Earlier this year, I wrote about the painstaking process that was parting ways with my beloved, but terribly damaged, platinum hair and finding my way back to my natural, dishwater blonde roots. It’s been an emotional journey, but as The Fray profoundly wrote in their 2005 hit song, “sometimes the hardest things and the right things are the same.” The only thing that was of consolation to me during that time was that I thought it would just be a matter of time and patience while healthier hair grew in.
Fun fact: I thought wrong. So wrong. Shortly after going to the darker side, my hair started breaking off to a point where I was nearing mushroom cut territory and became a dead ringer for Chrissie Hynde. (I love Chrissie Hynde, but her iconic, choppy shag did not love me.) I felt helpless in the face of hair that was snapping off like twigs in the harsh winter wind and knew I had to act fast. Chopping it all off into a pixie cut was not an option, or at least an appealing one, so I started considering extensions. See" Not good.
Enter Christina Oliva, who most people may know as ?Hair Goddess? and who stars on TLC?s reality series aptly titled, ?Hair Goddess.? At 18, the Staten Island native started a hair extensions business out of her parents? garage; now, she?s one of the most sought-after hair extensions specialists in the world, and recently opened shop at Olivia Christensen Salon on New York City?s Upper East Side. I knew if I was going to get ext...