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Rihanna Goes Blonde for Summer – Photo

With Rihanna, it’s nearly impossible to keep track of the changes she makes to her hair but, whenever she does something drastic, she’s bound to make headlines. On this note, she’s opted for blonde for the coming summer. Attached is a photo Rihanna posted on her Instagram and Twitter, with the capti...

15 May 2013
06:37 GMT

Reese Witherspoon Goes Back to Blonde – Photo

Reese Witherspoon made a lot of headlines a short while ago after dyeing her hair dark brown for a movie role (because everyone knows and loves her as a blonde), and she’s doing the same now that she’s gone back to her usual color. Over the weekend, following the Atlanta arrest for disorderly conduct, Re...

13 May 2013
10:45 GMT

Demi Lovato Goes Blonde – Photo

It’s been getting very hard to keep track of Demi Lovato’s changes in hairstyle but, most likely, fans are willing to try it nonetheless. The singer and actress has just debuted a new blonde ‘do on her latest public appearance. For those accustomed to seeing her with dark, long locks and a goth pr...

8 May 2013
04:48 GMT

Beard and Mustache Championship Held in Germany – Video

I have come across yet another beard contest, this time held in Germany, in the small town of Pforzheim. On April 27, some 100 men proudly wearing their facial hair gathered to participate in the 26th German Beard and Mustache Championship. According to Huffington Post, they entered appropriately titled categories ...

2 May 2013
09:44 GMT

Victoria Beckham Debuts Shorter Hair on Twitter

Victoria Beckham pretty much redefined the bob when she got her own version of it the first time. It was called “the Pob” and became as famous as Jennifer Aniston’s “the Rachel” from “Friends.” Well, “the Pob” is probably back. Victoria, who has been keeping ver...

1 May 2013
05:27 GMT

Amanda Bynes Shaves Her Head – Photos

Amanda Bynes is continuing the transformation she started when she moved from Los Angeles to New York, and she’s making sure all her fans are up to speed with everything thanks to her Twitter. Included in this article are two brand new photos Amanda posted on her Twitter feed, showing off her buzz cut. It&rsquo...

26 April 2013
09:36 GMT

Jennifer Lawrence Unveils New Haircut at GLAAD Media Awards 2013 – Photo

Fans and critics alike seem to love Jennifer Lawrence in equal measure, so it’s not really that surprising to see that everything she does or says instantly makes international headlines. The other night, she unveiled a much shorter haircut at the GLAAD Media Awards 2013. The fans seem to love it, judging by ...

22 April 2013
02:55 GMT

Anne Hathaway’s Pixie Cut Voted the Most Influential Ever

Anne Hathaway won her first Oscar, for Best Female Supporting Role, with her role in “Les Miserables,” a film for which she agreed to chop off her own hair in front of the camera. As it turns out, her pixie cut earned her icon status. A new poll by the Hairdressing Council of Great Britain and Universal...

20 April 2013
06:26 GMT

Justin Bieber Unveils New, Shaved Haircut on Twitter

Angels don’t weep in heaven whenever Justin Bieber cuts his hair but his popularity on social media usually takes a hit because his fans, the Beliebers, don’t really appreciate change where he’s concerned. So far though, they seem to be enjoying his new, much edgier look. Check out the photo atta...

10 April 2013
04:59 GMT

Rachel McAdams Dyes Her Hair Red

Rachel McAdams has rocked all shades and hair colors since she broke in the spotlight but, even so, her switching from blonde to red is still enough to get a lot of people talking. She debuted her new look on a family trip to Disneyland the other day. Us Weekly has a photo of the actress’ makeover and, though...

5 April 2013
06:13 GMT

Sofia Vergara Goes Back to Natural Blonde – Photo

We’re not even in April yet but celebrities are already getting ready for the summer. Some female stars are increasing their visits to the gym to get the perfect bikini body, but others are also changing their hair color. Sofia Vergara is back to blonde. One of the facts that never ceases to amaze Sofia, and ...

28 March 2013
06:07 GMT

Multi-Millionaire Hairstylist Vidal Sassoon Disinherits Adopted Son

The name Vidal Sassoon is synonymous with the fancy hair style of the ‘60s. The multi-millionaire hairstylist died last year, with his most recent will, made just 2 months before his death, having just been made public in the UK. Sassoon was worth an estimated £100 million ($152.2 million / &euro...

25 March 2013
07:49 GMT

Demi Lovato Unveils New Haircut – Photo

Demi Lovato loves to experiment with fashion and her look, and she also likes to be able to express herself through her hairstyle. Just hours ago, the singer unveiled a new look on her Twitter feed. Check it out in the picture attached to this article. Demi doesn’t say more about the new haircut than “...

