Photo: Just Jared

Can you believe it, I missed the Golden Globes this year! I didn’t even remember to set my DVR. I’ve had to do my fair share of catching up on which hairstyles ruled the red carpet. According to one of my favorite sites, NaturallyCurly.com, loose waves won the popularity contest. Celebrities including Sandra Bullock, Drew Barrymore and Julia Roberts all walked the red carpet sporting gorgeous, loose ringlets.

“Actress Rose Bryne definitely wins the best curl award,” said Michelle Breyer, co-founder of NaturallyCurly.com. “Her delicate waves were classic with a modern twist.” We hear that Harry Josh at John Frieda styled her locks!

Other favorites from the night include Zoe Saldana, Evangeline Lilly, Drew Barrymore, Samantha Harris and Renee Zellweger. Want to achieve similar curls yourself? NaturallyCurly.com suggests trying the Curltini™ Curly Cocktail, which includes:

• Curlisto Bio-Gel Mousse – Works as a conditioning styler and gives your hair added moisture to keep it healthy all year long.
• Curlisto Control I Gel – Features shine agents that will make your hair sparkle all night long, while keeping your tresses intact.
• Curl Junkie Curl Enhancing Spray – Activates sexy, sultry curls and gives your hair that extra oomph.
• Curl Friends Seduce Pomade – Helps keep your hair silky smooth and eliminates fly- aways and frizz on those hot, humid days.
• 8.75’ Long Wide-Toothed Shower Comb
• Curltini Recipe Card
• 1 Spunky Swizzle Stick

For more information, please visit NaturallyCurly.com.

From now until Dec. 31, ULTA is offering the new Keratin Smoothing Treatment by Coppola for an introductory price of $185 (a $65 savings). This is actually one of the best deals on Keratin that we’ve seen… so you may want to take advantage with the holidays coming up!

Tracy Guthrie, Manager of Salon Technical Training at the Salon at ULTA says, “Our stylists and guests LOVE Keratin Smoothing Treatment. Before we launched this service, we offered expert training and hands-on experience at all of our salons nationwide. Because of this education we’ve seen a tremendous increase in appointments and satisfied guests due to our highly-trained stylists.”

Visit http://stores.ulta.com/store/ to find a store near you.

This just in from the Daily Mail…

Australian scientists who discovered the ‘curly gene,’ or the trichohyalin gene, are now developing a pill to make hair straighter or curlier. The discovery will also make it possible to predict whether a baby will have straight or curly hair. And it may even help police with DNA found at the scene of the crime indicating how wavy a suspect’s locks are.

I wonder how far out we are from having this pill become a reality. Read the whole story here.

I’ll be at the Catalina Hotel on South Beach this Thursday night reporting for Shecky’s at their Miami Girls Night Out! I promise to bring you in-depth coverage on not just the swanky fashions and tasty cocktails, but all the fall-fabulous beauty treatments too. This is the ultimate event to attend with your girlfriends, right next to the Sex and the City 2 movie premiere. Up to 50 fabulous event participants are traveling to Miami for this event,  so you expect some amazing finds! If you want to attend, tickets are still available here. See ya on SoBe!

This just in…

Sexy Hair is able to offer its new non-profit partner a national campaign to raise funds, employee volunteers, national visibility as the 2010 Sexy Hair non-profit partner and Sexy Hair product. In return, the company is looking for a partner that shares a similar national audience targeting women aged 18 – 35, as well as hair stylists, hair salons and retail beauty suppliers. Sexy Hair will award the 2010 cause-related marketing partner by year-end.

Interested national non-profit groups need to submit a completed application in writing. The application is available now on Sexy Hair’s website: www.sexyhair.com through November 30, 2009.

As I’m sure you know by now, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It’s rare to find someone these days who hasn’t been affected by breast cancer in some way or another. Chances are you know someone who has been diagnosed with the disease. And still we have no cure! It’s so sad.

We ask that all our PGH readers does their part this month to help fight for a cure. Whether it’s participating in a walk (I’m doing one this weekend) or making a donation, we must help bring awareness to this very important cause.

Since PGH is a hair blog, we thought it would be fitting to put a list of products together in which a portion of the proceeds goes to breast cancer research/awareness.  There’s tons of them out there, but here are a few of our picks. Happy Shopping (for a cause)!!

Philosophy’s Shower for the Cure – Benefiting the Women’s Cancer Research Fund. Pink ribbon shower gel – a creamy all-in-one formula that can be used as a shampoo, shower gel or bubble bath.

Conair has a whole collection called The Power of Pink benefiting The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. From blow dryers to straighteners to hot rollers, get all your styling tools this month.

As part of their sponsorship of Bright Pink, Dove Hair Care will donate 10 percent of sales from participating Dove Therapy packs to support the organization during the months of September and October. Look for special packaging at all mass retailers nationwide.

