It's no secret (especially to those of you reading the comments section of this blog) that I've been growing out my hair. Chip appropriately labeled what I was looking for as that WB hair. The first few weeks were pretty great. The next few were rough, with me enduring flyaway and toupee jokes. And now, about two months after my initial decision to grow it out, I'm having second thoughts.Once upon a time - a never never land known as the mid-nineties, I buzzed my own hair in the bathroom of my parents' house. That my mom freaked a little was only part of the enjoyment. You see, at that time in history I had curly hair: the extreme edition and I was just getting over years of bad teenage acne. Cutting off those locks was actually a liberation of sorts. My mom actually liked it once it grew out a little. The teenage dork at the left, is indeed me, just a few weeks after that buzz cut, on the way to my senior prom (with The Princess, no less!).
So I'm at a similar crossroads just a little over ten years later. The acne's gone (though nobody told that occasional zit that comes by to visit) and what little curl I still have either doesn't bother me or gets straightened every few months. But I've been back and forth in the last few weeks as to whether I want to keep growing it out and straighten it or just buzz it and start all over with my (gasp!) natural color and texture - a scary though indeed. In the end, I know I'll probably do both. I've got a hankering for blond highlights and that just looks better on longish hair. But as soon as it grows out and I've decided the root work will be too much committment for me, out come the clippers. I'll try and document every step of the way for a completely narcissistic photo blog in the future.
So now you know how wishy-washy this Gemini really can be. Stick around for the continuing saga of the "hair today..."
Happy Wednesday, kids!
-J.
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3 comments:
I tried for so long to get the WB cut, but I just couldn't do it, I was going crazy with the growing process. Finally I gave up and chopped it all off, I think I might give it a try again this winter, but who knows.
Let it go as long as you can stand it J, then start fresh.
I wanna see your hair up in a mowhawk before you cut it!
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I think you should give your growing process some more time. I've tried growing my hair but always seem to cut it off 'cause I don't like the way it looks. But here recently, I've not cut it in about three months. The only thing I've done is get it thinned out on the sides to help flatten it out. There are certain things you need to do to grow out the hair. Like, getting it thinned out on the sides to flatten (so it doesn't look all poofy), get it trimmed, not even an inch should be cut off really...but that's just to help the hair grow faster. If you need more advice or something, just e mail me. jaisnhart@hotmail.com
I'll tell you more about my experience with the hair growing-out thing process....if that makes sense! lol
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