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[Female narrator]
LA, a city fueled

by fashion, fame, and fortune.

Where everyone wants
to look a million bucks

and competition is fierce.

Two rival salons at
the top of their game,

doing whatever it takes
to be the best in the business.

LA hairdressing is like
no other place in the world.

I'm Ted Gibson,
the most famous hairdresser

in the world,
and don't you ever forget it.

I'm Kim Vo, and I'm the best
blonder in the business.

Can you imagine
not being a blonde?

Like, what would you be?

It is tough to stay on top.

[Female narrator]
Both salons with teams

that are fiercely competitive.

Would you say that
Starring is like Vogue and

Kim's salon is more Cosmo?

-That's kind of tacky.
-Tacky?

Shots fired.

Why is she here?

♪ She's a boss ♪

Sweetie, Ted is not competition.
[laughs]

You really
have to be on your game.

I want it to look like I did
it myself, and I'm like, bye.

-I bring big d*ck energy.
-Oh, that's a piece of poo.

She's a rockstar, yeah?

[Female narrator] But sometimes
when it comes to beauty,

it ain't pretty.

This party is f*cking lame.

I'm a nice guy
until you provoke me.

-Get the f*ck out, Ted!
-I've been provoked.

I'm done.

I'm sick of it.
You can lick this, Teddy boy.

-Can I have a hug?
-Not now.

Lauren,
I need you to close your ears.

I really am
not ashamed of who I am.

Fake, fake, fake, fake, fake.
Gucci, b*tch.

He didn't mean it,
he didn't mean it.

Oh, gosh.

I am Mrs. Gibson's son,

and I don't play with
other people's children.

I'm blowing
this shitty-a*s party.

Ooh, we are spilling
the tea tonight, honey.

♪ You got me buzzin' whoa ♪

♪ You got me buzzin' whoa ♪

All right.
How you been?

Yeah, really good.
I remember the first time

that I picked up a pair
of shears.

I tingled all the way
from the bottom of my feet

to the top of my head.
I knew I was in the right place.

So the thing that I know
about curly hair is generally

I like to cut it when it's dry
versus cutting it when it wet.

You can see
the shape immediately because

it's like,
instant gratification.

I've never seen your hair,
like, brushed out.

-Really?
-Yeah, I love it.

-Thank you.
-I love it.

[Ted] Everyone on my team is
stellar.

Jason is one of the most
important people in my life.

He's like
the wind beneath my wings.

I don't like for Jason
to tell me what to do, but

happy life, happy wife.

-I'm the boss.
-[laughs]

[music]

[Ted] Laura is a dynamo.

I'm Laura Rugetti, and
I am a celebrity hairdresser.

Laura is working with all
of these people in Hollywood and

has this very exciting,
glamorous lifestyle.

-Oh, my gosh, hi.
-Hi, you. Hi, beautiful.

Today my client, Tori Spelling,

if you guys don't know
who she is, she was on 90210 .

I mean, it's Tori Spelling.

Honestly, we're like best
friends, and she's my client.

Do you wanna smell my new
deodorant?

-Donna Karan.
-I love your deodorant.

Not only am I a hairdresser,
but I am a hair therapist.

I can only talk with this hand,
too, 'cause I lost a nail.

I lost it in
someone's hair, actually.

Have you washed
your hair since we did it last?

You know I don't
wash my hair unless you wash it.

[Laura] Okay.

Wait, did I tell you
that my cat came up on my

-bed the other night?
-Uh-huh.

Got, like, on me
and took a dump?

-[laughs]
-Like the cat sh*t on me in bed.

And then
I literally thought it was

-the Netflix remote.
-[Laura] Right.

'Cause I saw something dark,
and I went to pick it up,

and I'm like,
oh, that's a piece of poo.

-[laughs]
-And then it was like

the biggest poo,
he had pooed all over me.

-So we don't drink water ever.
-Mhmmm.

And so... Like literally, like
when I, no no, like I haven't

dranken water in like what like,
like a month, two months?

Oh, I thought longer.

I think I need to be hypnotized
to like water, because

when I drink water, I gag
'cause it tastes like breath.

-Seriously?
-Yes.

Yes, like, I literally...
like, I...

-Wait, it tastes like what?
-It tastes like bad breath.

-I don't know, kinda weird.
-Yeah, I gag too

when I drink water.

And so today I thought maybe
getting like an IV drip

while we do our hair.

-[Tori] Really?
-Yeah.

-This is like full service.

-[Laura] We're gonna do it all.
-I love this.

-Can you rub my feet too?
-[Laura] We can, maybe...

I'm not rubbing your feet,
but you know what?

We'll figure it out.

People want an individualized,

specialized luxury experience,
and that's what we do

at Starring by Ted Gibson.

♪ Rush it, rush it, whoa ♪

♪ We comin' in hot
yeah yeah yeah oh ♪

♪ We comin' in hot
yeah yeah yeah ♪

Hey, Melissa. How are you?

I'm a master colorist.

Over the years,
some of my clients have been

Katy Perry, Gwyneth Paltrow,
Kate Hudson, lots of blondes.

You know what we're gonna do?
I call it a smudge.

It's a base bump,
and it's just gonna

just, like, give that
little brightness to the root.

-[Kim] Right?
-Yes.

