October 20th, 2011
"But my mother's hair, my mother's hair, like little candy rosettes, like little candy circles all curly and pretty..." by Sandra Cisneros.There was a time when women used shrub stems to curl their hair, pinched their cheeks for color, applied eye make-up and use fragrances. The bath was their routine, as was clean, bouncy hair and laundered clothes. Women who came over on the Mayflower to the New World may not have had enough water to drink, but they sneaked behind the bushes to wash their white collars and caps.Today, women are essentially the same. Much time, effort and money are spent in looking pretty. Hairstyles are important. That is why curling, perming, stretching, and drying are done. It makes
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