Stranger Than Fiction

Often we discover that our real lives are stranger than fiction.

The world of hair is no exception.

Technology often skirts the line between ingenious development and torture device. Here are a few of our favorite blasts-from-salons-past oddities that qualify for "Strange But True" gold stars. Is it a hair dryer? Jedi pilot gear? An Elephant Organ? A throne for a space queen? 

If these contraptions aren't weird enough for you, check out this retro Hellrasier wackiness.

Looks are Deceiving

Isn't it strange that hair on our heads is beautiful and full of power-- but hair on the wall or between your sheets is fuel for nightmares? That the same strands simply being relocated to the most mundane places shakes us from the routine and into the discomfort of a late night double feature picture show?

Hair on your head: beautiful.
Hair in your burger: poison.
Hair cascading down the stairs: horror.
 

Jessica Wohl wants to warp your world. The Midwestern artist transforms unassuming places into spooky shifting spaces by manipulating the mundane.  Her recent installations remind us that looks are deceiving, nothing is as it seems and anything could be breathing.

Check out more of her wickedly weird installations here.

If I had a mustache...

If I had a moustache I would use it to tickle kitten faces,
teach it to bare knuckle box in itty bitty shorts,
and wax it with whisky into aerodynamic points so I'd break the sound barrier.

If I had a moustache I would carry a long skinny sword--
because that's what you do when you have whiskers,
and make walrus faces in the mirror until very late at night.

If I had a moustache I'd karate chop muskies with my bare hands,
build an igloo-animal-rescue-bomb shelter,
and give it a fancy name--

Like Preston. Or Emmanuel.  Or Jimi Hendrix. 

If I had a moustache it would be a veracious reader
and be first pick for my Pictionary team,
because I could depend on Jimi to always have my back--

or my face.



What would you do if you had a moustache? 

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Hocus Pocus

Tis the season when the separation between stylish, surreal and spooky is at its thinnest and we are susceptible to strange and compulsive urges to experiment--with our hair.  We are given permission to be unabashedly creative and subversive.

Tease it, spike it, stripe it and reconstruct it. Or braid doll faces in it. This is America.

Let's be honest, disguise is the most desirable part of Halloween, excluding gobs of free candy, inexpensive lingerie and pretending it's NOT the fiftieth time you've cried after watching Hocus Pocus. 

It's a sad movie. Don't judge us.

How do you plan to incorporate your coif in your Halloween hair fantasy?

All The Drama

Film Festival season is upon us in Milwaukee! This year, the Cutting Group is participating as a community partner to bring you Once Upon A Time Veronica. You can peep the trailer here. Beware: It's steamy!

We're so excited we've already buttered our popcorn.
Honestly, it's never happened before. 

See it:
Saturday Sept. 28th 3:45 pm Oriental Theater.
Sunday Sept 29th. 4:00 pm Fox-Bay Cinema
Monday Oct 7th 10:00 pm Fox-bay Cinema.

Stay tuned to the Cg blog for more 5th Annual Milwaukee Film Festival Shenanigans!

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Dear Milwaukee: A Love Letter

Dear Milwaukee,

We want you to know that you look really nice today.

You've been down on yourself lately, and we won't have it. You're the prettiest princess at the prom.

It's totally okay if you're up in our dance space.

We want to stroll with your hotness in our arms along the beach and watch the sunset. You probably smell really good too.  After our seaside walk, we'd buy your hotness a drink with one of those little umbrellas--

A pink one.

Because you're worth it.

Milwaukee, we're writing in our diaries about you. We're thrilled you walked by. We hear songs on the radio and think of you. We're Smitten.

It should be someone's full time job to stake out on your roof and scream BABE ALERT every time you leave the house and grace the street.

Because really, we might not be ready for this jelly.

Your Not-So-Secret Admirer,
Cg

Evil Genius: The Next Wave

Carly Rae Jepsen Scratch-and-sniff-stickers...

