by Nikki ~ Product Education Director

It’s a retro revival for Spring 2026.  This season, nostalgic hair trends emerge but with a futuristic hair conditioning assist from neoteric ingredient technology.  This Spring’s vintage styling resurgence gets us inspired.  We are now celebrating our 60^th year in business and almost that length of time creating haircare products as well.  So, we absolutely love that old Hollywood styles are back in vogue and we’ve added our fresh take on them, like our featured model’s Victory Roll updo incorporating her beautiful natural texture.

Additionally, we also love the results we are seeing and positive feedback from clients and stylists alike about how our styling products do so much more than hold or shape the hair.  Even model’s themselves have shared with us that their hair actually feels better after a day at one of our photoshoots.  So this season’s hair trends really merge those two themes while innovative ingredients take styling products from pretty to performance.

We’ve also combined one of Spring 2026’s hottest color trends to our vintage reduxes, Champagne Brunette.  We love that brunettes continue to get a variation in tone, where this tonal change up is usually reserved for blondes and redheads.  Champagne Blonde’s soft golden teak or wheat tone is present in both the brunette and blondish components of this trend.

The hue calls for medium brunette roots, either natural or via a base break, melding into a lighter midshaft and ends.  It’s sort of a combination of trends coined “Bronde” and “Color Melting” with seamless blending from root to end.  The lighter midshaft and ends are not pinstriped highlights, they should appear to be grown out roots.  Plus Champagne Brunette is part of the overall continuing trend towards low-maintenance color.

To maintain this look, we like every client to have a strong color protecting foundation with a selection Philip Pelusi Shampoos and Conditioners.  Plus we recommend our P2 by Philip Pelusi Violet Orchid Color Boost Color Enhancing Conditioner to help maintain the tonality of their Champagne Brunette.  This product stains the cuticle of the hair with flower derived pigments and there are a couple ways to use this incredible product depending on how strong a cool champagne tonality you want to achieve. 

Apply P2 Violet Orchid all over the blonde and the brunette colors in the hair to give an overall cooled down tone.  Options including, applying it right on top of the application your Philip Pelusi Deep or Instant Conditioner.  This will lower or buffer its staining impact. 

Also the longer you leave the product on and the frequency it is applied also can increase its level of color “boosting”.  But this product is so gentle, you can even mix it into your Philip Pelusi styler and apply to clean, conditioned, damp hair then blow-dry onto the hair.  Either way you are able to help that client maintain that neutral to cool tone of the Champagne Brunette trend.

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Celebrating 60 Years of Hair Innovation @ Philip Pelusi!

by Nikki ~ Product Education Director

Throwback trends contrast trailblazing ingredients for Spring 2026.  This season, nostalgic hair trends emerge but with a futuristic hair conditioning assist from neoteric ingredient technology.  This Spring’s vintage styling resurgence gets us inspired.  We are now celebrating our 60^th year in business and almost that length of time creating haircare products as well.  So, we absolutely love that old Hollywood styles are back in vogue and we’ve added our fresh take on them, like our featured model’s Victory Roll updo incorporating her beautiful natural texture.

Additionally, we also love the results we are seeing and positive feedback from clients and stylists alike about how our styling products do so much more than hold or shape the hair.  Even model’s themselves have shared with us that their hair actually feels better after a day at one of our photoshoots.  So this season’s hair trends really merge those two themes while innovative ingredients take styling products from pretty to performance.

The glamourous hairstyles worn by 1940’s silver screen sirens such as Rita Hayworth, Lauren Bacall and Ava Gardner are being reincarnated with a new modern twist for Spring 2026.  Vintage or retro hairstyles have been on full display on fashion runways and red carpets alike, such as at 2026 Golden Globe Awards.

One of those hallmark styles is the Vintage Sculpted Updo.  For Spring 2026, we see this trend as a 1940’s sculpted updo glam combined with a dash of now popular for 2026, windswept texture.  The look is not perfectly neat and tidy like the 40’s styles but instead has a hint of messy updo to it.  This season’s vintage updos like Victory Rolls, French Twists, Beehives and Bouffants are soft and touchable, elegant and glamorous, yet looser or lived in.

For any updo style, we start with dry hair then apply our Tela Beauty Organics by Philip Pelusi Dri Shampoo spray on to the hair from root to end, working it through textured hair with our hands or brushing it through straight hair to prepare it for crafting.  This gives the hair the perfect amount of texture and volume needed to be shaped.

