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I recently went off birth control which has caused me to have some hair loss, so I've been paying extra attention to taking care of my hair. My dad swears by Jonathan hair products so I actually heard about the Jonathan Product Beauty Water Shower Purification System
($95; $55 for replacement filters) through him. Basically it's an advanced shower water filtering system that uses the "highest grade filters to change ordinary shower water into pure, pH-balanced water that is free of hair-stripping, skin-damaging chemicals and metals." Sooo it's like showering with bottled water! The whole thing seemed a little excessive to me; I mean I'm not Paris Hilton after all! Plus NYC is known for great tap water. That said I spoke to my dermatologist about it and she actually told me that the filter could be beneficial for my hair (and she noted that it's especially good for those that live in rural areas with particularly harsh water). More after the jump!

Sure I love the 80s trends but crazy ass big hair is not one that I want to see return!  The scariest is probably Samantha's hair, White Snake anyone???  Sex and the City 2 movie will be coming out next May--but you can get the casts' bigger than Texas hair now with Terax Finishing Spray. The on set stylists used the fast drying spray to help create the wild looks from the 80's in flashback scenes, but it can be used to hold a range of styles from soft waves to more voluminous looks.  Me, I'm going for the soft waves.  Get Terax products here.

I don't watch much tv and had never head of Bumpits until I saw it at Target a couple of weeks ago.  I picked it up out of curiosity so I could review and I am now secretly obsessed with it!  Of course all my girlfriends knew about it from the cheesy commercials and made fun of me but what did they all do the next morning after we went out?  They all ran to Target to get their own Bumpits!  It always takes the adventurous one (me) to convince all the other girls that it's okay to be a dork.  I use the medium size (the large is so ridiculous I gave it to my son to use as a weapon for his Transformers) at the crown of my hair and it gives it a nice but subtle lift!  Very sexy and Brigitte Bardot-ish.  The little one is good for days I pull the top of my hair back or for my ponytails.  Have you tried this?  Tell me what you think! Bumpits Hair Volumizing Leave-In Inserts at drugstore.com for $9.99.

How cute is this limited-edition Paul Mitchell Pink Express Ion Smooth 1.25 benefitting Cancer Schmancer!? In fall 2009, Paul Mitchell (along with Cancer survivor Fran Drescher) will offer the limited edition Pink Express Ion Smooth 1.25, from which a portion of proceeds will benefit Cancer Schmancer's mission of empowering patients to build better relationships with their physicians, creating the intention of stage-one diagnosis. "Paul Mitchell is a brand rooted in and priase-worthy for it's philanthropy, and there's no other partner I'd rather team with to communicate my message," Drescher says. Paul Mitchell Pink Express Ion Smooth 1.25 retails for $160 and will be available in salons only during September and October 2009.

Having your hair up in a bun does not have to be boring!  I love this retro looking bun with a funky twist by Philip Pelusi and his Tela design team for Kati Stern's Venexiana show.  I'd even stick flowers or a bold pin in it for an evening out!

Below are step by step tips to create this great look-
1. Make a side part and take three inches of the hair closest to the front and pin to the side.
2. Take another three inches from the crown of the head, right behind the section of hair you just marked off and pin that to the side as well.
3. You should be left with two sections of hair on both sides of your head.
4. Take the hair from the right section, and twist hair into a low ponytail, you should go from your temple to the nape of your neck.
5. Take the hair from the left section, and do the same but make sure you keep hair on an angle. You should be left with 2 "rolls" on each side of you head.
6. With the hair in the low ponytail, you should coil pieces together and allow them to fold into each other, just use pins to hold hair in place.
7. Take the top section from the crown of your head and twist that piece loosely like a rope and pin it to your head.
8.Take the last section of hair and fold the hair into the rolls with your finger and pin all loose pieces with your finger.

We can thank Blake Lively's stylist for making the half-up curly look one of today's hottest looks. Leonardo Manetti of ION Studio for Davines styled the hair of the models at the Timo Weiland presentation during NY Fashion Week (the look on the utmost left), and we were able to get some insight on his inspiration as well as some tips on how best to achieve this look! Jump for more! 

We love Molly Sims (she will be guest blogging for us next month!)!  She looked gorgeous in this fun, flirty yet sophisticated hair style at the 6th ANNUAL FRIENDS OF EL FARO EVENT she hosts every year.

We got the details From Fekkai stylist, Angee,on how she achieved this look so you can try it at home!

First, Angee sprayed FEKKAI COIFF™ BOUFFANT LIFTING & TEXTURIZING SPRAY GEL to the wet hair to add body and fullness. She then blow-dried the hair with a diffuser to add volume.

Next, she curled the hair with a 1 ½ iron and placed the curls in pins.

After ten minutes she took down the pins. Then, Angee tossed the hair with her finger tips. She finished the look with the FEKKAI SHEER HOLD® HAIRSPRAY to hold the style in place and loosely combed the head band back for easy maintenance, creating a fresh and styled look.

PRODUCTS ALL BY FEKKAI: COIFF™ BOUFFANT LIFTING & TEXTURIZING SPRAY GEL ($23) SHEER HOLD® HAIRSPRAY ($23)

Get Fekkai products at Saks.com

Wow! Check out Drew's hairdo from last week (she dyed it back to normal for the Emmys). Dare I say it? I love this on her. Only Drew Barrymore can carry off such a nutty style (actually this reminds me of my favorite manga comic book, Daughter of the Nile). It's edgy, crazy and fun, just like Drew herself. Wonder how the straight edge line was achieved? Colorist Tracey Cunningham said "I used clear foils and a stencil that I made out of paper to get everything to line up." Drew often ends up in the worst dressed pages of gossip mags but I think being unique is way better than the rest of the Fem Bots in Hollywood. What about you?

Kate Walsh looked chic and modern in a sleek bob on the red carpet last night - Suave celebrity hair stylist Luke O'Connor created Kate's winning hair for her red carpet strut and we got the deets so you can get the look!

- Begin with Vibrant Shine shampoo and conditioner from Suave Professionals to restore shine and luster to dull hair.

- Next, blow dry hair in sections with a large round brush. - For the side-swept bangs, take the front section and blow-dry back with a large round brush, swooping to the side.

- Finally, apply a dollop of Suave Professionals Sleek Anti-Frizz Cream. Apple first to ends and work your way up to control fly-aways. - Finish the look with Suave Professionals Extra Hold Hairspray

Thakoon's spring collection is described as "warrior-surf" and reflects a hard/soft, natural/artificial dichotomy with organic construction or armoring of the body, contrasting with patterns cut around the body as a canvas with soft draping. To achieve this "sumo wrestler meets surfer" inspired look, Thakoon Panichgul, Eugene Souleiman, and Eva Scrivo collaborated for a finished style that demonstrates the contrast between tight and loose elements, which the collection encapsulates.  A sleek, tight-to-the-head "seventh samurai" ponytail is sculpted on the top half, while leaving out loose, textured ends in a knot.  This is a very cool look for day or evening, jump for instructions!