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Here, some hair ideas from Tim Rogers, hairstylist extraordinaire:

Scruffy, Bouffant Updos: Rock and Roll Meets Victorian Punk

Set clean hair on large electric or small velcro rollers. Use Charles Worthington London BIG HAIR Texturizing Salt Spray on the root of each sectioned roller setting to create texture and substance at the roots.  Back brush the roots throughout the head using and ultrafine aerosol hair spray (try Charles Worthington London BIG HAIR Ultrafine Hairspray) on each brushing. The goal is to create a wispy, whimsical texture. Divide the hair in half, splitting at the crown between hair behind the ear and hair in front. Create a French twist using the back section. Integrate the front section using pins to create a fun, high party shape.

Slicked High Bow Pony: This sleek look is classic, polished sophistication with a “twist”.
 
Prep hair using Charles Worthington London BIG HAIR Texturizing Salt Spray on damp, damp hair. Make pony by following the line of your jaw using a hand mirror. Twist the pony over to create a ‘bow’ effect. Good for longer layered hair, or one length hair.

The average American gains 7-10 pounds during the holiday season… With that in mind, heed these tips from ChicagoHealers.com Practitioner Malina Chin, LAC.

“The end of the year causes the entire body to slow down and turn inward,” says Chin. “When this occurs, many people tend to steer away from exercise and turn to food instead. Use these tips to eat wisely during the holiday season:

Avoid The Pounds - To prevent winter weight gain, add fibers and whole grains to the diet such as barley, wild rice and black rice.

Warm It Up - When cold, warm up with spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, turmeric and cumin.

Tone It Down - If the heat has you too hot, cool off with mint, cucumbers and salads.

Goodbye To Dry - If you are feeling dry during winter, add pears, plums and honey for an added twist to your diet.” 

Political drama Milk was the big winner yesterday at the New York Film Critics Circle as it scooped three prizes, including Best Picture. In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay man to be voted into major public office in America.

Despite the likes of Frozen River, Milk and Wall-E dominated recent award ceremonies it’s David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button that leads this year’s Golden Globes nominations. The, which stars Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett, notched up five nomination, as did political drama Frost/Nixon, both finding themselves in the Best Picture category.

Editors’ new album is inspired by ‘Terminator’. The band are currently in the studio working on the follow-up to 2007’s ‘An End Has A Start’ and frontman Tom Smith says they have been drawing ideas from movie theme tunes.

I arrived at the MEN just in time to catch the end of the Courteeners set; I guess that’s what you get when you head to Manchester at the same time as thousands of Manchester United fans bound for Old Trafford. Anyway, from what I saw of the lads from Manchester they were pretty good, as far as Indie bands go. I have heard a lot of hype around th…

Young Guns are one of those bands that I feel are going to sneak up behind you, hardly noticed, and then just become incredibly well-known overnight. A bit like Fall Out Boy. But with good songs. The Buckinghamshire based quintet claim to be ‘trouble in the best way possible’ to be honest I’ve never known trouble to be a good thing, but if that’s w…

From East London, Daddy Ash and Segsta offer The Windrush Volume 2, a blend of everything that could possibly fall under the genre of hip hop. Representing their own generation as well as their parents’ heritage, the long term friends might have created a somewhat subtle album, but it is far from background music. Describing the album as “just how …

Nigella Lawson has sparked fury from animal rights campaigners after admitting she would happily skin a bear and wear it as a trophy. The 48-year-old presenter stunned viewers on BBC’s ‘The One Show’ last night (10.12.08) when she made the shocking revelation.

Matt Healy is happy to “gamble” with his acting career. The ‘Emmerdale’ actor - who plays villain Matthew King in the Itv soap - said he had no family commitments to stop him resigning from the show and is content to see how life plays out.