Imagine if someone said, “I want to look like Cameron Diaz.” Cameron Diaz blonde or brunette? Cameron circa 2001 or 2005? And what does she look like these days anyway? Bring a picture or 2 or 3. And make sure the look will suit you. Do your homework Nothing annoys a stylist more than when someone sits down in their chair and tries to explain the cut they want without a picture. (Yes, I can be accused of doing this on my last haircut. Even beauty editors never learn). Pick the right stylist for you. If you have curly hair, for example, find someone who specializes in super-curly cuts. Curly hair is tricky to cut so it’s best to call ahead to a large salon and ask for their specialist. Keep in mind that a stylist WITH curly hair will know exactly where you’re coming from. The same goes for getting your brown hair colored red (ask for someone who does lots of new redheads), getting your boring hair cut ‘funky’ and getting a perm (you want someone who does a lot of them).

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Lana Turner was first spotted by a talent scout as a teenager, sipping soda at the counter of a Hollywood diner. Natalie Portman has come a long way since being discovered by a talent scout in a pizza parlor at the tender age of eleven. Film buffs will remember that many big stars have been found in the most mundane of places.

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Your daughter or the significant little girl in your life, the same one who used to dump strained peas on her head and drop toys in the toilet, is growing up, and, believe it or not, will soon be choosing her own haircuts and picking out her own outfits, not to mention dating, driving, working, and voting. Thanks to easy media access, little girls today are much more fashion conscious than their mothers were, and even if your teen or pre teen is a camo pants wearing, mud playing, bundle of energy, it is just as important for her to have the right hair cut now as it will be in a few years when she becomes even more fashion conscious.

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