14 March 2013
06:36 GMT

Oscars 2013: Stylist Explains Jennifer Aniston’s Natural-Looking Hairstyle

On the red carpet at the Oscars 2013, Jennifer Aniston looked stunning in a gorgeous red Valentino strapless gown, but some voices are saying she sort of ruined the effect by opting for a very natural-looking hairstyle, that the dress would have required something a bit more sophisticated. To those, her personal s...

2 March 2013
09:11 GMT

Oscars 2013: Ben Affleck Shaves Beard

Ben Affleck has finally gotten to go home with an Oscar for his directorial efforts, though he still has to wait to nab the one for Best Director. The Oscars 2013 saw him win Best Picture so, by all means, his lucky charm beard definitely brought him luck. This would explain why he chose to shave it shortly after t...

26 February 2013
01:38 GMT

Michelle Obama Explains Her Bangs: Just Mid-Life Crisis

Getting bangs is always a hot topic with celebrities, mostly because stylists believe few are the women who can really “work” them. When First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama got them, it became clear that she was one of them. Even though fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld said this was one of Mich...

19 February 2013
04:53 GMT

Helen Mirren Debuts Pink Hair at the BAFTAs 2013 – Photo

She would probably look spectacular in rags but, even so, Helen Mirren has shocked the world by looking incredibly amazing with pink hair. The 67-year-old actress debuted the new look on the red carpet at the BAFTAs 2013. The awards show took place last night in London and, while most media outlets are now talking ...

11 February 2013
02:26 GMT

Ethan Hawke Unveils New, Shocking Look for New Part

Ethan Hawke, aka one of my favorite actors ever, has gone over to the dark blonde side. The actor revealed his new, shocking look the other night on the red carpet but, fret not, it’s all for art. Rocking peroxide hair (with roots showing, of course) and a serious case of guyliner, Ethan posed for pictures but ...

9 February 2013
08:21 GMT

January Jones: Mad Men Actress's Hair Is Falling Out

35-year-old January Jones, known for her role as Betty, Don Draper’s wife on Mad Men, is complaining about severe hair loss. Jones has undergone several changes in hair color throughout the years, including sporting icy blonde locks at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. One of the most recent extreme colors she u...

28 January 2013
11:48 GMT

NASA Mohawk Guy to Show Off New Do at Inauguration March

The infamous NASA mohawk guy is back for the Obama inauguration, and he plans to premiere a new look that, he says, will upstage the president himself. Bobak Ferdowsi is a 33-year-old flight director that captured the world's eye with his appearances in the televised transmission for the Curiosity rover's ...

19 January 2013
04:11 GMT

Man Chokes Girlfriend in Dreadlock Hair Assault in Portland

A man from Portland, Oregon, is to be arraigned next Tuesday, after allegedly assaulting a woman using his own dreadlocked hair. 32-year-old Caleb Grotberg, of Portland, was apprehended by police on Monday, January 7, at the 3200 block of Southeast 22nd Avenue. Someone had called 911 at 2:28 a.m. local time, ABC ...

9 January 2013
03:29 GMT

Man Grows Beard for a Year, Raises Money for Armed Forces

Dave Phillips cannot wait for New Year's, when he plans to get a shave. The 27-year-old former member of the Territorial Army decided to raise money for charity by growing a beard. He set out a year ago to raise funds for Help for Heroes, inspired by the Movember initiative. "I did Movember last year and it wa...

28 December 2012
13:11 GMT

Kim Kardashian Unveils New Hairdo: Bangs

Love her or hate her, Kim Kardashian is popular. In fact, she’s so popular that she even makes headlines when she makes the smallest alteration to her now-trademark hairdo – like the other day, when she got bangs. It all started with a tweet from the socialite, which also included a link to an Instagram...

20 December 2012
07:13 GMT

Best at the 2012 National Beard Championship in Las Vegas

The 2012 National Beard and Moustache Championships are held in Las Vegas this year, and this video presents some of the quirky facial hair styles featured in the competition. At the beginning of the clip, Hercule Poirot appears to pop up, along with several other dashing looking gentlemen. One user dubs his do th...

30 November 2012
10:57 GMT

Woman Grows Beard for Cancer Awareness, Improved Self-Esteem

One of the most touching and inspiring stories today comes thanks to a 36-year-old woman from Staffordshire, who has turned her condition into a tool for a good cause. Siobhain Fletcher has been growing a beard for Movember. As of yesterday, when her story started to get attention from the international press, she&...

