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balmofgilead) wrote2008-11-17 01:57 am
balmofgilead) wrote2008-11-17 01:57 am
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I only wish my words could just convince myself
Props to anyone who can ID the title quote without google.
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curlyhair pretty much confirms what I already thought: most people with curly hair wet their hair in the shower every damn morning in order to make it look okay, or if they shower at night, they do wacky things like making special buns or sleeping on their stomachs so that their hair dries well. I know of this stuff; in high school I combed the thrift store for a satin-silk blouse (I wanted silk instead of polyester so it'd be breathable) which I picked apart and remade into a night-cap for my hair. The idea was that the smooth, shiney satin wouldn't pull on my hair at all, but wearing it at night didn't really do much, and it wasn't comfortable, despite my best efforts.
That just seems ridiculous to me. I refuse to blowdry my hair, which means going out with a wet head if I shower in the mornings. And I've gotten the sense that drippy-wet hair is kind of socially unacceptable in formal settings--not to mention unpleasantly cold in some climates.
I'm unwilling to blowdry, unwilling to absolutelyhaveto wet my hair down every day, unwilling to put greasy crap in my hair, unwilling to plaster it with PVP, and iffy about living constantly with a ponytail with oodles of frizzy bits hanging out in the front. I guess this is my justification for cutting it all off. It's the logical thing to do, and I've always said I'd do it. Besides, I'm still half-convinced I'm going to give myself a fabulous, artsy and perfect haircut utilizing only some $20 clippers, scissors, and a few hairclips. I can dream, right? I think I'm going to try cutting the back first. At least that way if I chicken out in the middle I'll be left with an anti-mullet rather than anything mullet-like. Mullets are my greatest mortal fear.
Looking through the posts at
curlyhair pretty much confirms what I already thought: most people with curly hair wet their hair in the shower every damn morning in order to make it look okay, or if they shower at night, they do wacky things like making special buns or sleeping on their stomachs so that their hair dries well. I know of this stuff; in high school I combed the thrift store for a satin-silk blouse (I wanted silk instead of polyester so it'd be breathable) which I picked apart and remade into a night-cap for my hair. The idea was that the smooth, shiney satin wouldn't pull on my hair at all, but wearing it at night didn't really do much, and it wasn't comfortable, despite my best efforts. That just seems ridiculous to me. I refuse to blowdry my hair, which means going out with a wet head if I shower in the mornings. And I've gotten the sense that drippy-wet hair is kind of socially unacceptable in formal settings--not to mention unpleasantly cold in some climates.
I'm unwilling to blowdry, unwilling to absolutelyhaveto wet my hair down every day, unwilling to put greasy crap in my hair, unwilling to plaster it with PVP, and iffy about living constantly with a ponytail with oodles of frizzy bits hanging out in the front. I guess this is my justification for cutting it all off. It's the logical thing to do, and I've always said I'd do it. Besides, I'm still half-convinced I'm going to give myself a fabulous, artsy and perfect haircut utilizing only some $20 clippers, scissors, and a few hairclips. I can dream, right? I think I'm going to try cutting the back first. At least that way if I chicken out in the middle I'll be left with an anti-mullet rather than anything mullet-like. Mullets are my greatest mortal fear.
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-it's never helped much aesthetically, even with a diffuser
-it's a huge pain
-it takes me *forever*
-the heat is bad for hair, and if I use low or medium heat settings like you're supposed to, it's forever + an hour
I guess I'm mostly just unwilling to put a lot of effort into my hair. My objections to putting stuff in it are varied too - not liking the feeling of having stuff in my hair, feeling like it's stupid to dole out a lot of money for good hair products, and also (not so much anymore, but at one time) that hair shouldn't need Product to be what it should be.