Hairstylist Chris McMillan on His *NEW* Hair Product Line, “The Rachel” Lore, C*nty Little Bob Summer and Hair Tips Galore

23 Jul 2025 · 1 h 2 min

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Episode Title Hairstylist Chris McMillan on His NEW Hair Product Line, “The Rachel” Lore, C*nty Little Bob Summer and Hair Tips Galore

Podcast Overview The Breaking Beauty Podcast, hosted by beauty editors Jill Dunn and Carlene Higgins, explores beauty trends, products, and industry secrets through conversations with influential figures in the beauty world. This episode features celebrity hairstylist Chris McMillan, known for iconic hairstyles, particularly the "Rachel" haircut made famous by Jennifer Aniston.

Key Highlights

Guest Introduction

  • Chris McMillan: Celebrated hairstylist with over 40 years in the industry.
  • Known for:
  • The "Rachel" haircut for Jennifer Aniston.
  • The "C*nty Little Bob" for Leslie Bibb in *The White Lotus*.

New Haircare Line

  • Chris McMillan Haircare Range: Launching mid-August at Sephora.
  • Inspired by luxe French pharmacy aesthetics.
  • Key Product: Glassy Smooth Blow Dry Spray designed for a sleek, long-lasting look.

Chris's Journey

  • Shares his personal story of:
  • Sobriety since October 14, 1999.
  • Early career experiences filled with glamour, car chases, and headline-making haircuts.
  • Discusses how his relationship with Jennifer Aniston helped elevate his career.

Iconic Hairstyles

  • The evolution of "The Rachel" haircut:
  • Created from a Gucci runway inspiration.
  • Adaptations based on Jennifer's hair growth and styling preferences.
  • Insights on the "C*nty Little Bob":
  • Suitable for various face shapes.
  • Encouragement for people to embrace this cut.

Haircare Tips

  • Chris’s advice on haircuts everyone should try:
  • Bob haircut: A versatile and timeless option for most face shapes.
  • Recommended styles for curly hair:
  • Emphasizes shag cuts and layering for natural texture.

Hair Trends Discussion

  • Parting Styles: Emphasizes that both side and middle parts are acceptable; encourages exploring off-center parts.
  • Highlights the importance of texture and movement in hairstyles for an organic and effortless look.

Closing Remarks

  • Enthusiasm for the new haircare line and the aim to simplify consumers' choices in hair products.
  • Encourages listeners to share the episode and engage with the content on social media.

Key Takeaways

  • Chris McMillan’s new haircare line aims to simplify the overwhelming world of hair products, emphasizing performance and ease of use.
  • The cultural impact of iconic hairstyles like "The Rachel" demonstrates the lasting influence of celebrity haircuts on beauty trends.
  • Haircuts can be transformative not just in appearance but also in personal confidence and style.

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  • Celebrity Hairstylist Jen Atkin
  • 7 Hair Truths Only a Hairstylist Will Tell You With Andrew Fitzsimons
  • Interview with Drunk Elephant Skincare Founder Tiffany Masterson

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0:00The following podcast is a Dear Media Production.

0:07Welcome to Breaking Beauty, the podcast all about the breakthrough people, products, and moments in beauty. We're your hosts, Jill Dunn and Carlene Higgins.

0:20Welcome back to another episode of Breaking Beauty podcast, everyone. I'm your co-host, Jill Dunn, and I'm here with Carlene Higgins. How are you, Carlene? I'm great, Jill. And all of you probably know by now we're two longtime beauty editors turned beauty podcasters here to fill your beauty cup every single Wednesday. You know, we're so grateful for our pod fam who've been riding with us for the last eight years. As we're yapping about everything from new hashtag damn good product finds that we think are top shelf worthy because as editors, we've seen it all and swatched it all. So we're picky around here.

0:54And if you're new around here, we're glad you found us in our archives. You can find conversations with some famous faces like Kate Hudson and Tracy Ellis Ross. And as journalists by trade, Jill, you know, we love to interview the top hair, makeup and skin pros in the beauty game to get their best tips and tricks. So people like Makeup by Mario, Dr. Shereen Idris has been on our show a few times. And our guest today, who is nothing short of iconic in the beauty world. Drumroll, please. this week we are thrilled to welcome celebrity hairstylist extraordinaire chris mcmillan so from the legendary 90s quote-unquote rachel haircut with his muse jennifer aniston to inspiring the cut of 2025 you know that cunty little bob for leslie bibbs turn in the white lotus season three he's a true visionary and he's been turning out trends for more than four decades.

1:54And we're just so excited to share the podcast exclusive. And we got some news, y 'all, that Chris will be dropping his very own eponymous haircare line in August of 2025 at Sephora. So exciting. And you might recall that Chris has had past partnerships with powerhouses like Jen Aniston's Living Proof and Drunk Elephant's Haircare. Fun fact, Tiffany Masterson, the founder of Drunk Elephant, is one of Chris's childhood friends, and she's been on our show. You can go back and listen to that episode in our archives. So he helped to develop her products. But this is the first time that Chris's ideas are front and center.

2:38By the way, everyone, what we've seen so far, the products are gorgeous. I would say inspired by a luxe French pharmacy, like very chic. The hero product, we're told, is the glassy smooth blow dry spray, which I've yet to try, but it's meant to give this really super sleek, long lasting blowout look. And just to have Chris fills us in on how he likes to use it. And I would say the through line with the products, Carlene, it seems like they're going to be workable and give hair hold and shape still with movement. And, you know, the French girl vibe be vibing. Yeah. Well, when you were talking about the glassy smooth blow dry spray, I couldn't get the picture out of my mind of Jennifer Aniston.

