The Magic of Foil and Scissors

Simply said, I love getting my hair done. The process, despite the fact that it often takes close to three hours, is one of my favorite experiences. In no other setting do I get to walk in, be excessively pampered with scalp massages and fingers running through my hair, talk with a good friend, and wind up looking better than when I arrived. Natalie Seely, the creative mind and hands behind the hair style and color, gives me a glimpse of what my heaven will look like - someone to do my hair every day. I'm happy to cook, clean, drive my own car, but sign me up for a personal stylist to wash my hair and make me look like I know what I'm doing with my insane blonde hair.

So for your viewing enjoyment, a random view into the before, during, and after of my most recent visit to Natalie's--

Looking pretty normal for the end of a windblown day- notice my normal does include looking borderline like a nineteen-year-old college coed, but not too much I can do about that.


In "Steel Magnolias," Dolly Parton's character says, "There's no such thing as natural beauty." While that view is a bit extreme and makes me laugh, the image of me with enough foil in my hair to pick up HBO is a classic example of the madness that girls go through for "natural beauty."


My level of love for new haircuts is evident in two things - how much I stare the mirror and how much I touch my hair. Embarrassingly enough, Natalie noticed this when she cut my hair in February - like a pre-teen I was checking myself out in the mirror and touseling my own hair while she was working on my sister's. I tried to resist (notice the word tried) the hair touching and checking out my every angle this past Thursday. Natalie called a few minutes after I'd left the salon, and what was I doing while I was driving on the freeway? Touching my hair and sneaking glances in the rear view mirror. Definitely a whole new level of love!