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It’s a song about curly hair

June 27, 2013 //

This is Beth. Getting a jump start on July.

1. The do—Curly Bob.

Inspired by carefree-looking, fun-having, slightly-smirky free spirits:

Curly Bob 2 Glamour Magazine 2009 Women Of The Year Honors - Arrivals

Not sure why they’re all blond; mine will stay the same medium-to-getting-lighter brown for now.

2. Music (what was playing at the salon during the doing of the do)—Note: music plays all the time at Bang, I don’t get to pick do-appropriate songs. The solon bustled this week; I only noticed one song (playing when Monica switched off the blow dryer): Michael Jackson’s Man in the Mirror. All about more-then-hair change. Nice, relevant. “Make that change.”

3. Drink (what I sipped at the salon during the doing of the do)—Note: I do get to choose the do-appropriate drink. This time, gin and tonic. Classic, refreshing summer drink.

4. The Theory—The Curly Bob: it’s a little bit shorter, a little bit less labor intensive. A little bit boring in our anything-goes hair culture?

According to Wikipedia, a bob is “a short haircut…in which the hair is typically cut straight around the head at about jaw-level, often with a fringe (or ‘bangs’) at the front.” From dailymakeover.com: “This classic short hairstyle is low maintenance, high style and flattering to every face shape. Many versions can go from straight and smooth to curly and tousled.”

Fun, easy, happy, perfect for summer, perfect for vacation. We’ll see if I can keep the mood light and relaxed to go with the hair.

5. Reactions—This month they’ll be international. We’ll see.

P.S. Music Links:

Title song Curli Hair by Hawkeye and Hoe from He’s Got the Whole World in his Slacks. Careful, it’s a catchy one. From their website: “Hawkeye and Hoe are an English duo playing good time country, bluegrass, rockabilly, farmer folk, skiffle, rock n roll, pub polka, irish, cajun, folk roots and what they like to call ‘BEER DRINKING MUSIC.'”

and

Michael.

Tags Bob haircut, gin and tonic, Hair, Hair color, Haircuts, Hairstyles, Naturally curly hair, short hairstyle

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Why is your hair so freakishly long?

By BK

June 26, 2013 //

This is Beth. With reactions to the “mullet.” It didn’t come across as a mullet. I couldn’t tell if folks were more disappointed that I tried to do a mullet or that I failed.

The first pic I posted on facebook met with “pretty!” responses.

May have confirmed the stereotype: long hair = pretty.

These pics were deemed slightly more mullet-like:

Mullet day 1b

The jean jacket (with changingthelocks.com comb in the pocket) helped.

The best reaction was the friend at work who busted out in a full belly laugh when she saw me, more then once. Comments included, “You going to play hockey after work?” A coworker asked, “Did Beth get extensions?” Huh… No, clinical study. At book group I got, “It looks normal from the front.” Well, it is business in the front… I turned around to reveal the party in the back, everyone laughed, we toasted, and proceeded to party like only book group can.

Many people wanted to touch the extra-long hair.

But the lack of reaction is what surprised me the most. Really, the hair looked ridiculous, no blending from the shorter layers and freakishly long. No one who didn’t already know about the little hair/blog project asked about it.

Alas, I continued wearing the (clip-in) extensions meant to approximate a mullet. Just as Liz couldn’t undo her duo-chrome do (even in the face of portrait taking for work), I had to see the month through. Okay, okay, I took weekends off. And luckily it’s a short month for me as I must get the new do done before leaving town.

P.S. Comb of the month pic, a new shipment:

P.S.S. The post headline comes from the movie Wreck it Ralph: Sarah Silverman as Vanellope von Schweetz asks John C. Reilly’s Wreck-It, “Why are your hands so freakishly big?“

Tags book group, Combs, Hair, Haircuts, Hairstyles, Long hair, Mullet

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Hairoines and Hairoes #1

By locks2013 | Video

June 25, 2013 //

Liz here, bringing you the first in a series of short posts on my heroines and heroes of hair.

“Hairoine #1” is M.I.A. In her new video for “Bring the Noize”, she wears netted extensions and fantastic, long pink hair. Enjoy, and send me your suggestions for hairoines and hairoes.

Tags hair heroines heroes M.I.A. pink

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On distraction

By BK

June 24, 2013 //

This is Beth. Scary, sad things keep happening in the world. The ones closest to me are health related. It’s true a mullet isn’t much of a distraction, especially a bad mullet (interpret “bad” any way you’d like).

But 2013 marches on. The little hair/blog project endures, doing no harm really. And perhaps, just possibly, it succeeds in giving someone something else to think about for a minute or two or three. At least I hope it does.

So, I will share… Among the gems that arrived in my email inbox this month—

Classic mullet spotted at the outlet mall:

Avian mullet mimic:

And: http://www.mulletjunky.com/femullets.htm

P.S. Sometimes, also, there’s good news – time to celebrate (and be thankful for) things way more significant than hair.

Tags Blogging, distraction, Hair, health, Mullet

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Michelle: Month 6 – Silly Boys

By mjeske

June 22, 2013 //

My hair is still growing but there’s nothing much new, so this month I’m focusing on silly boys. First, my nephew. He didn’t know it was crazy color month, Liz!

As you know, Brad dropped out of the grow your hair for a year plan a few months ago. He loved going to his new hairdresser, though. He just didn’t like to plan ahead and make appointments. So last month he asked me to cut it again. He likes it a bit longer now (thanks to this experiment). I wasn’t quite sure how that would work with my handy Wahl clippers. Previously I used attachment 4 or 5 and this time I tried 7 and 8. People, it wasn’t pretty. It just doesn’t work for longer hair.

