Patrick Melville, owner of the Patrick Melville Salon at Sports Club/LA, is no newbie to styling the celebrities and socialites, not to mention the Victoria’s Secret Angels. The former head-stylist of the Warren-Tricomi Salon was the master behind the locks of Nicole Richie and Mischa Barton at New York’s Spring/Summer 2008 Fashion Week.

To achieve the voluminous ponytail of Nicole Richie for the Max Azria show, Melville started by using a one-and-a-half pipe curling iron to give the hair body. He followed by pinning the hair into a ponytail at the crown, for height. With some teasing for added volume, a few products (L’Oreal Elnett Hairspray, Kiehl’s Silk Groom) for texture, and the right tools (Mason Pearson brush)…Voi la!…the voluminous ponytail.

Melville also styled Richie’s hair for Fashion Rocks. For a more casual, chic look, Melville chose a textured and slightly messy chignon, while keeping the bangs cleanly swept to the side. To keep the style in place, he used Kersastase Spray Volumactive and L’Oreal Elnett Hairspray.

For the “Une Journee A Paris” event hosted by Van Cleef & Arpels, Melville gave Mischa Barton a relaxed, wind-blown up-do. Melville started by blow drying Mischa’s hair with a Mason Pearson brush. To create a natural look, he loosely curled Mischa’s hair with a one-inch barrel curling iron for soft waves. He used Kersastase Spray Volumactive and Peter Hantz Styling Glaze, and then teased at the roots for volume. He finished the look off with L’Oreal Elnett Hairspray.

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