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Following the launch party for her products in July, attended by the likes of Natalie Imbruglia, Rosario Dawson, Yasmin Le Bon, June Sarpong, Mel Blatt, and Lisa B, celebrity stylist Tara Smith has been back in LA to work on Demi Moore’s directorial debut, a short film called Streak.

The project benefits Film Aid International, which educates and entertains refugees from around the world through the power of film. It’s part of the Glamour Reel Moments Short Film series, which are inspired by US Glamour magazine readers' real lives and brought to the screen by Hollywood's biggest talent; previous Reel Moments directors include Jennifer Aniston and Gwyneth Paltrow. Streak will premiere along with two other shorts on October 15th (glamourreelmoments.com).

Tara’s been doing the hair for the cast including the 4 star actresses, Rumer Willis; Brittany Snow (Hairspray); Sarah Wright (House Bunny) and Madeleine Zima (Californication; Grey's Anatomy). Tara did Brittany Snow’s hair again for the Teen Choice Awards.

Says Tara, “I put in Tara Smith Base Coat Serum, blow dried it out smooth with a small round brush, curled all the way through using medium and large sized tongs, and put Velcro rollers in as I blow dried the top to give support while I worked through it. I pulled it back loosely into a soft roll slightly to the side and left some pieces to fall loose out of the front.”

It’s a far cry from the week she spent in Guatemala in July, building houses for indigenous organic farmers who are paid way below an acceptable amount to live on.

The launch of Tara’s new website, Tarasmith.co.uk, brings with it a facility whereby for the first time, members of the public can book her for a hair cut or style – prices start at £250. For those who want the Tara Smith experience without the price tag, her natural and organic product range, ‘tested on filmstars, not on animals’, goes on sale in Tesco from October 1 2008.