American Salon AUGUST 2012 : Page 34
American: The Beautiful PHOTOGRAPHY: GETTY IMAGES (BEYONCÉ, BETTE DAVIS, JENNIFER BEALS, JENNIFER GREY, JULIA ROBERTS, DEBRA MESSING, AVA GARDNER, BERNADETTE PETERS); CORBIS (NICOLE KIDMAN) COURTESY OF DISNEY PIXAR ( MERIDA) T he history of curls is the history of beauty. Ancient Greek statues depicted Aphrodite with face-framing curls, proof that they considered the style t for a goddess. Fast forward to the 20 th century: Film sirens from Mary Pickford to Scarlett Johansson have enhanced their glamour quotient with curls. The look has survived the Jheri Curl of the 1970s, the spiral perm of the ’80s and the crispy “scrunch” of the ’90s. Today’s curly looks are all about making the most of your clients’ natural gifts, says Paul Mitchell Systems Global Artistic Director Robert Cromeans. “My personal preference on naturally curly hair is cutting strong graduated lines, either round or square,” he says. “One key factor is being able to let the hair dry naturally while still having the ability to in ate or de ate to exaggerate the shape.” For this season, Cromeans likes creating a ropelike effect by applying a curl de ner like Paul Mitchell Twirl Around in a twisting, twirling motion. He reminds stylists to be mindful of the challenges faced by their naturally curly clients. “To say curly hair changes with the weather is an understatement,” Cromeans says. “Frizz is public enemy number one.” He recommends Paul Mitchell Full Circle Leave-In Treatment to replenish and hydrate hair, advising stylists to always apply styling products on wet curls for proper saturation. 1990 Nicole Kidman 1984 Jennifer Beals 2012 Beyoncé 1950 Bette Davis DID YOU KNOW? German hairdresser Charles Nessler is credited with inventing the rst permanent wave machine, a contraption that employed electrically heated spiral rods in conjunction with a caustic sodium hydroxide solution. The process, which took up to 12 hours, sometimes resulted in burns to the hair or scalp. 1987 Jennifer Grey
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