coscass
March 21st, 2010, 07:36 PM
I've been toying around with an idea and I really need your guys' advice. I've been thinking about letting my hair grow another 4-5 inches, waiting a month or so, and then chopping to about APL.
I love my hair since growing it long and learning about CO and all the great things I can do for my hair. Really, I do. But..
1. I can't stand having nasty 4-inch roots before I finally either get around to or get the money for 2 boxes of hair dye to put the red back into my head. I also can't afford to go to a salon and get it done every few months. If it were less hair I was working with, maybe I'd find it easier to keep up.
2. I think I want to start letting my natural colour grow out.
3. I'm getting that all to familiar itch to try rocking some short, spunky styles for a while- hell maybe even get some highlights or do something crazy. If my plan is to go back to natural-- why not have some fun first?
4. I think my hair is pretty healthy, but I've never had the guts to do a big enough chop to knock off years of flat iron and blowdry abuse, and this would be getting it all out of the way.
...Hair grows back, right? I'm not going to do anything without thinking it through. I just feel...idk. Like I need to do this. But I know I'll love it, and also regret it, but I also know I can always start over. I never take risks anymore. I went short once and loved it. Hated the growing-out-stage, but after that I never really took anymore risks. I want to try highlights. I want to try a cut that I probably shouldn't even attempt with the texture of my hair.
I just want something different. But I'm afraid I'm going to miss people loving my long hair, because I like being recognised for it.
I love my hair since growing it long and learning about CO and all the great things I can do for my hair. Really, I do. But..
1. I can't stand having nasty 4-inch roots before I finally either get around to or get the money for 2 boxes of hair dye to put the red back into my head. I also can't afford to go to a salon and get it done every few months. If it were less hair I was working with, maybe I'd find it easier to keep up.
2. I think I want to start letting my natural colour grow out.
3. I'm getting that all to familiar itch to try rocking some short, spunky styles for a while- hell maybe even get some highlights or do something crazy. If my plan is to go back to natural-- why not have some fun first?
4. I think my hair is pretty healthy, but I've never had the guts to do a big enough chop to knock off years of flat iron and blowdry abuse, and this would be getting it all out of the way.
...Hair grows back, right? I'm not going to do anything without thinking it through. I just feel...idk. Like I need to do this. But I know I'll love it, and also regret it, but I also know I can always start over. I never take risks anymore. I went short once and loved it. Hated the growing-out-stage, but after that I never really took anymore risks. I want to try highlights. I want to try a cut that I probably shouldn't even attempt with the texture of my hair.
I just want something different. But I'm afraid I'm going to miss people loving my long hair, because I like being recognised for it.