TIGI S-factor will donate $2 from every sale to distributors (up to $30,000) to breast cancer research, treatment, and education at City of Hope.

Curls for a Cure – Ouidad matches, dollar for dollar, donations to Curls for a Cure® which can be made on www.ouidad.com. Funds will benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

The Marilyn Brush – a round brush known for its patented hourglass shape barrel, a la movie icon Monroe.  8 percent of the company’s annual corporate net sales of its Pink NinYos Collection to benefit The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Photo: TheInsider

It’s hair day tomorrow on Oprah! Just in case you care why Solange (Beyonce’s sister) recently shaved her head, a.k.a. “pulled a Britney,” tune into Oprah tomorrow. She’ll be talking about why she chopped it all off.

Also, Chris Rock will be on to talk about his new documentary, Good Hair. This brave comedian has gone where few men have gone before—inside the hair industry.

We also hear Oprah will reveal some of her own hair history. Set your Tivos/DVRs!

NaturallyCurly.com has officially declared today as International Curly Day!! Woo-hoo!

In the Northern Hemisphere, it’s the first day of fall, a day that — symbolically, at least — ushers in cooler temperatures and lower humidity. Today we celebrate waves, kinks and curls — textured hair of all types.

NaturallyCurly wants everyone to take pride in your gorgeous textured hair. Treat yourself to an ice cream sundae or to a new styler — just treat yourself. You rock, your curls rock — shout it from the rooftops, proud curlygirl!

The votes are in for the 2009 Natural Health Beauty Awards.

With the help of 2,008 readers, who voted at www.naturalhealthmag.com for their favorite products and a group of esteemed dermatologists, 25 of the year’s best products have been selected.

We are proud to announce the following winners in the hair category:

SHAMPOO
Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Lavender Mint Moisturizing Shampoo

CONDITIONER
L’Oréal Paris EverPure Sulfate-Free Color Care Moisture Conditioner

HAIR COLOR
Natural Instincts Champagne Indulgence Collection

HAIR STYLING PRODUCT
Pantene Pro-V Nature Fusion Smooth Vitality Smoothing Crème

Shape magazine has just announced their 6th annual beauty award winners! Nearly 5,000 readers, beauty pros, and Shape editors weighed in and cast their votes on their favorite products that were released on the market from May 08 to May 09. The September issue, which features LC lookin’ better than ever (on stands 8/24), reveals which products reign supreme in categories such as hair, skin, and makeup.

We got our hands on the complete list of hair product winners:

HAIR COLOR:
L’Oréal Paris Excellence-to-Go ($9; at drugstores) Even at-home-hair-color novices fell in love with this comb-in formula’s almost instant results. “After just 10 minutes, I had deep, rich, really natural-looking color,” reported one tester. A new technology helps pigment sink quickly into strands without causing damage. The comb applicator also makes it easy to apply all over or just as a root touch-up. “And it totally covered my grays,” said another tester.

Fekkai Salon Color ($30; beauty.com) With 20 shades to choose from and a creamy formula that features rich conditioning ingredients, like olive oil, lemongrass butter, rosemary, and lavender, it’s easy to score gorgeous results from this salon-quality at-home color. Staffers also appreciated getting an intense moisture boost. “My hair felt like I’d just had a professional deep conditioning treatment,” said one.

SHAMPOO AND CONDITIONER
Pantene Pro-V Nature Fusion Moisture Balance Shampoo and Conditioner ($4 each; at drugstores) This cleansing and conditioning duo relies on the power of natural ingredients—cassia, calendula, ginger, and aloe vera—to leave hair silky and resilient. The cassia complex forms a protective seal around strands that
locks in moisture and helps your brush or comb glide through hair without snagging. “Daily blow-drying
makes my hair brittle, but after using this combo regularly, my hair felt stronger and softer,” said a tester.

Aveda Dry Remedy Moisturizing Shampoo and Conditioner ($24 each; aveda.com) Created to help soften hair that’s become crispy from heat styling, these products contain several natural oils, including macadamia nut and jojoba. “Thanks to these amazing hydrators, my fried ends looked almost like they’d been freshly trimmed,” said a tester who used the combo religiously for three weeks.

HAIR STYLING
Dove Heat Defense Therapy Heat Activated Protect & Shine Mist ($4; at drugstores) It’s a beauty catch-22: To make tresses look their best, you often have to use damaging hot tools. But if you spritz this protective product onto strands first, they can withstand high temps and not end up split and frayed. “I never used to spritz on heat styling sprays because they weighed down my hair, but this one’s light and nonsticky—and, most important, it made my mane look less strawlike after flat-ironing,” said a tester.

Tresemmé Simply No Frizz Spray Gel ($4; at drugstores) “This styler really lived up to its name,” raved one staffer. “My hair was still smooth and frizz-free after a workout.” The lightweight spray gel relies on a “frizz defense” molecule to create a barrier against humidity, an effect that can last through to your next shampoo.