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Master Builder Luigi Murenu: Hairstylis, By Kari Molvart

u6[currency]6u6[currency]6Luigi Murenu [macron]s name might not be the one in lights, but his work still ignites flashbulbs. Most notably, the Italian hairstylist transformed Madonna for her Ray of Light video in 1998 ( [degrees]I wanted to soften her up a bit after all those pointy bras, [+ or -] he says). Other celebrities, including Catherine Zeta-Jones and Scarlett Johansson, soon followed. But his most dramatic work often appears on the runway. In 2005, Murenu sculpted such wildly vertical styles for Viktor & Rolf that The New York Times diagrammed instructions for duplicating them (not that anyone would dare). This year, he gave Naomi Watts sexy, rumpled curls for a David Yurman ad. For his next collaboration, as the creative consultant for K[umlaut][bar]rastase, he [macron]ll dream up new hair sprays and creams for the Nutri-Sculpt line. But truth be told, Murenu is content to stay behind the scenes. [degrees]The women I work with are so gorgeous, [+ or -] he says, rolling his R [macron]s to a purr. [degrees]They belong in the spotlight more than me. [+ or -]

Styling Tips

Murenu doesn [macron]t adhere to any strict style guidelines for hair ( [degrees]I [macron]m a Gemini; I

absorb all ideas, [+ or -] he says). But he gives us