With Breaking Bad and Dexter both wrapping up in recent days, we wish to honor actresses who brought pretty brunette looks to the small screen in shows we won’t be seeing anymore except in reruns—and, within the cases of Breaking Bad and Dexter, in our nightmares.
Betsy Brandt
Breaking Bad
Compared to Walter White, Betsy Brandt’s character, Marie Schrader, wasn’t so bad. Celeb stylist Sean James had the privilege of styling Betsy for the series. Sean’s styling how-to:
STEP 1: Distribute a tennis-ball size of Rene Furterer Volumea Mousse within the roots and mid-lengths.
STEP 2: Dry the hair thoroughly using the Rusk CTC blow dryer and a big-barrel Spornette Porcupine brush until you start to form the specified lift and shape.
STEP 3: Taking vertical sections, wrap hair around a 1” barrel BaBylissPro Nano Titanium curling iron, winding faraway from the top to form sausage barrels. Let the hair sit and funky.
STEP 4: When hair has cooled, loosen with fingertips and spray into shape with Rene Ferterer Vegetal Finishing Spray for a gentle hold.
Jennifer Carpenter
Dexter
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Tina Fey
30 Rock
As Dexter’s sister Debra, a police officer, Jennifer Carpenter eventually needed to take care of conflicting loyalties. Perhaps that dual affection was reflected in her ombre waves.
Liz Lemon brought a beautiful vibe to glasses, wit and awkwardness—which Tina Fey, who wrote and played Liz, does in addition. We didn’t need to wait to look Fey for too long; she just hosted Saturday Night Live’s 2013-2014 season opener, and her chocolate locks looked great.
Check here for Goldwell Lead Artistic Director John Simpson’s tips about making a classic ombre look.
Jenna Fischer
The Office
Jenna Fischer Jenna Fischer’s Pam is another comedy favorite who combined cute with smart. Here she is at a SAG Awards ceremony toward the tip of the sitcom’s run. The side bun, still a red carpet fave, was designed by Bertrand W. of Tracey Mattingly. Here’s the how-to:
STEP 1: After blowing the hair out straight, angle a component from the forehead to the back.
STEP 2: Sweep hair sideways, and spritz it with a glossing spray while ensuring the stays a bit of loose.
STEP 3: Brush the hair from left to right, form a low, side ponytail and tease it to create a robust base.
STEP 4: Brush along the portion of the ponytail to smooth the hair and provides it shape. Secure with bobby pins, and repeat the glossing spray spritz to tame flyaways.
Katherine McPhee
Smash
Katherine McPhee (Photo by Marc Stamas/Getty Images) The musical show didn’t run long for the yankee Idol runner-up, but she wore some great hair while it lasted. To create certainly one of Katherine’s signature topknot looks, look into the How-To from an analogous look crafted by celebrity stylist Ryan Trygstad.