Curly Hair

First of all, I love my hair. I love that I can hop out of the shower (or drag myself out of the shower, depending on how early I have to get up), stick some goup in it, give it a quick shake and be ready for the day. Done and done. Thirty eight seconds is an acceptable time for hair styling, thank you very much. Granted, the mousy washed out not quite brown color I'm not totally crazy about, but give me a beauty school and I can lighten it up without a huge hit to my bank account and I'm a happy kid again. Hair is great, especially when you don't have to worry about it. I do feel it my civic duty, however, to warn any curly headed girls out there that when they say naturally curly hair needs length to keep it tame, they aren't joking. Short curly hair quickly turns into a tangled bush perched atop your head. Goup, spray, crimp, and moose do very little to tame the wild look and soon you are left with what one can only call a mess on top of your head. The nice thing about hair, of course, is that it grows even when the length is bad. Unfortunately for curly haired individuals, the growth is stunted by the fact that it has to grow horizontally in constricting circles as it grows down, however grow it shall.

There are of course advantages to the wild tresses exploding out of your scalp. Trying to hide a zit on the side of your face, for instance, is much easier when one has a haze of curls blocking the view. It is also an exciting look, guaranteed to attract attention if that is your thing. People may go so far as to stare at you wondering, "did she really do that on purpose? Does she know how big her head looks with that style?" and you can smile to yourself knowing you are the subject of curiosity and mild disbelief. It's also useful for hiding things in. Not quite as firm as a fro but should you need to stick an extra pencil or even a small cookie somewhere for later, thick, tangled curly messes make great storage centers as well.

All the same, if I had to do it again I think I would keep the length. Just saying is all.