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Justin Bieber’s Hair Sells for $40,000

He may have lost close to 90,000 Twitter followers after he got a more “mature” haircut, but Justin Bieber can always find consolation in knowing that he did it for a good cause: his hair has sold for over $40,000 on eBay. As we also informed you at the time, after the shocking announcement (shocking for ...

4 March 2011
03:34 GMT

Jennifer Aniston’s Shorter ‘Do Explained: She Didn’t Want to Be a Housewife

The other day, while premiering the romantic comedy “Just Go With It” in Spain, Jennifer Aniston unveiled a shorter, lighter ‘do: a blonde bob. Her stylist explains it to Allure, saying it was time for a change.Fans of the actress must already know that she’s not the type than changes her hair...

24 February 2011
14:41 GMT

Justin Bieber Loses 80,000 Twitter Followers over New Haircut

The other day, pop sensation Justin Bieber got a haircut, for the first time in a while appearing in front of a camera without his trademark “The Bieber” bowl cut. As a result, he’s lost 80,000 Twitter followers in just hours, it has emerged.A new piece on The Judiciary Report claims that fans ...

24 February 2011
13:41 GMT

Justin Bieber Gets New, ‘Mature’ Haircut

Pop star Justin Bieber has chopped off most of his hair, thus ridding himself (for now) of the famous ‘do known simply as “The Bieber.” More photos of Justin’s new look are over at TMZ, which is also the one to break the story. Over these past few months, Beliebers have been receiving definite...

22 February 2011
13:51 GMT

Emma Watson Wants Longer Hair for Movie Roles

In August last year, as a sign that she was done with the “Harry Potter” franchise, British actress Emma Watson cut her long hair and went for a cute pixie ‘do. Now, she’s saying she’s done experimenting – and wants her locks back.As we also noted at the time, Emma wanted to try a ...

17 February 2011
14:01 GMT

Justin Bieber’s Hairdo Doesn’t Come Cheap

His is the most popular hairdo with teens right now, boys and girls alike. However, getting styled doesn’t come cheap for pop star Justin Bieber, at $750 a pop, twice a month, as his personal hairstylist says for the latest issue of Life & Style magazine. As we also noted on at least a couple of previous occasi...

27 January 2011
14:01 GMT

Mo’Nique Shaved Her Legs for Oscars 2011 Nominations Announcement

Oscar-winning actress and comedienne Mo’Nique may have changed her mind about not shaving any part of her body except for the armpits. After rocking hair on her legs on the red carpet at last year’s Oscars, this year, she had some grooming before the nominees telecast. Despite some criticism from the fans...

26 January 2011
05:48 GMT

Fan Snorts Liam Gallagher’s Dandruff Thinking It’s Cocaine

File this under “I never thought this could happen”: in a recent interview, Liam Gallagher of Oasis revealed that one fan mistakenly believed he had cocaine in his hair – and snorted his dandruff. Speaking with Q Magazine just recently, the rocker revealed a very weird encounter with a fan who belie...

25 January 2011
03:45 GMT

Dry Shampoos Are Seeing a Rise in Popularity

They were once used only by women who did not have enough time or the resources to get a proper bath and wash their hair. Now, dry shampoos have become so popular they’re almost a styling must, it has emerged. The Daily Mail reports that more and more women use dry shampoos – so much so that they’re...

24 January 2011
15:41 GMT

Producers Force Khloe Kardashian to Go Back to Brunette

Only two weeks ago, Khloe Kardashian was rocking gorgeous red hair at the People’s Choice Awards 2011, quite a change from her trademark glossy dark locks. Now, she’s already back to black – and it seems producers on her reality show had a say in it. Khloe was officially the first Kardashian to go r...

20 January 2011
13:31 GMT

‘The Rachel’ Was the Worst Hairstyle I Ever Had, Jennifer Aniston Reveals

It was the hairstyle that shaped a generation and that prompted a frenzy with (female) fans the likes of which perhaps only Justin Bieber can generate these days. In the February 2011 issue of Allure, Jennifer Aniston reveals she hated “The Rachel.”Fans of the hit comedy series “Friends” must ...

19 January 2011
13:21 GMT

Kate Beckinsale Goes Blonde, Hits the Beach

If blondes really do have more fun, actress Kate Beckinsale is about to find out: the star has had her chocolate brown locks bleached to a very sunny blonde, and then she hit the beach in a frilly two-piece swimsuit. JustJared has the pictures of the actress at the beach with her family, showing off her incredibly to...