[Kim] So I run my business
with my life partner and

my actual real business partner,
Adeel.

What does Adeel do?
No, just kidding. [laughs]

I say creative director,
but it's honestly everything.

[laughs]

-Good morning, girls.
-[Woman] Good morning!

-Hey, Bunny.
-Hi, honey. How are you?

Good, I love you.

At Kim Vo Salon,

I hire, I fire, I make sure
all the stylists are on point.

-Good.
-[Adeel] I love the shoes.

-[Makenna] Thank you.

These pants are...
I'm living for them.

Thank you.

They are what dreams are made
of.

-I know, aren't they?
-[Makenna] I'm obsessed.

They're Gucci runway. [laughs]

I was obsessed with
Dance Moms , so I'm kind of

fangirling just a little bit.
-Yeah?

Lauren supports
me in so many ways.

She brings an energy to
the salon that I just love.

I have to say, I hope
this isn't inappropriate.

I am such a fan.

My name is Lauren, and I'm
an assistant at Kim Vo Salon.

I love to make people feel

beautiful, and I
love, love, love, love hair.

Enjoy your champagne,
I'm gonna mix up.

I might put
some champagne in the mix,

-so don't worry about it.
-Okay, that's fine.

I'll be right back.

[music]

[knocking]

-Hi!
-Hi.

Oh, my gosh, we're so excited.

And this is my beautiful client,
Tori.

-Hi!
-[Tori] How are you?

We're extremely dehydrated,
we don't drink water.

We're overworked and
underwatered.

They call me the LA concierge,
okay?

You need a psychic,
I'll give you a psychic, okay?

You need a massage therapist,
I got it for you.

You need a moon bath person,

I have a moon
bath person for you.

-[Laura] Are you okay?
-I'm great.

-[Laura] Okay.
-[Woman] And I'm done.

Okay. Ugh, I'm gonna
feel so good after this.

Do I get the same
vitamins as her?

-Yes.
-Okay.

-Be gentle, okay?
-Deep breath in.

-Woowee!
-Laura, don't...

-[Woman] Okay, Laura, relax.
-I am relaxed.

[music]

[Laura] What a fun day.
Like it's just like I'm working

-and, like, IV drips, you know?
-I know.

[laughter]

[Ted] It is my job as a
hairdresser and as a beauty guru

to bring something
really beautiful out in you.

I've done it with
countless number of celebrities.

I took Angelina from
the weird girl with blood around

her neck to the beauty
icon that we know today.

Annie Hathaway, Lupita Nyong'o,
and the list goes on and on.

♪ Ooh ooh lettin' out
your wild side ♪

♪ Hey ooh ooh ooh
let's get lost in paradise ♪

♪ Let's get lost in paradise ♪

What the hell is this?
Like, this was just delivered.

It's, it's nothing. Don't look.
[laughs]

What? No seriously, like... No no
seriously, like what is this?

-It's just like I...
-[Kim] Are they gifts?

[Adeel] Just don't
worry about it.

I wanna see the receipt.

You... If you can find it.

[Kim] Adeel and I
are 16 years apart

He brings that youthism,
that excitement.

I think that's why it works.

-Your generation was...
-Oh, my generation now?

-Yeah, your generation.
-Okay, we survived.

My... Gen X survived.
It's either rehab or survival.

-Whatever, boomer.
-[Kim] You know?

Someone's calling me, hold on.
It's Ted. Hey, Ted.

Who is this? Is this Kim Vo?

-The famous Kim Vo?
-Oh, my God, it's Kim.

-How are you?
-I'm good, how are you?

Oh, I'm excellent.
I've got Adeel with me here.

Hi.

I've seen Ted Gibson everywhere.

Every event I would go to that
dealt with hair, I adore him.

-Oh hi, Jason's here too.
-Hi Adeel, Jason's here too.

I don't know why
I'm waving at the phone.

We're waving
like we can see you, we can't...

[laughter]

We're gonna wave back.

You know, Ted and I, it's our 26
year wedding anniversary, and

we are having a pop-up dinner
party at the Albright Mansion.

Ooh.

We would love for you to
be our guests at our event.

Oh, my gosh.
We will absolutely be there.

And we're gonna clear
the schedule and that's awesome.

26 years, oh my gosh.

Ask me how I did it,
I don't know.

[laughter]

I mean, that's amazing.

We have lots of advice,
for sure.

Oh, my God.
Looking forward to it.

-[Jason] Okay, boys.
-Enjoy your day.

-Bye.
-You too, bye honey.

26 years, that's amazing.

-[Adeel] I know.
-How do you think they do it?

How do I really think they do
it?

No, how do
you really think they do it?

You know, I'm sure there's,
like, lots of love there.

Oh, God.

-[Kim] I know what that means.
-Lots of love there. [laughs]

-Meaning more than one love?
-Yeah, I think, you know.

-[Kim] Hmm.
-Some external love there.

[laughs]

[music]

The brand is above the door.

That means
you have to do things to

a certain level of expectation.

And if you can't,
then you're in the wrong place.

So, we have a team meeting
because they seem to be failing

at their jobs
and at their duties and

Jason is really upset about it.

-[Woman] Good morning.
-[Man] Yes, good morning.

Here they are,
look alive, look alive.

