Born in 1970 in Florence, Italy, Marco Santini has been in the beauty industry since 1986. At the age of 16, after intensively studying computer science, Marco attended styling school in Florence to satisfy a creative urge.  It was there he met future business partner Leonardo Manetti.  Realizing his true passion, Marco quickly traded software for styling tools.  “There is magic behind a good haircut,” says Marco of the switch. “Very few things can make a person feel as beautiful and confident, and I have yet to find something more rewarding than styling.”After a year of training in Italy, Marco studied at London’s Alan International.  With a fresh energy, he returned to Florence to teach cutting techniques at the renowned Paolo Chirivi Salon.  Soon after, Marco traveled to Spain to gain experience under Luis Llongueras.In 1994, Marco arrived in New York.  Building a loyal clientele at The Spot hair salon, he began an editorial career by assisting the industry legends: Eugene Souleiman, Orlando Pita, Sam McKnight, Neil Moodie and Ward.  Marco’s work soon caught the eye of Bumble and bumble founder Michael Gordon, and by 1997 Marco was one of Bb.’s most successful editorial stylists.  He remained with the salon until 2008.Over the last ten years, Marco’s work has appeared in Vogue, Glamour, Marie Claire, Numéro, V Magazine, and Dazed and Confused.  He recently styled Rachel Bilson for the 2010 Met Ball and P!nk for the June cover of Cosmopolitan.Leading shows at Fashion Week around the world, Marco has collaborated with such prominent designers as Custo Barcelona, Nicole Miller, Vivienne Tam, Carlos Miele, Jeremy Laing, Diego Binetti and Geova.In 2008, Marco opened Ion Salon in New York City with business partners Leonardo Manetti and Pasquale Ferrante.  Ion Salon is Manhattan’s first green salon, built using recycled and eco-friendly materials and powered by wind.While Ion Salon is his primary focus, Marco intends to continue editorial styling; working on photo shoots and partnering with designers provides constant inspiration.“It is important to have multiple creative outlets and to continue growing in your craft,” Marco explains.  “Every day I come into the salon with a new perspective and an excitement to work with each client.  At Ion, we really want to make every person feel special – and I think that’s easy when you love what you do.”

Born in 1970 in Florence, Italy, Marco Santini has been in the beauty industry since 1986.

At the age of 16, after intensively studying computer science, Marco attended styling school in Florence to satisfy a creative urge.  It was there he met future business partner Leonardo Manetti.  Realizing his true passion, Marco quickly traded software for styling tools. 
“There is magic behind a good haircut,” says Marco of the switch. “Very few things can make a person feel as beautiful and confident, and I have yet to find something more rewarding than styling.”

After a year of training in Italy, Marco studied at London’s Alan International.  With a fresh energy, he returned to Florence to teach cutting techniques at the renowned Paolo Chirivi Salon.  Soon after, Marco traveled to Spain to gain experience under Luis Llongueras.

In 1994, Marco arrived in New York.  Building a loyal clientele at The Spot hair salon, he began an editorial career by assisting the industry legends: Eugene Souleiman, Orlando Pita, Sam McKnight, Neil Moodie and Ward.  Marco’s work soon caught the eye of Bumble and bumble founder Michael Gordon, and by 1997 Marco was one of Bb.’s most successful editorial stylists.  He remained with the salon until 2008.

Over the last ten years, Marco’s work has appeared in Vogue, Glamour, Marie Claire, Numéro, V Magazine, and Dazed and Confused.  He recently styled Rachel Bilson for the 2010 Met Ball and P!nk for the June cover of Cosmopolitan.

Leading shows at Fashion Week around the world, Marco has collaborated with such prominent designers as Custo Barcelona, Nicole Miller, Vivienne Tam, Carlos Miele, Jeremy Laing, Diego Binetti and Geova.

In 2008, Marco opened Ion Salon in New York City with business partners Leonardo Manetti and Pasquale Ferrante.  Ion Salon is Manhattan’s first green salon, built using recycled and eco-friendly materials and powered by wind.

While Ion Salon is his primary focus, Marco intends to continue editorial styling; working on photo shoots and partnering with designers provides constant inspiration.

“It is important to have multiple creative outlets and to continue growing in your craft,” Marco explains.  “Every day I come into the salon with a new perspective and an excitement to work with each client.  At Ion, we really want to make every person feel special – and I think that’s easy when you love what you do.”

1 year ago 

Jeremy Laing S/S 2011: Backstage and Show WHO: Jeremy LaingWHAT: Spring 2011 CollectionWHERE: 9/16/10, Milk Studios Backstage at Jeremy Laing, Marco Santini for ION Studio led a team of stylists in creating a “do rag” inspired hair style. Hair on top of the head was slicked back: The bottom section of hair was left loose, and held in place by a horizontal strip of hair, woven across the width: The result: The concept was inspired by the woven head pieces Jeremy created for some of his models:

Jeremy Laing S/S 2011: Backstage and Show

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WHO: Jeremy Laing
WHAT: Spring 2011 Collection
WHERE: 9/16/10, Milk Studios

Backstage at Jeremy Laing, Marco Santini for ION Studio led a team of stylists in creating a “do rag” inspired hair style.


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Hair on top of the head was slicked back:


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The bottom section of hair was left loose, and held in place by a horizontal strip of hair, woven across the width:

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The result:


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The concept was inspired by the woven head pieces Jeremy created for some of his models:
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Adele Hayley Williams P!nk Fergie Carrie Underwood Kim Kardashian Diane Kruger Paz de la Huerta The Yeah Yeah Yeah’s The Kills Alan Cumming Casey Spooner

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Pink Cosmopolitan

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Carrie Underwood

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Diane Kruger

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Casey Spooner

1 year ago 

TO CUT OR NOT TO CUT? Stars like Demi Moore are defying the convention that women over 40 should cut their long hair. “Adventure at every age is important, and getting good hair is an easy step,” says Marco Santini, co-owner and stylist at ION Studio in Manhattan. “If you have beautiful and shiny hair as you age, keep it at a length that keeps it looking healthy.” Or if you feel like a change, cut away. “At every age,” he says, “it’s good to have a strong hairstylist to help you take an adventure into transformation that’s appropriate for you.” Read the rest of the article HERE on People’s StyleWatch.com

TO CUT OR NOT TO CUT?

Stars like Demi Moore are defying the convention that women over 40 should cut their long hair. “Adventure at every age is important, and getting good hair is an easy step,” says Marco Santini, co-owner and stylist at ION Studio in Manhattan. “If you have beautiful and shiny hair as you age, keep it at a length that keeps it looking healthy.” Or if you feel like a change, cut away. “At every age,” he says, “it’s good to have a strong hairstylist to help you take an adventure into transformation that’s appropriate for you.”

