Want to know how celebrity hairstylists create effortless red carpet hair? It starts before the styling chair. It starts with the preparation—the behind-the-scenes work that gives hair its foundation.

Just ask celebrity stylist Owen Gould, who styled Landman actress Ali Larter’s hair for the Actor Awards. For Gould, the look wasn’t just about polish. It was also about performance, starting with the shampoo.

The Secret Behind Effortless Red Carpet Hair

When hair’s foundation is healthy and balanced, it responds differently to styling. It maintains volume longer, reflects light beautifully, and moves with greater fluidity. To create that foundation, Gould turned to NULASTIN’s elevated essentials collection, preparing Ali Later’s hair from the scalp up before heat styling. 

Why Preparation Matters as Much as Styling

Great hair is a lot like great makeup—the final look is only as good as the canvas beneath it. For this red carpet look, the process started with Vibrant Scalp Scrub to gently exfoliate and create a clean canvas free of buildup. Next came Vibrant Scalp Shampoo and Conditioner Duo, an elastin replenishing system that promotes volume, smoothness and shine from the very first wash. Before styling, NuProtect Leave-In Primer was applied to protect her hair from heat while enhancing manageability and delivering that glossy finish seen on the red carpet.

How to Achieve Red Carpet Hair at Home

If you’re wondering if you can recreate Ali’s head turning blowout at home, the answer is yes. You just need the right preparation. Your hair styles differently when products are designed for lasting performance over temporary, surface level fixes. And that’s exactly what NULASTIN delivers—performance first formulas that give you results worthy of the red carpet. 

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