Tela Dri Shampoo is officially fragrance free but actually makes the hair smell lovely with its aromatherapy ingredient Lavender Essential Oil.  But this light mist does more than make the hair look pretty and smell fresh, it is also all about performance with color protecting antioxidants like Oolong Tea, Wolfberry, Reishi Mushroom, Chinese Foxglove and Ku Shen.  Plus, our proprietary Hydro Charged Pelusi Ceramide Complex of plant derived ceramides mimicking the lipids found between cuticle layers.  It helps seal each cuticle layer to each other and to the cortex helping seal in color molecules below.  This proprietary mixture strengthens, hydrates, helps protect color and creates shine.  So, we are always “treating” the hair even throughout the stylist process.

If the hair requires it, next we do a hot roller set on dry hair using our P2 by Philip Pelusi Fluid Spray.  Its delicate balance of setting agents and heat protectants makes setting the hair easier while getting the prefect amount of style memory and still remains flexible.  Additional benefits we experience also include easier roller removal resulting in less breakage on the hair plus shine.

Next, to sculpt the hair, we recommend our Tela Beauty Organics by Philip Pelusi Modern Hair Wear Play Freeform Wax as it allows the client or stylist to shape, re-shape, and literally “play” with the hair until the look is perfected.  The end result is beautifully sculpted yet modern looking shapes as opposed to the teased bouffants of yesteryear.  Plus, the hair improving ingredients in this styling wonder is endless.

Our Tela Hair Immunity Complex™ of Probiotics and Fermented Kelp Extract helps improve scalp and hair condition with a combination of Pre and Probiotics derived from Fermented Kelp Extract.  It is rich in essential minerals, vitamins and amino acids that help strengthen and hydrate the scalp and hair leaving it shiny, full of body, with increased elasticity.  Additionally, Kelp is also a key source of antioxidants that help fight oxidation, inflammation of the scalp, and help protect color and strength from free radical pollutants.

Tela Play Freeform Wax also contains Organic Hydrolyzed Quinoa Protein and the Hydro Charged Pelusi Ceramide Complex to help strengthen, shine, increase body, and preserve color.  Plus, USDA Certified Organic Peppermint, Milk Thistle, Honey, Aloe, and Lavender for hydration and weightless heat protection.  And lastly, the Tela USDA Certified 35 Organic Ingredient Base Blend plus our Tela Tea Blend of White, Green and Oolong Tea.

Last to add a glossy finish, we mist on our recently reformulated P2 by Philip Pelusi BrilliantHair. Now Silicone Free and Vegan, our new P2 BrilliantHair contains the latest innovations in naturally derived chemistry to replace those Silicones and other “Franken Chemicals”.  We achieve this luminous shine plus frizz reduction and sun and anti-color fade protection with the finest cold-pressed Organic Baobab Seed and Jojoba Oils.

We also added the latest biotech-derived ingredient, Hemisqualane as a key source of antioxidants beneficial to hair color preservation plus moisture and increased shine.  Historically created from animal sources, this Silicone replacement is strictly vegan in that it is derived from biotech plant sources.

Our aforementioned Hydro Charged Pelusi Ceramide Complex has also been added P2 BrilliantHair plus it contains Tomato Fruit Extract to help fortify hair with vitamins and minerals including Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Zinc, Copper, Selenium, Vitamin B6, B12 and Folate (a form of Vitamin B9).  Tomato Fruit Extract is also rich in antioxidants Vitamins A, C and E that help protect hair strength and chemically and color treated hair.  Formulated for zero hold, just tons of shine.  So if you want a firmer hold, mist on a firm finishing spray first, let dry and then apply P2 BrilliantHair on top.

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by Nikki ~ Product Education Director

Contrast this with 2026’s Bombshell Blowout akin to the 1990’s big hair wearing models in the Guess Jeans ads.  Yet today’s 2026 version is much softer with rich looking elegant hair color.  Other elements include volume, movement, and a touchable roller set look even if that is achieved with a curling iron. 

Again we turn to our smart product Tela Beauty Organics Liquid IQ Smart Bond Pro Treatment and Tela Beauty Organics Liquid IQ Smart Bond Elixir to give the hair the status it needs to carry off this elegant dressy look.  Note that some differences between the in-salon and take-home products are in the potency and fragrance.  The in-salon Tela Liquid IQ Smart Bond Pro Treatment is fragrance-free and has a heightened potency and increased concentration of about 5 times more effective than Tela Liquid IQ Smart Bond Elixir. 

