Hate it, love it, mourn its loss — we sure do have strong opinions about it.
To learn more, I stopped people with distinctive looks and grilled them on all things follicle. In this multibillion-dollar industry, are we constantly shopping for new products? Sticking with the tried and true? Yearning for a new style and a new stylist or delighted with our 'do?
The bottom line: When it comes to hair, we really, really care.
MATTHEW JERRELL
30, makeup artist
Hair statement: "I probably spend more on my hair than I do on rent."
Hair history: "I started coloring my hair when I was 15. I only wash it every two weeks to keep the color from fading."
How much: Cut every eight weeks, about $40; color every four to six weeks, $120-$300.
What the neck tattoo says: "Success Unshared is Failure."
If his hair could talk it would say: "I'm different."
KATHLEEN LAPORTE
59, volunteer bilingual tutor
Was shopping for your stylist a painful process? "I'm a creature of habit and I think I stayed too long. The last one I went to for a dozen years and it had just run its course." But the first new stylist she tried she liked and has been with for three years. "I got lucky."
How much per salon visit: $90 every six weeks.
Hair products in rotation right now: Seven
KAY JACOBSON
71, furniture store owner
Her hair has a name: Goldilocks
