Day Four- Hey Ladies

This entry is for all the ladies out there. Ladies, I can NOT stress this enough. Start an emergency fund NOW. You never know what will happen. You may lose your job. Your husband may lose his job. Your father may marry the living-equivalent of Anna Nicole Smith and you will lose your inheritance. Whatever it may be, you need to be prepared. Of course what I am talking about is that you need to keep your CCBB no matter what may come. You know: your cutter, colorist, brow lady and bikini waxer. I’m sorry, but none of these people should ever be compromised should you fall on hard times. Food? Go to Gray’s Papaya. Sick? Take a Benadryl. But beauty maintenance? Don’t ever compromise. That is why I am telling you now. Save at least $5,000 for an emergency beauty fund.

I am not one of the lucky ones. I am not like some of my friends who have found a “great stylist” at a Paul Labreque. I don’t have a brow lady in Chinatown that charges $5.00. I’m just not that fortunate. Unfortunately, I go to a woman who plucks my brows for $75….and it is worth every penny (note on her later).

I guess to stress the seriousness of good up-keep, I need to relate a sad, personal story. One that has come to be known as the “Flo-Hen” incident. You see, about 5 years ago I had a very important date. He was an ex…a first love. If we connected, it would be like a fairy tale ending. So what did I do? I thought I would save a few bucks and get my hair cut at a place around the corner from where I lived. I’ll spare you all the details, but I ended up with a stylized female mullet, like one sported by Florence Henderson in the early Brady Years. I went to my friend’s house and cried and cried. With the magic of some bobby pins, I finally could bring myself outside. I had a Flo-Hen…no party in the back or the front. Just a head full of sadness.

My date with said ex was fun, and although we had a few subsequent dates, there was no fairy tale ending. He is now happily married and I have learned to never stray on my stylist again. Did our story end because of a bad haircut? I like to believe so. After all, it is better to blame someone else than yourself for a break up, no?

Note: Christine, who does my eyebrows, was recommended to me about 10 years ago by a fabulous friend. I had my first appointment with her and found out…she had an EXTRA THUMB? I mean, who doesn’t tell you that??? I was bugged out to no end. If I were sending a friend to someone with an extra appendage, I would certainly mention it…wouldn’t you? She has since had it removed, but I always think of her creepy small thumb. However, my brows have never looked better.

Song of the Day: Around the Way Girl, LL Cool J- “I want a girl with extensions in her hair. Bamboo earrings, at least two pair.”