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No ombre, hombre

Posted on April 7, 2013 | Leave a comment

I just saw an ad for a hair color kit that will give you this look.

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They call it ‘ombre.’

I call it ‘roots.’  (Or, conversely, ‘dead dry split ends.’)

I am not sure what inspired this craze, but I think it’s time we looked elsewhere for fashion ideas.

History.  Mythology.  Sitcoms of the 80s.
Anything but color tragedies like this one.

What say we save colorblocking for below our shoulders?

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Hair today…

Posted on January 17, 2013 | Leave a comment

Bangs are always in.

michelle obama bangs

Official White House by Lawrence Jackson

But today First Lady Michelle Obama celebrated her 49th birthday by rocking brand new bangs!

My haircut just got so much cooler.

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Split hairs

Posted on February 23, 2011 | 2 Comments

Regimes falling in the Middle East.  Floods and earthquakes down under.

What’s the reason behind all the unrest?  The Sticky Egg knows.  It all comes down — predictably enough — to a four-letter word.

HAIR

Justin Bieber cut his famous locks earlier this week.  Kept the bangs, ladies — so don’t hyperventilate or anything — but it’s a bit shorter on the sides.

(I don’t see a big difference, but the world press is gasping.  I’m sure all the Beliebers are, too.)

Days later, Jennifer Aniston premiered a new ‘do as well while doing press for her new movie with Adam Sandler,  Just Go With It.

It’s not the old Rachel, but it’s quite a bit shorter than the long locks she’s been sporting for quite some time.

(I like it better long…not that she asked me.)

Two signature hairdo’s — reconfigured and relaunched — in the same week.

Did Hollywood really think the world could handle a change of this magnitude without some serious side effects?  You’d think Justin and Jennifer’s people could have gotten together and discussed this — maybe spaced out the haircuts throughout the year — so the damage could have been avoided or, at the very least, reduced.

Celebrities have to remember:

With great power comes great responsibility.

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It’s a long story

Posted on October 30, 2010 | 8 Comments

Should women of a ‘certain age’ have long hair?

I say yes.

So does Dominique Browning.  She’s a writer and former editor-in-chief of House and Garden.  At the age of 55, she’s sporting a rather impressive mane of long gray hair that reaches half-way down her back.

That mane has gotten her a lot of flack from her family, friends, and professional colleagues, and in a recent New York Times article, she posed possible reasons why.

She’s acting out.  Living in the 70′s.  Being high maintenance.  Trying to attract the fellas.  And she gladly owns up to all of them.

While I understand part of the issue really lies with her friends and family — anytime someone doesn’t conform, we question our own decisions –  I have to wonder why longer hair isn’t more popular with women in their middle years in the first place.

I understand why they cut their hair when they have children.  It’s easier to maintain short, and it keeps it out of reach of sticky, eager baby fingers.

It makes perfect sense.

But once the kids are older, and your skin starts to age and sag a bit, isn’t longer hair a nice distraction from the passing years?  I’m not suggesting you hide behind your hair…just give people something else pretty to gaze upon.

We do it all the time with clothing and jewelry.  Isn’t hair just another way to accessorize our look?

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Hair story

Posted on October 3, 2010 | 1 Comment

I got my first gray hair at the tender age of 19.

At first, it was enough to pluck the one or two strays I spied.  But eventually, I had to trust a professional to cover the growing mobs.

Now?   They’ve won the war.

I don’t even like to think about how much money I have spent over the years hiding them from public view.  It’s not that I think gray hair is ugly; I’ve seen many women wear it beautifully.  I just don’t have the skin tone to pull it off.

If I went gray, I’d have to start spray tanning each week.  Fake color of some sort is my destiny.

So, I’m a bit jealous when I hear that celebs like Anderson Cooper and Bret Favre have been offered millions of dollars to cover their gray hair for the “Go Away Gray” company.

“Go Away Gray” is a dietary supplement created by Cathy Beggan.  Beggan says the pill’s secret is the enzyme Catalase, which breaks down the hydrogen peroxide in our bodies, keeping our hair from going gray.

I don’t know if it really works.  But if Beggan paid me $1 million, I’d sure as heck give it a try.   (Cathy — are ya listenin’?  My cellphone is on.)

Anderson Cooper turned her down.  Smart move.  His silver locks are his calling card.  I don’t know how Favre responded.

We’ll just have to wait and see.  And wait and see again.  And then, wait and see again.

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Hair don’t

Posted on September 27, 2010 | 123 Comments

As someone who works from home — often in jeans, t-shirt and a ponytail — I hesitate to make a bold proclamation on fashion or beauty.  But in matters of business dress, it must be said:

Hair clips are a don’t.

I have long hair, so I use ‘em….to pull my hair back when I wash my face.  To section my hair when I straighten it with my hot iron.  To pull my hair back quickly when I’m walking my dog Rory around the neighborhood.

But the plastic hair clip is not an acceptable accessory with a dress or a business suit or any situation where you want to look pulled together.

Right?

That’s why this recent photo of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is especially horrifying.  First of all, she’s wearing the offensive clip with a formal suit and spangly baubles.  Secondly, she’s attending a meeting at the United Nations.

Good God, woman…if I was on a tour at the U.N., I wouldn’t be wearing a plastic hair clip.

And I certainly wouldn’t be wearing it on the tippy-top of my head.  It’s not a crown, Hillary; it’s a clip.  Push her on back…ya know what I mean?

Now, I don’t post this entry simply to poke fun at Hillary.  I respect the work that she’s doing.  I consider it a cautionary tale to all women who have given the plastic hair clip a bit too free rein in their wardrobe.

The next time you reach for it, ladies — picture Hillary at the U.N….and select another hairdo.

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Bang bang

Posted on March 4, 2010 | Leave a comment

Is Angelina trying to turn Shiloh into a boy??

That was one of the headlines today after photos online surfaced of Shiloh Jolie Pitt sporting a new, cropped ‘do.  Other less vindictive reporters mused that “Shiloh missed her father and dressing like him made her feel closer.”

Poor little rich kid.

I wonder what reporters would have made of the haircuts my mom gave to my sister and me when we were children.  Inevitably, our bangs were way too short…or crooked…or simply missing in spots.

I’m sure they turned out that way because we wouldn’t sit still during the trim, but the paparazzi would have assumed much, much worse.

Local mother’s attempts to behead children fail

Strangely, we didn’t get much pap in Kentucky or West Virginia.

Wonder why…


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Hair care

Posted on December 16, 2009 | Leave a comment

Okay, this will be  short one, but my passion for the topic is long.

I flew to Boston on the Delta Shuttle this morning, and the plane was packed.  The woman who sat next to me was your standard business traveler. Well dressed.  Brand accessories.  Blackberry at the ready.  Tasteful makeup.

God awful hair.

What’s up with that?  I know it was an early flight — a 7:30am shuttle requires a 5:15ish wake up to get it all done and get to LaGuardia on time — but how come you can pull together a stylish wardrobe — complete with accessories– but can’t spare a few moments for your coif?

For shame.  You are not excused.

And don’t brush it 20 times like that is going to make a difference.  You didn’t blow it dry, you didn’t style it, and brushing it doesn’t do much more than make your frizzy mop that much more pathetic.

I got up the extra 15 minutes to deal with my massive amounts of hair.  You take responsibility for yours, too, sister.

That is all.

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