Here's something I have in common with Oprah - I also have a fascination with the coifs donned by the polygamist wives from Eldorado, Texas featured in today's rerun. Many of them looked as if they were extras on Little House on the Prairie. Clearly, their appearance was just another manner in which the community leaders controlled "their" women. For those who saw Oprah's original series on polygamy in America, you'll remember there were some wealthier, more modern gals in plural marriages who did not have the same oppressive leaders telling them what to wear and how to style their hair. They would have "fit in" with the rest of us contemporary gals on the street.
Now, it would be easy to slip into judgment of this lifestyle. But, I'm going to try to find some similarities rather than focus on the differences. Remember, it's rerun week, so I might be stretching here to keep things fresh but I'm going to segue from the Eldorado polygamist wives' hairstyles to Oprah's Winfrey's shoes. Nothing up my sleeves. Here we go...
I think about Oprah's feet. Remember, she said she is usually in pain because of her shoes. When I was a member of the studio audience, she complained to us about her tootsies and I think she even had to take her heels off because she couldn't concentrate because of her discomfort. Of course, her shoes are her own choice - they weren't dictated by Warren Jeffs - but she's still wearing painful, debilitating footwear based on others' definition of what is stylish for women.
Now, Oprah has the power of personal choice when it comes to her style, but she still chooses pain over health.
I started thinking - what do I do that might mirror some of this behavior? I came up with a couple things and thought I share the first one that jumped into my mind.
I would guess that about 75 percent of my hair is actually gray, so I dye the beejeebers out of it. (Yes, I do use Oprah-approved hair dye, by the way!) I tend to be very sensitive to chemicals and I always get a bit rashy/itchy when I use any dye. It goes away quickly and I've been dyeing my hair for YEARS, so I think of it as a necessary evil. Why? Necessary?! Because of the economy, I've had to stop buying certain groceries I used to think of as staples, but I still use my little box of hair dye when the gray sprouts. And by sprouts, I actually mean gushes out of my follicles. I started going gray when I was about 13 or 14 (I have my dad's genes to thank for this one) and began dyeing my hair as a teenager.
I've been told that my gray hair makes me look older than I am, that's it's not "pretty" gray, and that it washes me out. I've felt less confident during those RARE times I've let it grow in. Why do I battle the course my body wants to take? Why do I allow others' opinion of my appearance impact my behavior and my health? Am I practicing freedom and personal choice by dyeing my hair, or am I just following the accepted cultural protocol about what's right for women? And then, the big question for me is - will I ever be willing to change my behavior?
Honestly, for today, I'm stickin' with the dye. And boy, I need a touch-up soon.
Is there anything you do (appearance-wise) that seems a bit flimsy when you really investigate it?
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Dying my eyebrows! But they are super super blonde. From a distance others have told me that I look like I don't have eyebrows at all!
michelle, do you do it by yourself?? i'd be blind if i tried :) xoLO
I dye my hair, too, because when my sick father moved in with me, every medical person we interfaced with thought he was my husband. I'm concerned about being laid off from my non-profit job due to the economy, yet I don't think I will stop dyeing my hair unless it comes down to a choice between a box of macaroni and cheese for our one meal of the day and the hair dye.
I also bought a pair of Spanxx, which pushes my lower abdominal fat to my upper abdominal area and gives me the illusion (strictly in my own mind) that I look slimmer. This garment is very difficult to get on, and never lets me forget I'm wearing it.
But, I wouldn't dream of wearing uncomfortable shoes.
Oh man, I'm going grey and I'm only 20. But beauty wise, I thread my eyebrows, and realistically I should do them every three weeks, but I'm a broke ass college student.
The other thing is bleaching various body parts afflicted with my dark hair. No fun. But I feel significantly more confident when i do!
