Jennifer Aniston's Hair Secrets

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How do you style Jennifer's hair curly?
For the ELLE September cover shoot, I used Shu Uemura Depsea Repair Foundation Essential Hair Prep at the crown of her hair and Bumble and bumble Surf Spray at the ends. Then I do what I call a "bad blow-dry." I vary the sizes of the round brushes—twisting the hair around them—so that I leave the hair halfway dry, halfway wet. This way, I pull the curl out but allow the hair to go into its natural form. The Surf Spray really helps to add texture to the hair—it gives it that day-old-hair look on the same day.

Why do you use different-size round brushes?
Because around the bottom of the hair, we like it to be longer—so I use a large round brush there. Around the front, I use a longer one, and at the crown area I use a smaller one because it creates fullness. I always blow-dry the roots straight—about two inches—and let the ends be a little curlier. I also like to blow-dry the hair around her face with a few strands tucked behind her ears. When you untuck the hair, a nice frame is created around the face.

How do you style Jennifer's hair straight?
When I blow-dry her hair straight, I like to use Shu Uemura Essence Absolue Oil—it's brand-new, and unfortunately it's only available in the UK, but it's awesome. Shu Uemura sent me some of the product six months ago, and I've been using it on Jen's hair ever since. I just pump a pea-size drop into my hand, rub it through the ends of her hair while it's damp, and blow-dry it straight using a round brush.

I don't use any of the Essence Absolue Oil in the root, though, because we like the roots full—she's not liking her hair really bone-straight anymore; she likes it with some wave. Sometimes we'll bend the brush a bit and add straight waves so that it's smooth and straight but not flatiron-straight. Once I'm done blow-drying, I use a tiny bit of the Essence Absolue Oil to add gloss and texture at the ends.

What inspired you to give Jennifer the bob haircut that she had between 2000 and 2001?
I'm always inspired by iconic women—anyone from Mia Farrow and Julie Christie to Brigitte Bardot and Peggy Moffitt. Faye Dunaway's hairstyle in Bonnie and Clyde was the inspiration for Jen's bob. It was fun—you know she likes to chop her hair off about every five years. We'll even her hair up and lop off a few inches. She's actually overdue for a short cut—we'll probably be doing that soon. But it won't be because of trends; it's because she finished three movies, she has a lot of press to do, and it just makes the hair really nice, thick, and full. We wouldn't do the same bob as before; we'd do something a little different.

How have Jennifer's hairstyles evolved through the years?
They've changed slowly, via texture and length. I know that it appears as though her hair hasn't changed much over the years, but if you look at a timeline of her hair, you'll notice that she's always on trend—for example, we'll change her part to the side or down the middle or we'll pull it back in ponytails. That's her thing—she likes to be comfortable but trendy. Even if she's wearing a simple black dress, it's going to be the newest black dress.

She doesn't feel the pressure to take fashion and beauty risks because she's more concerned about other things. She loves her house—she just built this amazing house. She loves her dog, she loves her friends. She's always like, "I'm having a pizza party tonight—come over," you know what I mean? Those are the things she has fun with. Not only is she a great client and fun to work with, but she's also one of the greatest friends I have. She seriously is—she knows how to be a friend, and she has taught me how to be friend. I'm the luckiest person in the world.

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