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fannishliss) wrote2013-07-10 07:39 pm
fannishliss) wrote2013-07-10 07:39 pm
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31 Day Blog Challenge! Day 10, my best physical feature
My best physical feature is my really long hair, which represents 27 years of time and effort on my part, as well as a conscious decision not to go with passing styles.
My mom always had short hair and never liked my long hair. So, when I was a sophomore in high school I went and got what we called a poodle perm. I knew it was a mistake as soon as the beautician pulled up a long hank from the top of my head (probably about 18 inches long) and snipped it. Despite the shock and regret, there was no turning back. When it was finished, I basically had Tom Baker's hairstyle. My natural hair is very, very fine and perfectly straight without the slightest bit of curl in it. You can perm it, but it still takes loads of effort with the curling iron and hairspray and all. So, that was my hair for about a year. Then, by the time I was a senior in 1986 I cut it all off in a very short all over cut, and then went to college and NEVER CUT IT AGAIN.
My hair grows very, very slowly, about a little over an inch a year. So, after 27 years, it is down below my waist. No, I do not trim it. Normally it is all in one braid, but I can also put it up in a twist or in bun. Even with being so long, it is so very fine it still weighs almost nothing. I hope that in a few more years it will reach my knees -- that is my ultimate goal.
When I was a little girl I must have been influenced by the imagery of the hippies in the early 1970s. I thought their long straight hair was very beautiful. Also, Cher made the album Dark Lady (1974), which I really loved. On the cover she is holding a black cat on her hands and is wearing a long designer dress (Calvin Klein) and I thought she was awesome. And the Dark Lady from the title song is a fortune teller, an idea I loved. (I was fannish even as a tiny, tiny girl. It is intrinsic to my nature.) Another amazing fortune teller from that era is the character of Solitaire, played by Jane Seymour, from the Bond film Live and Let Die (1973). I thought she had to be the most beautiful woman in the world. She is in my icon.
I am 5' 1" and very strong, with a round face, blue eyes and a big smile. There are no movie stars who look like me with the possible exception of some sort of cross between Renee Zelweger and Dame Judy Dench.
So my hair is absolutely my best physical feature. I also have very nice feet, which are considered wide by the shoe industry. :)
My mom always had short hair and never liked my long hair. So, when I was a sophomore in high school I went and got what we called a poodle perm. I knew it was a mistake as soon as the beautician pulled up a long hank from the top of my head (probably about 18 inches long) and snipped it. Despite the shock and regret, there was no turning back. When it was finished, I basically had Tom Baker's hairstyle. My natural hair is very, very fine and perfectly straight without the slightest bit of curl in it. You can perm it, but it still takes loads of effort with the curling iron and hairspray and all. So, that was my hair for about a year. Then, by the time I was a senior in 1986 I cut it all off in a very short all over cut, and then went to college and NEVER CUT IT AGAIN.
My hair grows very, very slowly, about a little over an inch a year. So, after 27 years, it is down below my waist. No, I do not trim it. Normally it is all in one braid, but I can also put it up in a twist or in bun. Even with being so long, it is so very fine it still weighs almost nothing. I hope that in a few more years it will reach my knees -- that is my ultimate goal.
When I was a little girl I must have been influenced by the imagery of the hippies in the early 1970s. I thought their long straight hair was very beautiful. Also, Cher made the album Dark Lady (1974), which I really loved. On the cover she is holding a black cat on her hands and is wearing a long designer dress (Calvin Klein) and I thought she was awesome. And the Dark Lady from the title song is a fortune teller, an idea I loved. (I was fannish even as a tiny, tiny girl. It is intrinsic to my nature.) Another amazing fortune teller from that era is the character of Solitaire, played by Jane Seymour, from the Bond film Live and Let Die (1973). I thought she had to be the most beautiful woman in the world. She is in my icon.
I am 5' 1" and very strong, with a round face, blue eyes and a big smile. There are no movie stars who look like me with the possible exception of some sort of cross between Renee Zelweger and Dame Judy Dench.
So my hair is absolutely my best physical feature. I also have very nice feet, which are considered wide by the shoe industry. :)
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My daughter has VERY long hair and it's hitting mid-butt now and she takes a lot of flack for it. From girls. Told it's old-fashioned and boring and blahblahblah. I don't understand why women do that to one another.
Grow it to your knees, Liss!
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Your daughter's hair is GORGEOUS. People who comment negatively about her hair must be blind with jealousy. !!!