If The Bachelor and The Bachelorette are senior prom, then Bachelor in Paradise is the chilled-out after-party where people kick off their shoes and throw back beers. The whole premise of the latter is to give eliminated contestants a second chance at love by sending them to Mexico for two weeks with other single ex-contestants.
Over the last few seasons, all of which I've dutifully followed, I've noticed that contestants often switch up their looks — particularly their hair — before heading to Paradise. The change-up is either a calculated move to shed their past persona or an ode to their new beach backdrop, but it is obvious nonetheless.
