So i got ma huur did.
I finally decided to say 'see ya later' to my long princess hair, and introduce myself to a new shorter do. It took countless debates with friends, weeks of sleepless nights in fear that i'd hate it, and balls. It took a whole load of balls for me to just sit down in that terrifying salon chair (yes i'm a hairdresser but i still hate getting my hair cut, weird but true).
For years i have wanted to cut my hair off but had this weird twisted idea that if i did, i wouldn't be me. At primary school i shared my name with at least 5 girls, this only got worse when i moved up to secondary school. Obviously Sophie was a popular name chosen by parents in 1993. I was always referred to as 'the Sophie with the long blonde hair' and thus my identity was born. A security blanket was created and a bond that i never thought i could break (dramatic, i know).
For a hairdresser i have always been very tame with my mane (see what i done there!) I didn't even like getting it trimmed, even though being a hairdresser i know better than anyone how important regular trims are. I like to think i am fairly daring with my choice in clothing and never afraid to try out different trends but i defiantly play it safe with my hair. That was until last year i had a mad five minutes and wanted to go ginger. After much persuasion i done it and surprisingly i loved it! It was the first time i made a drastic change to my appearance. I think that's when i became more free with my hair. A few months back i cut a fringe in too, which would never have happened two years ago.
In the back of my mind, i always wanted to one day experience short hair. I had imagined i would do it when i became a mum. You know because then i'd be sophisticated and a 'proper' grown up and therefore would need a 'mum cut'. (pffft!) Really i think i was just trying to find an excuse, any excuse to put it off. But i thought what the hell is stopping me?! Im not totally in love with my hair. I mean, i didn't hate it but i didn't love it like i used too. Long hair was an annoyance and a real pain in the butt having to maintain. I always moaned about it and i stopped looking after it. Not only that but i spent hours drooling over pictures of fashion forward short do's. I even started getting hair envy every time i cut off someones long hair. I use to want to cry inside when i chopped off beautiful long hair because i felt they were throwing away a perfectly thick head of hair that i longed for. I was now wanting to cry a little because i also wanted to trade in my long hair and have a new, modern hairstyle but was far too scared.
But realistically it's just hair.
The fact i'm a hairdresser i can swap and change my hair at ease because i don't have to worry of finding a good hairdresser. I can take my pick from many talented hairdressers, i know and trust. Which also means i don't have to paid the usual salon price tag. If i don't like it then its not the end of the world and i can easily change it. If all else fails, there's always hair extensions!
I can honestly say i don't regret it one little bit. It's easier in the mornings, it's thicker and healthier and i feel it suits my personal style so much more than my long hair ever did. I don't know why i didn't do it sooner. I can truly say i have fallen in love with my hair once again, so much so that i think i want to go slightly shorter...
I'm have officially been converted to the short side!
Sophie.
I finally decided to say 'see ya later' to my long princess hair, and introduce myself to a new shorter do. It took countless debates with friends, weeks of sleepless nights in fear that i'd hate it, and balls. It took a whole load of balls for me to just sit down in that terrifying salon chair (yes i'm a hairdresser but i still hate getting my hair cut, weird but true).
For years i have wanted to cut my hair off but had this weird twisted idea that if i did, i wouldn't be me. At primary school i shared my name with at least 5 girls, this only got worse when i moved up to secondary school. Obviously Sophie was a popular name chosen by parents in 1993. I was always referred to as 'the Sophie with the long blonde hair' and thus my identity was born. A security blanket was created and a bond that i never thought i could break (dramatic, i know).
For a hairdresser i have always been very tame with my mane (see what i done there!) I didn't even like getting it trimmed, even though being a hairdresser i know better than anyone how important regular trims are. I like to think i am fairly daring with my choice in clothing and never afraid to try out different trends but i defiantly play it safe with my hair. That was until last year i had a mad five minutes and wanted to go ginger. After much persuasion i done it and surprisingly i loved it! It was the first time i made a drastic change to my appearance. I think that's when i became more free with my hair. A few months back i cut a fringe in too, which would never have happened two years ago.
In the back of my mind, i always wanted to one day experience short hair. I had imagined i would do it when i became a mum. You know because then i'd be sophisticated and a 'proper' grown up and therefore would need a 'mum cut'. (pffft!) Really i think i was just trying to find an excuse, any excuse to put it off. But i thought what the hell is stopping me?! Im not totally in love with my hair. I mean, i didn't hate it but i didn't love it like i used too. Long hair was an annoyance and a real pain in the butt having to maintain. I always moaned about it and i stopped looking after it. Not only that but i spent hours drooling over pictures of fashion forward short do's. I even started getting hair envy every time i cut off someones long hair. I use to want to cry inside when i chopped off beautiful long hair because i felt they were throwing away a perfectly thick head of hair that i longed for. I was now wanting to cry a little because i also wanted to trade in my long hair and have a new, modern hairstyle but was far too scared.
But realistically it's just hair.
The fact i'm a hairdresser i can swap and change my hair at ease because i don't have to worry of finding a good hairdresser. I can take my pick from many talented hairdressers, i know and trust. Which also means i don't have to paid the usual salon price tag. If i don't like it then its not the end of the world and i can easily change it. If all else fails, there's always hair extensions!
I can honestly say i don't regret it one little bit. It's easier in the mornings, it's thicker and healthier and i feel it suits my personal style so much more than my long hair ever did. I don't know why i didn't do it sooner. I can truly say i have fallen in love with my hair once again, so much so that i think i want to go slightly shorter...
I'm have officially been converted to the short side!
Sophie.
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