Well first I must say...I Love Oprah! As for doing things that isnt necessary, I dont feel the pressure of wearing makeup at home or around doing errands where I live but when i go back home for a visit, you will not find me in public with out makeup. Now,I love to wear makeup but i dont very often anymore. It is over rated, except when I go home, then it seems to be a necessity. I know fickle. Kavier4me
I get my eyebrows waxed...they grow into a violent unibrow when I don't.
LO, did you see the Time magazine article about grey hair? It was sometime in the summer before last, I think. I thought it was fascinating. I'm 18 now, and I haven't started going grey yet, but I don't plan on dyeing my hair (I like the grey look!). Then again...that very well might change once it starts to come in a different color :)
Ok, I looked the article up-- here's a link if you're interested.
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1658058,00.html
What hair dye is Oprah approved? I didn't know she had an opinion on that too!
I occasionally get my eyebrows waxed but it feels like being pampered to me because I'm a bit of a freak and enjoy the feeling of having the hair ripped out.
I actually can't think of any beauty ritual I follow that causes me pain or problems, but I'd probably be a good candidate for one of Oprah's, "Girl, you have let yourself go!" programs so there you are.
I have tremendous body image issues, so I'm always looking twice at products like Spanx that promise to shape and hide your flaws. I'm not "fat" but I'm definitely softer than I'd like. Why can't I just be happy with my image? Why can't any of us be happy with what we've got?
Does shaving my armpits count? In the winter time I'm prone to staph infections, so I either have to buy disposable razors and use them once or twice, or just let the hair grow. It's unpleasant either way, either because I feel wasteful or because I feel hairy, sweaty and smelly.
I do have several gray hair (I'm in mid 20s), but they are really difficult to find in my is dark blonde hair. If you want to know, I'm not happy either, not because of gray hair, but because the color makes me look washed out. So I get few highlights and low-lights twice a year. But not too many, I prefer to look naturally.
Having my hair done is a torture for me. Both financially and by having someone pull my hair for 3 hours. I still do it whenever I can afford.
But once it's done, it's over for some time. I wouldn't be able to wear shoes that are uncomfortable. I've owned so many beautiful and comfortable pairs that I can't imagine doing something just for looks. Maybe Oprah suffers because of her bunions? Shoes that are too narrow can definitively cause pain.
Oh good lord, my entire beauty routine is based on a flimsy, superficial, half-asssed attempt to look like something I'm really not. And we're talking someone who has about 15 minutes to get it together in the morning. From the hair dye (I started young too - damn those maternal genese!), to the waxing, to the shaving, to the sunscreen, to the moisturizer. If life were just a little bit fairer, I'd roll out of bed, wear my pajamas all day, and be done with it.
S
I high and low light my hair. It's very white, kind of a sliver rather than the snowy kind. I do that because I just am not ready to shave my head and let it grow back as it chooses. Maybe when I live somewhere warmer.
I don't wear make up. I don't shave my legs. I don't wear any sort of undergarment. I only wear comfy shoes.
I do pluck the whiskers on my chin. Yes, I have a few. It's vanity, and a safety issue because those things are sharp.
I used wear contacts - a vanity - but gave that up a while ago.
Oh, I do work on my core because I don't like the little pouch thing that child and middle-age have wrought. A vanity? Perhaps, but belly fat isn't healthy, so I am having it both ways on this one.
Well, let's see...I wear makeup everyday. Not a lot--foundation (with spf), blush, and mascara. And usually lipstick. I could give up everything but the mascara, as long as I had Vasaline to keep my lips from drying out.
I wear glasses, a necessity, but don't like contacts.
I shave my legs and pits once or twice a week, even though my DH says he doesn't care if my legs are hairy. (He's never seen them unshaved; they are HAIRY!8>O)
I don't dye my hair; God has blessed me with just a couple of greys even at my late 30's age. Yay! I get my hair cut only twice a year, but I go to a wonderful stylist so the cut grows out looking good.
I pluck my own eyebrows and any other stray facial hair that decides to grow where it's not welcome.
