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Yes, I live in Dallas, Texas.  I have for almost the majority of my lifetime even though I grew up in St. Louis, Missouri.

Is it true that the majority of big hair is in Texas?  Although that’s what the media says, I don’t really see it in Dallas.  Maybe it’s some other part of Texas that I haven’t been too.  Who knows?

(Image courtesy of Rombel – 2005 – All Rights Reserved)

However, it’s true that Dallas people have some of the best looking hair I have ever seen except maybe at times in New York and Los Angeles.

Do lots of people in Dallas use hairspray?  Yes they do.  Are they crazy about using it?  Not that I can see, but again, I really don’t think Dallas people have unusually big hair.

A large majority of woman, as well as a lot of men,  in the United States use some form of hairspray. There are a wide range of hairsprays on the market.  Continue reading “Helmet Head Hairstyles Are Not Limited To Texas Hairstyles” »

I  first had the privilege of meeting Jennifer Behr while she was still the brilliant designer behind the original Frederic Fekkai hair accessories sold exclusively at Henri Bendels, Saks and Bergdorf Goodman.

(Image of Jennifer Behr Gold and Black Stitched Weave Stretch Headband – All Rights Reserved).

At the time I met Jennifer, I was in New York with my beloved husband Michael.

We both were taken with Jennifer immediately.  She welcomed us to the Frederic Fekkai corporate offices not far from our quaint boutique inn – The Inn At Irving Place.  In fact, we walked from The Inn to the Fekkai offices.

Jennifer invited us into the conference room and proceeded to show us all of her current designs.  She also showed us future designs for the upcoming seasons.

At that time HairBoutique.com was negotiating the addition of the Frederic Fekkai line of hair accessories to our already spectacular collection of high fashion lines including Linda Levinson, Renee Rivera, Cara and Jane Tran, to name just a few of the many spectacular designers in our Marketplace.

Unfortunately, shortly after our meeting, Frederic decided to discontinue his hair accessory line in order to focus on his other business units.  Jennifer told me she was developing her own eponymous accessory line which was of course fabulous news. Continue reading “Jennifer Behr – Hair Accessory Designer” »

I’ll tell you all a secret. Most of the time I think that no one reads my blogs. Or for that matter, the thousands of articles (literally) I have written over the past ten years for HairBoutique.com, MultiMedia (101 Celebrity Hairstyles, Short Cuts, Hair Gallery), Harris or the many other publications I have free lanced for during that time.

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