Part 5: Creating Texture
In this episode of What’s the Buzz, Sam takes a look at creating texture and the new tools available for achieving texture with even the most difficult hair. Sam introduces his new texture iron and shows how it can give fine hair the texture it needs to create curl.
Let’s talk about What’s the Buzz. Type of fabrics that we are seeing, iridescent types of fabric. We’re seeing shiny materials, we’re seeing metallics. How does that relate to hair? There’s that sleek, smoothed, polished into a ponytail that’s then frizzed. Here’s that sleek, smoothed, polished and then you’re seeing things that are textured underneath. That’s what’s so cool about it. That’s one reason why I decided to come out with a texture iron. The texture iron is not a crimping iron, it’s a tool that allows you to create texture where you want to create texture. Let me give you an example. Imagine this, a client that complains that their hair doesn’t take curl. I’m simply going to take the texture and I’m going to bump all the way through their hair, just randomly bump it all the way through, random sections. Now what I have done is that I’ve disrupted the natural texture of their hair by taking it and placing a ribbed type of heat on it. Now I go over it with a curling iron and the curl is going to hold better. It’s almost like me going in and people saying ‘Sam, does this not damage the hair, it’s heat, heats going to explode that hair shaft?’ Let me ask you this. If you had a fine hair client, what is one of the first services you would recommend to give them a bit more body? What would it be? Ok, volumizing shampoo, talk about a service. I’ve got fine hair? More movement. Great. What’s going to alter the texture of that hair? What would I do to it chemical wise? Perm, good, we’d perm it. I don’t want to perm. Then we’d do what? Color, yes. In most cases we are highlighting the hair. So when we’ve gone in and highlighted fine hair you’ve give it what? You’ve given it more body, you’ve adjusted the texture. In today’s world imagine this. They are not chemically-dependent because they may not be able to afford it. So what I want to do is to be able to help the through other means which is going to be heat appliance that is going to help them get the texture and the volume that they need.
Part 1: Direction of Hair
Sam looks at the latest hair trends in this new series called ‘What’s the Buzz’. In this episode Sam looks at the emerging trends of movement, contrasting textures and unstructured styles. Sam also takes a look at the current trends for dressing hair, including how the braid or plait has become a popular Prom hairstyle.
Part 2: Shapes Today
In this episode of ‘What’s the Buzz’, Sam looks at the trend in hair shapes, including using short and long lengths together to create versatile hair. Sam also takes a look at styles from the 60’s that are reflected in today’s looks, such as 60’s layering.
Part 3: Disconnection
In this episode of What’s the Buzz, Sam looks at Disconnection and its importance in today’s world where the trend of short hairstyles continue to dominate. Sam also looks at how celebrity trends have impacted today’s hairstyles, with particular focus on celebrities with short hair.






