Bald As I Wanna Be Why we still won’t let our hair down when it comes to bald women

BY Lisa Whittington-Hill
Photography by David Appleby


When V for Vendetta was released, the film generated some controversy. Can a terrorist really be a hero? Can thoughtful political commentary on life in a post 9-11, Orwellian state really sell at the box office or would moviegoers rather see Rumor Has It? Most importantly, did you hear A-list actress Natalie Portman shaved her head for the movie?
For some reason Portman’s bad hair day was all the media could talk about. She did countless interviews promoting the film and the questions inevitably returned to her hair. Did she know she was going to have to cut it when she took the role? Will it ever grow back? She likes being bald? Really?
Unfortunately, the sight of a woman’s bare scalp still makes society’s hair stand on end. Despite how far we’ve come, beauty and sexuality remain tied to a woman’s hair. “Some people will think I’m a neo-Nazi or that I have cancer or I’m a lesbian,” Portman said post V haircut. Why when we see a bald woman do we assume she’s a lesbian, radical feminist, political extremist or understudy for the role of Lieutenant Ilia in Star Trek?
Like me, Portman doesn’t seem to get the big bald deal. She’s quoted as saying she “was excited to have the opportunity to throw vanity away for a little while and go around with no hair.” She admits she even wanted to, gasp, keep her bald ’do.
Portman is not the first actress to shed her locks for a role. Demi Moore shaved her head for G.I. Jane and moviegoers, in addition to longing for a return to her Striptease days, reacted with the same shock and horror. And like actress Sigourney Weaver (who went bald for Alien 3), Moore doesn’t mind losing her femininity, but it comes with a big price tag. In 2004 it was rumored Moore would shave her head again, but only if $1 million be donated to a charity for women with cancer and the haircut happen at a time convenient for the actress (sorry Ashton, you’ve been punked—your wife has no hair!).
Not to be left out of the bald craze, a recent episode of America’s Next Top Model (don’t be judgin’) had the would-be cover girls get bald for a photo shoot (using skull caps of course). Host Tyra Banks reminded the girls that without their hair they would have to rely on their other facial features to carry their beauty. Eyes and nose, it’s all up to you now! Work it! The results were horrible, if only because the girls have been conditioned to equate beauty with hair and looked lost and incapable of posing without their weaves.
In some cultures bald women signify mourning. During slavery in the US and in the prison camps of Nazi Germany, a woman’s hair was shaved as punishment. Stripped of her hair, she was stripped of her dignity. In the heady days of the women’s liberation movement in the 1970s, short hair became the norm for women wanting to challenge traditional notions of femininity and smash the state with a set of scissors. Nowadays, we like our women hairless, just not above the neck.
We describe Captain Picard and Bruce Willis as sexy while anti-Rapunzels are described as rebellious, tough and liberated. Not bad adjectives at all, but sexy rarely enters the equation. If beauty does, it’s often proceeded by the word “unconventional.”
And rather than wearing their politics on their sleeves, bald women are seen to be wearing them on their, well, heads. SinĂ©ad O’Connor’s baldness is regularly mentioned in the same sentence and deemed as subversive as her political lyrics and that time she ripped up a picture of the Pope on national TV and urged viewers to “fight the real enemy.”
Years ago, while in university I shaved my head. At a wedding about a month later, a guest asked what I wanted to be when I graduated. She wasn’t content with my answer of “out of debt,” so I said I wanted to be a journalist. “The world needs more political writers,” she replied. I told her I was more interested in writing about music than politics. (I didn’t know yet that “everything is political.”) “Oh, I just assumed with your haircut you were, you know, ‘political.’” After a few more trips to the open bar I complained to my date about her comments. “Don’t worry,” he said, “it’s cool. Until you shaved your head, I never realized you had really nice eyes.”
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Celebrity Hairstyles: You Should Watch Out For

Celebrities have been the icons for fashion and the models of several fashion disasters. But, nevertheless they still put on the greatest deal of fashion trends especially on hairstyles. Watch out, you might don the next hairstyle once we reveal these great looks on your favorite celebrities.

Elisha Cuthbert

Elisha Cuthbert awed viewers and photographers alike with overall sassy hairdo. The My Sassy Girl actress revealed to the world her recent hairstyle that indeed she is one sassy little girl. The actress sported a brand new look with her short hair and seductive bangs that fit perfectly with the shape of her head and it looked best with her fine hair.

