Hairy business

Thursday, October 17, 2013 Permalink

fairy lightsI have another first world problem for which I need advice. Which reminds me, you’ll be pleased to know I’ve sorted the fairy lights. Well, temporarily. I’m not entirely sure I’m happy with their location, draped over my bookshelves, but at least they’re somewhere other than in the cupboard!

But, back to other important matters before us.

My hair.

Long time readers will recall that the whole point of growing my hair (which has taken about 18mths) was to get a style like the chick from Alcatraz. (Pic in previous post in case you don’t know how I mean!)

I’ve now actually passed that length. As it’s grown it’s become inexplicably wavy and fairly messy. Which I actually like. I HATE overly straightened hair – with pointy ends… hate hate hate it! Indeed, I almost leap out of the chair at the salon when my hairdresser tries to ‘thin’ out my ends. “Blunt cuts!” I tell them.

Anyhoo, I’ve refrained from getting a cut for months and months now. But it occurs to me that the layers have grown out sufficiently that I could do the Alcatraz haircut, if I so desired. Which – of course – was the whole point of this ‘growing-my-hair’ malarkey.

However… I can almost put all of my hair up in a ponytail thereby getting it off my head – which will be great in summer. The flipside of that is that I never wear it out – it’s always up which kinda defeats the purpose of having long hair. I also seriously sweat (on my head – can’t wear makeup etc) so more often than not, my hair is wet.

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Sometimes – just before bed or when rising (like the attractive pic above!) – when my hair is ‘out’ I vainly decided that I don’t mind it too much. It tends to fall into a middle part, which I think looks okay – although I’m reminded of my lovely Brisbane hairdresser having an apoplectic fit when I asked about parting it in the middle. “You will not part your hair in the middle!” she said in the same voice she used when I asked if they did perms. I wondered later if the ‘no-middle-part’ thing was about my fat face, or whether middle parts were just a bit tragic on anyone over 20.

But, back to my dilemma, I have a hair appointment coming up and my choices are thus:

1. Leave my hair long – part it in the middle or side (which doesn’t matter as it’s never out!)
2. Go for the Alcatraz girl cut – and not worry about what it will look like sweaty!
3. Chop it all off again – which was easy to manage and fine when sweaty, but as I’ve gained weight may look blah cos of my fat face.

See what I mean?! Terrible TERRIBLE choices before me. It’s just like having to resolve the Obamacare and US national debt issue. But different.

So, again I’m opening the floor for suggestions.

Your thoughts?

12 Comments
  • Ruth H-B (@Kanga_Rue)
    October 17, 2013

    I love your waves, so think you should work with that… something a little more relaxed & beachy.

    Very few people – the exception being a few supermodels – can pull off a centre part… it requires an symmetrical face & will highlight anyddifferebces.

    • Debbish
      October 17, 2013

      Oh…. I hadn’t realised that re the centre part!

  • Jess
    October 17, 2013

    Actually I really like it long with waves !

    • Debbish
      October 18, 2013

      Thanks Jess. I can’t wear it out much though as it gets too hot. (In fact it’s really only out for short periods while I’m at home!)

  • Lee-Anne
    October 17, 2013

    I’d be loath to cut it all off after all that time and patience growing it to these luxurious lengths! Perhaps a compromise and have a semi-layered mid-length effect. I’m not a huge fan of the centre part except on the very young – had one myself in a previous life but I tend to agree softer waves/layers are best when you’re no longer a teen (just realised how ageist I sound 🙂

    • Debbish
      October 18, 2013

      Not ageist Lee-Anne – a realist!!!

      Deb

  • Tiff
    October 17, 2013

    Agree, leave it for the summer and get it cut in autumn if you still feel like it, it looks good up or down! T xoxo

    • Debbish
      October 18, 2013

      I think I’ll be happier when it all goes up into a ponytail. At the moment the very back bit doesn’t quite stay in there… (so looks a bit weird!)

  • Lou Lou
    October 18, 2013

    I am not that right person to ask about this. My last cut: I walked into the salon and asked for a very short – Audrey Tautou esque – style and walked out looking like one of my brothers.

    • Debbish
      October 18, 2013

      The thing I dislike most about short hair is that – cos I’m big – I look like a big fat lesbian. I wouldn’t mind looking gay IF I WAS gay. But I’m not. Am sure that’s the only thing that kept all of the men from hounding me over the years! 😉

  • Char
    October 18, 2013

    And all those hard questions are precisely why I haven’t changed my hairstyle in, ummm, decades.

    • Debbish
      October 18, 2013

      I’m the opposite Char – I constantly change my hair. Cutting it off and growing it seems to keep me occupied. (And dissatisfied!)

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