For some of
my readers, this won’t come as news, but to some it might come as a surprise: I
don’t actually find hair very interesting.
It’s true,
I really don’t.
For
instance, “free and loose” shots, I see as something to check overall health of
hair, not something that is pretty and admirable. Updos however, this is one of
the top reasons I like long hair and maybe the top reason I’ve grown my hair as
long as it is.
Updos are
cool, creative and fun. Loose hair is like an untreated piece of wood and updos
are the multiple things you can create out of it.
I’ve never
really understood the appeal of a “hair cut”. Even the most fancy and expensive
cut will eventually grow boring if all you can do to it is to drown it in
various products.
For
instance, I always thought Jennifer Aniston’s famous “do” was painfully boring.
She so rarely do anything to it at all and most of the time it just hangs there
as a big boring blanket covering her face. Seriously, that sent millions of
women running for their stylists? Yawn.
Another
thing about hair is that it’s fairly simple. There is only so much you “need”
to learn to successfully grown your hair long and/or healthy. Sure, there is
much more theory to learn if you want to, but it’s not necessary to function. And
even then, if you decide to look into oil and henna-theory, its still not string
theory. (Or insert whatever field you find difficult to understand. Personally I’ve
never felt I “get” poems. If they’re not funny or dirty, my mind just switches
off in boredom. But maybe it’s just me)
Yet, after
all I decided to blog about hair anyways.
From the
first time I encountered long hair forums, I felt I was capable of processing
knowledge and presenting it to people.
And
providing inspiration both for actually doing something to hair and spark the
thought of “Hey, if she can grow that long from being bald, so can I!”
I like when
I make people think that. It makes me very happy.
It’s
actually my second-most favourite compliment. (“Kind of compliment” I guess,
since I heard that quite a lot over the years)
My
favourite compliments ever, are when people tell me my thoughts on skincare
have been useful.
I’ve always
had sensitive, easily irritated skin. I grew up with it and probably will
always have it. I’ve experienced the ridiculous attitudes people have towards
people with “bad” skin: You’re probably just completely unhygienic anyways. You’re
probably just too stupid to wash, tone and moisturise. It’s just that you use
some really stupid product. Why don’t you use Acme product instead, haven’t you
seen that sweet new commercial promising supermodel skin in a week?
Ugh.
If you
think you encounter a lot of bullshit from stupid people with bad hair when you
have long hair, try having “bad” skin. It’s ridiculous how much bullshit advice
you will get from people who have naturally “good”, trouble free skin.
Because, it’s
not that their skin could be naturally easygoing, of course it’s their
overpriced, over perfumed, over hyped products that does wonders and of course
they can project their results onto someone with a skintype that is polar
opposite of theirs, right? And of course it is that they are so fantastically smart
and know everything about skin (From commercials and packaging on their fantastic
product) that they should lecture you on correct skincare, right?
Barf.
I know how annoying
it is. So the compliments I’ve received on my (Few, but still…) posts on
skincare are extremely dear to me.
I’m sure
some of you reading this are wondering why I wandered into rant-land. Well,
this is why:
Yesterday
when I shaved, I nicked my left armpit. (Hm, been shaving for almost 20 years
or so and I still manage to injure myself?) Naturally, I covered it with a band-aid
(“For sensitive skin!” and “No irritation!” it bragged.)
I had
noticed that it was really sore, but didn’t think too much of it. I mean, a skinless
area in your armpit has to hurt, right? But today when I wanted to change it, I
found that it wasn’t the cut that hurt, but my skin having a reaction to the
band-aid itself. A perfect imprint of the band-aid printed in red, itchy hurt.
Sigh. Having
sensitive skin sucks.
Ow.
