Having curly hair means you regret every picture ever taken of you in the past. I guess I am in denial about how ridiculous this coiffe can get sometimes. And what am I wearing?
Showing posts with label My Curly Hair. Show all posts
Showing posts with label My Curly Hair. Show all posts
Monday, October 12, 2009
Yeeps
Having curly hair means you regret every picture ever taken of you in the past. I guess I am in denial about how ridiculous this coiffe can get sometimes. And what am I wearing?
Thursday, October 1, 2009
The No-Poo Chronicles: Epilogue
In an effort to save money, help the environment, and restore my hair's health, I tried not to use shampoo for two weeks. Was it possible? Yes!
I started the No-Poo Experiment before I actually began posting about it. It has now been twenty-five days of cleaning my hair without the use of shampoo, and conditioning and styling it without the use of commercial products. Regarding the herbal vinegar rinse I created 11 days into the experiment, I was supposed to shake it nightly for three weeks and wait to use it.
I jumped the gun and started using it just one week after having created it (strain the herbs and use 1T in 12 oz water). It smells like sweet pickle juice. The scent goes away once my hair dries, and the results are great. Once it's dry, I rake through a few drops of Coriander oil (by Keihl's), which gives my hair a fabulous scent. I still haven't figured out any way to combat the slight amount of frizz that appears at the crown.
I have gone to work, gone on vacation, and gone on auditions using this method. I still want to use my shampoo, but at least now I know I can use it MUCH more sparingly and still yield great results.
I'll probably only use the expensive styling products on humid days when I know I'll need help fighting frizz.
Day 1
Day 21
Photo credit: tipnut.com
I started the No-Poo Experiment before I actually began posting about it. It has now been twenty-five days of cleaning my hair without the use of shampoo, and conditioning and styling it without the use of commercial products. Regarding the herbal vinegar rinse I created 11 days into the experiment, I was supposed to shake it nightly for three weeks and wait to use it.
I jumped the gun and started using it just one week after having created it (strain the herbs and use 1T in 12 oz water). It smells like sweet pickle juice. The scent goes away once my hair dries, and the results are great. Once it's dry, I rake through a few drops of Coriander oil (by Keihl's), which gives my hair a fabulous scent. I still haven't figured out any way to combat the slight amount of frizz that appears at the crown.
I have gone to work, gone on vacation, and gone on auditions using this method. I still want to use my shampoo, but at least now I know I can use it MUCH more sparingly and still yield great results.
I'll probably only use the expensive styling products on humid days when I know I'll need help fighting frizz.
Day 1
Day 21
Photo credit: tipnut.com
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
The No-Poo Chronicles: Victory is Mine
In an effort to save money, help the environment, and restore my hair's health, I am trying not to use shampoo for two weeks. Is that even possible?!
Day 14: I made it to the last day! I survived two straight weeks without using shampoo! And I don't feel like a mountain man. I had another wash today, which makes the sixth in two weeks, averaging one every other day. Washing this often is why my hair was so dry before. Only now, I'm not stripping it of its oils.
Day 15: headband day. I could keep going. Can't wait to try my herbal vinegar rinse...
The chronicles can end now but the legend of restored hair will live on!
Day 14: I made it to the last day! I survived two straight weeks without using shampoo! And I don't feel like a mountain man. I had another wash today, which makes the sixth in two weeks, averaging one every other day. Washing this often is why my hair was so dry before. Only now, I'm not stripping it of its oils.
Day 15: headband day. I could keep going. Can't wait to try my herbal vinegar rinse...
The chronicles can end now but the legend of restored hair will live on!
Monday, September 28, 2009
The No-Poo Chronicles: Wonder of Wonders
In an effort to save money, help the environment, and restore my hair's health, I am trying not to use shampoo for two weeks. Is that even possible?!
Day 13: headband day. After ponytail day? That's unheard of! Behold
I say unto thee it can be achieved!
Day 13: headband day. After ponytail day? That's unheard of! Behold
I say unto thee it can be achieved!
The No-Poo Chronicles: Money Matters
In an effort to save money, help the environment, and restore my hair's health, I am trying not to use shampoo for two weeks. Is that even possible?!
