Wednesday, April 04, 2007

Haircut- Yup, I'm going girly


Yesterday I had hair cut for the first time in a very long time, and I was surprised at my nerves. I was a basket case! So hopeful, yet absolutely convinced it was going to be AWFUL.
I have now had two really bad experiences where the cutter messed up. First time, she just didn't want to do what I asked for, so she didn't. She did this fairly trendy thing that I could never repeat outside and I just looked bad. Second time, she was working as the receptionist while she was cutting my hair and kept taking cell phone calls and she also had a conversation with a waiting client. She didn't do such a hot job at the whole multi-tasking thing and she missed this huge chunk behind my right ear. I tried to fix it at home, but it was never quite right...

So, I've just let my hair grow and grow and grow. My hair hadn't been this long since my last year of high school. I admit it was pretty long when I first arrived in Texas, but not this long...



I really like the back, but I'm not sure yet about the front. I'll just have to wait and see how it works out. I can't use many hair products because I'm freakishly allergic to fragrances. Gives me an instantaneous migraine, particularly if I'm the one wearing it. I've got this hairspray that's fragrance free (which really means it just stinks like chemicals and I use it maybe once a month or so...). I've been obsessing about a hair cut for about six months, but been too nervous to do it. Partly 'cuz the women I know don't really get there hair cut anywhere special and partly 'cuz of my bad experiences.

Do any guys out there have this kind of angst ridden relationship with their hair? I know Jake hates it when it gets long, but he doesn't obsess about making changes. He starts calling himself a 'hippie' if it gets more than 2 inches long... And then he goes to get it practically shaved off and ends up looking like a cue ball... Okay, I'll be nice, that's just my opinion. I hate it when he first gets it cut off, and really prefer it right about when he starts complaining bitterly....

So, I guess I'll just have to wait and see if I can recreate something even close to what she was able to do in the salon with all those smelly products.

(Sidenote: At least I married somebody who shares my fragrance problem. Wouldn't it be sad if I married somebody who loved perfume, cologne or some particular candle fragrance? Nope, He's just as allergic as I am! Thank you God!)

2 comments:

Valette said...

It's so short! But it looks really cute, way to be so brave!

becca said...

I was gonna go shorter than that! But I was reading a couple hair mags to get inspirational pictures and both of them recommended going mid-length first if you were thinking of going really short. And my beautician also thought that was wise, 'crawl before you walk' were her words... And you can always go shorter... You can never put it back once it's gone.