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Why Does Every Woman on TV Have Identical Hair?

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You might not have realized it, but the more TV you watch, the more you’ve seen it: The Hair. Nearly every actress on a mainstream TV show seems to be sporting the same haircut — loose, wavy, perfectly framing her face.

Coincidence? Of course not.

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