29 November 2012
04:25 GMT

Bearded Woman Grows Out Facial Hair for Movember

Siobhain Fletcher, from Leek, Staffordshire, in the UK, is growing a moustache to support the Movember cause. 36-year-old Fletcher suffers from hirsutism, a condition which makes her grow excessive facial hair. In the month of Movember, she decided to aid prostate cancer charities by, basically, not shaving it all o...

28 November 2012
13:31 GMT

Colts Cheerleaders Go Bald for Charity, Their Coach

Sometimes, it’s the most outrageous or out of the ordinary things that help in the accomplishment of a good dead. Colts cheerleaders Megan M. and Crystal Ann had their heads shaved by the team’s mascot to raise money for leukemia research. Video of the moment when Blue shaved their heads right there on ...

26 November 2012
14:11 GMT

Anne Hathaway Says “Les Miserables” Haircut Made Her Look like Her Gay Brother

As of this moment, Anne Hathaway is considered one of the strongest contenders for Best Actress at the 2013 Oscars, thanks to her amazing performance in “Les Miserables,” a role for which she chopped off all her hair and went on a very drastic diet. In a recent interview cited by Radar Online, Anne said ...

26 November 2012
04:40 GMT

Chinese Man Looks like Real-Life Werewolf

Zhang Hongming, from Chongqing suffers from a rare genetic disorder that makes his body resemble that of a werewolf's. The condition, known as giant pigmented nevus, has haunted Zhang all his life. As you can see in the gallery below, long black hair grows out of a dark-colored patch of skin. Hair covers part o...

23 November 2012
08:20 GMT

Tattoo Lover Decorates the Back of His Head for Movember

They say a picture is worth a thousand words and, in this case, the picture drawn on a man's head even has some hair attached to it. David Hawley, 39, of Bradford, West Yorks came up with this artsy piece for Movember. Instead of wearing a moustache, I guess he feels more comfortable decorating the back of his ...

16 November 2012
12:51 GMT

Top 5 Movember Mugshots from the U.S.

These mugshots stand as proof of the fact that your facial hair has to always look great when you leave the house, because you never know who is taking your picture. Check out the gallery below for pictures of five men who celebrated Movember by getting themselves arrested. They arrived for their mugshot in style, h...

14 November 2012
09:43 GMT

Dakota Fanning Debuts New, Brunette ‘Do at “Breaking Dawn Part 2” Premiere

Dakota Fanning is stunning as a blonde but, as it turns out, she’s equally so when she rocks darker hair. The actress, who plays vampire Jane of the Volturi clan in “Twilight,” debuted her new look at the LA premiere of “Breaking Dawn Part 2.” Indeed, Kristen Stewart wasn’t the on...

14 November 2012
01:37 GMT

Halle Berry Rebels Against the Notion That Having Long Hair Is Beautiful

Some women are known to shed a tear or two whenever they cut their hair, but Halle Berry is definitely not one of them. If anything, she believes hair is nothing more than an accessory and, consequently, it should be treated as such. Speaking with People magazine, the actress, who is now rocking a very trendy and fi...

8 November 2012
14:01 GMT

Michelle Duggar Gets Birthday Makeover – Video

Michelle Duggar, star of TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting,” isn’t exactly known for being too fashionable, up to speed with the hottest trends in styling and haircare. This is why her kids and best friend decided to surprise her on her 46th birthday. The strictly religious Duggar got a special mak...

1 November 2012
09:15 GMT

Lucky Magazine Apologizes for Bad Photoshop Job on Britney Spears

The latest issue of Lucky magazine brings a photospread and interview with none other than Britney Spears, singer, businesswoman and, as of late, X Factor judge. Since there’s something seriously wrong with the cover, Lucky is apologizing for it. The cover and the accompanying photos featured such bad Photosh...

29 October 2012
16:01 GMT

Parlor Comes Up with Cure for Baldness – the Hair Tattoo

A tattoo parlor in the States performs artwork on a men and women's scalps, revealing a modern and affordable cure for baldness. Basically, the trick is to create an optical illusion of hair on one's scalp, by drawing on a hairline. The company that premiered this technique is Good Look Ink, and they dub...

25 October 2012
10:51 GMT

Ashley Greene Debuts Red Hair

Ashley Greene knows what’s in this fall in terms of hair color and she’s made the change accordingly. The “Twilight” actress has debuted a new, more dramatic color right as the promo tour for “Breaking Dawn Part 2” is about to kick off. She’s now sporting a very intense red,...

23 October 2012
01:46 GMT

MTV Star Diem Brown Documents Hair Loss After Chemotherapy – Video

Diem Brown, star of MTV’s Real World/Road Rules Challenge, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer for the second time. Thinking her experience could help other young women going through the same, she’s made the video below. In her blog on People magazine, Brown notes that, the moment she heard she had cancer...

