Wild Hair Day

I was eleven years old when I sat down and calculated how much time I could save if I didn’t brush my hair, wear make-up, or tuck in my shirts. I decided that the people I loved for their adventurous lifestyles never stopped to put comb to hair or brush to cheek. Of course, these people were on TV or in the movies, and it was totally unrealistic, but in my child’s mind I believed that their devil-may-care attitude was real, and I adopted it.

Whenever women ask me why I don’t brush my hair, I tell them I couldn’t possibly improve on what I wake up to in the morning, or that I’ve got the kind of hair that never needs to be brushed. This elicits a variety of reactions, depending on the woman. But the real reason is that I truly believe most people look better in the “untamed” version of themselves. For this reason, I am working on hosting an “International Wild Hair Day”, a day where women all over the world wake up and sport whatever hairdo they stumble out of bed with. When I am ready I will announce it, and I hope you will join me in my effort. But be forewarned: you just might like your new look better than the old one. And before you know it, you might find yourself tossing out that expensive shampoo and conditioner in favour of some hypoallergenic biodegradable concoction followed by a head dunk in a salt bath. But I’ll stop now, before I give away too many of my beauty secrets…