LOOKOUT: Trendy Haircuts, A Deep-seated Celebrity Nicety

If the POPelation is a blog about FAME, then it is my duty to tell this story the best way I know how: through my life of course. Take my recent run-in with hair salons, for example. You know the ritzy, trendy kind that give you a sparkling water beforehand and a temple message after they wash your hair. On my last visit, I sat in the chair, surrounded by a warehouse filled with the suffocating fumes of affluence.

The old lady across from me, $2k Chanel bag hanging from the stand, aluminum foil concealing her gray roots, which would soon be transformed into a harsh platinum blonde. The balding business man comfortable with the decision to spend a less sensible amount for a more “quality” haircut to impress his wife waiting at home. The future stars, smug and confident, knowing that something as little as “hair” could be the dealbreaker in an audition. And there’s me. The great pretender, abashed by the exhausting scenery yet still content with scrounging up the necessary funds to afford an indulgent trip to an upscale barbers.

Why has hair become such an important part of our obsession?

In the entertainment world, we ask ourselves: Would Rihanna have had as much success without her signature asymmetrical bob, or just stayed mediocre like so many before her with washed-out “plain jane” locks? Or might have Victoria Beckham’s coming to America been a little less friendly if the majority of middle-aged moms hadn’t rush to the salon to get a cut just like hers. Or what was really the hoopla about during Britney’s tragic breakdown? Once styled in her infamous blonde pigtails, the public couldn’t handle a Britney without them.

Let me tell you, a deep-cleansing cucumber wash and two hour’s worth of sheering and suddenly I feel like a new person. It’s nice, and suddenly all the more worth it.

Need a headline? Want to get noticed? A cardinal rule in Hollywood: Screw Talent, Get a Haircut.