Ted called
the staff meeting today.

I don't know what is going on.

I know I have
a busy day ahead of me,

so hopefully this will
be snappy.

Let's just jump in.

There's a couple of
things that I've been feeling

that I want
to share with you all.

Every time
I come into the salon,

I'm washing
someone else's glasses,

I'm sweeping up hair
that someone left on the floor.

-And I'm not your f*cking maid.
-[Robby] I'm not gonna lie.

I was very surprised
at our friend Jason's tone.

He came in with g*ns blazing.

The idea of
this whole concept is for

creatives to come into
this space and do their thing,

but do it in a way that's like
respectful for each other.

So like I don't want to start my
day, come into the salon,

and clean up Kelly Osbourne's
purple hair color.

You know, like, that day,

I think
it was so crazy and like...

And I totally understand where
you're...

I mean, I would be annoyed, too.

But not only am I working
in the salon twice a week,

but I'm also on set, I have two
kids you know, I'm a single mom.

That's great that you're saying
that, but...

-Yeah.
-Honestly, like, we all have...

-No, oh no, you do too.
-that, we have kids,

and it's like we all
have to, like, just do it.

-No we do, we do.
-And not make excuses

because we all are busy

doing all the things
that we are doing, right?

-True, hundred percent.
-[Man] Mhmmm.

We just have to be present in
those moments because that's it.

-I get it, a hundred percent.
-You know?

-I, I totally get it.
-I think Laura and Robby,

in their mind,
they have better things to do.

And I think with
having that mentality, maybe

you're blocking opportunity.

I mean, you guys have just

changed our life in a way
that...

It's not just a thank you.
It's just, it's so much love.

And I appreciate, I appreciate
everyone here because...

It really is, right?

I mean, we came here with
no clients, and you guys have

given us so much, and
I thank you both so much.

The thing that I love
about Coco is Coco has our back

and that he understands

where his bread and butter is
buttered?

-Yeah, I'll go start the car.
-What do you mean?

-We, we have a client in Malibu.
-When?

-Um, now.
-2:30.

-Is that enough time?
-Okay, so wait a minute.

We called this meeting,

and now you're feeling
like you have to leave now?

We have to leave
whenever the meeting's over.

But the meeting's not over yet,
so...

-[Robby] Oh, okay.
-[Laura] Okay.

And we know that you need to
be part of this meeting because

I want your blowdrys to be
more editorial and more fashion.

[Jason] My friend Emily
came into the salon.

I asked Robby if
he could blow dry Emily.

It would've been good
for the Home Shopping Network.

-[laughs]
-Oh, my God.

[Ted] We're gonna work togethr
on that.

Yes.

[Ted] I think it's really
important.

-Ted, I would really love that.
-[Ted] Okay, deal.

-I would love that.
-[Ted] Good.

[Laura] I'm so sorry that
we had this, I apologize.

Just let us know
before the meeting happened.

I think you should have been
a little bit more courteous.

[Laura] I know, and you guys
took time out of your day,

and we're gonna leave,
and it's like the meeting...

I get it, I'm so sorry.

Won't happen again.

♪ I would try anything to make
you move ♪

♪ 'Cause I only wanna dance with
you ♪

[Adeel] We have this
really big sh**t coming up

and normally we don't do
pre-fittings,

we kinda just, like,
get on set and do it.

But I really wanted to
just see all the clothes

and just figure out, like,
hair and makeup for all of us.

-Yeah.
-Perfect.

The beauty and fashion industry
is tough.

A lot of people don't make it.

Alright, I see a story forming.

I am a fashion stylist.

I work mainly with
celebrity red carpet.

And I also do private
clients of high net worth.

So, as you know, Erin,
there's two sides to me.[laughs]

-One is airy,
-[Erin] Feathers.

feathers and pastel-y.
And then the other one

is just, like, darker
and more edgy and more modern.

I don't know, I don't wanna do
avant garde 'cause I feel like

-avant garde is so dated.
-Yeah.

I feel like it's all about,
like, chic couture right now.

-[Erin] Yeah.
-You know?

-[Woman] Yeah.
-I don't know,

avant garde is like, old.
Um, so...

You don't wanna
put twigs in her hair?

No, God, no. God, no.
Oh, my God. Could you imagine?

My name is Erin, and I'm
a hairstylist at Kim Vo Salon.

Working for Adeel
is like trying to please

your dad, kind of in a aspect.

His standards
are just very high.

He's very particular
in the way that he likes things.

Which one are you doing first?

I don't know, just let me pick
the sh*t that I wanna pick.

Do I sound nasally?

-Oh.
-[Adeel] Isn't it so good?

-My goodness.
-Oh, my God.

I know, it's just like
a total pink dream.

It's so good.

People often say, oh Adeel,
you're so

successful at a young age.

You know,
what's the secret to it?

And honestly, it's hard work,

being honest and genuine about
who you are.

And some sequins don't hurt.

God, you look like
a little loofah.

-[laughter]
-[Erin] I love it.

You're the chicest little
loofah we've ever seen.

[Erin] I love it.

[Adeel] So, Erin, because it
has, like, this little neckline,

what do you think
we should do for hair?

I wanted to do it like

very straight middle part,
very sleek.

[Adeel] Yeah.

And then tuck behind the ears
and kind of it pulled away.

