coloured hair

• Justin Bieber celebrated 2013 with a new tattoo — I'm Not Obsessed
• Be fresh-faced for the new year. Show off your freckles like Noora Lapi — Oracle Fox
• Oooh, clever! How to use your mascara as an eyeliner — The Beauty Department
• Isn't it Iconic: Marilyn Monroe and Chanel No. 5 — InStyle
• Beyoncé let her 'fro shine for New Year's Eve in Las Vegas — Just Jared
• Zooey Deschanel is a beehived beauty on the Feb cover of US Glamour — Styleite
• Think pink! A paint-splashed 'do, created by Joshua Barrett — Fashion Gone Rogue

There's nothing worse than regularly spending a fortune having your hair coloured to notice only weeks later that your colour is fading. There are various contributing factors, including washing your hair too often, frequent use of heat styling tools without using the appropriate protectant products, swimming in chlorine without wearing a swimming cap, as well as extensive sun exposure. If you've noticed that your colour is looking a little worse for wear and fading all too fast, we've got the tips and tricks to get your hair picture-perfect for the party season.

• Choose shampoo, conditioner and styling products that are designed to cater for coloured hair, and even more specifically, those tailored to every different hair colour. To maintain your colour and shine in-between salon visits, try Aveda's three-part system Color Conserve Shampoo and Conditioner (from $12.95 each) and Aveda Color Conserve Conditioning Treatment ($49.95), featuring soy-derived vitamin E and other enriching plant-based ingredients.

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Last week in NY, Ashley Greene headed to the Mark studio to chat about how she originally wanted to play Bella in Twilight and all things beauty. She is the spokeswoman for the brand that's seen to be the younger, more trend-focused sister of Avon after all. Ashley revealed her secret to looking fabulous on the go, the trend she's dying to try, spoke about her newly-dyed hair and more!

On how she got involved with Mark: "Initially, I was such a fan of the Mark products. I mean, every girl loves makeup. But the more research I did about Mark, the more I fell in love with its empowering message that they're sending to young women — that they can make their mark in the world, they can make a difference, have financial responsibility, and independence. It's really important to me, and it's something I love to encourage to do."

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Despite strong efforts from Natasha Poly and Chuck Bass' new girl Clémence Poésy — both of whom showed off darker 'dos in Paris this week — red hair is still the colour to beat. Not convinced? Well the proof is in the pudding. Or the celebs. Whatevs. Carmen Kass is said to be so taken with her Louis Vuitton look that she's thinking of keeping it for a while. Then there's Mad Men's Christina Hendricks who 'fesses up that Karen Elson stole her look in the November issue of Harper's BAZAAR. Juicy! She tells the mag: “I was in Milan, and you would see the same girls at castings. There was one girl — she was like, ‘I can’t get any work. I’m so sick of this, I’m ready to quit. I love your hair colour. What do you colour your hair with?’ and I was like, ‘Oh, it’s red. Here’s my formula.’ It was Karen Elson. A couple of weeks later, she had bright red hair . . . Then I saw her on the cover of Italian Vogue, and the rest is history!” And in further six-degrees-of-separation-stylee news, Maggie Grace, who is set to appear in the upcoming The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, says her favourite hair colour is red and she's constantly asking directors if they'll let her dye it because it reminds her of Anne of Green Gables, which is why Christina first dyed her hair back when she was 10. Bless.