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Woodstock Refugee Hair

Amy Z-M posts a comment about her curly hair, seeking PeaceBang’s advice:

http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=26108851&postID=114679363021370668

My sympathies are with you, Amy!
Curly hair is a bear.
First of all, gravitas is as gravitas does.
However, having “Woodstock refugee hair” could mean that you’re one step away from prairie skirts, dumpy European sandals and t-shirts with faded Gaia logos on the front. We must do all in our power to keep you from that fate!!

Bumble & Bumble reportedly makes good products for de-frizzing curly hair, and curly hair is all about products, my dear.

I believe that those of you with long curly locks would do well to seek out a stylist who specializes in curly hair. It will be worth your time and investment. One of my students has gorgeous, long curly hair and she passed on that hot tip to me, who does not have long, gorgeous hair, although it is slightly wavy and full of annoying cowlicks.

Long, curly hair is generally not the right choice for short women who do not have the body of Salma Hayek, for round-faced women or for short-necked women. When we consider whether our hair is right for our general look, we must go beyond the question of “is my hair great, or what?” and think CONTEXT, i.e., “is my hair great on MY face and body?” (Not to mention, “is my hair great for the image I would like to project?”)

Best of luck, Amy. And by the way, whatever spectacles frames you’re wearing are a very important part of the equation.

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Confessions of A Happy Product Addict

Juniper asked all about where product addicts keep all their stash.
Here’s how it looks in the Land of PeaceBang:

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And a close-up (25 lipsticks/glosses hardly take up ANY room, see?):

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(I swear I did not intend one bit of comedy by the presence of the Cross. It’s been there for years and I never realized how sacreligious it looks until now!)

And then we have the bathroom product bonanza:

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(We would not HAVE our toothbrush out in the open, of course, where it can pick up flying ickies from a flushing toilet. That strange blue plastic item is actually a tongue sraper that I hardly ever use because it makes me gag.)

And there you have it, ladies and gentlemen. Not to mention the supplies in the closet, because what girl wants to run out of deody-o right before an important preaching event? And what busy religious leader wants to have to pour shampoo into stupid little travel bottles before hopping on the plane when she can just keep nifty travel sized items pre-packed in a clear cosmetic bag, ready to go when she is?

Love me, love my products.

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When Breath Kills

How well I remember approaching a colleague at an evening event and almost falling over at the first whiff of his garlicky breath. “Just come from dinner?” I inquired with a smile. “Yea,” he responded con brio. “We had Italian.”

“I would have guessed Greek,” I said, and slipped him a mint, brushing a bit of bread crumb off his beard (I thought it was feta cheese) and straightening his tie before sending him out to meet his public.

It’s a good thing he was speaking from a distance that night. Can you imagine the fate of the poor bed-ridden hospital patient receiving a visit from their pastor with such breath? If we believe in a healing God, we should not be Angels of Death Breath.

Darlings, thou shalt not leave the house without thy Altoids.

Even better are my favorite dental picks that you can get in handy little boxes from the health food store. I always have a box in my car and in my purse. They get out the icky food particles that cause bad breath and are dipped in refreshing, antibacterial tea tree oil, what a bonus!

PeaceBang recommends:
>Tea Tree Oil Dental Picks by Desert Essence, $3.25 for 100 at
http://tinyurl.com/gpv5d

>Carrying a hanky at all times

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On Nails

Sister of PeaceBang is all upset because she went on a date with a man who had seriously objectionable nail beds.

The thing is, PeaceBang knows just what she meant.

A quote directly from Sister,

“Some people are born with good nail beds! And it’s kind of Scandinavian, I think. But if you’re not born with beautiful hands you should do something about it, like trim your nails so that they’re not all pinched and grown together at the tips and all fragile and papery looking! And then push back your cuticles to let your nail beds breathe! It’s just a shame! People from the Midwest, I think, have good nail beds.”

Fellas, take a look. If you need a manicure, don’t be too much a man to admit it.
My father used to say that when he interviewed someone he always looked at their nails first and that greatly influenced his decision. He said that chewed, raggedy nails were the sign of a secret neurotic.

[Sister of PeaceBang knows that she sounds like a total nut, but as she says, “It’s okay because no one knows who I am, and at least I’m entertaining.”]

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Render Unto Caesar What Is Caesar’s

I am so in favor of our male colleagues having a nice hair-do, by which I mean, an actual hair style and not Random Acts of Barbery that live on your head.

But please, fellas, let’s not be seeing this on any of you:

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This look was very hot in Jesus’ time, but not for our team, if you know what I mean. When Our Lord said to render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s, I’m fairly sure he meant this haircut, too.

Thanks to the D-List for the photo