3:15You know, when her haircut wasn't so like bouncy and voluminous, but she grew it long and it was layered, but it was so slick like glass. That's what I'm picturing. Or like on Gwyneth Paltrow, he's done that look like. Yeah, like the iron tear look, you know. Yeah. And you just know that Chris has been testing his products on all of his girls he works with in his salon in Beverly Hills. He's still working in salon, which is which is amazing and all feeds into his product line. And he still works on major editorial shoots as well. He just did a feature in New York Magazine with one of his longtime clients, Michelle Williams, where she was shot by Ellen Von Unworth.

3:56Yeah. And like a little behind the scenes tea, the next day after we had spoken to Chris, he was going on a shoot with Barbara Streisand. Oh, yes, that's right. So there's a lot of ground to cover with Chris today. So let's get to it. Chris was born to podcast, let me tell you. Stories for days. So just ahead, he shares the story of how the Rachel cut put him on the map and how he was inspired by a Gucci runway moment to create it in the first place. He also got super personal and shares his journey to sobriety and how that led him to this moment today of wanting to start his own hair care line after all of these years in the business and which famous friends gave him feedback.

4:39He's delivering on tips galore, the products he can't live without, how to make the cunty little bob work for you no no matter what your face shape is, when to know if you should get bangs and is the side part really over. And he also shares the haircut he thinks everyone should try at least once in their life. And of course, one of the most Googled things about Chris Carlene is how much does he charge for a haircut? So we go ahead and we ask him what the going rate is these days. He is completely authentic. He says exactly what's on his mind. He has no filter. best kind of guest. And if you love this interview, share it with a friend who you think would enjoy it.

5:16We're always welcoming new members to our pod fam. And this interview is a fun one to watch. So please subscribe to Breaking Beauty Podcast on YouTube and hit the little bell icon when you do subscribe and then it will alert you when we have new episodes, which is every single Wednesday. And please follow us on TikTok at Breaking Beauty Podcast. We have some additional footage of our chat with Chris that's exclusive for TikTok. He's reacting to some of his past iconic looks. And so without further ado, let's give a huge Breaking Beauty welcome to the legend himself, Chris McMillan.

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8:29Welcome to Breaking Beauty Podcast. Chris McMillan, you are here. Thank you, Carly and Jill. Thank you so much. We need to talk to you about the lore. You've been in this industry for four decades. The lore around you and the haircuts you create are incredible. Oh, you're very fine. Thank you. And the lore of the Rachel, it goes crazy, as the kids say. It's just iconic. So let's talk about how you first connected with Jennifer Aniston and how that changed your career. I know you've told the story a million times, but never on a podcast. So let's hear it. No, it's a good story too. It's super authentic.

9:03It's super organic. I was on a photo shoot. I did, I was, so in this business back in the day, it was kind of 90s, early 90s. I did a photo shoot for Greg Gorman, who was a big photographer in LA and who he's, who still is, but it was a Sunday and he needed a hairdresser to just do one portrait of Christian Slater. And it was for a magazine, no money detour magazine. And I did it and it ended up being the cover and like eight pages. It was for a movie, True Romance. I did them like James Dean meets Elvis Presley. It was kind of like cool guy hair. His publicist hired me to do them for the press junket.

9:50On the press junket, I met this woman, Molly Madden, who was the manager of Patricia Arquette, who was also in True Romance. And there's a lot of downtime on press junkets. So of course I have a lot of energy. So I was like, you should have bangs. And so I got bangs on the Molly Madden, who was the manager of Patricia Arquette. Hence, I went on a press tour, European press tour with Patricia and with Christian, did their hair and their makeup for the whole thing. In Paris, I got really stoned and I had to do the roots for Patricia. So I went to the pharmacy, a French pharmacy, Just found a box that had a color that looked like it was Patricia's color.

10:35Did it. It bleached her hair. And then I'm like, we're in Paris. We might as well do a French bob on you. And so I cut her hair from her sort of feathered to this little like straight across bang, sort of like a smaller version of Anna Wintour. Yeah. And a little French girl bob. And the next day it was headlines. It was everywhere. all over the press, you know, Patricia Arquette, movie star, true romance, embraces the French girl look. Yeah. And so hence, you know, coming back to LA. So Molly Madden kept using me and, and she said, I have a girl who just did a, who just did a pilot. They love the pilot, but they don't love her hair and she needs a haircut.

11:19And can I send her to you? And she did. And it was, and I was working at a Stilo on Beverly Boulevard, Beverly and Martel. and Jennifer Aniston walked in and she had bangs and some long hair and it was wavy. And I just was like, you need to grow your bangs out because you have a little forehead and everyone's like 101. Everybody knows when you have a little forehead, you shouldn't wear bangs. So I grew her bangs out and I cut her length to like her clavicle, brought all her hair to the bangs and cut it as a layer and then gave her a big round brush blowout. So I think the combination, and then remember when we used to take, pull the bangs over that we're throwing out and then pin it with a bobby pin and then pull the hair from behind.

12:05So that's where that sort of, I like tucked her bangs out. And it's kind of where it started. That's amazing. Yeah. And she's really good about maintenance. Jennifer Aniston is amazing when it comes to maintenance. And so like clockwork, she was back four weeks later. The bangs had grown out a little bit. I brought the length up. The layers were growing out and given it that blow dry and the little flicky ends, they would just, her ends would just naturally sort of flip because they were kind of at her shoulders. I don't call it a flip. I call it a flick. Okay. People like their hair flicked more than they like it flipped.

