On the Quest for Beauty: Are You Pining for Your Old Hairstyle?

This blog is dedicated to my husband who sees my imperfections and doesn't mention them.

I love trying new beauty products. Place me in a Sephora or Ulta store and I feel I am in paradise. For hours I can pleasantly entertain myself looking at the plethora of different shampoos, facial washes, makeup and perfumes, envisioning myself as a size 0 with glowing clear skin, no split ends, and being stopped by every man in America asking “What’s that scent you are wearing? (Ok, maybe not EVERY man)

One of my downfalls , as my mother will readily tell you, is that I am a sucker for cool packaging and intriguing ingredients. That inclination has resulted in trying hundreds of different products over the years – good and bad. Some products I have used ever since I was in college and I would rather exit the house with no makeup and hairy arm pits then see my fav end up on the proverbial chopping block. Others I have readily discarded vowing never again to be duped by flowery ingredients which deliver zero results.

Because of my “beauty product love”, I probably have more knowledge roaming around in my head than Wikipedia. So I decided to start this blog to share my adventures with you on the quest for beauty, giving my recommendations and warnings so your money can be well spent. The subject matter may be a tad vain, but ultimately every woman has an innate desire to look and feel her best and there is nothing wrong with that. Happy reading, and if you don’t come for my daily blabberings at least drop by for my contest giveaways that I hope to do every other month.

When I saw pics of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton rocking her old much-maligned headband look in Malaysia last week—I understood. I by no means endorsed it—I just understood.

Recently, I've been putting my long, layered hair up in a messy updo every morning. It looks fine to everybody else, but it's become boring to me. Looking through old pictures with a friend the other day made me nostalgic for the punky pixie I had two years ago. The look seemed so fresh and confident...but wait, didn't I miss my long hair then, too? I wonder what's driving me and Clinton back to our roots (no pun intended). Is it like going back to an old boyfriend—returning to a past comfort level? Is it a grass-is-always-greener thing? Are we just being lazy and uncreative?

Ultimately, I think I'll keep my long hair and try to mix up my look. After all, Clinton can take off the headband when she's sick of it (she's done it before)—if I cut my mine short and have regrets, it'll take a year-and-a-half to grow out.

Do you feel follicular nostalgia? Have you ever gone back to an old hairstyle? Did it still work for you?

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