That's about it. I think I'm fairly low maintenance, but maybe I'm not. After reading Anniegirl, I feel like I'm splurging just wearing my panties. ;>)
Regarding dying ones hair, I've been dying mine red for many, many years. It don't do it because of the grey (though I started to go grey at a fairly young age), but because I like being a redhead. My grandmother was a redhead, and we share a first name, and I was very close to her, so I suspect there's some deep emotional trigger there. It's MY opinion that matters, not other peoples'. And, yes, even when I was very, very broke, I was still buying hair dye. I am supposed to be a redhead. It's part of my image of who I am.
Other than that, I don't have a lot of vanity habits. I don't really care what other people think of how I look. My primary focus is on comfort, not style. I try to dress appropriately for a given situation (for exmaple, I don't go casual to a black tie dinner, though I admit I haven't been to one of those in a long time), but other than that, I really don't bother with all of that.
When I was a teenager, it was a completely different story. I used makeup like a mask I hid behind and my hair HAD to be styled or I wouldn't set foot outside the house. I would be late for school or work rather than show up without a full face of makeup. Eventually I figured out I was a slave to other people's expectations of what my face was supposed to look like, and I stopped, because I hate being a slave to anything.
As for shoes, I cannot tolerate uncomfortable shoes. I never wear heels any more, because I just can't tolerate them. My feet will not do that any more. When I was a teenager, I tottered around on spike heels, but now? No way. I don't even look at heels. I wear flat dress shoes, I wear ugg boots, I wear orthopedic support shoes (reasonably stylish ones, though), I wear Crocs (because they're comfortable and they don't slip easily; I actually find them quite ugly), and that's it. I absolutely will not subject myself to orthopedic torture and joint pain for the sake of a pair of pumps.
The other night we rented the Sex and the City movie and just the sight of all those ridiculous high heels made my feet start to ache...
Emily, if it's any comfort, it's actually not the case that unshaved armpits smell worse. Rather the contrary. Shaved armpits encourage the growth of anaerobic bacteria, and they smell far worse than the usual natural flora that thrive when there's hair there.
I went for years without shaving my armpits (I found it really liberating to do that, actually), and I really did smell generally better with the hair.
Dyed hair is one of my vanities - started doing it when I was in my 40's and never looked back. My biggest splurge, though, might be my regular mani-pedi's. I have the world's ugliest problem feet, which I used to hide in closed toe shoes. When a manicurist friend essentially 'forced' me to trust my feet to her, I finally was able to wear flip-flops in public! What decadence.
And about Oprah's shoes: I used to wear high heels until I noticed so many friends of mine needing foot surgery to correct damage caused by improper shoes. I gave heels up for flats and don't regret it one second.
LO- to answer your question, yes, there is, and it's pretty much the same as you. ever since i was in my teens, i've always said, "don't mess with what your creator gave you! people who dye their hair are silly! when i go gray, I'm going to accept it and be proud!" but that was when i thought i'd go gray at 50. The grays showed up around 28-30, so you better believe I was buying the color-in-a-box. I only do it 2-3x per year, but I do.
Oh, yeah, I wax the eyebrows too. I hate it -- I wish I could be fine with the trees that grow over my eyes, but I can't.
re: shoes: I do wear sensible, rarely-sexy shoes due to a foot injury. so I've no idea why Oprah crams her feet into pain-inducers.
Like you, I have a father who bestowed the gray gene on me. I don't dye it. I pay someone to dye it. About every 3 to 4 weeks I throw down a load of cash because I decided years ago that since I have a hard to fit foot and can't buy shoes all the time I'd spend my money on my hair. No. Really. That is my justification.
Our bodies want to do all sorts of things that are natural but unpleasant. Like sweating. I think it's good manners to use deodrant even if it prevents the body from being all naturally stinky.
Men seem delighted to not shave on weekends and vacations but I for one appreciate the cultural conditioning that keeps them from all sporting scraggly beards.
Ladies, if I read the words "arm pit" one more time I'm going to puke in my mouth.
