Ask a Beauty Guru: Yes, You Can Cut Your Hair 26 Times a Year
Want a consistently chic coif like Megyn Kelly? It’s time to sneak a regular trim in with your blowout.
Ask any hairstylist about what the lay man or woman should do to better their hairdo, and you will undoubtedly hear the same thing: “Get a haircut.” It’s the micro trims that keep people in the public eye from ever looking like they just went to see their hairdresser, even if they did.
Regular blowouts may allow news anchor coifs like Megyn Kelly’s to be their best accessory, but the hot tools can take a serious toll. “Thermal damage is real and can generally stop hair from fulfilling its lusciousness,” explained Gregorio Ruggeri, the Aussie hairstylist and owner of Ruggeri Salon on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue.
Unlike traditional hairdressers, Ruggeri is both a master with cuts and color. So to further enhance the experience of his one-stop hair mecca, he rolled a subtle trim (dubbed a dust) into all of his services, even a blowout.
“When you see the lack of hair sitting on the ground, it’s just a little dust,” he said. Such a small amount should quell the anxiety of any haircut-phobe. A regular dusting is also a clutch technique for maintaining hair health while trying to grow some serious length.
Public-facing clients tend to make appointments as frequently as every two weeks—that’s 26 times a year. “We chat about what the hair is currently looking like on camera—whether thats in-studio or on location,” he said, and cut and color accordingly.
Even stylish Manhattanites covering their grays, or maintaining a bright blonde, tend to be back as often as twice a month. Lower key processes, like highlights or demi permanent glosses, are stacked at every four to six weeks. That clocks in at a still impressive 13 to nine visits a year.
Before any color process, every client gets a dust to maintain their ends. After every blowout, ever client gets a dust. And yes, there are a few actual haircuts in there too.
As for any other crucial tips for people in powerful roles looking for consistency with their style, Ruggeri has just one: don’t overdo it with the dry shampoo. “There is nothing worse than meeting someone for the first time and seeing a white halo on their head or powder on the shoulders.” Duly noted.
2017 Beauty Trends: See the Best Hair, Makeup, and Nails of the Year
At the Prada Spring 2017, models wore sleek, side-parted ponytails with a simple barrettes.
Models at the Altuzarra Fall 2017 show channeled Blair Waldorf wearing embellished headbands.
At Tory Burch Fall 2017, ponytails were wrapped in oversized black bows.
In keeping with the playful look at the Fendi Spring 2017 show, models rocked colorful hair clips.
Model Irina Shayk proved that exaggerated hair barrettes are the ultimate standout accessory at the Bottega Veneta’s Spring 2017 show.
Models at Chanel‘s 2017 Fall Haute Couture show sported rainbow eyeshadow with colorful strikes of orange, blue and green.
An exaggerated dusting of magenta shadow around the eye was the look at the Gucci Fall 2017 show.
Models at the Valentino Fall 2017 wore sleek, maroon eyeliner with a matching lip and mini braids.
At the Prada Fall 2017, makeup artist Pat McGrath used electric blue eyeshadow and messy, heavy eyeliner for a rock and roll look.
Model Greta Varlese wore colorful eyeshadow in playful shades of green, yellow and purple at the Maison Margiela Fall 2017 fashion show.
At the Isabel Marant Fall 2017 show, models wore their hair in loose, messy waves with natural makeup.
At the Louis Vuitton show, models wore their hair in wild, voluminous curls with a pale lip.
At the Celine Fall 2017 show, model Birgit Kos effortlessly rocked middle-parted air-dried waves.
At the Lanvin Fall 2017, model Bella Hadid proved that a sleek, side-parted pony is the ultimate French girl hairstyle.
Models at the Christian Dior Fall 2017 paired voluminous, brushed out curls with chic black berets.
At the Versace Fall 2017 show, models like Gigi Hadid wore playful highlights in shades of blue, yellow and red.
The wet, slicked-back hair at the Paco Rabanne Spring 2017 show had frosted blue and red roots.
At the Marc Jacobs Spring 2017 show, hair was styled into colorful dreadlocks and worn in a top knot.
At Mary Katrantzou Spring 2017, hair accessories matched the lip color.
The combination of slicked back hair, bleached brows and maroon lips was a bold success at the Aquilano.Rimondi Fall 2017 show.
At the Marco De Vincenzo Spring 2017 show a mauve berry lip proved a simple look can still be special.
At the Jason Wu Fall 2017 show, models rocked glossy, cherry red lips.
Red lipstick was the perfect addition to the over-the-top look at the Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2017 show.
Model Catherine McNeil cut her hair into a tousled pixie with heavy bangs at the Alexander Wang Fall 2017 show.
At the Alexander Wang Fall 2017 show, models wore their cropped hair with heavy eyeliner.
Model Irina Kravchenko wore her bowl cut with blunt bangs at the Alexander Wang Fall 2017 fashion show.
Model Ysaunny Brito wore her buzz cut with some length on top at the Alexander Wang Fall 2017 show.
Backstage at the Fenty x Puma Spring 2017 show, models showed off their long, embellished matte black nails.
At the Balenciaga Spring 2017 show, models wore long acrylic nails in various shades of hot pink and orange with crystal embellishments.
At the Marc Jacobs Fall 2017 show, long, dark purple nails, some detailed with logos, were the ultimate beauty accessory.
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