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Melissa Bridgers is the Color Director at OC61 Salon and Spa in Manhattan and one of the leading colorists in the industry.

OC61 Salon & Spa is located at 33 East 61st Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10021.  Call for an appointment: 212.935.6261

With a signature method of mixing traditional foil techniques with free-form hair painting, Melissa creates personalized color for her clients that leave them feeling beautiful and confident - and coming back for more.

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Kirsten Dunst, Faith Hill, Jane Fonda, Ivana Trump, Cynthia Nixon, Sophie Dahl, Twiggy and Nicole Kidman are just a few of the devotees of Melissa’s artistry.

Melissa formally studied art and design before training under some of the top colorists in the world and she continuously finds inspiration in the people and places around her. (more…)

Naturally curly haired brunette actress Marissa Jaret Winokur recently joined Oxygen as host of the sizzling hot new dance/weight loss competition series “Dance Your Ass Off.”

Marissa is best known for creating the role of Tracy Turnblad in the hit Broadway musical “Hairspray,” a fabulous performance for which she won a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress.

Marissa is also known for her fabulous cascade of rich ringlets and sassy natural curls which she wears loose, shiny and bouncy.  Marissa is a poster girl for luscious coils.

(Dance Your Ass Off - 40th Annual Gay Pride Parade - Pictured: Marissa Jaret Winokur  Host of Oxygen’s “Dance Your Ass Off” - Oxygen Photo: Ali Goldstein - All Rights Reserved)

When “Hairspray” reached the end of its Broadway run in January 2009, Winokur returned to close the show, reviving her role as the zaftig lead. (more…)

As always, there are tons of rumors as well as controversy swirling around the now cinnamon haired Lindsay Lohan who celebrated her 23rd birthday yesterday, July 2, 2009, at Bardot in Hollywood.

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Lindsay was photographed in an all white outfit with a silver gray scarf wrapped around her neck as she had assistance leaving the club for her limo.

The word on the street is that Linds went back to her signature cinnamon red hair because it was the favorite color of her long time love Sam Ronson who Lindsay is supposedly reconciled with - at least for the moment.

on Twitter.  Why?  Linds had to apologize for digs she made regarding Justin Timberlake’s. (more…)

Decked out in pristine white outfits with matching stark white hair, No Doubt, led by Gwen Stefani performed at Ellen Degeneres annual outdoor show held a few weeks ago.

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After performing two songs Ellen chatted with Gwen and the rest of the band.  The Talk Show hostess said “I’m so exited you’re all here - it’s unbelievable when I’m reading about it today - 27 million albums.

Ellen asked Gwen, who had a lime green sports style bra under her pristine white T - “does it feel like anytime went by since you’ve been together?”  (more…)

It was recently announced that the beautiful and perky Joanna Garcia will be hanging out for four episodes on CW’s Gossip Girl this Fall (Gossip Girl returns Monday, Sept. 14, now at 9 pm/ET).

(Image of Joanna Garcia as Megan Smith on CW’s Priviledged -Photo by Jaimie Trueblood - The CW @2008 The CW Network LLC. All Rights Reserved

Joanna who was recently on CW’s Priviledged, which was sadly canceled, will play the latest new love interest for Nate.

Joanna will play Bree, a Southern belle with an edgy lifestyle.  Although her upbringing was conservative, her current lifestyle is much less so.

It has also been reported by the media that JoAnna who went Cinnamon Brown for her lead on CW’s Priviledged will be going much lighter for her Gossip Girls role.

It has been reported she will be a blonde Southern belle.  Which is very appropriate for Gossip Girls. (more…)