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The March 19, 2007, issue of “The New Yorker” featured a cartoon that is a curlyhead’s dream.
Curly gurls of the world unite! Sixty-five percent of women have naturally curly hair, but for too long too many of these women have either been at a loss on how to care for their hair properly or, worse, have gone through life pretending they have straight hair. No more. Lorraine Massey, a professional hairstylist and passionate proponent of curly hair, celebrates the curly gurl way of life, from hair care to carefree attitude.
Beginning with The Curly Gurl’s Twelve-Step Program (Step Three: I will accept that the scalp and hair are two different entities with completely different needs, and I will treat them accordingly”>, “Curly Girl: The Handbook” is an illustrated how-to, support group and tongue-in-cheek manifesto all in one. There are tips on shampoo (never daily”>, conditioners (use lots”>, drying, combing (only when wet and well-conditioned”>, styling, getting the right cut, and how to Heal Thy Hair after years of strong detergents and damaging blow-dryers.
There are before-and-after photographs, Curly Cues, self-help tests, confessions from curly gurls, advice to take to your stylist. And for gurls seeking their inner curl, compassion and encouragement to let their hair break free-and to put the fear of frizz behind them forever. Because from now on there’s no such thing as a bad hair day.
John Paul Mitchell Systems Co-Founder and CEO John Paul DeJoria took a turn this season as Mother Ginger in Ballet Austin’s annual production of The Nutcracker.
The Nutcracker is a classic Christmas play about a girl named Clara who is given a Nutcracker doll by her uncle. At night the toys come to life. Mother Ginger is a grandmother whose skirt hides children dressed as bon bons. Different personalities in the Central Texas area play Mother Ginger each year.
Lance Armstrong, Michael Dell, Gov. Ann Richards, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and many others have donned the Mother Ginger costume in the past.
by Nekhena Evans
Nekhena Evans is a pioneer in the locked hair care industry. A master locktician, beauty consultant, nation wide lecturer, author and entrepreneur; nekhena uses her health of experience to help young and old locked hair. Hairlocking: Everything You Need To Know is one of the few books ever published and currently available on locked hair care, its history and its impact on self-esteem and self-awareness.
Hair with waves, curls and peaks in a variety of hues define the latest look from Spain’s superstar Luis Llongueras and the Llongueras International Team, according to “Modern Salon” magazine’s June issue.
Curl Talk: Everything you need to know to Love and Care For Your Curly, Kinky, Wavy or Frizzy Hair
By Ouidad
Three Rivers Press, $9.95
Ouidad championed the cause of curlyheads before anybody took them seriously. She opened the only salon in the United States that catered solely to curly hair—with celebrity devotees such as Sarah Jessica Parker and ER’s Alex Kingston—and launched a successful line of hair products for curls. Now, she has taken all of that experience and put it into a book — “Curl Talk: Everything you need to know to Love and Care For Your Curly, Kinky, Wavy or Frizzy Hair.” In the 128-page, soft-cover book, Ouidad debunks the myths of curly hair and reveals the secrets to bringing out its natural beauty. She considers it a guide book for getting a gorgeous head of curls. Chapters range from “Understanding Your Hair” to “The Care and Feeding of Curly Hair.”
Are you frustrated with your hair? Do you think you have the unruliest curls? Do you need help? NaturallyCurly.com has teamed up with “Curly Girl” author Lorraine Masssey to hold a Curl Pride contest for the most frustrated curly kid around.
The winner will receive a three-day trip for two to New York City, including a makeover by Massey at the Devachan Hair & Departure Lounge in SoHo, a manicure and pedicure, $500 in spending money and Devacurl hair products for a year. Airfare and hotel also are included. The winner will learn from one of the world’s leading experts about how to bring out the natural beauty of their curls or kinks.
The contest is open to kids ages 7 to 12 who live in the continental United States. The winner will be selected based on a 300-word essay describing their curl frustration entitled “Why I need a Curly Hair Makeover”. Kids should submit a 5X7 photo along with their essay. Submissions may be by e-mail or by snail mail: CurlyKids.com Curl Pride Contest, 3415 Greystone Drive #300, Austin, TX 78749. (Submissions will not be returned.”> DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 15.
The winner will also get to write a column about their curl experiences that will be posted on CurlyKids.com and read by kids, teens and ‘tweens around the world. CurlyKids.com will donate a portion of all February product sale proceeds to the UNICEF foundation, an organization dedicated to the welfare of children around the world.
  
Many Greek figures, such as Thalia, Aphrodite and Zeus, had curly hair. |
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Curls, curls, curls. A curl can’t be alone. Curls excels among other curls.
Curls amplify beauty. Curls are sensuous, curls are cosmopolitan, curls add sophistication, curls are mysterious. But do curls exude class?
