I was a die-hard What Not to Wear fan. That changed the day I heard Nick (the hair stylist) talk about sexy hair. He wanted to straighten a client's lush natural curls. I agreed that her hair needed a trim and a shape to complement her features. He hit her with, "Don't you want sexy hair? Straight hair is sexy hair."
As she hesitated, he went on to extol the versatility, shake, swing and sexiness of straight hair. He wore her down. I on the other hand remained angry over his "straight hair is sexy hair".
This was several months ago. And I am still angry. Of and on, if I come across an episode while surfing cable channels, I might watch it, but I refuse to look at the hair styling session. Don't get me wrong, Nick has styled different types of hair without altering their natural textures but that statement he made had a lasting effect on me. It remains one of the chief inspirations for my going natural.
I understand that people may have preferences for different hair textures but that "straight hair is sexy hair"/"sexy hair is straight hair" is garbage if you are trying to infer that other textures are not. If the issue is sexiness, doesn't kinky, coily and curly hair exude their own kind of sexiness?
More importantly, hair has nothing to do with sex or being sexy. Hair, whatever the texture, is just downright beautiful, when it is well-cared for and styled to complement and/or emphasize a woman's personality.
There! I'm done my rant. It's off my chest. And I feel better. Yes I do.
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