Milk is now represented by Creative Artists Agency and has brought on Lexus and American Express as sponsors in addition to original partner MAC Cosmetics.  This partnership has also gone through some changes and beginning this Fashion Week MAC & Milk shows will be under the name of Made.

Lincoln Center on the other hand has IMG, Mercedes-Benz and Maybelline, as well as AmEx with MAC also providing make-up for many a MBFW show.

While Made focuses on emerging designers and does not charge to rent their space — MAC is the exclusive make-up provider leaving models and music on the bill — Lincoln Center caters to more high-profile designers, who in addition to paying for the venue also have to dig deep for models, hair, music and makeup. And these are just a few of the differences:

Number of Shows:

Made – 35

MBFW – 98 (81 on-site, 17 off)

Sponsors:

Made – MAC, American Express and Lexus

MBFW - DHL, Maybelline New York, American Express, TRESemmé, W Hotels Worldwide, Fiber One Bars, ideeli, Fiji Water, AriZona Beverages

Designers:

Made - Sophie Theallet, Cushnie Et Ochs, Peter Som, Erin by Erin Fetherston, Billy Reid, Simon Spurr, Ohne Titel, Jeremy Scott, Nahm

MBFW - BCBG Max Azria, Tommy Hilfiger, Nicole Miller, Cynthia Rowley, Derek Lam, Tracy Reese, L.A.M.B., Diane von Furstenberg, Betsey Johnson, Tory Burch, Badgley Mischka, Vera Wang, Diesel, Michael Kors, Nanette Lepore, J.Mendel, Milly by Michelle Smith, Anna Sui, Elie Tahari

With Fashion Week just around the corner and all those sponsorship dollars, designer reputations and AmEx black cards floating around, the stage is set for a good ole-fashioned walk-off between Milk Studios and Lincoln Center. [WWD]

1. Spray condition dry hair. To make sure your hair looks lustrous and smooth, apply a leave-in conditioning spray to dry hair. Brush it through with a bristle brush. Bumble and Bumble Prep and Living proof. No Frizz Restyling Spray are both great conditioning, style-prep sprays. There are bristle hair brushes in all shapes and price ranges, and you can get a good one at your local drug store. But the Mason Pearson Boar Bristle Hairbrush and Acca Kappa Professional Pro Boar Bristle Hair Brush are both great products if you’re having trouble finding something.

2. Hot roller your head. Divide your hair into a deep side part. Put hot rollers all over your head, rolling them under, not over. All sizes will work, but 1 1/2 – 2 inch rollers are best. All sets will have different instructions on how long to leave them in, but until they are cool to the touch or 25-45 minutes should do the trick. You might need to play around with times depending on your hair’s weight and texture. The Conair Hot Rollers Xtreme Instant Heat and Remington T-Studio Ceramic Heated Clip Hair Rollers with Tourmaline are both great sets. When complete, brush out your curls with the bristle brush.

3. Pin hair back so it stays out of the way. This should be done on the side of your head with more hair, the side with hair sweeping across your forehead from the other side. Using a rat tail comb, split the hair into two sections, starting at the part in the middle of your crown, all the way down to the front of your ear. With a duckbill clip, pin the hair behind your ear back so it stays out of the way. Rat tail combs are easy to find, but the NUBONE II 700-Auto Weave Comb and T3 Tourmaline Carbon Comb are good bets. Salon Care Metal Duckbill Clips work great and are cheap too.

4. Protect your hair from heat. Spray the front section of hair with a heat protectant. Make sure to let it dry completely before you begin using the curling iron, or you will cause more damage. Most hair care lines have heat styling protection sprays like TRESemme Thermal Creations Heat Tamer Protective Spray and Frederic Fekkai Defense Thermal/UV Protectant.

5. Curl your hair in the Marcel Wave-style. Starting right above the eyebrow, on that front section of hair, clamp the iron down and hold for 10-15 seconds. Be careful not to burn yourself. Flip the iron upside down and clamp it to the piece of hair right under your first wave. Repeat these two steps, flipping the iron each time. A 1.5-2 inch barrel works the best, like the Vidal Sassoon VS132 1-1/2″ Curling Iron, Conair Infiniti Professional Tourmaline Ceramic Curling Iron or Hot Tools Professional Spring 2″ Curling Iron. Pin your hair up and back as you please, leaving the Marcel Waves swept across your forehead.