-Ooh, I love that.
-[Erin] Yeah.

Oh, my goodness.

♪ Crank it up, crank it up
Turn it up, turn it up ♪

♪ To the beat, to the beat,
gonna hit the street ♪

♪ Gonna have the summer heat,
you and me ♪

♪ You and me ♪

♪ one, two...
one, two, three, oh ♪

I think it works.

It's like Matrix meets
Fulfillment goes to Paris.

[laughs]

♪ And I didn't got nothing all
night ♪

So Robby and I are off to
Malibu to see

my client Caroline and her
daughter.

She's graduating from, like,
Harvard, super exciting.

Thanks for driving.

[Robby] Oh, my God, my pleasure.

[Laura] You know, last night
was rough, and I'm extremely

hungover.

And to sit through that staff
meeting, oh God.

I didn't know if I wanted to
k*ll him or k*ll myself.

[laughter]

[Laura] I mean, honestly, the
whole Kelly...

Like, the bowl thing, I mean,
really one bowl?

[Robby] That came out of left
field, right?

I was like, I'm so sorry.

Like I,
I rinsed my bowl, it's like...

They were coming at us
with daggers.

-[Laura] With daggers.
-Right?

[Laura] Like, and about, like,
a bowl.

About a bowl with Kelly
Osbourne's hair color in it?

-[Laura] It's just, you know..
-Why bring Kelly into this?

[Laura] Don't bring her into i.

No, she's an angel.

-[Laura] Let's keep her out.
-Absolutely.

[Laura] Oh, God, that brie
sandwich just came up.

Oh, jeez, you need a bag?

Oh, roll down the window.
Oh, we got no air. [laughter]

[Laura] The air doesn't work?

We can't get this to work,
it's okay.

[Robby] Mercury is in
retrograde.

It's f*cking with
our electronics right now.

[Laura] Oh, God, I'm so
lactose intolerant.

I don't know why I ate that.
Okay, it says we're gonna be

23 minutes late. Okay, so today
we're going to go to Caroline's.

[Robby] Yes, tell me about her,
I need to know everything.

[Laura] Okay, Caroline,
I love her.

She's been my client forever.
She lives in Malibu.

[Robby] Great.

Her daughter
is graduating from law school.

They're needing
their hair done for this event

that she's having at her house.

Let's jam it out, get out of
there quick, and get back.

[Robby] Yes, in and out.

I'm the quickest blow
dry west of the Mississippi.

-I swear to God, honey.
-[Laura] Oh my God.

I know you are. and you can
give...

You give the best blow dries.

-[Robby] I give a good blow.
-[Laura] You do.

[Robby] But according to Ted,
I need to be better at my blows.

[Laura] I've seen your
blow dries.

I think that they're perfect.

[Robby] Oh, you are so sweet.

[Robby] When Coco
started getting emotional,

that was really beautiful
'cause he's this big guy.

He wears the big
coats and the little shorts.

[Laura] How did you feel
about that moment?

[Robby] The moment
when he started crying?

[Laura] Yes, what did you feel?
-[Robby] Well...

-[Laura] Did you feel it?
-[Robby] I did feel it.

And I... When other people cry, I
tend to get emotional too, but...

[Laura] I tried to pop a tear
out.

Yeah, nothing, waterworks really
weren't happening for me.

I really wanted...
you know when people cry,

and you wanna cry too?

[Robby] Yeah, yes.

-And I'm menstruating right now.
-[Robby] Yes.

I was like, oh God.
Just tear, just come out.

-[Laura] Just come out, ooh.
-[Robby] It wasn't happening.

I'm like that when
people throw up, like I...

Oh God, that's a whole other...

[Robby] I don't mind
the Malibu clients doing these

house calls 'cause
it's a beautiful setting.

[Laura] Isn't it fun?

It's lovely.
This is what it's all about.

[Laura] They feed us
wine and food.

[Robby] Oh, well,
that's always nice.

-[Robby] Love that.
-[Laura] Love that.

We have to charge at least,
at least 800 for each blow dry.

-[Laura] At least.
-Really?

-[Laura] Yes.
-That's a good price, honey.

[Laura] Well, you have to,
I mean, look at our time.

[Robby] It's really about the
time that they could have easily

[Laura] And you know what these
hands are?

have driven to Starring
and got their hair done. What?

These are, these are golden
hands, honey.

-[Robby] They really are.
-[Laura] They make magic.

[music]

[Kim] We're gonna brighten you
up,

give you a color that's
gonna last two weeks.

-Okay, cool.
-And make you look amazing.

Everyone's like, wait?
You're driving to

Beverly Hills to get your hair
done?

Why don't you get it done
in Orange County?

I'm like, ew, because
you don't switch hairdressers.

-Who does that?
-You know what it is?

-Who does that, though?

Clients love me so
much 'cause I'm adorable!

No I, I think what
it is, is I do great work,

and I treat
everyone like a celebrity.

[Melissa] And I've been getting
my hair bleached for 20 years.

-I've never had a base I liked.
-Isn't that crazy?

[Melissa] It's crazy.

[Kim] And that's exactly why I
did it.

[Melissa] This is why I drive
[laughs] 3 hours round trip.

-So pretty.
-So pretty.

Can you imagine not being
a blonde?

