{"id":34619,"date":"2021-09-13T15:11:41","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T15:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&p=34619"},"modified":"2021-09-13T22:11:27","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T22:11:27","slug":"shay-mitchell-mtv-vmas-getting-ready-hair-tresemme-interview","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/shay-mitchell-mtv-vmas-getting-ready-hair-tresemme-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Ready for the 2021 VMAs With Shay Mitchell"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For as long as I can remember, I have looked in awe at celebrities and their ability to somehow\u2026 do it all. Yes, they\u2019re lucky enough to have glam squads and assistants and publicists and all of that, but still \u2014 there are celebrities who do more in an hour than I do in a week, and for that, I endlessly applaud them. With New York Fashion Week coming to a close right as the MTV Video Music Awards<\/a> and the Met Gala<\/a> starts, I\u2019m dying for more tips and tricks on how to bop around this city from place to place without worrying that all the hard work I put in on my hair was for naught. If there\u2019s one person who knows about being busy, it\u2019s Shay Mitchell<\/a>. The actress\/mom\/entrepreneur\/TRESemm\u00e9<\/a> ambassador attended both the Altuzarra show at NYFW and then headed directly to the VMAs with two distinct, different hairstyles. Mitchell rocked a sleek, high ponytail at the show, only to loosen the style into a chic updo with loose tendrils framing her face for the awards show, all courtesy of TRESemm\u00e9\u2019s Global Stylist Justine Marjan. Of course, this could be sorcery, or we could ask the source (wordplay intentional) how she gets it all done. Mitchell was kind enough to jump on the phone with me to explain her love for VMAs style, being adaptable, and how she uses hairspray in a very unexpected way. <\/span><\/p>\n

What is your main inspiration for this year\u2019s VMA look?<\/h5>\n

Mitchell:<\/strong> To be honest, it started with the dress. I had a fitting when I was in LA, and then the dress that I’m wearing tonight just caught my eye. It was something different than I’ve ever worn before. The material of it is really cool, really fun. I think that’s what you look for when you’re getting ready, especially for the VMAs. It’s such an iconic carpet, there have been so many incredible looks in the past years \u2014 I really just wanted to go with something that was fun and new, and then match my hair and makeup to go with it.<\/p>\n

How did you and Justine come up with the look?<\/h5>\n

Mitchell:<\/strong> It always starts with me sending her photos. I just text her photos of the outfit so we can plan it. I always like to have a little bit of an idea, so I’m not coming into it blind. I sent her the looks that I was going to be wearing this weekend, and then she and I switched back and forth with sharing inspiration photos. That’s really how it came about. It was nice to be able to show up today and then have an idea of some of the hair looks that we were going to be doing.<\/p>\n

What makes VMA looks different from other red carpets?<\/h5>\n

Mitchell:<\/strong> “Fun” just comes to mind when I think of the VMAs. I think that there have been so many iconic looks in the years before, that I feel like people have more confidence to try something new on this carpet over other carpets.<\/p>\n

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