Freddie Ransome and Quinta Brunson are back at it again with a new season of Hair Flick, and they already have folks screaming with laughter. With season one garnering more than 11 million views, season two was highly anticipated for its debut on Facebook Watch this past Saturday.
The eight-episode season will include a slew of new tutorials in the styles of Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill, Chris Columbus’ Home Alone, and Mark Waters’ Mean Girls, amongst others. Fans of the show can also expect to see new talent showing off new hairstyles, such as finger waves, pigtails, and defined curls, all of course with a dramatic cinematic spin.
“We had to start bringing in some different talent, some different outlooks, and different perspectives in different hair textures so that we could also start to reach out and touch other people who may not have Quinta’s and my experience or hair texture,” said Ransome when she chatted with ESSENCE about what’s new for season two. “So, I think it just kind of made sense. I know for me, I was running out of hair styles.”
Ransome also shared her perspective on stretch-marks, what’s next for the funny girl, and what Tracee Ellis Ross taught her.
Were you ever worried that fans would be disappointed about you and Quinta appearing in less episodes this season?
Not really. Mainly because I think we chose really strong guests to shape certain episodes around. The premise of the show is basically hair tutorials that we can do ourselves and we did eight in total last season. And when you think about it, there really aren’t that many more hairstyles that we could really do without professional help. We still have a huge hand in all of the episodes even though you may not see us at times.
Is there anything that you learned in the second season since you were working with new talent, new textures, and new tutorials?
I think for me, outside of the hair part of it, really having the behind the scenes hand in how things came out. A lot of times I’m used to coming up with creatives for my own project that I’m going to be starring in all the way through. But it was very cool to talk things through with the talent, see what they were comfortable with and then, sort of, bounce ideas off of each other based on how they work.
How do you guys pick and choose which directors or which movies you guys want to showcase?
Well, we work very closely with the director of the actual series Hair Flick. His name is Steven Kanter. He’s a huge film buff and knows a ton of directors and a ton of styles and comes up with a lot of cool ideas. And then Quinta and I also come to the table with some of our favorite movies. I think this season it was a little bit more personal to us.
You met everyone’s curlfriend in their head, Tracee Ellis Ross, back in September. Did you guys share any curl secrets?
Anyone who has followed my Instagram knows that Tracee Ellis Ross is an icon for me. She didn’t necessarily share any curl secrets, but I know that her hair line is not created so that people can get curls that look like hers. It’s created so that everyone can embrace their own beauty and their own curl. She’s just always been very encouraging and really advocated for self-loving, regardless of what you look like or what type of hair you have.
Speaking of self-love, this summer you posted a picture of yourself in a bathing suit, “tiger stripes” and all.
It’s really funny because that’s not the first photo I’ve posted where you can see my stretch marks on my butt. I really didn’t think twice about it. I guess I thought everyone had it. Social media plays a big part in how people, and especially young women, feel about their bodies and their hair, and it has that sort of impact on their self-confidence. But, I think what’s helped me and what helps a lot of my friends is that we follow people who look like us and that way it’s completely normalized in our timeline. [You have to] follow people that make you feel good.
So what’s the next Ransome project we can get excited about?
I’m kind of in a transitional period right now. But I’m going to start posting to my personal YouTube channel more in the coming months, so look out for that.