Get Demi Moore’s smouldering hold

A-list hairstylist Tara Smith has tended to the hair of hundreds of actors and actresses over the years, including Demi Moore, Angelina Jolie, Orlando Bloom, Anna Friel, Gary Oldman and many more. This week (October 12) sees the UK release of Mr Brooks, a psychological crime thriller starring Demi Moore alongside Kevin Costner, on which Tara worked as personal hairstylist to Demi.

“Shooting in Louisiana in over 100 degrees of heat isn’t the ideal scenario for great hair, so I had to use some tricks to keep Demi’s hair looking gorgeous,” says Tara. “Firstly, I blow dried the hair with a Daniel Hersheson ceramic barrel brush (though any good ceramic barrel brush will work), which holds heat inside for lasting staying power. I dried the hair section by section with a Tourmaline hairdryer using Nioxin’s volumizing root lifter.

“The top section of hair (the halo-like, u-shaped section at the top of the head) was pulled forward and blow-dried in the opposite direction to where it’s going to lie to give extra root lift. I then used a serum from my own product line which is currently in development on the ends, again any good serum will work. You don’t need to be in a hot country for these tips to work though – if you do the groundwork like this you’ll have hot-to-trot hair even if you hit the dancefloor all night!”

Last week saw the UK release of Quentin Tarantino’s latest flick, Death Proof, on which Tara headed up the hair department. Among her charges were the gorgeous Rosario Dawson, Rose McGowan, and Zoe Bell, as well as Kurt Russell and Quentin himself.

Tara will be on the next series of Clothes Show with another Stop & Chop, set to air in October/November 2007.