Read the rest of the article HERE on People’s StyleWatch.com

1 year ago 

Hairstylist Marco Santini of ION Studio creates a rendition of Vidal Sassoon’s asymmetrical bob hairstyle on “The Martha Stewart Show.”

1 year ago 

ELLE Magazine | Head Lights: Glossy Hair Secrets

Under a microscope, a strand of hair looks not unlike a snake. Its outer covering, the cuticle, is made up of semicircular keratin “scales”; the smoother these lie, the more lightreflective your whole head will be. Ironically, both heat styling and hair color—yes, the damage duo—can amp up shine.

“Heat from a blow-dryer, curling iron, or straightener is like ironing a shirt,” says Marco Santini, co-owner of NYC’s Ion Studio. “It smooths out all the bumps.” (For the best cuticle smoothing angle, hold the dryer above your head, pointed toward the floor.)

And dye itself is reflective; to make clients such as Kate Beckinsale extra sheeny, colorist Tracey Cunningham follows every dye job with a glaze that keeps color “fresh and shiny for weeks.” To maintain glossiness at home, steal a salon trick: Comb through a hydrating hair mask, then wrap hair in a hot towel (60 seconds in the microwave will do it). Leave the towel on long enough for hair to cool down, allowing the cuticle to close and lock in moisture. Ideally, light penetrates the complexion’s top layers, is diffused laterally, and reflects back out.

Redken Color Extend Shine Enrich maintains luster with cranberry oil; “for a little bit of shine at the very end of the blow-out,” Santini sprays two or three pumps of Davines Defining Gloss into his palm and works it through dry hair.

1 year ago 

Since Moroccanoil landed in the UK last year, it has become a firm favourite with salons and celebrities alike. Loved for its hydrating properties as well as its ability to style even the most hard to handle hair, the range has rapidly become a kit bag must-have for red carpet stylists. Rachel Bilson is the latest celebrity to discover Moroccanoil, after her stylist Marco Santini used the products to create this stunning textured asymmetric look at last month’s Costume Gala in New York. To get the look, Marco used a combination of Moroccanoil’s best selling products, as he explains… “It was a very humid night and Rachel’s hair is fine so we had to layer products in a different way to make sure the style not only looked beautiful, shiny and natural but also held up throughout the evening.” Marco created a low part then finger set the hair with Moroccanoil Hydrating Styling Cream, “I used the product to hydrate and smooth her curly texture” he explains, “then I shaped the texture using my hands and the blow dryer.” Next, Marco sprayed the hair with hair spray and curled with a medium barrel iron. To create the asymmetrical style, he sectioned all the hair on the left of the part then pulled back to give the illusion that Rachel’s hair was shorter on one side.  He then created small braids at the ends and tied the partially braided hair into a ponytail using a thin band. He then released the longer section of hair on the right side so that it would fall over and flow down the neck, hiding the ponytail. “I wanted to finish with a soft polished look so I added a touch more  Moroccanoil Hydrating Cream and finished with Moroccanoil Luminous Hair Spray.” Click here to find your nearest Moroccanoil stockist

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Since Moroccanoil landed in the UK last year, it has become a firm favourite with salons and celebrities alike. Loved for its hydrating properties as well as its ability to style even the most hard to handle hair, the range has rapidly become a kit bag must-have for red carpet stylists.

Rachel Bilson is the latest celebrity to discover Moroccanoil, after her stylist Marco Santini used the products to create this stunning textured asymmetric look at last month’s Costume Gala in New York.

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To get the look, Marco used a combination of Moroccanoil’s best selling products, as he explains…

“It was a very humid night and Rachel’s hair is fine so we had to layer products in a different way to make sure the style not only looked beautiful, shiny and natural but also held up throughout the evening.”

Marco created a low part then finger set the hair with Moroccanoil Hydrating Styling Cream, “I used the product to hydrate and smooth her curly texture” he explains, “then I shaped the texture using my hands and the blow dryer.”

Moroccanoil Treatment.jpgNext, Marco sprayed the hair with hair spray and curled with a medium barrel iron. To create the asymmetrical style, he sectioned all the hair on the left of the part then pulled back to give the illusion that Rachel’s hair was shorter on one side. 

He then created small braids at the ends and tied the partially braided hair into a ponytail using a thin band. He then released the longer section of hair on the right side so that it would fall over and flow down the neck, hiding the ponytail.

“I wanted to finish with a soft polished look so I added a touch more  Moroccanoil Hydrating Cream and finished with Moroccanoil Luminous Hair Spray.”

Click here to find your nearest Moroccanoil stockist

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Earth Month Focus: Marco Santini of ION Studio

It’s April, which is Earth Month, and more and more people are looking for eco-friendly alternatives in beauty. New York’s sustainably-designed and wind-powered ION Studio proves that green doesn’t necessarily equate to granola - the space is as chic and modern as it is eco-aware.

Owner and star stylist Marco Santini was gracious enough to answer a few questions on the Studio, going green and of course, HAIR! Read on for the full scoop below.

What was the inspiration for ION?

We wanted to apply the passion and responsibility that we possess for our clients and their appearance and well being, and apply it on a larger scale. We hold the same attention to detail and passion towards the earth as a whole, and the environment as we do towards each individual strand of our client’s hair. The philosophy “there is beauty in everything that we do” drives our studio atmosphere, where the highest level of artistry is applied to cut and color. The philosophy also fuels an extreme passion towards eco-advocacy. We hope to beautify our clients, the earth around us, and help to spread eco-advocacy through the ION studio, our product choice and methods.

Has being “green” always been important to you, personally and/or professionally?

Most definitely. I grew up in Florence, Italy where recycling, sustainability, and living off the earth have been custom to my entire life from childhood to present. Coming to the States and the idea that you can “have more and get rid of more” somewhat threw me for a loop. People were not so much taking care of what they have, but rather consuming more and more and creating more and more waste as a by product. While I believe in the wonderful relationship between product and consumer, and the amazing technology and products we create, we simply need to fine tune our use and methods, and with small, minute changes can make a huge impact on the world around us.

ION carries some amazing hair products.  What are some of your favorite products?

The entire Davines line is great for two reasons: it’s amazing hair care, and extremely eco-friendly. They are constantly working to minimize their carbon footprint and use all natural ingredients wherever possible. Even their packaging is composed of food grade plastic, which a client can wash and reuse. Their work towards eco-advocacy goes on and on, and naturally, the line was a perfect ally for ION’s mission and philosophy. Some stand-out products: Momo Shampoo and Conditioner, Defining Volume Mousse, and Dede Leave in Conditioner.


Is there a can’t miss product or treatment that you’d recommend to anyone?
An in salon only treatment, REST by Davines. It works to put protein and structure back into weakened and damaged hair over a period of about twenty minutes while relaxing at the sink. Comprised of rice protein and wheat protein, it conditions the hair and adds body, while nourishing and polishing. Followed with a rich conditioner and a blow dry, the REST treatment has become extremely popular at ION, and has a near cult like following.