18 January 2011
16:31 GMT

Golden Globes 2011: Sandra Bullock’s Bangs Are Temporary

At this year’s Golden Globes, Sandra Bullock unveiled a new look, with darker, straighter hair and very long bangs. Her style was impeccable as always, but fashion gurus branded her new ‘do a huge hit and miss. If fans also happen to be among those who believe Bullock looks much better without what critic...

18 January 2011
15:31 GMT

Golden Globes 2011: Justin Bieber Gets Haircut for the Occasion

Justin Bieber was at the 2011 Golden Globes last night on presenting duties – and to do some promoting of his own. The moment he stepped on the red carpet, it became clear that he’d also gotten a haircut specifically for the occasion. As we also noted on a previous occasion, because Bieber is as famous as...

17 January 2011
09:44 GMT

Golden Globes 2011: Robert Pattinson Rocks Red Hair

There was something a bit different about Robert Pattinson as he posed for pictures on the red carpet at the 2011 Golden Globe Awards. He no longer has brown hair, having dyed it a subtle shade of red. E! Online caught up with the British heartthrob on the red carpet before the awards ceremony and, as expected, the f...

17 January 2011
06:53 GMT

Miss Delaware Kayla Martell Could Be the First Bald Miss America

Kayla Martell is stunning: with her perfect body, her pearly wide smile and what looks like a full set of blonde hair, she’s definitely beauty pageant material. As it happens, Kayla is bald – and she may just compete in Miss America without a wig. Speaking with ABC just recently, Kayla underlined the d...

10 January 2011
14:31 GMT

Khloe Kardashian Debuts New Red Hair at People’s Choice Awards 2011

Last night at the People’s Choice Awards 2011, “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” took home one award, but it was Khloe who managed to steal the spotlight on the red carpet, with a brand new ‘do, PopEater points out. The brunette is a brunette no more: though known for her trademark dark lo...

6 January 2011
13:21 GMT

Lourdes Leon Wants Blue Hair, Mom Madonna Doesn’t Approve

Madonna’s daughter, Lourdes Leon, is not only starting to make for herself a name as a fashion designer, she also wants to be allowed to express her creativity on her own person: with blue hair. The teen took to her official blog to speak of the changes she plans to make on herself and which, she says, include ...

20 December 2010
14:21 GMT

Women Spend $42,000 on Haircuts in a Lifetime

Being pretty is a tough job – this is probably one of those lines one is likely to hear in bad rom-coms. Yet, it’s true. A new poll shows that women spend an average of $42,000 on haircuts and dye jobs in a lifetime, and about a year in total just to style it. Celebrity hairdresser Nicky Clarke and OnePol...

14 December 2010
16:11 GMT

Katie Price Goes Back to Blonde

She made a name for herself as the blonde glamour girl Jordan but, for years afterwards, Katie Price was a brunette. The other night in Las Vegas, the star unveiled a new look, achieved after an 8-hour marathon in the hair salon. Just like she one day decided she no longer wanted to be a brunette, Katie again decided...

13 December 2010
14:01 GMT

Emma Stone Goes Blonde

Actress Emma Stone, known for her fiery hair, has crossed over to the lighter side. At a recent public event, Emma unveiled her new blonde ‘do – together with some pretty fierce bangs. The changes celebrities make to their hairstyle and hair color always manage to get the public and the media’s atte...

7 December 2010
14:31 GMT

Weather-Proof Your Lips, Hair and Body for Winter

Winter is almost here (or here to stay already in some territories) so this means a hoard of new problems for those of us with more sensitive skin: hands become coarse, hair loses shine and lips become chapped.Of course, even if it’s cold outside and we believe the damage has already been done, that doesn&rsquo...

29 November 2010
15:51 GMT

Justin Bieber Gets New Haircut

Justin Bieber’s mop ‘do is almost as famous as he is, even prompting at one point a series of comments claiming he was using it to hide the fact he had no forehead. Just recently, The Biebs has unveiled a new, shorter cut. Of course, the mop hair is still there but, this time, it’s a bit different b...

29 November 2010
14:31 GMT

Jennifer Aniston Goes Blonde for New Film

After an “absence” of a few months this summer, Jennifer Aniston is back to work again, shooting scenes for her latest film “Wanderlust” in NYC – and rocking a longer and definitely much lighter ‘do.Fans (and not only) must be well aware that, if there’s anything Aniston gets...

