Making Your Hair All It Can Be

(CBS)  Not happy with your hair?

Celebrity stylist Ted Gibson stopped by "The Early Show" Thursday to help!

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As part of the series, "The Search for the Perfect...," Gibson shared lots of great ideas to make your locks luxurious.

What does it mean to have the perfect hair?

Beauty is individual! Perfect hair makes you feel confident, sexy and beautiful. Perfect hair is really like the perfect diamond, for which cut, color and clarity are all-important. One of the first things you need to do to get the perfect hair is understand the kind of shape your hair is in.

Mechanical help!

The Phyto Hair Scope magnifies the hair and scalp 200 times onto a screen, so you can see what shape your hair is in and help you and your stylist figure out what you need to do to get the perfect hair. After you understand the problems you have, you can work with your stylist to find the right cut, color and products to get the perfect hair.

Which cuts work for which face shapes?

• Round: I'd recommend cuts with fullness and height at the crown of the head, with long layers to help your face appear more narrow
• Narrow/Rectangular: Bangs are great for someone with a rectangular face. You want to avoid long, straight hair.
• Oval: If you have an oval-shaped face you're in luck! You can get away with almost any look

How can you select a color that will compliment your face and features?

It's important to match your skin tone to your hair color. If you have neutral skin, you can pull off almost any hair color. If you have a milky complexion, like Anne Hathaway, you want to look for cool colors. If you tan easily or have a honey undertone, you want to try warm colors.

What if you can't afford anything spectacular: How can you fake it?

I love clip-in extensions! They are an easy temporary way to add volume, length, shine and even bangs. Extensions are the biggest Hollywood hair secret.

What's the best way to handle frizz and thinning hair?

There are some great products and at-home secrets for frizz and thinning hair. For frizz, using a shine lotion or my signature hair sheets will help get rid of frizz on the go. For thinning hair, something simple like a volumizing spray is great - and again, don't forget extensions!

[bits3tlc]

I wish he would have covered more on the face shape.

[help2me]

The product Mr. Gibson suggested for controlling static electricity was unclear to me. This website completely left out that part of the segment. Disappointing!

Rebecca
Stillwater, MN

[dkstous]

I watched this segment this morning. Seemed very well done, but I was very disappointed to hear Mr. Gibson mispronounce a fairly common English word.

"Especially" is NOT pronounced "ek-specially". That's right up there with using the word "axe" to indicate a question or query.

David Stous
St. Albans, VT