Category: My Hair Diary

By Daria Wright on December 03rd, 2011

Do Your Hair, Don’t Floss Before You Head To The Dentist

An interesting thing happened to me the other day. One evening while I was diligently and (apparently too vigorously) flossing my teeth I unexpectedly loosened my temporary dental work causing it to fall out. First thing the next morning I made a call to see if I could come in for an emergency appointment to see the dentist. I was off that day and my dentist is only a [...]

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By Daria Wright on March 25th, 2011

NYC Fashion Week February 2011

As a freelance artist my agent is responsible for securing bookings for me for special hairstyling assignments. These gigs as they are more commonly called are often times for celebrity clients. Hair by Daria Wright and Makeup by Victoria Stiles for Kess Agency Lynn was really great to work with and she was so down to earth. She talked about [...]

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By Daria Wright on June 22nd, 2010

Why Do Black Women Hate Their Kinky Hair?

Practically every woman that has ever sat in my styling chair is convinced something is wrong with her hair. It doesn’t matter if the woman is black, white, Latina or any other culture. Almost immediately I hear how each woman somehow dislikes her natural hair texture. My client might describe her hair as being just [...]

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By Daria Wright on December 23rd, 2009

Nappy-The Other “N” Word

FYI-Please don’t ever refer to a black woman’s hair as hair as “nappy” ( can also be spelled “knappy” ). In general, it’s not considered a compliment. A black woman’s natural hair texture happens to be quite a touchy subject. A friend of mine had an experience the other day that proves the point. My friend is black and [...]

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By Daria Wright on September 14th, 2009

Pat Your Hair Weave

The other day during my commute home from work I noticed a girl who happened to be sitting in the front of the bus do the strangest thing. She all of a sudden began slapping the top of her head. It was the intense way she was beating herself in her head that caught [...]

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By Daria Wright on September 09th, 2009

Snubbed at the Beauty Salon

There’s a very black and white issue among hair salons that seems to be largely ignored. It’s what you might call the ”elephant in the middle of the room”. I’m referring to the phenomenon of so called “black” hair salons and “white” hair salons. For the most part, beauty salons are in the business of providing personal hairstyling services. So therefore it is [...]

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