Can we discuss my hair?

[wendykh]

I really hate my hair.

I need to warn you, in this post, I come off as a total spoiled brat Westmount Jap hair snob. I am not normally all Paris Hilton about things, but I've had so many Hair Disasters that NO I simply will NOT under any circumstances spend less than, oh, at least $60ish on a cut. And to me that's like, bare minimum. Part of this is because I actually have curly hair, and a lot of hair dressers ignore this, so I end up with shit sticking up everywhere because they don't cut With The Curls.

Anyway....

Back in March, I had it cut into this super cute 60sish flip at the end thing. It was sort of like this but not as long:


I also had it coloured and while I wasn't thrilled with the colour, I wasn't furious because There's Always Feria with which I am quite handy.

Then I went to FL and put it in a headband every day because it was hot and I had no desire to do it.

My aunt and grandmother hated my hair because they felt it was too dark. And honestly, it was a shade or two too dark. My aunt never saw my hair done, but my grandmother did once and she thought it was cute.

I was un-assertive and tired of hearing them constantly bitch, consented to being taken to a beauty parlour and having this abomination (in their eyes) fixed. It was easier than fighting.

Had I known my aunt was going to take me to Fantastic Sam's (For you non-USians, that's a ten dollar haircut chain) I probably would have walked home to Montreal. However, once there, being un-assertive, I sucked up all I could and tried to not cry (literally, it was all I could do to choke back tears) and made the best of it, hoping it would be okay, and knowing if it was not, I could fix it in Montreal.

It's not okay. It's pretty fucking awful. The cut looked okay the first day I had it. It's impossible to do without a ton of effort, because it doesn't go with the curls at all. And we're not even going to discuss the Blonde Roots colour scheme. I cannot tell you how happy I was to return to Montreal the following day. I decided to let it grow a bit before colouring again. Plus that whole pregnancy thing. Now I'm far enough gone I am going to Solve That Problem in the next couple days. Maybe tonight.

But I'm trying to decide on a cut.

The problem is now it's hot in Montreal. Which means I get some stupid ass desire to get some ridiculous short pixie cut. I just really don't think this is the appropriate look for a chunky anyway (and now pregnant) shaped girl. I'm envisioning the Lesbian Soccer Mom look. And then I remember I actually look super cute (and like, a decade younger) in that look.

Except for I'm fat now. And will be for the next six months at least. Plus, when one's hair is short, you can only wear it short. That's it. You can't do jack with it except that one particular style.

I know I do not actually want to cut my hair. But I've been wearing my hair up in headbands the last month because I Hate This Haircut So Bad. So, I want something Drastic. I need to fight this battle.

So, please remind me:
The layers necessary to do the flip will solve the heat problem.
You've been waiting over two years (I hacked off my waist length hair when I went to Japan in a show of defiance/psychosis) to grow your hair back and somehow it keeps distracting you. Going Pixie now will only set you back another two years.
This is not the time to go for the fat lady with bowling ball hair look.
Just because you had one bad haircut does not mean this one will be bad too. Go get it fixed, it will be okay.

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[girl-fawkes.livejournal.com]

Step 1: find a girl who's hair you like (it doesn't really matter what kind of style she has, just so long as it's the same breed as you're going for: stylish, professional, (e.g. that girl with the Mohawk might look awesome, but you don't want to go to her salon) )

Step 2: ask her where she gets her hair cut

Step 3: call the salon. Ask who there specialises in curly hair. If they say Yes, proceed to Step 4; If they say No, return to Step 1.

Step 4: make an appointment