So I’ve been back in town several years now and have gone through a fair amount of hairdressers during that time. I really don’t find that I am “ultra picky” but it really is perplexing how so many obtain a license and a job without really knowing much about their trade at all. My hair isn’t difficult to cut; it’s not curly, it’s not coarse, not stick straight, and not baby fine. By all appearances, it’s probably fairly manageable but I’ve had my share of disasters…the stylists who are really quite good but getting an appointment is comparable to scheduling a vacation.. .the average stylists who compensate with chatter and the entire time they are chattering, I am wondering why they aren’t paying closer attention to the scissors…the catastrophic perms….the scissor-happy people….the coloring fiasco’s….
Oh, to be bald must be blissful on some level.
This is why I’m so happy to have finally found “the one”. He talks the right amount, he leaves me be the right amount, he’s funny without really trying and he cuts hair effortlessly. More importantly, he can blowdry. Girls, you know what I mean about the stylists who give you a cut that is amazing but you can’t wait to get home, wet your hair and blow it out the right way?
We do like our hair to be the best it can be. I’m not opposed to paying a little more for better salon products and more knowledgable stylists. At most, I see the hairdresser about once every three months (yes, I stretch that last month way out) but I watched Chris Rock’s movie “Good Hair” sometime over the holidays with my son and suffice it to say that we were blown away ~ I had absolutely no idea what African American women are willing to do for a look that suits them. I claim complete and utter ignorance. Caucasian women, we need to stop whining. Enough said.
Until I watched that movie, I thought sitting through a highlighting appointment was a sacrifice of time! Anyway, as Michael, my stylists assistant said last night, “Just a simple change in a woman’s hair is enough to change their whole attitude on life.” Amen to that. Bad hair day? Bad day. Good hair day? I can pretty much deal with anything. 🙂
So if you haven’t found THE person who is going to make you feel like a million bucks, keep searching…and that goes for men, too. Our hair is our crowning glory, they say. I don’t know who “they” are but I do think they’re on to something.
Just for fun, here’s a little hair trivia for you…
- Palms and soles are the only two parts in the body which do not have hair.
- Number of hair follicles are formed in the third month from inception and are the same till of death.
- Cumin, turmeric and black pepper are some hair friendly spices.
Now that you are armed with this vastly important knowledge, go and make it a great hair day!