Day 12: ponytail day, but the prettiest ponytail yet! It's official: I'm a believer in the no-poo method. I've already looked up other natural treatments for my hair to keep the trend going. I may condition with mayonnaise soon, who knows? Of course, the goal was to save money, and going to Whole Foods to buy $47 worth of herbs to add to a vinegar rinse is not my idea of saving money. A bushel of dried lavender cost $10, and the florist told me that was a steal--yeah, you're stealing from me!
Not to mention the cost of installing a garbage disposal in my bathtub.
Let's do a cost benefit analysis:
MY OLD ROUTINE
DevaCare No-Poo (32 oz) - $35.99
Jane Carter Nutrient Replenishing Conditioner - $13.99
Mixed Chicks Leave-In (10 oz) - $20.00
Kinky-Curly Curling Custard (16 oz) - $26.00
Total: $95.98
VS.
MY NEW ROUTINE
Herbs - $44.41 (rosemary, sage, lavender, catnip, basil, chammomile, citrus peel, lemon peel from Whole Foods)
Vinegar - $2.99 (Apple cider vinegar from the grocery store)
Oils - $24.56 (jojoba, sweet almond, rosemary essential oil and vegetable glycerin from a health food store)
Total: $71.96
If I divide the cost of the products by how often I think I would use them individually, the cost per month is
$12.86 (Old Routine)
$11.99 (New Routine)
Hmm, not much of a difference. I could probably cut the cost of herbs and oils down a bit.
The real test this method has yet to pass is will it keep my hair from drying out, long-term? Everything I've read says over-washing curly hair is what causes dryness. With the old maintenance routine, I could create the illusion of shiny, lustrous hair, but by the end of the day it was a wool sweater and the next day shredded wheat. And that's even after finding all-natural products that are sulfate-free.
Maybe tricks like washing less often, using a wide-toothed comb, blot-drying and finger-styling are what prevent frizz and dryness no matter which curly mane-tenance method you choose.
Day 12: ponytail day, but the prettiest ponytail yet! It's official: I'm a believer in the no-poo method. I've already looked up other natural treatments for my hair to keep the trend going. I may condition with mayonnaise soon, who knows? Of course, the goal was to save money, and going to Whole Foods to buy $47 worth of herbs to add to a vinegar rinse is not my idea of saving money. A bushel of dried lavender cost $10, and the florist told me that was a steal--yeah, you're stealing from me!
Not to mention the cost of installing a garbage disposal in my bathtub.
Let's do a cost benefit analysis:
MY OLD ROUTINE
DevaCare No-Poo (32 oz) - $35.99
Jane Carter Nutrient Replenishing Conditioner - $13.99
Mixed Chicks Leave-In (10 oz) - $20.00
Kinky-Curly Curling Custard (16 oz) - $26.00
Total: $95.98
VS.
MY NEW ROUTINE
Herbs - $44.41 (rosemary, sage, lavender, catnip, basil, chammomile, citrus peel, lemon peel from Whole Foods)
Vinegar - $2.99 (Apple cider vinegar from the grocery store)
Oils - $24.56 (jojoba, sweet almond, rosemary essential oil and vegetable glycerin from a health food store)
Total: $71.96
If I divide the cost of the products by how often I think I would use them individually, the cost per month is
$12.86 (Old Routine)
$11.99 (New Routine)
Hmm, not much of a difference. I could probably cut the cost of herbs and oils down a bit.
The real test this method has yet to pass is will it keep my hair from drying out, long-term? Everything I've read says over-washing curly hair is what causes dryness. With the old maintenance routine, I could create the illusion of shiny, lustrous hair, but by the end of the day it was a wool sweater and the next day shredded wheat. And that's even after finding all-natural products that are sulfate-free.
Maybe tricks like washing less often, using a wide-toothed comb, blot-drying and finger-styling are what prevent frizz and dryness no matter which curly mane-tenance method you choose.
Friday, September 25, 2009
The No-Poo Chronicles: Daily Dose of Micro Fiber
In an effort to save money, help the environment, and restore my hair's health, I am trying not to use shampoo for two weeks. Is that even possible?!
Day 11: I slept in the scrunchie last night. I gave it a spritz of Rosemary leave-in today, but I'm not sure that does much once my hair is dry. It might even add to the frizz since the spray is mostly water. I think it looks fine today too though.
