Topic: Hair Dye

I Cut And Blackened My Hair

When I asked for haircut advice in a crowdsourcing post a few weeks back, I got a lot of nice suggestions as to what, exactly, I should do with my long, boring, brown as fuck hair. Now, I will show you the results. (The actual results, not the halfway-there, blurry, styled in an unusual way results.) More »

Don’t Knock Botox Until You Know The Misery Of Being Old And Saggy

Old people are slaves to the Botox; young people are jerks for going in public with their wrinkle-free skin. More »

There’s A Pill To Get Rid Of Grey Hair

Honestly, I can’t imagine why anyone would want to get rid of grey hair, because I spend a huge portion of my time thinking about dying beautifully silver. Like Brian William’s! Or, really, more like Kelly Osbourne or Lady Gaga than Brian Williams, and more like Miranda Priestly than anyone, but my point is everyone looks good with silver hair, pretty much. More »

Hair Dye Killed Jean Harlow

Remember Jean Harlow, the blond bombshell? She once said that if not for the color of her hair, Hollywood wouldn’t know she was alive. Well, you do if you’re a vampire. She was one of the most famous movie stars … More »

Why Helen Mirren’s Newly Pink Hair Is Absolutely Wonderful

As Ashley mentioned in her BAFTA’s red carpet post earlier, and featured in that glorious photo at the end, Helen Mirren has dyed her hair pink. The pale bubblegum shade might not work on everybody, but it certainly suits her better than anyone I’ve ever seen attempt it. More »

Check Out This Mesmerizing Early Kodachrome Film

There is an early kodachrome film from 1922 right here, and a lady in it is “vamping!” Watching the actress in this, I keep thinking of Norma Desmond’s statement that, back in the days of silent film, “we didn’t need dialogue, we had faces.” More »

Questions To Ask Your Hairstylist BEFORE You Dye Your Hair

Some of us are very tentative about dying our hair. Fine, me. I am very tentative about dying my hair. Fortunately, Cherry Petenbrink – the Joico colorist who co-created the wigs for the Hunger Games – was on hand to discuss options (I got a slightly red gloss, which is fantastic). If you’re not in her capable hands, she recommends that you ask your colorist the following questions to insure you get the results you want: More »

Miley Cyrus Goes Blonde, Taylor Swift Brunette, World Still Manages To Spin

Two big stories today in the world of unapologetic frivolity: Miley Cyrus hasn’t had your attention for a few days and she’s not quite in nipslip country yet so she dyed her hair blonde, while “country cutie” Taylor Swift denies her heritage and actually toned down the blonde, enough to even qualify as a light brunette. More »

Lindsay Lohan Is A Redhead Again, Again

After one failed attempt at dying her hair back to red in hopes of re-starting her flagging career, Lindsay Lohan is at it again. Is it at least closer to the “right” red this time? More »

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