This Week in Hair.......

This past week, an iconic stylist overseas chose to think about curly hair & post those thoughts on her Facebook page. That's fine, it's her page & she can have an opinion. The trouble was, she referred to curly hair as "wool" & how she sees curly people come into her salon & ask to be able to dry natural under gentle heat. She went on to say they probably don't want to pay for a "proper" styling service & that their "wool" looks HORRIBLE when dried naturally!! 

For starters, I believe that a "proper" styling service is in relation to the type of hair I am finishing as a stylist. I choose not to do a blowout on naturally curly hair, that does not mean the curly haired client is not being styled sufficiently, it means their finish is appropriate to the type of hair. I do have clients who have long, sleek hair who do have their hair blown out & even have the hot iron used. 

The stylist the storm erupted around is a traditional stylist who does prefer her clients leave with sleek hair. ( And most likely enough silicone laden product to protect the space shuttle from heat damage) The post went mega-viral within hours & although she did have some supporters, the majority were from people who felt angry & hurt by the comments & rightly so. It went a lot deeper than people being precious, the stylist stepped away from displaying professionalism on social media & several comments accused her of bullying. 

The saga went on for a few days with thinly veiled apologies & the majority rejected those apologies as the damage had been done.

There are two morals to this story:

- Be careful what you post on social media. Screen shots shared last a lot longer than a deleted post

- The most important one for people of curl is simple. Don't expect someone who does not understand (or see beauty in) your hair work with it or manipulate it into anything but it's natural beauty. 

You don't go to GP when you need a specialist service. See a professional curly hair stylist for your curly hair.