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Urgrace | Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 09:00 pm     This gem was in a newsletter I receive online. I thought it was cute and asked the author if I could share it here: If asked, how would you comment on the topic, "Women and their hair"? Maria Harden shares her thoughts on this ageless and popular topic. _____________________________________ AS THE CURLING IRON TURNS by Maria Harden Women and their hair -- a never-ending dilemma. The world could be immersed in political scandals, wars, and other newsworthy events, but nothing stimulates conversation better than hair. Women never seem to be content with the hair they were born with. Just as grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, hair is always more alluring on someone else's head. If her hair is straight, she wants it curly. If it's brown, she wants it blonde. Hair too short? Hair extensions. Hair too long? She wears a wig. Women's hair styling tools and accessories should be labeled as lethal weapons or torture devices, as they resemble chopsticks, clamps, and multi-toothed amphibians. Others have foreign names like "scrunchy" and "banana clip." All these adornments are imperative for preventing bad hair days. Women crimp and primp, perm and squirm, dry and dye. They curl, tease, highlight, streak, and straighten, then apply gel, mousse, and hair spray. They have brushes that are round, wire, or heated, and even ones that emit steam. If all else fails, then out comes the Velcro, sponge, or plastic rollers. Their curling irons with various size barrels do everything but spit nickels. Only a woman knows what a kiss curl, pin curl, or spiral perm is, and what the terms feathering and layering mean. I have fallen prey to all the pitfalls that come with having a full head of hair. If long hair is considered a woman's glory, then mine was singing hallelujah. I never had a perm until my twenties, and then ended up looking like a backup singer for the Jackson Five. My hair also took a beating from the chemicals, leaving my hairline red and sore. Lest you think that hair-raising experience stopped me from getting future perms, let me assure you I thought nothing of suffering for vanity. I literally let my hair down and had it cut so short, that a little florescent orange hair gel would have made me fit right in with the punk era. In later years, a few grey hairs dared make an appearance, so I thought nothing of spending the equivalent of a week's grocery money to have the offending hairs masked. After a while, I rationalized that I could save oodles of money doing it myself. How difficult could it be? All you do is put the dye on your head and wait while it works its magic. Sounded like splitting hairs to me. I chose a product with a reputable name, and carefully followed the instructions. The cheap plastic gloves promptly developed a hole, and the leaking dye stained my skin. After a very long time, my mission was accomplished. The hair results were passable but the bathroom was another story. Dye had somehow splattered all over the walls, peeling the paint off. It made me wonder what the stuff did to my hair. Repainting the entire wall made this whole experience a little more expensive than I had anticipated. The next time I touched up my roots, I noticed unusual dark stains on my bedroom carpet. Puzzled, I followed the trail of brown blotches to the tiled floor of the bathroom. I had unknowingly dripped the dye, colorless at first, on the floor and then stepped into it, tracking it wherever I walked. After that fiasco, I figured I was clearly coloristically challenged and decided to leave the coloring to a professional. The other day I found myself wondering if blondes really do have more fun. I guess only my hairdresser knows for sure, and I intend to leave it that way. -- Maria Harden ______________________________________ Note: Nothing here may be reproduced or published in any way without the express permission of the individual author. |
Ddr1135 | Wednesday, January 22, 2003 - 01:51 am     Hummingbird, I read this on E! Online, maybe this had something to do with Meryl's hair. Meryl Streep Smells Like a Pack Animal: Sure, Adaptation's Best Supporting Actress winner looked dazzling in her sparkling Armani outfit. "[But] don't get near me," Streep warned. "I smell like a camel." So we wouldn't think ill of her, the odoriferous one explained she'd winged it to Beverly Hills direct from Rome, where she'd been at work on the big-screen version of the Tony Award-winning epic Angels in America--and apparently too busy to shower. |
Fluff | Wednesday, January 22, 2003 - 10:28 am     Oh goodness. I really need to find Meryl Streep's pic! |
Fluff | Wednesday, January 22, 2003 - 10:36 am     The outfit...the hair.....Grief.
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Fluff | Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 04:57 pm     Okay, this is me. Hair is still damp, and loaded with gel and moisturizer.
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Fluff | Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 05:14 pm     Try again.
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Squaredsc | Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 05:50 pm     urgrace, that sounds like me. i have had every size curling iron known to man, as well as various other hair stuff. fluff, did you do the color yourself? |
Fluff | Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 05:53 pm     No in heezy. Uh-uh. Professionally done. Clairol's sunset brown. |
Squaredsc | Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 05:55 pm     ok. it looks very nice. is it colored all over or is it streaks? |
Fluff | Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 06:02 pm     Colored all over but the roots need a touch-up in color. It is still a little damp, which is why it is darker. If you give me your e-mail address, I'll show you the entire portfolio. Or just come hang out at longhaircareforum.com. |
Squaredsc | Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 06:04 pm     fluff, its in my profile. thanks, i would love to see it. |
Juju2bigdog | Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 06:20 pm     Super heezilicious, Fluffster. |
Urgrace | Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 06:20 pm     Thanks for commenting Square <didn't think anyone noticed>  |
Grooch | Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 06:34 pm     ACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I did a new message search and I saw Fluff's post and read this "Okay, this is me. Hair is still damp" I went to click on it to see what she looks like and the picture of Meryl Streep above her post jumped out at me. Good thing I was sitting down! I almost had a heart attack. |
Grooch | Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 06:35 pm     Fluff, your hair is a thousand times better than that Merrly Streep picture. <still catching my breath> |
Urgrace | Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 06:36 pm     hehehehehehhehgiggle |
Fluff | Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 06:39 pm     LOL Grooch! LMBO! HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA! *can't stop laughing*  |
Fluff | Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 06:41 pm     Hey, I could be a Hollywoord star too!
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Halfunit | Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 06:45 pm     rotfl at the homemade mole... |
Hippyt | Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 06:48 pm     Try again Fluff! I want to see what it looks like dry. |
Fluff | Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 06:49 pm     Grrrr....... Meryl Streep must be hatin' on me.
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Hippyt | Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 06:58 pm     LOL,that's great hizzliscious! I'm looking at this box of color I went and dug up. It's Clairol 33,Russet glow. I'm afraid it will turn out too purply! I hate that. I like it when the red turns more blond with time. I think I'll skip this box. |
Fluff | Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 06:59 pm     What is the base color? I may can give you an idea, if you tell me the base color. |
Hippyt | Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 07:03 pm     You mean my real haircolor? |
Fluff | Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 07:04 pm     No, the boxed color. That too, might be helpful. |
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