As a fan of hair cutting and general hygiene, I would like to send a message to all of the hair salons out there who think it's a good idea to post "chic" 1980s stylized posters, ala Patrick Nagel, as artwork in their businesses.
Ermm-hmm. (That was throat clearing.)
Dear Salon Owners Everywhere:
It scares the bejeezus out of me when I see those 80s-style posters hanging framed in your shops--or worse, as part of the awning that hangs over the exterior of your sad little business. The women in these paintings are TERRIFYING, and no one wants their hair. Let me say it again: No. one. wants. that. hair. The butch, spiky black hair with kabuki makeup is frightening to children, and frankly, to most adults (even if they won't admit it). Ask yourselves, has anyone ever once come into your shop, pointed at a poster and said, "THAT! That is what I want. Make me look like that woman!" No. Of course they haven't. Don't be stupid. So why have these posters? I've been forced to look at them in hair salons since roughly 1988, and they never go away.
I'm afraid we've come to a point where I will walk out of a salon, just solely based on principle, if I see these images on the wall. Really. I passed one by just the other day because of a freaky 80s awning. I have to figure that whomever put them there either, A.) Lives in a cardboard box, eats tuna out of a can or shoe every night, and found those things in a dumpster somewhere, and therefore can't be a skilled stylist, or B.) Really thinks that it is 1987 and hopes that I will really like my new Dixie Carter look. No, no, no!
I've included a few examples below so that all salon owners can remain vigilant and purge their hair huts of all of these cockroaches of the hairdo world. It must end.
Hugs and Tickles,
Katie
Let me just say that if I owned a hair salon, I would name it The Coif Cabin and would have artwork more like this:
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Wednesday, June 8, 2011
80s Hair Salon Artwork: Why?
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Thursday, January 31, 2008
Woolly Lists - Top Ten Lost Mysteries That Are Eating Away at my Brain
10. What is with the whole "illness" story?
9. How did Claire find out that long straight bangs would be the hottest Hollywood hair trend of the future? And who did she get to give her this new cut and style on the island?
8. Why are The Black Rock and Yemi's plane in the middle of the jungle?
7. Who was in that coffin? And why does Jack care sooo much if he isn't friend or family?
6. Why hasn't Richard aged since the 70s? How old is he exactly?
5. Who are the Others/Hostiles? And why on earth did they hate the Dharma peeps so much?
4. What IS that security system? aka the black smoke monster. And why does it flash in front of people like a camera? And if it's smoke, why can't it go into tree roots where people are hiding?
3. What do the Numbers mean? Why those numbers?
2. Who in the sam hill is Jacob? Why does he ask Locke for help?
1. What do you mean, "They found Flight 815, there were no survivors"?? I can only assume at this point that Naomi was lying. But what if she wasn't??
9. How did Claire find out that long straight bangs would be the hottest Hollywood hair trend of the future? And who did she get to give her this new cut and style on the island?
8. Why are The Black Rock and Yemi's plane in the middle of the jungle?
7. Who was in that coffin? And why does Jack care sooo much if he isn't friend or family?
6. Why hasn't Richard aged since the 70s? How old is he exactly?
5. Who are the Others/Hostiles? And why on earth did they hate the Dharma peeps so much?
4. What IS that security system? aka the black smoke monster. And why does it flash in front of people like a camera? And if it's smoke, why can't it go into tree roots where people are hiding?
3. What do the Numbers mean? Why those numbers?
2. Who in the sam hill is Jacob? Why does he ask Locke for help?
1. What do you mean, "They found Flight 815, there were no survivors"?? I can only assume at this point that Naomi was lying. But what if she wasn't??
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1970s,
bad hair,
brain eating,
flight 815,
Jacob,
lost,
mysteries,
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