Hair Flare

I was on a road trip once and for some reason one guy decided he needed to take a brush to his head. Mistakenly, he thought that borrowing one from the one of the girls would be a safe bet… girls are into grooming right? Yeah, I guess…Witnessing his horror to find that not one of us had brought a brush or comb was slightly horrifying in itself. You could see it in his eyes, at first disbelief, then the realization that we were either not real girls or that girls, some girls, don’t brush their hair on occasion, maybe ever… Oh the horror! No rouge, no perfumed lotions, ok, but no brushes? Unthinkable. We, on the other hand, were equally perplexed by the fact that someone with such short hair would try to brush it. How? And to what effect? Detangling is clearly not the issue, and style… can you really style an inch of hair? But more importantly, why would you?

It got me thinking, and after some serious reflection I realize that it’s not that I’m against grooming and styling and such, but that my approach is just a little unconventional. I maintain clean on a regular basis, save kempt for the slightly special occasions, and even get classy every once in a great while. And I never find a brush necessary. Don’t be fooled into thinking that I just don’t care. In fact, my alternative methods are a direct result of my vanity. Blow dryers take time and dry out your hair, which is why I choose air drying. I do this on my commute, and find that the vents in my helmet are perfectly suited to it. The helmet technique not only dries my hair thoroughly, evenly, and naturally, but adds volume and a slight to dramatic wave, depending on the frequency and speed of wind gusts. The other advantage to this method is the simultaneous hands-off styling that occurs. When I am ready to take off the helmet, the ends of my hair have already been flawlessly sculpted and the roots are ready for a quick ‘do’. The accumulated sweat makes for a remarkable styling agent that quickly dries in place. One quick finger comb does the trick. No need for dryers, irons, sprays, or ties. Less is more. Dirty is the new black. Kidding. Seriously, who do you take me for… fresh sweat is clean. Trust me.