What’s the biggest hair mistake that women make?  Is there an easy fix?
Color, texture, length, body, are all complaints and clients always “want what they can’t have”. Experiment with your natural, baby born texture and color. Work with your stylist to come up with a color plan to bring you back to natural, or a cut that is more flattering for your natural texture. Let your curls go wild! Let pin straight hair lie flat. It would be an interesting experiment on “working with what you have” and will bring health and shine back to over processed coifs. The beauty in our industry is the ability and the technology to transform, but try to go back to who you really are and see what lies underneath!

Special thanks to Marco Santini for the exclusive Q&A above. For more information about ION Studio, visit www.ionstudionyc.com.

1 year ago 

WATCH: Hairstylist Marco Santini of ION Studio walks us through the look he created with Davines products for Jeremy Laing Spring/Summer 2010.

1 year ago 

GLAMOUR Magazine | Weirdest Hair Tool Ever: A Mattress Needle

Weirdest Hair Tool Ever: A Mattress Needle 

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Marco Santini from NYC’s Ion Studio, a hairstylist I often interview for Glamour, did the hair at Jeremy Laing’s fall show and I must say I was surprised at the tools he used to create all the alterna-ponytails! What looked like a row of matching bobby pins in the models’ hair was actually a hair stitch, the handiwork of an antique mattress needle. If Tina Fey’s succinct “Who-wha?” phrase is flashing through your mind, you’re not alone.

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“I wanted the stitching to be ambiguous from a distance,” he said. “We used white and black elastic threads. The white ones we colored to match the hair of the model. The needles come from Italy. They are antique mattress needles. They are perfect for weaving hair because of the size, shape and sharpness.” How weird is that!

Despite the strange hair tool it involved, I think the alterna-ponytails looked cute, don’t you? Think your local hair guy has a mattress needle in his kit? Another interesting fact: Marco colored the threads to match each models’ hair with MAC foundation in various shades he borrowed from the MAC makeup team. Sounds like a cool new root fix idea to me!

by Andrea Pomerantz Lustig

Read More http://www.glamour.com/beauty/blogs/girls-in-the-beauty-department/2009/02/weirdest-hair-tool-ever-a-matt.html#ixzz1M9nzgyqO

1 year ago 

Celebrity Style Spotting : Pink’s Glamorous Hair Courtesy of Moroccan Oil & Marco Santini! You can work out your own version of Pink’s amazing look at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards was a shimmering vision of modern glamour. Stylist Marco Santini, who highlighted glistening shine to play up her platinum hair color, and define her texture and subtle grey tips, created the sophisticated red carpet look. Santini, inspired by her silver-grey gown and the dramatic performance to come, created a unique, flowing shape that emphasized volume, height, and the illusion of movement. He accented the look with a diamond star-shaped pin. Santini stayed with Pink after the red carpet, and was backstage waiting to quickly reproduce the look right after her stunning aerial performance of“Glitter in the Air” during which she was drenched in a shower of water. “I had to work very quickly to restyle her look,” explained Santini. “I used Moroccanoil argan oil-infused products because I know they instantly absorb into hair, produce amazing shine, and won’t create build up. The look had to appear as fresh, light, and beautiful the second time around as it did for the red carpet.” How Marco Santini Created Pink’s Much Discussed Look: Step 1: Santini started by applying Moroccanoil Treatment throughout the singer’s damp hair to create a silky-smooth shine. He placed a small amount in the palm of his hand then combed through the hair with his fingers. Step 2: Next Santini applied argan oil-infused Moroccanoil Hydrating Styling Cream from the roots through the ends for lift at the root and to give soft shine-enhancing hold, as well as create a “grip” for his brush while blow drying shape and direction. Step 3 After Pink’s cropped locks were blow-dried, Santini misted new argan-oil infused Moroccanoil Luminous Hairspray on the outer layer and saturated several layers inside the hair from root to end. Moroccanoil Luminous Hairspray leaves hair looking weightless and gives the hair glistening shine without sticky residue or build-up (especially important in this style since Santini had to reproduce the look after her Grammy performance). Santini then brushed the sides of Pink’s hair back and sculpted a rockabilly fold toward the nape of the neck. Step 4 He finished the look with a light mist of Moroccanoil Glimmer Shine Spray all over the hair (from a distance of 10-12 inches) for an instant boost of shine. The final touch to Pink’s Grammy look was a star-shaped diamond brooch that was fastened to the front of her hair. Santini took a small section of hair towards the front of her head and tied it with a clear rubber band., then fastened the diamond brooch to the hair for an elegant touch. Moroccanoil(r) products used to create Pink’s hair look: Moroccanoil(r) Treatment. a proprietary argan oil-infused formula, is exclusively designed to give hair a natural-looking silky, lustrous shine and a frizz- and static-free finish. It strengthens, conditions and revitalizes hair while significantly reducing drying time. (MSRP:$39.00 / 3.4 fl. oz.) Moroccanoil(r) Hydrating Styling Cream gives beautifully hydrating and natural-looking hold while eliminating frizz, and adding definition and shine. (MSRP: $30.00 / 10.2 fl. oz.) Moroccanoil(r) Glimmer Shine Spray creates an instant mist of long-lasting, incomparable shine while protecting hair from the damaging effects of UV light and free radicals. (MSRP: $24.00 / 3.4 fl. oz.) Moroccanoil(r) Luminous Hairspray for lasting, healthy and natural-looking hold. (MSRP $25.00 / 10 fl. oz.) (http://www.moroccanoil.com) Check out the products. This was one great hairstyle. Love to see it work on long hair too! Stevie Wilson, LA-Story.com

Celebrity Style Spotting : Pink’s Glamorous Hair Courtesy of Moroccan Oil & Marco Santini!

You can work out your own version of Pink’s amazing look at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards was a shimmering vision of modern glamour.

Stylist Marco Santini, who highlighted glistening shine to play up her
platinum hair color, and define her texture and subtle grey tips, created
the sophisticated red carpet look.

Santini, inspired by her silver-grey gown and the dramatic performance to
come, created a unique, flowing shape that emphasized volume, height, and
the illusion of movement. He accented the look with a diamond star-shaped
pin.


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Santini stayed with Pink after the red carpet, and was backstage waiting to
quickly reproduce the look right after her stunning aerial performance of
“Glitter in the Air” during which she was drenched in a shower of water.

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“I had to work very quickly to restyle her look,” explained Santini. “I used Moroccanoil argan oil-infused products because I know they instantly absorb into hair, produce amazing shine, and won’t create build up. The look had to appear as fresh, light, and beautiful the second time around as it did for the red carpet.”

How Marco Santini Created Pink’s Much Discussed Look:

Step 1:
Santini started by applying Moroccanoil Treatment throughout the singer’s damp hair to create a silky-smooth shine. He placed a small amount in the
palm of his hand then combed through the hair with his fingers.

