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Hi!
As I pen this introduction, I am readying myself to hit the skies…not for vacation (alas) but to explore the spa and beauty regimes at a hotel and spa in Los Angeles.
Most certainly indulgent, and not entirely sane (there are probably more responsible ways to spend the final days before an election when the nation’s economy is in shambles…), it is actually pretty reflective of my very existence.
I’m not shallow, I am just goal-oriented…and said goal is to make everyone around me as pretty and well informed as can be!
My name is Aly Walansky, and I am an avowed beauty product junkie.
And so, when I was approached to take over eBeautyDaily, I got a little hyper excited and nearly plotzed in my non-sensible Betsey Johnson booties.
To all my friends and readers who already know me from my iVillage and SheKnows columns, thanks so much for the continued support! To my new friends, it’s so nice to meet you! Please visit me daily, every morning I will post beauty product reviews, tips, and advice – and, every few days, contests where you can walk away with valuable freebies!
To start things off, I have decided to buy your friendship and continued readership.
One reader will win an autographed copy of Nick Arrojo’s new – and awesome – book, Great Hair. I will be writing more about this book – and referring to it often – in the days and weeks to come, but if you want a head start this holiday season at being the hottest girl in the zip code (as I aspire to be), this is a great way to start.
Nick Arrojo – whom I admit to having a tremendous crush on – is sort of the yoda of the hair industry, and in this book, shares his secrets! “In this book you will find my voice, my vision, and all of the advice I willingly and happily share with anyone who seeks me out, sits in my chair, and asks me for help. I hope it inspires you to be confident and beautiful; sexy and happy!” Arrojo says.
To have your chance to win the book, please share with us the most awful thing that has occurred in your own life, during your pursuit of great hair. Did your locks melt? Did your flaxen roots become a nasty ashen green? Share! Your sorrow can also be your reward!
Deadline November 5.
Photo credit: ArrojoProduct.com
I have actually cut my own hair. One morning, it wasn’t doing what I wanted it to do, so I just cut it, and cut it, and cut it. The result was horrible.
My wife has very fine hair and trying to put a ponytail in it is a challenge.
I had the heat turned up too high on my dryer tring to save time. I burned my hair real bad.
Back when I was a teen, I let my older brothers girlfriend (a student at a beauty school) perm my hair. She left it in too long and it burnt the back of my hair…right up the middle. It was a mess! It took years and years of cutting my hair to even it up until finally my hair became healthy again and the burnt part had grown out and become cut off. I have never had my hair permed again since!
My hair got so tangled I had to cut the clumps out. =0(
My husband took a picture of me wearing one of those caps that have holes in them to pull the hair up through in order to highlight it. I looked like a chemo patient with just tuffs of hair sticking up all over my head.
My worst moment was the first time I straightened my hair. I didn’t know what I was doing. Half was straight, but the rest was still enormous.
The Perm from Hades. I have naturally straight and boring hair. So… I decided to get a perm. I actually liked it for the first month, but then the roots grew out. The roots kept growing and I looked like I had a skull cap on. I went back and asked to have it all cut off. Oddly, the more they cut, the more the perm came back… only not in a good way at all. It took over a year for that perm to finally go away.
Count me in please
Can’t stand my perm…HELP!!!!
I decided to get a perm because my hair is as straight as a stick. My hair was colored and the hair dresser said that that was no problem. In the following days my hair started breaking off. I went back but I had to get all the colored part cut off. My hair was 1 inch long. What a nightmare!!!!
Count me in please