Chace Crawford

Chace Crawford’s overall look has brought up interesting styles with his recent hairstyle pick. The side and the back were sliced to make that soft curve like effect at the ends. The top was also done the same but maintained a longer shape and style. Chace’s hairstyle will be very easy to play around with just an ample amount of wax or cream.

Britney Spears

Britney Spears not only made a mark this year as her recent comeback stint has finally been amped up with her overall look. The pure gold curls bring out the best of the comeback diva and she just shines out from the rest. Her gold curls look good together with her peach complexion making her more radiant.


Miley Cyrus has stick up to her original plan. The usual soft layered curls brings out the inner rocker in her. It is a good hairstyle to choose to promote life and body in dead hair but it comes with a disadvantage to rounded face ladies. It’s a great hairstyle to follow but it might be very difficult if you do it yourself so hit up the nearest beauty hair salon and give it your best shot.

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How To Make An Exquisite Beautiful Ponytail.

Ponytail is a very popular hairstyle this season. Ponytails are not only easy and quick hairdo to make, but they also look sophisticated and sexy. Besides ponytail hairstyle is very fashionable this season.

See video "How To Make An Exquisite Beautiful Ponytail" below.

Allen Iverson's Hairstyles

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Allen Iverson hairstyles are popular on the court and on the street. Sporting a Rastafarian hip hop look such as Allen Iverson can put you ahead of the style game.
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Braiding hair is an effective way to manage long, unruly locks while keeping their length. When hair is braided in a cornrow fashion, it can be worn long without the need of chemical or mechanical straightening tools.
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Allen Iverson's Cornrow Hairstyles -cool haircuts for sports man
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Michael Castro






Jason Castros' lil bro - Michael Castro audition in Kansas City for American Idol 8. First thing you'll notice is his mohawk hairstyle. Some parts of his hair is colored pink and it really looks nice on him. And he also got that very cute smile. I would really like to see more of him in Hollywood.

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Colored Highlights

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A slightly bouffant emo hair with side bangs that go across the forhead and are always parted to one side giving you a trendy yet elegant emo look. Popular colors for highlights currently tend to be blue, red and purple.

Adam Lambert for the win!

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Is Adam Lambert the next American Idol? Check his video on youtube singing 'Dust in the Wind'.

Adam Lambert spiky emo haircut.

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Adam Lambert sporting a tousled emo hairstyle.

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Bridesmaids Hairstyles Tips



Bridesmaid Hairstyle Tips

One extremely lucrative and interesting field in the world of hairstyle is the bridesmaid’s hairdo. This look can be very difficult to create, but it is not actually a specific kind of hairdo. Instead it is a hairstyle created to emphasize and add to the effect of another hairstyle ‐ the bride’s!
The bride’s hair will determine what the bridesmaid wears, including color, length, curl, wave, and extension. This has the effect of dampening down experimentation, because even if the bride enjoys a crazy or extreme look, the odds are that most of her friends will want to avoid it.
There are always exceptions however, and if a group of bridesmaid decide to match a pink bridal hairdo with pink tints, which will certainly improve the effect the bride is looking for. For the most part, however, brides enjoy a classic princess updo. It is the job of the bridesmaid to match the bride’s style with a look that repeats it without surpassing it.
Usually the bride asks her maids to have updos that are not so high as her own, and with fewer decorative strands. Regardless of what the bride chooses, this requires clear communication between the bride and her maids. One or two simple meetings are usually all that is required.
A stylist can then be engaged to provide a quick series of sessions that can be modulated and tweaked as they occur, and a really beautiful group image can be created, with the bridesmaids all coordinating their styles to emphasize the various strengths of the bride’s looks.

Kate Winslet Steals the Show



Kate Winslet Steals the Show

For once, Kate Winslet got her fair share of the awards at the Golden Globes but this time, it was her hair that did the talking rather than her voice. It was a good job really after she stuttered or stammered her way through an acceptance speech.
With her fringe sexily swept to one side and the rest of her hair tied back, the golden blonde highlights that she had put in for the show shined and glittered like the beautiful diamonds in her ears. The hair, makeup and even the clothes that she was wearing were reminiscent of the 1950’s era and the classic and elegant look that accompanied it.
Although she wanted to be as blonde as she could for the star scattered award ceremony, a more natural look was opted for. Champagne highlights were lightly strewn through her hair that was all down to the hands of the Creative Color Director for the British hairdresser, John Frieda. Nicola Clarke also colored Kate’s hair for the film that she later won an award for, Revolutionary Road. This was where the 50’s appeal came from and with the sparkling blonde hair, beautiful red lips and classic eyeliner; Kate Winslet couldn’t have got the look more right! It’s just a shame that the speech didn’t come half as natural!

