I have very curly hair. Extremely curly. But, many people who have met me in the last few years, wouldn’t know about my curly nature. I do the keratin treatment and blow out my hair. I think the last time I wore my hair curly was in 2017. […]
Before I went to watch the movie A Wrinkle in Time, I had heard it was a grand movie about resilience and girl power. When I heard such commentary I just shrugged my shoulders. I think many people thought that I would love this movie by Ava DuVernay […]
When I was a young girl, I had a lot of hair issues. I had very curly hair. Extremely curly hair. Still do. However, my family was, for the most part, a straight hair one. My mother had no idea how to tame my curls. She […]
A curly-haired girl’s troubles with hotels I once saw a man, a curly-haired man, almost miss his flight because he had to check in at the last minute a suitcase filled with his hair products. I stared, laugh, and ran to my seat for I was not going […]
Daily Prompt: Mirror Mirror: Let me start off with this nugget. Sadly many women avoid looking at themselves even in the beauty salon. Yet, the mirror can be an illuminating vehicle for understanding oneself and how one is viewed in the world. I am a New Yorker. […]
This morning, after a long travel day yesterday that was followed by pool time, I definitely had to “do” my hair: Wash, blow dry, flat iron. At the end of this modern-day self-inflicted torture ritual, I was quite happy. The weather in Curacao while hot, is a very […]