Good Hair Page #4

Three.

Three?

How long you been getting

your hair permed?

This is your second perm, huh?

No.

How many have you gotten?

I had the texturizer,

and some of my hair fell out,

and my mama started

giving me some Kidee Perms.

So your mama

gave you Kidee Perms?

I didn't even know

they had Kidee Perms.

Of course,

they go to the drugstore

and they see Kidee Perm.

Well, a kidee perm is really

the same as any aduIt perm.

It's just milder.

But it's still that same chemical,

that hydroxide chemical

that can be very damaging.

It would be like a kiddie beer.

Right.

Does your hair

blow in the wind?

ls it cuter than

the other girls at school?

Really?

Sometimes their hair be hanging

down longer than mine.

The other girls

at school got perms, too?

I mean, I have had mothers

that are starting to give their girls,

their little girls perms,

and they're

not even two years old yet.

They're calling

regarding consultation

on, ''Dr. Maclin, what do

you think that I should do?

''My daughter is one and a half,

''and it's tough

for me to comb her hair.

''l'd really like to put a perm in.

What do you think?''

Under a certain age,

the child is still growing,

the scalp is still maturing,

the follicles are still maturing.

And if you're putting

this chemical on too early,

you're damaging

your child's follicles almost for life.

When was the first time

you got a perm in Jaylin's hair?

It was back in July, I think.

How old was she?

Three.

She had turned three in June.

Do you like gettin' perms?

I got a little

three-year-old, Zahra.

She don't have a perm, though.

Not yet.

Should I get one for her?

- Yes.

- Okay.

Why should Zahra get a perm?

'Cause...

she's supposed to get a perm.

'Cause everybody's

supposed to get a perm?

- Yes.

- Okay.

When the time's right,

I'm going to tell my daughters,

''Don't drink, don't smoke,

''and don't have babies

till you're married.''

Now I got to add,

''If you do have a baby,

''make sure you don't get her

a Kidee Perm.''

Wow.

Now, it's five days till the show.

What do you think you need

to work on the most?

Upside-down cuttin'.

I'm hanging upside down

from a bar,

and I'm cutting one of

my models' hair upside down.

It's really hard.

Oh, jeez.

I'm scared.

So are you going to try

to cut in front of her face?

Uh-uh. She going

to have a spiked bob.

Okay, so you ain't--

That'll make it easy.

That's what I was tellin' you.

It takes you so long

to catch on here.

In order to do great things,

you know,

you have to have

greatness inside you.

I believe

the greatness is Jesus Christ.

Our talent level

might be right there,

but it's that favor

and anointing that we have

that take us over the top.

Now...sacrifice.

If you ain't never been there,

you're about to go there.

So let's get ready, okay?

Sacrifice.

We're going to start a fast

starting midnight tonight,

no sodas...all right?

No juice. Water only.

We're purifying ourselves, okay?

No snacks. Water only.

No food?

Okay, first of all, hold on.

You're not going to stand here

and tell me

what you are

or not going to do, all right?

Winners do one thing. Hold on.

Winners do one thing--

that's win. All right?

And we're going to make

some sacrifices.

I've sacrificed

a lot for this show.

That's something

I really don't believe in.

You're not a Christian?

No.

Wow, she's gettin'

debris out your nose.

You went to school for this?

Yes.

Now, what does the feet

washin' do for you, Derek?

I'm wearing

a four-inch boot for the show.

- A four-inch boot?

- Correct.

And so I need to make sure

that my feet is right

so they won't be all hurtin'

after I get off that stage.

'Cause people don't want

to see me nasty,

so this is just my ''me'' time.

So can you

describe your show?

It's a real high-energy show.

I chose the theme

''Battle of the Bands,''

'cause it's a big thing

here in Atlanta.

It basically shows rivalry

throughout the first part of the show.

Then everyone that's

in the show come together

to do this whole number

at the end of the show.

A lot of people

are on point this year.

I just like glamorous, sexy hair.

That's what people want.

That's what men want to see.

Now, what do you have to say

to the competition right now?

Just come correct.

You know, that's all

I can really say to them.

Just come correct.

That's why they got me at the end.

'Cause they know

what's about to happen.

You the headliner?

Yep. They just my openers.

Can you tell us

about this year's competition

and what you have planned?

Basically,

I have planned a bar scene

called the ''Aqua Bar.''

My theme is,

I play the owner of a bar,

and I'm the hairstylist that works

at the bar sometimes, so...

two other ladies

come in the bar

and they have

these hideous ponytails

that somebody

put on their heads.

I talk her

into getting a haircut.

And I tell her I have to wet it,

and she says, ''Water?''

So then there's

an aquarium at the back,

so basically

I throw her in the aquarium,

and I jump in and cut her hair.

So you're going to make it

a little simpler this year by...

I'm trying to make it simpler.

By going underwater?

How much time do you spend

rehearsing for this show?

I haven't rehearsed

at all for this show.

What I'm trying to do this year is

a bit of an experiment.

My theory is, if I can get

into what makes women feel pretty

or what makes women feel good,

I can expand on that.

So I'm trying

something different this year

for the hair competition.

What are we seeing you

for today, Jason?

A little Restylane

and a little Botox.

A little bit of this

and a little bit of that.

- Fill this up.

- Fill it up?

Okay, we'll fill it up.

Let's get you

over here on the table.

I got to psych myself up.

You're going to do great.

I can do this.

I can do it.

Good. Excellent.

I wish we had a Botox

with something similar

to the python venom.

It's actually botulism toxin.

What is the main ingredient

in this Restylane?

Hyaluronic acid.

Like I know that that is.

I don't want to be

too aggressive

since this is

your first treatment, okay?

Some of the girls that come

into the salon say they get this done,

so I'm excited to--

I think you will end up

loving it.

I'm pleased with the way

everything is looking now.

The redness

and the swelling are normal.

That will dissipate over

the next several hours to 48 hours.

I don't feel as beautiful

as I had anticipated.

lce the face

over the next thirty minutes.

I feel like I've been attacked

by a thousand killer bees.

We came up with a test,

'cause human hair actually--

usually has a little weight to it,

so it bounces.

So if you ladies mind

jumping up for me,

you can kind of see

which one's real and which one's not.

Bounces. Bounces.

Just sitting there.

Not doing anything.

They always say,

''Diamonds are a girl's best friend.''

But diamonds better watch out,

because there's

a new friend in town,

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