Sharp snippets Scissors psychology; Stylists know more than a hair

Sharp snippets Scissors psychology; Stylists know more than a hair

"Beauticians are a fount of wisdom," Mickenberg says. "Most of the stylists have regular customers they get to see, some their whole lives. So if the stylists give advice, they know if it works out. . . . They have this on-going relationship with their lives like a therapist."

Mickenberg visited parlors in New York, Connecticut and Miami for strands of wisdom about everything from beauty to life itself. Among the snippets in her book.

-- "You can see a person's whole life in their hair."

-- "You don't lose your looks. You give up on them."

-- "You always want to look good enough to feel comfortable running into your ex."

Alas, Mickenberg never talked to any beauticians in the Midwest. Surely Milwaukee stylists also possess cutting-edge canniness about life.

Scissors psychology

Here, then, is some Milwaukee Beauty Parlor Wisdom to guide you until your next appointment.

"Some women truly believe that if they get just the right haircut, the rest of their lives will fall into place."

Laurence Seybold, owner of Carenza Color Cutting Experience, Brookfield

-- "If a woman doesn't change her style within her first five years after high school graduation, she won't likely change for 15 to 20 years."