I need a haircut. Getting a haircut is an annual event for me, need it or not. Kind of like a PAP smear. I have hair that is the "wash and put up" variety. I wash it, it dries -- without products or chemicals or stuff, and then it goes up. I seldom make it past 10 AM with "down hair". It makes me batty. But, short hair also makes me batty. It requires me stylin', washin', producting -- and general upkeep. My morning routine with the kiddos is tight (read VERY tight --no room for wiggle AT ALL) -- so a ponytail is in order -- I could NOT do a hairstyle that required work on my part in the morning. When I have short hair, I wake up looking like Kramer, so this will not do.
Last year, a lady named Destiny cut my hair. In the mall. She did a good job.
The year before that, someone named Vic cut my hair. Another place in the mall.
For years before that, I saw a stylist named Michael with much more regularity than in recent years. But, I had time for that -- and lived closer to him. Now, an appointment with Michael requires 8 weeks of planning, a 45 minute drive, and idle chit-chat about people we "used to know" -- (and now I don't -- for GOOD REASON!) I feel no need to reconnect. And I don't want them to know what I'm up-to, through him.
So, here is my fear. If I return to Destiny -- she'll think I've seeing someone else -- a hairstylist affair, if you will. And, she'll give me a vengeance cut -- IE: anger with scissors equals ugly client who won't return anyway.
If I return to Michael, I have to hear about the friends I've since deserted (which I know I have and care not to re-hash). Not to mention the months of planning and drive time.
If I go to someone new, it's a complete gamble. So much left to interpretation in the world of hairdos.
What do you think? Women stylists? Men? Women stylists kind of scare me. I can't put my Freudian finger on the WHY -- I just know sitting in that chair and having THAT done -- makes me have a peeker. Men. I don't know -- do they care if they butch you up and totally jack your rhythm? I don't think so. Do you have a hair person? How long? Are you having a stylist affair? And, how do I go about getting a good haircut without committment and fear?
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You look cute in a pony. And have you tried the elastics from Sephora? Love them.
I know. Come up here and I will take you to see Bobbie. She's fabulous. She realizes she will only see me 3 times a year and she thinks that is great. She recommends low cost hair products or no product at all! She gives me swingy bouncy hair that looks cute down but goes up easily. She only charges $25 and doesn't take tips.
I loved Michael too but it was just another high maintenance (sp?) thing in life.... back in the day when we thrived more on the drama.
Now I have to call you to remind you of the "Lordy, did you get tagged in the head by a weedwhacker" hair cut I got when I first moved here.....
Now you need: Simple. Subtle. Stylish. Kramer-less.
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