create this look

Creative Director for Nexxus Salon Hair Care

Have fun with your hair by taking inspiration from things outside the norm, like an artistically sculpted appetizer. For a yummy style like last night’s winning look, try adding a bright accessory to an ordinary up-do. With this look, you are sure to be the dish du jour.
STEP 1
Shampoo and condition with hydrating products, such as Nexxus Therappe and Nexxus Humectress.
STEP 2
To create supple texture, apply a mousse, like Nexxus Gorgeous Curls, onto damp hair, then blow-dry, paying special attention to smooth the top section of hair.
STEP 3
Once dry, pull hair back into high ponytail and curl random sections with a small barrel iron.
STEP 4
Use bobbi pins to secure individual curls around the ponytail into an artful up-do.
STEP 5
Help prevent flyaways and maintain the style with a light misting of hairspray, like Nexxus Comb Thru.
STEP 6
Finish the look by pinning an elegant accessory, such as a flower, to one side of the up-do, or several flowers in between the curls.

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show recap

The trimming in week two started early when Giacomo abruptly announced he was homesick and quitting the show! A visibly annoyed Camila was quick to remind the stylists that Giacomo’s departure didn’t render any of them safe from elimination the following night.

For the shortcut challenge, “Color, Repair & Style,” Kim Vo produced 10 “blondorexic” clients, whose tresses were in dire need of repair. During selection, Matthew and Brig were last to pick from heads of over-processed and unnatural locks. Brig, holder of the last pick, managed to trick Matthew into thinking that she wanted the challenge of reviving the most damaged hair of all. Matthew took the bait and the client, much to Brig’s satisfaction. In the end, however, Brig underestimated Matthew’s color talent, and his total transformation of his client garnered him the shortcut win and an edge at the elimination challenge. Adee, April and Brian, whose model had to endure bleach in her eye and an unfinished style, made up the bottom three.

For the elimination challenge, the contestants headed to the famed Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, where their challenge was to create a style for a server that was inspired by a single dish from the Dakota Restaurant’s new menu. Back at the Nexxus Salon, the stylists went in many different directions, from literal translations of their dish featuring props and color, to more subdued offerings. In the end, the judges rewarded Jon for his polished take on seared scallops, while Arzo’s aimless vision of Tuna Tatake fell flat and prompted her elimination.