MoroccanoilTreatment.jpg


Step 2:
Next Santini applied argan oil-infused Moroccanoil Hydrating Styling Cream from the roots through the ends for lift at the root and to give soft
shine-enhancing hold, as well as create a “grip” for his brush while blow
drying shape and direction.

MoroccanoilStylingCream.jpg

Step 3
After Pink’s cropped locks were blow-dried, Santini misted new argan-oil
infused Moroccanoil Luminous Hairspray on the outer layer and saturated several layers inside the hair from root to end.


MoroccanoilLuminousHairspra.jpg

Moroccanoil Luminous Hairspray leaves hair looking weightless and gives the hair glistening shine without sticky residue or build-up (especially important in this style since
Santini had to reproduce the look after her Grammy performance). Santini
then brushed the sides of Pink’s hair back and sculpted a rockabilly fold
toward the nape of the neck.

Step 4
He finished the look with a light mist of Moroccanoil Glimmer Shine Spray all over the hair (from a distance of 10-12 inches) for an instant boost of
shine.

MoroccanoilGlimmerShineSpra.jpg

The final touch to Pink’s Grammy look was a star-shaped diamond
brooch that was fastened to the front of her hair. Santini took a small
section of hair towards the front of her head and tied it with a clear
rubber band., then fastened the diamond brooch to the hair for an elegant
touch.

Moroccanoil(r) products used to create Pink’s hair look:

Moroccanoil(r) Treatment. a proprietary argan oil-infused formula, is
exclusively designed to give hair a natural-looking silky, lustrous shine
and a frizz- and static-free finish. It strengthens, conditions and
revitalizes hair while significantly reducing drying time. (MSRP:$39.00 /
3.4 fl. oz.)

Moroccanoil(r) Hydrating Styling Cream gives beautifully hydrating and
natural-looking hold while eliminating frizz, and adding definition and
shine. (MSRP: $30.00 / 10.2 fl. oz.)

Moroccanoil(r) Glimmer Shine Spray creates an instant mist of long-lasting,
incomparable shine while protecting hair from the damaging effects of UV
light and free radicals. (MSRP: $24.00 / 3.4 fl. oz.)

Moroccanoil(r) Luminous Hairspray for lasting, healthy and natural-looking
hold. (MSRP $25.00 / 10 fl. oz.)

(http://www.moroccanoil.com)

Check out the products. This was one great hairstyle. Love to see it work on long hair too!

Stevie Wilson, LA-Story.com

1 year ago 

Best Haircut Ever: Marco Santini at ION Studio

Posted by Jamie from The Beauty of Life

Okay, can we just talk for a second about how horrible a bad haircut can make you feel? Every day you wake up, style your hair and cringe in embarrassment at the terribleness that presents itself before you. You walk out the door and head to work as fast as possible, hoping no one else thinks your hair looks as bad as you do. While at work, you try and keep to yourself, staying in your office or at your cube so no one can spot the offending haircut. All the while, your self-esteem drags down deeper and deeper into the dregs. Pretty awful, right? Well, this is how I’ve felt for the last two months! Luckily, all that has now changed thanks to a FABULOUS new haircut, courtesy of Marco Santini at ION Studio.

When I walked into ION this week (or perhaps creeped in unassumingly so as not to draw unnecessary attention to the horrible haircut I was sporting), I must admit I was a bit worried. It’s always nerve-wracking going to a new stylist, especially when you have something pretty drastic that he needs to fix. But my gal Felicia Sullivan had recommended ION so highly that I knew I just had to take the chance.


So I sat down in Marco’s chair (side note: is he not the best-looking hairstylist ever?) with a bit of trepidation, but hoping for the best. When I told him I wanted a lob (translation: long bob) a la Gwyneth Paltrow or Heidi Klum, and presented pictures to illustrate my case, he immediately agreed and said that would be the perfect style. I breathed a silent sigh of relief and just knew this was going to work out well.

An hour later, blissed out from a deep conditioning treatment with the Davines Su Pak Nourishing Replenishing Mask (the salon uses Davines products, much to my enjoyment and delight), MY HAIR LOOKED FANTASTIC. Marco cut off about 2.5 inches from the back to even up the choppy, blunt layers and turned it into a one-length bob that skims my collarbone. “I am so happy I could cry, laugh or do a jig!” I later told Felicia via Twitter.

And the best news? I’ve finally found an amazing stylist in NYC that I want to go back to time and again! Thank the lord!

THE NITTY GRITTY DETAILS:

ION Studio is the first green salon, built using recycled and eco-friendly materials and powered by wind. Marco opened it in 2008 along with fellow stylists Leonardo Manetti and Pasquale Ferrante. ION Studio is located at 41 Wooster Street in Soho. A haircut with Marco is $200. Check out ionstudionyc.com for more information about the salon or call 212-343-9060 to book an appointment.

Read the rest of the article HERE on The Beauty of Life Blog.

1 year ago 

Style Sophisticate by Marco Santini Click on the image above to view the rest of “Style Sophisticate” from Modern Salon.  Click HERE for step-by-step instructions from Marco on how to achieve the look.

Style Sophisticate by Marco Santini

Click on the image above to view the rest of “Style Sophisticate” from Modern Salon. 

Click HERE for step-by-step instructions from Marco on how to achieve the look.

1 year ago 

RESUME

CELEBS / Adele, Alan Cumming, Alexis Bledel, Austin Nichols, Britt Robertson, Busy Phillips, Carrie Underwood, Charlotte Rampling, Chaske Spencer, Diane Kruger, Elisabeth Moss, Estella Warren, Fergie, Feist, Hayley Williams, Ian Somerhalder, James Van Der Beek, Kim Kardashian, Kristen Bell, Laura Prepon, Lucy Hale, Matthew Modine, Melora Hardin, Mena Suvari, Michael Pitt, Natalie Dormer, Nicole Richie, Noisettes, Norman Reedus, Olivia Wilde, Paz de la Huerta, Pink, Rachel Bilson, Sophia Bush, Tiffany Dunn, Yeah Yeah Yeah’s

EDITORIAL / A4, City Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Dazed and Confused, Dossier, ELLE Magazine (US, UK), Exit, Fanzine 137, Glamour, Harper’s Bazaar (US, Japan), i-D, Interview, Metal, Marie Claire (US, UK, Italy), Maxim, Numero, Nylon (US, Japan), Paper, Paper Planes, Spin, Russian Tatler, V Magazine, V Man, VOGUE (US, UK, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia), Velvet, Vanity Fair, Yo Dona

