Curly Girl

I'm a member of the Curly Girl club. I have very thick, very curly hair. I actually get the Keratin straightener in it--- but guess what- when I wash my hair it goes back curly! The Keratin has made my hair much more manageable and it enables me to blow my hair straight--- but it's still curly- even with the chemical straightener applied to my hair.

This time of year is so difficult for us Curly Girls. Humidity is our enemy. We manage to blow our hair straight, apply frizz ease and a whole host of other hair products, we spray it down- and 5 minutes in the summer heat and our hair blow up the size of a cotton candy treat.

Take a closer look at this picture. The blow out looks pretty good on the side with the long hair, huh? But wait--- what's that? Look on my other shoulder! That's a curl trying to take over!

I spend way too much time taming the curls. I'd bet my control room directors would wish I'd cut it off so I stop asking to look at myself on the monitor. I don't blame them--- but it's a must in 24 hour news. We need to look consistent.... and if it were short it would be even more difficult to tame!

Working out? Well, that's a whole new beast isn't it fellow Curly Girls?! Now that I'm training for a triathlon- I actually plan my hard workouts around good and bad hair days. You may think this is crazy. If so- you have straight or no hair at all. All my Curly Girls will unite in this effort! ALL Curly Girls plan our workouts around our hair days!

Why not just let the curls fly? Mine are very difficult to style and often go where they want to go. One day they will be frizzy, the next perfect. There's no rhyme or reason to them. Really it's only an option when I'm at home or on vacation. I rarely do my hair curly on tv. Rarely.

As much as this is a problem for me--- I have to admit--- I'm a summer girl through and through. Kind of ironic- don't you think? This is my favorite time of the year! I love the heat. I love the sun. I love the humidity. I love the pool. I love wearing shorts. I love it all. I just wish that my hair loved this weather as well.

Still think I'm alone in this problem? Check out this BUZZ FEED article addressing the 31 problems only people with curly hair will understand.