Beauty Comes With a Price

Grandma Betty always told me, "You must suffer to be beautiful."

There is still some truth echoing in the abandoned halls of that archaic phrase.  After taking a look at the below photo, however, I am wondering who is doing the suffering - me or the people looking at me?

Don't be afraid, it it all turns out alright in the end.

I love having my hair highlighted, but haven't done so in about 8 or 9 months to keep my locks healthy and long.  But the summer sunshine kept teasing my inner blonde and I could refuse her sun-kisses no longer.  I feel radiant, even without makeup (no makeup in these photos and I maybe forgot this morning too).

I may regret the decision to post these silly photos from joking around with Leah, but oh well - here ya go!

Mullet vs. Eurotail

I have an acquaintance, whom we will call "Norway."  Norway has the luscious locks of a Greek God. 

Imagine my surprise when I showed up to church one Sunday and beheld the freshly shorn scalp you see below.

This past Sunday, we were conversing about how he has a doppleganger at the gym (he sees Gym more than I do) and I said, "He's even sporting a rockin' mullet just like you!"

He immediately put his hands up and said, "Whoa, whoa...this is not a mullet!  It's a Eurotail.  Big difference." 

Huh?

So I looked up "eurotail" online and all I could find was from Urban Dictionary: "European hairstyle that is gradually making its way into North America. A hybrid of a mullet and a rat tail but has remained socially acceptable. The eurotail lives life on one principle: work hard and enjoy life simultaneously."

Mullet, Eurotail, whatever you call it, I don't see the difference.  What do you think?

Girls and Hair Trauma

Have you ever noticed, that when a girl does something drastic to her hair - a significant cut or color change - the first question most people ask is something along the lines of, "So what happened?"

I have more friends than I can count to whom a hair makeover indicates something traumatic has occurred.  If you ask the above question you are likely to get an answer such as, "I was having a hard time with a (breakup, job, family, weight).  My hair is the one thing I can control and/or new hair makes me feel like a new person."

Ladies - are you guilty?  Why do you change your hair?

How to Flirt

I rather dashing fellow was sitting with me and my friend and hair stylist magician, Leah, while we were discussing my next hair appointment.

"Leah, I really need my hairs fixed.  When can we find time in your crazy schedule to fix them?"

Dashing young fellow, after inquisitively looking at my hair with a tilted head, genuinely asks, "What is there to fix?"

That's how it's done, fellas.  That's how it's done.