I have naturally curly/wavy hair. When I say that, I want you to realise that it is extremely wavy, gets tangled too often, is frizzy, and very thick. As much as they aren't proper curls, they are bad enough due to the volume. Moreover there is no scope of leaving it without combing. And when you do comb it, 7/10 times the hair brush will get stuck in it.

Now what makes it worse, is when your mother and brother have perfectly straight hair. And that was how it was. I had to have hair which was a combination of straight and curls(gene game wrong). So obviously, I used to sit here cribbing about my awful hair, as I tried to pull out the hair brush, while my mother looked just fine with her 'woke up like this' hair.

Naturally, I craved straight hair. And after a lot of persuading, my mother finally let me get straightening done after my 10th grade board exams. I remember going to the salon and sitting there nervously, wondering if it was a good idea to do smoothening(smoothening gives a more natural look to your hair. Or so they say..). But once I was done, I was convinced it was a good idea.

Now the thing with permanent straightening/smoothening your hair is, that the word permanent, just means that it stays till your new hair starts growing back. And the new hair that grows, is curled again. So now, your hair is partially straight and partially wavy. If you're like me a.k.a. you don't care about how it looks as long as the hair brush can pass through/too lazy to plug in the straightener and straighten the root hair a bit, then you will just go with it. And that's what I did for around 6 months, after which I finally decided to do a touch-up(they convince you it takes lesser time than the initial smoothening treatment did, but those are little white lies) 

That touch-up was the last time I smoothened my hair. After that, I just didn't bother. I let it grow, until it was half wavy, half straight. Then finally after my 12th boards, I decided to go in for a haircut, and chopped off the straight ends altogether, and going back to square one.

I was back to my curls.

But I really didn't mind anymore. Yes, I did still want straight hair(I still do), but I don't put myself down just because I don't have straight hair. Maybe I just grew up, and accepted that I'm pretty, just the way I am.

But now that people I knew, knew how I looked with straight hair, they preferred that look, over my natural hair look. Around 8/10 people would tell me,"You look better with straight hair..". As much as everyone can place their own opinions, people really need to realise that telling me that straight hair suits me better is more of an insult than a compliment. Some people even advise you to go ahead and re-straighten it. I usually used to turn a deaf ear to them.

That's pretty much how my experience with straightening my hair was. Different people have different experiences but in my opinion, it is worth doing only around 2 to 3 times, and not making it into a habit. 
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Plaid shirts may be old school and cliché, but they can still help you make style statements. After all, don’t we all want to leave our first impression girls? *Run The World plays in background*

So go grab one of those plaids, and get ready to change your style. Here are some things you can do to use your plaid to suit you well-

1)   Jacket- Going for a casual look? Nothing better than using your plaid shirt as a jacket, and throwing it over your light-colored t-shirt. Wearing Denim pants or some cool black shorts, is totally your choice.

2)   Tie it up- Oh no, you don’t use it as a tie. Just grab the sleeves of your plaid, and tie your shirt around your waist with them. Again, this works on Jeans and shorts, so you can wear whatever you’re comfortable in.

3)    Formal/semi-formals- A formal meet? Some project? The plaid to the rescue. Just wear your plaid shirt, the normal way, and throw a black blazer/shrug over it, and obviously formal pants. For an edgy semi-formal look, just do the same as formal, but pair it with denim pants instead.

4)   Bandana- Have a worn out plaid that you’re not going to use? Well, here’s what you can do. Cut strips of it, long enough, that you can tie it on your head. And that is how you use it as a headwear.

5) Cut em Sleeves- Grab those scissors girl! Cut out the sleeves of your plaid, that go beyond your shoulder.  And there you go! You have a sleeveless plaid, ready to wear. Alternatively, you can use this as a jacket too.

My first fashion post ever!

I know this wasn't my best, but there will be more to come, and I'll make sure they're better. :)

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-Srushti