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I'm chopping my hair off tomorrow!!!

post #1 of 28
8/25/11 at 8:57pm
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Yes; in the midst of hurricane prep I'm getting a haircut. A big one! I may very well walk into the salon tomorrow and let the girl have at it! I don't generally like my hair above my shoulders; but I had it that way once and it was cute. As long as I blow-dried it. If I let it air dry (which I do most days) it kind of poofed out.

The time I did that I donated around 11" to Locks of Love. I don't think I quite have enough to do that this time though. But I'm dying to cut it! It's so long I wake up with it wrapped around my neck feeling like it's choking me! And I lean back on it when I sit in a chair or the car and it's annoying. It starts to hurt my neck always having to pull hard to loosen it and things like that. Its been nearly a year since my last cut...so I'm way overdue! I just hate spending $$ on that.

So I have something exciting to look forward to instead of the weather! I just hope I like it!
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post #2 of 28
8/25/11 at 9:18pm
Good luck!

I had really long hair in high school, but these days I'm opposite of you - if it gets too much past my shoulders it drives me INSANE!
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post #3 of 28
8/25/11 at 9:23pm
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LOL! Sometimes I can understand why. It's just easier for me to manage it when it's long enough to pull up! When I was in middle school I had hair down to my butt. Then I started getting headaches from that.
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post #4 of 28
8/26/11 at 2:06am
My hair is halfway down my back. I love having long hair. I've only had it very short once-during the whole "Dorothy Hamil" era...I have a really small head compared to my broad shoulders, so the hair makes me look less abnormal.
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post #5 of 28
8/26/11 at 4:30am
Post before and after pics hun!! Hope you get a "do" you absolutely LOVE!
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post #6 of 28
8/26/11 at 4:48am
Good luck! I hope it looks gorgeous!

I'd love to see pictures, too!!!
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post #7 of 28
8/26/11 at 7:03am
I used to have really long hair myself.It was such a pain as I was getting ready for work in the morning.I turned 35 and decided enough was enough.Went to the beauty shop and off it came and I have never looked back!Wash and go is what I have and it's wonderful!I can't ever imagine having long hair again.
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post #8 of 28
8/26/11 at 10:43am
I've been thinking of getting my hair cut again too. It's about halfway down my back now. But it's so easy to 'do' when it's long, just brush it and I'm good to go. With short hair, I have to wet it down, comb it, hope it dries ok (i hate hair dryers)...

One tip to share- I always put my hair in a loose braid at night before going to bed, it's much easier to brush in the morning.
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post #9 of 28
8/26/11 at 12:51pm
I'm sure you will look lovely. My daughter just recently had her hair cut from just below the waist to the top of the shoulders. She looks amazing.
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post #10 of 28
8/26/11 at 2:00pm
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Thanks.... I only took a few pics on my cell and I've already pulled some back. Too busy to have it in my face! I might be able to get one posted later tonight. It looks pretty good. It takes some getting used to. The salon was running behind because of the storm coming. It feels FANTASTICS! I just hope my DD is ok with it!
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post #11 of 28
8/26/11 at 2:59pm
Pics please!
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post #12 of 28
8/26/11 at 3:30pm
I chopped mine off two years ago, and STILL find myself putting too much conditioner in my hand. It does take some getting used to! But showers are a SNAP.
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post #13 of 28
8/26/11 at 4:05pm
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Oh I've done that before Laurie!! I tend to let my hair get super long and then go chop a bunch off. So hard to break the habit! Esp if your half asleep in the shower. (I once put the conditioner on my face...)
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post #14 of 28
8/26/11 at 4:52pm
LOL, sorry, don't mean to laugh at that one.

I used to do the chop for locks of love every 2-3 years (it got longer as I got older). But I'd chop it from sitting on it to shoulder-blade length. Going from sitting on it to having my hair sit on my shoulders was... weird.
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post #15 of 28
8/26/11 at 10:04pm
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Haha... oh don't worry...I still laugh over it!!
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post #16 of 28
8/27/11 at 9:26pm
Where´s the??? ......
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post #17 of 28
8/27/11 at 9:40pm
I was going to point out that you only need 8 inches to donate to Pantene Beautiful Lengths. . .but you've probably already had the haircut. I've cut my hair for donation twice, once about 10 inches and once about 8 inches, but I still haven't sent the ponytails in (the salons I went to didn't have a program for sending them in). I don't think the hair "expires" or anything but I really should get to it.