12:42Yeah. Important distinction. It's a weird thing, but yeah, you say they're like, I don't want it flipped. I was like, how about a flick? And they're like, I can deal with a flick. Yeah, I hear that. I actually hear that. So she had this flicky little. Yeah, I remember that vividly. And then it started growing out really long around her face. Yes. All the layers, kind of like a longer shag. Yeah. And I read that it was actually inspired by like a fashion shoot at the time, a designer. You know what? Amber Valletta, who was in the Tom Ford for Gucci ads. Yeah. Remember the sexy. Oh, so hot. The Mario Testino pictures.

13:23It was like, it was my everything. I mean, that whole Tom Ford 95. Yeah. Gucci. There's still a reference of mine. Yes. The runway show, the haircuts, the way the deep bang, but kind of f***ed up, the smudgy eye makeup. It's still a reference to this day. I will always go back to that. Yeah. Little messy rocker. Yeah. Meets like sophisticated and chic and that's and it's kind of carried out what my look is still to this day. Yeah. You know, I still reference that vibe, that energy. Lings only. Yeah. And then I realized what extensions were. so then I was like let's put some extensions in your hair and like give you like a longer layered version and that hence the cover of Rolling Stone with Jennifer with Mark Seliger and so it's just been an ever-evolving hairstyle it's not necessarily like the Rachel was I think the Rachel could be 10 hairstyles because yes the iconic character that Jennifer created and the hair she just has let's just be honest Jennifer has amazing hair yeah you know and so it's a dream head of hair to work with and and I think no matter if she's wearing it wavy and curly or kind of like a choppy bob or you know one length or layered she always looks great I asked my hairdresser last week I was like how often do people are people still bringing in reference photos of Jennifer Aniston.

14:59She's like literally yesterday. She is still that iconic muse to so many women. They're like, that's the ideal hair. And you became friends as well as clients, right? She's like my sister. We're like brother and sister. We fight like brother and sister. That's cute. Yeah. It's good. Do you talk every day? Do you text? We don't talk every day, but we do send puppy pictures and DMs from Instagram every day with dogs because we're both obsessed with dogs. Yeah. I love that. I changed my algorithm. So it's mostly pets. I'm trying to keep it there. Trying to keep it there. My algorithm is definitely like workout dudes and dogs.

15:44Sounds like a happy place. For sure. So Chris, many people may not know that a big part of your story is that you've been sober for many years. Is that correct? October 14th, 1999. Yeah. Wow. Congrats. I evaded the police. Yes. And had six pairs in a helicopter chase me through downtown LA. I was going to say to you, because I vividly remember when you wrote the first person story in Allure, 2008. Danielle Pergiment. I was shook to my core because we came from the magazine world and it was just, people were just not that open, especially in the hair and makeup industry or creative industries. And I was like, just so I just admired your courage to come out and just chat so openly about it and how many people you would have helped and everything.

16:30And yeah, these these were larger than life stories. It was car chases. What the hell happened there? Yep. Carleen didn't read it, I guess. It's called Coke and Mirrors. Right? Oh, my God. Somebody told me they're like, you should smoke it instead of snort it and then you won't have cold like symptoms. Oh, I know. And I was like, that's brilliant. Yeah. Yeah. But then that's called crack. Right. Right. So I definitely, you know, it's highly addictive. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. My sobriety date is officially October 15th, 1999, because you want like a good 24 hours before you say I have one day sober.

17:11Wow. Well, congratulations. Thank you. That's amazing. I remember reading in the story, too, about you would talk about how you would cut bangs, choppy layers, and sometimes you cut all their hair off. And you said that that kind of attitude was like an asset. Like you were almost not rewarded, but people were like creative genius at work. Like, let's keep them flying coast to coast. And like, you know, you know, they definitely did. It definitely was. I did have a photographer once say to me and he goes, if you weren't so good at what you do, I wouldn't hire you, but you're brilliant. So we put up with your burned lips and you're sleeping under the table while the model is in makeup and whatever.

17:56But you definitely have a sort of go for it attitude, like drugs, like, yeah, I'm going to chop her hair off. I'm going to give her bangs. You definitely have that energy about you. And then and it's something I spoke to to my sponsor and I said, I won't be as creative sober. And that was definitely something that I sort of dealt with early on. But there's a lot more. It's it's not true. And I am who I am from my gut and my core. And I have that energy in me. But there's also so many more rewards that come with it, you know, with being sober. I'm sure so many artists and musicians can relate to that.

18:38Now, was it hard for you to get back into your career after, you know, that causing? You know what I did is I did end up being arrested. I swallowed the drugs. I ended up in jail, in jail hospital. And then Monday I went to court and they released me to a men's sober living called Liberty House. And it was their decision when I could leave. And I was there for 16 months. Wow. So I couldn't work for a year. I just, I stopped working. I just stopped working and focused on my sobriety. And it was the greatest year. And then they said, after a year, you can go to work. And they said, but you have to go cut hair at Supercuts or a Fantastic Sam's.

19:30And I said, great. Whatever I need to do. I want to get back into doing hair. But I was going to meetings. And in a meeting was a hairdresser. And she was pretty fabulous. Her name was Carrie White, and she worked at a hair salon in Beverly Hills named Tova. She had 28 years sober, and I presented that option. She offered me a job. I present everybody that worked there was sober, and they let me work there. So my first job was a hair salon in Beverly Hills on Cannon Drive called Tova. What a perfect landing pad. And it was all with sober people, so I was well insulated and well protected. Wow.

20:11And then I started doing, and then Jennifer asked me if I would do season, halfway through season seven, the hairdresser got fired. Yeah. And she asked me if I would come. And she said, come because the key hair and makeup artists are both sober. So you're in a very safe space. And you can do my hair. And then Courtney was like, if you're here doing her hair, you're doing my hair too. Right, right, right. And so then I did half a season seven, eight, nine, 10. Yeah. Yeah. Amazing. It was great. Oh my gosh. So what a journey.

