My hair and I have had some ups and downs. It all started when I was about 10 years old and I decided I needed a perm! My mother being the good mom that she was said no. I begged and pleaded and I think she almost stabbed her own eye out with a pencil just to get me to shut up about it, so in the end she said yes. Before the perm I had super straight shiny model hair after the perm I think I looked like the dude from Young Einstein. And don't pretend you haven't watched it because you know you have! Now in a young girls life this of course was devastating and I'm sure the first words out of my mouth were to my mother saying "How could you have let me do this?" Well obviously the only decision was to let my hair grow out and boom pretty hair once again! Only it never grew out! Since then I have had curly hair! And then in a fit of protest about two years later I decided to just perm my bangs. JUST THE BANGS!!! I looked like I had a birds nest sitting on my forehead. You want pictures don't you? I will try to find some but I think I probably burned them all.
It was in high school that I found out about straighteners! What? It's like a curling iron only it straightens your hair? I bow down to the man who made these and I would happily give him my unborn children. Soon I had it down to a science the whole hair straightening thing. And then came the whole decision of maybe I just put some highlights in it. We won't discuss the aftermath of that unfortunate incident. You would think I would learn from past mistakes, but about every three years I go through a cycle. I color may hair for a couple of months and then I dye it back to its original color. I think, that's it I will never color my hair again! Then three years later after it has grown all out and looks healthy and shiny I think perhaps I should give coloring a go again. This is where I am at now, month 2 of the highlights process and already thinking about going back.
I should also tell you that I buy shampoo solely based on the fact of will this make my hair smell pretty? I just purchased a new shampoo didn't even really look at what it does till I was in the shower today and that is when I noticed it said energizing! Now I have heard of hydrating and voluminous and these terms I understand but energizing? Is it going to do a little dance? Make a little love? Get down tonight? All I know is I'm going to a dinner party tonight and if it outshines me I'm going to be pissed!
The whole reason I could never be on Survivor is because there are no electrical outlets in which to plug in my straightener.
I take that thing CAMPING. I love it.
Posted by: Emily | March 26, 2006 at 05:07 PM
Oh I have a camping trip coming up the second week in april and don't think I'm not bringing my CHI straightener!
Posted by: lissa | March 26, 2006 at 05:39 PM
Never mind that it's a 2-day camping trip and the rest of us will most likely not even shower. Dirty hair or bug-infested shower? I'd suggest investing in a little thing called a hat.
Posted by: lori | March 27, 2006 at 10:59 AM