Q & A with Hair Expert Nitin Manchanda
About Nitin Manchanda: Nitin Manchanda, Technical Head, INDOLA. Nitin Manchanda, INDOLA’s Technical Head believes ‘Creativity is all about discovering the unknown’. A professionally trained hairdresser from Pivot Point School, Delhi, Nitin has been in the industry for past 14 years, and has styled in numerous shows – Femina Miss India 2009, Bangalore Fashion week, Schwarzkopf Essential Look Shows, INDOLA’s Street Style Collection Shows, Nitin has shared the stage with International stylists Like Antony Whitekar, Rick Lee, Dieter Kaiser and Millecent Howe.
Nitin also learnt make-up and hair styling from London. Nitin got trainings from some of the pioneers of the hairdressing world like Antony Whitekar, Tyler Johnston, Lesley Lawson, Tom Kroboth and Leonardo Rizzo in various countries like Germany, U.K, China, Japan, Thailand etc.
In 2003, he joined Schwarzkopf Professional so that he can focus on his passion for hair. With Schwarzkopf, he was responsible to strengthen the Schwarzkopf educational initiatives for the hairdressers’ community in India. To take this initiative to the next level he designed various training programs from Beginner level to advanced Level and conducted educational training through seminars and workshops in salons for hairdressers across the country. In 2011, Nitin took charge of INDOLA as the technical head, and has played a key role in increasing the footprint of the brand across the country.
I interviewed Nitin..and asked him some major concerns Indian women face, how to tackle them and some easy DIY hairstyles and how to do them..
1) Major issue of women in India is hair fall…how do you suggest tackling that?
There are lots of reasons for hairfall, and one of them is stressful lifestyle.Other reasons to it would be nutritional deficiency, dandruff, excessive oiliness of the scalp, illness, thyroid imbalance, etc
Take proper care for your hair, use appropriate shampoo and conditioner. Once in a month go for Hair spa treatment. Make sure you get adequate sleep.Consult a hairdresser or doctor if your hair loss is increasing even after you take proper care of your hair.
2) Dandruff is a bane in winters..How to fight against it?
With winter setting in, the skin tends to dry out and dandruff is aggravated. Simple dandruff is harmless and disappears on its own within 15-20 days. However, if you have persistent dandruff and experience an increase in hair fall for a period of two to three months, then the problem is a little more serious.
It seems to thrive in oily hair, so regular shampooing can help you fight it off. Massage your hair so that you can clean your skin as well as your hair. Again for the second time you can wash, rinse and repeat because first wash removes the oil layer and second wash helps removing the dandruff.
Maintain a healthy and a balanced diet.
3) Some quick easy DIY hairstyles..
• Braids: it has become a huge trend of modern times. Youngsters and woman are sporting this look for parties, weddings, etc. Well, it can be counted as a simple hairstyle that works for all occasions. But when a braid is worn in a variation looks amazing. Different kinds of plaits ( like Fish tail plait, Rope Plait etc.) can be worn. These plaits can also be used to create and enhance updos.
• Curly Hair: Curl your hair using a diffuser and then it can be left loose or pinned to create a sexy look. A gorgeous look for a romantic weekend getaway or an evening out with that special someone. These curls are very soft.
Steps for romantic curls:
• Dry hair using the Diffuser attachment on your blow dryer.
• Take a small barrel curling iron and wind horizontal sections of hair.
• Spray hair all over with a flexible styling spray.
Ruffled messy buns: they can be easily done at home. Following are the steps for the same.
• Snip the toe tip of your tube sock and roll it up until it forms a mini donut.
• Using your fingers, comb your hair up into a high ponytail and secure with a hair tie. You decide how high you want it, but I would not suggest a sky-high one if you are going for a more casual look. (For a sleeker ponytail, feel free to use a brush.)
• Take the ends of your ponytail and pull it through the donut. Spread out the very ends of your hair around the donut so that it is slightly covered. Tuck those ends under the donut.
• Roll donut with the tucked ends down the rest of your ponytail until you reach your head. There will be some fly-away pieces and some that fell out of the donut while rolling. Leave those alone. They add to the tousled, messy look.
• Ruffle the bun with your fingers to loosen it and pull a few random strands out to make it even more tousled. Now, you’re done!
French knot: If you want a clean hairstyle, then you should always go for French knot.
• Comb your hair thoroughly so that they become smoother and easier to manage. Neatly separate a section of hair from the central region of the top of your head.
• Again, comb your hair entirely, including the separately held section and hold them together as you do while making a pony.
• Hold the base of the pony and twist the pony so that it covers your left hand fingers.
• Now remove your left hand from the center of the twisted pony keeping it tight and fix it at the top using bobby pins on all its sides so that it forms a bun. Similarly fix the tail. Settle the extra hair which may come out of the bun.
• Tighten the bun as much as possible. Use a hair spray for a shiny look.
4) Which hairstyles look good on Indian face structures? For medium long hair..For curly and straight hair each…
1. Curly Hair- As most indian women have wavy to curly long hair, so to enhance the natural texture of the hair, an appropriate layering or graduation technique can be used depending on the face shapes (e.g forward graduation, pie layering, square layer etc). a side fringe can be crafted to highlight the whole look. )
2. Straight Hair – If you have straight long hair, keep it smooth, shiny, one length and have a straight solid fringe as such fringes a very much in Vogue.
Thanks for the answers Nitin..quite a help..
I hope you all found it helpful too..