For two years now, I've been on a sad journey without my beloved 20-year hairstylist Giuseppe, who moved away. I got a referral from friends with great hair, but their stylist wasn't able to work any magic on me, and I tried a random stylist who did a passable job but spent the entire hour telling me I looked old and should a/cut my hair short b/start colouring and c/straighten my unfashionable curls. Fear kept me from booking another cut for months and it wasn't pretty.
Then my sister found somebody wonderful who does a beautiful job on curly hair. I went once and he reshaped my seriously messed-up lid. I went again and we tried a new look with less length. Last night I went again and came home with a flapper bob.
It's a very good haircut and everything but you know, I miss long hair. You can tie it back from your face, and your neck doesn't get cold, and you don't have to go every 6-8 weeks to get it trimmed. Somebody who looked at me in horror this morning pointed out that I will never, ever be able to make it long again but I beg to differ. I figure on about a year, maybe a year and a half, most of which I will no doubt spend comforting myself with chocolate and hair clips*.
*ohhh! I can felt a flower with leaves to sew to a hair clip!!
4 comments:
Haircut Regret is a PITB. For awhile, I had my hair short (and by short, I mean about 2" long, all over)- it took well over a year of really horrible hair before it grew out to a good style. I am happy with the chin-length bob now, and have no desire to grow it out (the weight of the ponytail is a major reason to keep it short for me).
But now you know for sure that you want longer hair, and it's just a matter of time until you get it back. That's the good thing about hair-it's generally a renewable resource.
And I hear ya about pressure to color your hair- I started going gray in my 20's, and I still get flack about not doing it (though I love my gray hair).
btw- I'd like a pic of the new do.
Scroll on down, Kathi! I updated my profile picture as penance for my foolishness ;^)
Actually it's pretty much exactly like yours, except that yours looks awesome and mine just hangs in my eyes All. The. Time.
Your hair looks great! I love it- the curls add body and shape to the usual bob.
But, luckily, it should grow out well for you. In the meantime, a lovely little tam would top it off perfectly.
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