Inspired by the opulence of ancient Egypt, Andre Rodman, the lead stylist for Frédéric Fekkai, sought to channel Cleopatra and her iconic stick straight bob for Rachel Roy’s Fall/Winter 2010 Collection.

To create this look, he first mixed the Fekkai Silky Straight Ironless Smooth Finish Serum and Fekkai Coiff Contrôle Ironless Straightening Balm and applied the product to the entire head thoroughly with his fingers.  Then, Andre dried the hair straight using a large round brush sweeping the hair back so that there was no center part. He then drew back a piece of hair under each ear to create small hidden pony tail under the nape of the neck which added a bit of body to the crown of the head and added a bit of definition to the look.  Andre finished the look with the Fekkai Sheer Hold Hairspray.

PRODUCTS USED:

Fekkai Silky Straight Ironless Smooth Finish Serum

This weightless serum wraps each hair strand with concentrated smoothing agents and fights humidity, frizz and curl all day for sleek and shiny hair.

Fekkai Coiff Contrôle Ironless Straightening Balm

A miraculous, non-chemical balm that provides weightless straightening while you blow dry.  This creamy balm contains special featherweight silicones for sleek, chic hair that resists frizz and fly-always. Delivers a salon blow-out, sans stylist.

Fekkai Coiff™ Bouffant Lifting & Texturizing Spray Gel

A lightweight lifting styler that adds height at the roots or allover for maximum mane. Lift a little or a lot with this alcohol-free water-soluble texturizing spray mist that offers medium, touchable hold.

What I loved most about this look is how it is such a statement yet so simple to apply to real life!  It’s not a full on Cleopatra look, but embodies the elegance and essence of that time.

I am a huge fan of Fekkai hair products and they are available at: Fekkai.com, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Bloomingdale’s, Sephora, or Beauty.com.