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Mark,
As you know, I recently suffered a shoulder injury making it impossible to do my hair. At first I let my hair go for many days as I spent most of my time in bed since it hurt to move...hair still looked good. After almost a week I enlisted my husband to blow dry my hair. I think in all probability it was the first time he had a hair dryer in his hand, his preferred tool being a chain saw. However, Chain Saw Husband stepped up to the plate and the hair still looked good. Eventually, I began to do my hair myself, feebly, and with no attention to detail.....hair still looked good.
You can't imagine how much of a psychological lift it gave me during my recuperation to have my hair looking good. It's bad enough to feel wretched, but to look wretched as well is a serious downer. I blessed you often during that challenging time. As a professional journalist, I can only give you the gift of words. As a woman who enjoys a great haircut, I can only give you the gift of my gratitude. You are my super haircut go-to guy.
Thank you for your generosity and dogged determination to make my unruly hair gorgeous...you have succeeded.
Gratefully,
Carole
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Have you ever.......
had a haircut that was so good you could go for days without doing anything to it and it still looked terrific? Have you ever had a haircut that you can put on a hat, take it off, run your fingers through your hair and have your hair look like it had just been brushed? Have you ever gotten caught on a windy day with your hair whipping around your face like a kite, walked inside and every hair fell into place?
If the answer is "no" then you have never experienced the luxury of a classic "dry cut."
Contrary to what most beauty salons will tell you a dry cut is not merely "cutting the hair dry." It is a specialized technique that was forefronted by the late John Sahag who learned the unusual technique in Paris. He introduced it in New York City where it became central to the runway world of high fashion and signature to many of Hollywood's most celebrated stars.
The primary quality of a dry cut is that your hair "moves." It swings, bounces and swirls and still maintains its characteristic "great shape."
Tragically, John Sahag died in 2005 at the peak of his popularity. Fortunately, he had hand picked and personally trained an elite group of talented coiffure artists who learned his specialty cut that is more like sculpting than cutting.
Don't be taken in. Many haircut practitioners will either, in their lack of knowledge, or in an attempt to deliberately mislead, tell you they can give a dry cut...all they will do is cut it dry. It takes years to learn and perfect the technique and few have the talent or wherewithal to achieve the perfection of the dry cut.
To be certain that you are not deceived, ask where they learned to give the dry cut and then check with the John Sahag Workshop in New York City. There is only a small nucleus of the original Sahag team around now.
One eminent stylist that was a member of the Sahag stellar team is Mark Schwartz.
Schwartz teaches and works at the Sahag Workshop and also has his own salon in Red Bank, New Jersey. Schwartz does not disappoint; once you have had him style your hair there is no remote substitute. Women who care about hair and know what is good travel from coast to coast to treat themselves to Schwartz's "got to have it" cut.
Pros and Cons: Time spent in the chair...A dry cut takes about 2 hours; however, you can go months without having to return. As the dry cut grows out it does not lose its shape, it just gets longer. This is a huge plus for women who do not want the same look month in and month out, as well as for those who don't have time for frequent trips to the salon.
Cost....A dry cut costs twice as much as a normal haircut; however, you save money in the long run as it is not necessary to cut the hair as often.
Regardless of your position on the pros and cons, the fact is that once you have had the experience of this sensational cut there is no other cut that will satisfy. You may find yourself wanting to move to be near one of those rare few who can still give the cut of your dreams that will set you free from the tedium of daily "hair cut labor" with less than desirable results.
Carole Deutsch, Fine Arts Journalist
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A powerful message to real-life women, I am are tryng to get this article out to the media. If you like the letter and article and know anyone in the media industry, please do not hesitate to forward and let me know.
Mark