With that being said, I wish (sometimes) I had brown hair so I could save $ and dye my own hair. I made an expensive mistake by trying to give my already blonde hair some highlights the other day and it turned it an icky dull grey. Luckily a professional was able to save it. I also just purchased a pair of cruel shoes (green suede Michael Kors flats). They're heeless but they give me the most wicked foot cramps after about 15 minutes. I'll still wear them though, they're adorable w/ jeans :)
My observation is that pursuing cute hair is nothing like torturing your feet in uncomfortable but fashionable shoes. Maybe both smack a little bit of vanity, but at least with our dyed hair, we can fully engage in the everyday and are not possibly sacrificing our future ability to walk...
I am very judgmental about Oprah's shoes. I think she perpetuates an absurd shoe standard by wearing them. This is maybe the principal reason I think Whoopi might be living her "best life" over Oprah. Bunions can be hereditary ( have them too) as Oprah said hers are, but we can slow their development with arch supports and more careful shoe choices.
I dye my hair too, once a month. It is a simple thing to do to keep looking healthy and more youthful. My hair started thinning alarmingly in my 20's. This is hereditary and also happened to my aunt. I do not to obsess about the thinning, but I've been using Rogaine for about 20 years. It helps a bit. If I do not shampoo every day and keep it colored, the grey roots make my head look even more baldish and thin. Coloring helps me feel better and I think I look more like everyone else.
I have enjoyed your blog. I wrote a post about Oprah and got a comment telling me to see your blog. You are actually doing something I have considered. GOod for you!
I am 46, single, and I have two adopted children, a house, a medically fragile dog, and an elderly mother who lives with us. I don't have TIME to do makeup and hair. My light brown hair has little grey so I don't dye it. I only wear makeup on special occasions.
I wear only Crocs.
Oprah needs to wear sensible shoes!! Tottering around on uncomfortable shoes or high heels is horrible! My mother did it for years, and nearly died after getting blood clots in her legs as a result. High heels are horrible. If possible, I'd ask her why she made a foolish choice to influence women so negatively, by wearing idiotic shoes...
Keep writing!
Dee
Oh, I'm guilty of many things, including highlights because my hair is technically "dishwater blonde", waxing, makeup... This morning I did something radical - wore no makeup at all for the first time in awhile. Of these, I would have to say waxing my lip/chin area is the flimsiest; but I never got over the trauma of watching my grandmother remove excess facial hair in the lip area (we have plenty) using grandpa's electric razor. Promised myself I would NEVER do that. I have one or two relatives with the same issue, and am guilty of wishing I could quietly whisk them to the waxing salon...
As for shoes, I long ago abandoned ultra cute but uncomfortable shoes for the practical yet stylish ones becoming more popular all the time, except maybe for sandals in the summer... Which calls to mind another flimsy beauty practice, I can't resist a pedicure, even in the non summer months. My first one was a luxury, but after that...
I colored my hair light red in my teens. It looked a lot better than "mousy brown." Now I dye it brown to hide the grey. I haven't had botox or "filler" for my wrinkles so hair color gives me an emotional lift. I'll keep on dyeing as long as that happens. As for Oprah's shoes-spikey heels do look sexy--so what. I'd rather be able to walk.
The woman who was forced to marry her first cousin and then turned in "the Prophet" was so brave.
What courage! I did not see Oprah's original show on this subject but this was one of the best shows I had ever seen on her program.
I am not a ususal watcher of Oprah... but since you have been doing your blog I tune in to at least see what the subject is. This show made me sit down and watch the entire show.
Sorry I got off topic.... but removing fake nails is pretty painful.
