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.

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

The Dreamtime: Inspiration

Braids are a beautiful achievement on their own, so you can imagine our glee when we discovered these hypnotizing works on paper by So Yoon Lym.

The Dreamtime series draws inspiration from aboriginal myths of creation, undulating landscapes and chronicles the journeys of both the braider and wearer.

We are particularly appreciative of the subtle movement and meditative detail of the images.

Here are a few of our favorites:

 

You can check out more of So Yoon Lym's work here.

What's inspiring you this week?

get cut. look good.
Cg

Full Frontal Bang Fest

It was recently scientifically proven that Zooey Daschanel is totally unrecognizable without her bangs.   In the wake of this distressing event, we have been left to ponder: To bang or not to bang?

Have you considered taking the plunge and flaunting statement fringe? Here are a few of our favorites:

Practice safe bangs: put down the scissors and visit your stylist.

Do you have a favorite bang?

get cut. look good.

cg

Slow Immersion

Winnie Truong's latest show, Slow Immersion  is a surreal collection of dreamy tresses. The Toronto artist explores our relationship with hair beyond aesthetic beauty, but as a meditation on  expression, personality and security. 

Curls, waves and braids entwine with portraits and body parts to create fantasies that are both winsome and unsettling.

These drawings could be the ethereal fairytale princess--

or the thing that eats the princess.

 

Truongs exhibition is currently on display at Mulherin + Pollard NYC

You can view more of her work here.

What's your hair fantasy?

get cut. look good.

M.R.

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.  
 

get cut. look good.
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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get cut. look good.

M.R.