Friday, December 21, 2007

Five Day Hair

There is an urban legend among my friends that French woman prefer their hair the fifth day after a shampoo where it apparently reaches a frigidly brilliant parisan peak. I tried this while in college during finals and it was less a beautiful shiny mane as much as something mysterious hidden by whatever hat/scarf/swim cap I could find. The only time this ever worked is when I bleached my (half-asian) hair and nothing save Crisco could make that look greasy.

However, I've come up with a plan to do this grown-up style. (Unless you have dredded/fussy curly hair, I have no idea what to do with you...you can stop reading if you want.)

DAY 1:
Wake up and get out of bed.
Do morning things at a leisurely pace...or wake up late up.
Show up to work on time and toss perfect hair over shoulder all day.

DAY 2:
Bobby pin hair to the side + Talcum powder. (Do not put on too much powder as it with make it look like you have grey hair. Not. Kidding.)
Wake up late but still show up to work on time. TWO days in a row.

DAY 3:
Bobby pin/Head band + Eye Shadow. (This can get dicey. Do not play with hair at work, the eye shadow will get everywhere and you'll look like a briused mango. Unless you are a blond then whatever.)
Show up to work on time, look studious. No one will notice you no longer toss your hair around like a pony.

DAY 4:
Break out the head scarves and or giant elastic head bands. (This is mainly for girls with short hair. For long hair supertight and high ponytail with a smidge of talcum/eye shadow on the top and sides.)
Wake up late AGAIN and still get to work on time.

DAY 5:
Day of truth, by now you should have hair that is blinding in its beautiful, shiny, and bouncy Denuve perfection. If this did not happen because you are an Ugly Americain and you woke up late, but now don't have time for a shower break out the X-treme hair wax from 1999 and slick your hair back. (Unless you have long hair then slick back into crazy high ponytail. Look like Vogue's 2000 "Urban Warrior."  If you have short hair go for Jamie Lee Curtis as a hooker in "True Lies.")
Show up to work slightly late. No one notices your lateness as you were on time and chipper for the past four days. If clean and shiny Cindy gives you any backhanded lip from the cubicle next door, tell her "Suck it!" in french and search for the mysterious powder shampoo that exists only in beauty article sidebars on your lunch break.