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Field Notes of a Curl Scientist · Vol. I Subject: Hoboken Hair Fairy · Hoboken, NJ · (908) 399-6728
Entry no. 001 · field journal, opened in Hoboken

Every curl is a
specimen worth
studying.

Hoboken Hair Fairy keeps field notes on curly hair — waves, spirals, coils — and cuts each one according to its nature, not against it.

fig. 1 — a curl, observed at restscale 1:1
it bounced back. they always do —
fig. 2a–4c · the curl taxonomy · interactive plate

Choose a specimen.
Watch it take shape.

Field classification of curl pattern, from loose wave to tight coil. Select a type below — the strand redraws itself, and the specimen card files its notes.

SPECIMEN 3B
Specimen 3b

Defined spirals

Springy, well-formed corkscrews about the width of a marker. Bouncy in good weather, dramatic in humidity.

Thrives on
moisture, leave-in conditioner, and being left alone while it dries.
Field caution
never brush dry. The specimen will not forgive you.

note: cut dry, observed in its natural state —

fig. 3 · methodology · one appointment, four stages

The scientific method,
applied to your head.

  1. Observation. The consult.

    Your curls are examined as found — pattern, density, history, ambitions. Notes are taken. Nothing is cut yet.

  2. Hypothesis. The plan.

    A shape is proposed: how it will fall on day one, and — more important — on day four, air-dried, in real life.

  3. Experiment. The cut & style.

    Curl by curl, the hypothesis is tested. Adjusted. Tested again. Science is iterative; so are good curls.

  4. Publication. You, leaving.

    The findings walk out the door and down Washington Street. Peer review is conducted by everyone who sees you.

Stylist working with a client's hair in a salon
plate I — fieldwork in progressarchival
the lab, mid-experiment
Salon chair and mirror awaiting the next client
plate II — the observation chairarchival
appendix A · dispatches from the field

Specimens,
photographed in the wild.

The full field archive lives on Instagram — before-and-afters, curl studies, and an open line to the researcher herself.

@hobokenhairfairy DM for curl consults ↗
fig. 4 · the field office · collection site

Base camp:
Hoboken, NJ.

Territory
Hoboken, New Jersey
Field line
(908) 399-6728
Office hours
By appointment — call to confirm.
Correspondence
@hobokenhairfairy

survey map — Hoboken quadrant

fig. 5 · request for study · booking form

Submit your curls
for examination.

Prefer a live channel? Call (908) 399-6728 or DM @hobokenhairfairy.

Request logged · entry no. accepted

Your curls are officially on the docket. The researcher will be in touch to schedule the examination.

Call the field line · (908) 399-6728