Hair Extensions 101 with Celebrity Hairstylist Lacy Redway

Breaking Beauty Podcast

Dear Media, Jill Dunn and Carlene Higgins

Jilldunn, Arts, Beautyeditors, Style541811, Beautyexpert, Beauty, Carlenehiggins, Fashion, Society & Culture, Magazineeditors, Fashion & Beauty

4.7 • 954 Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Ever wondered how the stars manage those incredible, voluminous hair transformations? Trust us, they didn’t wake up that way. This week, we're diving deep into the art of hair extensions with one of the best in the biz, Celebrity Hairstylist Lacy Redway. Lacy's signature, sculptural looks have graced the covers of Vogue and New York magazine on talents like Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka, and her creative skills have been tapped by the likes of Chappell Roan, Tessa Thompson, and Michelle Williams. As a Creative Brand Partner for Bellami Hair, Lacy is the authority and today she’s sharing it all.

Tune in to hear all about:

The best way to choose hair extensions as a newbie
How a pro like Lacy keeps her hair extensions neat, tidy and ready for the camera at all times (no tangles here!)
How-to wear extensions without damaging your natural hair
How-to blend extensions so that you get a seamless effect
The exact budget-friendly products she uses to clean and style the extensions in her kit
Stay tuned to the end where Lacy shares a little tea about working backstage on a well-known reality TV show (you won’t believe which one!)

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a Dear Media production.
0:08.1	Welcome to Breaking Beauty, the podcast all about the breakthrough people, products, and moments in beauty.
0:14.0	We're your host, Jill Dunn and Carleen Higgins.
0:32.8	Welcome back to Breaking Beauty podcast, where we're getting all of the beauty industry's best kept secrets straight from the artists who are shaping what we see on runways, red carpets, and your TikTok feeds.
0:33.7	Hey, Carleen.
0:36.5	Well, of course, I'm one of your co-host,, Jill Dunn. And alongside Carlene, we have been on this
0:39.9	microphone for eight years. And our longtime listeners probably know that we are two beauty editors
0:45.5	turned beauty podcasters. And we love chatting with the go-to pros in the industry. And today's
0:53.1	guest is the go-to stylist for statement-making hair,
0:56.9	Lacey Redway. And Lacey is the New York-based celebrity stylist. She's worked with everyone from
1:01.8	Serena Williams and Siza to Florence Pugh. And I know that the night before we interviewed Lacey,
1:07.4	she was working a red carpet with Michelle Williams, who we know always turns out
1:13.3	the best looks. Lacey is also behind some of the boldest looks in magazines like Vogue and Vanity Fair.
1:20.2	She often works backstage at New York Fashion Week as well. She worked on Christian Sireano for
1:26.6	spring 2026 doing what she calls liquid waves. And she'll
1:32.0	often be a go-to hairstylist for the Met Gala. She works with Tessa Thompson all the time. One time
1:37.8	she did these incredible braids that were fashioned like a cowboy hat. So she can go sculptural or she can go really simple Ella
1:47.1	Michelle Williams as well. Obsessed. And yeah, I love those Met Gala moments. You just never know
1:52.3	what's going to turn up on that red carpet. And Lacey, it's very fun. She worked with Chapel Rhone
1:58.9	recently on the subway music video. Carleen,
2:01.9	I don't know if you saw it, but it was so epic because it's just scenes of Chapel Rhone
2:06.9	all over New York City. And her hair gets progressively bigger and bigger and gets caught in
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