This retail formulation was purposely created to maintain results in between the Guest’s in-salon Tela Liquid IQ Pro Treatments.  It differs than the pro version in that it is intentionally created to have a consumer-friendly lower potency level.  Plus it contains the signature Tela Peppermint fragrance, an effective ingredient great for calming the scalp and the senses.

Uniquely, both Liquid IQ products are very easy to use proving favorability with both Stylists and Guests.  Simply apply the proper amount of the Tela Liquid IQ Elixir and move throughout clean, conditioned hair from root to end, do not rinse.  Next, layer on any styling products the texture requires, and begin the heat styling process which activates the ingredients.  So you can virtually achieve the Year 2026 styling trends while dramatically improving the condition of your hair and protecting precious hair color investments as well.

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by Nikki ~ Product Education Director

The long layered haircut, a classic look by all means, springs anew for the Year 2026 plus lays the foundation for two major seasonal styling trends; Boho Bedhead and the Bombshell Blowout.  Hair characteristics include collarbone to preferably mid-back hair lengths teamed with face framing layers and wispy curtain bangs.  Really a chameleon of a haircut, it beckons changing up the styling depending on your mood.

Currently being worn by stars like Daisy Edgar-Jones, Kaia Gerber and Sabrina Carpenter, this cut pairs beautifully with rich looking hair colors from Expensive Brunette, to Champagne Blonde to Muted Metallics.  This sets the stage for our incredibly talented Philip Pelusi Salon Collective Designers to wield their well-trained Volumetric™ The Pelusi Method Organic Cutting System skills and creative coloring skills as well.

To achieve this luxe hairstyle, a high quality level hair fabric is required.  We are recommending our own intelligent products for this task, our Tela Beauty Organics by Philip Pelusi Liquid IQ Smart Bond Pro Treatment during salon visits and its companion Tela Beauty Organics by Philip Pelusi Liquid IQ Smart Bond Elixir as an at-home maintenance product.

Tela Beauty Organics Liquid IQ is a hair restructure phenomenon creating revitalized, stronger, healthier hair.  Both Tela IQ formulations utilize our Philip Pelusi Organic Restorative and Regenerating Infusions containing 12 organic isolates of whole herbs in combination with targeted action active ingredients that reinforce the internal bond structure within the hair cortex.

This results in improved strength and elasticity that is more resilient and less prone to breakage.  This is the perfect recommendation for all hair types especially long hair that after it’s grown out period could use from enhancement.  Hair styles more easily and lasts longer.  So you can see how Liquid IQ elevates the overall quality of the hair but also the value of the Stylist’s hair artistry as well.

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by Nikki ~ Product Education Director

Also coined as the Hippie Cowgirl, the Boho Bedhead trend reflects free spirited styling, fringy bangs, with a purposely undone overall appearance.  Not the teased and sprayed disheveled hair looks of yesteryear, today’s bedhead trend is soft and sultry.  Hair is in beautiful condition with a smooth cuticle and zero tangles.  It’s more about a casual yet quality hair appearance.

And it’s the smart ingredients in our Tela Beauty Organics Liquid IQ Smart Bond Pro Treatment and Tela Beauty Organics Liquid IQ Smart Bond Elixir that can help create the beautiful hair fabric required for this look.  In developing these products, we discovered a unique “Gemini” Surfactant, a biosimilar ingredient relative to natural ceramides.  It distinctively creates a very fine emulsion capable of delivering not only beneficial natural lipids but also can be combined with keratins and other well-known bonding actives by chaperoning them rapidly deep within the hair shaft.  Hence, we describe this action as our Philip Pelusi Chaperone Delivery System.

In addition, the similarity of the chaperone molecule to both cosmetic lipids and polypeptides allows it to move quickly throughout all of the major structural components of hair.  This results in chaperoning water-soluble bonding agents, restructuring polymers moisture binding agents, and color protectants throughout hair’s structure from cuticle to cortex.

We feel this is a truly revolutionary advancement in hair treatment, because for the first-time restructuring agents are fully presented; including hair bond multipliers best delivered to cortex structures, conditioning and structural polymers reinforce damaged keratin, and conditioning and structural amino acids, polypeptides and moisture binders restructure keratin microfibrils.  Bottom line, Tela Liquid IQ dramatically improves the feel, look, and performance of hair critical to getting the luxurious hair fabric required for Year 2026 hair trends.

