Local salons offer shaggy trims,
colorful styles for most tastes
People seeking a new wave look can venture
to area hair cognoscenti for dye jobs and
trendy trims, whether they’re looking for
a new solid color or a stylized pattern
Hair review
Helen Schumacher
Pulse Reporter
The “bowl” haircut and permed bangs might have
been popular in second grade, but college often calls for
something a little less predictable — and less 1987.
Luckily for students, Eugene has several hair salons that
offer more cuts than Michael Jackson’s nose.
Hair Ba Doo Ba, located at 3443 Hilyard St., is one option.
Senior Catherine Cole had her hair dyed brick red a
month ago at Hair Ba Doo Ba.
“In the grayer winter months, I need more color to
keep me going,” Cole said. “Also, I’ve never done some
thing super crazy with my hair before. And because it’s
my last year in college, it’s my last opportunity to do
something crazy before I begin the job hunt.”
Hair Ba Doo Ba stylist Melenie Shimkevich, who spe
cializes in more bizarre styles, said color patterns are
popular right now. Instead of the blue and purple streaks
that were all the rage a couple of years ago, the designs
are shapes, such as stars dyed outrageous colors.
Shimkevich said she plans on dying her bangs, which
are currently platinum blonde, purple with a light aqua
star in them.
She said she has a client who, for Valentine’s Day, is
going to have his hair dyed pink and fade into a dark red
heart on the back of his head.
If someone is considering getting a pattern, Shimkevich
said they should consider how much time they want to
spend primping every morning. Unless the prospective
client’s hair is short, they have to be willing to take the time
to make their hair lay flat, so the forms don’t get distorted.
Besides the patterns, Shimkevich said the most
unique style she has ever done was a mohawk where the
short sides of the hair were decorated with a cheetah
print and the center was bright red with black tips.
Although a change in hair color can be a long commit
ment, there are temporary dyes, which allow curious indi
viduals to take the color for a test drive. “My best recom
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University junior Chelsea Dengler shows off her new haircut.
"If I'm going to shave my head, why not have some fun with it,"
Dengler said.
mendation is colored gel that washes out,” Shimkevich said.
“It’s good for those who aren’t sure they’re committed.”
For those looking for something that won’t draw as much
attention, owner and stylist Joe McCargar of Phenomenon,
a hair salon located at 30 E. 13th Ave., said longer, shaggier
hair styles without so much color are popular for women.
Short, spiky haircuts are popular with men.
McCargar said two things to avoid are perms and es
pecially mullets.
“They were a bad idea in the 1970s, and they are still a
bad idea,” McCargar said of the notorious hairdo. “Usu
ally, I can talk clients out of it. It’s like talking someone
out of suicide.”
Contact the Pulse reporter
at helenschumacher@dailyemerald.com.
Pierce
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“There are a lot of people who
take kind of a spiritual approach to
this stuff,” she said.
For some, piercings may repre
sent a sign of sexual empower
ment. From “Prince Alberts,”
piercings at the head of the penis,
to inner labia piercings, there’s lit
tle below the waist that hasn’t been
pierced by someone.
And finally, Blue said, “A lot of
people just (get pierced) because
their friends are, because it’s fun —
it feels good, it makes you feel good,
it’s something new and different.”
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tion, the experts have several
recommendations for anyone
considering meeting up with
the needle.
The University Health Education
Program operates an informational
Web page at www.http://healthed.
uoregon.edu/piercing.htm. For stu
dents with new piercings, the pro
gram stresses aftercare.
“Piercing generally produces an
open wound somewhere on the
body. In order for the wound to heal
properly, it must be kept clean until
the body can heal the area,” the
University Health Center advises.
“If not treated properly, the site can
become infected, and any infection
is a major health risk.”
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However, the Health Center said
infections are rare if the piercing is
performed by a professional.
Blue said High Priestess provides
a pre-piercing consultation session
that can last from 20 minutes to two
weeks, depending on the client.
This session might involve every
thing from information on possible
locations for the perforation to types
of metals, solutions and health care.
“There are so many different fac
tors involved (with piercing),” Blue
said. “It seems like a simple thing,
but it’s not.”
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