I've wondered about why Oprah would choose to wear such painful shoes...Generally, when watching her show, I don't notice her feet unless they point the camera right on her feet. I wonder why she couldn't get some comfortable attractive shoes--if she's worrying about how she looks. Why does she have to have the most famous coveted shoemaker shoes--sometimes in the wrong size for her! Seriously, life is too short to be that uncomfortable. There are many shoes that are comfortable and that look nice...I mean, she said it on the Barbara Walters episode yesterday-She's not walking anywhere in those shoes. She's just sitting. If you're in that much pain when you sit and wear the shoes, the shoes are completely unnecessary! Get some comfier shoes! No one sees your feet on TV--And, honestly, no one would care if you wore comfy shoes that are not superexpensive and super-bad for you! Choose the pair that will not give you bunions.
OK. Rant over. The Dr. Oz show where he showed her feet and she talked about how much pain she's usually in due to the shoes she wears made me think, "How crazy! Get some new shoes! Who cares? They're shoes!" No one cares about what shoes male TV hosts wear. Ellen wears sneakers-Good for her! Seriously, there must be a way around this problem.
As for me--I wear makeup-though not much. I am picky about hair cuts and where I go and who I see. Obviously, shoes are not a big issue for me--Comfy is better for your feet, though, on occasion, I have made some errors in judgment
on that front (Ow!). Also, as a teenager, I made many, many choices based on what I thought "girls were supposed to do." I took forever to do my hair--had a terrible perm--then curled it more! Sprayed "Sun In" in my hair to be even blonder (Not a great product!). I tanned out in the sun-with tan accelerator...These days, I slather on SPF, hoping I didn't do as much damage as I fear I did between 12-19. I bought every face/skin product known to humankind--experimented with makeups and colors (blue eyeshadow, teal mascara...ugh-the 80s!).I seriously wonder how much money I spent that I may have been able to put toward college or some other good cause instead...
I love the look of gray hair. I think people react to it at first because it's a change to what they expect you to look like. I bet everyone would adjust and start to appreciate it (including you!) if you gave it some time to feel normal.
Oprah's shoes hurt because she has a sixth toe!
Actually, I think it's adorable when she takes her shoes off on stage, and I've noticed it many times. Maybe I'm a little biased because I tend to go barefoot at every opportunity. (You'd be surprised at how many places I've been barred from entering due to my lack of footwear.)
As far as dye, have you ever considered using henna? I just recently started using it and it creates the most beautiful red shade. Or you can mix it with indigo to get black.
If you're interested check out hennaforhair.com. There's a free ebook there that told me everything I needed to know and then some.
I sold shoes for 2 years and struggled with the heels. I had devoted customers telling me that our heels were so comfy and I would nod my head and agree fully. But in my head I was think, "no they're not!" I thought there was something wrong with me, like I had a physical abnormality that made heels unbearable. But then I started to watch women on the street in heels. I saw them doing the, "heel walk" - that moment when the pain becomes to unbelievable that you hobble slowly along, your face red with pain and shame. I also saw women waiting for the subway doing the "pelican stance" - when you lift one foot off the ground to try and redistrbute the pain for a second and then switch and give the other foot a break. So, I realized that heels are hurting everyone and not just me. It all comes down to your threshhold for pain and injury. Either you got it or you don't.
I think Oprah can wear those shoes on TV because she doesn't have to do much standing or walking on TV.
Am I the only one that kept the gray? I started turning gray when I was about 16. I'm now 46 and have a full head of white/gray hair. I'm sure I may look older than if I had brown hair, but "old age" is really a matter of your actions and mannerisms. Please, embrace yourself and save the $$ and keep the chemicals from being absorbed into your body!
I just stopped dying my hair. I started going gray at 19 and my friends would pluck them from my head. By college, one of my friends sat me down and talked to me about hair dye *lol*. I'd been doing it for the last 12 years.
Then just a few months ago I decided to give it up. The grays started coming in a LOT more so that when I dyed my hair the parts that are gray (which is pretty much the entire crown of my head) was a lighter more vibrant shade than the rest of my hair. To me it looked weirder having a bright red skunk streak than having gray hairs. So I stopped. Oh the freedom!!!