Ancient Greek civilization gave rise to most of modern western civilization. And ancient Romans had to prove their Greek lineage to have legitimacy to rule in Roman provinces. Symbols of beauty and standards of beauty began with Greek statues and their wonderful symmetry, which is long-held as a criteria of beauty. No wonder Europeans were obsessed with anything Greek, including Greek Philosophy, Greek gods, and Greek theater.
Now let’s explore how this fascination with the Greeks ties into the curly hair. Ancient Greeks, for the most part, had curly hair — their magnificent statues with curly hair are famous.
In an attempt to emulate not only the Greeks’ political and cultural styles, the Europeans — with their straight hair — adopted curly hair styles as well — their higher-echelon dignitaries, including judges and members of the royal family, began wearing culry wigs. The aristocrats, eager to show that they had class, knowledge, philosophy and sophistication, wanted to be Greek-like.
Curly hair became synomous with class and beauty in the western civilization.
Editor’s note: This is the first of a four-part essay written by Sal Rastegar — a male voice extolling the wonder of curls.
When you think of a pill, you think of something designed to heal an illness. That is why we at NaturallyCurly.com are appalled by L’Oreal Paris’ announcement that researchers are developing a pill to straighten hair. Popping a pill, they claim, could turn curly hair straight and vice versa by changing the hook-shaped hair bulb. The thought that people would be swallowing hormones to straighten their hair is a terrifying prospect. In addition to the possible health implications of ingesting something powerful enough to change your hair, it sends a negative message to people with curly and kinky hair. We at NaturallyCurly.com do not believe curly hair is something to be cured. We are not against straightening curls, but do not believe people should feel that they have to do so to be attractive. We would urge the scientists at L’Oreal to focus on those ailments that truly need fixing.
Straight hair may be a pill away. That was the news from L’Oreal Paris, which is developing a pill to turn curly hair straight, and vice versa.
The scientists grew hair in their laboratory in Clichy, Paris and found that hair shape depends on the hair bulb, or follicle. People with curly hair have a hook-shaped bulb, and those with straight locks have straight ones, according to their findings.
“A curly follicle makes curly hair,” said Bruno Bernard, head of hair biology at L’Oreal. “This is a breakthrough. It is now possible to use biological methods to make curly hair straight and vice versa.”
The team has yet to find the “master switch” that controls follicle shape, but said it wass possible to think about how to change hair styles with hormones or drugs. The discovery may also turn gray hair back to its original color.
At the 2005 Emmy Awards on Sept. 18, curly updos and loose waves were all the rage for women, while curly men were everywhere.
From Portia de Rossi to Debra Messing, textured updos were a sexy look on the red carpet. Lost’s Naveen Andrews to Deadwood’s Ian McShane proved that curls are a hot fashion statement for men.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money”> – Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith and Jay-Z are among the big-name investors in a Brooklyn-based beauty line called “Carol’s Daughter,” according to the New York Post.
The group of movie and music stars invested $10 million in the Brooklyn beauty-products company started by Lisa Price and plan to take the brand nationwide, according to the paper.
The announcement was made Tuesday at Jay-Z’s 40/40 Club in New York City.
Other investors in the Carol’s Daughter cosmetics company include record executive Steve Stoute, who spearheaded the venture, investor Andrew Farkas, Interscope Records chief Jimmy Lovine and Tommy Mottola and his wife, singer Thalia.
“I had seen the product and I thought it was a new category that could be introduced,” Stoute told the paper. “Our voice should be able to control and manage it for the marketplace.”
Lisa Price opened her first store in Brooklyn in 1999, after years of making beauty products in her kitchen.
A flagship store is slated to open in Harlem this fall, with nine more stores planned in the next few years in cities such as Philadelphia, Atlanta and Baltimore, the paper said.
Pinkett-Smith, married to Will Smith, will become the face of the brand in a new advertising campaign.
The texture and curl of last season continues into spring with the addition of a rounder, moist, balmy feel as seen at the Cynthia Rowley, Carmen Marc Valvo and Proenza Schouler shows.
“The curl this season is more bubbly and moist than it was for fall — it’s a kind of sweaty glamour,” said Patricia Morales of Cutler Salon/Jed Root, who does hair for Cynthia Rowley.
On naturally curly hair, Morales suggests sectioning and preparing hair with a gel like Contour 08 shaping lotion, coiling around two fingers and pinning. When hair is dry, work Water Wax 03 shine defining pomade through.
Eight African-American women have filed a federal class action against Hair Cuttery’s parent company, saying the salon chain discriminates against black customers.
The move is the latest development in a lawsuit filed this year by Paulette Harris, who said the salon tried to charge her more because she is black.
In that suit, Harris said that she was told by a Hair Cuttery employee that she had to pay $8 extra for her shampoo because of her “ethnic” hair. Harris also said that she was asked to pay in advance because, she said the staff told her, “ethnic” people tend to leave without paying.
In the class action request filed this week in U.S. District Court, other Baltimore-area women recounted similar experiences at local Hair Cuttery stores.
All say they were overcharged for haircuts, paying as much as almost four times the listed price. Some reported racially insensitive comments made by staff members at the salons.