Don't be fooled by my face in the picture; I'm happy. Maybe I'm over the hump of bad hair days or maybe it was the rainy weather in the past week. Or it could be that I used my fingers instead of a comb to detangle. I'm going to avoid washing on humid/rainy days, and I'm going to try never to comb it once I'm out of the shower. I read recently that curly-haired people should use micro fiber towels. I get by with a paper towel, t-shirt or cotton bath robe.
Day 11: I slept in the scrunchie last night. I gave it a spritz of Rosemary leave-in today, but I'm not sure that does much once my hair is dry. It might even add to the frizz since the spray is mostly water. I think it looks fine today too though.
Don't be fooled by my face in the picture; I'm happy. Maybe I'm over the hump of bad hair days or maybe it was the rainy weather in the past week. Or it could be that I used my fingers instead of a comb to detangle. I'm going to avoid washing on humid/rainy days, and I'm going to try never to comb it once I'm out of the shower. I read recently that curly-haired people should use micro fiber towels. I get by with a paper towel, t-shirt or cotton bath robe.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
The No-Poo Chronicles: You Otter Know
In an effort to save money, help the environment, and restore my hair's health, I am trying not to use shampoo for two weeks. Is that even possible?!
Day 10: Fresh start with the fifth wash. I cradled my shampoo bottles lovingly in my arms, like Dumbo's mama who has to hold him from a jail cell.
WARSHing: I went without the ACV rinse because I'm paranoid that it causes dryness. While washing, I felt a coating of oil, all the way down to the ends. Like an otter. But it's not the texture of greasy hair; it feels like protected hair, as in shielded from dryness. The down side is I feel like my hair will never be "silky soft" while washing it. That's something to get used to. Or hate for eternity.
Styling: I did not comb at all. I just wrung my hair out, applied the Rosemary leave-in, and blotted dry. There's some frizz at the top, but thanks to the sunny weather (no humidity), it looks pretty great today.
*wolf whistle* if I do say so myself.
Day 10: Fresh start with the fifth wash. I cradled my shampoo bottles lovingly in my arms, like Dumbo's mama who has to hold him from a jail cell.
WARSHing: I went without the ACV rinse because I'm paranoid that it causes dryness. While washing, I felt a coating of oil, all the way down to the ends. Like an otter. But it's not the texture of greasy hair; it feels like protected hair, as in shielded from dryness. The down side is I feel like my hair will never be "silky soft" while washing it. That's something to get used to. Or hate for eternity.
Styling: I did not comb at all. I just wrung my hair out, applied the Rosemary leave-in, and blotted dry. There's some frizz at the top, but thanks to the sunny weather (no humidity), it looks pretty great today.
*wolf whistle* if I do say so myself.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
The No-Poo Chronicles: Comb Down the Pounds
In an effort to save money, help the environment, and restore my hair's health, I am trying not to use shampoo for two weeks. Is that even possible?!
Day 9: Fluffy hair was not my goal with this project. Sure it's soft,
but it's just a mass with no definition after sleeping on it. Like the kids who do the book reviews on Reading Rainbow. Ah, the 1980s, when a cloud of hair was an acceptable style among young and old alike. But you don't have to take my word for it!
To style, if you could call it that, I used the Foccacia Bread spray. I also found a recipe online for a new and improved vinegar solution, called an Herbal Vinegar Rinse.
Fill a jar or bottle about half-full with a combination of some or all of the following herbs: rosemary, sage, chamomile, catnip, yarrow, lemon peel, orange peel, basil, lavender. Fill the bottle or jar to the top with vinegar-- use a good quality apple cider vinegar or white wine vinegar. Seal and shake every day for a few weeks. Strain and use a tablespoonful in your final rinsing water.
I forget where I found it, but here is a similar recipe with more detail from Tipnut.com
Day 9: Fluffy hair was not my goal with this project. Sure it's soft,
but it's just a mass with no definition after sleeping on it. Like the kids who do the book reviews on Reading Rainbow. Ah, the 1980s, when a cloud of hair was an acceptable style among young and old alike. But you don't have to take my word for it!