I cut my hair off last year, it was about down to my waist. I went gradually, though, from the long hair to a little longer than shoulder length, then shorter and shorter every time I get it cut. I was to experiment with super short hair at least once but I think my main cut will be a bit longer. One problem I have is that my hair grows super fast. At least an inch a month, I think! That sounds great but it also makes any kind of style hard to maintain. I maybe find the time to get a haircut once every 3-4 months and by then I'm all shaggy.
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post #18 of 28
8/28/11 at 6:29am
Pictures, my friend! Pictures!!!
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post #19 of 28
8/28/11 at 10:18pm
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Ok; here is the best one I took on my phone. This was not long after leaving the salon; while running my last hurricane prep errands. It doesn't look bad at all here.... But it's right at a length where when it air dries; the ends flip out...like 60s style? And because it weighs less; it has more body. You'd think that was a good thing...it's not. It looks good if I can blow it dry. I probably should have left a few more inches on. Eh; it'll grow back. And next time I wont get it cut the day before a hurricane hits...

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post #20 of 28
8/29/11 at 11:11am
That is adorable!! It really frames your face. Did you get it colored too or is that your natural color? Your hair looks so healthy compared to mine.

I really need to get my hair cut and colored. Right now it's almost down to my waist and the grey really needs to be covered up. I don't have a lot of grey, but enough to really depress me . I would like to go short but I, like someone else who posted, have a small head so short hair makes me look like I have a shrunken head. Plus, the shorter it is the more my hair has a mind of it's own. You're right, body is not always a good thing!

Of course the last time my hair and scissors met was almost 2 years ago, and that was when I just got fed up, pulled my hair into a ponytail at the top of my head, and started hacking away. Then I walked over to my MIL's house and said "fix it, please".
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post #21 of 28
8/29/11 at 12:40pm
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LOL Hope! I've considered doing that! I have a friend who once shaved her head. Yes a girl. She's crazy and tattooed and I love her just the same. She's my DD's Godmother and I am to her son. She only did it the one time (when we had lost touch) and said she will never do it again; but said she misses how easy it was.

I have a big head...so poofy body on a big head doesn't help. But also when it's long sometimes it doesn't do my face shape any justice either. Men have it so easy.

It is my natural color. I don't have the time/patience for that kind of maintenance. So far I just pull most of my grays. Fortunately I like the color of my hair.
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post #22 of 28
8/29/11 at 5:31pm
Love your hair! I think it's so pretty! Good job!
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post #23 of 28
8/29/11 at 8:45pm
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Thanks! I put some anti-humidity cream in it today and took the time to use a blowdryer and it looks much better than it did this weekend. Guess I need to put a lilttle effort into it for the time being.
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post #24 of 28
8/30/11 at 2:33pm
The new haircut looks good!!
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post #25 of 28
8/30/11 at 3:08pm
You look lovely! And you're so lucky to have that rich natural color, too. I got so sick of myself the other night that I grabbed some scissors and hacked at my hair (can't afford a salon anymore). I took off MUCH more than I meant to (about five inches), but I'm so glad I did! It's the same length as yours now, and just as you said, it has much more body -- which, in my case, is a VERY good thing. I've also given up perms for the duration of my poverty, and once I cut off the old permed part, I realized how much healthier and thicker my natural hair is. I've spent my whole life thinking I had horrible hair -- but I don't! It's just too much processing that's been ruining it. NEVER AGAIN.
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post #26 of 28
8/30/11 at 3:19pm
Cost Cutters has $10 Tuesdays .

I've never had any better results from going to a more expensive salon, so I just go wherever I happen to be when I decide I need a haircut---Wal-Mart, the mall, etc. They always do a fine job.
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post #27 of 28
8/30/11 at 9:13pm
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Ooh your lucky! I've had some bad experiences with the cheap places! Once this place in the mall just took the scissors and cut straight across. My hair is very thick. Too thick to properly get through all the hair properly. My ends looked crazy after that. Never went back and I was still in early high school at this point. My Mom started taking me to a regular salon again. I've never been one to go often to get my hair cut; so it's not something I asked for often. I'd have gladly done some extra work to earn the cut ya know?

I think I spent $32 plus tip for this cut. Next time I'll go to my regular girl there (she wasn't working that day) but the guy did fine...it's me having to put effort into keeping it straight in the morning I'm having troubles with! My hair is naturally straight for the most part; but it gets these waves in it. Not enough to be attractive at all!
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post #28 of 28
8/31/11 at 3:39am
I have to admit...Ive been scared to read this because just the thought of hair cuts freaks me out. LOL Im a total geek about my hair its been over a year since my last hair cut and I need one bad but I cant bring myself to get my almost butt length hair cut. But your hair cut looks amazing!!!!

If I cut my hair that short I would instantly look like a hamster hoarding away food for the winter. My cheeks look super chubby with short hair so Ive always kept it long...but probably too long.
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