PHOTOGRAPHERS / Adam Whitehead, Beau Grealy, Christophe Kutner, Cliff Watts, Dan Martensen, Daniel Riera, David Slijper, Derek Kettela, Diego Uchitel, Disco Meisch, Dusan Reljin, Fabio Chizzola, Geraldo Somoza, Greg Kadel, Guy Aroch, Jessica Craig Martin, Joseph Cultice, Judson Baker, Kate Orne, Kevin Sturman, Kim Meyers Robertson, KT Auleta, Kutlu, Lorenzo Bringheli, Luke Irons, Marc Baptiste, Marcelo Krasilcic, Matt Albiani, Max Cardelli, Miko Lim, Pamela Hanson, Patric Shaw, Paul Maffi, Randall Bachner, Raphael Mazzucco, Raphael Stahelin, Ruvan Wijesooriya, Seiji, Takay, Thomas Whiteside, Tim Richardson, Tim Zaragoza, Tina Tyrell, Tiziano Magni, Todd Cole

ADVERTISING / Anna Rita N, Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdale’s, Blauer, Express, Ferre, Guess, The Limited, Marc Bouwer, Marina Rinaldi, Neiman Marcus, Suno, Pasquale Bruni, Pottery Barn, Target, South Coast Plaza, Vanity Fair Intimates

SHOWS / Ashleigh Verrier, Binetti, Carlos Miele, Chaiken, Commonwealth Utilities, Custo Barcelona, Hyden Yoo, Geova, Jeremy Laing, Jolibe, Kimberly Ovitz, Nicole Miller, Odilon, Vivienne Tam

1 year ago 

Born in 1970 in Florence, Italy, Marco Santini has been in the beauty industry since 1986. At the age of 16, after intensively studying computer science, Marco attended styling school in Florence to satisfy a creative urge.  It was there he met future business partner Leonardo Manetti.  Realizing his true passion, Marco quickly traded software for styling tools.  “There is magic behind a good haircut,” says Marco of the switch. “Very few things can make a person feel as beautiful and confident, and I have yet to find something more rewarding than styling.”After a year of training in Italy, Marco studied at London’s Alan International.  With a fresh energy, he returned to Florence to teach cutting techniques at the renowned Paolo Chirivi Salon.  Soon after, Marco traveled to Spain to gain experience under Luis Llongueras.In 1994, Marco arrived in New York.  Building a loyal clientele at The Spot hair salon, he began an editorial career by assisting the industry legends: Eugene Souleiman, Orlando Pita, Sam McKnight, Neil Moodie and Ward.  Marco’s work soon caught the eye of Bumble and bumble founder Michael Gordon, and by 1997 Marco was one of Bb.’s most successful editorial stylists.  He remained with the salon until 2008.Over the last ten years, Marco’s work has appeared in Vogue, Glamour, Marie Claire, Numéro, V Magazine, and Dazed and Confused.  He recently styled Rachel Bilson for the 2010 Met Ball and P!nk for the June cover of Cosmopolitan.Leading shows at Fashion Week around the world, Marco has collaborated with such prominent designers as Custo Barcelona, Nicole Miller, Vivienne Tam, Carlos Miele, Jeremy Laing, Diego Binetti and Geova.In 2008, Marco opened Ion Salon in New York City with business partners Leonardo Manetti and Pasquale Ferrante.  Ion Salon is Manhattan’s first green salon, built using recycled and eco-friendly materials and powered by wind.While Ion Salon is his primary focus, Marco intends to continue editorial styling; working on photo shoots and partnering with designers provides constant inspiration.“It is important to have multiple creative outlets and to continue growing in your craft,” Marco explains.  “Every day I come into the salon with a new perspective and an excitement to work with each client.  At Ion, we really want to make every person feel special – and I think that’s easy when you love what you do.”

Born in 1970 in Florence, Italy, Marco Santini has been in the beauty industry since 1986.

At the age of 16, after intensively studying computer science, Marco attended styling school in Florence to satisfy a creative urge.  It was there he met future business partner Leonardo Manetti.  Realizing his true passion, Marco quickly traded software for styling tools. 
“There is magic behind a good haircut,” says Marco of the switch. “Very few things can make a person feel as beautiful and confident, and I have yet to find something more rewarding than styling.”

After a year of training in Italy, Marco studied at London’s Alan International.  With a fresh energy, he returned to Florence to teach cutting techniques at the renowned Paolo Chirivi Salon.  Soon after, Marco traveled to Spain to gain experience under Luis Llongueras.

In 1994, Marco arrived in New York.  Building a loyal clientele at The Spot hair salon, he began an editorial career by assisting the industry legends: Eugene Souleiman, Orlando Pita, Sam McKnight, Neil Moodie and Ward.  Marco’s work soon caught the eye of Bumble and bumble founder Michael Gordon, and by 1997 Marco was one of Bb.’s most successful editorial stylists.  He remained with the salon until 2008.

Over the last ten years, Marco’s work has appeared in Vogue, Glamour, Marie Claire, Numéro, V Magazine, and Dazed and Confused.  He recently styled Rachel Bilson for the 2010 Met Ball and P!nk for the June cover of Cosmopolitan.

Leading shows at Fashion Week around the world, Marco has collaborated with such prominent designers as Custo Barcelona, Nicole Miller, Vivienne Tam, Carlos Miele, Jeremy Laing, Diego Binetti and Geova.

In 2008, Marco opened Ion Salon in New York City with business partners Leonardo Manetti and Pasquale Ferrante.  Ion Salon is Manhattan’s first green salon, built using recycled and eco-friendly materials and powered by wind.

While Ion Salon is his primary focus, Marco intends to continue editorial styling; working on photo shoots and partnering with designers provides constant inspiration.

“It is important to have multiple creative outlets and to continue growing in your craft,” Marco explains.  “Every day I come into the salon with a new perspective and an excitement to work with each client.  At Ion, we really want to make every person feel special – and I think that’s easy when you love what you do.”

Jeremy Laing S/S 2011: Backstage and Show WHO: Jeremy LaingWHAT: Spring 2011 CollectionWHERE: 9/16/10, Milk Studios Backstage at Jeremy Laing, Marco Santini for ION Studio led a team of stylists in creating a “do rag” inspired hair style. Hair on top of the head was slicked back: The bottom section of hair was left loose, and held in place by a horizontal strip of hair, woven across the width: The result: The concept was inspired by the woven head pieces Jeremy created for some of his models:

Jeremy Laing S/S 2011: Backstage and Show

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WHO: Jeremy Laing
WHAT: Spring 2011 Collection
WHERE: 9/16/10, Milk Studios

Backstage at Jeremy Laing, Marco Santini for ION Studio led a team of stylists in creating a “do rag” inspired hair style.


