The Age Of Aquarius

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I’m getting my hair cut in a couple of hours. My history of haircuts follows a cyclical pattern, as follows:

  • get haircut; feel ambivalent about haircut, as I hate change of any kind
  • let haircut grow out for a couple of weeks; fall in love with haircut
  • look fabulous for two weeks
  • hair starts to get too long, begin extended phase of pinning hair back/wearing a ponytail
  • continue to wear hair pinned back every day for approximately six months, until hair is so long I occasionally, accidentally, swallow a chunk that is still attached to my head
  • begin to think about getting a haircut; fret about what to have done, and when I will find the time, and how much it is going to cost
  • finally force myself to make an appointment, with my awesome hairdresser who, by the way, always remembers me even though I only see him once a year
  • get haircut; repeat cycle.

Tonight I’ve decided I’m sick of the barrette look, so I’m planning on going fairly short, with shorter still around the face (but probably not all the way into bangs territory). This cut will have to last me well past the birth of the baby so it better be a good one. Already I’m in a near panic about how it is going to turn out, but if I just double check the cycle above, and reassure myself I’ll look fabulous in two weeks (for a duration of two weeks), then I should be good.

That is, if I can talk myself into actually going out the door. Crap!

2 thoughts on “The Age Of Aquarius”

  1. smokingtoaster's avatar smokingtoaster

    Yes, I have pretty much the same experience. I especially relate to the “look fabulous for two weeks” phase. Since I went grey early, I’ve been having my hair coloured for a few years now, which kind of forces me to keep going every six weeks, but which also results in my hair being cut every six weeks. So at least I get the feel-good-hair experience much more often!

  2. barky_shark's avatar barky_shark

    I’ve been to a few hairdressers who give free (and don’t even accept tips) bang trims. That way you go a month or two after the initial cut and get the cut refreshed. And if the rest of the cut is looking tired they normally will even things out quickly for no charge.

    I’m not saying that my hair always looks great and that I love it, but it’s worth checking out if your hairdresser does the same.

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