Category: Stylist’s Tips
Restoring Hair and Hope with Cassey Lundell
by Jane Stringham // Lunatic Fringe guests trust their stylists. One-and-a half years ago, master stylist Cassey Lundell’s client said to her, “I need your help.” As so many do, he was struggling with hair loss. Cassey, a 12-year veteran at Lunatic Fringe and member of the American Hair Loss Council, didn’t skip a beat:…
Braiding Boot Camp in New York City
What the New York Times aptly named, “The Harvard of Hair,” recently hosted two Lunatic Fringe stylists for an intensive course on braiding. Paige Tejada of Parley’s leaped at the opportunity: “I’ve always wanted to take a class at Bumble and Bumble University and thought a braiding class would be a fun challenge—I usually take…
2018 Spring and Summer Trend Forecast with Kati Wheat
by Jane Stringham// This spring and summer, “the ‘80s are back.” But with just one caveat: “it’s not Vidal Sassoon again—people need good haircuts they can live with, live in, and go.” That is to say, LF guests won’t be slaving, molding and sculpting to recreate in-salon looks. Instead, the work happens once—in the salon,…
In-Salon Fusio-Dose Treatments: Bespoke Blends for Problem Hair
by Jane Stringham // At Lunatic Fringe, our stylists are also mixologists. And while we’re not talking craft cocktails, you can enjoy the lasting benefits of Kérastase Fusio-Dose treatments in the time it takes to order a drink: five minutes. The key is in Kérastase’s powerfully active concentrates, which your stylist will hand-select after a…
Valentine’s Day 2018: Gift Guide and Styling Tips
by Jane Stringham// Medieval sweethearts, like Lancelot and Guinevere, traded locks of hair as tokens of love. While we don’t advocate chopping off a chunk of your Lunatic Fringe-styled tresses this holiday, we do subscribe to the notion that gifts can act as stand-ins for their givers. In the same way that antique combs—embellished with…
