Making the cut

There is nothing that a little haircut won't cure or, in some cases, a lot of haircut. It heals in many ways problems that otherwise would take years to fix. I had to be reminded of this the hard way. An unfortunate side effect of having gone so blonde was that my scalp could no longer endure the process of bleaching. Subsequently, I had to go progressively darker and darker even though my hair was in dire need of a rest from the coloring process. However, beauty does have its consequences. Eventually, I did have to cut off quite a bit of hair. Why you ask? Well not only was it dry and brittle but the curl was all but gone. Even employing my gentle hair techniques were not enough to overcome the damage caused by all the coloring. In the end I had to make a choice. Sad, frumpy, ugly hair or shorter, happier, healing hair. To wrap up just remember that when it seems hard to get your haircut but, because of damage, you need it; it is always worth it! Even though I was, and am still at times, saddened about having to start over in my hair growing process my curls are finaly back! And no amount of length can make up for that.

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A lesson to learn

Have you ever wondered to yourself ifu there is a connection between your hair coloring habits and your limp, dry curls? Well, after my own hair adventure today, I am here to say...absolutely yes there is!

Here is a picture to prove it. Compare to pervious pictures of my curls and you should be able to see how much more limp it looks now.

Folks don't do this at home. I did (again hazard of the profession) and 5 hrs, 3 processes, and a head full of 3rd degree chemical burns later (hey, once you start there is no turning back ... unless you like looking like a freak) I emerged with what you now see.

All I can say is that I am soo glad my hair was in GREAT condition before I started! I don't even want to begin to imagine what it would have been like if it wasn't.

My poor curls! :'( Not to fear though, if you do choose to follow in my footsteps, your curls will bounce back to healthy a whole lot faster, because the methods you use to care for your hair are so much more gentle and strengthening for your hair. From the inside, out.

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Hazards of being a cosmetologist

There are many benefits to being a cosmetologist. You get to work your own hours, meet lots of new people and hopefully make lots of new friends. But there are some some hazards. One being that, because you're always working on everyone else you don't have time to have your own hair cut or colored. And occasionally you get so fed up with it that you do something drastic, but not at the salon like you should, but rather at home in your bathroom.
Let's just say folks don't do this at home...

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