Hair Battle

Snap Judgment

Snap Judgment and PRX

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4.8 • 11.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

We follow four hairstylists who compete in the 2019 Bronner Brothers Salon vs. Salon Hair Battle - the only hair competition of its kind. As one contestant puts it, "It's a platform that every stylist that I know would absolutely love and kill for." Come for the big personalities and stay for the ultimate hair show. Find out who wears it best...

BIG thanks & love to all the stylists who shared their stories with us!

Ashley Payne, the bob queen, moved her salon to a new location, a private, appointment-only, suite. She is observing COVID safety protocols but has unfortunately suffered some health blows. Ashley has started a gofundme to help pay for a liver transplant.

Check out Tammie B’s work! Que Barnes is still at the helm of her salon in Atlanta. Terrence Davidson, the king of hair, started selling hair products online called Kingz N Queenz.

Produced by Chris Hambrick & Nancy Lopez, with assistance from Shaina Shealy

Original score by Marco Prestige, sound design by Pat Mesiti-Miller

Artwork by Teo Ducot

Season 12 - Episode 15

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0:00.0	Twilight Fragming
0:03.0	Desperate
0:05.2	Snap, judgement, studios
0:07.4	So, it's the most fundamental story there is.
0:33.4	I think of Rocky, Star Wars, Eminem's Eight Mile, The Hobbit, even David and Goliath were
0:41.5	Hamilton.
0:42.5	What are they all having common?
0:46.3	Someone from somewhere, from nowhere, decides they're going to put everything on the
0:52.0	line, battle forces larger than they imagined for a shot at the big prize.
0:58.0	They're not supposed to win, but they don't know that.
1:02.9	They dive in anyway and you might think, wow, that's nice.
1:09.7	That's nice for the movies, but it's filler for the big dance number.
1:15.4	Now no, no, no, no, no, no, my sister, she's a hairdresser, a stylist.
1:21.8	A little while ago, she told me about the biggest bad styling competition in the land.
1:28.1	She told me that in her world, for one weekend, a few short hours can change your life, legacy.
1:37.2	Professionals battle to prove they are the very best.
1:40.2	I'm not talking about a wash and a perm.
1:42.6	No, no, no, no, no, I'm talking about the Michael Angelo of hair.
1:48.2	The Sistine Chapel of follicles.
1:50.5	Look, I knew I needed to experience this place at once.
1:56.0	And you are never going to forget it.
2:01.0	Today on Snap Judgment, we probably present Hair Battle.
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