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Hair on top of the head was slicked back:


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The bottom section of hair was left loose, and held in place by a horizontal strip of hair, woven across the width:

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The result:


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The concept was inspired by the woven head pieces Jeremy created for some of his models:
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Adele Hayley Williams P!nk Fergie Carrie Underwood Kim Kardashian Diane Kruger Paz de la Huerta The Yeah Yeah Yeah’s The Kills Alan Cumming Casey Spooner

Adele

Hayley Williams

Pink Cosmopolitan

P!nk

Fergie

Carrie Underwood

Kim Kardashian Cosmo

Kim Kardashian

Diane Kruger

Paz de la Huerta

The Yeah Yeah Yeah’s

The Kills

Alan Cumming

Casey Spooner

TO CUT OR NOT TO CUT? Stars like Demi Moore are defying the convention that women over 40 should cut their long hair. “Adventure at every age is important, and getting good hair is an easy step,” says Marco Santini, co-owner and stylist at ION Studio in Manhattan. “If you have beautiful and shiny hair as you age, keep it at a length that keeps it looking healthy.” Or if you feel like a change, cut away. “At every age,” he says, “it’s good to have a strong hairstylist to help you take an adventure into transformation that’s appropriate for you.” Read the rest of the article HERE on People’s StyleWatch.com

TO CUT OR NOT TO CUT?

Stars like Demi Moore are defying the convention that women over 40 should cut their long hair. “Adventure at every age is important, and getting good hair is an easy step,” says Marco Santini, co-owner and stylist at ION Studio in Manhattan. “If you have beautiful and shiny hair as you age, keep it at a length that keeps it looking healthy.” Or if you feel like a change, cut away. “At every age,” he says, “it’s good to have a strong hairstylist to help you take an adventure into transformation that’s appropriate for you.”

Read the rest of the article HERE on People’s StyleWatch.com

Hairstylist Marco Santini of ION Studio creates a rendition of Vidal Sassoon’s asymmetrical bob hairstyle on “The Martha Stewart Show.”

ELLE Magazine | Head Lights: Glossy Hair Secrets

Under a microscope, a strand of hair looks not unlike a snake. Its outer covering, the cuticle, is made up of semicircular keratin “scales”; the smoother these lie, the more lightreflective your whole head will be. Ironically, both heat styling and hair color—yes, the damage duo—can amp up shine.

“Heat from a blow-dryer, curling iron, or straightener is like ironing a shirt,” says Marco Santini, co-owner of NYC’s Ion Studio. “It smooths out all the bumps.” (For the best cuticle smoothing angle, hold the dryer above your head, pointed toward the floor.)

And dye itself is reflective; to make clients such as Kate Beckinsale extra sheeny, colorist Tracey Cunningham follows every dye job with a glaze that keeps color “fresh and shiny for weeks.” To maintain glossiness at home, steal a salon trick: Comb through a hydrating hair mask, then wrap hair in a hot towel (60 seconds in the microwave will do it). Leave the towel on long enough for hair to cool down, allowing the cuticle to close and lock in moisture. Ideally, light penetrates the complexion’s top layers, is diffused laterally, and reflects back out.

Redken Color Extend Shine Enrich maintains luster with cranberry oil; “for a little bit of shine at the very end of the blow-out,” Santini sprays two or three pumps of Davines Defining Gloss into his palm and works it through dry hair.
Since Moroccanoil landed in the UK last year, it has become a firm favourite with salons and celebrities alike. Loved for its hydrating properties as well as its ability to style even the most hard to handle hair, the range has rapidly become a kit bag must-have for red carpet stylists. Rachel Bilson is the latest celebrity to discover Moroccanoil, after her stylist Marco Santini used the products to create this stunning textured asymmetric look at last month’s Costume Gala in New York. To get the look, Marco used a combination of Moroccanoil’s best selling products, as he explains… “It was a very humid night and Rachel’s hair is fine so we had to layer products in a different way to make sure the style not only looked beautiful, shiny and natural but also held up throughout the evening.” Marco created a low part then finger set the hair with Moroccanoil Hydrating Styling Cream, “I used the product to hydrate and smooth her curly texture” he explains, “then I shaped the texture using my hands and the blow dryer.” Next, Marco sprayed the hair with hair spray and curled with a medium barrel iron. To create the asymmetrical style, he sectioned all the hair on the left of the part then pulled back to give the illusion that Rachel’s hair was shorter on one side.  He then created small braids at the ends and tied the partially braided hair into a ponytail using a thin band. He then released the longer section of hair on the right side so that it would fall over and flow down the neck, hiding the ponytail. “I wanted to finish with a soft polished look so I added a touch more  Moroccanoil Hydrating Cream and finished with Moroccanoil Luminous Hair Spray.” Click here to find your nearest Moroccanoil stockist

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Since Moroccanoil landed in the UK last year, it has become a firm favourite with salons and celebrities alike. Loved for its hydrating properties as well as its ability to style even the most hard to handle hair, the range has rapidly become a kit bag must-have for red carpet stylists.

Rachel Bilson is the latest celebrity to discover Moroccanoil, after her stylist Marco Santini used the products to create this stunning textured asymmetric look at last month’s Costume Gala in New York.

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To get the look, Marco used a combination of Moroccanoil’s best selling products, as he explains…

“It was a very humid night and Rachel’s hair is fine so we had to layer products in a different way to make sure the style not only looked beautiful, shiny and natural but also held up throughout the evening.”

Marco created a low part then finger set the hair with Moroccanoil Hydrating Styling Cream, “I used the product to hydrate and smooth her curly texture” he explains, “then I shaped the texture using my hands and the blow dryer.”

Moroccanoil Treatment.jpgNext, Marco sprayed the hair with hair spray and curled with a medium barrel iron. To create the asymmetrical style, he sectioned all the hair on the left of the part then pulled back to give the illusion that Rachel’s hair was shorter on one side. 

He then created small braids at the ends and tied the partially braided hair into a ponytail using a thin band. He then released the longer section of hair on the right side so that it would fall over and flow down the neck, hiding the ponytail.

“I wanted to finish with a soft polished look so I added a touch more  Moroccanoil Hydrating Cream and finished with Moroccanoil Luminous Hair Spray.”

Click here to find your nearest Moroccanoil stockist

Earth Month Focus: Marco Santini of ION Studio

It’s April, which is Earth Month, and more and more people are looking for eco-friendly alternatives in beauty. New York’s sustainably-designed and wind-powered ION Studio proves that green doesn’t necessarily equate to granola - the space is as chic and modern as it is eco-aware.

Owner and star stylist Marco Santini was gracious enough to answer a few questions on the Studio, going green and of course, HAIR! Read on for the full scoop below.

What was the inspiration for ION?

We wanted to apply the passion and responsibility that we possess for our clients and their appearance and well being, and apply it on a larger scale. We hold the same attention to detail and passion towards the earth as a whole, and the environment as we do towards each individual strand of our client’s hair. The philosophy “there is beauty in everything that we do” drives our studio atmosphere, where the highest level of artistry is applied to cut and color. The philosophy also fuels an extreme passion towards eco-advocacy. We hope to beautify our clients, the earth around us, and help to spread eco-advocacy through the ION studio, our product choice and methods.

Has being “green” always been important to you, personally and/or professionally?