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24:27One of the most Google things about you, Chris, and that is how much does Chris McMillan charge for a haircut? And is it the type of thing like back in our editorial days where it's like price upon request? Like if you have to ask, it's too expensive for you kind of thing. So what do you what do you say to that? It's so funny. I am all over the map when it comes to how much I charge for a haircut. Yeah. I charge anywhere from zero. Okay. To, at the moment,$1 ,200. Okay. And everything in between. Sometimes there will be somebody who's calling who doesn't care from who probably is a one-off, just like a one-time haircut who wants their haircut with me.

25:09And you never know. And, you know, that's when you get to charge somebody, you know, I've been working a long time. So let's do it. And I'm not taking advantage. They definitely get the full experience. I don't have five assistants touching you. I have one assistant. Damien is my assistant that takes care of my books and everything who will book you. And he doesn't touch you. He just will book the appointment. And he's the nicest guy in the whole wide world. And he will make sure you are taken care of. and then my personal assistant will shampoo you. I'll do the consultation and they shampoo you.

25:46And you come in and you get your haircut and I do your haircut and your blowout. And you get the full experience. It's not like you have, you know, one person blow drying the left side of your hair and one person blow drying the right side of your hair. And when you're done, you have to tip out five people. Listen, it sounds perfectly reasonable to me given what I personally, what I'm already paying. That's what I was thinking. Like most places are now 200 and up in where we are. I was just thinking that we've been beauty editors for I don't know how many years now, a couple decades. Too many.

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26:17And like I think we were seeing the$900 haircut like over a dozen years ago. I saw an article in Grazia last week for a 600 pound manicure. That's where we're at now. So in London, 600 pounds. So you're undercharging. You are undercharging. Is what we're saying. Well, there you have it, everyone. I've asked the most Google question and now we know from the man himself. Exactly. What about some of your celebrity clients? Is there any kind of like ritual you could share? Is there like this person always has to have this kind of tea or, you know, like what kind of experience are they getting? It's funny.

26:51I mean, just recently what it's about is everybody has sort of like, you know, their sort of do's and don'ts. And they all like Michelle Williams where we treat her hair like a silk. I said, I said, what did I say? Like a silk saline blouse. And she said, no, it's a Prada blouse right now. And I was like, oh, okay. So, you know, she bleaches her hair and we're very gentle. And I just know I'm like, I don't use my strong hand. Like with Jennifer Aniston, I could be super strong handed. And she likes it when I like manhandle her hair. Yeah. That's like me. I need some tension on that brush. I can tell immediately if it's going to be a bad blowout.

27:34If it's like a limp brush. Jen does too. You cannot touch her like this. You have to like grab it, yank it, and manhandle. It's true. You know, and I don't do Sarah Jessica Parker's. Her number one hairdresser is Serge Normand, obviously, but I'm a backup. Okay. And the ritual, I've been working with her a lot lately because Serge has been on a film, blah, blah, blah. Okay. We love when Serge is on a film because I love working with Sarah Jessica. But there's a ritual is I can't talk to her while she's getting her hair done because she's reading and doing work. I can talk to her, though, while she's getting her makeup done because she can't read.

28:19Right, right. And so that's the little ritual. That's why you're the pro and you've been doing it this long. You know, it's nice. It's really nice. Now, we got to get into the topic, the big topic of the hour. I feel like there's been so many people that have kind of like grown up in your salon and then gone on to create their own brands, you know. So after four decades, what has inspired you to maybe embark on this journey yourself? Well, to be perfectly honest, I, you know, I've always been branded with somebody. I've always been. I was with Living Proof. Yes. I was with Drunk Elephant. I did sort of a thing with them.

28:55And I learned a lot. I learned a lot of lab time. I learned a lot about the business. I've learned about that kind of the do's and the don'ts and how hard it really is. And so it really, like, I don't really have the time to start my own business. And I, there was a contract for another beauty brand sitting on my kitchen counter. I want to say my desk, but I'm not that clever. I don't really have a desk. I've got a kitchen counter. and it was sitting on my kitchen counter and my partner, Kenny, my husband, my boyfriend, my everything, he's like, can I read this? And I was like, sure. And he's super smart.

29:39He's USC business school graduate, more in property development and all of that. And he's like, why don't you've got a great life? Like you've got this amazing life. Why don't you do your own thing? And I was like, well, I mean, everybody says that my business manager's like, Chris, you just need like you got to see these people they're making a ton of money you should do your own thing and then even Damien's like Chris let's do your own thing but you got to be like don't forget you got to be at Jennifer's house at noon and then you need to be on a plane because you got to go do you know a concert here and then you got to like go do in France do a fashion week and so it's like always everybody's got this great idea you should do a product right but then I don't know the first thing to do.

30:25I'm a hairdresser and I'm a creative. I'm not like, I know how to like count my money and I know how to save my money and I know how to spend my money. I know how to buy a house. I love the process of like all of that and buying a car and all those things and running the business is sort of like organically happened. And like somebody told me when I opened up my salon, they said, if you get through your first day, all you have to do is that again the next day. And then that again the next day. So it was really like, really simple. I think it was Jill Dempsey that told me that. Jillian Dempsey, me too.

30:59And she also told me, don't think you're not going to be changing your own light bulbs in your salon. I was like, oh my God, she's not wrong. Nobody's like voluntarily changing light bulbs in my salon. So Kenny, he's just like, what does it look like to you? So all of a sudden the fantasy of what a product, if I were to do a product, looked like. He knows the right questions to ask, what to get you excited about. And it did. And so what would it look like? And then what would you do? And I always look at the wall of products at my salon and I was like, the world of hair care products have really gotten confusing.

