A couple of weeks ago, I decided it was time for a change. My hair had gotten too long for me to manage. I struggled with what to do next: do I go big and chop it off or go with what I know?
I've decided to chop, but how short? How do I style it? What do I do if I can't put it in a pony tail?
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It is an ongoing joke that, in the event of unexpected downpour, my hair is unthreatened because it looks basically the same in all elements.
I have extremely curly hair that ventures on Raggedy Ann territory, especially now that I've chopped it short. On a good day, it is as carefree and buoyant as my personality. On a bad day, people assume (sometimes correctly but sometimes not!) that I'm going through some personal issues.
I have never straightened it. I did not own a blow dryer until I was 27. All this, I believe, makes me an expert on curly coiffure. Below, the products, processes and tools I would take with me to the apocalypse.
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