I just looked in the bathroom mirror and realised that my hair is getting super long. While sat on the toilet I counted on my left hand that its been five months since I had my locks chopped into the perfect bob (I’m excluding the recent attempts I’ve made FYI) which would make now the usual time for a snip.
Except these aren't usual times, are they?
Last weekend, hairdressers reopened across London and people flocked to get their unkempt lockdown tresses tended to. Naturally, I went straight to my salon’s website for an update and saw that they too have rebooted operations under strict COVID 19 safety measures, understandably. Weighing up whether or not I need a haircut, I’ve routinely surveyed their page for the past week, reading the same coronavirus announcement, again and again. As with any decision I make, this situation also involved an external (plus internal) canvass period, questioning friends and family about whether it was necessary, or overdue, or if it could wait, or if it was a good idea that would make me feel much better.
I thought I’d take you through the thought process with me and maybe at the end of this post, I’ll have reached a conclusion about if I should go get my hair sorted out.
NO HAIRCUT
1. I have to say that my hair is in really good condition and she's got more of her natural wave back. Nowhere near the ringlets I had as a child but also not GHD pin straight (with one curl at the back I couldn't reach) like it was when I was 21. A good medium.
2. I really like my DIY fringe, and as someone who has never ever cut their own hair before, I’m giving myself a metaphorical pat on the back right now.
3. It’s not too short and it's not too long. If I get it cut I’d take it back to being a bob which would look INCREDIBLE after a blow dry and then a disaster when I tried to style it myself later on. Wait...is this a for or against point?
4. How do I feel about getting my haircut right now????
5. My hair always looks great the day I decide to go in for the chop.
6. I can get my hair almost in a bun on my head (a really important point).
YES HAIRCUT
1. My hair is actually just that bit too long.
2. I’d like a proper fringe.
3. I'd like a blow-dry.
4. Does anyone else feel that getting their haircut is a total treat? It's just such a nice, self-indulgent way to spend an hour in the morning or the afternoon. Maybe get a hot chocolate before, then you get your hair washed, possibly a head massage, and afterwards you leave feeling transformed and fabulous? Obviously, things are a little different now, but still.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Okay, I think I'm going to book a hair appointment.
Ciao,
Lauren x
Show us the final result afterwards :p
ReplyDeleteI will! :)
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