For a period of about five years or so, I subjected my hair to Japanese straightening. Lots of chemicals to make my super curly hair straight for about four months at a time. I loved it. Rrally loved it. But I got tired of all the chemicals. I […]
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 […]
I did not have more fun as a blonde. Flat out truth. Of course, it is a stereotype that blondes have more fun. But when I dyed my hair blonde I wanted to embody that stereotype for a bit. But it didn’t happen. Boo on me. It actually […]
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 […]
I like to change up my hairstyle and hair color all the time. Well, not exactly all the time. I did the Japanese straightening to my hair over eight years ago and then I kept doing it for about eight years straight. Then, I stopped straightening […]
I am a brunette with curly hair. Not everyone knows that or has known that. For more than five years, I have straightened out my hair. I utilized Japanese straightening process which really straightened my fierce curls. Thus, for a while not many realized I am a […]
When I lived in Spain many years ago, I was considered exotic by many Spaniards and Europeans in general. I was different looking as I am brown and curly-haired. The fact that I was American bewildered many as I did not fit the images that are often […]
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 […]
The girl baggage I have intentionally left behind on my travels Ask yourself this: what can you readily leave behind at a moment’s notice? Now think about what does it say about your current state of being. I will tell you the answer right up front. Leaving items behind […]
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 […]
