Straight Talk

I was going to wait to tell you about this stuff until I had time to really put it through it’s paces, but to be honest, the weather forecast is 89,96, 99, 97, 89 and I don’t think it’s going to be cooling down for at least another month and half. I seriously doubt I’ll be wearing my hair down anytime soon, and if you have bangs, you need to know about this now.

Blow Dry Perfector Totally Blows

Yesterday, I washed my hair for the first time since applying the Garnier Fructis Blow Dry Perfector, and I think I know enough about it at this point to give you an update. While I haven’t had the absolutely terrible results some of the reviewers on Amazon had, (it must especially suck for people without a good flat iron or with color-treated hair) I’m still really REALLY not happy with it.

Fly Flyaway

Despite my extremely awesome flat iron, one thing that still plagues me is flyaways. I use Goldwell Star Polish, a “shine wax”, which is great for static and dry ends, but I don’t like putting too much of it near my roots, because it’s a little greasy. (Same thing with my Paul Mitchell Super Skinny Serum, and many of the other frizz-taming products I've tried.) Plus, the crazy hairs along my part are extremely obstinate and the Star Polish just doesn’t have the muscle to make them submit.

Wooden it Be Nice?

In olden times, in fact, as far back as the caveman days, styling tools for women were made of the only stuff they had around: natural stuff. Paleolithic hair dryers were carved of wood and only worked on very windy days, curlers were made of rags and/or bones, and to straighten your hair, you had to sleep with your head between two flat rocks! People didn’t shampoo back then, because, duh, cavemen don’t EVEN appreciate nice smelling hair. And if you’ve ever seen a “Dawn of Man” exhibit, you know conditioner was definitely not happening either.

Jesus Built My Flat Iron

I have what could be called “combination” hair. It’s a mix of straight, curly, wavy, and… wiggly. Unless I have it short enough to really boost the waves, I need to do more than just let this shit air dry. I have to pick a direction and actively pursue it, and most of the time, if I’m not fighting late summer humidity, I go with straight.

At one point in my life, I had a Japanese straightening treatment, which gave me fantastic hair for nearly 10 months. But I missed being able to have curls if I wanted. Plus, it was EXPENSIVE. Not wanting to commit to that again, and before the popularity of keratin treatments, I resorted to straightening my hair myself with a drugstore flat iron, and going to a salon for a blowout if I had a special event. I don’t know why it took me so long to realize “Hey, if I buy a better flat iron, I will get better results” but it did.