the hot spell will continue a bit longer.
—
‘if it’s a regular day, I won’t wear any makeup,
just leave my hair down and head out to the car.’
-donna karan
Jul30
Tag Archives: hair
May24
hair show.
when i sit in my stylist’s chair
she asks me what i’d like to have done
i’m pretty casual and relaxed about my hair
looking to my right
I say
well, actually the exact opposite
of whatever is going on
with the woman’s head in the mirror next to us
and i’ll be happy, thanks.
—
‘happiness is meeting the right hairstylist.’
-author unknown
Aug30
hair-apy.
(not me, or my hair stylist, but similar to our interaction)
—
while getting my hair cut
i had a great conversation
with my stylist
who is 20 something-ish
while i am at least 20 x 3-ish
we shared our stories
she has not had an easy life
one of four children
raised by a single mother
who always worked hard to provide for them
my stylist also worked hard
got her social work degree
wants to go to grad school
before she practices her craft
lives with her loving and supportive boyfriend
yet understands
because of how she grew up
that you always need
to be able to provide for yourself
no matter what
she learned to do hair as a back-up skill
to use as needed
but her real gift
was her kindness and the way she interacted
as a listener, without judgment
in telling her own story
with understanding and honesty
obvious compassion
life wisdom beyond her age
lots of laughter, a few tears, and happy smiles later
i had the benefit of a great haircut and therapy at the same time
she will be brilliant in what she does after grad school
and may not realize that she is already a full practitioner.
—
“the kindest people do not just exist —
they choose to soften where circumstance has tried to harden them,
they choose to believe in goodness,
because they have seen firsthand why compassion is so necessary.”
– bianc sparacino
—
image credit: google images
Dec22
a piece of work.
getting ready for the holidays
takes a bit of time
but always worth it .
i hope no one else has this same style.
—
“one should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art.”
― o
—
photo credit: google vintage
Jul31
strawberry shampoo does not taste as good as it smells.
i had asked my daughter
to pick out a nice shampoo and conditioner for me
was excited to get these
loved reading the labels
here are just some of the words/phrases on the packaging:
Resurrection
For weak, brittle hair that needs an intervention!
Damage Level – 3
Micro shields boost strength and stamina
Great results may cause your hair’s ego to inflate to astronomical proportions.
what?! ‘damage level -3’?!
i love the descriptors
who could resist even one of these?
and also there is so much little writing on the label
the shampoo and conditioner bottles look exactly the same
once i’m in the shower i have no idea which is which
and i always forget to look before i get in
and i’m not getting out to get my glasses on
so i have a 50/50 chance of getting it right, a roll of the dice
and sometimes i lose
this is what i call an ‘x-treme’ hair care experience.
—
“sorry I can’t hear you over the volume of my hair.”
-author unknown
Oct9
barber.
no appointment needed.
—
‘being a barber is about taking care of the people.”
-anthony hamilton
—
varsity barber shop, ann arbor, michigan ,usa
Dec17
the works.
before i left the salon
i booked my next appointment
after discussing what services
i’d be interested in
as i walked back to my car
i read the receptionist’s summary
of what i’d requested
stated in two words:
“the works”
i had better plan to be there for a while.
—
“great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.”
-samuel johnson
May30
tangles.
(not my sister but you get the idea)
—
my sister, p.
recently shared the following story
about her hair misadventure
and as sympathetic as i was
i could not stop laughing.
and could totally identify.
must have been nervous laughter
and gratitude that it wasn’t me.
—
p. had gone to have her hair cut and styled
the very adept stylist easily cut it and blew it dry
with just a round brush
and
it emerged
into a full and lovely natural style.
the next day
my sister decided that she could certainly do the same
so she armed herself with a blow dryer and big round brush
and had at it.
only –
the brush got stuck
very stuck
absolutely stuck
tangled in both directions
and it was immovable.
it was so bad
that she thought her only option
would be to cut it out
so she called the salon
explained the situation
they told her to come in for help
she drove through her small town
with the big round brush
still stuck on the side of her head
parked her car
walked down the sidewalk
past the local businesses and people on the street
with it still stuck on the side of her head
and into the salon once more.
not surprisingly
they guessed her identity the moment she walked in
the salon was very busy
but not so busy that the staff and their customers
did not have time to guffaw and laugh out loud
unable to restrain themselves
people tried not to make eye contact
they walked her through the salon to the very back
where the staff took turns working on it
in between clients
until it eventually
was worked off of her head
one hair at a time.
i totally get this.
—
“so many tangles in life are ultimately hopeless that we have no appropriate sword other than laughter.”
-gordon w. allport
—
image credit: google images
Nov27
sweet!
‘the field of consciousness is tiny. it accepts only one problem at a time.”
~Antoine de Saint-Exupery
—
image credit: a friend’s sweet baby girl
Feb28
full of it.
at the salon
relaxing
calm
friendly
chatting
sharing
herbal tea
and
stories
until
he
arrived
full of self
all pomp
and
circumstance
and
said things
to his stylist
like
i’m a writer
for the university
i prefer whiskey
only the finest
you probably
wouldn’t have heard of
the bands i prefer
i had an outing
with a large group
of my friends
this is my first haircut
since i’ve moved here
you should feel honored
and
he was young
and already
so filled up
having to prove something
to the world
and himself
and it went
on and on
so full
of false importance
and then
his patient stylist
opened a door
to get something
and
a head rolled out
and
he looked
and
he shrieked
and
his wall
fell down
just a bit
and the
rest of us
laughed
and
laughed
for a long time
and
the man
was quiet.
—-
avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls,
your ego goes with it.
– colin powell
—
image credits: getty images, flickr
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
