Birds of a feather - well, definitely the feathers, anyway - flock together in blond hair, brunette hair, any color. The latest hair trend isn't so much for the birds but for the fashion-forward.
It's feather extensions for your 'do. Or, as Gadabout SalonSpas calls it - Feather Fringe.
"It has been an amazing hair phenomenon," said Frank Westerbeke, Gadabout's director of design and development. "They can go anywhere from beautiful to exotic to funky to colorful. It's a real, full gamut of opportunity for every personality."
The salon just added Feather Fringe to its list of services last week. It costs $8 a feather or five for $35.
The thin feathers come from free-range roosters. The feathers used in the extensions aren't plucked - they're naturally molted, Westerbeke said.
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They come in a variety of shades, from neutrals to neon-colored. Gadabout recently put pure-white feathers in a bride's hair. It might sound odd, but it was gorgeous, Westerbeke said.
Jacqueline Scordato, who owns J. Scordato Salon, has been wearing six feathers, teal and black, in her dark hair that's typically styled in beachy waves.
"When you put them around the face and stagger them, they get twisted in your hair and look cool," Scordato said.
Her salon's been offering feather extensions for about a month.
"It's been really popular for people who have to have more of a conservative style," she said. "The feathers give you edge, but they're easily hidden if you want."
The feathers attach at the base of the hair shaft like regular hair extensions and can last up to three months, Westerbeke said.
And in case you were wondering, a bird in the hair isn't worth two in the brush - the feather extensions are pretty durable and can be curled, flat-ironed and blow-dried.
Contact Kristen Cook at kcook@azstarnet.com or 573-4194.
