Jennifer Aniston’s hair is a mess because she ‘likes to use her hair as a prop’

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I kind of hated Jennifer Aniston’s whole look at last Thursday’s Horrible Bosses 2 premiere in LA. Her Zuhair Murad dress was dated and fug and her Bump-It ponytail was not all that cute. But I guess we’re supposed to think Jennifer’s every hair-move is noteworthy, because People Magazine literally published a story about her premiere-look hair. Seriously. They spoke to her long-time hair guy and BFF Chris McMillan and wrote up a longer article… about Jennifer Aniston’s ponytail. It’s so stupid, but I’ll admit it – I read every word. It’s part infomercial (for LIVING PROOF, obvs) and partly just… Oscar stuff, I guess. Just keeping her name out there, even if it’s just people talking about her hair. Here’s the article:

There are a few things we know as sure as we know the earth is round. Kim Kardashian is proud of her abs. Chris Hemsworth is the sexiest man alive. And if Jennifer Aniston isn’t wearing her hair down and side-parted, she’s wearing it in a ponytail. She wore it in just such a style at last night’s Hollywood premiere of Horrible Bosses 2, but wait! Her stylist Chris McMillan proved we can still be surprised when it comes to her hair. Read on for three surprising facts about the star’s look last night.

1. Her Bangs Serve Two Purposes. Sure, they look cute, but McMillan tells PEOPLE, they’re really all about the photo op. “She likes to use her hair as a prop, so she’ll be able to look over and use her fingers to push the hair out of her eyes,” he shares. “Jennifer Aniston is a pro at having hair in her face and wrangling it out of her face, and making it look effortless and sexy.” (His secret to touchable texture? A little Living Proof Instant Texture Mist — she’s a co-owner of the brand and he’s the celeb stylist.)

2. She Finds Hair Inspiration at the Drugstore. McMillan has been doing her hair for years, but she still manages to surprise him occasionally — as she did by suggesting the finishing touch for last night’s pony. “At Rite-Aid they have these ponytail holders that are two-thirds hair and the other part is the rubber band,” he says. “Jennifer sent me a picture and was like, ‘Look at these things, they’re kind of cool, huh?’ So I bought them and I used one of them in her hair [last night]!” His go-to strategy usually involves a bungee elastic (“it keeps all the nape hair from buckling and becoming saggy”) topped with the star’s own hair, but he had to admit Aniston’s solution worked. “I always see them but say I’m never going to use them, but then I used it and I was like, ‘It’s working. I’m leaving it,’” he says.

3. Her next hairdo is a purple pixie. Okay, okay, he was joking, but McMillan swears he is convincing the star to mix up her look a bit. “It’s still within her range, but we’ve been switching things up. She’s not showing up with the same hairdo,” he tells PEOPLE. “We’ve been talking long, piece-y Alexa Chung-type bangs! I might get her in a weak moment. She’ll kill me, but it’s OK!”

[From People]

GIVE ANISTON’S HAIR THE OSCAR. Her hair is the best part of Cake, obviously. And good lord, I hope Aniston doesn’t succumb to piece-y Alexa Chung bangs. Alexa’s bangs are awful and I just don’t think Aniston needs that kind of look. As for “she likes to use her hair as a prop…” You don’t say! She’s built a 20-plus year career in Hollywood out of playing with her hair on camera.

Also: Jennifer told Extra that she was “the original” when it came to showing her butt on the cover of a magazine. She was asked about Kim Kardashian’s Paper Magazine photoshoot and Jennifer mentioned her old Rolling Stone cover in the 1990s, where you could sort of see her butt – go here to the NSFW cover. Jen said her cover “was just innocent, there’s nothing aggressive about that… Sorry, Kim K.” I don’t really get why this is a story, but sure.

Here are some photos of Jennifer and Justin Theroux hustling for CAKE on Friday night in LA:

Photos courtesy of WENN, Getty.

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  1. Kiddo says:

    So her hair is the first one who fell for the emoting brow. It all makes sense now.

  2. Abbott says:

    Jennifer taking style cues from Rite Aid explains so much.

    • Esmom says:

      Not sure what you mean although it seems insulting. I’m thinking with her money that’s it’s not her go-to place but People (like other mags) is trying to be accessible to people without her bank account.

      • Abbott says:

        Didn’t mean to offend, though I do get all my fashion cues from Costco. Not to brag.

      • Kiddo says:

        Pfft, Costco has nothing on BJ’s. And the name is BJ, so you know they are willing to go that extra step to make all endings happy.

      • Esmom says:

        Yeah well I’m more of a Target gal myself. The point of my comment was that every little thing she does seems to be an egregious offense, girlfriend apparently will never win.

    • Kiddo says:

      Yes, Abbott, how insulting, we all know Rite Aid is a cut above CVS. Let us not forget, however, the significant impact of Walgreen’s on edgy style. And Aveeno is positioned at the front door.

