The world shifted and people went crazy when Steven Tyler appeared on American Idol this season.
Now I am kind of hot for Steven Tyler and his bad boy ways and his amazing wardrobe and stroke worthy rocker hair…but I don’t really want to look like him.
But it seems that every girl under 30 does.
Everyone is getting hair feathers these days.
(Photo credit here)
Even our paper wrote about it this week. Of course with a Minnesota spin and how it was pissing off the local fisherman because salons are basically stealing their feather supplies. Pretty sure the New York Times article took a different spin.
So my small children have been asking for hair feathers. I told them they could when school was out and they could sport them for the Summer.
Until I found out that it cost $35 to get a couple of feathers woven into your hair.
And then I died. And said no. And they got sad. So I photo-edited a picture of what Esther may look like with hair feathers and hoped that made them happy. It did not.
So I started calling around to local salons to see if it could be done for cheaper or for a two-fer, or I could sweep floors - and it turns out when a trend it this big, prices stay high. I guess my economics classes in college completely failed me. Or I skipped that class because it was $1 beer night.
So I went to twitter asking if anybody knew anybody who would do it for less or maybe to even pretend they knew what they were doing and just come over and glue some feathers to my daughter’s heads. I would be happy to blog about it and pimp their name and services. I would possibly even make my daughters, who were now properly feathered, wear a sign for the next two months.
Twitter was less than helpful. But what they did instead was think that “I” wanted feathers – not my kids.
Let’s just get one thing straight here people. Just as women over 40 should NEVER EVER put a bow or flower in their hair so help me god, they should also NEVER wear feathers..
..because if we do, then we actually DO look like Steven Tyler.
Yeah, I’ve pretty much already decided on my Halloween costume for this year.
I pretty much have no desire to look like Steven Tyler…but I am kinda lovin’ those hair feathers.
Kind of how I loved the cornrows that Bo Derek had.
Oops, I’m old.
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Oh I totally wanted cornrows. Sadly my body never looked like Bo’s though.
I don’t have a line on discount feathers, but I have a drawer full of scrunchies that I keep hoping will make a come back.
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Are they in the same drawers as the shorts from your first pregnancy?
Ahna had her feathers in for spring pictures, and they looked cute. But seeing how poorly she took care of them, I certainly wouldn’t rush back out and get them aain.
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Oh wow – we have to take care of them. Maybe another issue with this process.
I can hardly wait to see your soul patch!
P.S. Have you looked for a tutorial on YouTube? That’s how I learn how to do everything.
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With menopause just a few years away, I bet I can grow my own.
I did actually find a few DIY videos this weekend. Thinking about attempting it after a trip to Sally’s. Do you think I should do pink or purple?
I got nothing for ya. Just this – good luck!
Oh yeah, an alternative just popped in my head. What about offering the girls something else? Something equally trendy? I don’t know, like er, braids?
Ok, I got nothing for ya.
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My streak of white trash recommends a trip to Michaels and a glue gun.
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The cool thing about that is my six year old would love the glue idea.
Hi Tracy. I’m visiting from TTT but couldn’t comment on that post. Just wanted to say that it was funny and I would’ve freaked out the same way with IT/THEM.
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I had to google this feather stuff the other day when somebody mentioned it on Twitter. I was sure they were plucking feathers of an eagle and causing him to be even balder.
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No National treasures were harmed in the making of this blog post.
I had never heard of this craze till I went for haircut a few weeks ago and saw the process. It’s a feather with a metal clamp that attaches at the root of a clump of hair much like a chubby staple. There MUST be a way to DIY!!!
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Okay so when I first started reading this I was totally thinking you were talking about those cheap multi-colored feathers that were attached to a clip and you bought them like at the local summer carnivals in the 80′s.
Does anyone else know what I am talking about?
Anyone?
The good thing about having multiple children of the same sex is that it saves you from doing ridiculous things with your children.
Um, you do mean the roach clips we hung from our car mirrors? Or at least I did. I need to find a good head shop to buy a few of those.
Those are called roach clips.
I have the feathers. Thanks for calling me out.
I’m getting pink, soon – thanks to j. Torres.
In four years I am ripping those out of your cute little head. I bet your feathers are sexy.
Does it make me even less cool that I have never heard of hair feathers until this post? At this moment I fear that I will be one of those moms who has no idea what is “in” and will be suggesting styles to my kids that are from 10 years ago.
I think you should do a few pink stripes next time. xo
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I have a mom just like that. I still shake my head at her.
I’m thinking go cheaper salons. For -ahem- the kids, not you. Obviously. XO
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I have seen hair feathers all over the city. Even women with huge feathers hanging from their head. I would see if you can do it yourself without paying a lot at the salon.
