So yesterday I went to get highlights in my hair. Since it’s near impossible to see the highlights in wet, curly hair and she had the time, the stylist asked if I would like her to straighten my hair – flat iron it. Since I’ve never had it straightened (well, once a long time ago when straightening meant blow drying it to death) I decided to let her have at it and see how it looked.
It was like having someone else’s hair on my head. By the way the boys and Tom’s faces looked when I got home, I could tell that (after they picked their jaws up and properly re-attached them) straight was not for me. Even our neighbor’s daughter that I picked up (I figured I’d get a female opinon) thought I was meant to have curly hair. Since open house was last night, a quick shower restored me to my former (and evidently meant-to-be) curliness.
Here’s the picture – but no laughing.
5 comments
Comments feed for this article
September 17, 2010 at 9:03 am
Uncle Lou
I think it looks fine. But I am always confused as to why people with naturally curly hair want straight hair and people with straight hair perm the heck out of it to get curly hair. Just be happy that you have hair, it could be worse.
September 17, 2010 at 9:07 am
blaknsam
I think it looks pretty good. You can’t go by Tom’s reaction…he’s been looking at curly hair for 30 years. Now way back when Uncle Lou got his perm…well, that was funny.
September 17, 2010 at 9:20 am
kirby
I kind of like it but it is not you. When I first saw the picture w/o reading your paragraph, I thought it was a picture of your long lost sister
But yeah I have to agree, curly is more you!
September 17, 2010 at 9:27 am
cynthia
My vote is for the curly – because it is just so wonderful – but you look great either way – and I do think a woman ought to be able to play with the look and be danged with any criticism. Someday I’ll show up with navy blue hair, just because. (and I don’t mean that old lady blue)
September 17, 2010 at 1:42 pm
ptcakes
WOW! I would have walked by you completely. I vote for curly. Not because straight isn’t nice, but I have straight hair and would probably sell one of my children to have curly.
Enjoy the change. Revel in it! It’s not everyday we get to take on a new look.