Wednesday Jul 28, 2010

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WARNIG: Total chick post.

So, it's been a really long time since I had "real"l hair. Like a REALLY long time. And now my hair is finally starting to get long enough to qualify as "real" hair.

I have always been convinced that I probably had good hair, if I could just figure out what the fuck it wanted. I was raised by a mom with stick-straight hair, who spent hours upon hours trying desperately to get a brush through my curls while I screamed and wailed as if I was being killed. Somewhere around 18, I finally found out that you aren't supposed to brush curly hair. Well, NO WONDER I had that awful white girl afro!!!! But I never really got past that point. And then I got dreads.

So, yesterday for the first time in my life I made a proper appointment with a curly hair specialist. Which I didn't even know existed. Holy crap! They have stylists for this shit! Stylists with ninja skills! I can't get in till September, but meanwhile I followed all these links on her blog and discovered all SORTS of useful things I didn't know. Like that terrycloth causes frizz. And what "Plunking" is. I feel like I've stumbled upon some secret trove of girl-knowledge to which I was previously oblivious...

Curl heads- any advice for me as I embark on this strange journey?
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rigel:
if you're ever in la and need your hair done, i have a great girl - her hair is naturally curly too and she has a lot of deva curl products.

props for real hair! i just went back to my natural color for the first time since i think my junior year in high school and i'm so in love with it. woohoo for real hair!!
akemiunfolding:
I'm ignorant as to what to do with my hair. But I think what you said was pretty funny, because my mom also had board straight hair and I spent a lot of time screaming as she tried to brush it as well. Also, had a horrible afro for all of 5th grade. So, I feel your pain and I'm glad I ran across this. Lots of stuff here I didnt know :p

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