Hayley Williams and Brian O’Connor.
Photo by Jonathon Kingsbury
It’s no secret that I’m practically in love with Paramore front-woman Hayley Williams. And though Pride Month may be over now, Hayley’s close bond with her hairstylist/business partner Brian O’Connor continues to be #friendshipgoals.
Who is Brian?
Brian O’Connor is behind many of Hayley’s iconic looks, including the neon orange hair with crested bangs made famous by the hit song Misery Business.
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Hayley and Brian’s friendship
Three years ago, Hayley and Brian began making videos for the YouTube channel Popular TV called Kiss Off, where they’d give hair and makeup tutorials together.
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And over the last couple years, Hayley and Brian became business partners with the hair dye brand goodDYEyoung. The brand sells vegan, cruelty-free semi-permanent hair dyes in a variety of colors—many inspired by Hayley’s looks over the years.
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Pride Month
On 8 June, Hayley announced her admiration of Brian, who is openly gay, on Twitter:
this is an easy one – @ColormeBrian ❤🙏🏼 we met by chance, bonded over a bottle of orange dye & a little more than decade later, we run @gooddyeyoung together. im so thankful for you B! you inspire me, endlessly. (I HAVE NOTHING IF I DONT HAVE U) #pridemonth https://t.co/KJ55cMDDAQ
— hayley from Paramore (@yelyahwilliams) June 8, 2018
Throughout Pride Month, Brian provided Hayley with beautiful rainbow and glitter looks for her to rock onstage during Paramore’s summer tour.
Basically, this kind of long-standing, collaborative, creative friendship is something I think everyone needs in their lives. Here’s to Hayley and Brian!
