Whether you like your hair short or long isn’t the point. But for many it is, especially for African-American women, whose hair is a source of tension, cultural pride and self-expression. And for Ivy Farguheson who cut her hair and wrote about it in “Beauty and ‘el gran corte’: It Really is Possible”, cutting her hair [...]
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Weekend Observations: It’s Time for a Make-Over!
No, I’m not going on “What Not to Wear” or anything like that (th ough I am getting my semi-annual haircut this week, yippee). Beautyskew is getting a major make-over!If you’ve been following the blog, you probably have noticed some delay with the posts. Well, we’ve moved hosts and soon we’re going to be changing [...]
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No, Really, If You Feel It, You WILL Look Younger!
Want more proof that beauty has the power to change our psyche — even our physiology? Check out a blurb from the May issue of Allure, “Younger Hair.” The piece points to a study by Harvard psychology professor, Ellen Langer, with women of ages 27-83 after they got their hair done (cut, color or both). If [...]
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When Will Hair Bias Ever End?!
In an apparent attempt to appeal to women, the Wall Street Journal published an article on the many ways we seek to straighten our frizzy locks. Why is this a WSJ-worthy piece? Well, we business women, especially those handling financial matters, must be seen as tidy and put together. Now wait a second. Does anyone [...]
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