Money flavored ice cream...

“Free Pony” day at City Hall...

Just when you suspected there could be nothing better, the evil geniuses at Bumble and bumble hit us with a new duet of brand spankin' new summer products.

For summer lovers seeking sexy wind-blown tresses this latest arrival is a must have.

The Surf Foam Wash Shampoo offers a gentle cleanse with sea botanicals for breezy texture, while the Surf Crème Rinse conditioner hydrates to give your mermaid mane extra body for easy styling.

And as always, the light scent is Perfection.

Maximize your beach bum super powers by pairing this duo with Surf Spray for extra grit.

It's a good thing.

Get your glamor hands on a Surf set at Cutting Group.

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Inspiration: The Power Mane

The CG goes in depth with Milwaukee rocker, Maxwell Emmet (guitar shredder of Revolush and Tigernite) to reveal the secrets of his stand out style and sage advice for achieving a righteous power mane.

 How long have you and your hair known each other?

Pretty much all of my life. There's that awkward middle period when  you don't talk to each other but after that, it's been a pretty solid brothership.



 What's the best part about having long hair?

Girls love to ask me about it and touch it—tell me they're jealous of my curls. It requires no talent on my part. Random people talking to you and touching you...and of course head banging ability.

Does having awesome hair make you a better guitar player?

Absolutely. I think the correlation between hair length and ability to rock has been proven throughout rock history.

Is it possible that your hair has any super powers?

I haven't noticed any yet. However, I think we'd have to cut it to find out. It's possible-- If I cut it, I'd fear spiraling into depression...

Do you have any words of wisdom for other power mane seekers on their journey?

For the fellas I'd say, getting past that awkward medium length where you have doubts and cut it off, you'll never reaching your full mane potential.

The moral of the story is to never give up?

Never give up.


That's beautiful.


Pro Tip: Investing in a good conditioner and pony-holders, as well as the Will to Succeed are essential to cultivating a worthy power mane.  
 

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CG

No Party Like a Gatsby Party

Baz Luhrman's sparkling adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's decadent and foreboding novel, The Great Gatsby has been making waves with designers as well as stylists.  Clean and crisp is in this summer!

Carey Mulligan as Daisy is pixie perfect in an elegantly accessorized bob.

Historically, the Bob was shock-rocking. It signified a new expressive wave of freedom and made a statement about the women who boldly wore it. The cut made its mass media debut in 1920 via the Saturday Evening Post with its infamous article, “Bernice Bobs Her Hair”.

Madness (and hotness) ensued.

DiCaprio as Gatsby sporting a smooth close cut with just enough length to keep it romantic.

In the new decade, gentlemen departed from slicked back single length cuts and transitioned into dramatic parts, Marcel waves and sexy smooth fades.

Pair it with a glass of champagne?
Perfection.

Are you feeling inspired to flaunt a crop? 
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M.R.

Cutting Costs NOT Quality at the Cutting Group!!

 At the Cutting Group our stylists receive training from one of Milwaukee's own top stylists, Bjorn Nasett each and every Monday at our Downtown Cutting Group location at 773 North Jefferson Street.  He coaches our talented staff in the fine art of consultation as well as the precise execution of their  haircuts.

If you'd like to be a model for one of our staff members and receive a FREE haircut on a Monday in the future, please give the salon a call at 414.224.1593 and ask to be put on the model list.  One of our stylists will call you to set up a time to come in.  If you'd just like to stop by, walk in, and  have Mr. Nasett oversee your consultation and cut from one of our staff for just $22, come in any Monday between 12-4. I guarantee you'll learn more about your hair and haircut than you ever imagined!  All Cutting Group Salons are Bumble and Bumble exclusive, so you know that your signature cut will get just the right product recommended.  Our stylists will show you how to use it to keep you looking and feeling great about yourself.  All photos in this blog were taken on Monday, June 27, 2011.