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Messy was in girls…and I don’t mean clothes…I mean hair!  There were a lot of up-do’s with pizazz going on last night at the Academy Awards and you can thank renowned celebrity hair stylist Oscar Blandi.

Oscar Blandi Celebrity Hair Stylist

Check out celebrities Faith Hill, Jennifer Lopez, Sarah Jessica Parker, Miley Cyrus,  Zoe Saldana just to name a few…who all embraced this trendy hair style for the night…

Faith Hill (Oscar did her hair for this years Academy Awards)

Jennifer Lopez

Sarah Jessica Parker

Miley Cyrus

Zoe Saldana at the Academy Awards

You can get this “Red Carpet Look” at home using Oscar Blandi’s fabulous hair products just by following his tips below…

Step 1: To create this look, the base is critical. Let 70% of the hair air dry and apply Oscar Blandi Volumizing Spray ($18, available at Sephora.com) from roots to end. Flip the hair upside-down and blow-dry on low mild heat.

Oscar Blandi Volumizing Spray

Step 2: Secure all the hair at the nape of the neck with an elastic, using your fingers as a comb to separate the hair for a natural pulled back effect. Wrap individual hair sections around the ponytail and secure with hair pins for a undone chignon.

Step 3: Lightly pull out hair around the hairline to create a tussled loose frame around the face.

Step 4: Finish with Oscar Blandi Lacca Hairspray ($23, available at Sephora.com) for shine and a flexible hold.

Oscar Blandi Lacca Hair Spray

Good luck girls…I tried it  today with a twist and loved my hair:)

Te-see after following Oscar's hair tips...

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image credit:  sephora, te-see

The day after the Academy’s most sites, especially beauty, fashion and celebrity are loaded with their takes on who they loved, and didn’t love. So with that being said, forgive us if we have indulged a little more than usual.

Jennifer Lopez who looked exceptionally radiant last night shimmered in pink silk organza, and matching pink cream highlighter. Her makeup which usually has more of a bronzed feel to it, was ‘Hollywood Glamour’ all the way! “I wanted to create an ethereal movie-star look,” said NARS makeup artist Matthew Vanleeuween, who created the look after being inspired by her dress. Mission accomplished Matthew!

“I kept the cheekbones high and highlighted with NARS Enchanted Cream Blush for a soft and supportive look. The eyes were tightly lined, top and bottom, and the brow bone was highlighted with a light shimmer to open the eyes, and define the brows. He finished with a wash of illuminator over her entire face to complete the effect.

Products from NARS used to create this look:

* Orgasm illuminator
* Enchanted Cream Blush (new for Summer 2010; try Gueule de Nuit Cream Blush for a similar effect)
*Desire Blush
* Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base (new for Summer 2010)
* D. Gorgeous Single Eyeshadow
* Brousse Duo Eyeshadow
* Larger Than Life Volumizing Mascara
* Cruising Lipstick
* Sweet Dreams Lip Gloss

Click here for more Celebrity Looks At The 2010 Oscars

Supporting actress nominee for “Up In the Air” Vera Farmiga took a big fashion risk with her huge, ruffled fuschia-toned Marchesa gown. To balance out her look, hairstylist Lona Vigi, who also created Cameron Diaz’s do, kept Vera’s tresses low-key, but still full enough to see the hair from straight on.

“It’s a lot of dress,” Vigi said, “and it’s beautiful and vibrant, so we basically wanted to keep the hair off her face, but also keep it strong.” The key to creating the look was making sure Farmiga’s hairstyle complemented her narrow face shape. “We wanted to make sure we saw hair on the bottom when you looked at her straight-on, especially with her face shape. I didn’t just want to have no hair.”

Vigi achieved volume on top and bottom, without losing the pretty proportions by First drying Farmiga’s hair with a Velecta Paramount blow-drier, using Volumizing Catalyst for lifting the roots from LiQWD, and for added volume on top, she used a round brush and concentrated on the roots.

Next Vigi gently back-combed the hair on top and in the back to get a little lift all-around. She then tied the bottom section to the nape of her neck with an elastic, wrapping the ponytail, section by section, into a loose chignon secured by bobby pins. “Vera’s like me, we don’t like hair super constricted, so it looks really serious,” she said.

Next, the hairdresser added a Fred Leighton diamond brooch to her hair on the left-back side for a little extra bling, and finally, she sprayed the entire look with L’oreal Elnett hairspray for a light hold.

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Red carpet gowns and up-dos were the signature look on many celebrities who attended last nights Oscars, but long hair when done well, can look fresh and modern on the red carpet too. Just look at Cameron Diaz, who certainly showed that down-dos can be equally as chic.

The blond bombshell went for classic Hollywood waves to complement her beaded gold Oscar de la Renta strapless gown. Her hair stylist Lona Vigi, who created the style, used the “cool air” switch while blow drying to set waves in place.

“I also used the Volumizer Catalyst product from LiQWD, which is the greatest product for fine hair,” said Vigi. “Then we hot-rollered her whole head, so she could wear the waves swept to one side, old Hollywood-style.”

I’m sure most of you Oscar die hards such as myself were watching the 82nd Annual Academy Awards last night!  The dresses this year were gorgeous…I don’t think there was 1 that I didn’t like:)  Ms. Sandy Bullock looked stunning in her gown, straight hair and red lipstick…

Sandra Bullock at the 82nd Academy Awards

Her old Hollywood gown was designed by Marchesa and hugged her body in all the right places…The new Chanel Red Lipstick made a statement of it’s own…To get Sandra’s look (without the gown) try using a top of the line flat iron such as the new IZUNAMI which not only straightens hair but curls it as well.  Her makeup is simple…use Beth Bender’s Cat Eye stencil from her “Get in line eyeliner” kit for the tight black eye liner around Sandy’s eyes, followed by a dusting of the ivory color all over the eye lid up to the brow bone.  Add some Jane Iredale mascara for extra length and thickness and finish with the newest lip color shade Rouge Coco by Chanel.  A classic look all in all…

Sandra Bullock and Vera Farmiga wearing red lips by Chanel

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The girls at BSW…