      • KatyD says:

        Heaven help those who insult Jennifer Aniston’s hair! It’s like insulting the holiest of all holies. There’s a war on her hair, don’t you know? And her fans won’t stand for it! 🙂

    • Gea says:

      I never understood fascination with Aniston hair. Her hair always look really just well kept and kind of ordinary.

      • Emma - the JP Lover says:

        @Gea, who wrote: “I never understood fascination with Aniston hair.”

        Especially since she’s confessed (within the last two years) that she wore extensions for a good part of her “Friends” years and still does today because all of the ‘hair processing’ (bleaching, perms, etc.) has severely damaged her natural hair, Yet, people still go on and on about her beautiful hair. Sad.

    • LoveLee85 says:

      Jennifer’s hair hasn’t been ‘note worthy’ in YEARS. I don’t know a single person who has talk about her hair forever. She had the it hair of the 90’s as Rachel….but man let’s pass the torch to someone else. Her hair has been average for a loooooong time. LOL. I never understood any of the hype regarding her hair. Ever. I wish her people would just give it up already.

  3. zinjojo says:

    Definitely don’t do bangs! Gah, what is it with so many people feeling the need to have bangs when they do so little for them?!!? Sure some people look better with them, but so many try and fail! All depends on your face shape!

    • minx says:

      I think she has bangs in Horrible Bosses 2, according to the commercial, and dark hair. Not a good look.

      • doofus says:

        it’s a wig. I don’t like the bangs, but I do like that color on her a whole lot better than the various shades of blond.

      • minx says:

        Yeah, I figured it wasn’t her real hair. I thought she looked old, frankly.

      • doofus says:

        funny, I always think the its the blond that ages her. I think she looks much better (and “softer”) with the darker hair.

  4. DenG says:

    “having hair in her face and wrangling it out of her face, and making it look effortless and sexy.” Effortless and sexy, no, but she’s a darn good wrangler.

  5. Amcn says:

    Read in conjunction with the Daily Mail’s article about her Botox face and she’s the whole package. Now that’s an oscar campaign!

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2846528/Jennifer-Aniston-looked-wrinkle-free-Graham-Norton-show.html

    • Becky1 says:

      Looks like fillers (not Botox) to me. Either that or she’s on medication that’s causing her face to swell.

    • I read that–I just wonder why they didn’t bring up any of her more recent quotes about plastic surgery i.e. the “my fiance would put a gun to my head’, ‘I’m not injecting shit in my face’, and ‘I know so many people, near and dear to me, that I wish I could tell them that they f’d up their faces with surgery COUGHcourtneycoxCOUGH’…..any theories?

  6. Maya says:

    Can she do us all a favour and use her hair prop to close her mouth and to stop talking nonsense?

  7. Kim1 says:

    So Jen wears her hair in her face SO she can effortless move it out of her face.Isn’t she just adorable.That sounds like something a teenager would do, not a middle age woman.
    I heard this story but I thought the source was a tabloid.
    SMH

  8. bella says:

    how embarrassing.
    this pr for someone who wants to be hailed an oscar contender?
    laughable.
    i admit i want to see cake…
    but it’s solely out of idle curiousity…
    is there a 2nd dimension to this woman’s acting that could come out finally?
    probably not.
    i just don’t think she’s ever been more than rachel…
    an endearing rachel…absolutely.
    but her appeal ended there.

    • vauvert says:

      Right on. And this is why I stopped watching any movie in which she stars after her second or third post-Friends romcoms. All she ever does is play Rachel. Or herself, not sure which…. Friends was good because of the great writing and ensemble cast, and the hair and makeup and personal romantic drama have helped JA stay somehow relevant, but not sure why. Oh wait, she makes for great gossip.
      But an Oscar? For her? I do hope not, with all my heart. When I think Oscar I think Mirren, Dench, Streep, but not for one second JA, no matter how much she plays with her hair.

      • bella says:

        i know…all you say is true!
        streep and aniston on the same playing field?
        i don’t think so.
        i, too, watched the 1 or 2 post friends’s romcom’s JA starred in and they were cute, especially the break up…mostly because vince vaughn gave her a solid platform to play off – something she’s good at.
        but her performance in derailed was painful and that other one where she plays a hooker?
        ugh
        that said…she’s considered A-list, isn’t she?
        and she’s made millions on her endorsements since she’s got an enormous following.
        i don’t hate her, but she’s just not a superb actress.

  9. Molly says:

    Her hair is always in her face because she’s self-conscious about how wide her face is. If she gets bangs she’ll essentially look like Cousin It.

  10. LahdidahBaby says:

    Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

  11. Amy Tennant says:

    I remember I actually bought that Rolling Stone issue! My best friend was in love with her, so I got it for him.

  12. scout says:

    Her black and white dress is really unattractive, Pink is better. As for hair as prop, may be she should use something else as prop but I am thinking to myself “like what?!”. No idea.

  13. Kitten says:

    Ok to be fair this is her HAIRDRESSER talking, not Aniston.

    Ok now that I got that out of the way: this is the dumbest crap I’ve read in quite a while.

    • FingerBinger says:

      +1 This is such a non-story.

