Hair loss in women is an extremely common thing. So common that I may as well tell you all that water is wet, the sky is blue, and men were a mistake.
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But hardly anyone ever talks about it. Women keeping up with impossible beauty standards means denying being a human being. Heels do not allow for a natural foot position (on the contrary,
it's damaging), being prepubescent thin as an adult requires as little eating as possible, "I don't fart, what are you talking about" - Kim Kardashian, etc. So WHY ON EARTH would a woman admit out loud to losing her hair?
Despite the stress in her life, the stress she puts on her scalp to at least look presentable, the disease of an eating disorder that keeps her malnourished, and the hormones that go nuts on her hair while she's pregnant and/or after having a baby.
But it's real. And it happens. And it's okay! It can happen to anybody. And as a matter of fact? It does. Here's a tongue-in-cheek post to prove it!First up is
Selena Gomez. Here she is in 2007, 2008, 2009:
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In recent years, Selena's spark has been slowly disappearing and taking her hairline with it. She might not look it, but what was once an abundance of adorable baby hairs is now a thinning shadow of what it once was. Her hair is still thick and glorious, ofc, but her hair loss is actually quite noticeable once it's pointed out.
2012 was the beginning of the end to whatever Selena had left of for a soul. Not that anyone could possibly keep track, but that was a big year for Jelena breakups and shades. We had Barbara Palvin responding to Beiber hook-up rumors via Twitter, Selena Gomez "releasing some stress" at a gun range before deleting her Instagram, and a possibly yet-to-be-diagnosed Lupus disease on top of it all.
And in 2013, we got that Letterman moment where she made fun of making Justin Bieber cry (good, fuck him). But there's no doubt he made her cry too, despite always letting everyone know about her fresh starts and new beginnings and revivals and being so damn good, etc. etc. Did I mention she once showed up
sloshed to a "fancy" WB party?
(2012, 2013)
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Who wouldn't experience hair loss at that point? Especially since the mess hasn't stopped since.
"I'm a little bit like my character [from Wizards of Waverly Place]; she gets in trouble a lot and I guess I'm kind of a good girl, so I don't get in trouble as much as she does. But I'm kinda like her, style-wise." -Selena Gomez in 2007(both 2017)
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Ariana Grande![]()
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If you didn't expect this one to show up, bless your sheltered soul for how dead wrong you were, sis. This is a classic (and very common) case of traction alopecia. A good mixture of hair tied tightly and up high and secured solid with hairspray will do that to you. All this only
just after going through bottles and bottles of red hair dye for her Nickelodeon job just made this inevitable.
"[I had to dye it] like, every other week. Originally, I did have to bleach it because they used to put highlights in it which totally, like, ruined my hair for a little while. But then we came up with a really healthy solution for it and now it's happy and growing hair!" - Ariana Grande in 2011(2015, 2016, 2017)
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Ashley Olsen(2003, 2004, 2010)
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How do I begin to explain Ashley Olsen?
Ashley Olsen is FLAWLESS I don't. Not really. Because the truth is? Nobody really knows what goes down with the Olsen twins. All we have are leaked pictures of proof that they have been clubbing since they were at least 16 and Ashley hid her eating disorder well. Ashley is the Type A twin, the strategic twin, the twin that doesn't get caught doing everything Mary Kate got caught doing (though, with less famous people and less often). And that's pretty damn impressive, but it doesn't mean it didn't physically take its toll on her.
"Yeah, [Mary-Kate's eating disorder is because she became famous too young] but I've lived the same life and, you know, I'm here." -Ashley Olsen in 2004(2015, 2017)
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Her hair is coming back nicely though. Four for you, Ash Coco!
Fergie(2002, 2003, 2005)
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Former girl group member of Wild Orchid, Fergie's had a bit of a wild ride. Being put in a position where she couldn't be herself and trying to please everyone else was difficult for her to handle. She used crystal meth to cope and dropped down to 90lbs, at 5'4. Substance abuse, stress, pressure, malnutrition and a knack for tight updos was a lot for her body to handle.
(both 2017)
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She looks better than ever though, truly, and Tension is a bop.
Lindsay Lohan(2004, 2005)
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"There's just too much drama. Just, like, laugh it off. [laughs]" -Lindsay Lohan in 2004(2016, 2017)
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Mila Kunis(2002, 2004, 2008)
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Sometimes, women experience hair loss (tons of it) during pregnancy. Mila Kunis is one of those women! She had her daughter in 2014 and was pregnant with her son in the 2016 photo below. MILF.
"Well, given that I have the title for sexiest woman alive for only eleven more months, I am going to eat it up until the next young lady takes the title away from me. I do sometimes like to remind people, around 5:30am when I'm at work that I'm the sexiest woman alive." -Mila Kunis in 2014(2016, 2017)
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Miley Cyrus(both 2010)
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A bit of a control freak, to say the least. Having been controlled and shamed by Disney and the parents of America cluttered her a bit. Almost as much as her "three hundred and fifty" hair extensions did. So acting out was the only way to not only break free, but for everyone to willingly let her go. Self-harm, drugs, nudity to take back what was stolen from her as a child (leaked personal photos), chopping all of that hair off and not having to deal with extensions anymore, and just being a problematic fav.
"None of it was ever real." -Miley Cyrus in 2011 talking about her hair, but take it as you will.(both 2017)
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Hilary Duff(both 2003)
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Like Ashley Olsen above, Hilary Duff is a bit of a mystery. She has always been painted as one of the few child stars who grew up well-adjusted, one of the few Disney didn't get to, the only "good girl" (sorry, Selener) left. Hilary started to get alarmingly thin in 2005 while dating Joel Madden, which lead to a number of rumours of a cocaine addiction. Whether or not that's true doesn't cancel out the fact that she was goinng through an eating disorder: her energy was non-existent in interviews, her voice was hoarse from bulimia, her skin was dry and dull, and her hair was thinning fast.
(2005, 2006)
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When her relationship with Joel ended, he started one up with Nicole Richie, who lost A LOT of weight, which lead to even more rumors: that he is the person behind these eating disorders. That's only speculation though. Hilary herself said there was a headline that did it titled,
Hilary Duff Puffs Up with a photo of the magazine having obviously photoshopped her face and she's wearing a loose blouse. Fuckers.
Fortunately, Hilary recovered, finally embracing her natural shape as her hair comes back nicely.
"I think there's no such thing as anyone that's perfect, you know?" -Hilary Duff in 2005(2016, 017)
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