Most definitely. I grew up in Florence, Italy where recycling, sustainability, and living off the earth have been custom to my entire life from childhood to present. Coming to the States and the idea that you can “have more and get rid of more” somewhat threw me for a loop. People were not so much taking care of what they have, but rather consuming more and more and creating more and more waste as a by product. While I believe in the wonderful relationship between product and consumer, and the amazing technology and products we create, we simply need to fine tune our use and methods, and with small, minute changes can make a huge impact on the world around us.

ION carries some amazing hair products.  What are some of your favorite products?

The entire Davines line is great for two reasons: it’s amazing hair care, and extremely eco-friendly. They are constantly working to minimize their carbon footprint and use all natural ingredients wherever possible. Even their packaging is composed of food grade plastic, which a client can wash and reuse. Their work towards eco-advocacy goes on and on, and naturally, the line was a perfect ally for ION’s mission and philosophy. Some stand-out products: Momo Shampoo and Conditioner, Defining Volume Mousse, and Dede Leave in Conditioner.


Is there a can’t miss product or treatment that you’d recommend to anyone?
An in salon only treatment, REST by Davines. It works to put protein and structure back into weakened and damaged hair over a period of about twenty minutes while relaxing at the sink. Comprised of rice protein and wheat protein, it conditions the hair and adds body, while nourishing and polishing. Followed with a rich conditioner and a blow dry, the REST treatment has become extremely popular at ION, and has a near cult like following.


What’s the biggest hair mistake that women make?  Is there an easy fix?
Color, texture, length, body, are all complaints and clients always “want what they can’t have”. Experiment with your natural, baby born texture and color. Work with your stylist to come up with a color plan to bring you back to natural, or a cut that is more flattering for your natural texture. Let your curls go wild! Let pin straight hair lie flat. It would be an interesting experiment on “working with what you have” and will bring health and shine back to over processed coifs. The beauty in our industry is the ability and the technology to transform, but try to go back to who you really are and see what lies underneath!

Special thanks to Marco Santini for the exclusive Q&A above. For more information about ION Studio, visit www.ionstudionyc.com.

WATCH: Hairstylist Marco Santini of ION Studio walks us through the look he created with Davines products for Jeremy Laing Spring/Summer 2010.

GLAMOUR Magazine | Weirdest Hair Tool Ever: A Mattress Needle

Weirdest Hair Tool Ever: A Mattress Needle 

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Marco Santini from NYC’s Ion Studio, a hairstylist I often interview for Glamour, did the hair at Jeremy Laing’s fall show and I must say I was surprised at the tools he used to create all the alterna-ponytails! What looked like a row of matching bobby pins in the models’ hair was actually a hair stitch, the handiwork of an antique mattress needle. If Tina Fey’s succinct “Who-wha?” phrase is flashing through your mind, you’re not alone.

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“I wanted the stitching to be ambiguous from a distance,” he said. “We used white and black elastic threads. The white ones we colored to match the hair of the model. The needles come from Italy. They are antique mattress needles. They are perfect for weaving hair because of the size, shape and sharpness.” How weird is that!

Despite the strange hair tool it involved, I think the alterna-ponytails looked cute, don’t you? Think your local hair guy has a mattress needle in his kit? Another interesting fact: Marco colored the threads to match each models’ hair with MAC foundation in various shades he borrowed from the MAC makeup team. Sounds like a cool new root fix idea to me!

by Andrea Pomerantz Lustig

Read More http://www.glamour.com/beauty/blogs/girls-in-the-beauty-department/2009/02/weirdest-hair-tool-ever-a-matt.html#ixzz1M9nzgyqO
Celebrity Style Spotting : Pink’s Glamorous Hair Courtesy of Moroccan Oil & Marco Santini! You can work out your own version of Pink’s amazing look at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards was a shimmering vision of modern glamour. Stylist Marco Santini, who highlighted glistening shine to play up her platinum hair color, and define her texture and subtle grey tips, created the sophisticated red carpet look. Santini, inspired by her silver-grey gown and the dramatic performance to come, created a unique, flowing shape that emphasized volume, height, and the illusion of movement. He accented the look with a diamond star-shaped pin. Santini stayed with Pink after the red carpet, and was backstage waiting to quickly reproduce the look right after her stunning aerial performance of“Glitter in the Air” during which she was drenched in a shower of water. “I had to work very quickly to restyle her look,” explained Santini. “I used Moroccanoil argan oil-infused products because I know they instantly absorb into hair, produce amazing shine, and won’t create build up. The look had to appear as fresh, light, and beautiful the second time around as it did for the red carpet.” How Marco Santini Created Pink’s Much Discussed Look: Step 1: Santini started by applying Moroccanoil Treatment throughout the singer’s damp hair to create a silky-smooth shine. He placed a small amount in the palm of his hand then combed through the hair with his fingers. Step 2: Next Santini applied argan oil-infused Moroccanoil Hydrating Styling Cream from the roots through the ends for lift at the root and to give soft shine-enhancing hold, as well as create a “grip” for his brush while blow drying shape and direction. Step 3 After Pink’s cropped locks were blow-dried, Santini misted new argan-oil infused Moroccanoil Luminous Hairspray on the outer layer and saturated several layers inside the hair from root to end. Moroccanoil Luminous Hairspray leaves hair looking weightless and gives the hair glistening shine without sticky residue or build-up (especially important in this style since Santini had to reproduce the look after her Grammy performance). Santini then brushed the sides of Pink’s hair back and sculpted a rockabilly fold toward the nape of the neck. Step 4 He finished the look with a light mist of Moroccanoil Glimmer Shine Spray all over the hair (from a distance of 10-12 inches) for an instant boost of shine. The final touch to Pink’s Grammy look was a star-shaped diamond brooch that was fastened to the front of her hair. Santini took a small section of hair towards the front of her head and tied it with a clear rubber band., then fastened the diamond brooch to the hair for an elegant touch. Moroccanoil(r) products used to create Pink’s hair look: Moroccanoil(r) Treatment. a proprietary argan oil-infused formula, is exclusively designed to give hair a natural-looking silky, lustrous shine and a frizz- and static-free finish. It strengthens, conditions and revitalizes hair while significantly reducing drying time. (MSRP:$39.00 / 3.4 fl. oz.) Moroccanoil(r) Hydrating Styling Cream gives beautifully hydrating and natural-looking hold while eliminating frizz, and adding definition and shine. (MSRP: $30.00 / 10.2 fl. oz.) Moroccanoil(r) Glimmer Shine Spray creates an instant mist of long-lasting, incomparable shine while protecting hair from the damaging effects of UV light and free radicals. (MSRP: $24.00 / 3.4 fl. oz.) Moroccanoil(r) Luminous Hairspray for lasting, healthy and natural-looking hold. (MSRP $25.00 / 10 fl. oz.) (http://www.moroccanoil.com) Check out the products. This was one great hairstyle. Love to see it work on long hair too! Stevie Wilson, LA-Story.com

Celebrity Style Spotting : Pink’s Glamorous Hair Courtesy of Moroccan Oil & Marco Santini!

