The Hair Department Head for Yellowstone, Tim Muir, has weighed in on Beth Dutton's hairstyle, one he really didn't think would blow up the way it did.
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Beth Dutton's hairstyle in Yellowstone went viral for mixed reasons. For strawberry blonde hair, it was closer to Marmite, as people either loved it or hated it.
I had the pleasure of talking to the wonderful and talented Tim Miur, who also worked on 1923 and Landman. Despite how widespread the hate was for Beth's "disheveled and cheap" hair, it's one of his favorite hairstyles he's ever done.
Muir has never had one of his hairstyles blow up in this way before. "I mean, they were making Halloween wigs out of it," he said, aptly describing how far the virality went.
"It was such an incredible look," he said about the hairstyle, standing his ground. "And I'm grateful to have been a part of creating that." But he also grateful for everything everyone said, both the good and the bad.
'Yellowstone' Hairstylist Reflects On The Sheer Virality Of Beth Dutton's Hairstyle
So many fans of the show took online to bash the hairstyle. But it didn't bother him. "Especially in this business, you're gonna get love or hate," he said. "But I feel like if they're talking about it, good or bad, they're talking about it."
"I have to look at it this way, because I think everybody has an idea of what is good and bad, or what they love or don't like. And I love opinions, I'm open for it. So I'm grateful for both the good and the bad."
Ultimately, it was "such a cool experience" for Miur. "That heavy bang and strawberry blonde hair became an icon," he continued. "Whether for good or bad, it was the most talked about; 'Why does she have that heavy fringe? Why is her hair a mess?'"
Alongside the waves of negative opinions, he also received an influx of compliments like never before. "And then it was, 'Oh my God, she has the best color ever.'" Muir would even have other hairdressers reach out to him to ask how he got that color and what formulation he used to achieve it.
When styling Beth Dutton's hair, he wasn't thinking at all about how it would be perceived online. "When I'm creating, I don't think about that. I think about what's going to be best for that character."
"Skin tone, face shape, how're we gonna create that in a way that visually makes a statement, but also doesn't take you out of the show."
