Are all celebrity hair dressers so tangled up in themselves that the world outside deep conditioners and color treatments ceases to exist?

WE’s new show “Hair Trauma” is similar to Bravo’s “Blow Out” with the world-renowned Jonathan Antin, but has its own twist on the hair world.

The show focuses on Ellin LaVar, one of the most sought-after hair designers whose clientele includes Oprah, Donatella Versace, Whitney Houston, Iman, and Venus and Serena Williams.

Yes, she’s a professional at hair extensions and braids, but the show is about more than that. It’s about her family, her business, the ups and the downs. That’s what makes it more exciting than ultraegotistical Jonathan.

Ellin actually cares about her clients, and although she has a funny way of showing it, she cares about the family she works with, too.

“There is nothing better than working with my family … and there’s nothing worse than working with my family,” she said. Her brother is the salon’s receptionist, and her sister is a stylist who likes to sleep late – a little too late for Ellin’s all-business attitude.

“If you want 12 to 8 p.m. hours, go to Mickey D’s. Flip a burger. This is a business of service. When you’re in a service business, you do the business when there’s service,” Ellin said in the first episode.

“Hair Trauma” premieres at 10 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, on WE.

I’ve also discovered one of the best reality shows for Mainers like me who used to drive around town with their parents during cleanup week.

You remember. It’s the week in the spring or fall when everyone puts their unwanted stuff on the side of the road in an attempt to clean out some space.

While townwide cleanups are becoming fewer and farther between, it’s true that someone’s trash may be someone else’s treasure. And all that stuff sitting at the end of the driveway is perfect fodder for “Junk Brothers” Steve and Jim Kelley.

The junk brothers prove that with a little imagination those curbside castoffs can be turned into just about anything.

While it’s difficult for me to catch the show at its 9:30 p.m. Thursday timeslot on HGTV, there are plenty of “Junk Brothers” rerun opportunities.

Tune in to see what your junk could become. That old suitcase from your college days just might make an excellent coffee table, or what about a computer desk and an office chair made from that old dryer in your basement. Come up with your own “Junk Brothers”-inspired creation, and let me know what you create.