And check out these fashionable stars sporting this season’s Boho Bedhead Trend…

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by Nikki ~ Product Education Director

AI and IQ throw down over hair and consumer trends for The Year 2026.  Luxurious, long flowing, healthy hair has always been a status symbol and even more so for the Year 2026.  Hair is described as expensive looking with high shine and purposeful styling.  Hair looks voluminous yet feels soft with expertly styled waves.  This year, Guests are not only seeking this coveted high-end look but also advanced science products with an environmentally safe conscience and an expert recommendation.

This also comes at a time when consumers are fascinated with the new seemingly helpful tool of AI generated diagnostics to advise them on which hair products to use.  Although a helpful resource in many fields such as automation and medicine, we feel AI perhaps presents too much of a “one size fits all” approach when it comes to determining hair problems and product solutions.  In reality, AI appears to be thinking but lacks subjective experience, something that is only gained by a seasoned hair professional after analyzing hundreds to thousands of heads of hair.

The hair industry goes beyond AI technology.  Hair, its length, density, color, and condition and how those augment existing texture challenges, is very nuanced.  We have always held the opinion that every head of hair is different.  What’s needed prior to any recommendation is an expert Stylist to properly analyze and interpret every aspect of the Guest’s hair.  Also we know, it’s not just the current state of the hair that needs to be interpreted but also the end style goal that needs to be considered when making product recommendations.  Can an untrained Guest or AI search engine really be able to interpret what is even possible for that Guest to achieve given their current hair variables?

The consumer would need to have the wherewithal to know these issues exist in the first place in order to input these problems and conceivably get correct recommendations.  We find it commonplace and completely understandable that the Guest may not even be aware of their hair’s current status and limitations as we do.  Additionally, it’s also that customer’s vision for their hair, what image they want to project, time and budget available to spend on their hair and much more, that are also part of the evaluation process.

Lastly, as trained professionals, we know it’s not only the proper product selection that’s critical but also how to use that product, how much, and what application technique, that can all differ from head to head.  The actual in-salon service is the Stylist’s teaching mechanism to familiarize the Guest with the system of products that is right for them and their hair goals, how to apply them, how much, how often, and of course the styling lesson too.  All of which are important to communicate especially given what we see as this year’s enthusiasm for healthy long flowing hair and its many styling options.

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by Nikki ~ Product Education Director

There are a few unlikely alliances for Fall 2025 style and product innovation trends.  Hair trends are at opposite ends of the style spectrum, ranging from dramatically coiffed to understated and undone.  While ingredient technology and consumer demand for multifunctional, time saving products make for a perfect pairing.

This season, styling becomes the focus with precision crafted updo’s starring opposite low maintenance relaxed waves.  Then there’s the battle of the parts.  Short boxed bobs with side parts compete with long sleek styled hair with center parts.  But the partnership between polar opposite hairstyling and analogous product trends make for some off the charts amazing looking hair.

The ongoing Box Bob trend continues but with a new twist.  Box bobs are now trending with either side or off center parts.  We’ve always been advocates for letting the growth pattern of the front hairline and face shape determine the best place to part the hair, so this opens up the possibilities for those not able to wear or achieve a center part.

The structured look of a Box Bob requires a precise blunt bottom line and glossy, healthy looking hair and absolutely zero frizz.  So we’ve introduced the use of some highly specialized USDA Certified Organic hydrating oils to add moisture and sheen to the hair.  Our Tela Beauty Organics Frizz Buster Dry Texture Anti-Frizz Styling Spray contains our proprietary blend of nutrient rich oils Organic Quinoa, Baobab, Sunflower, and Lavender that lock in moisture for exceptional anti-frizz control, shine and manageability.

Tela Frizz Buster is perfect for finishing Box Bob styles and helps them stay frizz free throughout the day.  Mist on dry hair to help eliminate frizz on the part-line and front hairline.  Plus Tela Frizz Buster does have a smidgen of hold so it can be used at the root for light lift and dry scrunched into hair to create some movement if desired.

Check out these iconic Philip Pelusi Volumetric Bob Haircuts from the 90’s!  Timeless, they look they were freshly cut today!

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by Nikki ~ Product Education Director

There are a few unlikely alliances for Fall 2025 style and product innovation trends.  Hair trends are at opposite ends of the style spectrum, ranging from dramatically coiffed to understated and undone.  While ingredient technology and consumer demand for multifunctional, time saving products make for a perfect pairing.

This season, styling becomes the focus with precision crafted updo’s starring opposite low maintenance relaxed waves.  Then there’s the battle of the parts.  Short boxed bobs with side parts compete with long sleek styled hair with center parts.  But the partnership between polar opposite hairstyling and analogous product trends make for some off the charts amazing looking hair.