I look washed out too, but usually the only person to tell me so is dear mom. No one else would tell me so. To add some color I throw on some lippy and I'm good to go. I can't wear eye make-up and I really shouldn't wear foundation either (I have super sensitive skin too), so lippy is all I can do.
Seriously. You should try the freedom of not dying your hair and throwing on some tinted lip balm or some light lipstick. It's fabulous! Make you're own mojo, honey!!
As for what I do that is wrong...well, I overeat. But I'm working on it now. I have a program that I'm sticking to as best as I can, and I own up to my mistakes. It' a good program and actually works for me.
PS Pentecostal woman have similar hair. There's something in the Bible (I'm awful at the Old Testament) in which the Bible refers to women's hair being her crowning glory. Some religions take that as to mean never to cut it. But the big funky bangs...yeah, my Pentecostal friends from high school (late 80s early 90s - grad '93!) got sucked into that big Mall Rat bang thing and then just could never let it go. I think it's a trend for them, they're one way to have a fashion and style. Remember - the bigger the hair the closer to God!
"The bigger the hair the closer to God" Too funny!
I don't necessarily overeat, but chocolate brownies and coffee for breakfast are not a good choice. ;-)
I think that while it is true that Oprah only wears those shoes on TV, she still sends the message that shoes like that are necessary to look your fashionable best.
I've had my teeth whitened and I had veneers put on 2 of my side front teeth. Note to everyone: do not get veneers unless absolutely necessary! Keep your own teeth if at all possible!
I read a book not too long ago on one of the women who escaped from the Texas Polygamist compound. (I forget the name of the book...). This lifestyle facinates me in a weird sort of way - anyway, what I read in the book was that the higher the pompadour on these ladies the closer they were to God...interesting, eh?
Trish
I would rather be shot then have to wear "sensible" shoes 24/7. Blah...my 93 yr. old aunt still wears heels (and dances) & I'm the daughter of a woman that wore 2 inch heels and a stylish fur collared wrap coat when she was release from the hospital after my birth. What's wrong with wanting to feel glamorous? I wear sneakers all day with a mannish uniform the last thing I want to do after work is to continue to feel & dress like a dude. I have a theory that if you wear crocs or sandals or a 'good nurse shoe' all the time then your feet will get wide and your arch drops. Then it really will hurt to wear heels. Oprah looks great in her favorite shoes. I think some readers here need to go wild and wear some 3 inchers while making dinner tonight. It will do wonders for your self-esteem.
Teresa- You should go ahead and wear those shoes if you want to. Particularly if you are still comfortable!
Crocs are bad for my arches so I can't wear those either. Those of us (Oprah included) with problem feet can still find some cute footwear choices that aren't "nurse shoes". Viva la arch support!
Iam Susie, I WISH I could find cute and affordable footwear that was stylish. I always end up buying a pair of heels that kill my feet because no one makes fashionable heels in my width.
I have this fantastic pair of Etienne Aingers that I LOVE LOVE LOVE but wearing them (as I did this weekend to a wedding) is torture. *sigh*
I color my hair every now and then, but I don't mind a little gray. On the other hand, I haven't worn pants of any kind for over 30 years because I just don't think I look good in them. I wear skirts exclusively, even though it makes it pretty hard to exercise and do some other activities. I haven't owned a pair of jeans since college. I don't care. There's just NO way I'd go out in public in pants. I think they don't look good on a woman unless she has extremely long, thin legs. I don't!
Ladies, ladies, first of all you're all going to hate me, I do not have any pubic hair, my mother doesnt either so I guess its a genetic thing.
Growing up, I thought it was normal until I went to university and all my friends would spend eternity in the bathroom shaving armpits, groins, legs etc
I simply do not grow hair anywhere but my head!! Weird eh?
Its great for me, but my brother was traumatised as he has never shaved, he has never had facial hair and he is 22!! I assume its the same with his privates!
TMI??? forgive me.