Like, what would you be?
It's just unfathomable, right?

Starring by Ted Gibson is the
first smart salon in the world.

You can change the music,
you can change your mood

in each of the clouds,
so it's light therapy

and hair color check all in one.

It's worth more than $2,400.

But that's my price, plus tip.

There we go,
that made a huge difference.

[Emma] Oh, my God, yeah.

Alexa, turn on
chill in Starring three.

[Automated voice]
I didn't catch that.

No, b*tch.
[laughter]

-Don't you hate Alexa sometimes?
-[Ted] That was so clear, b*tch.

-Alexa.
-She'll do it for Jason.

[Jason] Turn on sunrise
in Starring three.

See she always, she always
listens to him.

There you go.

When we first opened the salon,
the New York Times

wrote this
huge full-page article.

The editor came to the salon,
and I gave her a

stress relieving experience,
and she sat in the cloud.

And the article came out,
and know what she said?

Starring by Ted Gibson,
being in the cloud

-is like being in a vag*na.
-A vag*na.

We weren't thinking
about a vag*na, but...

I rarely think of vaginas.

Very fortunate to
have found the specialty of

making a woman feel beautiful,
and...

Mhmmm.

And, you know,
building that trust.

When she's in the chair,
she'll tell everything.

[laughter]
I know.

You know? It's true.

[Emma] The stories you must've
heard, Ted.

[Jason] There's a lot of
people that love to come

to Ted just
because they love to say

that they go
to the person who worked

with Angelina Jolie or
who worked with Debra Messing.

So it's a combination of
bragging rights,

if you will,
and paying for Ted's time.

[Emma] Too good.

[Jason] You better
not go to any meetings,

you just better
go get some action.

Right, right? I'm going out on
the town.

Yes, look at that.

-Thank you so much.
-You're so welcome.

[Emma] I think it's great.
I love it.

You look so sexy.

Right? Now I just need a facial.

I'm still
staring at your outfit.

-Really?
-Thank you so much.

Have a good
time here in Los Angeles.

-[Emma] I will.
-In Hollywood.

[music]

[Laura] Okay, so this is it.

So it's that little place right
there.

[Robby] The bigger the gates.

[Laura] The bigger the price
tag is right.

♪ You in the big leagues now
You in the big leagues now ♪

[Robby] This is the house?

I've always had such
a crush on this house.

-[Laura] Gorge...
-[Robby] Look at all their cars.

-[Laura] Gorge-ina.
-[Robby] Are these all theirs?

[Laura] Yeah.

All right, let's put our game
faces on, 'cause I'm tired.

-[Laura] Do you smell that?
-[Robby] Smells like low tide.

-[Laura] Oh, it does.

-[Robby] Hello.
-[Caroline] Hi.

-[Laura] Oh, my God, Caroline!
-[Robby] How are you?

-I'm okay, about time.
-I know, I'm so sorry.

-We literally, um,
-Geez.

-we had no air conditioning
-Geez.

-driving here.
-Geez, okay, drinks?

-Oh my... Oh my God.
-[Robby] Are you serious?

-What a welcome, oh my goodness.
-And I know you like this.

-Oh my God, the hair of the dog.
-Wow, oh you are...

Cheers.

I love you already.
This is amazing.

-[Laura] I'm so excited.
-Thank you so much.

My client Caroline,

she's amazing, she has this
beautiful house in Malibu.

Her husband
basically, like, owns Burbank.

I know, super crazy.
Taylor, the woman of the hour!

-Hello.
-Here she is.

-Here she is.
-Hello.

I know we're in a rush.
I wanna see what you're wearing.

Okay, so, I'm doing, like,
a hot pink pant and, like, a

satin shirt
and then a white bra.

I was saying like maybe like a
tiny pony

-[Laura] Yeah.
-and then the rest down.

-[Laura] You could do that.
-[Caroline] I love that.

-It's a full Elle Woods moment.
-Total Elle Woods, yes.

[Robby] It would be fun,
like you said,

-to do a little ponytail moment.
-[Laura] Little pony moment.

It's just gonna be
exciting and youthful and happy.

What about, like,
a little french braid?

-This is a happy time.
-We're not going for boho.

We're not doing boho...
What is it? Bohemian.

-[Robby] Bohemian, no.
-No bohemian left last year.

-Damn.
-[Laura] It's, yeah.

We need to add
some more hair to you.

[Caroline] I have no hair,
I'm bald.

[Laura] Okay, let's set.
You're not bald, okay.

I love making people
feel happy and beautiful.

Like, someone will come to me.

Ugh, my hair stops
growing at this point.

And I'm like, well,
don't you worry, honey.

We're gonna put
some extensions in.

Okay, I'm sorry,
but whoever put these in,

okay, like, bless her,
bless him, but unfortunately,

these are literally sideways
on your head, never again.

If you can't get a hold of me,
we find someone else, okay?

-Okay, I tried.
-Ask Pam.

One of the reasons why
my clients love me so much

is that if, like,
they say to me,

Does my like... Does... Do I look,
does this outfit look terrible?

I'll be like, yes, it does.
It does, it looks awful.

So I just, I'm one of those,
like...I'm like a truth serum.

So, like, if you ask me a
question,

I'm gonna tell you an
honest answer,

and I think people
respect that about me.

