yaaayyyy.....A post I wished to often write...A post about
my Curls !!
I look at people with some great straight hair and always
imagine they are so care free. They have endless hair cut options whereas on a
curly hair, the best you can come with is a Step Cut. People with straight hair
hardly do anything. They just have to
brush a little and all is set. At times, when I look at them, I feel pity for
my hair...!!
Only people like me know how much it takes to just maintain
your hair on a regular basis. Sometimes u get so messed up in these curls that
you do nothing and give up..!! That’s when the thought of straitening hair
comes to my mind..!!
My first attempt of straightening was a simple blow
dry of my hair after a haircut. Was perfect. I felt confident about it and jumped all over
the place. I got gorgeous comments on my look as I captured myself and published
on FB. I knew washing my hair would bring back my curls.... I almost
tried to maintain that till 4 days..!! This was the crazziest thing I had ever
done with my hair. I used to sleep straight with my hair lying at peace.. I
avoided all the various positions of sleep which I normally do..!! When
bathing, I wrapped my fake straightened hair into a plastic hair mask to
avoid contact of water. As the days continued, my straight affect started
to fade away and so did my confidence..!! Then on 5th day I was forced to wet
my hair by mummy and it all ended. I was back to being normal. I was back to
being curly. Somewhere felt bad about the demise of my hair straightness but
somewhere felt little good to see my curls back. As I saw myself in the
mirror... All my curls hanging in there.. bouncing with happiness to be back
again.
My second ultimate attempt was simple, I got a hair straightener.
The moment I was purchasing it, I was so happy and imagined myself in all the
different poses of a silky straight hair. Next day was nothing but a pure
experiment day. I closed myself inside a room and ran the straightener slowly
on each section of my hair. It took more than 10 to 20 rounds for each section
to actually become straightened. I realized
my curls were stiff enough and were in no mood to be changed. I gathered some
courage and continued my attempt. I started in morning and as I finished it I
realized even lunch time was over. In the end I did succeed though just to some
extend but lost all the patience to try the same for the second time ever in my
life. So there lies my straightener untouched in a corner of my cupboard.
My Second Scary Attempt :P
Every day as I combed my hair... I used to feel more and
more pity for my hair... !! Then one fine day, a friend of mine after long
asked me.."How you doing curls?" I asked him, why does he call me
like that? He just said.."The curls look good". I looked at myself and
thought..How many of them have a natural curly hair? May be I never cared for
my curls..so much..maybe I never loved them. So I started to pamper them, so
that they feel good and I feel good about having them. Now, I moisturize them,
detangle them, scrunch them, use products which they respond to and take proper
care of them. It does take some amount of time but I regularly do this now a
days. As I look at my curls now, I actually feel good about owning them. As I write
this, I am proud and happy with my curls and me. It’s a little different
these days. I step out with my curls on and feel pity for those people with straight
hairs....hehe.. for not having curls. I somewhere feel a weird connection with
my curls.
I finally made a conclusion out of the whole hair experimentation
thing. Straightening you hair may give you a different look but do not forget
to love and embrace your natural hair whatever they may be like. Coz your hair
is your best accessory, your wear it every day, so have FUN with it.
PS: Love your hair and it loves you back !! :D
This post is for written for SunSilk Straight Hair Experiment. ;)
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