Curly parties are so fun!!!

Saturday was the day of the curl education event at The Curl Ambassadors in Toronto and we had SO MUCH FUN! :-) But how could a room full of 20 or so curlies NOT be fun? :-)

The owners of the salon, Betty and Caroline are even sweeter and nicer in person than they are on the phone and it was SO great to finally meet them. They provided yummy snacks and the salon has the most wonderful vibe to it - SUPER cute but very friendly, welcoming and laid back. Just what you'd want in a curly hair salon. :)

Here's a picture of me with Betty (on the right) and Caroline (on the left.)




The day started at 12 with a "meet and greet" that enabled all of us to sit and chat for a while and get to know each other while the guests filed in.


At around one I took the first demo model Nicky over to the sink to wash and condition her hair. Nicky had AMAZING curls so I was kind of thinking, "Uh, what exactly do you expect me to do to make them better??" :)


She's been using Jessicurl for a while and has been a member at Naturally Curly since I started it in my kitchen 4 years ago, so it was really great getting to meet her and she's SUPER nice. She told me she's a teacher, and she's EXACTLY the kind of person who you'd want to have teaching your kids. I then took her back out to the main room to style her hair while the others watched and asked questions. That was followed by a question and answer period to allow the guests to get all of their curly questions answered.

Here's Nicky after I did her hair. It looks a little damp still - you know how long curly hair can take to dry! :-) Her hair was SO soft and in such good condition. :-)
























Then Betty did something I would never have thought of - a Jessicurl trivia game, and each person who answered a question correctly got a Jessicurl product as a prize! How fun, eh? And let me tell you - these ladies sure knew their Jessicurl trivia! I was amazed. The only question that stumped the crowd was "what town is Jessicurl located in?" That's understandable, as not many people have ever heard of Arcata, and I generally just say I live in Humboldt County anyway. But that was a really fun game and pretty much everybody won something. (I of course was ineligible. :)

Then it was time to take Leena back to the sink and wash her hair for the next demo. She also had BEAUTIFUL curls - nice and thick and curly. I'd say her hair was about a 3B, according to the hair type system found here:
http://www.naturallycurly.com/curl411/types.php

During this time, one of the stylists at the salon, named Patience, was giving a hair cut to one of the attendees, Aimee. Aimee had great curls that were about down to her waist, and had it cut to about shoulder length. Patience did an AMAZING job on that hair cut! So much that it made me start thinking, "Hmmm, I wonder if I could use a hair cut?" I didn't need one, and since I'm still growing it out to donate it to Locks of Love, I decided not to be compulsive. But MAN Patience does an amazing cut, so if you live in the Toronto area I would really recommend her. Not to mention she's SO friendly and just puts people at ease instantly. There is NO reason to be nervous about a hair cut at this place! :-)

Here is Aimee after her cut with Patience.






















After that we did more question and answer, and a lovely curly named Cheryl was asking me what I thought would be good for her hair. We had extra time on the agenda, so I said, "Hey, you want to come back to the sink and let me do your hair?" She agreed, so I got to do another head of beautiful curls! :-)

Here is a picture of Cheryl after I did her hair:























After that we chatted some more while Caroline's ADORABLE curly daughter Bree passed around cheesecake and banana bread. How lucky is SHE to have a mom that owns a curly hair salon?? Bree has THE MOST AMAZING curls I've ever seen on an 8 year old, which makes sense, given her mom owns the place. Not only is she adorable, but she's just the sweetest more friendly kid and I was really happy to get to meet her. Here is a picture of Bree:




















One highlight for me personally was that my cousin Lori came too! She lives about 40 or so minutes away and since I live in California I hardly EVER see her, so that was a real treat for me. My dad was there too, all decked out in a suit and one of his new Jerry Garcia ties that I gave him for Christmas. (that's all he ever wants for gifts anymore, since the ladies all seem to love the Jerry Garcia ties so he gets lots of compliments and attention. :) At one point I think it got to be a bit too much hair talk for a guy with such little hair, so he took off for about an hour to have a coffee and read the paper. I think that's pretty understandable, eh?

Here is a picture of me and my cousin Lori:




At around 4 things started winding down and the guests began to leave, so I packed up, hugged all my new friends goodbye, and Dad, Lori and I went out for a coffee before dad and I headed north to his home town of North Bay. (about 3.5 hours from Toronto) On the way there we stopped in Barrie to see ANOTHER of my cousins, Bill. (Geez, I sure have a lot of cousins up here! Well, we're Irish....)

Here's one last picture from the day, of me and my well dressed dad Moe. No resemblance there, eh? :-)





So all in all that was a GREAT day. I love doing those events because it's always so fun to meet so many curlies and talk about hair all day! :) I really want to thank Betty and Caroline (and Bree!!!) for being such wonderful hosts. If you're ever in Toronto, I HIGHLY recommend you go in there for a hair cut, a style, or just to say hi to some of the most friendly ladies you'll ever meet. :) I know my dad will be back in when he's in town. :)