India’s Most Expensive Hairstylist, Rod Anker, on What Women Want

Feb 7, 2010 Fashion & Bridal Wear

He is the most expensive Hairstylist in India and his clients include some of the most beautiful, glamorous and wealthy women. Rod Anker, Creative Director of kimrobinson salon shares his thoughts. Why all of us are crazy, why all of us desire what we don’t have and what his job is actually about.

“I love what I do, I love making people feel special, I love meeting people, I love talking! But what I like most is seeing the inner beauty in someone! And to help them see it themselves is awesome.

Having worked with and among women for close to 25 years I can say it doesn’t matter what is on the outside, we all want and need to feel loved, not be told you are ‘Hot’, to be truly told that you are beautiful, to actually feel it and see it in actions each and every day.

The simple things a partner can do to make her feel beautiful. With a little effort do random thoughtful things– bring home some flowers for no reason, or call during the day and say ‘I love you’.  I seriously don’t think raising your partner’s self-esteem is simple but I do think simple, thoughtful and genuine efforts will make your relationship stronger.

In many ways we are crazy- we only want what we don’t have. So there is the range of skin whitening products and treatments in India, while in other parts of the world, people soak in the sun for hours and hours, so they look ‘brown’. That’s why I say we are not funny, but crazy! We imagine we are too tall, too short, too fat, too thin, too brown, too white.. and constantly think about what else needs to change. If I have enough money one day I will have some surgery done and remove my hips because everyone says they are huge! Come on, seriously we all need to stop this and realise that inside each and every person is Beauty.

Some of my clients are Hollywood and Bollywood superstars and all of them are like all of us. We are all the same, only our priorities are different (not right or wrong, just different).  But we all want and desire the same thing. To feel special and to feel safe, to feel loved and all of these would more than likely be on everyone’s list of top 5 things they want out of life. The best part, they are all free! They are all feelings, available to everyone.

We all want something we haven’t got. It is only now in my life I look at people or situations slightly different and enjoy every minute and treasure it. If we focus too much on “our wants” we can’t enjoy what we already have. Every one of us can change the way others think about themselves and with a little effort you can make someone else’s day Awesome!!!

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