You can work out your own version of Pink’s amazing look at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards was a shimmering vision of modern glamour.

Stylist Marco Santini, who highlighted glistening shine to play up her
platinum hair color, and define her texture and subtle grey tips, created
the sophisticated red carpet look.

Santini, inspired by her silver-grey gown and the dramatic performance to
come, created a unique, flowing shape that emphasized volume, height, and
the illusion of movement. He accented the look with a diamond star-shaped
pin.


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Santini stayed with Pink after the red carpet, and was backstage waiting to
quickly reproduce the look right after her stunning aerial performance of
“Glitter in the Air” during which she was drenched in a shower of water.

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“I had to work very quickly to restyle her look,” explained Santini. “I used Moroccanoil argan oil-infused products because I know they instantly absorb into hair, produce amazing shine, and won’t create build up. The look had to appear as fresh, light, and beautiful the second time around as it did for the red carpet.”

How Marco Santini Created Pink’s Much Discussed Look:

Step 1:
Santini started by applying Moroccanoil Treatment throughout the singer’s damp hair to create a silky-smooth shine. He placed a small amount in the
palm of his hand then combed through the hair with his fingers.

MoroccanoilTreatment.jpg


Step 2:
Next Santini applied argan oil-infused Moroccanoil Hydrating Styling Cream from the roots through the ends for lift at the root and to give soft
shine-enhancing hold, as well as create a “grip” for his brush while blow
drying shape and direction.

MoroccanoilStylingCream.jpg

Step 3
After Pink’s cropped locks were blow-dried, Santini misted new argan-oil
infused Moroccanoil Luminous Hairspray on the outer layer and saturated several layers inside the hair from root to end.


MoroccanoilLuminousHairspra.jpg

Moroccanoil Luminous Hairspray leaves hair looking weightless and gives the hair glistening shine without sticky residue or build-up (especially important in this style since
Santini had to reproduce the look after her Grammy performance). Santini
then brushed the sides of Pink’s hair back and sculpted a rockabilly fold
toward the nape of the neck.

Step 4
He finished the look with a light mist of Moroccanoil Glimmer Shine Spray all over the hair (from a distance of 10-12 inches) for an instant boost of
shine.

MoroccanoilGlimmerShineSpra.jpg

The final touch to Pink’s Grammy look was a star-shaped diamond
brooch that was fastened to the front of her hair. Santini took a small
section of hair towards the front of her head and tied it with a clear
rubber band., then fastened the diamond brooch to the hair for an elegant
touch.

Moroccanoil(r) products used to create Pink’s hair look:

Moroccanoil(r) Treatment. a proprietary argan oil-infused formula, is
exclusively designed to give hair a natural-looking silky, lustrous shine
and a frizz- and static-free finish. It strengthens, conditions and
revitalizes hair while significantly reducing drying time. (MSRP:$39.00 /
3.4 fl. oz.)

Moroccanoil(r) Hydrating Styling Cream gives beautifully hydrating and
natural-looking hold while eliminating frizz, and adding definition and
shine. (MSRP: $30.00 / 10.2 fl. oz.)

Moroccanoil(r) Glimmer Shine Spray creates an instant mist of long-lasting,
incomparable shine while protecting hair from the damaging effects of UV
light and free radicals. (MSRP: $24.00 / 3.4 fl. oz.)

Moroccanoil(r) Luminous Hairspray for lasting, healthy and natural-looking
hold. (MSRP $25.00 / 10 fl. oz.)

(http://www.moroccanoil.com)

Check out the products. This was one great hairstyle. Love to see it work on long hair too!

Stevie Wilson, LA-Story.com

Best Haircut Ever: Marco Santini at ION Studio

Posted by Jamie from The Beauty of Life

Okay, can we just talk for a second about how horrible a bad haircut can make you feel? Every day you wake up, style your hair and cringe in embarrassment at the terribleness that presents itself before you. You walk out the door and head to work as fast as possible, hoping no one else thinks your hair looks as bad as you do. While at work, you try and keep to yourself, staying in your office or at your cube so no one can spot the offending haircut. All the while, your self-esteem drags down deeper and deeper into the dregs. Pretty awful, right? Well, this is how I’ve felt for the last two months! Luckily, all that has now changed thanks to a FABULOUS new haircut, courtesy of Marco Santini at ION Studio.

When I walked into ION this week (or perhaps creeped in unassumingly so as not to draw unnecessary attention to the horrible haircut I was sporting), I must admit I was a bit worried. It’s always nerve-wracking going to a new stylist, especially when you have something pretty drastic that he needs to fix. But my gal Felicia Sullivan had recommended ION so highly that I knew I just had to take the chance.


So I sat down in Marco’s chair (side note: is he not the best-looking hairstylist ever?) with a bit of trepidation, but hoping for the best. When I told him I wanted a lob (translation: long bob) a la Gwyneth Paltrow or Heidi Klum, and presented pictures to illustrate my case, he immediately agreed and said that would be the perfect style. I breathed a silent sigh of relief and just knew this was going to work out well.

An hour later, blissed out from a deep conditioning treatment with the Davines Su Pak Nourishing Replenishing Mask (the salon uses Davines products, much to my enjoyment and delight), MY HAIR LOOKED FANTASTIC. Marco cut off about 2.5 inches from the back to even up the choppy, blunt layers and turned it into a one-length bob that skims my collarbone. “I am so happy I could cry, laugh or do a jig!” I later told Felicia via Twitter.

And the best news? I’ve finally found an amazing stylist in NYC that I want to go back to time and again! Thank the lord!

THE NITTY GRITTY DETAILS:

ION Studio is the first green salon, built using recycled and eco-friendly materials and powered by wind. Marco opened it in 2008 along with fellow stylists Leonardo Manetti and Pasquale Ferrante. ION Studio is located at 41 Wooster Street in Soho. A haircut with Marco is $200. Check out ionstudionyc.com for more information about the salon or call 212-343-9060 to book an appointment.

Read the rest of the article HERE on The Beauty of Life Blog.
Style Sophisticate by Marco Santini Click on the image above to view the rest of “Style Sophisticate” from Modern Salon.  Click HERE for step-by-step instructions from Marco on how to achieve the look.

Style Sophisticate by Marco Santini

Click on the image above to view the rest of “Style Sophisticate” from Modern Salon. 

Click HERE for step-by-step instructions from Marco on how to achieve the look.

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ELLE Magazine | Head Lights: Glossy Hair Secrets
Earth Month Focus: Marco Santini of ION Studio
GLAMOUR Magazine | Weirdest Hair Tool Ever: A Mattress Needle
Best Haircut Ever: Marco Santini at ION Studio
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