hair

[ilanarama]

I got my hair cut yesterday, and the guy who does my hair is doing this new thing now: he blow-dried my hair and then ironed it straight before cutting, so that he could line up and cut all the layers precisely. The thing is, my hair is thick and wavy-to-curly. I have never seen myself with straight hair before, and I couldn't stop staring at myself in the mirror. I mean, it is so totally smooth and straight. I look like a completely different person.

Husbands being what they are, I couldn't get a straight answer out of mine as to whether he preferred it straight or curly. When I told him I could buy a straightening iron and do it like this every day, he just laughed at me and pointed out that I never even bother to blow-dry it normally, and just walk around with wet hair until it dries, and did I really think I was going to spend that much time every day on my hair? He has a point.

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[bowdlerized.livejournal.com]

Do we get to see a picture? :D

My hair is very thick and mildly wavy, and while I like how it looks straight, I never had the patience to blow it dry. But I bought a straightening iron a few months ago, and now I straighten my hair much more often than I ever did with a blow dryer. It's much faster, and IMO easier to do well, too. I have a lot of hair, and I can pretty much do my whole head in 5 minutes. Best beauty-related $100 I ever spent!

[ilanarama.livejournal.com]

Britt took some but I haven't looked at them yet. I will have to do a curly/straight photo comparison. It's...astonishing.

And, $100??!!! I had no idea it cost that much! I was just thinking it would be fun to straighten my hair every so often. But, $100. Hmm.

[bowdlerized.livejournal.com]

You know, I actually bought that one only because someone I knew had it and really loved it...there are definitely cheaper ones. I bet you could find a cheap one in the $20 range.