One ardent fan of the look is New York hair stylist Ashley Javier, who's dubbed it "the Ash, " after himself.

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But like a CIA agent or the rare hair stylist who'll keep your secrets, gossip is not in the mystery shopper's after-hours repertoire.

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Hair stylist Ted Gibson, who just cut model Elettra Wiedemann's hair into a Kloss-like style, suggests a long bob, also called a "lob, " for those with curly hair.

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How often have you asked your hair stylist, massage therapist or aesthetician just who does their hair, gives them a massage or makes their skin look so good?

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Darla Fowler, our stylist and Curlz's owner, examined our hair and remarked on its dryness.

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Scarlett had been reluctant to let the stylist see under her wig, but to her pleasant surprise, her hair had started to grow back.

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But then you had some women who luckily had parents who sort of had broader boundaries when it came to self-expression, like Shannon Erris(ph), who's a stylist, oh, and she's a salon owner who lives in Harlem, had natural hair as a child, and her mother encouraged that, and now she has locks herself.

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