Saturday, April 19, 2008

stuff latinos like #1: slicked back hair

Have you ever wondered how to spot the Latina in a crowded public space? It's simple. Scan the crowd, spot the excessive use of hair gel (preferably on dark brown or black hair, maybe even with some highlights), then proceed to check for a "burnt cinnamon bun" seemingly attatched to the back side of her head. This "cinnamon bun" look is very hard to achieve so the Latina must painstakingly insert multi-colored bobby pins in and around the hair. Assure yourself that the Latina is not looking while you are examining her hair style; an aggravated Latina is scarier than a lion at feeding time-- so be careful).

It is not easy to achieve this look. What many Latinas tend to do is go to a beauty supply store and purchase a vast amount of hair gel, to store and for immediate use. She then goes home and fishes out her fine-toothed comb and then proceeds to dip it into this newly acquired bucket of gel. With this gel-encrusted comb, the Latina then plasters the hair onto her head, and then makes the bun with the bobby pins. Then with the extra large can of hairspray, she then sprays more than half the can to set her hairstyle in place. The hair is then so hard that you can probably bounce a ball off the head, but this has yet to be proven.

besitos,
bb

1 comment:

Carly J said...

bri -- i love it! great blog! it makes me wish i was hispanic. (: