Exclusive Get the Look & Giveaway: Katy Perry at the Met Ball

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My girl crush Katy Perry left whimsy behind for this week's Met Gala appearance.  Her architectural gown jived nicely with the chic and glamorous hairstyle created by Pasquale Ferrante of New York's ION Studio. Read on for a bit of exclusive scoop on Katy's Met Gala look:

e4s: What was your inspiration for the look?

PF: Cleopatra. She’s a beautiful, strong, and independent woman just like Katy.

e4s: How involved was Katy in the direction for the hair?

PF: Katy was very involved in the direction of the hair. She is fantastic to work with because she knows what she wants, but is also open to developing her vision with both myself and her makeup artist. I think her look really came together, evoking Cleopatra – the dress really chose her. She looked beautiful.

e4s: Any key products or techniques to get the look?

PF: I used a variety of Davines products. After washing her hair, I sprayed in Dede Leave-in Conditioner and added Defining Volume Mousse for extra volume. After blow drying her hair straight, I used a 1 ½ inch curling iron to add volume and depth to her ends. To finish, I secured the style by spraying Defining Invisible Hairspray.  

To win a set of the Davines products that Pasquale Ferrante used to create Katy Perry's gorgeous look, leave a comment below telling me one of your hair woes. One lucky winner will be chosen at random next Wednesday night!

UPDATE: THE WINNER IS MARIA OF I FEEL PRETTY.  CONGRATS!

41 comments:

graykitty said...

I love Katy Perry and the Davines products are awesome!

Deanna6 said...

One of my hair woes is frizziness!

jesserker said...

My hair woe is that it's fine nd lacking in volume!

StyleIT said...

I want big Texas hair - yes please!

brenda21 said...

My hair needs crazy volume!

jsweeps said...

my hair woe is that it is very, very fine and oily. even when i color it, it is oily.

shopgurl101 said...

I have the opposite problem of the girl above me. My hair is very, very, very curly, and extremely dry.

A.Ozair said...

my hair issues...sigh...endless..they are DRY...and then they fall FLAT on my head..they have no life...no kind of volume..siigh..i want some lift at the roots..HELP MEEE!! :'(

aaj83 said...

this is weird...i thought i was signed in...the comment above by "A.OZAIR" is by me..sigh...anyways
AAJ83/A.ozair..is the same person...:)
sowie for the confusion...i wish i cuold delete the previous scrap..just pasting it again

my hair issues...sigh...endless..they are DRY...and then they fall FLAT on my head..they have no life...no kind of volume..siigh..i want some lift at the roots..HELP MEEE!! :'(

annalene said...

i have WAY too much hair (even though it's pin straight), probably three whole heads worth so I have to thin out more than half the volume of my hair for it to look normal. even when i do, my hair is still huge and thick and it requires a lot of shampoo!

superdumb said...

My hair has gotten finer as I've gotten older, so now I have no volume!

Ellen Ring said...

It's dry & unmanageable.

Katy D. said...

One word: frizz.

garlandofroses said...

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Tracey Byram said...

My hair woe is dry hair caused by daily blowdrying and using hairspray.

kathemc said...

Frizz, definitely. Humidity is not my friend.

sethjody said...

My hair woe is my hair is thinning to the point it makes me want to cry.

Anonymous said...

Biggest hair woe - insanely oily hair.

sweet8684girl said...

I can never get my bangs to look right!

hannahbeck said...

Warm weather humidity makes mine frizz!

xemailheather said...

It's filled with chlorine!!

extemter said...

My hair lacks volume!

septemberlovely said...

My hair woe is definitely the frizzies. Being "blessed" with naturally curly hair, I have alot of things conspiring to give me an afro on any given day.

deedreamer said...

My hair woe is that I have uncontrollable frizz and fly-aways! My hair tends to always get static and it becomes quite a hassle!

Halifax said...

My hair is too fine, so it's very easy to tangle. And it needs some volume too

Naughtygirlrlw said...

Ughh, frizziness is my woe!

Sherry B. said...

My hair is falling out due to illness, and what little is left is baby-fine and damaged from lightening to blend the color with my scalp so that the contrast doesn't look as obvious.

Lisa ODonnell said...

My hair is a frizzy free-for-all..... I would love these products!

Leane said...

My hair is generally well behaved except for the small fly aways at my part. Since it toward the top of my head it look like a plume of wispy feathers to me. I don't like to wear hairspray or lots of any heavy product, but that is what it usually takes to make them lie down. The 'Invisible hairspray' sounds like it would be lighter....I would love to try the Davines line of products....this is a really great giveaway!

Christie C. said...

Okay, this sounds absolutely fantastic!!!! My hair is pretty normal- but I can never get volume without looking poofy or frizzy--so not the look I'm going for!! I'd loove to try these products and have my hair look as pretty as Kate's! thanks!!!!

Rebecca L said...

My hair is super frizzy in the humidity and too dry in the heat! So it's not good for my to blow dry it!

Jen C. said...

i get very frizzy hair when i leave it air dry naturally to get waves. or if i put in wave spray and use a diffuser it's still frizzy.

supersueng said...

there is nothing i love more in the world than big hair. BIG HAIR DON'T CARE

lvhunnie said...

My hair is thick, curly and dry so I use momo lotion to tame it when I blow dry. This works great when combined with pearatine (another line my stylists uses).

LilyBiscuit7 said...

My hair is too soft, fine textured and goes way too flat/limp....It needs texture. lift and body. That's all :o) The good thing is that my daughter has her father's thick beautiful hair, not mine :o)

Anonymous said...

Wow - that whole Cleopatra look reminds me of Liz Taylor. So sexy!

adrianrny said...

I have very thick, wavy hair, & I am dreading summer because of the humidity and the effect it will have on my hair--pure frizz!

S. Carter said...

I have curly hair past my shoulders and it does what ever the weather dictates. Need frizz control!!

rloerzel said...

No volume in my hair most of the time. :(

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hofken said...

My hair has a big "bend" in it right behind my left ear.