19 November 2010
15:01 GMT

Rihanna Goes Back to Long Hair, Is Still Red Hot

Rihanna’s style has been dubbed chameleonic by fashion insiders – and her love of new hairdos also contributes heavily to this impression. To prove she’s always unpredictable, the singer has again changed her ‘do. As fans must know – and as Grazia magazine also notes – in recent mo...

16 November 2010
15:21 GMT

Kim Kardashian Launches Swimsuit Line, Goes Barbarella Blonde

Kim Kardashian is expanding her business empire with a brand new swimsuit line for Beach Bunny Swimwear, a preview of which she has just posted on her official webpage. Wearing a very convincing blonde wig and flashing flatboard abs, in one pic, Kim is seen modeling a gorgeous two-piece white swimsuit, teamed with kn...

11 November 2010
13:31 GMT

Scarlett Johansson Gets Super Cute Bob Cut

After many years of rocking curly long locks, actress Scarlett Johansson has crossed over to the other side – and unveiled an edgier but, at the same time, still incredibly cute bob cut. The actress unveiled the new ‘do at the Mango Awards in Barcelona, Spain the other day and has been getting nothing but...

22 October 2010
16:11 GMT

'Fingerprinting' People by Their Ears

Biometrics scientists at the University of Southampton, found a way of identifying people by their ears, a method that has shown an almost 100% success rate.Their technique is called the image ray transform and it can highlight tubular structures, just like ears, and specifically identify them.The research carried ou...

11 October 2010
05:53 GMT

Robert Pattinson’s Scruffy Beard: To Be or Not to Be

Robert Pattinson is the latest Hollywood hunk to go down the road of scruffiness: arriving at LAX the other day, the guy playing one of the hottest vampires ever debuted a very scruffy beard.Of course, this is not the first time that the British heartthrob is seen with facial hair, though, until now, he kept in check...

30 September 2010
13:11 GMT

Charlie Le Mindu Shocks London Fashion Week

Though no stranger to controversy, designer Charlie Le Mindu has managed to cause quite a fuss once more, taking London Fashion Week by surprise by putting on the catwalk models in wigs, hats, shoes – and little else. One thing that could justify Mindu’s choice of clothes for his models (or lack thereof, ...

20 September 2010
14:31 GMT

Marilyn Manson Loses Makeup, Goes for Mullet

Aside from his music, other things that make Marilyn Manson recognizable are his love for heavy makeup, for platform boots and leather, androgynous-style clothes. None of that is seen in the latest photo of the rocker. Though it may come as a shock to his fans, as of late, Marilyn has taken to wearing no makeup at al...

9 September 2010
04:26 GMT

Troy Polamalu Takes Out $1 Million Insurance Policy on His Hair

Professional American football strong safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Troy Polamalu, who has been featured extensively in Head & Shoulders campaigns, has just taken out an insurance policy for his trademark curls. Polamalu has ringlets that can hardly be mistaken for someone else’s, while his hair is also v...

31 August 2010
10:38 GMT

John Travolta Has 102 Wigs, a Refrigerator Just for Them

As an ESPN analyst was saying the other day about Jennifer Aniston, people buy tabloids because they want drama, scandal and juicy details. The latest print issue of Star magazine brings just that, as the entire edition is dedicated to assistants’ tell-all.It’s only logical that the person who knows best ...

27 August 2010
13:31 GMT

Marilyn Monroe Is the Ultimate Blonde of All Times

She is the iconic blonde pinup, the woman whose name has come to be synonymous with old-school glamour and elegance. To this day, Marilyn Monroe remains the ultimate blonde, a new poll reveals.Though almost half a century has passed since her untimely death, Marilyn remains the women many men dream and other women as...

26 August 2010
14:31 GMT

Beauty Myths Busted – Part I

Though the Internet and the media offer the easiest access to information all over the world, certain beauty myths continue to persist and, even more importantly, to enjoy the status of “scientific fact.”Such is the case of the myth that says that you must comb your hair 100 times to make it shiny and hea...

26 August 2010
13:11 GMT

'Clock' Genes Analyzed by Plucking Hair

A team of experts recently managed to track down and analyze the activity of “clock genes” in the human body. All they need to conduct their work are a few strands of hair. The circadian rhythm, also known as the body's internal clock, is responsible for controlling each our sleep-wake cycle. However...

24 August 2010
03:21 GMT

Emma Watson Cut Her Hair for ‘Girl with Dragon Tattoo’

Fresh off the “Harry Potter” franchise, British actress Emma Watson is looking to land the leading role in “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” which is why she chopped off all her hair. Though she was saying last week she found the gesture “liberating,” it could be that there&rs...

