Ted & Target

$200.00 for a Hair Serum from Target? Ted Gibson says YES.

New York-based celebrity hairstylist Ted Gibson charges $950 for a haircut and recently styled Debra Messing’s hair for the Golden Globe Awards.

The Heart of His Hair Care: His exclusive wild orchid extract (plus some other luxurious ingredients) to work on:

• toning and conditioning an unbalanced scalp
• preventing moisture loss
• increasing flexibility
• enhancing shine
• protecting hair from environmental damage
• relieving stress with aromatherapy

“My customer is black, white and Asian. She is 25 to 55 years old. She travels. She shops. She lives in cities [all over the country]. This will give her the opportunity to buy [Ted Gibson] where she goes and shops all the time,” he said.

Gibson acknowledged that the Target deal may hamper his current distribution partnership with his current retailers like Henri Bendel, Saks Fifth Avenue and Sephora. “[The specialty stores] have been great. They have put me on the map. They believed in my two [initial] products three years ago. I am grateful for the relationships. But to grow, I went to Target. I want to be a household name and only to be in one channel of distribution, that couldn’t be realized.”

Gibson’s product range includes a variety of shampoo+conditioner and styling products that are formulated with his Merlot Complex for shine and movement.

In May, Target doors will feature a photo and bio of the hairstylist along with his items.

In The Makeup Says: We do love Ted Gibson’s ingredients, packaging, scent, and performance. But we swear on our makeup kits that Moroccan Oil (under $30) is as good to your hair as Ted’s $200 hair repair serum.

D&G Makeup

Dolce & Gabbana will make its long-awaited entry into color cosmetics in early February and will star Scarlett Johansson as the face of D&G makeup.

“Scarlett is sure of herself. She’s a beautiful girl, but she’s really easygoing. She is very Dolce & Gabbana.”

-D&G

“We see makeup as another thing for women, like a dress. We worked on the makeup line like we work on a clothing collection — you can change makeup like you can change your clothes, depending on your mood.”

-D&G

Gabbana also says that the lipsticks will be scented with rose because they “wanted to create makeup with a scent.”

“Domenico and I remember when we were children and opened our mother’s handbags— the scent of her lipstick trailed out. I observed that when women open makeup, they smell it first.”

Prices will range from $20 for nail lacquer to $59 for powder foundation.

Best of Skintentions

Drum roll, please! Bliss has just come out with a new fantastic moisturizer.

Bliss Says: Even a global recession shouldn’t cause anyone to let their skin go.

And they’re putting their money where their mouths are, with a lower-priced new moisturizer called…Skintentions.

In The Makeup Says: This moisturizer has multi-vitamins, minerals, omegas, and SPF 15. This is what “saving face” is all about. While “saving money” is not an In The Makeup category (yet) we think Bliss deserves major credit (excuse the pun). The product costs $35 which is a Bliss bargain.

The Aveeno Nourish Line

This April, seven Aveeno Shampoos + Conditioners will hit the shelves.

The Heart of the Line:

The Nourishing Wheat Complex lies at the heart of the hair care line, which is actually a blend of wheat germ oil and wheat protein to help replenish moisture by targeting the weakest part of the follicle and depositing the right amount of proteins. Aveeno’s complex, it should be noted, uses nonhydrolyzed protein, which means that it is not soluble in water and won’t break down when washing.

The Line Includes:

Nourish+Moisturize shampoo and conditioner for dry and damaged hair. Clinical results after three washes with these items showed that 92 percent of women’s hair looked healthier and showed improvement in manageability; 92 percent of women felt their hair was more moisturized and 85 percent showed improvement in softness.

Nourish+Revitalize shampoo and conditioner is designed to help protect hair’s moisture balance and repair everyday damage, and is gentle enough for color-treated hair. Clinical results showed that these items helped 92 percent of women’s hair improve in softness; 88 percent of women’s hair showed an improvement in moisturization and 83 percent of women’s hair looked healthier.

Nourish+Volumize shampoo and conditioner, designed to boost volume, uses blue lotus flower. Clinical results showed that after three washes, 92 percent of women’s hair improved in smoothness; 88 percent of women’s hair improved in elasticity and nearly 80 percent of women thought their hair felt more repaired and looked shinier.

Nourish+Soothe shampoo, which uses lavender and peppermint, addresses those with sensitive scalps.

Nourish+Condition Leave-In Treatment is a leave-in conditioner that aims to add moisture.

Products will sell for $6.49