What is sad is that the *”burner” that I know really does have potential to be very charming. To do incredably beautiful work; especially with long hair and more formal do’s. On a good day his cuts are also fabulous; he has a way of cutting short short hair that is always cute w/out looking butch. Beautiful feathering. That is ON A GOOD DAY. He is also a highly skilled colorist. The problem this guy has is w/constancy and self-defeating behavior.

This stylist I know, when feeling insecure or in any kind of bad mmod, will start droping names; to people who are obviously not interested he will start slowing down, making small talk, knowing full well his clients just want to be up & out the door, if he sense a client is not happy with his work, he will get defensive and tell customer “how FABULOUS, they look, and how superior to their “other” look. (providing the “look” was not designed by him.

It is very sad when people loose a sense of professionalism. To have this “grand-standing” egotism which is a cruel way of making others feel demeaned. Perhaps it’s time for beauty schools and advanced training programs to address this “diva” behavior problem. It has no place in public, it’s not cool. If only some of these “star stylists” could be gratified by helping people look better; everybody who comes to them, without putting their own shallow needs first. No customer approaches a hairstylist to feel bad about themselves because they can’t keep up with Hollywood A List.

Here are the rules of presidential hairodynamics:

Don’t let perfect be the enemy of the good: There is a bright line between good grooming and fussy metrosexuality, and clearly, Romney and Edwards are way on the other side of that line. In my mind the worst recent offender was John Kerry, whose blow-dried super-doo belonged on an L.A. weatherman. Hi, I’m Dick Lightning, and here’s your weekend forecast. . . .