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Bradley Cooper plays "Jack Maine" the rock star. On the road, he drinks too much, parties too hard, ends his nights passed out in bed. I wanted to show the wear and tear a life like that could be. We decided to keep the hair long and not to do major hair changes with him since Jack doesn't put much thought into his hair. Bradley person- ally has very thick hair and I didn't want it to look bulky or puffy so I knew I would have to coat the hair so it would be weighed down. I killed two birds with one stone. Coating the hair allowed the hair to look the longest pos- sible and the choice of product added to the look of not being washed regularly. I started the first coating with Marula oil from Paul Mitchell—all over and worked it through his hair. I then took small sections starting in the back and layered on Kiehl's Silk Groom section by section using a large tooth comb, forming it back away from the face for that "greasy" but "sexy" carefree look. Bradley was able to use that hair to find little nuances of Jack in it. It was pliable and it moved like natural hair so he was able to put his hands through it or tuck behind his ears without messing up the integrity of the hair. That was the basic formula each day however, on some days when they were in concert and playing hard, full of sweat, I would add just HAIR CONTINUED FROM PAGE 30