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" One of my closest friends is a trans man who is incredible. And a lot of my clients are trans women. "

Jonathan Van Ness

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" The second you're bleaching hair more than three or four levels on a consistent basis and want it long, and then you're heat styling it and living in the world - it's just impossible. You can get it there for a moment, and then you might get a couple re-touches out of it. "

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" Men and women can be friends, and it can just be friendly. "

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" I remember saying I wanted to be a cosmetologist when I was really young. "

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" A song like 'Tears Dry on Their Own' is really sad, but it's hopeful, too - that was my theme song for the first boy who broke my heart. "

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" I love having the Olympic Channel app on my phone because I can watch old gymnastics videos any time. "

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" It's nice to have a safe place to have a conversation going; whether it's a friend or family member, you can use 'Queer Eye' as an entry point to have a conversation that's meaningful. "

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" My family was really big on college, and it was hard for them to stomach that I was going to be a hairdresser. "

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" I vividly remember D'Angelo's 'How Does it Feel?' as a song I listened to around the time I came out. "

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" When I'm having a song-in-the-shower moment, I go to 'The Blessed Unrest' by Sara Bareilles. "

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" I'm always learning new things about myself. "

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" For keeping hair long and healthy, I like to use silk pillowcases; they conduct less heat and keep your ends less frayed. Also, I sleep with my hair in a very loose top bun to keep my ends away from my body heat. This also keeps your hair from getting tangled at the nape of your neck. "

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" I'm the youngest of three boys. Both of the older two are very heterosexual, football-watching, married, child-rearing, cornfed Midwestern guys. "

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" I grew up in a little town where my family owned a newspaper and the TV station, so a lot of people knew who we were, and I never fit in. "

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" My podcast 'Getting Curious' keeps me really busy, which I love. "

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" I was someone who wore bright purple sweatsuits with tall Doc Martens boots. I would iron Hanson decals on my sweatshirt. I was extremely flamboyant as a child. "

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" When I moved to L.A. in my early twenties, I was growing my hair. Then, when I was 25, I cut it off and was like, 'Oh no, I think I'm a long hair person until I go bald!' "

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" Leaving your hair down to sleep causes friction on your ends between your body heat and the pillow case. Securing the ends away from your body helps preserve your ends. "

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" I was the first male cheerleader of my high school; it's very hard to embarrass me - you have to do a lot. "

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" I've had the honor of working with so many trans people as a hairdresser over my career in some way. "

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" I think that the ideal of men's physiques in general, gay or straight, is one of the most under-talked-about things ever. Ninety-five percent of these bodies that we're seeing, that we're striving so hard to look like, are genetically engineered - like, let's be very clear. "

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" Since I have psoriasis, I buy anything that feels good against my skin. I tend to wear really, really soft hoodies by the brand Velvet. Even if I don't have a flare-up, I'm still like: Oh. My. God. This nice thing feels so good. "

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" I'm a big proponent of all love winning and love just being fab. "

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" People think because they sweat, their hair is dirty. False. It's just salt and your natural oil. "

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" There are times when you should listen to what people say about you, but also a lot of times you just don't need to listen so much. Don't worry so much and just go. Unless you're, like, in danger, and then don't. And then run, girl. "

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" Probably the advice I could follow more is the self-love sort of advice. I think, four out of every five days, I'm good at that, but certain situations can trigger self-doubt or cloudiness around how I feel about myself. "

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" You want to be more hairy, that's beautiful. You want to be more clean-shaven, that's great. "

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" In yoga, we say that everyone has a magnet on them, and you're either positively or negatively charged. So if you're liking how you're looking, you're gonna be more positively charged. "

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" I like people too much. I really do. "

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" I want people to fall in love with themselves and to be really proud and full of joy for the space they take up. If someone else appreciates the space you take up, then that's icing on the cake. "

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" I've worn a 100% polyester cheerleading outfit in stadiums full of people - it is pretty hard to embarrass me. "

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