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Few characteristics say as much about us as our hair — whether we want it to or not. Sure, some incredibly dull people have wild hair, and some creative geniuses have boring hair, and some serious people have silly hair; but on the whole, hairstyles speak loud and clear about the people walking around beneath them. And who can better interpret what hair is really saying than people who have spent a lot of time recently with their hands in others' tresses? MTV News' Kelly Marino spoke with Queen Latifah, Alicia Silverstone, Keshia Knight Pulliam and other members of the "Beauty Shop" cast about some of the most remarkable (and remarked upon) 'dos of the past few years: Don King's electrified chic, Donald Trump's butterscotch cascade, and some bold choices made by Christina Aguilera and Beyoncé.
Let the shearing begin.
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Donald Trump c.2005 |
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 Queen Latifah: Oh wow, that is not a good picture. That really does not look good.
Sherri Shepherd: As rich as he is, if he can't even get good hair, there's no hope for anybody. It goes like this in the wind. [Flaps her hand above her head.] I would hook him up with a good weave. That looks like the rug in front of my door. Well, maybe now that he's married, his woman is going to tell him.
Keshia Knight Pulliam: The problem is that he has all that money and everyone is afraid to tell him that it looks like a hot-ass mess.
Alfre Woodard: I would like to see him, you know, just shake, shake, shake it like a salt shaker to see what happens.
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Don King c.2004 |
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 Queen Latifah: Now, I like Donald, but I got to go with Don King. Doesn't he kind of look like the Heat Miser? Anybody who can be worth that much money and decide, "You know what? I ain't cutting, and I ain't combing" — he's all right with me.
Golden Brooks: Don and Donald should be brothers. Soul brothers.
Woodard: I like Don King's hair. You know why? Because it just says, "This is my freedom, deal with me. I'm feeling fine."
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Beyoncé Knowles c.2002 |
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 Alicia Silverstone: That's ... interesting. I think she is gorgeous, but that hair is not working with me.
Shepherd: I don't know if I'm crazy about this hair. This one was the big poofy poo. I like Beyoncé's hair when it's straight.
Golden Brooks: I don't think that Beyoncé can do any wrong.
Queen Latifah: Whoa! Whoa! No! Pretty girls, but too much damn hair. I would press the hell out of that hair. I got to lay them curls down. That's a lot of work right there. But I don't know. I mean, they kind of grow on you.
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Christina Aguilera c.2001 |
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 Woodard: That's Christina? Wow. You know, what I like about hers is how she pulled it back. If she had it coming down, then that's too much for her little tiny face. But she can do it with the tingles in front.
Pulliam: One thing that you can say about Christina Aguilera is that at least she takes risks. Not always the best risks, but ...
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Finally, we thought we'd leave you with some thoughts by Alfre Woodard on the deeper meaning of that fascinating collection of keratin and proteins that cover your head.
"Hair should never be safe," Woodard said. "It's the only thing on us that moves. Safe hair is a bad thing, [because your hair is] a way of saying, 'I am here. I am moving through this world and there is nobody like me.'"
Words to live by — but that doesn't mean that The Donald couldn't use a trim now and then.
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Photos: MGM/Getty Images
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