Oprah's shoes!!! OMG!!! She drives me nuts when she's tottering around on stage in shoes she obviously cant walk in!!! She had to remove her shoes after Mandela's birthday party in London earlier this year. Her poor feet just couldnt take it anymore.
Having said that though, I LOOOOOVEEE THEM!!! I would kill to have a pair of sexy red heeled christian louboutins anytime!
T
p.s.like the weight thing, maybe she'll just say 'to hell' and wear comfy leopard print flats!!
Tabby, maybe that's what i should do - just say to Hell with cute high heels and find some adorable flats.
I just love the way my legs look in heels - che' sexy!!
Since your post already has a cult/prophet devotion aspect I thought I would ask you how much of "living Oprah" has been like following a religion?
People joke about worshipping Oprah ( a la Liz Lemon) but I could imagine that "living Oprah" could be like following a religion in the way that it guides your thoughts and behaviors.
Since psychology tells us that people feel better when they can make choices among a small rather than overwhelmingly large number or options ( 3 rather than 25 for example) I could see how having a Oprah approved range of activities could be comforting and that removing that guide would take away the comfort from feeling that you were on the "right road."
Religious traditions contain not only beliefs, but also frequently guide their followers behaviors and give them rules on what to eat and wear. I was wondering how much of "living Oprah" comes from the "doing" of things like shopping, cooking, painting, etc and how much of it is the "thinking" of things- being grateful, positive etc? Does one lead to the other?
I get my hair cut by expensive stylists and occasionally get it dyed. As a guy, I *can* just pay $14 and get a short back and sides. But I like saying "Do something interesting" and cheaper stylists usually look at you blankly when you ask for interesting. $80 a cut styalists giggle with glee then give me awesome hair cuts.
I look OK with a short back and sides. I don't need foils, frosting or levage. But I like thinking my hair is interesting and cool, even though it cost me (at one point) $220 more then it should of >.> *{Curse you Oscar Oscar!}*
I'm glad I'm not the only one who went grey before they were 16. It's total vanity on my part b/c my hair is also curly & waist length. Not pretty Raphielite long & curly, Hermione Granger in the books long & curly. Yet I fight nature every day & claim I can make my hair pretty.
The biggest vanities I see that seem fruitless?: hair removal of certain areas & getting your nails done on a regular basis.
Speaking of Oprah's shoes, did you see them on today's repeat, the one about mistaken identity? I do believe the soles were RED. I found it so disconcerting, so frivolous, so out of place with the seriousness of the theme, that I couldn't get past it.
-A proud Dansko wearer
Emile...don't you know the CODE? The red soles are the trademark of Christian Louboutin, the "it" shoe designer. For it is not enough for shoes to be cute and painful, they must be expensive as well! I figured out long ago that I can't really look my best if my feet hurt. Luckily, I am not alone, and there are many companies designing nice looking shoes that don't hurt. As for the hair thing...I dyed my hair until my early 30s and then got a buzz cut and let it grow out in my natural gray. I have "good gray", but if I didn't like it, I'd color it in a heartbeat. That's the great thing about hair--you can change it easily and it's not permanent. Have fun with your hair!
teresa, I sincerely hope that your comment linking self esteem to shoes is a joke. It must be, right? I mean, why would a woman's sense of self esteem and sexiness have anything to do with her footwear? Oh, wait, are you suggesting that footwear actually gives a woman a sense of self esteem? Wow. That's twisted... But I'm sure that's not what you meant. Right?
This is a tad random, but if you find hair dye makes you itch, have you considered using henndigo? I have no idea what Oprah thinks of it, but it gives a good permanent black dye and is 100% natural, hypoallergenic and actually good for your hair (the henna gives you a protein treatment).
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I am glad I am not the only one in the world that is totally obsessed with how my hair looks. I spend a lot of the money to have the perfect look. Just the other day I took 6 inches off and bleached it blonde and I was so happy with my appearence I went out with my girlfriends in my little black dress with matching heels. I looked hot!!
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