DweamGoiL
September 9th, 2019, 07:16 AM
I didn't know where else to post this....so here goes. I have shared with some of you that I cut my hair back a bit. It wasn't a super drastic cut in my book at least, but some have asked if I would post pictures. I had wanted to reach CL for many years, and since my hair has been thinning a bit over the years, I wanted to make sure to reach this milestone before it was too late. I did :) back around May (this pic is from July):
https://i.imgur.com/CxtQ5mE.jpg
Then Summer hit. Don't get me wrong it was nice reaching this length for bragging rights, but that was about it. People outside of LHC don't much appreciate such accomplishments. I kept sitting on it, and going to the bathroom was a particular hassle particularly since I've had some digestion issues for the last couple of years (don't worry that is all I am going to say about that). I also found I wasn't able to wear it down anymore and the fact that the right side of my hair grows more slowly than the rest was also very evident. I didn't feel like investing the time to start micro-trimming to get it all one length. The not being able to wear it down and the long air drying time was really annoying though.
Funny story, I went to a pool in NOLA on a vacation and wore my hair down since I was going to have to wash it out after anyway. I got so many catty comments and darting glances from other women. One commented loud enough for my daughter to hear that I was so stupid because I was going to ruin my extensions with the chlorine. Although I didn't like the sentiment, I had to ignore it because I knew it was coming from a place of insecurity and negativity. This incident did not contribute to my decision to cut back just wanted to share it since I know many of you may not get too much support outside of LHC as I found was the case with me :grouphug:
Then, I went to the beauty shop in early July and since I was really clear with the stylist that I didn't want him going scissor happy, he ended up only cutting to HL. I had him cut some face framing layers and side bangs, which I really enjoy, but the length as he had cut it was still too much so I cut it at home to a little under WL. I really like this length. When I go back to get my bangs trimmed again, I may have him cut some layers in the back to add bounce...not sure yet, but this is how it looks now (this was this morning):
https://i.imgur.com/ok38ZEl.jpg
At this length, my hair also looks a lot fuller, which I like although if cut straight across, it tends to look a bit cape-y so I am "still living with it" and seeing how it feels in order to make a final decision. For the future, I will be maintaining at this length and most likely cutting to mid-back and then letting it crawl back down gradually. I can still wear it down whenever I want and can still wear most of my hairtoys although I am rethinking some of the larger, bulkier ones. Some are really pretty, but they give me a headache if I wear them all day and I am not sure that's what I'd like to do right now so maybe it's time to de-stash a bit when I feel up to it.
https://i.imgur.com/CxtQ5mE.jpg
Then Summer hit. Don't get me wrong it was nice reaching this length for bragging rights, but that was about it. People outside of LHC don't much appreciate such accomplishments. I kept sitting on it, and going to the bathroom was a particular hassle particularly since I've had some digestion issues for the last couple of years (don't worry that is all I am going to say about that). I also found I wasn't able to wear it down anymore and the fact that the right side of my hair grows more slowly than the rest was also very evident. I didn't feel like investing the time to start micro-trimming to get it all one length. The not being able to wear it down and the long air drying time was really annoying though.
Funny story, I went to a pool in NOLA on a vacation and wore my hair down since I was going to have to wash it out after anyway. I got so many catty comments and darting glances from other women. One commented loud enough for my daughter to hear that I was so stupid because I was going to ruin my extensions with the chlorine. Although I didn't like the sentiment, I had to ignore it because I knew it was coming from a place of insecurity and negativity. This incident did not contribute to my decision to cut back just wanted to share it since I know many of you may not get too much support outside of LHC as I found was the case with me :grouphug:
Then, I went to the beauty shop in early July and since I was really clear with the stylist that I didn't want him going scissor happy, he ended up only cutting to HL. I had him cut some face framing layers and side bangs, which I really enjoy, but the length as he had cut it was still too much so I cut it at home to a little under WL. I really like this length. When I go back to get my bangs trimmed again, I may have him cut some layers in the back to add bounce...not sure yet, but this is how it looks now (this was this morning):
https://i.imgur.com/ok38ZEl.jpg
At this length, my hair also looks a lot fuller, which I like although if cut straight across, it tends to look a bit cape-y so I am "still living with it" and seeing how it feels in order to make a final decision. For the future, I will be maintaining at this length and most likely cutting to mid-back and then letting it crawl back down gradually. I can still wear it down whenever I want and can still wear most of my hairtoys although I am rethinking some of the larger, bulkier ones. Some are really pretty, but they give me a headache if I wear them all day and I am not sure that's what I'd like to do right now so maybe it's time to de-stash a bit when I feel up to it.