'Cause if my outfit
doesn't look good today,

like I want you to be like,
no Laura, you look like sh*t.

So what are we celebrating
today?

What is, what is the day?
Talk to me.

-I graduated law school today.
-Yay.

-[Laura] Amazing!
-[Robby] Congratulations.

It's always good to
have a lawyer in the family.

-[Laura] Oh, my gosh.
-[Robby] That's wonderful.

So if we get into trouble,
we know who to call.

-[Taylor] Yes.
-[Robby] Oh, good.

Oh, you know
I will be calling you.

Oh, my God, I look so good.
I love the pink.

Right?

[Taylor] Pink, pink, pink.
Everything pink.

-[Robby] Oh, that's perfect.

Wait, the last party you had,

your boyfriend fell off the
cliff, why don't you tell us...

What? This cliff right here? No.

[Laura] No, you need to tell
that story...

[Taylor] So he had only
been here at night,

he didn't realize
that this was a cliff.

So he goes
out there to try to find

-the beach.
-Oh, my God.

And he literally starts walking.

And then he slips and falls,
and he grabs hold of something.

He looks down, he looks down and
sees, like, oh, I'm in trouble.

And he was holding on to the
sprinkler head and then it broke

-[Laura] Oh, my God.
-[Robby] No way.

-And he fell a hundred...
-150 feet.

-Like, he should have died.
-Did he break any bones?

No, he broke his wrist.

-[Caroline] And he had 37
staples in his head.

-Yeah.
-[Laura] 37?

Oh that's, that's bad.

[Laura] I might go grab...
Honestly, I'm so hungry.

Is there anything...
I might, can I go look...

-[Taylor] There's burgers.
-[Laura] Can look in your

fridge for just 2 seconds?

[Laura] Wait, I can't believe
that her ex-boyfriend

[Woman] Fell off of that cliff?
[Laura] Fell off the cliffs.

-I know.
-Jesus Christ.

-[Laura] Hi.
-[Woman] Hi.

[Laura] So I was told I could
just grab a little baby

piece of food because we're so
hungry, is that okay?

I love the way Laura works.
I can really relate to her.

She is one of
those girls that will do

anything to get the job done.

Granted, she may be a mess,
her car may be a mess,

her hair may be a mess,
her clothes may be a mess,

but your hair will look
fabulous.

Did I bring anything in here?
No, I did...

Did I bring
my margarita in here?

-Delicious.
-I have not eaten

-in literally...
-All we do is run, run, run.

-Run, run, run.
-So good.

-Really good.
-[Laura] What a view.

Should we move in?

This is something that I want
everyone to hear, actually.

You could be literally the best

hairdresser
in the whole entire world.

But if your personality is,
like, sh*t on a rock?

You won't be used.

-Oh my God.
-[Woman] Yes.

-You look so good!
- [Woman] Yes.

-[Woman] Unbelievable.
-So beautiful.

-Yes, so cute.
-So cute!

-[Laura] I love the pants.
-Order in the court, I love it.

Oh, I love this.

These are probably the easiest,
most down-to-earth clients ever.

I mean, I gave the girl a little
Pekingese ponytail,

and she loved it, she said she's
never felt more beautiful.

I thought it could
have been a little bit better,

but hey, she loved it, so
I loved it, we were good to go.

[Caroline] Are you leaving?

Yeah, I have to, I have
my next appointment at 6:30.

-Okay, can I have a hug?
-[Laura] Of course you do.

-I love you.
-I love you.

[Laura] I love you so much.
This was so fun.

♪ So hey, yeah,
I know how you feel ♪

♪ When you say that you're
off center, off center ♪

♪ Oh hey, but I hope yeah
I hope I can make it better ♪

Good morning, Kim Vo Salon,
how can I help you?

♪ I can try to make it better ♪

[Cheyenne] Coming from Boston to
LA, everyone's like

you're crazy, what are you
doing?

You know, I was an established
stylist.

I was kind of known
as the extension queen

back up in Massachusetts.

I don't know, it called to me.

I had to do it.
Okay, we'll see you then, bye.

[Woman] Okay, bye.

Thank you for
calling Kim Vo Salon,

-this is Cheyenne speaking.
-[Cheyenne] [laughs]

I'm glad you're
getting the dress code.

-Yes.
-You always look fab.

Oh, thank you.

Hair done, lashes done,
and everything.

Well, this is Kim Vo Salon,
and...

Yeah, we have a standard to
uphold.

And especially being at the
front desk.

-[Adeel] Yeah.
-This is the first thing that

-people see when they come in.
-[Adeel] Absolutely.

Gotta be a certain standard set.

-Absolutely.
-[Cheyenne] Yeah.

We're definitely
not basic b*tches here.

-We are not, absolutely.
-[Adeel] Nope.

Cheyenne is our receptionist at
Kim Vo Salon,

-and she's incredible.
-But she's a stylist.

I'm excited to see what LA
can bring, I know people come

here every day with hopes and
dreams.

You know,
while she's transitioning from

Massachusetts Cheyenne
to California Cheyenne,

she is kinda figuring it out,
and what better way to do it

than at the front desk?

-So Adeel, I wanna ask.
-Mhmmm.

How do I get my chair?

