Elevate Magazine / Autumn 2004 / Portrait By Pam Fulford Cynthia Brandt is bald. And she couldn’t be happier – She never had a bad hair day. Tell us about your condition – alopecia – and what triggered it? There are three main types of alopecia: alopecia areata (patches of hair missing on the scalp and body), alopecia totalis (baldness on the scalp only) and alopecia universalis (baldness on the...

Elevate Magazine / Winter 2007 / Reader Tested: At a loss… & Perfect Fit Reader Tested By Celina Harrison, Elevate Reader Three years ago, I was losing my hair. Now, my new hair is better than natural! It was just over three years ago that I caught a glimpse of myself in a security camera and noticed the hair on the back of my head was thinning. Soon afterward, people...

Elevate Magazine / Spring2008 / Raising the Brow Raising the Brow By Marissa Ponikowski Often ignored, seldom appreciated, your eyebrows can make or break your look. Here’s how to make yours bold and beautiful. This season, thicker brows are in. Those blessed with a generous set can skip the wax and lightly pluck, comb and groom their way to stylish symmetry, but what about those who simply don’t have much...

Toronto Star / October 17, 2008 When women lose their hair Once a silent tragedy, female hair loss shakes loose research, solutions Emily Mathieu Staff Reporter, Toronto Star Laying flush against Jennifer Morozowich’s scalp is a perfectly concealed device that will cause commotion and confusion. That is, when she passes through a metal detector. “The only thing I hate about the clips is they set off the security alarm at...

BEAUTY TREND 8 LUXE HAIRPIECES Wigging out over big hair’s return Janette Ewen Jennifer Lopez uses wigs to get more pouf in her ‘do. Photograph by : Hector Mata, AFP/Getty Images After seasons of flat-ironed locks, the style pendulum has swung to the opposite extreme, ushering in full, fabulous hairstyles coiffed and configured using that long-forgotten accessory: the wig. “I love the full-looking hairstyles celebs like Penelope Cruz, Jennifer Lopez...

Even in today’s modern age, female hair loss is a taboo topic. At Continental Hair we have made it our life’s work to provide leading edge hair replacement options to women suffering from female hair loss. Which is precisely why an essay recently published in The Globe and Mail entitled “Is My Bald Head Making a Bold Public Statement?” struck a chord with us. The touching piece is an autobiographical...