The Search for the Infamous Haartrockner

As most of you know, I cut my long flowing hair last year wanting to do something different.  And I absolutely love my hair.  However, I cut my hair before I knew that I was moving to Germany.  So the challenge this presents is 2 things: I have to move away from the stylist who has taken care of me for years [tear :( ] and I had to decide what to take and what to chance finding in Germany.  So before I left, I went to my local inner-city beauty supply where the city-wide famous self-dubbed Black Ninja works to procure all of the items that I thought I wouldn't be able to find in Germany.  This is mayonnaise (perm), mousse, gel, wrap strips, hot oil treatment, etc... Needless to say I spent over $75 in the beauty supply.  Once of the things I left for chance is being able to find a bonnet hair dryer.  I assumed that I would be no problem finding one of these because women from all shapes, sizes, colors and backgrounds have or currently sit under one of these at least once a month.  So I knew for sure I would have no problem finding one.

My thoughts were swiftly crushed with my first trip shopping.  Luckily I got my hair done right before I left, so I had about a week to find a solution, especially since I forgot my curly hair staple - glycerin - back at home.  Since I had a workshop for work Wednesday and Thursday of my first week, I was in a race against time to find a bonnet dryer.  I needed to to do something to my head! I sought out my friend Google and eBay to see what I could find.  But since my IP address is registered in Germany, Google and eBay was not fully registering what I wanted to find so I had to look up the word in German for a blow dryer "Haartrockner" and go from there.

Both my Google and eBay search picked up some momentum.  My search results went from almost non-existent to hundreds.  True enough, the Haartrockner can be both for the hand, and also the one sitting on my head, so to narrow it down a bit, I was able to find out that a bonnet hair dryer = haartrockner haube.  I was so excited to really be able to make a correlation, and in no time I should be able to find the elusive dryer.  What I didn't anticipate was finding dryers that I didn't recognize.

The Haartrockner Haube both online and in the stores were nothing like I had ever seen before.  It looks like something out of a sci-fi movie.  I didn't know exactly what to do.  I needed to think.  It's amazing how used to certain things you get until you get somewhere and they are not there.  I definitely have taken for granted all the trips to the Black Ninja's beauty supply to just pick up a jar of gel, or flat irons, or even a blow dryer.

After some thought I just decided to go for it and I purchased the alien device.  I say to myself, "Self, with any luck this will work and I will have found something new."  And indeed, it did work!!!!!!  I was so excited.  Now I look funny wearing it, but the contraption is great.

My search for other hair care products have been a different adventure, but I'll leave that for another post.

For your viewing pleasure I have included a picture of me under my new Haartrockner Haube!!!!!

Don't laugh (wink!)


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