California right here we come! Travis Ogletree — whose star-studded shopper checklist contains Shay Mitchell, Miranda Kerr, and extra Hollywood It-girls — sat down with ET to disclose obtain his signature California highlights from anyplace.
Earlier than opening his stylish Anti-Salon in (naturally) Los Angeles, California, the hairstylist perfected the method that has made him the go-to for creating sun-drenched locks, influenced by none aside from Jennifer Aniston.
“California highlights are easy. They mimic how hair would lighten on the seaside,” he explains. “It is that golden, childlike coloration you get from residing within the solar. The tip outcome feels dimensional, air-dried, and a little bit nostalgic.”
As for a way the Associates star performed a job in shaping his imaginative and prescient: “Jen was doing dimensional highlights lengthy earlier than balayage entered the dialog. … There’s one thing to be stated for locating what fits you and proudly owning it for many years. That is actual model.”
It is no shock, then, that Aniston herself tapped Ogletree as an envoy for her haircare line, LolaVie.
“I like LolaVie as a result of it is uncomplicated, however so efficient,” he says. I take advantage of the Glossing Detangler on each shopper, and the Restorative Shampoo and conditioner work throughout the board. They clear with out stripping and hydrate with out heaviness.”
As soon as your locks are prepped, the hairdresser works his magic for a delicate, lived-in look.
“Placement is intuitive, customized to every individual, and by no means overdone. … I wish to create coloration that feels prefer it belongs to you — not prefer it was painted on. Much like beauty work, shoppers need that ‘did she/did not she’ spotlight.”
This understated technique applies to brunettes and blondes — each of Ogletree’s specialties.
“My California brunette is dimensional, low-key, and kissed by gentle. My California blonde has the identical ease, simply with brighter ribbons by way of the face body and ends.”
“We often begin conservatively and construct in the direction of brightness over time. I at all times inform individuals, ‘We’re simply enhancing the photograph, not reshooting it.’ … Neither ever appears compelled. It is about subtlety,” the hair guru notes.
Past his relaxed strategy to paint, Ogletree has cultivated an identical studio expertise rooted in quiet luxurious.
“It is about slowing down and feeling at dwelling. I wished to create one thing intimate and calm, the alternative of an overstimulating salon flooring. … My boyfriend and I are dreaming up the subsequent model with Sarah Weichel of Swike Design. It may be an extension of our ethos, however elevated even additional, the place you are surrounded by classic and picked up items that replicate California residing.”
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