Competing with this season’s wavier texture trends is a reincarnation of “Cher hair” from the 70’s but with an even crisper, shinier finish.  Hair is first blown out smooth then flat ironed pin straight starting close to the head to produce a zero volume look.  So this look is worn close to the head with heat protection required during both of these styling phases.

So we are recommending our recently reformulated multi-task wonder P2 by Philip Pelusi BrilliantHair Smart Styling Treatment.  It should be first applied to clean conditioned damp hair prior to blow-drying and again throughout blowout to tame texture.  Then, lightly mist on again before and during for flat ironing then if needed, as a final glossy mist to finish.  Dial this usage up or down depending the amount of hair and its texture.  P2 BrilliantHair can be universally used but apply more sparingly on baby fine, sparse hair.

Reformulated to be Silicone Free and Vegan, P2 by Philip Pelusi BrilliantHair contains the latest innovations in naturally derived chemistry to replace those Silicones and other “Franken Chemicals”.  When we originally created P2 BrilliantHair, it was formulated in an era when “Silicones” were not yet moving into the regulatory and marketing-adverse spotlight.  Whereas this revamped P2 BrilliantHair is a new Silicone-free “clean and compliant” product that conforms to current regulatory issues. 

P2 BrilliantHair delivers the same incredible product functionality everyone has come to know and love in our original formula.  And because of this formula update, we are able to achieve over-the-top heat styling, sun and anti-color fade protection.  Zero hold, this product allows the hair to swing and stay moveable perfect for this trend.

P2 BrilliantHair has been updated with Organic Baobab Seed and Jojoba Oils to hydrate, creates lustrous shine and provide heat protection and frizz reduction.  We choose the finest cold-pressed oils,meaning they retain nutritional value while still feeling light on the hair.

We also added the latest biotech-derived ingredient, Hemisqualane as a key source of antioxidants beneficial to hair color preservation plus moisture and increased shine.  Historically based on animal sources, this Silicone replacement is strictly vegan in that it is derived from biotech plant sources.

Additionally, our Hydro Charged Pelusi Ceramide Complex also joins the silicone-free P2 BrilliantHair ingredient listing for top notch color protection.  This universal-texture complex of plant derived ceramides mimics the ceramides (known as lipids) found between cuticle layers.  It helps seal each cuticle layer to each other and to the cortex helping seal in color molecules below.  This proprietary mixture strengthens, hydrates, helps protect color and creates shine

Plus, Tomato Fruit Extract helps fortify hair with vitamins and minerals including Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Zinc, Copper, Selenium, Vitamin B6, B12 and Folate (a form of Vitamin B9).  Tomato Fruit Extract is also rich in antioxidants Vitamins A, C and E that help protect hair strength and chemically and color treated hair.

Reflecting today’s consumer multi-task ingredient wishes, Philip Pelusi formulas continue to be Sulfate Free, Paraben Free, Formaldehyde Free, Silicone Free, Mineral Oil Free, Retinyl Palmitate Free, Coal Tar Free, Oxybenzone Free, Hydroquinone Free, Triclosan Free, Triclocarban Free, PEG-Free, Dioxane-Free, Synthetic Dyes Free, GMO Free, Silicone Free, Cruelty Free and never tested on animals.

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by Nikki ~ Product Education Director

There are a few unlikely alliances for Fall 2025 style and product innovation trends.  Hair trends are at opposite ends of the style spectrum, ranging from dramatically coiffed to understated and undone.  While ingredient technology and consumer demand for multifunctional, time saving products make for a perfect pairing.

This season, styling becomes the focus with precision crafted updo’s starring opposite low maintenance relaxed waves.  Then there’s the battle of the parts.  Short boxed bobs with side parts compete with long sleek styled hair with center parts.  But the partnership between polar opposite hairstyling and analogous product trends make for some off the charts amazing looking hair.

This season the antithesis to perfected coifs is the current Relaxed Styling trend with loose, purposely disheveled waves.  Relaxed Styling is very popular due to its ease of styling execution and casual “just woke up” look.  Plus matching the overall non-conformist attitude of this look, is its extremely stress-free styling routine and great results on 2^nd day or late in the day hair.

Relaxed Styling can be simple for guests to recreate with the right products and process.  We recommend starting with clean air dried hair or late in the day or 2^nd day hair.  This helps give the hair a little texture, advantageous when creating this trend.  Next, reach for a dry shampoo or hair refreshing product to pull off this easy styling hack. 