To style, if you could call it that, I used the Foccacia Bread spray. I also found a recipe online for a new and improved vinegar solution, called an Herbal Vinegar Rinse.
Fill a jar or bottle about half-full with a combination of some or all of the following herbs: rosemary, sage, chamomile, catnip, yarrow, lemon peel, orange peel, basil, lavender. Fill the bottle or jar to the top with vinegar-- use a good quality apple cider vinegar or white wine vinegar. Seal and shake every day for a few weeks. Strain and use a tablespoonful in your final rinsing water.
I forget where I found it, but here is a similar recipe with more detail from Tipnut.com
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
The No-Poo Chronicles: Bread Head
In an effort to save money, help the environment, and restore my hair's health, I am trying not to use shampoo for two weeks. Is that even possible?!
Day 8: First week completed! How did I make it this far? The results have been so infuriating. Case in point, I had my fourth wash today. I know I just washed it yesterday, but it was frizzy beyond repair, and felt really dry. I didn't want to rake it into another ponytail puff. For the first time I feel like the ACV is drying me out. You're supposed to condition! Why have you forsaken me? When I finger-combed the vinegar through in the shower, sections of hair started to frizz before my eyes. When I rinsed it, the ends felt dry.
I looked up a more advanced, all-natural leave-in remedy besides olive oil. (1 Tablespoon jojoba oil, 1 Tablespoon sweet almond oil, 1.5 teaspoons veg gylcerin, 10 drops rosemary oil, and water in a spray bottle to fill) It's still rainy out so I tried wearing a bun. It was too drippy on my forehead, and since I can't towel dry without causing frizz, I took it down. But ooh la la, check out the waves! The oil seems to tame the frizz, even if I do smell like focaccia bread.
Chris if you say anything about my puffy eyes I will slap the black off you.
Day 8: First week completed! How did I make it this far? The results have been so infuriating. Case in point, I had my fourth wash today. I know I just washed it yesterday, but it was frizzy beyond repair, and felt really dry. I didn't want to rake it into another ponytail puff. For the first time I feel like the ACV is drying me out. You're supposed to condition! Why have you forsaken me? When I finger-combed the vinegar through in the shower, sections of hair started to frizz before my eyes. When I rinsed it, the ends felt dry.
I looked up a more advanced, all-natural leave-in remedy besides olive oil. (1 Tablespoon jojoba oil, 1 Tablespoon sweet almond oil, 1.5 teaspoons veg gylcerin, 10 drops rosemary oil, and water in a spray bottle to fill) It's still rainy out so I tried wearing a bun. It was too drippy on my forehead, and since I can't towel dry without causing frizz, I took it down. But ooh la la, check out the waves! The oil seems to tame the frizz, even if I do smell like focaccia bread.
Chris if you say anything about my puffy eyes I will slap the black off you.
Monday, September 21, 2009
The No-Poo Chronicles: That Puts a Damper on Things
In an effort to save money, help the environment, and restore my hair's health, I am trying not to use shampoo for two weeks. Is that even possible?!
Day 7: This is the third wash and the first fight with my hair. I'm guessing this is why people quit early. While scrubbing my scalp, before conditioning with the vinegar, I felt an oily build-up, confirming my sister's suspicions that I am a boxcar hobo. This may be my own natural oil or it may be the olive oil I added after each of the other two washes. It makes my hair feel thick as I finger-comb it under the running shower water to get it fully wet.
It's getting too cold out for chilled ACV solution, so that was an unpleasant icy blast. This time I mixed only 1T ACV in 12 whole ounces of water. I did something new by putting 1T olive oil in a spray bottle and mixed with water (shaking to emulsify), and applying all over hair, not just on ends. I tried to finger style, but sections of frizzy hair appeared in the back. I sprayed water on it and resorted to combing it. Dripping wet, and running late to work, it was hard to be patient enough to blot it dry. I'm trying not to use a towel as instructed. It's also raining out, which will amplify the frizz and keep it from ever drying.
