Hey Lanegra,
1) I got curlformers at a Duane Reade in the city. You know the one on/near East 86th? I think near Lex. Anywho, couldn’t figure out how to use them. Threw ‘em in the trash

Threw them in the trash? Guapa, don’t you know you could have gifted them to someone? I mean, I’m not gonna mention any names (wink, wink) LOL.

Never, ever throw out your hair gadgets, unless they are hopelessly broken. You know there is always someone willing to buy from you, or would really appreciate it if you passed it on to them when you’re done. All jokes aside, I broke down and ordered some (my Sally’s was out) and I knew that it would take way more than a handful to get my entire head done. I would have gladly bought yours

2) Question on behalf of one of my girlfriends. We were talking last night and she told me her hair had gotten heat damaged (again..just after she grew out the old, heat damaged hair!). She’s been rocking a short cut (bob) for about idunno a year now. Now, she’s giving up on short cuts as she’s found that she’s too addicted to heat styling…as opposed to when her hair is longer. She’s natural. Her hair texture has a defined curl pattern with fluff (lol, real descriptive, right? I’d say it’s a little looser than mine, but that’s equally unhelpful. Umm so, let’s say it’s that corbin blue texture give or take). Any suggestions for wearing a short cut and keeping relatively straight styles without too much heat? I told her I had to abandon short cuts for that same reason…so, I wasn’t much help. Oh, and she said Dominican blowout/rollersets really don’t seem to work for her. I don’t know if it was the salon she went to or if they really don’t get the job done.

If you can remember, I told you that my natural hair is similar to Corbin Blue, but I have more frizz and kink to mine. I told my stylist, at one point when I was still in NYC and going through my, “I’m sick of being a slave to relaxers!” phases, that I wanted to be natural AND short.

Um…let’s just say that she damn near scalped me and I don’t mean while she was in the act of cutting my hair.

She, not so nicely, pointed out that I have:
1. a lot of hair,
2. with super tight curls,
3. and kinks
4. and unless I wanted to look like a perpetual chia pet….

it just wasn’t a good idea for me to go really short.

If I looked good in an afro, I would not have cared, not one bit. However, I’m not one of those chicks, who can rock a fro…at least not a short one. Big, natural hair…not a problem, but shorter hair, just doesn’t look good on me.

Now, given the high temps and humidity we’ve been experiencing, there is nothing that I could do with heat, or without, even with my longer length, to prevent the inevitable frizzing, poofing and outta control hair. At my best, a headband (to keep my hair out of my face), a high bun (to keep me cool) and occasional braids (cuz I just was too hot to give a shizz what I looked like) were my only options.

So, you tell your friend that I said, when SHE comes up with a suggestion…let ME know, because I would entertain anything ideas. I just cannot see how she’s going to achieve, OR maintain the look she wants for very long with relatively little heat. My only suggestion, since she said that Dominican blowouts don’t work for her, would be to flat iron the life out of hair, but that’s what lead her to heat-damage to being with, right?

3) It was hot today and I wanted to chop my hair off too lol. Can we say buzz cut?
take care, my dear…hope all is well

Ohhh, I totally hear you on the buzz cut LOL!!!

All is well here, wishing the same for you

Mil besos,

LaNegra