31:45It's so overwhelming. I wanted to bring it back to natural. I wanted to bring it back to basics. And so that's kind of where it started. It kind of took me back to the old Sebastian days in the 80s when it was really basic shaper hairspray, like Spritz Forte, and then styling products. We have all these serums in my salon. And I was like, there's a night serum and then there's a scalp serum and then there's a damaged hair serum. And I don't even know how to use a serum. First of all, I don't like the serum. The word serum, like where was I? Was I doing hair? Like I'm not like taking a dropper and putting it on, you know, Jennifer Aniston's scalp.

32:32Like that never really made her hair, do anything. So I just started like playing and I started creating some lab samples. And one thing led to another. And here we are today to almost two years later. Wow. Two years you've been sitting on this. I've been sitting on this for two years. Show the camera. Oh, this is kind of my hero product. Okay. First of all, everybody that's listening, it's called Chris McMillan. It's in a gorgeous baby blue. French blue. French blue. French blue. Yes. I love this. Love it. Tell us everything. This is. The hero product. Oh, here's the smell of it. Okay. Here's what it smells like.

33:15This is going to be my hero product. So as you know, I could do a blowout. Oh, yes. We know that. So it's. Oh, that's gorgeous. It's so like sunny and almost a bit tropical. It's neroli. Is it neroli? And jasmine? Orange Blossom? Orange Blossom. Orange Blossom. It's Orange Blossom. It's Bande Soleil Orange Jolet No. 4 Meets Copper Tone No. 4 Sunscreen. I knew it was giving like a summery kind of vibe. Okay. Exciting. And so what this is, is this is a blow dry spray. And it just, I give a great blowout and it just makes my life easier. Yeah. And I don't want to weigh hair down too much. So it's a light spray.

34:00There is a product like this. And it's like a silver. Oh, yeah. I'm just saying that. You're putting down. No, I'm picking up what you're putting down. It's in a silver rectangular container. Yeah, it's like a flask. Right. But I wanted to make it even better and then even add a scent to it. So it's got a lot of, it's got heat protection for one. Okay. I like shiny hair. I don't like dry matte looking hair. it also sort of works great as a detangler because I use it as a prep spray so if you were to come to me to get your hair cut I will shampoo condition your hair I'll spray this in your hair it's kind of like what I do love I love how Merit Flesh Balm oh yeah it's the no you can't make a mistake with it this you cannot make a mistake with the little domed blushes you're talking about.

34:54Oh, the blushes. Yeah, those little bonbons. Yes. You can't make a mistake with it. It's a great introduction to a product. You know, sometimes you put like, if you use like an oil, you're like, oh, wait, maybe I should, where do I start? So you can't mess up. Okay. So it's called the Glassy Smooth Blow Dry Spray. Yeah. And so you're going to put this on damp hair. You're going to put it on damp hair. After the shower. Got it. And then what's happened is I always start in the back and sometimes I'm like, oh, look It actually works as a leave-in if you wanted to lean into your own natural hair.

35:27Oh, okay. The texture. It leaves it shiny and keeps the frizz out. But this also will prolong your blow dry for like up to three to four days. Amazing. And keep it nice and shiny and keep those frizzy pieces down. And sometimes, you know, underneath, like my clients, what I really did focus on is my clients that are graying also and have gray hair. but they mask them with color. But so now there's this sort of texture. Funny texture. There's the combo texture, I call it. You know, it's not as smooth, but this really helps smooth that down. Okay, she could use this right over here. Oh my gosh. So I noticed there's like almost like a little nozzle on it.

36:11Yeah. Is it a spray or? Yeah, that's a spray. Okay, perfect. How are you using it? I use it. I use it in the ends. Yes. And then kind of like spray it all over. And then I'm really a big believer of evenly distributing product through your hair. So really take a wide tooth comb, take your comb and really get it through all your hair. Evenly distribute it. Incredible. And because the other product that you mentioned that or that shall not be named, I find you really have to like douse your head in it. It's to get the desired. To coat it, you might say. Yeah. How much do you need of this? Like I said, you don't need, for you, because you have really super thick, thick hair, you know, you don't need to douse it.

36:55I would never use the word douse. But, you know, like generous amounts, like evenly distribute it. But also pull that water out of your hair so that you can use that. But what's really nice is it doesn't get gummy. It doesn't feel sticky. There's no residue. You have a nice, and it smells nice. It smells gorgeous. It's kind of giving that French girl take. I do love the sort of crossover between a French girl and an L.A. girl. So I spend a lot of time in Paris. And whenever I'm in Paris, I do talk. And I talk to people about their hair. And they're like, oh, my God, you are from L.A. You are so cute.

37:32You guys do the best hair color, blah, blah, blah. And then nobody knows how to do hair here. But then when I'm in my salon here in L.A., everyone's like, Like, I want those like Jane Birkin bangs or I want a French Bob or I want like a Brigitte Bardot curtain bang. So there's this weird L.A. friend, like Hedy Slimane lives in L.A. and designs for Celine. Right. Yeah. And so there's always been this sort of crossover between L.A. and Paris. It's like a mutual fascination. It is. It is. Yeah. And then there used to be a store called Colette. Oh, yes. I remember. So Colette was a great example. You could buy vans.

38:14And for some reason, if you bought a pair of vans in Paris, it was so much cooler than going to PacSun in Hermosa Beach and buying a pair of vans. Yeah, absolutely. Now, who gave you feedback on this and what kind of feedback were you getting? Did it take a while to get to this final? 39 iterations. Wow. All of my products. So they basically came with me immediately when the lab samples came in, they went to the salon. Yeah. So everything's delivered to the salon and we were, well, Kenny gets his too because he's not a hairdresser who thinks he's a hairdresser. But who's the most helpful with the feedback?

