Grammys’ secrets of Lady Gaga’s platinum-blonde soft waves and Jennifer Lopez’s ponytail revealed
Soft. That is a description every woman would want for their hair and, lest you think that soft means flyaways and split ends, think again.
Take your cue from the ever avant-garde American trendsetter Lady Gaga and her compatriot Jennifer Lopez, whose glamorous appearances on the red carpet at Sunday’s 61st Grammy Awards got all of us ogling – and wishing we had hair that looked like theirs.
Rock star inspiration
Well, help is at hand. We grilled celebrity hairstylist Frederic Aspiras of ghd, who did Lady Gaga’s peroxide blonde tresses, for the mane info.
Aspiras says for inspiration he turned to the rock star culture and, of course, Ally, the character that Lady Gaga plays in the film A Star is Born, in which she co-stars with Bradley Cooper.
“First, apply heat protectant to the hair and brush using ghd detangling comb to evenly distribute the product to each section.
“[Divide] hair into four sections. Next, I grabbed my ghd air hairdryer and ghd paddle brush to blow-dry hair downwards leaving minimal volume at root.
“Then, I created two types of waves/curls by using two different irons. The first iron I used was the ghd platinum+ styler to create wide flat ‘S’ waves throughout the hair. I then used the ghd curve soft curl tong to ‘curl and slide’ the hair to create a different type of wave/curl.
“The two textures of waves/curls gave it a more natural, ‘lived in’ look. After, I spritzed texturising spray all over hair while shaking out the waves with my fingers.
“Finish the look by running oil through the ends of the hair and leaving the rest untouched to maintain all of the texture.”
A Wild West look
If going rock ‘n’ roll isn’t your thing, then turn to the Wild West, à la Jennifer Lopez, whose wide-brimmed white hat and long ponytail could easily be reinterpreted for everyday wear.
Her stylist Chris Appleton says of her look: “When the hair was wet, I dried straight with the ghd air hairdryer. Then I took sections of her hair and curled with the ghd curve soft curl tong.
“Once the hair cooled, I used the ghd air hairdryer and the ghd natural bristle radial brush size 4 to smooth the hair and create a luxurious wave.
“I then tied her hair into a ponytail and wrapped a piece of hair around the band.
“To finish the look, I spritzed hairspray to stick down any flyaways and make the hair appear healthy and glossy. We placed the hat on and the look was complete!”
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Hairstylists took inspiration from rock star culture to create the look for the ‘A Star is Born’ actress and from the Wild West for Lopez’s big-brimmed hat