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by Richard kavanagh

Inspiration: Shiny & Healthy

Redken products used:
- Shine Flash 02 Glistening Mist
- Sheer Straight 06 Lightweigth Straightening Gel
- Iron Silk 07 Ultra Straightening Spray

Create this look:
- Create poker straight, healthy hair by starting with a strong centre parting
- Blowdry hair with Redken Sheer Straight and flat iron with Iron Silk
- Add extra shine by spraying Shine Flash over finished hair

Iron Silk 07

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Inspiration: A Little Uptight

Redken products used:
- Glass 01 Smoothing Serum
- Iron Silk 07 Ultra Straightening Spray
- Redken for Men Grip TIght Holding Gel

Create this look:
- In dry hair add Grip Tight Gel to the base and pull hair back into a ponytail sitting midway between the crown and the occipital
- Iron pokjer straight through the tail using Iron Silk and finish with a generous amount of Glass to smooth any flyaways and give massive shine

Grip Tight Iron Silk 07 Glass 01

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Inspiration: Early '90s Grunge

Redken products used:
- Full Effect 04 All Over Nourishing Mousse
- Guts 10 Volume Spray Foam

Create this look:
- In damp hair arrange a centre part and scrunch Full Effect and Guts through the mid-lengths to ends and leave to air dry
- Leave hair loose around the face to acheive a more cool, effortless feel

Guts Full Effect

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Inspiration: Slight hint of the Sixties

Redken products used:
- Aerate 08 Bodifying Cream Mousse
- Wool Shake 08 Gel Slush Texturizer
- Fashion Work Spray 12 Versatile Working Spray

Create this look:
- Prep damp hair with Redken Aerate 08 and Wool Shake 08 to create texture
- Blowdry with a bristle brush at the front to add shine
- Pull back into a low ponytail, secure with an elastic and rouche to create a little height at the crown
- Mold and fix with Redken Fashion Work Spray 12

Fashion Work Spray Woolshake Aerate

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Inspiration: Rock chick

Redken products used:
- Shine Flash 02 Glistening Mist
- Full Effect 04 All Over Nourishing Mousse

Create this look:
- Start by layering Redken Full Effect into wet hair then manipulate the shape while letting the hair dry naturally to retain separation and shine
- Finish with Redken Shine Flash to give a modern, wet-look, high shine texture

Full Effect 04 Shine Flash 02

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Inspiration: 1040s Flavour

Redken products used:
- Forceful 23 Super Strength Finishing Spray

Create this look:
- Take the top section of the hair and roll it and pin into a Victory Roll type shape
- Lacquer the hair hard to create a helmet like texture

Forceful 23

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Inspiration: A twist on the subtly sixties housewife hair

Redken products used:
- Rootful 06 Root Lifting Spray
- Guts 10 Volume Spray Foam
- Fashion Work Spray 12 Versatile Working Spray

Create this look:
- Prepare hair by blowdrying Redken Guts and Rootful in with a bristle brush and pulling it back into a plain silver barrette at the nape
- Then mould to the shape you want and blast with Fashion Work spray to hold in place

Fashion Work Guts Rootful

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Inspiration: Elegant Sixties

Redken products used:
- Shine Flash 02 Glistening Mist
- Aerate 08 Bodifying Cream-Mousse
- Forceful 23 Super Strength Finishing Spray

Create this look:
- Prep the hair by blowdrying Thickening Lotion into it with a round brush before teasing the crown and sweeping it into a low ponytail
- Twist the ponytail into a chignon and secure with pins
- Fix into place with Forceful and add extra shine with Shine Flash

Forceful 23 Aerate 08

Inspiration: Bondage

Redken products used:
- Glass 01 Smoothing Serum
- Iron Silk 07 Ultra-Straightening Spray
- Redken for Men Stand Tough Extreme Gel

Create this look:
- Use Redken Stand Tough gel and Iron Silk to straighten hair before pulling up into a high ponytail at the crown of the head
- Use the gel at the base and iron poker straight through the tail
- Use Redken Glass to give ultimate shine and smoothness throughout

Iron Silk 07 Stand Tough Glass 01

Inspiration: Romantically Whimsical

Redken products used:
- Rootful 06 Lifting Spray
- Aerate 08 Bodifying Cream Mousse
- Wool Shake 08

Create this look:
Start by prepping the hair with Redken Rootful and Aerate in damp hair. Layer with Wool Shake before blast drying.
- The hair will take on a thick, wispy texture
- Next roll and pin the hair into a messy chignon before accessorising with an emerald barette
- Dry Shampoo will add a dusty lived in feel

