It’s that time of year again! The holidays are here and so are all the feelings that go with them. So if you are human, the likelihood that you may find yourself taking comfort in a giant plate of Christmas cookies or one too many mulled wines is 100%.

As we slowly opened Pandora’s painful box and reflected back on our relationship, I realized that while the architecture of old hurts still remained I couldn’t remember any actual details of the blueprint of our troubled past.

Out goes the stress, tension, anxiety, pressure, and fear that the city and life can bring. In comes the undeniable euphoria of fresh, salty ocean air followed by those palm tree lined ocean views and occasional signs to remind you “life’s a beach”.

What I learned from working in the hair care industry is that women have a very deep and personal relationship with their hair. We curse it as much as we protect it. We have it one way and long for it to be another. We feel like one woman when we tame it and another when we let it flow long, or big, or wavy and wild.