Haleh-luia!

So.. I'm starting to grow out my curls. Turns out, I have the 'swirly' curly hair type. You know how Taylor Swift's amazing, perfect curls look like? Kind of like that.. if she were subjected to electrocution. Haha! But seriously, i think they're cute. I still can't wear them naturally loose though, 'cause my ends are still chemically-treated straight. So I just blow dry it all straight when I feel like wearing it down or just bunch it all up in a pony tail on my lazy days (aka weekdays). I really wanted to just go ahead and chop off the entire treated portion but I don't think I'd be able to handle boy-cut curly. No no no no wayyyy...

Before I had my hair cut last month, I made sure to do my research. Not everyone can cut curly hair. That's probably why I decided to just keep on straightening it all those years. Not one of my past hair stylists knew what they were doing. I could've gone to one of our neighborhood barber shops, for far less, and have the same result: bad hair. I honestly dreaded every single one of those parlor trips the past nine years. Talk about torture with consent. I sit there for about an hour as this supposedly 'professional' grunt out insults on how brittle, rubbery (i didn't even know that hair could be rubbery!) and hopeless my tresses were. There was even this one time this lady called my hair 'cursed'. What the hell??! Eh kung kulamin kaya kita?

So, I went on Yelp (my saving grace as an L.A. newbie) and alas, found my hair person - Haleh. I love her. I love love love her!! She must've thought I hated it 'cause I was teary eyed the moment she turned me towards the three-way mirror. I was super happy with how my hair turned out when she finished that I just had to give her that crazy hug. I literally jumped out of my seat and pounced at her. I think I scared her a little bit. Ahh, where have you been all my life?

Seems silly, I know... but it really meant a lot to me having someone I can finally trust my hair with. And yeah, it was expensive. Don't even ask how much that Beverly Hills cut cost me. Yes, yes.. I am fully aware that we are in a recession. But hell, she was worth every single hard-earned penny.