If you’re more of a visual person and need to see a video, the below from Jasmine is a great demonstration of Marcel Wave styling:

“This season, we saw a return to simple, yet beautiful hair. Whether the look of the show was
soft and feminine or exhibited more of an edge, the common thread remained the hair looks -
face flattering and pretty. And the best thing about these styles is that they are easy to achieve
with the right products and tools,” says Hawkins.

Here are the trends, right off the runways, courtesy of TRESemmé:

Wave of Independence
“Gone are the days of binding curls and waves. This season, it is all about laid back, yet feminine glamour,” adds Hawkins. Rachel Roy, L’Wren Scott, Rebecca Taylor, Diane von Furstenberg and Anna Sui all sent this look down their runways. To get these hot waves:

1. Scrunch TRESemmé Flawless Curls Curl Hydration Lotion Crème into damp hair.

2. Blow dry the hair with a diffuser using the fingers or let it dry naturally.

3. Part hair evenly down the middle and finger comb each side into a ponytail.

4. Taking each ponytail, twist the lengths of the hair until it starts to twist onto itself,
creating a bun on each side of the head; secure each bun with a hair pin.

5. Using the diffuser, dry each bun and let the hair sit for 20 minutes.

6. Remove the pins and finger comb hair, creating beautiful, tousled waves.

7. Run a dime-size amount of the TRESemmé Anti-Frizz Secret Styling Crème over the
lengths of the hair to tame flyaways and add shine.

Mixed Up
“A lot of shows this season featured a dual-finish hairstyle with either a mix of shiny and matte or rough and smooth,” notes Hawkins who created such a look for Cynthia Rowley’s show.  Other designers who showcased the look included:  Alexander Wang, Erin Fetherston, Thakoon and Richard Chai.

To copy the ponytail follow these simple steps:
1. Pull hair back into a ponytail using a boar bristle brush

2. Work TRESemmé Anti-Frizz Secret Styling Crème into the hair at the top of the ponytail
but not throughout the lengths of the hair.

3. Spray the mid-shafts and ends of the hair with TRESemmé Thermal Creations Heat
Tamer Spray.

4. Blow dry hair against the natural direction of the cuticle to create a rough texture, which
will contrast the sleek, shiny top section of the head.

5. Finish this look with a touch of TRESemmé TRES Two Extra Hold Hair Spray
throughout the ponytail.

Hawkins and the TRESemmé Styling Team tied shiny black ribbon on all of the models at the Cynthia Rowley show to add a touch of glam.

Soft Around the Edges
“Stick straight locks had their moment on the runway, but the look right now is all about smooth hair with some bend and movement,” says Hawkins.  This chic style was seen on the runways of some of fashion’s biggest names including BCBG, Doo.Ri and Donna Karen.  Hawkins loved the way this styled complemented the straight lines at the Herve Leger show.

Getting the look is simple:

1. Apply TRESemmé Thermal Creations Heat Tamer Spray to hair, followed by a liberal application of TRESemmé Thermal Creations Volumizing Mousse from the roots of the hair to the ends.

2. Blow hair dry with a medium-sized round brush.

3. Spray Thermal Creations Heat Tamer Spray onto the hair again.

4. Take sections of hair twice the depth of the flatiron plate, pull the iron away from the head to create a slight curvature.

5. Add runway-worthy shine by lightly spraying the TRESemmé No Frizz Shine Spray.

We’re totally getting over Christian Siriano. The Project Runway winner has just made some major announcements that have gotten us through the painful break-up period and now has us sitting at home, burning his old pictures, and scouting J-Date for some fresh meat. 

The FIERCE little designer has just confirmed a hair product line with TRESemme called “Fierce Hair” and is working on a book to describe all the ways someone can be FIERCE.  Yeah, I’m over it. 

Dude, you little star is about to flicker out so you better get yourself to doing something really spectacular, like staging a Bryant Park fashion show and getting your collection into stores. Seriously, the fierceness is fading you little tranny hot mess and unless you figure out a new trick for your pony, you’ll be the equivalent of a fashion M.C. HAMMER. So lay off the over the top theatrics and try to make us remember you for something more than a horrible millennial worthy catch-phrase.

Source New York Mag