O, The Oprah Magazine is working on its big 10 year anniversary issue, combining the fashion and beauty pages for dramatic makeover stories.

They are looking for women who have not changed their looks in at least 10 years who are willing to get a drastic cut and donate their hair to Pantene Beautiful Lengths.

If you are interested and live in the New York City area, please email your name, age, contact information and a recent photo to abridgewater@hearst.com 

Make sure you let them know you would like to donate your hair to Pantene Beautiful Lengths!

For anyone looking for inspiration to donate, look no further than the 100 Hairstyles  blog! Katrina Warren started the blog as a “hair marathon” – 100 days of 100 hairstyles – to raise awareness and funds for the Pantene Beautiful Lengths program. Each day, Katrina dons a new hairstyle with her growing hair, posting pictures along the way, and at the end of 100 days she plans to cut for the cause!

“I started the 100 Hairstyles blog because a coworker said that with all the ways I like to do my hair, I should try to not repeat hair styles for one year. I quickly found out that planning 365 hairstyles was not doable for me, but I thought 100 might be. I’ve always like to change my hair, so it sounded fun! I first donated my hair to the Pantene Beautiful Lengths campaign after my wedding and thought this new idea of 100 Hairstyles could help raise awareness for the program. For now, I’m still looking for others to pledge to donate their hair with me but, even if it’s only me donating, it’s been a blast! I can certainly say that I’ve been more adventurous than ever with my hairstyles.”

Become a fan of 100 Hairstyles on Facebook.

Donate to the American Cancer Society through Katrina’s donation page.

Katrina’s currently on day 80 of her hair journey, so make sure you check out all her past looks on the blog. Here’s a selection of some of the amazing styles she’s done so far:

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On October 19, 2009, many of the local neighbors came out to donate 8” or more of their hair, as young as 5 years old, to help women in their fight against cancer.  49 ponytails were collected!

So many wonderful people came out to help with the event. Owner Joe Tetro, five of the salon’s staff, and eight stylists came out on their day off to donate their time and talent for this cause and cut everyone’s hair for free! Paige deArmas, JWCB’s Vice President, has worked with the salon to host and promote this important event. Jean Moore, JWCB’s President was also there to help take pictures and capture the memories! We are so proud of all who donated! We hope to continue to help by hosting many of Beautiful Lengths events in the years to come.  All the people who donated received goody bags and the salon was presented with a Certificate of Thanks from the Junior Women’s Club of Bellerose. All gratuities given that day will be donated to a charitable organization important to Joe Tetro and the salon staff called the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research.

The women and men who donated their hair so generously are Michelle Sims of Stewart Manor; Corinne Denn, Damon Parthesias, Ellen Miccio, Stefanie Di Grazia, Jennifer Sullivan, Courtney Hubschman, Lindsay Hubschman, Claire Dean, Daina Zagajeski, Kaitlyn Felicetti, and Tami Felicetti of Floral Park; Katie Frary of Bellerose Terrace; Sadie Myers, Pat Murphy, Kathleen Larkin and Paige de Armas of Bellerose Village;  Adriana Cella, Kelly Keenan, Joanna Matuza, and Katherine Murphy of Garden City; Maria Champion of Bayside; Dominique Vario and Victoria Ruisi of Valley Stream; Brenda McCarthy of Rockville Centre; Dana Moreno of Patchogue; Gianna Tringaci of Oceanside; Joseph Lomangino of Queens Village; Angelica Pomar, Melinda Sepulveda of Flushing and Cara Meyer Preissler of E. Northport. Many ponytails were previously donated anonymously by Salone Di Capelli and the Lisa Tice Salon in Bellerose Village.    

The stylists of Salone Di Capelli who gave so graciously their time and talent were Gina Cella, Dina D’Agostino, Carmela Flores, Jennifer D’Amore, Samantha Friedberg, Nancy Zith and Jaime Scott, as well as the staff Lori Santagata, Joan Mirro, Catherine Perullo, Adriana La Sala, and Cathy DeMaio.

Attention all in the Montclair, New Jersey area!

The 2^nd Annual Montclair State University Pony Tail Drive will take place on the Montclair State University campus on Monday, October 26 from 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM.

Bloomfield, New Jersey’s Serenity Salon & Spa will be providing a talented team of hair stylists who’ll donate their time to do free haircuts for the Pantene Beautiful Lengths program. Additionally, the spa will be giving out prizes and goody bags including Serenity Salon & Spa gift cards and coupons.

Remember, hair length to qualify for a donation starts at 8 inches. Please click here for other hair donation requirements.

For every person who becomes a fan of the Pantene Facebook Page starting today, 10¢ will be donated to the Pantene Beautiful Lengths campaign! The donations will last throughout the remainder of 2009, so it’s time to spread the word to family and friends!

Become a fan today and thank YOU for helping make this campaign a continued success!

Is your ponytail measuring at 8 inches? With Breast Cancer Awareness month (October) right around the corner, now is a perfect time for you and your friends to think about donating your hair to Pantene Beautiful Lengths. You can even take it one step further by planning a local cutting event to encourage others to make the cut to help women who are undergoing cancer treatments.