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Golden Globes Hair Sets the Stage



Golden Globes Hair Sets the Stage


This year the red carpet awards – The Golden Globes were a frenzy of stylish dresses, well groomed hair and sparkling bling as opposed to outrageous designs that normally dominate red carpet events. The look that seemed to cross the stars was one of hair that was as elegant as the dresses they headed with sweeping back styles and slicked down smoothness.
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Jennifer Lopez
followed this style with an unusually simple look for the high maintenance girl. She wore her hair slicked back showing off a sparkling set of earrings and a gorgeous gold dress that simply demanded attention. Kate Winslet also towed the line wearing her hair back as well but this time with a set of bangs to cut the look down a little bit and again, a set of serious diamonds that filled the space that her hair left bare.
Debra Messing seems to step aside from the slicked back style that the rest of the female stars seemed to follow and this time decided on a bed of messy curls to wrap around a pony tail. Drew Barrymore also decided to follow the bigger is better theme with a rather large teased up do to set off her floor length dress.
Angelina Jolie, never one to join in with the crowd, settled with the long wavy locks that she has become somewhat famous for. But then again, seeing as she was joined with Brad Pitt, she didn’t really have the need for any more accessories!
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Beauty Secrets for Fine Hair



Beauty Secrets for Fine Hair - 2009 Spring Summer Tips

For those ladies out there who have fine and thin hair but dream of bouncy hair with plenty of volume then help is at hand! If you want fuller hair to plump up and show off as you wish, all you need to do is follow these simple guidelines and the days of lank hair will soon be a thing of the past!
2009 Spring Summer Hairstyles Edition - Fine Hair

First of all, one of the biggest secrets that every woman with fine hair should know is the fact that dirty hair looks lifeless no matter how thick or full of volume it is. So, bearing this in mind, make sure that you wash your hair more often that you already do. This is not always good for your hair as it strips the hair of vital compounds but if you only wash your hair every three days now, try to wash it every two days and make sure you use great hair conditioning products to make sure that it is still healthy.
There are plenty of shampoos out there that are designed to pump up the volume so perhaps it is worth paying that little bit more for one that does just this? You should try and get a conditioner with the same properties but only ever use a small amount and try to focus more on the ends of your hair than the roots as fine hair combined with lots of conditioner will just lay limp and lifeless as beauty products such as this have a habit of weighing hair down.
Hair extensions are a great last resort for fuller volume in hair so if you are planning a big night out and you fancy a bit more “pouf” to your hairdo, why not try the clip in ones that you can get for a short term fix?

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CELEBRITY HAIRSTYLES

The Boldly Chic: Celebrity Hairstyles

Celebrities are the epitome of the fashion world. Since they make a living from fashion, art, and music, they have the best designers available in a snap. With their own unique style and personality included in the mix, the public looks up to them to command the next musts in the fashion industry.


For a vampy feline look like Britney Spears, add volume to your hair by diffusing the front, back, and sides. Highlights and a few glitzy accessories can complete the whole ensemble to give you a chic femme fatale personality.


From pink-tinged ends to dramatically short dark bobs to long white-blondes with bold black tips, Christina Aguilera changes her hairstyle as much as her clothing. She epitomized her ‘do by pinning her bangs back off her forehead for a seventies look.

Jennifer Lopez is another fashion icon that relives another oldies fashion. J.Lo dons her bob in much the same way as Aguilera except hers is shoulder length with soft 60s curled tendrils. The highlights are emphasized with the tendrils, bringing a more than sophisticated and chic look.


For a simple wearable style, Drew Barrymore exudes the best ‘do. Drew has probably dyed her hair so many times from a glowing auburn to a sexy blonde to form a different look each time. This adaptable ‘do can be left up or down with a very down-to-earth feel to it. The bangs are layered just so to frame her face in a complimenting way.


These accomplished, beautiful women are not afraid to try out different styles. Experimenting is great, but always consider the condition of your hair and how the style will look on you. Too much treatment can damage its integrity. Plus, a radical style can turn heads in the most unpleasant way. Choose styles that will emphasize your assets and embrace your personality.

