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Vancouver Lifestyle Magazine

Kerastase

Three star-stylist and there favorite Kerastase products

When it comes to hair fiber, the most important reference remains the stylists, absolute icon of style and expertise. Kerastase stylists offer an uncommon experience: intense and refined, where style and shine converge to their fullest.

In the salon, stylists offer a personalized diagnosis, based on their extensive, scientific knowledge on the hair fiber. A custom ritual is created. Benefits of in-salon rituals are enhanced with hair care and treatments specifically created for at-home use. But, precisely, what are the best Kerastase finishing products that are among the favorites used by top Canadian stylists?

IAN DABURN

OWNER OF IAN DABURN SALON, VANCOUVER

For the perfect end to my blow-dry, I spray DOUBLE FORCE SPRAY onto the comb and carefully brush through the hair reducing unwanted flyaways and adding shine while protecting the hair from deep within. Finish off by lightly misting about 10 inches from the head, for a gentle hold. *

DOUBLE FORCE SPRAY

This innovative spray provides hair with hold, while protecting it from climate-specific factors and strengthening the fiber’s structure without weighing down hair. Contains polymers to ensure long-lasting, controlled hold.

What’s more, the UV filter SPRAY DOUBLE FORCE also protects hair from the sun’s harmful rays.

Formulated with Vita-Ciment to regenerate hair’s internal structure and reinforce weakened hair. Hair is reinforced, while looking natural, is soft and clean, with utmost shine.

Rouge Magazine

Tides of change

A Vancouver mom rides the wave to happiness.

At 42, Julie of North Vancouver, B.C., is thrilled about what’s on the horizon.

But it took a few hard knocks to get there. Two years ago, she and her husband were excited to expand their family when Julie suffered a miscarriage that landed her on the bathroom floor, her nose shattered and her spirit broken. When, a few months after the accident, Julie discovered she was pregnant again, it was the best medicine she could have received. Now with a new baby and her nose back in shape, Julie wanted a fresh look to match her fresh start. Wanting to lend a hand, the Rouge makeover team headed west.

Colour enhancement

Inside the I.daburn salon in Vancouver’s trendy Yaletown district, Colorists Nicole Hyde began by highlighting Julie’s dark locks. She wanted to break up the dense, solid colour through the back and in the front, where greys were starting to show. One the highlights were done, Nicole added an all-over toner to subtly enhance the lighter sections and blend them into Julie’s existing colour. Julie now had hair with a greater dimension and a sun-kissed look.

Lots of layers

Stylist Laura Garwasiuk felt Julie’s single-length hair was sitting heavily on her face and needed some body and texture. Not wanting to make a drastic change, Laura kept some of Julie’s length while layering the back and adding a long fringe in the front. The outcome was a style with bounce and one that Julie could easily maintain.

Feature focus

Makeup artist Pam Daburn then stepped into add a touch of drama. She neutralized Julie’s uneven skin tone with liquid foundation and added blush along the cheekbones. To bring out Julie’s fierce blue eyes, Pam layered a few shades of warm brown shadow, liner and mascara, and coated her lips in a natural gloss.

When Julie was finished, she looked younger and sexier, with an aura of confidence that hadn’t been there before. It was a beautiful pick-me-up after a once terrible fall.

Alexa Forsyth

Urban Rush