CUT DAY PART DEUX

Oh my goodness  

I love, love, LOVE this new cut!    And I love, love, love my new stylist!  She's a very gentle woman, which is important when we're talking about hair.  She shampooed me (she has great hands), then I showed her the photos I brought with me (stylists love examples).  She was very open to questions, easygoing, not too chatty (which I like), but not standoffish either.  

Before she began cutting, another woman, some sort of product salesperson, asked me, "Are you going to donate your hair?"  My new stylist chimed in, "Yeah, I was just thinking it's probably long enough, if you want to do that."  I explained to them that Locks of Love isn't a true non-profit organization.  The other woman told us that Pantene is having its own hair donation event.  I'll be checking into that.  So yes, I do have my cut-off hair.    It's rubberbanded and drying in my car as I type.  

The first snip was a little harrowing; a brief moment of "oh my god, what am I doing?".  But I took a breath and everything was all right.  The lady worked her magic, and it's wonderful.  She's been a stylist for 33 years she said, which I find comforting.  On, and I asked her about Pantene products.  She says they're fine.    Some of her customers have been Pantene users for years with no damage.  Not that I would ever doubt Angel's word    but I'm convinced.  So I figure I'll switch back and forth between Pantene and TreSemme.  

My hair actually BOUNCES when I walk!    It's a sweet but strange feeling.  So my hair is now officially shoulder length, and I even have enough left to make a small, small ponytail.    All in all this cut was definitely the right decision.

Monday 3 March 2008

Hair:  So...the shorter cut has cured the thin-looking area on my scalp.  I know that hair weighs only ounces but, for me, waist length hair was heavy enough to cause thin looking scalp.  Now, do you want to hear something funny?  I was lying in bed last night, waiting to fall asleep, thinking about nothing in particular.  Suddenly I realized that I was trying to decide how long I can let my hair grow before the thinness reappears!  I was (am?) thinking of growing out my length to mid-shoulder blade area (a couple of inches above BSL)!!    I can't help myself.    The new cut is all right, but not perfect.  The wind was pretty fierce over the weekend, blowing my hair every which way.    And I don't care which style I initially have it cut to match, my "do" ends up always looking the same, because I'm pretty lame at fixing it...if I want it to look like it did on cut day, then I have to mousse it up, use a blow fryer and a round brush, and then spray it.    I'm sorry; that's just not me.  I don't mind the mousse too much.  But the rest of it?  Oy vey.  So yeah, I'm already thinking of letting my hair grow out, at least another 2-3 inches.    What can I say?  I'm just a long hair at heart!