38:56I'm not a businessman and I think I'm a businessman. So we're passing over. Well, that is helpful. My clients, my clients have really, truly been my heroes. Yeah. You know, they're my superheroes, my clients, all of them. And would they get a little to take home and you? I basically would use it. Yeah, but they all want it. Yeah. And every time what's kind of great is every time I would give them the product, they'd be like, oh, my God. Oh, my God. And that's like just seeing me seeing that. I was like, oh, it's like for me, it's just another lab sample. But they were like, it was gold. It was something that nobody else has.

39:35Yeah. So I'm really excited to sort of like give that energy. For sure. And all my products are performance products, products that we're all familiar with. We're all familiar with a pair of jeans. Yeah. Like, you know, we wore skinny jeans years ago. Now we're wearing wide leg jeans. I'm basically just taking the classics and updating them. I'm updating them with science. With my formulas, being in the lab is my happy place and playing with the scientists in the lab is really, really fun. Yeah. So everything that I have is a classic take on a classic. Right. Oh, yeah. Got to bring that French girl don't care.

40:16Yeah. Quality to it, you know? I always call it day old hair same day. Yeah, yeah. And I really do. And it is my look. Like I want to give that it gives that sort of, you know, Amber Valletta and Shalom Harlow and Kate Moss in the 1995 Gucci Tom Ford runway show. Yeah, I would love to see your mood board for this brand. Oh, yeah. Oh, gosh. Which one? There's so many. Well, that's what I can do a mood board. Yeah. Oh, I can. I can. I can do a mood board and I can pull references. Yes. Like you don't even know. I'm talking Porsche ads from the 70s. Incredible. So that was for the blue bottle. Yeah.

40:56Amazing. Yeah, yeah. No, we definitely, for my logo, we hired a girl named Charlotte de la Rue and she does album covers in Paris. She works, she does like French album covers. Amazing. And I found her and I reached out to her and she sent us and she kind of is the one that I picked the French blue and the sort of 70s font. And I wanted my name to be upside down, upside down and backwards because I'm I can't take myself serious. I really wanted it in all lowercase also. Yeah. There's a lot of fighting that you do when it comes to doing all of this kind of stuff. So it looks amazing. It looks amazing.

41:37I can't wait to get it in my hair. I know. And I what I'm excited about this for you as well, because I feel like you're going to be doing a lot more education. you're going to be out there more than you even have been. I'm already loving your TikToks, so I can't wait for this era. Your tips are just amazing. It's just like soundbite a minute, right? Yeah. Tomorrow's hair today or whatever you say. Day old hair, same day. Well, congratulations. Thank you. I appreciate that. I'm so happy for you. And I feel like the timing is right, you know? Thank you. Yeah. You know what? The time is the time.

42:12Yeah. When is it a good time to do anything? when the time is right. When you want to. It's a great time right now because we always say, even though there's so many beauty products on the market, the cream always rises to the top. And the people who have been doing this for four decades, it's like, you really know what's up. So I feel like people are going to want to try this. And as long as the formulas are good, which we know they are, that's going to keep them coming back. So like, you're pretty much set. You're very sweet. You're set. We're having a lot of fun and everyone's super, super supportive.

42:44yeah and like rose is a great product and we love it and jen atkins like i mean she's just skyrocketed to the top with her product yeah you know i who knows if this works great if it doesn't like you know i'm not gonna say that i didn't try and and we're definitely doing the work that it takes to do it and and kudos to anybody who has put any product out there because it is not an easy. It's a lot of, I dream about it. I have nightmares about it. It definitely does. And it is a labor of love for sure. Yeah. Well, you know, we mentioned before that you're a celebrity hairstylist, but you're a salon owner and you're in the salon every day cutting hair.

43:27So let's chat a little bit about some of your clients' cuts and the inspiration. We have to start with the viral cunty little bob for Leslie Bibb on White Lotus. I'm obsessed. I will give a caveat, though, that I think you need to also have a cunty little jawline to pull this off. Double chins look great with a cunty little bob, but I defer to you. By the way, it is. But like it's we can just say a cunty bob. And I am still the person that pulls out a picture in a magazine and will show you. Unfortunately, nowadays things have changed a little bit and they come out but here's your cunty bob like if you were to do this length on you yeah okay airdrop that to me oh i will find i can find a picture for everybody okay i need one yeah i need a picture no but i mean it's it's just obsessed so he's showing jill a picture of a model a model who's a size double just just just below the clavicle it's an a-line clavicle right and it's very like curled under right you know it's round breast and not cared she looks great i love it this is my girl now leslie bibb we have to ask what makes the cunty little bob a cunty bob well first of all her character.

44:52I mean, come on. I mean, she's an independent. Yes. Are we really going to talk about Trump tonight? Are we really going to talk about this? Do this the mouth and the eyes together. It's so good. It's so true. They filmed for a really long time, right? Did you fly there? No, actually, she was flying here. She was coming for her appointments here. Yeah. And she had, you know, she was doing Palm Royale and some stuff. So she had, it just worked. Yeah. Her schedule worked. And it was about every, she got her haircut about once every five or six weeks. Did you just giggle for hours about the cunty little bob?

45:40She said to me, she came into the salon and she goes, that was just, we didn't expect it. She was like, okay, you did the Rachel, but now you did the cunty little bob. Because I guess everybody on the show was calling it a cunty little bob. And I said, hold on, will you say that to my phone? And Ryan and I posted it and bam. Viral moment. Okay, but is there like a little flick to us? Tell us more about the cut. It's above the hairline. It's that sort of like, there's no safe place. It is an earlobe right below the earlobe in between the jawline bob. And so it is, but I think the character is really what drives it.

