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Hairstylist To The Stars Robert Ramos On Summer Hair Care Tips

The Hair And Makeup Blog had the pleasure to sit down with Hairstylist to the Stars: Robert Ramos at the salon to discuss some of our favorite topics hair and hair care products.  Robert is very warm, personable and knowledgeable about hair.  This is why so many women trust him with styling, coloring and cutting their hair.

Robert Ramos is part owner of the chic West Hollywood's Estilo Salon. Estilo Salon is located on swank Beverly Ave in West Hollywood.  Estilo is The House of Style for hair.  The salon provides all major hair services and provides additional Brazilian Keratin hair treatment, Japanese hair straightening, traditional sew-in hair wefts and keratin hair extensions. 

Robert is the much publicized hairstylist for Jessica Alba and Eva Mendes.  However, Robert has been in the business for many years and has worked with celebrity legends Bette Midler and Pam Grier.  In fact Bette Midler has been Robert's client for 20 years.

Celebrities have been fascinated with Robert for some time but the latest industry buzz is Robert Ramos fresh clean haircare line.  The shampoo is paraben and sulfate free. The styling spray was featured in fall/winter 2009 LA's Fashion Week. It is ideal for people who want hold and touchable tresses.

One of my favorite Robert Ramos product is the leave in conditioner which provides added moisture for the hair. An extra benefit to the leave in conditioner is that it works great on weaves and human hair extensions.  It makes wavy hair extensions look new, provides sheen and helps define curls. The Robert Ramos conditioner has hair friendly ingredients such as silk amino acids, spirulina, ginseng and UV protection.

Here are some of Robert's tip for summer hair:

1. Keep yourself hydrated
2. Eat a healthy diet - what you do on the outside is as important as what you put on  your hair
3. Buy one to two hair care products you know is gonna work
4. Use a daily leave in conditioner - check out Robert Ramos leave in conditioner- great for vacation hair
5. When out in the sun for extended periods use a hat to cover up your hair
6. You are not bound to a ponytail - create a low messy knot instead. A knot provides a stylish summer look

Robert Ramos products are eco friendly and old school inspired.  You can purchase Robert Ramos products online at  http://www.robertramos.com or in select salons.

To book a hair appointment with Hollywood Celebrity Hairstylist Robert Ramos visit Estilo Salon http://www.estilosalonla.com or contact 323-936-6775

Tips to Finding the Right Hairstylist for You

Men come and go. Best girlfriends can change. A good hairdresser, on  the other hand, is forever. You trust your hairstylist to know her craft, be up on the latest trends and be able to translate all that into what looks best on you. Finding the right one can be difficult but it not impossible. Here are a few tips to finding the right hairdresser for your style:

• Ask around. Anyone who has style that you admire might have the name of a fabulous hairdresser. If you like the work they’ve done on their other clients, chances are that you’ll like what they do with your hair, too.

• Be a walk in. You can walk into any salon that you’ve been wondering about and ask for a consultation only. Most will offer a consultation at no cost and you can get a clear idea of what they would do if they got their hands on your hair.

• Check online hair boards or hair blogs for featured hairstylists, the phone book, Craigslist and the newspaper for stylists who specialize in the look you want. If they’re specialists, they’ll be more likely to know exactly what professional tools and styling products they’ll need to accomplish what you want.

All the best hairstylists know where to find the luxury beauty supplies. Check out the Look Hair and Makeup ® online store.

Tara Copeland LA Celebrity Stylist on Hair Care and Hair Growth Part 1

Tara Copeland El Segundo and Los Angeles, California Celebrity Hair Stylist

The Hair And Makeup Blog sat down with Emmy Award winning Celebrity Hair Stylist Tara Copeland to discuss some of our readers pressing hair care questions. 

Tara Copeland is a well known celebrity stylist in the industry and has won a number of awards and received two Emmys for her work on The Tyra Bank Show.  Tara works many red carpet events. Ms. Copeland has worked with Keisha Cole and countless celebrities.  With a very busy schedule Tara also has her regular celebrity and non celebrity clients but don't tell that to Tara because for Ms. Copeland "Everyone is a celebrity who sits in my chair." Tara is passionate about making people feel beautiful and equally passionate about healthy hair.  

Tara provided so much material that we decided to dedicate three posts on Tara's hair secrets and tips for hair growth, hair care, human hair weaves, natural hair, as well as hair care products for curly  and wavy hair.

Use Hair Care Products For Your Hair Texture

Tara has a diverse client base with various hair textures ranging from African hair textures, Hispanic hair textures, Middle Eastern hair textures  and European hair textures.  Tara recommendation on hair products is to use to products designed for your hair texture.  People with curly hair should use products designed for curly hair likewise people with wavy hair should use wavy hair care products.  Tara explains that Curly hair products may weigh down wavy hair or make straight hair limp. 

Hair Growth and Healthy Hair

Let's face it women of all age want full, beautiful healthy hair.  Tara believes healthy hair and hair growth is determined by what you do on the  external as well as what foods and nutrients you put in your body.  Tara is a big fan of prenatal vitamins for women and not just for pregnant women. Many of Tara's clients experience tremendous hair growth with Prenatal vitamins.  

The Hair Steamer

One of the reasons Tara's clients have such healthy hair is because of the steamer.  The hair steamer provides the moisture that curly hair and wavy hair so desperately needs.  Tara regularly steams her weave clients whenever they come out of a weave.  Tara recommends steaming natural hair and steaming relaxed hair as part of a deep conditioner regimen.

Below is counter top hair steamer that can be used at home and salon hair steamer.

Hairstyles with Bangs like Kelly Rowland

I'm considering getting bangs and I love Kelly Rowland's bangs in the picture below.  I'm also loving the cognac leather jacket... Super cute.  What do you think?

Want to get Kelly's celebrity hair?  Try adding some Indian Wavy hair extensions in 16" or longer.