Focusing on cultivating one’s inner beauty is a long process, at least in my world. It’s easy to put into motion the various actions I want to do to be a kinder person, but it’ll take a while for these actions, small as they can be, to be recognized for what they are: (hopefully) a reflection of a better person I’ve become on the inside.

But I am in a fortunate position: it just so happens that I could use a little help with my outward beauty too, if by “a little” I mean TOTAL OVERHAUL.

In what areas, you ask? Let me count the ways. Today’s way is with my hair.

[Please note that we are completely ignoring all mention of weight and size, except for what you've just read.]

My hair is my latest obsesion. The last time I was this interested in hair was a couple of years ago, when my highschool friends discovered the flat iron. Following their discovery of this tool, they’d show up at gatherings with hair so shiny and sleek, you’d think a fine layer of glass had been poured on their tresses. At the time, only one of them owned a flat iron and she naturally became quite proficient with it and before special events she was the go-to girl to get your hair sleeked out.

For whatever reason, I didn’t get in on this when it was just beginning to get popular. I was undoubtedly busy with my internet addiction.

Anyway, on my last trip to the hair dresser’s she was quite busy so instead of her usual “let me put your hair in rollers, seat you under a hair dryer for 45 minutes to an hour, then blowdry your hair out”, she asked if I’d like to get my hair flat ironed.

I was a bit skeptical at how good this would look but when she was done my hair felt and looked like it had never looked before:

Admit it: it looks soft and so touchable, right?

Most days, it looks like it should be used to scour your grimiest pots and pans.

Ever since, I’ve been on the hunt for a flat iron that can return my hair to the glory it was for those short days.

I bought two relatively inexpensive flat irons, tried them out, and not surprisingly, they did not leave me tossing my head with wild abandon like the women in shampoo commercials do, so I returned them. Stumped, I asked facebook what I should do and I got two suggestions: the Chi and the Isnis Ceramix. Neither iron is cheap, but you have to pay a little extra for quality, right?

While reading up on each iron, trying to figure out the best one for me, I came across Folica, which is apparently the site to purchase beauty products from online. They have “real people” reviews up and have ranked most hair appliances by brand and in different categories. I had heard that you want solid ceramic plates and this newfangled “tourmaline” business in your flat iron so I focused on those. And based on customer reviews, I found a brand I had never heard of: Sedu.

What sold me on a Sedu, and this iron in particular, is the fact that there are African Americans who have tried it out and posted their before and after pictures up to gasp in amazement over. There have been over 3000 reviews of this iron by regular women like it scored quite high in the category (4.72/5). I’m a bit queasy at the thought of spending (with shipping) just under $150 on this tool so I decided that I won’t take money from my bank account for this purchase. Instead, I will continue to save up my earnings from writing for Life Tips Daily and Getting Crafty and when I have enough, then I’ll buy the iron. I hope it’s still on sale at that time.

My only concern is whether I’ll think the iron was a good use of the earnings from seven months of blogging.

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