46:21Oh, yeah. Yeah. Definitely. You know, it's her acting and she really brought that look to life and that character to life. And I know for a fact that Mike White, that haircut was in his head. Oh, really? Because I have another client that was up for that same part and who didn't get it because she wasn't willing to cut her hair into a short, cunty bob. That is, I'm just shocked. I feel like that happens all the time. Yeah, it was the hair was a... Whether you don't dye it, you don't want it to be curly. Yeah, the hair was a deal breaker. And Michelle Monaghan as a blonde. Yeah. Tracy Cunningham killed it.

47:05Yeah. She looks fantastic. Yeah, Tracy also does. They're all aging in reverse. Every one of them. It's amazing. They do all look really good. It's so good. I love this moment for Leslie. Yeah. Because she's just from popular to Ricky Bobby to, you know, the Palm Royale to White Lotus. I think she's having a really great moment and she's a great, great girl. And to see Sam Rockwell and her be able to be together and his character. I know. My God. I know. Incredible. Best show on television. It really is. I mean, and also in the salon. Yeah. We get to talk about it. Oh, yeah. Like, who isn't watching it?

47:46And every now and then there's one person like, yeah, I heard it's not good this season. What? And you're just like. I'm so obsessed with Mike White. I want to go back and watch a season of Survivor. Like, that's where I'm at. Well, and also how about Lisa from Blackpink? Yes. Like, there's so many little Easter eggs and so many of the characters and people. He brings them. I worked with him on The Good Girl. Oh, wow. And so I've known Mike White for a long time. Okay. It's not like we're in touch and talking all the time. Yeah, sure. But we've done the press tour for that. And then I did Molly Shannon's, her sort of clavicle bob for first season.

48:26Yeah. And she was like, I need to be rich and I'm rich and I have to look rich. That was my instructions. Because they can't really tell me anything about what's going to happen. It's not like they sent the script to me so that I like the morning show, I read the scripts. Oh, yeah. Oh, absolutely. And so, you know what, you know, anytime you're working on a film, you get the script. So the vision of the character comes to you. Yeah. There's no this is on lockdown. Yeah.

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51:07Okay, we need to get some of your tips before we let you go. So what's a haircut you think everyone needs to try at least once? A bob. Yeah? Yeah. At the right length. I really do think everybody should try a bob. Yeah. You know, I don't think short hair is definitely for everybody, but I do love a short haircut. I love boy haircuts on girls. I think like Miley Cyrus looked great when I cut all her hair off. I think that's, I think there's like moments when short hair, Linda Evangelista has proven it. Kris Jenner proves it to us every day that it's a power cut. Michelle Williams. But I think that like a bob, like whether it's a cut bob or a cutty little bob, I think is a nice, you know, And then it will grow really healthy.

51:53A bob is always sort of a solution to really damaged hair or a bad haircut. So it's kind of... It's a reboot of sorts. It's sort of a reboot. So at whatever length, whether it's from clavicle or hairline. So I always think it's always, it's kind of a foolproof cut. What are you feeling for long hair these days? Oh, I like, for long hair, I'm liking long hair. Yeah. Like you discovered, rediscovered extensions or. Well, not necessarily, but say someone like you, who I can see your hair's up, Carleen. So it's OK. It's OK. She was blessed with you. Jill has this insane, thick hair. And sometimes when you cut it too short, it's harder to deal with.

52:41Yeah. But the longer your hair is, it's actually easier to deal with. So someone like you, where if you were like, I want to leave it long, what would you do? I would really like contour, face contour you, face frame you, really cut some long layers around your face, go in. I wouldn't touch the bottom. That's kind of what I'm doing right now is not even touching the bottom of the hair. No perimeter cutting, just interior and layering it and letting that sort of organic long hair, that Chloe girl long hair, that Sienna Miller, that Kate Moss, that sort of organic bottom. not that cut perimeter.

53:21Right. I like that organic bottom lately. It's a great, great inspo. We're going to save up some pennies and get you in for three to six months. We got you. No, I don't need to. That's true. I'll cut it for you. Yeah, you can cut it for me. It's fine. And we did have somebody in our DM saying, what is the, because I feel like curly girls kind of get ignored. What is the most current cut that you're feeling for curly girls? Shags. Yeah? Loving a shag. I love that too. I love a shag. Like, don't be afraid to cut it around your face. Don't be afraid to really, like, it's like a curly, lean into that natural hair and really release your curls and let them fly.

54:00And just let them go curly all over. So it's like face contouring, face framing. These are new words. Face contouring, face framing. Yeah. Contouring with your hair. Yeah. I love that. You can contour your face. Why not contour your face? with the layers around their face. You know, we have like I taught a class yesterday and we have like we have our eyes. We have our eyebrows. We have our cheekbones. We have our jaw. We have our necks. We have our clavicle. Like these are body parts that are sort of Easter eggs of where we let hair land. And I always try to teach people like these are land, you know, landing marks for the hair around the face that you can shape.

54:50Yeah. What's the best length? Well, you know. That girl needs like my consult now. I like it. When your neck starts going like this. I like your broad hair. I mean, you could have some face contouring layers. Okay. You could go there. I'll take it. Yeah. You could definitely play a little bit, go a little bit shorter. They're going to grow out. Yeah. It's going to make them healthy. Yeah, it's true, actually. I used to have like that longer bang. I haven't done that in ages. Yeah. And it's around your cheekbones around this. Yeah. Play with it a little. All right. Yeah. All right. This is hotly contested on social media.

