I found myself gripping the steering wheel of my car tighter and tighter as the lime green door of this potentially nightmare-ish appointment came into view. And here it was- I was face to face with my enemy….the hair salon! Before you stop reading this blog.. (I get it What a wimp, baby, drama queen..etc) let me back track for a second. My hair kinda defines me- uncontrollably curly and has a mind of it’s own (compliments of my dad). I have had enough bad haircuts to cause semi-permanent hair-cutting anxiety. (bad-hair definition= leaving the salon with my very own north shore frizzy pyramid on top of my head) I walked into the Gordon’s in Ravinia Salon greeted by the faint aroma of a “relaxing” Aveda candle burning. Ill be honest..I definitely needed something stronger than that candle to relax me… and here she was…a goddess in human form. Adaku.

I didn’t even need to open my mouth for Adaku to feel my anxiety. She said everything would be fine and walked me through the hair cut. While she was washing my hair I relayed some of my haircut tragedies to her. Adaku shared some of her tricks of the trade with me (which did eventually put my mind MOSTLY at ease). Forty-five minutes later I made out a check for $35 (money INCREDIBLY well spent) and was on my way.

I’m sharing my secret weapon (Adaku) with you (curly haired girls) because it’s insanely hard to find someone who can tame a wild beast of hair with a mere pair of shears. And because its summer and everyone goes curly anyways- might as well look FANTASTIC!

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