new Salon Kennice Bashar in Farm-
ington Hills, "they grasp the past. The
retro hairstyles of the '60s and '70s
with high crowns and strong head
shapes are a more classic, finished
look."
The 1980s hair style was messy and
loose and the '90s is a more finished
look — loose and free but more
finished according to Todd Skog, ar-
tistic director at the salon.
Kennice Hoffmann, also co-owner,
says that it is necessary to spend
more time with this new finished look.
"It is not just blow the hair and go.
Today's high crown and long layers
achieve different, more versatile
looks. We are creative enough to give
five different looks to just one hair-
cut, and we help our clients to
recreate the looks on their own."
A hairstyle is really an accessory to
an outfit, and "it would be great if
women would begin to realize it,"
Kallabat says. "We encourage clients
to change their hair to enhance what
they're wearing.
In Paris, the emphasis is on healthy,
shiny hair and every hairstyle is in
there. "It doesn't matter what the
style is, just get the hair in good
shape," Kallabat says. "We use a deep
moisture treatment on sun-damaged
or permed hair, which opens up the
cuticle of the hair and allows moisture
to penetrate, leaving the hair shiny
and lustrous." Laminate gels and
sprays give shine and hold and are
great finishing tools.
Graduated hair cuts are back, too.
Short at the nape and longer at the
crown, a blended graduation gives
the head a good shape. "Properly
done, it can balance profiles and
head shapes in very flattering ways,"
Hoffmann says.

Black scoop-neck dress in Lycra and
cotton. Hair by Todd Skog at Salon
Kennice Bashar.

Perms are really barely-there perms
now with just enough support or hint
of wave to give lift and movement.
The spiral perm is on its way out, and
finger waves and blown-soft edges
give versatility to this softer look.
The cut for the '90s is the 1960s
Sasson updated with these soft layers
and fringed edges. The Joey Heather-
ton "cap" look is restyled in the same
way. A high crown, flat bang style,
once seen on Audrey Hepburn is
strictly an evening look today. The
loosely-styled, not-so-in-control look,
reminiscent of Brigitte Bardot, has
become very big this year, and may
be worn day or evening.
"New styling products like Creatif
26S by Redken give hold without stiff-
ness and can be brushed out easily,"
says Soller, "with no flaky residue left
behind like the sprays of the past."
Big, round brushes and jumbo, pad-
dle brushes create smoother, shinier
hair and accomplish the '90s look.
Plain headbands and long chiffon
scarves add romance to longer styles.
"Backcombing is an essential tool for
many styles this season," adds Soller,
and is essential for the French twist
you'll be seeing.
The trendy, club set may try the
original beehive hairdo, but don't wait
to see it make a comeback.

DANIEL J. SALON —
Farmington Hills
Daniel Soller, Owner
"Hair is softer and more flowing
because clothing is lighter and more
feminine," says Danny Soller, owner
of Daniel J. Salon. "Styles are mov-
ing away from geometrics and struc-
tured military suits to softer fabrics.
The romance of the 1970s flower MARIO MAX —
children is seen again but with fring- Farmington Hills
ed, shaped edges intentionaly pulled Max Rieger
Co-owner
out from around the face."
"Every time a style is brought back,
Razor cutting as well as fringed
edges achieves soft, flowing hair. it's never quite the same," says Max

Rieger, co-owner of Mario Max.
The upsweep, beehive, or French
twist, whichever you choose to call it,
originally done in the '60,s, was stiff
and oversprayed and styled to last for
a week. Now hair is washed 2-3 times
a week, and a casual, haphazard ap-
proach to the same style is taken.
Hair is shiny, clean, and bouncy, and
laminate products give hair body
along with the shine.
"Women can accomplish the look
on their own and not at the salon
because the look is more casual to-
day," Rieger says. "Even with only two
inches in the nape, hair can be put
up into a French roll with soft tendrils
pulled from the sides.
"The stiff French roll of the '60s was
worn day and night. Today, women
will only wear it after five o'clock,"
Rieger says.
"The haircut, before Sassoon, was
not good. Hairstylists in those days
were comb-out artists." The updated
Sassoon cut lifts and is more natural
today, and easily styled. "Styles now
emphasize high crowns, flat bangs
and the fullness of hair originally seen
at the nape has been moved high on
the crown of the head," Rieger says.
Hairpieces, falls, extensions and full
wigs are coming back but are used
as an accessory or prop for an out-

Stretchy headband adds panache to
long hair. Cream cashmere and silk
turtleneck, $325 at Diane M.

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