I had the incredible opportunity to work with the gorgeous Thandie Newton for the Los Angeles premiere of her new film "Run, Fat Boy, Run." Thandie is a rare creature, because she is breathtakingly beautiful and has an insanely smart sense of humor. I'll just tell you the truth...When I work with Thandie I have to be "ON" at all times because she will challenge me and question me, and when she does, she wants answers. She has a wicked sense of humor that keeps me on my toes!

For her premiere, I originally thought that she should wear her hair down and very full. So, I took Kevin Ryan's new RSessionsTools double iron and created a messy, loose curl in Thandie's hair by taking three-inch sections and spraying them with Vavoom Gold Heat Iron-In Control Protective Dry Mist, and then wrapping her hair through the iron in a figure eight around the heating rods. After each section was set on the iron, I gave it a "pull" so it didn't look too set and stayed loose and "cool." I set all of Thandie's hair this way, and when I was finished, I gave her hair a good shake to make sure it would fall in to place (which it did, of course). I was so happy with this look; it was a young, fresh take on a 70's style.

But then, Thandie decided to wear a different dress to her premiere. She thought that a pink Mathew Williamson frock was the right dress for the Los Angeles premiere, and I agreed with her. Unfortunately, down, full hair did not work with the new dress, so I went into action and gave Thandie a fun, loose side bun. It took about 90 seconds to create and took five pins to secure. I have to say that this is one of my favorite hairstyles that I've created because it happened so organically and Thandie just went with it. When I saw the pictures of her on the red carpet, I could see that she was happy and confident with her hairstyle, and that made me proud.

These are the days that I love being a hairdresser!