So we are recommending both our P2 by Philip Pelusi RefresHair Texture Treatment and Tela Beauty Organics by Philip Pelusi Dri Shampoo for texture and hair refreshing.  There is a bit of functionality crossover but also some definite difference between these two products.

P2 RefresHair Texture Treatment, being water-free, volatilizes completely and carries off sebum and up to 50% of surface debris and other residues left behind by styling and conditioning products.  It also refreshes hair scent with our exclusive allergen free White Tea and Thyme fragrance, making it a win-win for revitalizing hair.  P2 RefreshHair Texture Treatment also contains Sunflower Seed Extract, a natural UV Protectant, Fennel, Asafetida, and Mushroom Extracts to add strength and body where hair may be damaged.

P2 RefresHair is a lightweight, multitask spray that leaves hair shiny, full of body, with none of the dusty residue of powder dry shampoo products.  Mist on and brush or scrunch through hair.  P2 RefresHair also works great as a setting, holding and heat protecting spray plus you’ll get a little hold from this product.

Our Tela Dri Shampoo is a powder-free alternative to dry shampoos.  We created this easy to use spray-on version to help eliminate surface debris, add texture and freshen hair’s scent with Organic Lavender.  Plus, powerful antioxidants Organic Reishi Mushroom, Oolong Tea, Chinese Foxglove and White Tea help prevent hair color fadage.  Mist on and scrunch or brush through the hair until the proper level of texture is achieved.  It has a very light hold, remaining soft and pliable.

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One of the easiest ways to create the Relaxed Styling look is with a few big bobby pins or electric roller clips, if those are more readily available.  Then working in sections around the head, lightly mist 1 – 2 times with either product, then lightly twist the section and wrap it around into its own loose bun.  Then, pin the end into place or secure with a big electric roller clip.

Keep in mind the smaller the section the tighter the waves.  Also the thicker the hair or the more layers you have, the more sections you will need to create.  Also if you want a little height and volume, create those sections to sit right down the center top of your head, putting one in the crown and 1 or 2 more in on the part line and front of your hair.

Tela Dri Shampoo and P2 RefresHair both dry in just a few minutes, so put on your makeup or eat breakfast to multitask while these sections dry.  Remove the clips and you are off to a great day or evening with loose relaxed waves.

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by Nikki ~ Product Education Director

There are a few unlikely alliances for Fall 2025 style and product innovation trends.  Hair trends are at opposite ends of the style spectrum, ranging from dramatically coiffed to understated and undone.  While ingredient technology and consumer demand for multifunctional, time saving products make for a perfect pairing.

This season, styling becomes the focus with precision crafted updo’s starring opposite low maintenance relaxed waves.  Then there’s the battle of the parts.  Short boxed bobs with side parts compete with long sleek styled hair with center parts.  But the partnership between polar opposite hairstyling and analogous product trends make for some off the charts amazing looking hair.

One of the coolest hair trends to make its comeback in 2025 are pin up girl, big volume hairstyles, first made popular in the 1940’s and 50’s.  Historically called Victory Rolls, Back Rolls and Low Pompadours, then models Brigitte Bardot and Betty Paige helped make these styles all the rage in their time.  But such an elegant hair trend was sure to make several styling comebacks including for Fall 2025.

For this season these retro styles have a modern twist, especially when it comes to the styling products.  These styles require products with the multifunctionality and ease of use today’s consumer and Stylist demands.  So we are recommending our P2 by Philip Pelusi Fluid Spray to create these updo styles.

Of course, its best if these updo styles can be created by an expert Stylist.  But especially if achieving these looks at home, today’s consumer needs a mistake proof spray.  Our P2 Fluid Spray has good style memory and a light hold so it can be brushed through for any adjustments that need to be made when rolling pompadours or when building the updo as a whole.

P2 Fluid is the wunderkind of styling sprays.  First, it is incredible for any type of setting; curling iron, hot rollers or Velcro.  Working in sections around the head, mist P2 Fluid on one section at a time, then wrap the hair around.  Then, let set a second or two around a curling iron and a couple of minutes, or longer is desired, for rollers.  It works great with or without a hooded drier too.  Next unwrap the hair, let cool.

Then once you finish creating your look, add a dash of P2 Fluid Spray to lightly hold the whole look in place.  Or for a firmer hold reach for our P2 by Philip Pelusi Rivet Medium Hold Spray or P2 Industrial Holding Spray.

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