So, this month, again he didn’t make an appointment and came begging at the Michelle One-Style Salon. I said, “Fine, find me a video on how to do this with scissors.” He came back with How to Cut Your Guy’s Hair which is pretty frickin’ awesome. I love the way she says “cut your man’s hair.”

So out come the scissors and I’m ready to go. Brad asks if I’m nervous.

No.

What? You should be nervous.

I’m not.

Well, you should be. I am.

I would think you would be glad I’m not nervous.

Did you watch the video again?

No. I got it.

I would watch the video again.

Snip.

This picture doesn’t do it justice. Great tips for a nice cut. He was pleased. I was pleased. And then…

He had to surprise me with this nasty little thing he found on the road in the park. Silly boys.

Month six: a couple of silly girls growing their hair out with no real plan… See Resa’s post

Tags Brad, Michelle, Resa

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What I know about extensions I learned from Chris Rock

By BK

June 21, 2013 //

This is Beth. When we started the little hair/blog project I watched this documentary:

So full of amazing facts I can’t begin to describe it, I’ll only recommend it. And although far removed from my mullet month—it did prepare me a bit for the buying of hair. A crazy industry hair trafficking.

Yes, to achieve the faux mullet I used extensions. Mine came from China by way of Sally Beauty Supply on South Broadway.

I may have missed the mark on the mullet, but my hair did get incredibly long. Thanks to Liz for helping pick the right color and Monica for matching my hair so exactly—seen here with my sis:

The hair (yes, it’s real) clips in.

People feel compelled to touch. It’s okay, go ahead. Thanks for the braid JJ!

Tags Braid, Extensions, Good Hair, Hair, Mullet

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Lesbian locks

By BK

June 16, 2013 //

When Beth told us about her and Liz’s blog project, I was inspired to participate. Like Michelle, I have had short hair for a long time, so I decided to grow it out. This REALLY doesn’t feel natural to me, but I’m trying to hang with it for as long as possible.

When I first came out, I thought I had to choose one of the five lesbian haircuts. Unfortunately, it was the 80’s, so I chose a mullet:

Then in 1986, inspired by Aimee Mann, I added a tail:

Eventually I settled on lesbian haircut #3, the short pixie. It was easy to wash, looked good with or without product, and most importantly said “I’M A LESBIAN!” Especially when I was single and looking for women. I’ve had a variation of this cut for the past 20 years. In a recent attempt at looking like a younger dyke I tried the fauxhawk, dyke haircut #1 on this chart: http://memerial.net/2470-lesbian-haircuts It didn’t work for me, so I went back to my usual cut which is closest to “The Modern Woman” on the chart.

Now it’s 2013 and my hair is growing fast. I can’t remember the last time it was this long. My partner likes it longer, and says it makes me look younger. Of course, it’s possible she likes the fact that my hair isn’t screaming “I’m a lesbian” anymore. As my hair grows, it’s wavier than I remember it being. Here it was actually curly, but mostly because we were in humid Hawaii:

One of my co-workers, who is a lesbian, saw me in a meeting recently. She said “Wow, your hair is long! And it’s… feathered.” She did not sound like that was a good thing. Knowing nothing about longer hair, I don’t know what I want it to look like, so I looked to the web for inspiration. Unfortunately, this page was of no help because my hair is longer than all of these do’s: http://lesbianhair.wordpress.com/2011/02/01/heads-up/

So I just continue to let it grow and grow….

Tags aimee mann, fauxhawk, Growing hair out, Hair, Haircuts, Lesbian haircuts, longer hair, modern woman, Mullet, Pixie, Short hair

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Split Personality

By locks2013

June 12, 2013 //

Liz here, with the June do.

I wanted to go with a bolder color, but still keep some of the blonde, so for June we have the “half-and-half do.”

I also decided to go shorter, after discussing with Maggie (my hairdresser), and deciding that I would still have enough hair to finish out the year.

The prevailing consensus is that I look like “a more cheery version” of Cruella DeVil.

Beth’s June mullet is “business in the front; party in the back.” I like to think that my hairstyle is “2001 Pink on the right; 2013 Pink on the left.”

I also like this cut because it looks like my”hair inspiration” for this project, Korean pop star G-Dragon. These are the looks he sported for the big “end of the year” tv concerts in 2012:

(He’s had many hairstyles–check out this image search, and let me know which ones should inspire my next do…)

Tags blonde, Color, g-dragon, pink

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I’ve got achy breaky hair yes I do

By BK

June 6, 2013 //

This is Beth. And it’s finally here… June.

1. The Do—Mullet.

Inspired by, sigh, a few classics:

Mullet Billy Ray Cyrus Mullet Andre-Agassi Mullet David Bowie Mullet Florence Henderson Mullet John Stamos Mullet Scarlett Johansson

And Kristen Stewart as Joan Jett (with mullet, not shag):

2. Music (what was playing at the salon during the doing of the do)—Note: music plays all the time at Bang, I don’t get to pick do-appropriate songs. This week I didn’t even notice the music with all the hair going on.

3. Drink (what I sipped at the salon during the doing of the do)—Note: I do get to choose the do-appropriate drink. This time, PBR. Liz and Gretchen joined and I think at least one of the talented Bang hair doers had some. Cheers!

4. The Theory—You know what they say: business in the front, party in the back. From ratemymullet.com: “To say that the mullet is a hairstyle barely even scratches the surface of the issue. The mullet is a way of life, it is a state of mind, it is every person who wears it.” From urbandictionary.com: “It is the sign of the redneck.”

5. Reactions—Before I disappoint, I have to admit that my mullet is not that short at the top and sides. Monica did it under protest; with her artistry and the help of extensions, the front-to-back ratio is well proportioned. We’ll see if it reads as a mullet.