Honey, everybody in LA wants a
chair at Kim Vo Salon.

[Cheyenne] Okay. Yes, they do.

[Adeel] I just need
to know that you're ready.

Yeah.

You either got
what it takes or you don't.

And if you don't,
then get the f*ck out.

[Cheyenne] Yeah.

What makes
me the perfect leader?

You know, I really lead with
kindness and compassion,

and that is one thing
that sets Kim Vo Salon apart.

When I give that stamp of
approval, when Kim gives that

stamp of approval,
you better be on your sh*t.

Well, I want
this more than anything.

I will find a way.

-Alright, let's see.
-You got it.

♪ Just sit up tall
and rock this ♪

[Cheyenne] Erin is the person
that I vent to, rely on.

She has been
the biggest source of support

through the last few months.

I wanna ask you about doing,
like, a high-end house call.

I know you'll go to
Jordana Brewster's house.

Like, what advice would you give
me?

Sometimes you, like, get
excited or like whatever.

[Cheyenne] Yeah.

You're excited to work
with someone,

but like obviously,
you have to, like, remember

and like be mindful that you're
like in someone's private space.

Always be like, overly prepared.
Like, sometimes I know that I'm

going in to do like a style or
whatever, but I make sure, like,

that I also have color, whatever
just in case they decide, like,

actually, I kind of wanna tone
my hair, tone down my hair.

The beauty industry in LA

is very competitive, and it's
hard to work in a nice salon.

You know,
you do have to prove yourself,

and you do kind of have
to pay your dues all over again.

And sometimes, funny enough,
like, I'll actually get in

the shower with them and, like,
help them shampoo their hair.

-Hmm, okay.
-I'm not even kidding.

[laughter]

That's not something
I advertise, but, like,

if they need help
with something, yeah.

You may want to advertise it,
you may get more clients.

I'm not, I'm not afraid to
get my hands and my shoes dirty.

I think just like with any
dream,

you can't have
the sweet without the sour.

[music]

I know that a lot of people,
you know, celebrate

the fives and the tens
for their anniversary,

and that's
a little bit more traditional.

Like, you're not gonna see
a 26 year cake topper.

So this party is to celebrate

the wedding
anniversary of Ted and me.

-26 years.
-How do you feel?

I feel sexy.

You look like a million bucks,
baby.

-You look like a million bucks.
-Like a million bucks.

[Jason] So excited!

Not a lot
of couples make 26 years.

[music]

[Jason] When we got married,
it was quite formal.

We were wearing
white jackets and bow ties,

and it just seemed so radical
for two men to have a wedding.

But we did it.

Both my parents were there.

It was just a really,
really great thing.

And I think
what it did was it showed

our friends and family,
especially the straight people,

that we were doing
something just like they did.

I'm very proud of us,
I'm excited for us.

And I think tonight is
going to be spectacular.

[music]

We're having our 26th wedding
anniversary dinner party with 14

of our closest friends
at the Albright Fashion Library,

which has this amazing terrace
overlooking all of Los Angeles.

I thought it would be
spectacular if we asked them

to style and dress our guests,
and they said yes!

And it's just like, it's fun to
see my friends

being treated like royalty.

-It's going to be spectacular.
-Legendary.

♪ Let me know, let me know
where'd you go ♪

♪ I wanna find you
Know, let me know ♪

-[Kim] This place is beautiful.
-I know.

♪ I wanna find you ♪

If I went like that,
you would have some contour.

[Jason] I was blown away.
Everything looked so beautiful.

The florals were gorgeous,
the tablescape was beautiful.

The patio looking out
over Los Angeles was gorgeous.

I just got really really excited
because it was so beautiful.

-Well, hello.
-Well, hello.

-Happy anniversary.
-Happy anniversary.

-[Woman] Woo!
-[Woman] Yes.

26 years ago,
in the g*y community,

it wasn't legal to get married.

I mean, you couldn't
get health insurance.

I just thought
it was amazing that they,

26 years ago,
made this decision to marry,

to really have
a lifestyle and be proud of it.

[Ted] Ugh, you know,
I love that.

[Jason] Be careful what you say,
'cause that whole thing

might be slathered
all over my body. [laughs]

[Ted] Can I get some barbecue
sauce, maybe?

-[laughter]
-Ted.

It's so fun to be able
to celebrate Ted and Jason.

Jason is wearing my
favorite shade of blue.

It's like a little tuxedo
shirt with a crystal bow tie.

Matches his eyes perfectly.
Good job, Jason.

You get a pashmina, you get a
pashmina, you get a pashmina.

-[laughter]
-Wait, you with your Gucci look.

You have to
wrap it around your head.

That would be so chic.

-Can you wrap it for me?
-Okay.

-Okay.
-Okay.

Yeah, I would love it.

Some point I had a few
c*ck and I might have

added a little turban on
his head, but he rocked it.

-He k*lled it.
-'Cause I'm freezing.

-Perfect.
-I love it.

Now you're Gucci.

Thank you, oh my God.

That was a great idea because
my head was getting chilly.

I wish I had a beanie, this
is way more chic than a beanie.

-Cheers.
-Cheers.

-Cheers.
-Cheers.

-Cheers.
-Cheers.

I love you so much,
thank you for an amazing 20...

well, 26 years married,
28 years together, but...