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It is not just girls that want to make sure their hair looks funky and fabulous, young men are also jumping on the hairstyle bandwagon and playing with style to make certain that their locks look fantastic.
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The Right Wedding Hair Styles



The Right Wedding Hairstyles for 2009


A wedding say is meant to be the most perfect day in any woman’s life and one of the most important part of this big day is getting the look just right. As with most fashion things, wedding hairstyle trends change every year and for the year ahead, wedding hairstyles are said to be in for a revamp!
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More polished styles are in for 2009
, taking over the messy styles that seemed to dominate over the last couple of years. Although there is still a lot of texture in the styles, they are more elegant and less relaxed with slightly more controversial hair accessories being used to replace the more imaginative styles we have come to get used to.
With more refined hair comes the need for bigger and better items to add to it and ribbons and streamers that are in tow with the rest of the wedding color scheme seems to be the perfect addition to any wedding style. Vintage items are also coming back in fashion with the added interest in vintage dresses and shoes and if you are brave enough, you could even try adding a family heirloom brooch to the hair to spice things up a little bit.
So, if you are looking to get married in 2009 the hairstyle that you should be looking at is still relaxed with soft edgings as you may have come across in 2008 but with a slightly more vintage and polished appeal to it. If you are looking for a way to get more creative, look at vintage stores to find something that can be placed in the hair rather than a traditional veil to make things a bit more exotic!

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Celebrity Christina Ricci Short bob hair style She looked so beautiful with a blunt cut bob, offset by tapered side bangs, hugs the face of her.
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Layer Choppy Hairstyles

Learn how to layer a choppy, layered hairstyle around the ears in this free step-by-step hairstyle video clip with expert tips on salon treatments.
Layered hairstyles turn simple hairstyles into more elegant and beautiful ones. Layered hairstyles also provide volume and are appropriate for all hair lengths.

Hairstyles of Alyson Michalka

Countless hairstyles of Alyson Michalka

Notorious celebrity Alyson Michalka definitely knows how to play with her hairstyles well. Her looks and outfits matches perfectly with her hair. Each hairstyle has something different and attractive.

Celebrity Hairstyle: Alyson Michalka

She can be a role model for those who love to change their hairstyles often. Her hair texture is thin and sparse. With a casual outfit she prefers blonde hair, parted from the middle. The lower part is slightly curled.

Celebrity Hairstyle: Alyson Michalka wavy Hairstyle

On special events she chooses to color her hair in a light brown shade and have made them thick and bouncy. Jagged partition in the middle of her hair looks trendy on her. She keeps them slight curly from top to bottom to make them look wavy.

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A beautiful trendy chain and a light outfit goes very well with this hairstyle. Wavy long hairstyle is preferred by her on Parties and on informal events. This type of hairstyle is looks better if they quite messy, she makes them cluttered by just parting them unequally and making them slightly curled erratically. This hairstyle goes very well with jeans and stylish tee.

Celebrity Hairstyle: Alyson Michalka with Amanda Michalka

On formal occasions like Parties and festive Alyson is all set to magnetize people by making her hair look elegant and fashionable. She keeps them wavy and long. Her hair is colored dark brown in the centre and it gets lighter till reaches the end. Alyson loves to give her self a naughty look by making her hair short and blonde she looks adorable yet mischievous.

Celebrity Hairstyle: Alyson Michalka's Hair

There is no doubt that her hairstyle changes her persona on every occasion, she make her self look different in just few minutes. If you are bored of your regular hairstyle on every event you can surely get some inspiration from Alynson’s creative hairstyles.

Long Hairstyle With Bangs



Long Hairstyle With Bangs - Summer Fall 2009 Hairstyle Ideas

There are so many hairstyles out there right now; it can be hard to choose which one you want! If you have longer hair, you may just need to spice things up a little bit. A long hairstyle with bangs would be the perfect way to go! Take a look here and find out which bangs you should choose for your long hairstyle!
Long Hairstyle With Bangs

There are so many different ways that you can cut your bangs. You can have them short and choppy. This will give them a razor effect. With short bangs like this, make sure that you trim them on a regular basis. You can also look into getting longer bangs. The bangs can be swopped to the side or they can come straight down. This really depends on what you like and what you are comfortable with!
Talk to your stylist and look at different celebrity pictures. The internet is a great source for pictures as well as information. Look around and print out a picture or two. When you are ready to see your stylist sit down with them and show them the pictures. This will give your stylist a better visual of what you actually want.
Once you have your style all ready to go, you are all set. Long hair with bangs is a hot look right now. Talk to your stylist about which direction your bangs should go. Bring in visuals and be clear about what you want. From there, you will be on your way to having another hot hairstyle!

