Benefit showcases latest in hair, makeup

Seven stylists from Aveda Salon & Spa at Ala Moana are back from Milan and eager to share what they learned at Aveda's Master Jam, an international event designed to showcase the latest trends and techniques for hair color, cuts and makeup.

In a nutshell, it's looking like the 1980s again, with short cuts and an explosion of pastel color. See for yourself when Aveda stages its "Fashion Show for the Earth," a benefit for the Hawaii Nature Center, Tuesday. Funds raised will help the center preserve native species as well as provide educational programs for local children and families.

During the show, the salon's dramatic hairstyles will be paired with about 30 exuberant and colorful dresses by Betsey Johnson, including a collection straight from New York's Fashion Week runway.

'FASHION SHOW FOR THE EARTH' Featuring Aveda Salon & Spa hairstyles with Betsey Johnson fashions: » Time: 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday » Place: Pearl Ultralounge, Ala Moana Center Hookipa Terrace » Admission: $10 pre-sale at Aveda Salon & Spa; $15 at the door. To benefit Hawaii Nature Center. » Call: 947-6141

You'll see voluminous teased 'dos, sleek glamour and big waves that allow the stylists to incorporate all the techniques they've learned in the Italian fashion capital. Naturally, styles will be toned down for the street to suit the relaxed chic of today's fashion.

Inspiration came straight from models' pre-salon heads. With their makeup and hairstyles dictated by teams of designers, stylists, photographers and editors, there's no need for models to bother doing anything that will be undone in the studio.

As a result, Aveda team leader Cherie Roberts said, "They arrive looking like they just woke up, with their hair just pulled into a ponytail and put up. We tried to create a look like a model just did it herself, just making it a little more polished without being too contrived.

"We're moving away from the romantic period of longer hair or like Giselle's (Bundchen), or surfer hair. You'll be seeing shorter, layered cuts."

More importantly, color a la Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" days is on its way back. But rather than brash, colors run a gamut of pastels, showing a softer side to citrusy lemon, orange sherbet, lilac and pink lemonade.

"People are tired of seeing browns, reds. They're ready for something different," Roberts said.

Color also makes a return in makeup, with eyes outlined in blues and lime greens with a touch of sundew orange, which also works on lips and cheeks.

Roberts is also excited about the eyebrow's return, restored to its natural glory from the well-manicured line seen on most women today. Start growing them in now.

"It will be a really big change that I think will catch on," Roberts said. "A fuller brow really brings out your eyes. It makes a big difference."