Ok, so I'm not exactly new, but I have been gone from the boards for several months...so I feel that a re-intro might be in order!  In my last posts my biggest hair deliberation was whether on not to have some bangs cut in... well folks, bangs it is, and I love them!  I went to a good hairdresser and had her razor-cut in some 'sweeping' bangs, it is very complimentary to my face...and my high forehead...and it actually made me enjoy my hair again.  It's neat doing all the styles i used to do, but now having bangs.  So no regrets there.  My hair had finally reached the longest point it had ever been in my life about a month ago, I didn't measure it, but it was a few inches beneath my bra strap, but from letting it grow w/o trimming it, I realized I had some serious split-end issues and my ends were breaking and snapping off.  So I took the plunge, hauled my cookies back to the hairdresser, closed my eyes, and told her to take about 4 inches off.  Ouch!  I miss the length, but I love how healthy it is now, and now I can grow it back with regular trims and KEEP it healthy.  I still love using hairsticks, but have not learned any new tricks with them since not visiting the boards, or ANY new hairstyles for that matter.  Aye-yi-yi!  I had better get my priorities straight! ;)  Well, that's about the long & short of it, I look forward to meeting all the new people that have joined since I've been "missing"!  Ciao!

((((((Maggie))))) Welcome home, and thank you for the pm :-* Glad to hear you're hanging in there.

Anais

Welcome back!  :D

Glad to hear you are happy with your hair, even if that did mean trimming a bit off.  Fresh ends can make the growing out go better, especially when there is damage on the ends.

Yes, sometimes it just needs to be done, even if it is a little bit heartbreaking!  I keep running my hand down my ponytale and looking for the other 4 inches!

Welcome back, maggie =)  I have a high forehead, too.  <3 bangs!

Well not only do i have a high forehead, but a high hairline as well- when i would pull my hair back i felt like i had 'bald temples' and was very self-conscious.  Now that i have bangs i feel so much more comfortable wearing my hair up or back.  I also like that they are not just the typical straight-across kind of bangs, but more fringey and sweepy like a lot of models are wearing now.  Sometimes i will wear them all swept to one side, or i can wear them split or just straight down (the chrissy heinz look!), but i've had them for a few months now and haven't gotten tired of them yet...but that can change....easily.  i am a woman, you know!

Welcome back, Maggie!

Thanks for the nice welcome-back everyone & nice to meet to panpeus and sakina!  I just realized how much i missed the hospitality of these boards, you guys are great! ;D

Welcome back!  It's good to hear you found a style that works.  I'm glad you are happy with it!  :D

Cynde

Hello! We haven't met yet  :) I have bangs as well - for the very same reasons you mentioned  :)

Welcome back!

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Hello, maggie.  Welcome back.  That's great you've found your bangs work so well.

Hello and welcome back Maggie! :)

Glad you are happy with your hair...hair should be enjoyable.  I'm a newbie so to speak, nice meeting you!

Ok. In this here thread we got two oxymorons: a(n) (re-)introduction from Maggie who's already got 3 stars  ;D ;D and Maroula's statement that she is a newbie when she's already hit diamond!
Yeahhhh  ;D ;D
Welcome back Maggie!

Welcome back, Maggie! Glad your bangs are working for you.  :)  I seem to have the opposite problem with them; I have a low forehead so bangs look silly on me.

wrote on Sep 24^th, 2005 at 4:19am:

Ok. In this here thread we got two oxymorons: a(n) (re-)introduction from Maggie who's already got 3 stars  ;D ;D and Maroula's statement that she is a newbie when she's already hit diamond! Yeahhhh  ;D ;D Welcome back Maggie!

LOL!  Well, comparatively speaking, I am a newbie...I just talk alot!

Thank you so much everyone, it is so nice to have such an awesome welcome back!  It is great to see that there are so many new members and also to see that the "old" members are still joining in every day, it really goes to show what a wonderful place we've found here.  I look forward to meeting the new members and catching up with the ones that i've been missing for such a long while!  Thanks again, guys!  ;D ;D ;D

Nice to meet ya Maggie, glad your back!