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Are you struggling to perfect your hair routine?


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Some of you have experienced this...you've revamped your hair routine, you have what you would consider to be pretty healthy hair, but for some reason, you just can't seem to realize (or retain) any length. Believe me, I know how incredibly frustrating it is to continue down a path which seemingly has no reward. We all know that a hair journey requires a great deal of patience but after a year of going on a journey, you'd expect to be a lot farther ahead then when you first started.

Right?

We'll today, I'm here to talk about those frustrations and how we can work together to find those pinhole leaks in your hair routine and stop the bleeding once and for all.

I use the pinhole leak analogy because we should all know by now that our hair grows pretty consistently every month. For those of you who aren't seeing the fruit of a year's worth of hair growing, you can safely assume that something is happening-daily-weekly-monthly, that's chipping away at all the wonderful growth you've been experiencing. I should know, I'm in the same boat.

For this reason I've been really scrutinizing every hair move I make in order to self-identify what I'm doing wrong.

*Either I am not doing something I should be doing.

*Or I'm doing something I shouldn't be doing.

*Or I'm doing something ineffectively

I've narrowed it down to these three statements for the sake of keeping this process simple. As you transition from having mere interest in your hair care to becoming a student of the hair of healthy hair, you need to equip yourself with tools. For me, one of my greatest tools has become my all important hair journal. With this journal I've been able to internalize and express the fears, frustrations, joys, and successes related to my hair care. I've had many of aha moments simply by documenting my journey one step at a time. I encourage you to read my post on creating an effective hair journal if you haven't done so already.

As you look at your hair routine holistically, you should first identify the major buckets of hair care. For a lot of us it's the wash routine, daily/weekly styling, relaxing, nutrition, and the nightly routine. I would say that most of what we do with our hair does have something to do with one of these five areas. Your job now, as a healthy hair apprentice, is study the fine art of perfecting each one of these areas.

No, you cannot, nor should you, try to master all of these areas at once. Doing so will only heighten your frustration levels. In order to master each portion of the hair care routine, you must first pick an opponent, focus on it intensely, and dedicate all of your mental capacities to eliminating any inefficiencies that secretly hide within your routine. Are you struggling to maintain moisture levels? Good...now you have a target. Now you live and breathe increasing moisture until your hair has no choice but to react. You contemplate day and night on how to inject more moisture into your routine if only just a little. You know that a little more moisture every day will eventually lead to hair that is more elastic. Elastic hair leads to less breakage, less breakage leads to healthy hair.

In my experience, the more I focus in one specific area, the more opportunities are revealed to me that I couldn't see before. I heard a proverb once that said "the man that chases 100 rabbits catches none." I love this saying because it's so applicable to everything we do....even our hair care routine. I'm not saying that you totally neglect one area of your routine while focusing on another. Doing so is like squeezing one end of a water balloon (all the water travels to the other end of the balloon and we receive no benefit). If there are several areas of opportunities, work on both.....but focus on one.

When I say focus, I mean that you should be working on eliminating the issue. Your goal should be to comfortably exclaim that you have no issues with [fill in the blank] because you have overcome. You are now the conqueror. This year for me has revolved around one single-minded theme- find the enemy and eliminate it! Yes sometimes I feel as if I am playing a game of whack-a-mole as I focus in on my intended target. But when I look at my progress as a whole, I am content. Content with the fact that I have made progress on this journey. Every step along the way is (and was) not in vain. I take comfort in the fact that, even though I have a long journey ahead, I am not standing in the place where I first started.

I hope you take comfort in that fact also.

Be well, my friends.

July 2009 Hit's and Misses

Well for me...

Hit:

1. S-Curl No Drip Activator as a leave-in conditioner! This stuff absorbs way better on wet hair leaving your hair incredibly soft, moisturized and fluffy when dry. Highly recommend for those with 4a/b/c texlaxed hair.

Revisit:
1. Aussie Moist as a co-wash. I adore this conditioner. I used to use it all the time early '08!! It's up there with Herbal Essences Long Term Relationship conditioner. I'm going to be using it for the Summer 2009 Co-wash Challenge on Hairlista.

What were your hits & misses for this month?

What about any revisits (products that worked well for you in the past & you tried it again with the same/better results)?


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