From the Red Carpet: Model Crystal Renn rocks 1940s glamour by Leonardo...
Model Crystal Renn rocked 1940s-style glamour as she celebrated Naomi Campbell's career at an event in NYC last week. The 29-year-old model showed off her cleavage in a low-cut floor-length purple...
View ArticleMarco Santini for Harper's Bazaar KZ!
Danish beauty Helena Christensen graces the April 2016 cover of Harper’s Bazaar Kazakhstan, posing on the ground in a soft pink dress with metallic embellishment. Captured by Angelo D’Agostino, she's...
View ArticleUpcoming Trends: Bangs, bangs, bangs!
Leonardo Manetti on the 2016 upcoming trends."Fringes are becoming relevant again. We at ION STUDIO NYC predict we will be seeing a lot of different kinds of Fringes and Bangs through the end of this...
View ArticleA Woman Undone: Leonardo Manetti for Models.com
A WOMAN UNDONE For the latest Models.com MDX editorial, Tiziano Magni gets tied up on the stunning Esther De Jong for freshly charged visuals with a kinbaku bent. Both are back in their image-making...
View ArticleEMILY: 'My hair feels very light, free, and sexy!'
"Having big hair has been an everyday struggle for me but Leo was so good with my hair, my hair now feels very light, free, and sexy." Leo really wanted to create some movement and "space" within...
View ArticleBroadway Style Guide: Tim Nolan x Jennifer Damiano!
Our own Tim Nolan styled actress Jennifer Damiano for the opening night of American Psycho. Tim went for light textured waves with elegant side part to accentuate her look.Broadway Style Guide followed...
View ArticleSTRAIGHT TALK: Half up, half down LOOK by Marco Santini!
Hair: Marco SantiniModel: Jen DancePhotographer: Matt Licari This look was used for the STRAIGHT TALK class and is a new version of the half up, half down look. This can be used for weddings or...
View ArticleCeleb Make-up Artist GUCCI WESTMAN gets MET BALL ready with Tim Nolan!
Exclusive: How a Celeb Makeup Artist Got Ready for the Met Gala 2016World-renowned makeup guru Gucci Westman gave Byrdie an exclusive look at her pre-Met prep; from trying on the perfect dress to doing...
View ArticleCOLOR CLIENTS: Kimberley Pierce's Maternity Leave (28 June-mid October 2016)
Dear Clients,As most of you may already know, I am pregnant with my first child! We are very excited to be having a baby boy due in July. So, with that comes the news of my upcoming maternity...
View ArticleSTRAIGHT TALK: Ponytail dressed up by Leonardo Manetti!
Straight TalkHair: Leo ManettiModel: Natalia Trou,Photographer: Matt Licari First Leo blow dryed the hair straight with Volu Mist, everything away from the face.The first section was right behind the...
View ArticleMeet Colin McCarthy, NEW STYLIST at ION STUDIO NYC!
We're super excited to introduce our new talent on board. Meet Colin McCarthy! Colin’s hairdressing career began when, at the age of six, his mother realized he had taught himself to french-braid...
View ArticleLONG TO SHORT: Curls gone undercut!
Hair: Leonardo ManettiModel: Kendall ShawStyling: Leonardo ManettiPhotography: Matt LicariThis look was used in the Long to Short Davines atelier class.Leo blew her out with 1/2 Medium Hold Paste, and...
View ArticleStunning 1940s UPDO by Leonardo Manetti!
Check out this gorgeous 1940's Wolrd War inspired look by Leonardo Manetti!ION: What was your inspiration for this look? Leo:I wanted to bring back the classics. To try to do something not so literal,...
View ArticleLeonardo Manetti for Hommage A Brassaï in Ubikwist Magazine!
Models Esther De Jong and Mari Agory seduce in Tiziano Magni images 'Hommage A Brassaï' for UBIKWIST Magazine. The new biannual, international, independent publication celebrates Diversity. Our own...
View ArticleInspired by rainy Sunday afternoon, hair by Sarah Rappolt!
This is a quiet moment inspired by rainy Sunday Afternoons. A cancelled brunch date and a soft wool blanket to wrap up in.We used the Sea Salt Spray rough dried into the hair, and then used Texturizing...
View ArticleTransparent Intuition by Leonardo Manetti for UBIKWIST Magazine!
Delicate and alluring, that's Transparent Intuition lensed by Tiziano Magni for UBIKWIST Magazine, part #2. Beauty Waleska Gorczevski sports siren waves textured and brushed out by our own Leonardo...
View ArticleHOW TO by Leonardo Manetti: Glam locks with 70s flair!
How to acheive these gorgeous 70's inspired locks?Leonardo Manetti's HOW TO:1. Blow your hair out with sea salt spray.2. Set hair with a 1 inch curling iron, leave the root out and pull all curls...
View ArticleLeonardo Manetti for ROGUE Magazine with actress Kish Serratos!
The Walking Dead actress Kish Serratos posed for Matt Licari in these fabulous studio shots for ROGUE MAGAZINE. Our own Leonardo Manetti styled her rich brown mane with its natural flow, cascading back...
View ArticleWelcoming Alessandro Comai, NEW STYLIST on board!
We are super stoked to introduce a new fabulous addition to our team, straight from Italy, meet stylist Alessandro Comai! Alessandro was born in Vigo Cavedine, a small village on the north of Italy...
View ArticleMarco Santini's sexy take on a BRAID, inspired by vintage corsets!
Marco's sexy take on a braid, inspired by alluring vintage corsets.ION: How did this style come to be?Marco: It was late and I was talking with the model we were shooting, Julia. I wanted to give her...
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