October is Black History Month here in the United Kingdom and so far I have spent it all with my natural hair. It isn't a deliberate statement but the timing does seem to work. I still scowl at my reflection in the mirror first thing in the morning, but I'm OK with it. My hair looks the same as it did when I was eleven, but the main difference is that I now bother combing it properly and putting a bobble in it. As per usual there are people wanting to know when we'll be celebrating white … [Read more...] about BLACK HISTORY MONTH
SEEING DOUBLE. THE CURSE OF THE DOUBLE HAIRDO
There are lots of ways to have hair extensions. Quite often my go to solution is to bury my natural hair under my shop bought hair. There are various methods, but the end result is that you only see my new (and allegedly improved) hair. This period of equilibrium exists for a brief time until eventually we witness the return of the original hair, peeking out from under the shop bought hair, giving rise to the dreaded Double Hair Do The good news is that for a while I'm the only person who … [Read more...] about SEEING DOUBLE. THE CURSE OF THE DOUBLE HAIRDO
IN DISGUISE
For the next few days the site is going to look a little bit different. I built this site on WordPress and there have been a couple of updates which mean that the theme which controls how this website looks has changed - and not in a good way. It's the digital equivalent of dying your hair blonde and having it turn green! So until I finish rebuilding it, I'm going to have to go with something safe and plainish. Technically this shouldn't take very long but when you're self employed you … [Read more...] about IN DISGUISE