Intricate hairstyles, Instagram-worthy outfits, eye-catching makeup—planning your festival looks can be exhausting! Enter: Kiyah Wright, the award-winning hair pro behind the luscious locks of Ciara, Tyra Banks, Gabrielle Union, Laverne Cox and Jennifer Hudson. What is this season's go-to styles? The celebrity hairstylist weighs in, making festival hair planning so much easier. "I'm really loving faux locs, cornrows and single box braids. The girls are putting cornrows in their hair with two to five cornrows straight back, and adding colors and designs to them," the expert told E! News. "Mixing pastel colors into extensions always looks great. Light blue and teal,...
- 4/8/2017
- E! Online
The actresses looked like visions of Old Hollywood screen sirens in flowy finger waves--here, step-by-step tips on how to recreate the look at home! Diane Kruger, 36, and Jessica Chastain, 35, both debuted glamorous retro waves for red carpet events recently. The look is incredibly dramatic for a fancy event. We got tips on how to recreate the look from Clairol Professional Celebrity Colorist and stylist Kiyah Wright. “This is a great look for holiday parties because it’s classic yet dripping with sex appeal,” said Kiyah, “ Best of all, it’s simple to create at home!” Here's how to get the look: - Apply a golf ball-sized amount of mousse like Clairol Professional Volume Mousse to the lengths of towel-dried hair and use a round brush to blow-dry the hair. - Once the hair is dry, use a fine-tooth comb to create a deep side part. - Starting at the nape...
- 12/5/2012
- by HL Intern
- HollywoodLife
Girl About Town: Gabrielle UnionJet-Setter...We bet Gabrielle Union has enough air miles to fly around the world and back again. The glam jet-setter has an itinerary to rival even the busiest socialite's calendar. In February alone she attended New York Fashion Week, NBA All-Star Weekend, Essence "Black Women in Hollywood," and the Vanity Fair Oscar after-party. Take a look at Gabby's jam-packed social calendar.Oscar-GlamGabrielle looked super so chic in a luscious purple Dian Von Furstenberg gown for the annual Vanity Fair Oscar Party after the 2011 Oscars.Hollywood GirlFor the 2011 Essence "Black Women in Hollywood" Gabby looked to old Hollywood glam. Those lips are fierce!White HotGabby attends the Montblanc Cocktail Party co-hosted by Harvey and Bob Weinstein celebrating the Weinstein Company's Academy Award Nominees.Beauty and StyleGabby took a time-out to host an exclusive Beauty Suite for her superstar girlfriends, together with hairstylist Kiyah Wright (middle) and Ciara,...
- 3/8/2011
- Essence
Basketball is fun and all, but at some point a girl just needs a manicure! During the 2011 NBA All-Star Weekend, Gabrielle Union took a time-out to host an exclusive Beauty Suite for her superstar girlfriends. The pampering party took place at L.A.'s famed Warren Tricomi Salon, and was co-hosted by Emmy Award-winning hairstylist Kiyah Wright (above, with Union and Ciara). At the event, guests like Angela Simmons, Nicole Ari Parker, LeToya Luckett and several NBA wives and girlfriends received complimentary and hair treatments from Hollywood's most sought-after experts. Check out our gallery of the star-studded suite...
- 2/22/2011
- Essence
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