Rootful Wool Shake Aerate

Inspiration: A nod to the sixties

Create this look:
- Blow dry hair and set in barrel curls, different sizes for different lengths of hair
- Brush all curls out, backbrush a little at the crown before gently pulling into a low ponytail
- The black leather headband finishes the look

Inspiration: Soft & Girly

Redken products used:
- Satinwear 02 Ultimate Blow-dry Lotion
- Workforce 09 Flexible Volumizing Spray

Create this look:
- Add Redken satinwear to clean, towel dried hair. blowdry wth a boar bristle brush for smoothness and shine working from a clean side parting
- Take random sections throughout the hair and wrap around the horizontal barrel of a 1" curling iron taking care not to curl too near the scalp so as not to add any volume
- Brush the hair thoroughly with your Mason Pearson brush to enhance the shine and finish
- Spray lightly with redken workforce

Workforce 09 Satinwear 02

Inspiration: 90s grunge

Redken products used:
- Full Frame 07 Volumizing Mousse
- Wool Shake 08
- Forceful 23 Super Strength Finishing Spray

Create this look:
- To recreate this look you need to start by getting the right texture in the hair. This can be achieved by blowdrying Redken Full Frame and Wool Shake into the hair before parting it low on the side and pulling it back into a low ponytail
- Mould and shape the sweeping fringe with Forceful hairspray in generous quantities to highlight the texture and hold the shape

Forceful 23 Full Frame 07 Wool Shake 08

Inspiration: Rocking the Nana Bun

Redken products used:
- Full Frame 07 Volumizing Mousse
- Wool Shake 08
- Forceful 23 Super Strength Finishing Spray

Create this look:
- The texture in the hair was created by drying Redken Full Frame 07 into the hair along with a little Wool Shake 08
- Then tie the hair at the nape and twist into a low flat chignon
- The parting at the front is low on the side and the hair is swept across the eye
- Finish with loads of Redken Forceful to add a hardness with a wet texture
- A little height at the crown and your nana bun is transformed into a rocking sexy updo

Forceful 23 Full Frame 07 Wool Shake 08

Inspiration: The Perfect Ponytail

Redken products used:
- Satinwear 02 Ultimate Blow-Dry Lotion
- Fashion Work 12 Versatile Working Spray

Create this look:
- Blow-dry the hair with Redken Satinwear before ironed poker straight and pulling tight and low into an elegant ponytail
- To keep every single hair in place spray a little Redken Fashion Work over the finished ponytail
- Tailor this look to your own style and choose where you put your parting, centre, side, whichever suits you best

Fashion Work 12 Satinwear 02

Inspiration: High Society

Redken products used:
- Full Frame 07 Volumizing Mousse
- Forceful 23 Super Strength Finishing Spray
- Wool Shake 08

Create this look:
- Texture was created by working Redken Full Frame Mousse and Wool Shake into dry hair, and then blast drying the product
- Gather the hair into a low ponytail without disturbing the texture and pull into position over the eye from a low sweeping side part
- Blast hair with Redken Forceful Hairspray to finish the look with hold and texture

Full Frame 07 Forceful 23 Wool Shake 08

Inspiration: Slept in your hair?

Redken products used:
- Redken for Men Outplay Texture Putty

Create this look:
- Rub Redken for Men Outplay Texture Putty into dry hair to achieve chunky separation with a matt finish, loosly part hair at centre
- Tuck hair behind ears before tying into a low, knotted ponytail
- With a subtle nod to the nineties, a little height at the crown, and small details around the face added to the sexiness of the hair

Outplay Texture Putty

Inspiration: Grungy Rock n Roll

Redken products used:
- Rootful 06 Root Lifting Spray
- Forceful 23 Super Strength Finishing Spray

Create this look:
- Prep the hair with Redken Rootful 06 to create texture and hold
- Then tuck the hair behind one ear with a clean, low side parting
- Mold the front into shape over one eye and spray generously with Forceful 23 hairspray to create a matted grungy texture

Forceful 23 Rootful 06

Inspiration: Playful

Redken products used:
- Satinwear 02 Ultimate Blow-Dry Lotion

Create this look:
- Clean, freshly washed hair was blowdried with a little Satinwear to give it a light and airy polished finish before small braids were added in a playful assymetric way
- There are no rules to this look, so mix it up, and take the way your hair naturally falls into consideration

Satinware 02