Hair Cuttery is a walk-in unisex chain with 800 stores, according to its Web site.
Its corporate owner, Virginia-based Creative Hairdressers Inc., has denied any discrimination, according to court papers.
Hair Cuttery lawyer Steven R. Semler noted in court papers that once Harris was told the cost for her haircut would be $21 rather than $13, she called the company headquarters’ customer service department, which instructed the salon to charge the lower price.
He wrote that the company denies customers were told to pay ahead of time.
Harris’ lawyer, Barry R. Glazer, said he was not surprised that more women came forward after publicity emerged about Harris’ case.
“The incident was so outrageous,” he said. “After speaking and dealing with Paulette, it occurred to me that this was probably extensive.”
Danielle Peterson of Columbia said she was regularly charged more for haircuts than the $13 price listed for all customers.
Lillian Blackman of Baltimore said she was charged $48 for the $13 service and was told by the manager that the price was higher because “products are more expensive” for African- Americans’ hair.
Johnette Smith paid $20 for a service that costs white customers $10, she said. The employee who shampooed her hair put on “heavy Playtex gloves,” according to the suit, saying that she was allergic to the shampoo.
Smith said she had watched the hairdresser shampoo white customers without the gloves, according to the lawsuit.
The class action suit also names as plaintiffs “other African-American women similarly charged fees in excess of the list price based upon their race.”
Harris’ case was originally filed in Baltimore City Circuit Court. The company requested that it be moved to federal court, where juries are thought to be less sympathetic to plaintiffs.
If a federal judge approves the class action, other women who say they have had similar experiences might be able to share in any damage awards.
The lawsuit is asking for $100,000 in compensatory damages and $450,000 in punitive damages for each plaintiff.
Copyright (c”> 2004, The Baltimore Sun
Yes, there is now a list that ranks the curly hair styles of celebrities, thanks to the hair care company CurlFriends, which custom makes professional products for naturally curly and permed hair. Oprah Winfrey’s robust ringlets have earned her the title of “Best CurlFriend 2004,” beating out such competition as Nicole Kidman, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Beyonce.
“My favorite curls of the year are worn by Oprah. Her new chin-length bob with a full head of soft, spiral curls is absolutely fabulous and she looks fantastic, youthful and healthy,” says Soddu, CurlFriends’ Chief Curl Consultant. “What Oprah, Nicole, Catherine and Beyonce have in common is their gorgeous curls — and the fact that they are among the most beautiful and recognizable women in the world.”
Other curly celebrity hairstyles noted by CurlFriends include those worn by Gabrielle Union, Kate Beckinsale and Laura Linney.
CurlFriends’ great products for curlygirls and boys are available in CurlMart.
The record stood for 17 years, a despised symbol of a cold-hearted regime that systematically drugged its athletes in the pursuit of Olympic glory. Finally, it’s been knocked off the books. The American women completed a sweep of the 800-meter freestyle relay with a dominating performance at the Olympic pool Wednesday night, taking down the oldest — and most tarnished — world record in swimming. And curlyhead Kaitlin Sandeno swam the final leg and cruised to the wall in a time of 7 minutes, 53.42 seconds, easily beating the mark of 7:55.47 set exactly 17 years earlier by East Germany.
Reader Jillian sends in this:
CNN.com, reporting on the unveiling of the Clintons’ official portraits: ‘Bush also addressed Chelsea, saying, ‘Chelsea, the fact that you survived your teenage years in the White House speaks to the fact that you had a great mom and dad.’ Next to Chelsea sat her longtime boyfriend, Ian Klaus, whose shaggy, curly hair hung down over his suit collar.’ Says Jillian: ‘Ian Klaus is a Rhodes Scholar and all they mention is his curly hair!!! Terrible.
A letter we sent to a Time magazine reporter
5/04
Dear Mr. Cloud,
Thank you for your well-written, well-balanced gem of a story on the largely ignored Oregon marriage situation.
I must, however, take issue with a tiny adjective you likely gave little or no thought to in writing your piece. “Frizzy” is in no way an acceptable synonym for “curly,” and from what I can tell from the photo of Ms. Thorpe, her hair is certainly curly, but not frizzy. (In fact, I’d be willing to bet she spent considerable time and multiple dollops of multiple products to make her hair look its frizz-free best before meeting with you and the photographer.”> Frizz is a much-dreaded state of hair — both curly and straight — that curlyheads spend considerable amount of time, effort, angst and money to avoid. As any curlyhead — and we are more than 50% of the world’s population — will tell you, “frizzy” is a pejorative term, an insult, a bit of rudeness — not to mention inaccuracy — not appropriate for the aforementioned story.
I’m guessing you’re rolling your eyes about now, but, nonetheless, I am hopeful that you will consider my words and perhaps even go so far as to share the sentiment with your copy desk.
Thanks for your time and consideration.
Gretchen Heber
CEO, NaturallyCurly.com, Inc.
