Ever since she was a little girl, Kravchenko always took good care of her blond hair. “From an early age, my mother instilled a love for long hair,” Alena said in an interview with Bored Panda.

When she was only 5 years old, Alena decided to start growing her hair. She refused to cut it all this time, and now, almost 30 years later she has 6 foot (1.8 meters) long hair.

“My love for my braid is so strong that for a second in my whole life I did not think about a haircut. I can not see and cannot imagine myself with short hair or dyed in a different color!”

Most girls dream of having long and gorgeous hair like Alena, but we can all agree on one thing – taking care of 6-foot long hair is a full-time job. Kravchenko finds a great deal of joy in this, in spite of the fact that her hair outgrew her height. She has many useful tips on how to properly treat any hair.

“The main thing that I never do: I don’t dry my hair with a hairdryer, I don’t use curling irons, I don’t comb my wet hair (they dry naturally), it’s all taboo. I wash my hair once a week, use natural masks, various types of oils to nourish my hair; the main care is professional cosmetics. I definitely use dried fruits, nuts, and homemade cottage cheese.”

Check out her Instagram page.

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Operating from Pasadena, California, Ker dyes her client’s hair in a variety of colors, then proceeds to carve out geometric shapes and patterns upon the freshly cut hair.

“I take a lot of my inspiration from experience and I am very nostalgic,” she said in an interview with Dazed & Confused. “So I love creating odes to visual things that make me happy. It might be my favourite blouse, a grandma’s chair, or a texture I find interesting. I love being able to prove that they can be translated into hair.”

“I love the 80s,” she admitted. “I missed the decade (or rather I was too young to ‘grow up’ in it) but I always gravitated towards it. I still do. I spent a lot of time dissecting and immersing myself in the fashion and especially, music. Geometric shapes also work really well with hair. They are simple and create clean work, which is important to me.”

Take a look at some of her original haircuts in the gallery below.

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According to Hosono, she’s always wondered why we separate our hairstyles based on gender. “It’s really diverse in a spectrum of preference! Many of my clients also identify gender neutral or transgender so… the aim is a gender-neutral salon,” she wrote.

And so, a hair-movement began. Named the Vacancy Project, Hosono’s salon caters to all people no matter the gender. “I wanted to do a gender-neutral hair salon,” explained the hair stylist in an interview with i-D Magazine. “I think [everywhere] will be all gender-neutral in the future,” she said.

To Hosono and her colleagues, Ann Causey and Genevieve Cook, the most important thing is creating a hairstyle that suits the client. “I don’t want to give someone a hairstyle just because it’s trendy,” Hosono explained.

Check out some of the haircuts below!

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Nearly 45,000 people follow Otsuki for the hairstyle transformations he regularly posts on Instagram. The short videos show the before and after hairstyle of his clients and we can clearly see them looking and feeling much better in the “after” shot.

You’ll have to see some a few times to make sure they’re showing the same person! Would you trust your hairstylist to transform your appearance? These guys are definitely happy they did.

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It looks incredible, right? Well, it actually takes Parth at least a week to finish every single piece. Cutting paper is certainly not easy! But the final result shows great patience and persistence, and it’s certainly not something anyone could do.

See her artwork below.

The post See How Artist Creates Unique Papercut Hairstyles appeared first on PlayJunkie.

Ever since she was a little girl, Kravchenko always took good care of her blond hair. “From an early age, my mother instilled a love for long hair,” Alena said in an interview with Bored Panda.

When she was only 5 years old, Alena decided to start growing her hair. She refused to cut it all this time, and now, almost 30 years later she has 6 foot (1.8 meters) long hair.

“My love for my braid is so strong that for a second in my whole life I did not think about a haircut. I can not see and cannot imagine myself with short hair or dyed in a different color!”

Most girls dream of having long and gorgeous hair like Alena, but we can all agree on one thing – taking care of 6-foot long hair is a full-time job. Kravchenko finds a great deal of joy in this, in spite of the fact that her hair outgrew her height. She has many useful tips on how to properly treat any hair.

“The main thing that I never do: I don’t dry my hair with a hairdryer, I don’t use curling irons, I don’t comb my wet hair (they dry naturally), it’s all taboo. I wash my hair once a week, use natural masks, various types of oils to nourish my hair; the main care is professional cosmetics. I definitely use dried fruits, nuts, and homemade cottage cheese.”

Check out her Instagram page.

The post Woman Who Hadn’t Got a Haircut in 28 Years Looks Like a Real-Life Rapunzel appeared first on PlayJunkie.

Operating from Pasadena, California, Ker dyes her client’s hair in a variety of colors, then proceeds to carve out geometric shapes and patterns upon the freshly cut hair.

“I take a lot of my inspiration from experience and I am very nostalgic,” she said in an interview with Dazed & Confused. “So I love creating odes to visual things that make me happy. It might be my favourite blouse, a grandma’s chair, or a texture I find interesting. I love being able to prove that they can be translated into hair.”

“I love the 80s,” she admitted. “I missed the decade (or rather I was too young to ‘grow up’ in it) but I always gravitated towards it. I still do. I spent a lot of time dissecting and immersing myself in the fashion and especially, music. Geometric shapes also work really well with hair. They are simple and create clean work, which is important to me.”

Take a look at some of her original haircuts in the gallery below.

The post Add a Little Oomph to Your Haircut This Summer appeared first on PlayJunkie.

According to Hosono, she’s always wondered why we separate our hairstyles based on gender. “It’s really diverse in a spectrum of preference! Many of my clients also identify gender neutral or transgender so… the aim is a gender-neutral salon,” she wrote.

And so, a hair-movement began. Named the Vacancy Project, Hosono’s salon caters to all people no matter the gender. “I wanted to do a gender-neutral hair salon,” explained the hair stylist in an interview with i-D Magazine. “I think [everywhere] will be all gender-neutral in the future,” she said.

To Hosono and her colleagues, Ann Causey and Genevieve Cook, the most important thing is creating a hairstyle that suits the client. “I don’t want to give someone a hairstyle just because it’s trendy,” Hosono explained.

Check out some of the haircuts below!

The post The First Gender-Neutral Hair Salon Just Opened in NYC appeared first on PlayJunkie.

Nearly 45,000 people follow Otsuki for the hairstyle transformations he regularly posts on Instagram. The short videos show the before and after hairstyle of his clients and we can clearly see them looking and feeling much better in the “after” shot.

You’ll have to see some a few times to make sure they’re showing the same person! Would you trust your hairstylist to transform your appearance? These guys are definitely happy they did.

The post See How Tokyo Hairstylist Transforms His Clients appeared first on PlayJunkie.

It looks incredible, right? Well, it actually takes Parth at least a week to finish every single piece. Cutting paper is certainly not easy! But the final result shows great patience and persistence, and it’s certainly not something anyone could do.

See her artwork below.

The post See How Artist Creates Unique Papercut Hairstyles appeared first on PlayJunkie.