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Hair: Cheating on your stylist
Dear Rhonda, I cheated on my stylist. I wanted to try this new guy that my friend said was supposed to be great, but I hated the way he cut my hair. I really want to go back to my old stylist but she is going to take one look at me and know that [...]
Hair: Help Me Rhonda on fear of haircuts
Dear Rhonda, My son is terrified of getting his hair cut. Any suggestions for how I can help make this less scary for him? Dear Terrified Toddler, I completely understand the fear some toddlers feel about going to a salon. The first thing you can do is talk to your toddler and get him excited [...]
Hair: Help Me Rhonda on thinking pink
Dear Rhonda, My 8-year-old wants to get PINK streaks in her hair. She says kids are using Kool-Aid to do it. Is it safe? I don’t want her to have pink hair, but if there is a simpler, safer way, I could give in and let her experiment a little. Please HELP!!! Dear Pinky, Although [...]
Hair: Help Me Rhonda on sideburns for men
Dear Rhonda, My husband and I have a bet riding on this. Are sideburns “in” or “out”? Dear Mr. and Mrs. Sideburns, It’s truly a personal choice, but I can tell you that the “pork chop” sideburns (think of Elvis) are definitely OUT. Way out. I’d also say that the “no sideburns” look is out. [...]
Hair: Help Me Rhonda
Hair: Help Me Rhonda
Note: This is an e-mail sent in recently by a reader with a hair emergency. Our resident hair healer, Rhonda, has put on her red cape and is swooping in for the rescue. Read on. Dear Rhonda, Help! I’m trying to grow my hair out from a pixie cut. The problem is it started out bleach-blonde. [...]
Hair: “Help Me Rhonda” on thinning out hair
Hi Rhonda! I have a hair question. I have A LOT of hair, and I like to keep it thinned out. How do you feel about thinning hair out? I know some hair stylists hesitate to thin out very often. Dear Lisa, Well, honestly I’m on the fence about this one. It really depends on [...]
Hair: Help Me Rhonda recalls hair disaster
Dear Rhonda, What’s the worst thing you have seen someone do to their hair? Dear Curious, Well, this question requires a ot of thought because I’ve seen some crazy hair over the years. Let’s see, where do I begin? Okay, I’ve got it: One day a lady came into the salon where I was working [...]
Hair: Help Me Rhonda out of a possible hair rut
Dear Rhonda, I was looking through photos the other day and realized I’ve had the same haircut for almost a decade. Is this really unusual? Could I be in a hair rut and not even know it? How long do most people keep the same hairstyle, and should I change it “just because” or stay [...]
Hair: Help Me Rhonda on daughter dilemma
Dear Rhonda, My teenage daughter wants to cut all her hair off and make it super short. It’s killing me because she has always had such beautiful, long, healthy hair and I’m afraid she’ll regret this decision after it’s done. Can you suggest a “middle ground” haircut that she and I can both live with? [...]
Hair: Help Me Rhonda on hair envy
Dear Rhonda, I saw a haircut on another mom yesterday, and I really love it and would like to get something similar for myself. But she has naturally straight hair and I have thick, wavy hair. Will the same haircut automatically look different on people with different hair types or can I achieve that same [...]
Hair: Help Me Rhonda
Dear Rhonda, My 6-year-old son keeps telling me he wants a “spiky” haircut, the kind of cut where the bangs and hair on top sticks up. How can we get this look? Dear Spikey Wanna-be, This look is really easy to achieve for your son. All you need is a good STRONG gel and a [...]
Hair: Help Me Rhonda on Bed Head
Dear Rhonda, Is there any cure for “bed head”? I really don’t want to have to wash my hair every day, but it seems so bad in the morning that I feel like I have to start all over to get it to look the way I want. Do you have any tricks for transforming [...]
Hair: Help Me Rhonda on humidity hair
Dear Rhonda, The late summer humidity is killing my hair! It does crazy things in this kind of weather. Is there a product out there to help combat the effects of humidity on hair? Help! Dear Humidity Haze, Well, sometimes Mother Nature plays horrible tricks on us. All this moisture in the air turns beautiful, [...]
Hair: Help Me Rhonda on streaks
Dear Rhonda, What are the latest trends in hair color? Is the “streaky” look back in? Dear Streaky, When you look at hair color magazines or any fashion magazine, it seems like “anything goes”. But remember, these are fashion magazines. Most of my clients want a more natural look for their hair, meaning less “chunks” [...]
Hair: Help Me Rhonda on dry summer hair
Dear Rhonda, Lately I’m spending lots of time at the pool or outside with the kids and my hair is paying the price because it is so dry! Can you recommend a deep conditioner to help solve this problem? Dear Summer Hair, Dry hair in the summer is a big problem for so many of [...]
Hair: Help Me Rhonda on summer haircuts
Rhonda Moulder, pictured on the right, is a Northwest Arkansas stylist who has been writing our “Help Me Rhonda” hair advice column since the site launched back in May of last year. We’ve been harassing her for months now to give us a photo of herself to post with this column, and she finally coughed [...]
Hair: Help Me Rhonda on kid’s self-inflicted haircut
Dear Rhonda, Today my 4-year-old daughter cut a HUGE chunk out of the front of her hair, right on top. What should we do to camouflage the damage? Dear Camo Mama, Oouch! I’m so sorry to say there’s no real “quick fix” for this. Unfortunately, it’ll have to grow out. But your stylist may be [...]
Hair: Help Me Rhonda on the worst cut ever
Dear Rhonda, I’m just curious. As a stylist, I’m sure you’ve seen some hair disasters walk through the salon door. What’s the worst haircut you’ve ever seen? Dear Curious Mama, Okay, I’d say the worst one is what I call the “beveled bob.” You know the one… think Victoria Beckham (only with disastrous results). This [...]
Hair: Help Me Rhonda on hair accessories
Dear Rhonda, What hair accessories would you recommend for someone with long, thick hair? I like to wear ponytails but I’m not sure how to make them look a little more polished or dressy. Dear Accessory Mama, Gosh, where should I begin? There are so many options for wearing long hair up. Chopsticks seem to [...]