Nevergirl’s

The older I get, the more I’m convinced I know very little about the ways of the world. For instance, I thought I could live without the letter U. Then my keyboard gives out on me; the letter U refuses to budge unless I hammer away at it with a finger, and now I’m convinced my career is over because this tiny part of the alphabet is throwing a bitchfit.

Then there’s Iris, and her wedding, and the fact that I always took for gospel her dramatic prediction that she might never get married. Well, what do you know? After a stint in Thailand and a hop to several countries, she traded I do’s (and spit, for better or worse) with Steve.
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I don’t really need the best acne pill. My skin is doing fine despite the heat, thank you very much. I don’t break out horrendously and I don’t turn shrimp red, unless I’ve exerted myself and are sweating as a result. For the most part, I’m happy with my skin. It’s neither dry nor oily. My face is an entirely different story. I wish, wish, wish I could stop looking like me.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m grateful I wasn’t born blind or malformed. But would it really have been asking too much to ask to be born with Bette Davis eyes or Audrey Hepburn fragility?

Okay, ignore that blathering. Someone’s just been overdosing on movies.

How often do you shampoo? I do it every day although if my lola had her way, I’d be shampooing only three times a week. I used to think my granny was off her rocker, asking me to skip shampoo like that. Turns out, lola was years ahead of beauty trends!

Today, I read on mnsbc.com that dermatologists and hair stylists now think going a few days without shampoo (or even swearing off shampoo FOREVER) could actually be good for our hair. The practice has been given the monicker “no poo” and is popular among two groups: the so-called underground beauty trendistas and environmentalists who want products with fewer chemicals and would rather not use plastic.

What’s wrong with shampoo exactly?

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