Archive: July 26th, 2006

With her hectic summer record-promo tour, Beyonce is one busy superstar this summer, and her hair stylist Kimberly Kimble is in charge of keeping her hair looking fresh. We asked her to answer a few of your burning summer hair questions.

So how do you keep Beyonce’s hair looking wild and free, but not too crazy?

KIMBLE: Everything starts at the base– how you shampoo and condition the hair. Then, think about how you are going to blow dry and lay in the curls. I use different techniques when I blow dry. If the hair is going to end up full, you don’t want to straighten it too much, so try to leave some of the texture in. If you’re going for a straight style, of course, you have to straighten it with a flat iron to get it bone straight from the root to the ends. You need to put product in the hair that’s going to keep it shiny, silky and smooth and protect it from the heat.

Read more hair tips from Kim on the next page.

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Katharine McPhee may not have won the top spot on "American Idol," but it was unanimous that week after week, she had the best hair (no offense to the silver fox Taylor Hicks). Apparently, those flowing raven locks didn’t just catch our eye, as she’s recently become the spokesperson for Sexy Hair.  Founder Mickey O’Rourke enthuses, "She is the epitome of the Sexy Hair image," expaining that McPhee will help develop products as well as look smokin’ hot in all the upcoming ads through 2007. But before you run out and buy everything in the Big Sexy Hair line so your hair can look just like your Idol, remember that it’s not all hers! McPhee has previously gone on record as raving all about how much she loves her hair extensions. –Melissa Liebling-Goldberg

Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage

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Admit it ladies, at some point in our lives we’ve all wanted to be just like our moms. Maybe that’s why Kirstie Alley’s daughter, Lillie, coordinated her necklace with her mom’s at the photo shoot for PEOPLE’s July 3, 2006, issue. Several PEOPLE readers called wanting to know how to get their hands on the duo’s gorgeous necklaces. Well, here you go: Alley and Lillie are both wearing necklaces from the Safia line, designed by Safia Day. If you are dying for Kirstie’s peridot and turquoise stunner ($800) or can’t live without Lillie’s smoky quartz statement piece ($700), call 818-783-5861. Instant mother-daughter style, without the matching t-shirts. — Kara Murphy

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Photo: Brian Doben

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