55:24Side part versus center part in 2025. What are we doing? I am doing middle, off center and side. Okay. All of the above. There's no rules. There's, they are all, listen, Gucci 1995. 95. Like you give someone that look, it's amazing. That was a deep side part. Yeah. Middle parts are really cool and seventies vibe and they're super cool. I love that. Yeah. A little off center is kind of an awesome little take on, you know, like Jennifer is always an off center part. Yeah. Yeah. She's not a side. She's not a middle. She's an off center. So if you can't make your decision, try an off center part. Do like Jen.

56:06Yeah. Jen does. I mean, who doesn't want to look like Jen, Even if I was, I just think I am Jen. I think, I think like, what would I do to my hair? And she's just sort of like me as a girl. You've spent so many days on set and I need to know, like most recently you did the Gwyneth Paltrow Vanity Fair, right? What's the number one trick that we can steal from behind the scenes? Like something pros, like you always do, that we can borrow to make our own hair look killer. Like I noticed you did a video where you're like, this is what we do behind the scenes. Like when you're taking a photo, you like push it all forward.

56:38Well, I always like lean the head. I mean, it all kind of started with Jose Ebert. Oh, my God. I know. Let me just go way back. The hat. He uses a shake your head. Shake your head, darling. So a trick is put your head upside down. Yeah. Spray the shit out of it. Throw it up and then pull it from underneath. And you have this big lioness mane of hair. Yeah, it's true. You know, so like putting your head upside down and brushing it and spraying it is a trick. Leaning forward, spraying all the hair and then slowly lifting your head up and then just clearing the face up lightly. Like that really does.

57:21But don't go from behind because all the hair has been pushed forward. You know, teasing is always a good, you know, you always want to like, like elevate when you're working on a photo shoot. You always want to like add a little extra. Okay. We want to leave some time for a fun little TikTok game. So I'm going to ask you, you were so generous with your time and you shared so much great, like intimate details, everything. If you were to write a memoir, what would be something that you haven't told anyone about? A memoir. First of all, nobody would care. I could see it. Disagree. Really? Yeah. Oh, I don't even think.

58:02I think it would be like, I always think like I'm going to die and people are really like, oh, yeah, remember him? And then done. What? Yeah. No, first it's going to be like a coffee table book with these amazing haircuts, but also with words. A memoir that nobody knows about me. That's kind of, I kind of, I got the questions and I thought about it. I had a cheeky little answer, but something that they would know is I regret not having kids. Okay. That would be something that would be in my memoir. Yeah. Definitely. Yeah. As I do, I'm really good with kids and I love kids and all my friends' kids, I, they just, I'm, I'm like a magnet to kids.

58:48They just like, cause I guess I'm like a child myself and I do definitely regret, But I'm, you know, I was 1983. I turned 18 years old and AIDS was this, you know, so I was just dodging. We weren't thinking about having kids and having relations. We were just dodging, not dying. So it was a different era for sure. And so navigating that time and then like the next decade, we were like, then we, they figured it out ish. People were dying. So I definitely am like my biggest regret is not having kids. That would be in a memoir. You're so like honest and intimate and just like give your heart into everything.

59:33And you've really done that today. And I just am so thankful. And I also want to say, I don't think that's it's too late. Robert De Niro. Hello. I know you're right. Andy Cohen. Yeah. He's, you know, got young kids. Dwayne Yoakum. Yeah. Dwayne Yoakum. Yeah. I'm just saying, Chris. That chapter could be left out of your memoir. If all works out well, we'll see. Who knows? This is your baby. Yeah, this is my baby right now. For now. I'm breathing a baby. This is going to bring in some nanny money. You guys will be getting, of course. We can't wait to share this with you. I can't wait to try it. Thank you for having me.

1:00:12This has been a joy. Thank you so much. It's been an honor. We've always wanted to meet you. And to get to spend this much time with you is so nice. Thank you. You guys are really sweet. And we're going to do a fun little exclusive TikTok with Chris. So be sure to check out our TikTok page as well. Thank you so much. Of course. Thank you. Thank you. Thanks for listening. You can find details on every product mentioned in today's episode, along with our exclusive promo codes on our blog at BreakingBeautyPodcast.com. While you're there, be sure to sign up for our newsletter. Every episode will be delivered directly to your inbox so you won't miss a single thing.

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From the publisher

This week, we're joined by Chris McMillan, the iconic celebrity hairstylist behind Jennifer Aniston's legendary "Rachel" haircut and the inspiration for Leslie Bibb's "C*nty Little Bob" in The White Lotus season three – *the* cut of 2025 hair trends. With over four decades of shaping Hollywood's most famous hairstyles, Chris spills all on this exclusive podcast interview.

Get the inside scoop on his highly anticipated, eponymous Chris McMillan haircare range, launching mid-August at Sephora! Plus, brace yourself for incredible real-life stories of drugs, glamour, car chases, and more from the beauty world. 

For the full experience,  Watch our chat on YouTube! Don't miss this deep dive into celebrity hair secrets and the mind of a true hair fashion icon.


You’ll hear about:


  • Chris’ sobriety journey – how the hairstylist started by jetsetting around the globe, delivering the most risqué, headline-making haircuts to car chases with the police before making his beauty industry comeback in his early career
  • How “The Rachel” haircut helped put Chris on the map, and how his relationship with Jennifer Aniston has stood the test of time
  • Everything to know about the “C*nty Little Bob” he cut for White Lotus star Leslie Bibb, and how to make the cut of 2025 work no matter your face shape
  • First details about Chris’ upcoming, eponymous haircare line, like where his inspiration came for the esthetic and what he’s seeking to accomplish now in the fourth decade of his legendary career  🇫🇷
  • And of course one of the most Googled things about him,  “How much does Chris McMillan charge for a haircut?” We got the answer!


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