COOL TOOLS FOR MANAGING HAIR IN THE HEAT.Byline: Francine Parnes Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. For Vidal Sassoon Vidal Sassoon (born January 17, 1928) is a hairdresser. Sassoon was born to Jewish parents in London. His father was from Thessaloniki in northern Greece with Iraqi origins, and his mother, whose family was originally from Kiev, was born in London. , the best hair accessory is a good pair of scissors scissors Cutting instrument or tool consisting of a pair of opposed metal blades that meet and cut when the handles at their ends are brought together. Modern scissors are of two types: the more usual pivoted blades have a rivet or screw connection between the cutting ends . Well, maybe. But there are less drastic ways to beat the summer heat and the frizzies. Some of the best use accessories that pull your hair off your face, sweep it up, or secure it in a ponytail. ``If you have your hair high up off of your head, it really helps you deal with the heat,'' says David Cohen, president and designer for David, a hair accessories and hat company in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . ``You can make a statement and have a little added allure.'' Prices for hair accessories range from a couple of dollars at discount stores into the hundreds at chic boutiques. Chanel's double-C logo on a black satin barrette, for example, is $320. But most pony wraps, clips and head bands are in the $5 to $35 category. Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. and Ann Vuille, owner-designer of an accessories and hat company in Norwalk, Conn., advocate pony wraps. His are in linen and soft straw, hers in cotton gingham and terry cloth, which she describes as ``little nothing ornaments that make a cheap and chic fashion statement, especially on the beach.'' Another favorite of Vuille is jaw clips, which are far more friendly than their name implies and a lot more secure than bobby pins. ``We're using a lot of baby-sized jaw clips, teeny-weeny clamps with a metal spring and teeth on the inside that squeeze open and grip your hair,'' she says. ``Unless you hit the big kahuna (person) kahuna - /k*-hoo'n*/ (From the Hawaiian title for a shaman) An IBM synonym for wizard or guru. , it should stay in place.'' Vuille says her best-selling jaw clips are covered with cotton daisies. ``It's the whole feeling of a perfect, petite detail - one small bit of bright color with a daisy on the end,'' she says. Brights are only part of the story. Ellin Saltzman, vice president and fashion director for the Limited Inc. in New York, says fake tortoise shell the substance of the shell or horny plates of several species of sea turtles, especially of the hawkbill turtle. It is used in inlaying and in the manufacture of various ornamental articles. See also: Tortoise is selling. ``I think brown is important for spring and summer, and it works with bright colors and pastels just as white does,'' Saltzman says. ``It looks great with a tan.'' |
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