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Hair should beryllium fun.
Amanda Batula has travel nether occurrence for much than conscionable her relationship pinch West Wilson: Fans are obsessed pinch hating connected her half-bun, half-ponytail “Summer House” Season 10 reunion hairstyle, calling it lazy, messy and amended suited for nan shot section (or bed).
However, hairstylist Olivia Halpin isn’t backing down. The glitter pro posted Batula’s ‘do connected societal media Tuesday night, just successful clip for nan 2nd portion of nan three-episode reunion.
“The bun you emotion to hate,” she wrote, acknowledging nan critics and tagging constitution creator Laura Mele and stylists Danielle O’Connell and Alix Gropper, each of whom posted Batula’s look connected their ain accounts.
Though nan styling duo turned disconnected their comments, Halpin near them unfastened — and sewage an earful.
While plentifulness of friends near compliments for her work, Bravo fans weren’t truthful kind.
“It’s giving World Cup goalie 2026,” said one, while different wrote, “It’s giving I americium moving to nan bath to puke and gotta get nan hairsbreadth retired of nan way.”
Added a 3rd sarcastically, “I consciousness for illustration this was your subtle measurement of saying you’re #teamciara 🤭.”
When 1 instrumentality threw a bid of herb emojis, Halpin took it successful stride; “tomato tomahto,” she responded.
“I for illustration it. Sue me,” 1 friend commented, to which Halpin replied, “god forbid a woman wears a casual effortless lewk 😂.”
“We wanted to support nan beauty signature Amanda — effortless, cool, chic,” nan hairstylist told Bustle.
She said nan pony-bun “complemented nan outfit, required minimal touch-ups, kept her look unfastened and allowed her glitter by Laura Mele to shine.”
As for nan hate? Halpin said it’s been “exciting to spot truthful overmuch conversation.”
“Beauty is subjective, and everyone brings their ain perspective, which is portion of what makes manner and beauty truthful fun,” she added.
“From my perspective, nan look was a occurrence because it achieved precisely what we group retired to do: create thing that felt existent to Amanda.”
The reunion has been sadistic for nan swimsuit designer, pinch ex-BFF Ciara Miller and estranged hubby Kyle Cooke (along pinch nan remainder of nan cast) questioning her narration pinch Wilson, who antecedently dated Miller.
Batula’s faced questions from Andy Cohen astir her marital activity life and nan timeline of her tryst pinch Wilson — and her glitter squad has had to reply for her, too.
The 34-year-old reality prima chose a yellowish four-piece group pinch peekaboo underwear from bridal designer Seline Meisler for nan taping, which fans instantly compared to an outfit Miller wore to a erstwhile reunion.
Makeup creator Mele’s comments section, meanwhile, is resoundingly positive, pinch 1 instrumentality asserting Batula’s glitter is “the 1 point nary 1 tin dislike on!”
The “Summer House” prima is intelligibly sticking to a look she feels suits her caller era; while Wilson and Batula person escaped together to Italy arsenic nan reunion airs, she’s brought her hybrid hairstyle pinch her.
