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"To help you kick off your best hair year ever, we&amp;#39;ve already given you the scoop on Christina Hendricks&amp;#39; red hair tips and It-model Soo Joo Park&amp;#39;s signature platinum&amp;#8212;now we&amp;#39;re bringing you ombr\u00E9 secrets from Carly Cushnie of Cushnie et Ochs. The fashion designer shares her maintenance tips and more. Read on.\nPinterestFacebookHow she got her ombr\u00E9:\n&amp;quot;When I was younger, I used to chemically straighten my hair, so I couldn&amp;#39;t relax and color or I would have no hair left at this point. So when I finally decided to leave it natural (in 2003, the year I moved to New York), it was my first opportunity to experiment with color. I started with some very subtle lowlights, and then I progressively went lighter and lighter. Sometimes even too light: Once I had someone besides my regular colorist [Erik at Shampoo Avenue B in New York City&amp;#39;s East Village] do my hair in London, and it went horribly wrong&amp;#8212;it was so patchy I looked like Dennis Rodman! But it helped me get to my current color, which has a lighter base and highlights. I like it to look as naturally ombr\u00E9 as possible. Because my hair is curly, it needs different tones of gold; otherwise it doesn&amp;#39;t have any dimension. But it&amp;#39;s funny: Even though I&amp;#39;m blond, I don&amp;#39;t think of myself that way. If I was filling out a form, I would never say that I have blond hair!&amp;quot;\nHow she upkeeps her color:\n&amp;quot;My hair has a lot of red tones, and I don&amp;#39;t want it to come out looking orangey, so it can be a really long process at the salon. I have to go every two months to maintain it. As soon as I start seeing roots, it annoys me and I want it fixed immediately. And I use a lot of Moroccanoil products: their shampoo, conditioner, and mask. My hair is really dry anyway, and the continuous coloring makes it even drier&amp;#8212;this stuff counteracts that.&amp;quot;\nHer makeup M.O.:\n&amp;quot;Having blond hair did affect the way I did my makeup. I don&amp;#39;t wear any grays or smoky tones on my eyes now. I think it looks weird with my hair color. Now I just stick to golden and brown hues.&amp;quot;\nRelated: Watch How to Get Big, Bouncy Curls:\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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