Heather Bouzan McHugh

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  Orange Crush

  11 June, 2012 | Get Pretty | Heather Bouzan McHugh

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  Great Import: Sassoon Salon welcomes a new creative director from the UK

  04 May, 2012 | Get Pretty | Heather Bouzan McHugh

  Boston has a tight-knit salon community. Trace back the professional family trees, and it seems like everyone’s worked the floor at James Joseph, studied under Mario Russo, come up under Marc Harris’s…

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  Smart balm

  04 May, 2012 | Get Pretty | Heather Bouzan McHugh

  Stowe, Vermont–based brand Ursa Major has emerged as a shining star in the world of men’s skincare. That’s in no small part due to its commitment to creating all-natural, largely organic alternatives …

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  Refrigerator Remedies

  05 April, 2012 | Get Pretty | Heather Bouzan McHugh

  Don’t get us wrong: we’re total product junkies. But every once in a while, we love to get back to basics, to dig through our pantries and fridges for the everyday items that served our mothers and ou…

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  Sipping pretty

  09 March, 2012 | Get Pretty | Heather Bouzan McHugh

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  Get groomed: The new owner of Maggie Inc. shares his must-haves

  13 February, 2012 | Get Pretty | Heather Bouzan McHugh

  Photo: NATALIA BOLTUKHOVAEven grooming-averse dudes can be swayed toward stylishness with the help of a mentor. So guys, meet Casey. (Sorry, that's all you're getting. He's been one-name-only since gr…

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  A better shade of pale

  16 January, 2012 | Get Pretty | Heather Bouzan McHugh

   Step away from the self-tanner, lest we be tempted to call you "Snooki." If you're one of the fair-complected females who, at the first sign of a snowflake, goes running for her fake bake of c…

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  Making an A-List ... and checking it twice: Local experts bestow beauty-enhancing gifts on celebs in need

  12 December, 2011 | Get Pretty | Heather Bouzan McHugh

  No matter how large the hair and makeup budget, even the toniest of celebrities can use some cosmetic stocking stuffers now and then. So we queried Boston beauty authorities to find out the holiday gi…

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  A new hair duo

  14 November, 2011 | Get Pretty | Heather Bouzan McHugh

  Photo: NATALIA BOLTUKHOVA They made their big debut at Boston Fashion Week, when the team from Salon Eva Michelle (118 Newbury Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, 617.262.8118) came together to style two show…

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  Beauty bookmarks: Local online storefronts worth a browse

  17 October, 2011 | Get Pretty | Heather Bouzan McHugh

  Etsy is like Wikipedia for craft lovers: what starts as a brief bout of procrastination can easily turn into hours of scrolling through pages upon pages of vintage clutches, then upcycled dishware, th…

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  Frill-free and fabulous

  19 September, 2011 | Get Pretty | Heather Bouzan McHugh

  Photo: JANICE CHECCHIO Sometimes it's helpful to take a step back from beauty trends. In the quest to discover what's hot right now, we're sometimes distracted by hype, miracle promises, and pr…

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  Girls like boys: Handsome beauty heats up

  05 September, 2011 | Get Pretty | Heather Bouzan McHugh

  Hair: BRIAN RAND | Makeup: KATRINA HESS | Model: ERICA FREDETTE OF MAGGIE INC. | Photo: JOEL VEAK Menswear-inspired silhouettes were hot on the Fall 2011 runways, so it's no surprise we're seeing a b…

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  State of the art: Stand out with statement manicures from Boston’s artsiest nail gurus

  25 July, 2011 | Get Pretty | Heather Bouzan McHugh

  Photo: ALEXA FAY Trend: Minx Nail “Wraps”Location: MiniLuxe (296 Newbury Street, Boston, 857.362.7444)Manicurist: Adriana Leiva, nail technicianPolish (or, in this case, a flexible polymer that is he…

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  Charm school, salon edition

  27 June, 2011 | Get Pretty | Heather Bouzan McHugh

  Maybe you think you've mastered all the etiquette essentials: you reach for the right fork, respond to colleagues' passive-aggressive emails with aplomb, and spent the appropriate amount on that wed…

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  Class action

  30 May, 2011 | Get Pretty | Heather Bouzan McHugh

  When it comes to summer fashion (read: bare arms, ever-shortening hemlines, and the dreaded midriff-baring bathing suit), there's simply no place to hide. If you've been gorging on bonbons since East…

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  From the shampoo station to a chair of his own: A Q&A with stylist Paul Giardino

  03 May, 2011 | Stuff We Love | Heather Bouzan McHugh

    Photo: MICHAEL DISKIN  It feels like forever since we met our "Book Your Appointments Now, Folks" 2010 Beauty Awards winner Paul Giardino, then a fresh-faced Dirk Diegel protégé who’…

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  Making the cut: Beauty school is only the beginning. A stylist's real education starts on the salon floor.

  02 May, 2011 | Stuff We Love | Heather Bouzan McHugh

  Photo: CHRISTOPHER PADGETT To be perfectly honest, though we've spent plenty of time in stylists' chairs, we'd never really given the subject of salon ed much thought. But a recent dessert-fueled cha…

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  Photo finish: Put your best face forward with these camera-ready beauty tips

  02 May, 2011 | Get Pretty | Heather Bouzan McHugh

  'Tis the season, party people. Now that the sun is shining and the temps are holding steady above tights-and-sweaters weather, the moment is right to dust off your lucky evening clutch and emerge fro…

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  The next wave

  04 April, 2011 | Get Pretty | Heather Bouzan McHugh

  Hair and beauty trends can be tricky - especially here in Boston, where, we've found, opinions can differ radically from neighborhood to neighborhood, salon to salon, stylist's chair to stylist's cha…

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  Barre none

  07 March, 2011 | Get Pretty | Heather Bouzan McHugh

  Photo: CYBELLE CODISH We're just two months and change into 2011, yet we've completely lost interest in all things fitness, despite all those New Year's resolutions. Plus, swimsuit season still feels…

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