FROM HAIR TO ETERNITY
Khalid M Ansari (HindustanTimes.com)

His clientele reads like a virtual who's who of the rich and the famous. As Hair Apparent to the world, Joseph Neeko Abriol has been a huge draw at LIFW 2002. Already recognised by the North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA) Association as the best in his trade, Neeko is working hard to fulfill a rather hairy fantasy of styling Drew Barrymore's mane in outer space!

Says Neeko, "What can be more awesome than a beautiful woman getting her hair styled in zero gravity?" But why the penchant for weighlessness? "It fascinates me to see the female hair scattered and bouncing with a life of its own. The interest is professional too - her hair will retain whatever shape and style I give to it," he says with a twinkle in his eyes.

Isn't Neeko's close proximity to Hollywood beauties like Nicole Kidman and Cameron Diaz a great turn-on at times? "My eyes never wander beyond their hair. I have been with Nicole (Kidman) and Halle (Berry) on occasions when they were dressed in the barest minimum and even when they had nothing on but that didn't arouse me at all. On the contrary, some of the stars have confessed to getting excited at my touch. To me sensuality lies not in the body but in the hair", reveals Neeko.