10 August 2010
10:59 GMT

Shiloh Cried and Begged Me to Cut Her Hair, Angelina Jolie Says

A while ago, the tabloids noticed that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt had started to style their daughter Shiloh in a different fashion from what they’d done until then. More specifically, they allowed her to be a tomboy, which sparked some talk about whether they weren’t trying to turn her into a boy. Far ...

7 August 2010
07:13 GMT

Emma Watson Chops All Her Hair Off

Short is the new black. Short hair is making a comeback and, if further proof of that is required, a single look at celebrities’ ‘dos should suffice. After the undercut was proclaimed the hottest hairstyle of the year, it seems that the pixie is gaining some of the ground it lost, with “Harry Potter...

6 August 2010
14:41 GMT

Women Shouldn’t Be Ashamed to Have Grey Hair, Model Kristen McMenamy Says

If a man has grey hair, he’s considered more attractive and perhaps also wiser. Examples of male celebrities with silver hair who continue to top poll after poll with female voters are many, but no one needs to look at all of them because one should suffice: George Clooney. At the opposite pole are examples of ...

2 August 2010
16:31 GMT

Britney Spears’ Ratty Weave: Just a Bad Hair Day

Britney Spears has been known to have “off” days, both as regards her attire on public outings and her hair. The other day was the perfect example of the latter, as the singer stepped out with her hair a mess, which almost instantly prompted talk of whether she could not afford to get better hair extensio...

23 July 2010
15:21 GMT

Celebrities Say: Hottest Hairdo, the Undercut

Many years ago, rocking an undercut was seen as the ultimate symbol of rebelliousness, of refusal to stick to the norms and play by the rules. Today, it’s just trendy because celebrities have brought this style back and pushed it into mainstream. As such, an increasing number of women is taking hair salons by s...

21 July 2010
13:31 GMT

Britney Spears’ Ratty Extensions Reveal Bald Spot

Even before she infamously went into a barber shop and shaved her head as the paparazzi were snapping her picture like crazy, many stories have been told about Britney Spears and her ratty hair extensions. The other day, the pop star only added more fuel to the fire behind such stories, by being photographed with a l...

21 July 2010
10:36 GMT

Women’s Passion for Fake Lashes Costs Them Dearly

They say a woman with long, thick and curved eyelashes has an aura of mystery about her that can hardly be expressed in words. Sadly, Mother Nature has not been equally generous with all the women out there, which means they have to find a way to get this kind of eyelashes elsewhere – like, with fake lashes. Th...

19 July 2010
13:31 GMT

Brad Pitt Finally Shaves Off His Beard

Brad Pitt is undoubtedly a very handsome man, otherwise no one could explain why he ranks so high with many female moviegoers and in beauty charts constantly being drawn up. For a few months now, though, the actor has been hiding his trademark good looks under a beard that, in its turn, generated a lot of press. Peop...

13 July 2010
16:21 GMT

Gerard Butler Rocks a Mullet

One of the most hated trends in men – which is still alive and kicking as we speak – right there next to the goatee, is the mullet. Often described as an “undecided” haircut because it’s neither all-long nor all-short, it is often associated with certain types for whom good manners or ev...

13 July 2010
09:57 GMT

Christina Aguilera Goes Strawberry Blonde

Though critics were quick to label her latest studio material, “Bionic,” a flop for underperforming in the charts, Christina Aguilera continues to promote it and has consequently started working on a new video, for her second single off it, the ballad “You Lost Me.” On the occasion, the singer...

2 July 2010
15:31 GMT

Kristen Stewart Goes for Light Red Hair

There’s no doubt that Kristen Stewart is a beautiful young woman, even if there are times when it seems like she’s going out of her way to make herself anything but that. On a recent public appearance, the “Twilight” actress unveiled a new ‘do, one that seemed specifically meant to help ...

29 June 2010
13:31 GMT

Naomi Campbell Is Bald

Hairstylists often draw attention to how damaging hair extensions are to natural hair because of the way they’re clipped on to it. That, of course, does little in terms of discouraging celebrities from having them put in, perhaps thinking such a catastrophe as to be left with balding patches would never happen ...

29 June 2010
10:24 GMT

Adam Lambert Shaves His Head

Adam Lambert is glam in both music and style. Everything that he does is glam, whether it’s kissing a male backup singer or wearing KISS-style platform boots. As fans know, he even has a tour going on, called the Glam Nation Tour, which will hopefully push the envelope of glam rock to limits never before attain...

18 June 2010
15:41 GMT


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