The arduous task of preparing TV stars for their appearance on their show is something few people understand. The hair and makeup crews spend hours perming, coiffing, and generally hairdo-ing the stars every day, all so they can look great when they appear on camera.
It’s underestimated how much time and work goes into making a hairstyle look good, so here’s an estimation of the average cost of the more popular hairstyles on TV today:
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Don Draper of Mad Men — The classic, slicked-back hair of Don Draper is a style that has been around for decades, but it takes precision snipping to give Jon Hamm his “natural” elegance. Even the most economical stylist charges at least $50 to $100 for the cut.
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Walter White of Breaking Bad — For those who are losing their hair, going “Walter White” is the smart thing to do. Bryan Cranston’s bald hairstyle is easy to maintain, but requires shaving three or more times per week.
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All Hairstyles from Game of Thrones — HBO’s hit series definitely ruled the summer TV lineup, but there is no doubt a huge part of their shooting budget went into the elaborate hairstyles the female actresses featured. The most complex were the hairstyles of Margaery Tyrell, Sansa Stark, and Danaerys Targaryen – each of which will cost easily $200 for the dye (none of them wore their natural hair color), precision cut, and complex series of braids and “natural-looking” curls.
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Jennifer Love Hewitt of The Client List — It may look natural, but the delicate ringlets and wavy hair sported by JLH throughout her steamy show is a masterpiece of hairstyling. Visiting a hairstylist for this classy ‘do would easily run a $150 tab – more if the layers of makeup worn by the star is added to the bill.
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Ian Somerhalder of The Vampire Diaries — His “bed head” style of tousled hair is made to look simple, but it is a masterpiece that is part-mullet, part hipster, and part-classic John Lennon. This is a hairstyle that most stylists will have a hard time with, easily running any man upwards of $100.
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Gabriel Macht of Suits — Dashing and dapper, Macht’s character Harvey Spector sports a haircut looking like a throwback to Cary Grant or the Rat Pack. He claims the haircut costs him a fortune, and, given the way he looks, there’s no doubt about it.
Those looking for great tips on how to make great hairstyles, there is a wealth of great hair styling websites to check out. Who knows, it may not even be that costly to cut hair like a TV star?