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You have to get them the feathers..they are so cute! Isabelle has hot pink right now. We got them at our salon but I have heard that Ulta sells a diy version.
Oh I must check-out Ulta this week. Thank you for the tip.
Love Steven Tyler. I watched AI for the first time this year the whole way through.
I’ll be praying for a 1/2 of Groupon for feather installation services so that your girls can look like some of his offspring.
Wasn’t AI awesome this year? AH – brilliant – I will wait for a groupon.
$35 for a feather! That’s insane. Couldn’t you just glue one one to a hair clip and call it a day?
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OK, this is the first I’ve heard of hair feathering. Of course I do read blogs instead of the news (it’s just more interesting). So as far as I am concerned if it isn’t on a blog, it isn’t happening
That being said, Steven Tyler would be an awesome halloween costume
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But the real question is…can Steven Tyler vlog?
You are way hotter than him.
And I’m totally getting feathers. My girl is out of them, but when they come in, I’m getting some.
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Are your girls getting feathers too?
I did get feathers and I love them. I got them in my daughter’s hair too but only because my lady is awesome and charged me nothing for my kids. I would not have paid $35 though to put them in my kids hair. That is crazy.
Never really having to worry about being trendy with my hair is way up on the list of reasons why I’m happy to have a penis (and that I’m happy to not be Steven Tyler, though it’d be cool to live as Steven Tyler for a day or two)
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Not following hair trends is a good reason to have a penis. I doubt that if I had sons they would be asking for feathers. Well maybe they would and I would be totally okay with that.
Yeah, I agree that if you’re old enough to have been around when “feathering” your hair was trendy (and I was), perhaps you shouldn’t put feathers in your hair. No worries, I predict that Target will have fake feather extensions by next week.
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So happy to find your blog! I found you thru the small style link up! Your post for the link up sounds just like me! Hence the name Baby Shopaholic! Your girls are too cute and super fly!
I was thinking that maybe a banana comb would hold the feathers in place…
XO,
S
Oh dear god the banana comb.
I would shave my daughter’s head before I spent $35.00 (plus tip) for a trend.
Momma can’t pay for her Botox without a little sacrifice from the masses…
Maybe we can find a salon that offers a package deal on feathers + facial-muscle paralysis???
This place would, of course, be called Xanadu.
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I would totally do a two-fer botox/feather deal. Also I would go to Xanadu with you like anytime!
LOL, seriously I love you!
OMG,I just laugh and laugh, “$1Beer Night” BWWWAAHHHHH
are we sisters????
thanks for the giggle, and you are MUCH BETTER LOOKING than Tyler, hands down.
It turns out beer was actually 25 cents when I was in college. I just never had to pay, so I forgot that fact.
Also, at my age being better looking that Steven Tyler is actually a compliment.
Hmmm… maybe the annual run to Indiana for cheap health care will also bring cheap feather?! While me and my boys are feather free that cost of $35 is high for our neck of the woods. Perhaps a trip to Bend this year … though the health care is still pricey.
Nope, sorry to say (or not) that they’re just as expensive here in IN! I have to agree, Tracy, as I’ve seen some women around here who are clearly over 40 sporting the feathers & I kinda have to cringe for them. I’ll just admire them on the youngsters from afar!
…maybe we can dig out our old roach clips…
I just put some feathers in a clients hair the other day. If you want to bring the girls to MI I will do it for a lot less than $35.00. I think thats a bit crazy. It only takes about 5 minutes to do it.
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One of my besties is in Wixom. I’ll have to ask her the going rate.
Yes, it’s the 5 minute thing for $35 that is driving me crazy!
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Uhhh…you look NOTHING like steven tyler. Shame on you!
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Make sure you add that little scruff of hair under your chin too, k?
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Yes, I should be in full menopause by October so that will be easy to grow.
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Oh sweet Tracy. I hate to tell you this, but it’s to look like Ke$ha, not Steven Tyler. =)
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Well crap, now I have to find out who Ke$ha is. Also – can I change my name to Trac$?
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You kill me! Ha! I totally had those little braid things in high school with friendship bracelet string braided in.
I looked WORSE than Steven Tyler.
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Fanatastic Sams does it. Its like $10. I saw a girl (teenager) getting it done while my husband and son were getting their hair cut. We were at the one in Woodbury, but I’m sure other locations do it too!
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AHA! Okay I am going in there tomorrow to scope it out. Thank you!
Feathers are all the rage at the school I teach at. I thought they had some cheaper clip in ones? No? I think the photoshop shot is totally sufficient.
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We’ve determined that the cheaper clip ones are the roach clips we used in the 80′s. Well the roach clips my friends used in the 80′s. I have no idea what those are.
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