I never had any auditions this week, but I do have a show tonight. Want to primp and look nice, but I can't break down now! This is the test. On the subway platform the breeze from a passing train made me wish I could use a blow dryer. By the end of the day even I can smell the vinegar on it. Celebrity look-alike today: Ola Ray
Day 7: This is the third wash and the first fight with my hair. I'm guessing this is why people quit early. While scrubbing my scalp, before conditioning with the vinegar, I felt an oily build-up, confirming my sister's suspicions that I am a boxcar hobo. This may be my own natural oil or it may be the olive oil I added after each of the other two washes. It makes my hair feel thick as I finger-comb it under the running shower water to get it fully wet.
It's getting too cold out for chilled ACV solution, so that was an unpleasant icy blast. This time I mixed only 1T ACV in 12 whole ounces of water. I did something new by putting 1T olive oil in a spray bottle and mixed with water (shaking to emulsify), and applying all over hair, not just on ends. I tried to finger style, but sections of frizzy hair appeared in the back. I sprayed water on it and resorted to combing it. Dripping wet, and running late to work, it was hard to be patient enough to blot it dry. I'm trying not to use a towel as instructed. It's also raining out, which will amplify the frizz and keep it from ever drying.
I never had any auditions this week, but I do have a show tonight. Want to primp and look nice, but I can't break down now! This is the test. On the subway platform the breeze from a passing train made me wish I could use a blow dryer. By the end of the day even I can smell the vinegar on it. Celebrity look-alike today: Ola Ray
Sunday, September 20, 2009
The No-Poo Chronicles: Meh
In an effort to save money, help the environment, and restore my hair's health, I am trying not to use shampoo for two weeks. Is that even possible?!
Day 6: Ponytail. Looks more like an Afro. I guess there's no more
frizz than when I use styling products and have slept on it for two
days in a row. Looking forward to washing though.
Day 6: Ponytail. Looks more like an Afro. I guess there's no more
frizz than when I use styling products and have slept on it for two
days in a row. Looking forward to washing though.
Friday, September 18, 2009
The No-Poo Chronicles: The Fabric of My Life
In an effort to save money, help the environment, and restore my hair's health, I am trying not to use shampoo for two weeks. Is that even possible?!
Day 5: Headband day. I miss styling products and the shampoo ritual. The shape is wild and unruly and won't comply when I try to reposition it with my hands. Also it is looking slightly dry. Luke said it feels like Cotton. My scalp likes when I scratch it.
Day 5: Headband day. I miss styling products and the shampoo ritual. The shape is wild and unruly and won't comply when I try to reposition it with my hands. Also it is looking slightly dry. Luke said it feels like Cotton. My scalp likes when I scratch it.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
The No-Poo Chronicles: Things Are Getting Crunchy
In an effort to save money, help the environment, and restore my hair's health, I am trying not to use shampoo for two weeks. Is that even possible?!
Day 4: Second wash. Used chilled ACV solution, same 2T in 6oz. Will
use less ACV and more water next time as per Internet, to reduce confounded vinegar scent. Combed hair in shower to detangle. Won't use a brush anymore because I read it damages curls. Used only a few drops of olive oil this time (not a handful), and blotted dry with lightweight bathrobe. Styled with fingers and shook upside down. It dries more quickly than when loaded down with products. Went to work. Scalp still a little itchy...
Day 4: Second wash. Used chilled ACV solution, same 2T in 6oz. Will
use less ACV and more water next time as per Internet, to reduce confounded vinegar scent. Combed hair in shower to detangle. Won't use a brush anymore because I read it damages curls. Used only a few drops of olive oil this time (not a handful), and blotted dry with lightweight bathrobe. Styled with fingers and shook upside down. It dries more quickly than when loaded down with products. Went to work. Scalp still a little itchy...
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
The No-Poo Chronicles: Hakuna Matata
In an effort to save money, help the environment, and restore my hair's health, I am trying not to use shampoo for two weeks. Is that even possible?!
Day 3: Wore my hair in a ponytail. Ponytail is a last-resort style, because the hair no longer has a pleasant shape. It starts doing a SideShow Bob kind of thing. My scalp is a little itchy, and the perimeter of my face is a little broken out (possibly from the olive oil). At the end of the day, I brushed with boar's hair(which comes as bristles on a brush; I'm not actually holding a live boar) to distribute my scalp's natural oil. For some reason boar's hair is recommended over plastic bristles, and there's big talk about spreading your natural oils down the length of the hair. I dont' even know what oil is doing up there in the first place. You have to take for granted that these are the properties of hair and it's not just some Hippie Conspiracy. Anyway, the result was Chaka Khan.
