Theater) where she performed in
numerous plays and musicals with roles that varied from
small parts in Hello, Dolly to the lead as Helen
Keller in The Miracle Worker.
Ironically I also graduated from the
University of Missouri (sociology & psychology) but my
conservative parents, worried by rampant Mizzou "party
school" rumors, restricted me to the St. Louis Campus
where I managed to party my rear off as a playful member
of the Alpha Xi Sorority while still graduating in four
years, in spite of my extra curricular activities.
Once Melanie graduated from MU she
played Wendy in Peter Pan at the Arrow Rock
Lyceum Theatre before heading to Chicago where she
continued her acting and singing lessons at the famous
Second City. She also won her first recurring TV
role as a receptionist in the comedy series Cupid.
The very talented actress had starring
roles in Morning Star and Playboy of the Western
World at the prestigious Steppenwolf Theatre in
Chicago. She also has film credits in Slackers,
Ready to Rumble and the critically acclaimed indie
film The Opera Lover.
Melanie's Hair Transitions
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Melanie Paxson
NBC All-Star Casino Night
2003 |
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I chatted with
Celebrity Hairdresser Robert Hallowell who
has not worked with Melanie or her hair but has worked
on many TV shows as a hairdresser. I contacted
Robert to get his general take on Melanie's fabulous
hairstyle.
Robert said "it looks like Melanie has
some sort of layered look with the outlining edge that
has been razored".
Keep in mind that depending on your hair
texture and type your hair may or may not respond well
to razor cutting.
Note: If you're Melanie's
hairdresser and would be willing to discuss her fabulous
cut with HairBoutique.com - lets talk - please
email me.
Melanie has a face that works with short
to medium length hairstyles. In the photo at the
side from 2003 she wore her natural light chocolate
brunette hair in a face framing cap with soft flicks
around the perimeter. She also adopted a very
short fringe that had a few longer strands that hugged
her forehead and showcasing her beautiful brown eyes and
well shaped brows.
Although Melanie's current 2006
Underbelly style shows her with a deep side part, her
haircut would allow her to play with the style so that
she could part her hair down the middle or to the other
side. This allows her to change up her image
easily. She can also build in some texture for a
different look.
Whether worn with or without the
side-swept strands, the style is perfect with her
classic heart shaped face and gorgeous features.
Highlights And Lowlights
If you look closely you will be able to
see that Melanie's rich mahogany tresses have been very
carefully highlighted with thin ribbons of lighter
merlot and brunette hues
placed strategically throughout her crown to add the
illusion of fullness and depth. Additional lowlight
accent hues appear to have been interwoven with the base
color.
The lighter highlights placed against the
rich base also helps to bring out blinding shimmer while playing off her
beautiful skin and eye tones.
Steal Melanie's Short Hair Style
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Melanie Paxson
NBC Party
01-14-04 |
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Robert suggested Melanie's style could
be recreated with "a similar haircut while utilizing his
Super Volumizing Tonic at the roots, blow drying
with a round brush and then finished with his famous
Dream Cream to get a really nice chunky look on the
ends".
For that super watt shine like Melanie's
Robert suggests his
Love That Shine Spray which is one of my own
personal favorites because of its non-greasy lightness.
Robert recommended the steps below to re-create
Melanie's hair style:
1. Start by washing your hair in
lukewarm water with a product designed to
add back
moisture and to treat
colored or highlighted hair with tender loving
care.
2. Rinse hair well and then apply
a moisturizing
rinse-out conditioner focusing the products on the
areas of the hair that are most dry or damaged.
If your hair is fine or thin you may wish to skip this
option.
For
extra conditioning
substitute the rinse-out
conditioner with a
deep conditioner
that is allowed to
soak down into the hair's shaft.
3. Finish with a cool/cold rinse
to lock in moisture and add additional shine.
4. Towel blot to remove excess
moisture. Apply a conditioning detangling spray or
leave-in conditioner and detangle strands with
a wide tooth comb working from the ends to the roots.
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Melanie Paxson
NBC All-Star Casino Night
2003 |
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Create either a center or side part, depending on how
you wish to style your hair.
Note: If your hair is prone to frizzing apply a
defrisant product or mix with your other styling
products.
5. For lots of fullness, lift and volume,
apply a
volume enhancing product
to the roots.
Distribute a straightening balm to the rest of the
strands distributing from below the roots to the ends.
One of my personal favorites is
Super Volumizing Tonic.
6. Working from side to side
separate strands into 1/2 to 1" uniform sections .
Use a natural boar's head round brush along with your
blow dryer (set on a medium cool setting to avoid over
blowing the style) to build in natural volume and
movement.
Roll the strands around the brush and
direct air flow up the hair shaft for maximum movement
and volume. Lightly flick the ends up using the
brush.
7. When hair is completely dry apply a
shine serum,
shine spray or
hair cream
to seal in moisture and add that shimmering shine
similar to Melanie's. Keep in mind that a good
cream like
Dream Cream will add a nice chunkiness and help to
hold those tiny flicks around the perimeter of the
style.
8. Finish with a
cute headband or a combination of
hair accessories like Melanie's. Embellish
with
a hair flower if you dare.
Hairspray
is optional but if you chose to use it, apply before any
hair accessories.
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Summary
Melanie combines her award
winning acting with a noteworthy hairstyle for her
latest turn on ABC's new Notes From The Underbelly.
I for one am pulling for her to have a long and
prosperous run on this new 2006-2007 comedy.
Besides being a fantastic actress she is a budding hair
fashion icon worth watching for the future.
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