My experience with hair is that I'm just not good at styling. All right, honestly, I would rather spend 20 minutes reading or doing yoga in the morning than working on my hair. I've always had a natural wave to my hair, but starting in my mid twenties the curls began to take over. I love my curls. When tamed with a good product they are bouncy, hold well when put up, and take about 3 minutes to comb and apply product.
But I get different responses when my hair is styled straight. I've never been complimented for my head of curls, but often have people comment when it is straight. In fact, when using a profile picture on Twitter that had straight hair, I actually had to tweet out a disclaimer at a conference because everyone I met told me the same thing. "You don't look like your picture". So, I tool a selfie out on the trail, smiling, and that seemed to do the trick.
Why do we value as a society a sleek, polished look? Why is hair another feature that girls stress over? I don't know, but I know that we can change the perception girls have of their bodies and image. I, for one, am going to love my curls. Not just for me, but for my niece Sam and all the other girls out there who, like in the video, fail to see their natural beauty. Besides, curls are much easier on the trail!