Oh well. Hakuna Matata...no worries! I'm washing again tomorrow to start fresh. Itchy head, bad skin, bird's nest hair...it's going to get better, right?
Day 3: Wore my hair in a ponytail. Ponytail is a last-resort style, because the hair no longer has a pleasant shape. It starts doing a SideShow Bob kind of thing. My scalp is a little itchy, and the perimeter of my face is a little broken out (possibly from the olive oil). At the end of the day, I brushed with boar's hair(which comes as bristles on a brush; I'm not actually holding a live boar) to distribute my scalp's natural oil. For some reason boar's hair is recommended over plastic bristles, and there's big talk about spreading your natural oils down the length of the hair. I dont' even know what oil is doing up there in the first place. You have to take for granted that these are the properties of hair and it's not just some Hippie Conspiracy. Anyway, the result was Chaka Khan.
Oh well. Hakuna Matata...no worries! I'm washing again tomorrow to start fresh. Itchy head, bad skin, bird's nest hair...it's going to get better, right?
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
The No-Poo Chronicles: You're Scrunchalievable
In an effort to save money, help the environment, and restore my hair's health, I am trying not to use shampoo for two weeks. Is that even possible?!
Day 2: Not unruly. I wore a headband as a fashionable shortcut to styling. I got a compliment on it. At night, I slept in a Scrunchie, which is supposed to help preserve the shape for one more day. Some website referred to this bedtime high ponytail as The Pineapple 'Do. I have one question: how will I know if he really loves me?
Day 2: Not unruly. I wore a headband as a fashionable shortcut to styling. I got a compliment on it. At night, I slept in a Scrunchie, which is supposed to help preserve the shape for one more day. Some website referred to this bedtime high ponytail as The Pineapple 'Do. I have one question: how will I know if he really loves me?
Monday, September 14, 2009
The No-Poo Chronicles: Olive Oil To the Rescue
In an effort to save money, help the environment, and restore my hair's health, I am trying not to use shampoo for two weeks. Is that even possible?!
Day 1: First wash while scrubbing with nothing but water. Conditioned with 2T Apple Cider Vinegar in 6 oz water. Out of the shower, I combed my hair while it began to dry which caused it to frizz. I added a teaspoon of olive oil in my hands and put it all over the hair. I loved the results and was pleasantly surprised with the shape and definition. It made me wonder if my style was so nice because I had not fully washed the old products out. My only complaint for the day was that Luke noticed the vinegar smell even after my hair was dry.
Photo after first wash:
Thank you Olive Oyl!
Day 1: First wash while scrubbing with nothing but water. Conditioned with 2T Apple Cider Vinegar in 6 oz water. Out of the shower, I combed my hair while it began to dry which caused it to frizz. I added a teaspoon of olive oil in my hands and put it all over the hair. I loved the results and was pleasantly surprised with the shape and definition. It made me wonder if my style was so nice because I had not fully washed the old products out. My only complaint for the day was that Luke noticed the vinegar smell even after my hair was dry.
Photo after first wash:
Thank you Olive Oyl!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
That Makes Salad of Sense
After reading several blog posts on the benefits of the no-poo method I am going to try not to shampoo my hair for two weeks. I will also explore the inexpensive conditioning treatment called PUTTING VINEGAR ON YOUR HEAD.
You may remember that I tried this back in September 2007. I didn't stick with it, so this is my second attempt. I am older. More patient. Impervious to ridicule.
You are probably as creeped out by this as my husband, but tap into your inner-hippie for a moment. Besides the fact that ACV has great health benefits, most shampoos containe sulfates, chemicals that seep into your skin and strip the hair of its natural oils. After washing, you dry your hair out so much you have to condition it. But to remove the heavy silicones in the conditioner you have to use the harsh shampoo again. Vicious cycle. Then the government sends signals to your brain.
So I'm doing it to save money, to be eco-friendly, to stretch my (all natural but expensive) hair care products, and because I like to do weird things like this anyway. Remember when I spent an entire evening evaluating yogurts?