    • paranormalgirl says:

      I don’t know. I think I’ll sleep much better knowing how effortlessly appearing her efforts are.

    • Kiddo says:

      Kitten, While true, what serious actress or actor have you ever heard of who posts selfies with the hair stylist, and allows a constant stream of commentary about their hair? I think it’s nice that they’re friends, but if she wanted him to shut his face, he would, wouldn’t he?

      • Kitten says:

        It’s not unusual at all for stars to pose with their hairdresser or stylist, Kiddo—-it’s a non-story.

        Plus, McMillan and Aniston are probably very much bonded as they both survived the tragic plague during the 1990s, also known as The Rachel Cut.

    • DenisePayne says:

      To be FAIR, her HAIR DRESSER doesn’t say word one to media without THE APPROVAL of Aniston and her PR flack (and he’s usually doing it at their behest) – let’s not be naive. Especially when it’s well known the woman has copy and picture approval on interviews that even she gives herself. No one believes she’d let her longtime hairdresser just go rogue. He gets marching orders perod.

    • Janet says:

      Can somebody explain to me why you need a stylist to fix your hair in a pony tail? I was doing it myself when I was 12 years old.

  14. minx says:

    Unbelievably superficial and shallow.

  15. serena says:

    Why is she underdressed for this movie’s promotions?? If you really want Oscar buzz (but like hell she’s gonna get nominated) at least dress for it!

  16. Anguishedcorn says:

    A prop, or a crutch?

  17. Tippy says:

    The hair-in-the-face affectation is really quite clever.

    Johnny Depp does the same thing, but makes it look like he’s tweaking.

  18. PixieWitch says:

    going without makeup, using her hair as a prop. is there nothing this woman won’t do?
    shes so brave.

  19. Penelope says:

    There’s nothing “effortless” about her–she’s one of the most tryhard celebrities out there.

    • DenisePayne says:

      Yeah..i recall Tim Gunn called her whole look and demeanor “desperate.” I thought that was the most appropo burn ever.

  20. MrsBPitt says:

    Ok, does anybody buy that Jennifer is going to get an Oscar nom for this performance…personally, with her track record of movie bombs, I’m surprised they let her present at the Oscars! And last time I looked on Rottentomatoes, the movie was getting pretty bad reviews.

    • paranormalgirl says:

      What I heard is that while she is actually quite good, the movie itself is not good. And she’s not a good enough actor to transcend the bad script.

  21. What I don’t get is why her weight ‘gain’ is being spoken about…..it’s not like she gained 50, 100 lbs…she gained like an extra 10-15.

  22. Ginger says:

    As a photographer, it drives me nuts when people are constantly pushing hair out of their faces. They try to make it sound “cute” or “sexy” when really it’s just a nervous crutch and their face is blocked in a majority of the photos. Jennifer is in dire need of new gimmick. She should mix things up a bit but no Alexa Chung bangs. And Jen’s the “original” nude cover photo? I highly doubt that. John Lennon was naked on the cover or Rolling Stone in 1981 with his wife Yoko Ono. Just saying.

  23. Grant says:

    I love the ponytail with the side bang. I think it looks great.

  24. CatJ says:

    I can’t get over how HUGE Justin’s head looks in the photo…. Yikes!

  25. maddelina says:

    I don’t think her hair is anything special but her Living Proof line is great stuff. Just read Brad Pitt was at her Cake screening in HW. Maybe the triangle is friendly and we’ve all been hoodwinked for years!!

    • Mimi says:

      No he was not. He was at the DGA screening for Foxcatcher. I do not think he wants to look at her face for 2hrs.

    • DenisePayne says:

      Bahaha. That’s a good one “Maddelina’ (eyeroll). Brad would rather shoot himself in the nutz. But I do think her PR flack Huvane is not beyond slipping that ridiculous lie in a few gossip blog msg boards. But you’d have to be dain bramaged to believe it.

  26. GoOnGirl! says:

    After all her facial surgeries, seems like she’s gone back to her original nose. What was the point?

  27. GoOnGirl! says:

    I’m all for knee-high dresses, but she’s a little old age 45 to be wearing short dresses.

  28. Tarsha (nee Sal) says:

    “She likes to use her hair as a prop, so she’ll be able to look over and use her fingers to push the hair out of her eyes,” he shares.
    Oh my word! He makes her look like a pathetic, vapid, worthless prop. If I was famous and my hairdresser talked about me like that, I’d sack him on the spot! He makes her sound like such a moron.

  29. Tarsha says:

    Justin looks so over it.

  30. Janet says:

    What’s the matter with Justin in that pic? He looks like he just swallowed a dose of Ex-Lax and can’t wait to run to the loo.

    • truthSF says:

      Janet, by any chance are you British? I can’t help certain words you use are those I hear/heard in British shows/movies (notbecausei’mstalkingColinFirth). 😉

    • norah says:

      because he is smiling too much and it is creeping me out. t

  31. brianna says:

    Haha, from the title I thought this was going to be a story about her using her hair as a prop in the bedroom.