Last week I woke up and felt like it was Christmas morning in July (except it wasn’t July, it was October… only it felt like July because I’m in the desert…). Why you ask? Because it was motherfucking HAIRCUT DAY.
You see, the gorgeous Jasmine of Billie Goat Vintage had asked me 2 months ago to be part of her amazing runway show on Sept 25th, and had graciously asked me to please grow out my hair for it. I knew it was important to her, so I didn’t hesitate to promise to keep away from the scissors – NOT an easy feat considering that my hair is my arch nemesis, and I’d rather have as little of it on my head as possible at all times.
Here I am on the runway… Turned out there was actually no need at all for me to grow it out since they just ended up fixing a big yellow clove hitch of fake hair to the side of my head anyway… By the way, those are butterfly wings affixed to my eye. The hair and makeup was pretty awesome all round. Check it.
Click photo to see the rest of this amazing show!
I must thank you again, Jasmine, not only for letting me sport the most amazing dress ever, but for priming me up for the best haircut of my life.
Fast-forward. I have just met one of the most talented hair stylists I will probably ever know. We become fast friends because he is FUCKING AWESOME… and he offers to cut my HAIR!! My gnarly, fried, bleached-to-shit, nothing hair! And what does he do with it? He makes gold. An alchemist is he. He spent, like, an hour on my 3 strands of hair. Addam Moreno, ladies and gentleMAN, the creative director of Joico.
Yes, Dirty Harry, I DO feel lucky. Thanks for asking.
photo by Ryan Mihalyi
hair by Addam Moreno
gilt shark tooth earrings by Laura Kepner-Adney
Here’s the front, just for the record, in the immediate afterglow of scissor heaven via my laptop photobooth.
This is what glee looks like
BTW, Tucsonans, we are currently looking for hair models for a free cut and color by Addam. YOU WIN. Please contact me at painfullyhipATgmail.com IF you are not afraid of change.
Phoenicians? Is that what we call people of Phoenix? I really hope so!
Don’t miss BOOTY SAFARI tomorrow night, October 15, at the Ruby Room! My friend Joe! He paints with light! Plus it will be a crazay partay!
Your hair looks amazing!!! I can’t wait to meet the hairdresser BFF of my soul, it’s every frizzy haired girl’s dream.
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THAT is an awesome cut. Dang! Lucky you!!!
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As a stylist myself, I can appreciate the intricacy of that beautiful sculpture you are blessed with on your head. I love it! It also looks amazing on you, which of corse is the point!
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Oh man, it’s so avant garde! LookS fantastic!
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you rock my world!
Your hair is absolutely amazing. The length is just fabulous!
FUCKING PERFECT. Seriously, Amber, you look fab!
Amazing cut! How I wish I could find someone in my area with that talent. For two years I have flown from the midwest to the east coast for cuts because I’m too afraid to try a new stylist. I need to get my butt in gear!
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I’m loving the hair, & I was kinda shocked I found your lovely face in one of my town’s local bar’s flyer http://queshow.com/contenidos/eventos/BC/2009/October/qsimg_1255986533-428822_Noche%20de%20Solteros%20Viernes%2023.jpg other than that I love reading your blog keep it painfully hip <3
But your hair always looks so nice. I never would have guessed that you hate it! By the way, you look really good with the new haircut.
-meream
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Lol. I love the hair! Glad I don’t have to hang in the desert in July, though. Great post.
THAT CUT ROCKS
Ok on the growing the hair out, I like your hair better short. Maybe I have no fashion, but to me the dress did not seem to go with the hair or the butterflies stuck on your face.
[...] of enthusiasm and a big ol’ wack of stickers in tow. They looked like this: That’s Ryan’s photo of Addam’s haircut, doused in fractals and what he calls “light paintings.” Said project will be unveiled [...]
I would love to be in a haircut show like this and let a hair stylest do whatever they wanted to my hair.