by Shawna Blake

Created on: February 23, 2008

Apart from being followed by a swarm of beauty professionals, and personal hairstylists? This is the main difference between the luminous, shiny, perfectly colored lustrous mane's of our favorite (and not so favorite) celebrities and that of our own. Even the celebrity men have pretty hair! But how though? Each time I see Jennifer Aniston she has got a head full of beautiful flowing hair, and a new, younger boy-toy on her arm. So what gives? In and around Hollywood, exclusive hair salons are abound, beckoning to the celebrity elite, and making us non-celebs wonder how we may get our hands on those secrets.

~A good hairstylist is the skeleton key to great hair. How, among the glitz and glamor, the heat of L.A., and the paparazzi strutting about, do those stars keep shining? They have hair stylists that know exactly what they are doing. It isn't as if J. Lo is sitting in the back of the limo with a comb and bottle of hairspray. These women and men have professionals doing their hair. Imagine how you feel after leaving your stylist; your locks are the picture of perfection, and you are smiling on the inside and the outside. If, when leaving your salon, you do not have a smile on your face, you may not have the right stylist. If, however, you are beaming while paying the tab, you are lucky. Many people skip from one hair salon to the next in hopes of getting a better haircut. Having a hairstylist that knows what will work for you is the most overlooked weapon in our beauty arsenals. You should have a stylist that makes you comfortable, that is a professional, and that is great at what she does. The longer that you stick with her, the better she will be for you. She will know what you like or dislike, and she will know what works and what does not. Even if you choose an hair expert that is on the expensive side, your hair is worth it, not only now but especially in the long run.

~Good hair products are essential to beautiful hair. Not every woman can use the most coveted salon shampoo that is heralded by all the privileged people. It simply may not work for you. there is no sense in shelling out a fortune for a product that makes your hair fall flat. At the same time, you won't catch Jessica Simpson at the local CVS after she has run out of hair products, so don't skimp either. You must find what will work for you by testing products. If you have dry hair, use a product that is made for such, if you have oily hair, use the products that are raving about fixing that

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