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Dec 13 2011 06:00 PM ET

The Secret Behind Vanessa Minnillo’s Thick and Healthy Hair

Vanessa Minnillo Hair Secrets
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When Vanessa Minnillo auditioned to be the host of ABC’s Wipeout, she landed the job with ease. But producers did have one concern about the newlywed‘s look.

“They told me, ‘You might need to change your hairstyle,’” she recalls to PEOPLE. “I was like, ‘What do you mean?’ And they showed me my audition tape, and when it got to a certain part of the day, I literally looked like I had a huge bald spot — my hair was thin on the front of my scalp.”

After a minor freak-out — “I was like, ‘Oh my gosh I’m that girl now. I’m 30, I’m losing my hair, getting adult acne, what is happening?’” she recalls — she turned to her hair stylist, Betsy Reyes, who suggested Nioxin‘s new hair-thickening spray, Diamax (available in February). “I’m obsessed with it,” Minnillo says of the product, designed to keep the scalp healthy. “It’s not a gimmick — it’s a treatment that’s topical that works immediately. It’s genius.”

Dec 12 2011 10:30 AM ET

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Katy Perry Goes Back to Blonde — and Her Stylist Gives us the Scoop

Katy Perry Hair Color
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Katy Perry cracked jokes like a pro on Saturday Night Live this weekend, but it seems the singer is also becoming a pro at changing her hair color these days, too. This year alone she’s gone from black to red to blonde to lavender, and now, she’s switched back to blonde, debuting the look Saturday on SNL.

Perry’s colorist, Rita Hazan, loves her latest look. “She wanted to do something different — an easy, effortless honey blonde,” she tells PEOPLE. “She’s having fun with her hair color now, which I love.”

The star also chopped several inches off of her hair last week, rocking what Hazan calls “a really edgy bob.” To complement the cut, she left the ends of Perry’s hair “a little bit darker” to give her some depth. “We didn’t want it too solid or boxy,” she explains. “She has to work something that’s cool.”

Dec 08 2011 12:00 PM ET

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Julianne Hough Enjoying Her Bold Beauty Moves

Julianne Hough
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Julianne Hough always looks radiant on the red carpet, but the Footloose star insists that wasn’t always the case.

“When I started Dancing with the Stars, that’s when I started getting acne,” she told PEOPLE at her latest shoot for Proactiv in Los Angeles on Wednesday. “Makeup, lights and sweating definitely took a toll on my skin.”

After being introduced to Proactiv (the cleansing bar and refining masks are two of her staples), Hough’s skin finally cleared up. Her beauty routine now includes washing her face twice a day, “hydrating with water, getting enough rest and putting good food” in her body, she shared.

And now that the star is blemish free, she has more time to play with her looks.

Dec 07 2011 01:30 PM ET

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PHOTO: Shakira Chops Her Hair

Shakira Haircut
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Just in time for the holidays, Shakira debuted a new do on Twitter Tuesday. The Colombian singer, on holiday in Barcelona, popped into a salon and chopped several inches off of her hair.

According to photographers on the scene, the singer spent more than six hours inside the Jordi Ripoll salon, which opened just for her. After getting her cut — and posting a cute pic to Twitter (right) — Shakira reportedly went straight for boyfriend Gerard Pique‘s apartment.

Since Shakira has had pretty long locks for quite some time, the new style is definitely a change, but the sharp bob and fringe-y bangs — similar to Katy Perry’s new cut — are very flattering. Tell us: What do you think of Shakira’s new look?

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Dec 05 2011 10:30 AM ET

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Katy Perry Goes Back to Blonde … Almost

Katy Perry Pink Hair
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Katy Perry‘s hair has had a bit of an identity crisis this year, but it seems that for now, the California Gurl has settled on a semi-permanent color: blonde with lavender highlights.

Perry popped up at the David Lynch Foundation’s Change Begins Within benefit celebration in Los Angeles on Saturday sporting a chic new bob, which replaces the long lavender locks she’s sported for months. With her California Dreams tour over, it seems the singer is ready for a change.

Dec 02 2011 06:00 PM ET

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Style News Now’s Hottest Stories of the Week!

Taylor Swift Haircut
Courtesy Taylor Swift

Which of Hollywood’s style stars had readers buzzing this week? Don’t miss our top stories!

–Taylor Swift gets a cute haircut, and shares the results with fans. READ IT

–Kellan Lutz also gets a haircut, er, rather, shaves it all off! READ IT

–Miranda Kerr was once intimidated by the looks of fellow Victoria’s Secret models. READ IT

–Victoria Beckham gets emotional while receiving a design award in London. READ IT

–Alicia Silverstone talks about her eco-friendly lifestyle and shopping habits. READ IT

Dec 02 2011 04:30 PM ET

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Lauren Conrad, Kate Bosworth Teach Hair-and-Jewelry Coordination

Kate Bosworth Jewelry Courtesy JewelMint

So it’s not rocket science, but it is an important element of style: what kinds of earrings should you wear with what hairstyles? Luckily, the ladies over at Lauren Conrad‘s site, thebeautydepartment.com, recently tackled that topic with JewelMint cofounder Kate Bosworth — a client of Conrad’s makeup artist and fellow blogger, Amy Nadine.

For starters, Conrad’s hair stylist Kristin Ess suggests “simple” hair with small jewels. “Studs and small stone earrings can get overwhelmed by too much hair,” she writes, adding, “wear a lipstick that will make the color of the stone pop.”

Bosworth also demonstrates ever-popular chandelier earrings two ways: with hair up (“chignons are best,” Ess writes) and hair down, either to the side or behind the ears so the sparklers take center stage.

Want some more weekend ideas for hair-and-jewelry coordination? Visit thebeautydepartment.com for additional illustrations — and the chance to win some JewelMint earrings.

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