So does it work? Photos from the first attempt:
Just out of the shower. Love that shine!
Half-way dry. Getting a good shape and good curl definition.
Completely dry. Frizzier than I like it, but miraculously not a rats nest as I predicted. I added a few drops of Olive Oil for shine and control.
Directions:
1. massage scalp vigorously to loosen dirt. Rinse thoroughly with water.
2. mix 1T Apple Cider Vinegar with 12oz Water. Apply to ends and work through hair. Let it set for a couple minutes. Rinse thoroughly with water.
Curly-haired readers, learn more about taking care of your tresses. Here's another gal's trial with the no-poo method.
(The title of this post comes from comedian Joe Romby, Jr.'s reaction to my experiment.)
Monday, August 3, 2009
Imposter
There is a girl over at Comedy Central masquerading as a "rock-tern" with my hair and face. Find her and kill her.
Above With Wyatt Cenac. Here with cardboard cut-outs of Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter.
And here with ACTUAL Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert!
I owe this find to my private investigator, Soce The Elemental Wizard, and the sleuthing he does all over ccinsider.comedycentral.com
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
That's Me in the Corner
Back in 2006 I used to do silly things. Like get wacky haircuts or take before and after pictures of it and e-mail them to a nice Canadian woman who is launching a hair product business in Canada.
Three years later I am a Cover Girl on the Blended Beauty Website.
Flash forward to today, where I'm still putting weird stuff on my hair, but at least now I get paid for it.
Thanks to Chris of Cynical-C.com and comedian Les Degan for spotting me!
Three years later I am a Cover Girl on the Blended Beauty Website.
Flash forward to today, where I'm still putting weird stuff on my hair, but at least now I get paid for it.
Thanks to Chris of Cynical-C.com and comedian Les Degan for spotting me!
Monday, April 21, 2008
Four of a Kind
One fear I have as a stand-up is not being able to be original. I worry that my ideas are common, that my delivery is contrived, or that my stage presence is lacking. Luke tries to encourage me by telling me that at least I have a "Look" that gets attention right away, and may give me an edge on stage.
Here are some talented ladies I will have to convince to give up The Look:
Name: Michelle Buteau
Her Curly Comedy: http://www.michellebuteau.com/
How She is Different From Me: Michelle's got skills that pay the bills! She's a contest winner, a road traveler, and has a great reputation in New York and overseas. From comedycentral.com: "Buteau has also been seen on VH1's Best Week Ever and A2Z's Donald Trump. She recently won New York's Underground Comedy Festival's New Comic Contest and was a finalist in Budweiser's Ladies of Laughter Competition. On stage, watch Michelle blend her Jamaican and Haitian background, exclusive style of urban funk and Girl-next door comedy into a performance that's anything but routine."
Name: Calise Hawkins
Her Curly Comedy: http://www.myspace.com/calisehawkins
How She is Different From Me: Calise is a hustler, Homey. A regular in many rooms, she hosts her own show at the Village Lantern, tapes clips for television and goes home to single-handedly take care of her baby girl. From diversecitynbc.com: "Calise Hawkins wears her heart on her microphone. She relays personal experience with comedic insights to the enjoyment of a laughing audience. Catch Calise on stage at most major clubs in New York and you'll experience the development of a true comedian."
Name: Honour Pillow
Her Curly Comedy: http://www.myspace.com/onherpillow
How She is Different From Me: HP has lived my dream and faced my nightmare; Showtime at The Apollo. I have never met her, but I wouldn't mind it, because she does her thing and looks collected while doing it. From lasvegasweekly.com: "After studying at Chicago's Improv Olympics and Second City, model-turned-stand-up-comedian Honour Pillow moved to Vegas, where she unleashes her confrontational brands of relationship and observational humor at the likes of Boomer's, the Freakin' Frog, the Bunkhouse and Tommy Rocker's. She's also making headway as a viral-video star; her portrayal of a confused grandma exploring the decorative potential of a condom is no Jesus Is Magic, but it's just as memorable."
Whew. That's some steep competition, and I am in no mood to step up my game. In order not to have to sharpen my comedy skills, I may have to fall back on one of my other looks.
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