19 October 2012
05:17 GMT

Jennifer Aniston Becomes the Face of MIT-Invented Haircare Line, Living Proof [WSJ]

Jennifer Aniston has just become the face (or, better yet, the hair) of a new, MIT-invented haircare line, Living Proof. She will not only represent the brand in promo materials, but also be actively involved in the creative process behind it. The aim of the collaboration is to put science back into the spotlight: ...

12 October 2012
14:31 GMT

Europe's Biggest, Most Stylish Beards Face Off in Championship

Over a hundred men participated in this year's European Beard and Moustache Championship in Wittersdorf, France, this weekend. The American version of the competition, the Beard Team USA National Beard and Moustache Championships, will be taking place in Las Vegas this year. The bearded stylists will meet on No...

27 September 2012
03:29 GMT

Prince Reveals Afro ‘Do on The View – Video

It’s a rare thing for Prince to give a television interview, but it’s perhaps even rarer for him to sport a new hairdo. The iconic singer dropped by The View the other day to promote a charity, but his hair managed to get most of the attention. Dressed in yellow flares with matching yellow high-heeled b...

18 September 2012
16:41 GMT

Chinese Mother Shaves ID Numbers on Quadruplets' Heads

Tan Chaoyun claims not a lot of people can tell her 6-year-old quadruplets apart. In order for teachers not to have the same problem, with her children starting school, she took them to the local barber and had numbers shaved on their heads. The first born is obviously number 1, and the others are numbered in the or...

11 September 2012
08:39 GMT

VMAs 2012: Rihanna Debuts New, Shockingly Short ‘Do

Only a few days ago, Rihanna was sporting a long, thick and dark mane, but all trace of it was gone at last night’s MTV Video Music Awards 2012. Once more, she has managed to surprise fans and the world with a drastic change of look. All talk about her merits as a vocalist aside, there’s really no rival...

7 September 2012
14:51 GMT

Hot in Haircare Now: Placenta Shampoo

If you’re looking for a product to bring some oomph back into your hair, placenta shampoo and treatments might be just the thing for you. They’re the hottest thing right now in haircare. Placenta or afterbirth is already being used in various skin treatments and creams, so it was probably only a questio...

30 August 2012
17:01 GMT

Justin Bieber Thinks Prince William Should Do Something About His Bald Spot

It's a known fact that Justin Bieber is awfully proud of his hair and that he spends a fortune to maintain his 'do. Just as known is that Prince William has inherited his father's hairline – but The Biebs thinks the Royal should definitely do something about that. The pop star has managed to an...

6 August 2012
15:31 GMT

Man Claims Hair Growth Pill Propecia Turned Him into a Woman

Many men have used Propecia to halt baldness but few, if any, have gone through what William McKee went through. He claims that, after 9 months of taking the generic version of the hair growth drug on a daily basis, he turned into a woman. McKee now goes by the name Mandi and is speaking out to warn other men again...

24 July 2012
15:41 GMT

Lindsay Lohan Goes Back to Red After Wrapping “Liz & Dick”

Lindsay Lohan has officially gone back to being a redhead. The star has finished shooting for the Lifetime Elizabeth Taylor biopic “Liz & Dick,” unveiling her new 'do precisely on her 26th birthday. As her fans must know, until March this year, Lindsay was a blonde. She ditched it by going red agai...

4 July 2012
16:11 GMT

Charlize Theron Shaves Her Head

Charlize Theron is no longer a blonde. In fact, she's now defying all such classifications because she's rocking a shaved head, having gotten the short cut the other day. Just days after a string of promotional appearances for “Prometheus,” the actress has been spotted out and about without he...

12 June 2012
13:51 GMT

Lindsay Lohan Ditches the Blonde, Is a Redhead Again

Lindsay Lohan is a blonde no more. Shortly after her successful (in terms of ratings, not of critical reception) Saturday Night Live hosting gig, the star underwent a makeover, unveiling a new look in Beverly Hills the other day. Fans might have become accustomed to seeing Lindsay as a peroxide blonde, but she'...

9 March 2012
12:01 GMT

Woman Warns of the Dangers of Hair Dye Home Kits: My Head Was Leaking Pus

That hair dye home kits can cause allergic reactions can’t be news to anyone – this is precisely why you’re to perform a skin test before you apply the color. However, these reactions can also occur when the test comes out right.This is what Cameron Rowe, 25, says happened to her when she wanted to ...

3 March 2012
06:40 GMT


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