The Colorist

JAN 2013

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��� ��� BLAKE LIVELY Gossip Girl Celebrity colorist and Goldwell affcianado, Rona O���Connor of Lukaro Salon in Beverly Hills, is responsible for the sophisticated shade of blonde that Blake Lively sports as a Manhattan socialite on Gossip Girl. ���It���s a blushed golden blonde with beige undertones and ivory accents,��� says O���Connor, who named the shade ���Rose Gold Blonde��� back Oliver Stone���s Savages, and because it refected the color of marigolds, she named it ��� ���Marigold Blonde.��� For her recent Gucci ad campaign, Lively sports a shade O���Connor calls ���Cr��me Brulee.��� In the six years that O���Connor has been doing Lively���s color, they���ve become close friends. ���I think of her as family,��� O���Connor says. ���We���ve spent a ��� in 2008 when she created it. O���Connor created a brighter blonde for Lively���s role in PHOTOGRAPHY (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP): GETTY IMAGES: ABY BAKER; BENNETT RAGLIN/WIREIMAGE; TODD OREN/GETTY IMAGES ENTERTAINMENT. lot of time together planning her blonde hues.��� ��� KATE WALSH Private Practice As Dr. Addison Montgomery on ABC���s Private Practice, Kate Walsh rocks a rich shade of red with toffee highlights. To keep her signature shade in tip-top shape, she sees colorist Christopher Pierce at Andy Lecompte Salon in West Hollywood, who relies on Igora Royal Permanent Hair Color by Schwarzkopf Professional because it delivers color with a true fashion edge. Just for fun, we asked Aloxxi celebrity colorist Marco Pelusi to take a look at this photo of Walsh and tell us what he thinks her Aloxxi ���color personality��� might be. ���Ravish Me in Ravenna,��� says Pelusi without hesitation. ���It���s a luscious mix of auburn and redcopper brown.��� ��� ��� Rona O���Connor���s advice for creating dramatic redheads is to go over the top by adding slivers of super-bright color to a more natural shade. ��� ��� DEBRA MESSING Smash Rona O'connor has also been doing Debra Messing���s hair for years. ���I use Goldwell because it offers a wide range of colors that I���ve been able to blend into signature shades,��� says O���Connor, who named the frst shade of red she created for her famous client ���Honeyed Copper.��� O���Connor likes to mix cool and warm tones���ruby red slices with rich copper and accents of gold���to suit Messing���s skin tone and eye color. Her tip for any colorist who wants to create a special shade of red is to have no fear. ���Go over the top by adding slivers of a super-bright color to a more natural shade,��� she says. ���It will take your reds to a whole other level.��� ���

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