Woohoo! Liberating, ain’t it? I’m currently 24 & I went from very thick, very curly hair that reached down to the middle of my back to a slightly layered, above the shoulders look. That was…March of 2002, I think.
I decided to get it shorter about a month ago: It’s now a bit of a shag cut & I love it.
I think the key thing is that the Hair Fairy was good to me: I’ve always had the kind of hair that other women want - naturally interesting highlights & overall color, thickness, shininess. So, I can’t screw it up too badly.
About three years ago, I had hair down to my waist.
Lest you think it was some glorious, Crystal Gale-like fall of healthy hair, it wasn’t.
It was down to my waist, but it wasn’t healthy looking. I had split ends, and I was still curling and brushing out my bangs, a la 1985.
The girls at work went on a crusade to get me to cut my hair. They even took up a collection to pay for it.
I got tired of the teasing, so I agreed.
It got chopped off to my shoulders, and looked fantastic.
I’ve since gone to a different stylist, since I was still trying to style my short hair the way I did my long hair, and it didn’t work. Anne did a fantastic job finishing and shaping, and I don’t even use hair spray any more. I rub in some gel, flip my head over and dry bending over, and away I go.
Who hasn’t? I rue the day I went into a Great Expectations (Great DISAPPOINTMENT!) and got a “trim”. It’s not a good sign when they don’t face you toward the mirror whilst they cut. And if the picture you hand to the hair stylist doesn’t suggest feeling any air on your neck and you DO feel air on your neck after awhile, GET OUT AS FAST AS YOU CAN!!! I thought, hey she doesn’t really need me, a non-stylist, looking at myself in the mirror… she knows what she’s doing. Yeah right… I got butchered like a McDonald’s cow!! Make sure you can see your image at all times, ask for a mirror if you are turned away. Don’t let bad hair stylists ruin your head!! I say buy some bug spray and go on a killing spree!!
Hope you absolutely adore your new style, Sat On Cookie! How was it styling it the first time?
I’ve chopped it short once so far (about two years ago); for me, while it wasn’t bad, I prefer how it looks when it is longer. I had to do it though just to see how it would look, as it hadn’t been short since I was a child. Right now it’s a few inches past shoulder length and I’ll probably let it grow out a bit further. Then again, my hair is straight and fine, but rather thick.
The combing air experience is rather interesting, though!
Hey, I can’t believe there’s a topic on this right now, considering I shaved mine (a la Demi Moore in G.I. Jane) just a couple of days ago and then died it Annie Lennox red. giggle Gotta say, the hubby loves it and it feels absolutely wonderful. I don’t know if I’ll keep this way forever, but probably as long as I’m still dealing with my agoraphobia. Besides, it’ll always grow back and if not, I can amass a really cool collection of hats. Boy, the ease of not having to “fix” it and shampooing is a breeze. I must say, guys have it right on!
Way to go Sat on Cookie! Hope you enjoy it and it ends up being exactly what you wanted. I’m certainly loving mine. Yay for uber-short hair!!!
My hair went from shoulder-length to pixie-short right after I started college. It looked great; short hair is much more flattering on my face. Since then (7 years), I’ve gone through “I’m going to grow my hair out” phases. Everytime, it gets on my neck and drives me nuts, and I spend all day lifting it off my neck. Blowdrying in summer is miserable. If my hair isn’t done, it’s very unflattering. Also, it gets “big” so I have to run a large curling iron over it to tame it. All-in-all, ear length or longer with thick, wavy hair like mine equals 30 minutes + each morning to look presentable. With my current 'do, I spend about 3 minutes each morning with some mousse and possible some styling wax. When I really want to look nice, and take a curling iron to it, I’m looking at 10 minutes.
I just can’t justify spending 15-20 hours a month styling a mass of dead keratin fibers.
Tastes differ. To me nothing is sexier than a nice syled short haircut on a woman. I’ve see some of the city foofy, suburban poodlesque and country gal “straight hair down to the crack of my ass” hairstyles, and it often speaks (to me) of women with a plebian and unsophisticated fashion sense. Long hair looks OK on little girls and on some grown women. On many it simply looks silly as many women, especially as they get into their 30’s and 40s simply look foolish with long hair as gets frowsier and loses the body it had when they were younger , and they don’t have a clue how silly they look trying to maintian the tresses they had when they were 20.
when i was sixteen i got pissed off at my extremely thick and constantly knotted hair that i got rid of it all, empire records style, with a dog grooming utensil. it was liberating.
i also went to a conservative private school with a dress code that includes a navy blue blazer with a patch. i floored everyone that day…until the headmaster told me i had to wear a wig until it grew back to an ‘acceptable’ length. of course, when i asked him what that meant, i got no answer, but a month later i had enough fuzz to get to stop.
i don’t regret doing it. there aren’t that many bald 16 year old girls around, and it gives you a good perspective on other people. besides, it was completely hassle free and dried in 30 seconds. nowadays, i’m too lazy to get it cut so it’s almost shoulder length again and i’m going to have to get a cut soon.
i’m glad you like your hair so far. worst comes to worst, hair grows.
On my head? No. ::rimshot:: Sorry, it hasn’t been done yet in the thread.
Seriously, though, I’ve never had long hair, but I’ve considered shaving my head (or at least #1 clipper all over) many times. Thing is, I don’t know if I have the kind of head shape for it. I don’t want to have the Frankenstein look going.
The first time I cut a lot of hair was after my first was born. Didn’t cut it after the second was born. I’ve cut 10-12 inches off twice for locks of love.