-Are you gonna cry?
-I'm close.

-Okay.
-'Cause I love you.

-I love you too.
-[Jason] Thank you, honey.

-Thank you.
-[Jason] Yeah.

[music]

I wanna hear about the wedding.

They called them commitment
ceremonies at the time.

Oh, that's right.

I remember growing up
as a g*y man, I didn't think

that that was even possible or
something I even thought about,

but it just made sense.

The wedding was beautiful.

We had about 150 people there.
We wore white tuxedos.

Now, those of you who know me,
I've been sober a long time,

but before I was sober,
I did a lot of drugs.

[laughter]

We had fun. [laughs]

I'm just gonna be transparent.

It was the '90s,
we had a really good time,

and we didn't hear that we were
supposed to come down

-because we were so high.
-Really?

-[laughter]
-And...

My parents couldn't see to come.

because they didn't
understand the fact that,

you know, their only son
was getting married to a man.

And that was really hurtful.

But at the same time, you know,
we have been so blessed to

be able to create really
amazing people in our life.

So you know, I'm really grateful
that you're here tonight to

celebrate with us, because
there's nothing greater than

people that you love
and people that you really

cherish and people
that you have the opportunity

to have really
strong connections to.

And I'm just really,
really grateful for you,

that you came tonight.
So thank you very much.

-Oh, cheers to that.
-Yeah, cheers.

-To Ted and Jason.
-To Ted and Jason.

-Cheers, guys.
-Cheers.

[Jason] More wine, more wine,
yes.

-Yay, woo!
-Cheers.

-[Ted] Will you dance with me?
-I mean, yes.

I'm not, I don't know what
we're gonna dance to.

Okay, you've
done this to me before.

[Ted] I remember when
we first were together and

I asked him to dance with me,
and he was self-conscious then.

And that's really why
I fell in love with him, because

he is like a little boy inside.

-You know, my moves are limited.
-At the same time,

don't f*ck with him. [laughs]

-Okay, come on.
-Like that?

-There we go.
-It's too much.

♪ Soon as you come home ♪

You have to keep it simple
or I'm gonna fall over.

♪ And this time
will be forever ♪

Oh, my gosh.
Like, what is the secret?

Like, honestly, are
you tired of, like, saying...

-What?
-[laughter]

-You want me to tell you?
-This is the secret.

-Yes, yes.
-Let 'em shine.

Let him shine, hey that's how
simple it is, right?

-Oh, my gosh.
-Really.

And we want to 26 years.
That's what we would love.

-[Ted] Okay.
-Yes.

You guys are setting the
example.

-We're almost at seven.
-Okay.

[Adeel] Yes.

So is there
gonna be a ring on it?

-Oh.
-[laughs]

Thanks for the pressure.
Thank you very much.

Of course, at an anniversary
party, Ted and Jason are gonna

ask me to put a ring on it
with Adeel.

I just can't wait
to get to that point.

But we've got
some stuff in the way.

-I think the food's ready.
-[laughter]

I think the food's ready.

[Adeel] My family,
they know who Kim is.

They know that we are quote
unquote partners in the salon.

They know we live together.

But I have not told
my parents that I am g*y.

-[Adeel] I love you.
-I love you.

[Adeel] People are gonna
laugh and say,

okay, obviously they know.

But it's
a different thing to actually

say it, because
once I say it, there's no...

You know, whether they're
in denial or whatever it is,

like, once I say it, that's
concrete, I am g*y.

[Female narrator] Next time on
Blowing LA...

I am planning to propose.

[Woman] What?

[Kim] You know, he's not out.

He talks to his family, and
he's so truthful, then he has to

hide a certain part
and it just, it's really tough.

You know, it's a different thing
with my family to actually just

say it, and then it's
in their face and then

you guys have to accept it.

-What is a good reaction to you?
-I don't know.

I have no idea
what the reaction's gonna be.

-Do we have time?
-I mean...

-[Woman] It's a big deal.
-Yeah.

[Woman] You know.

When Jason's under pressure,

it looks like his head
is gonna blow off his body.

His eyes turn red.
It can be a situation.

Uh...

Setting up for a big party like
tonight is stressful enough.

Working with a high profile
client is stressful enough.

What?

Combining the two into
the same day is insanity.

[Laura] Team Kim
and team Ted were kind of

opposite ends of the industry.

I feel like I'm
excited to see if we do kind of

step on each other's toes.

-Laura, meet Cheyenne.
-I don't know if I want to.

Laura is a drunk hot mess.
She's very aggressive.

-But honey, I like her.
-[laughter]

She f*cked with me, like,
you'll be f*cked harder, right?

That's what
I like about you, though.

[Laura] I know.

I play nice in the sandbox
unless you're a f*cking b*tch.

It is Hollywood,
for f*ck's sake.

♪ Show off what you got
Show off what you got ♪

♪ Why not show off what you got
Show it off ♪

♪ For the catwalk
Show off what you got ♪

♪ Show off what you got,
why not ♪

♪ Show off what you got
Show it off for the catwalk ♪

♪ Show off what you got ♪

♪ Show off what you got,
why not ♪

♪ Show off what you got
Show it off for the catwalk ♪

♪ Show off what you got ♪

♪ Show it off for the catwalk ♪