What I Did on My Lunch Hour

[przed]

I've been wanting to cut my hair short again for ages, but since my old stylist disappeared into whatever black hole stylists disappear in, and I wasn't absolutely thrilled with the replacement dude a friend recommended, I've been holding off. But someone at work goes to a salon mere blocks from the office and got a really nice cut, so I thought I'd give her gal a try.

I'm so glad I did, and not just because I can pull out this icon again.


Here's the before picture:




And here's the after.



The long hair was fun while it lasted, but I have to say I'm happy short-haired me is back. It feels utterly awesome! And I really like the new stylist. Like my much missed previous stylist, she's a funky hipster chick with piercings and tattoos, and just a nice person on top of it. So, hoorah for the new haircut!

Comments

[shayheyred.livejournal.com]

Every time I saw a pic of you with long hair, I confess I thought WHO IS THAT? Because to me you will always be a short-haired gamin.

[przed.livejournal.com]

My self-image is definitely short-haired. It feels nice to have my look back. Now I just have to keep finding the time to get those maintenance cuts.

Short-haired gamin. I like it. *g*

[st-crispins.livejournal.com]

I'm accustomed to you with short hair so it seems like old times to me.

[przed.livejournal.com]

Me too. But they kind of freaked out at work. Especially when I went out for lunch long-haired and came back with the short cut. Heh.

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

Well hair that short is bloody brilliant looking on you so how great is that? *twirls you*

I've cut my hair off that short a few times despite the fact that is looks awful on me (curly hair/melon head)just because it feels so good.

[przed.livejournal.com]

I definitely think it's more me. Plus, not having it blow in my face in the time will be a definite bonus. And it feels sooooo good!

[callistosh65.livejournal.com]

Look at you and your bad self there, darlin'! Looking very dapper and swish, I must say.

[przed.livejournal.com]

Dapper and swish, huh? Awesome!

[krisserci5.livejournal.com]

same nice smile!

[przed.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[caffyolay.livejournal.com]

I *much* prefer you with short hair. I think the new cut looks lovely. :-)

[przed.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I really am more of a short hair sort of person. And it was fantastic not to have to spend ages on my hair this morning.

[just-ann-now.livejournal.com]

I'm a short-hair person myself. Welcome back to the fold! The cut looks great.

[przed.livejournal.com]

Let's hear it for short-haired folk!

[nakeisha.livejournal.com]

It looks great.

[przed.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[mad-lemming-89.livejournal.com]

It looks awesome! :D Yes, I think you definitely suit it better short - you're so lucky! I don't suit very short hair, it makes my face look like a tomato!

[przed.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! I'm glad I can carry off the short hair, because I really much prefer it.

BTW, it's been a hectic few weeks, but I've been meaning to comment on your journal and offer my virtual hugs for the family trauma you've had the last little while.

[mad-lemming-89.livejournal.com]

Like I said; definitely suits you best!

*hugs* Thank you, really - that means a lot! It's been quite tough but, you know, getting through it. :) And please, don't worry - I understand completely how life can just get too busy for anything else! ;) Thank you for thinking of me though - like I said, it means a lot to me!

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

Oh, look at you! It's adorable! I love it. Can I say it makes you look so pretty and young. You're like a sweet pixie here. *bg* What did Ros say to the new mommy look?

[przed.livejournal.com]

Awww, thanks Kat! (I hope I don't look too young, though. I'm trying to encourage those grey hairs. *g*)

Ros liked the look. The Sweetie, however, is still processing it.

[miwahni.livejournal.com]

Wow, that looks terrific! Good job.

[przed.livejournal.com]

Thanks! The new stylist is definitely a keeper.

[beledibabe.livejournal.com]

Adorable! I ♥ it!

[przed.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

The short hair looks fabulous on you - you've got the right shape face for it and it really suits you. It looks so pretty ♥

[przed.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm just grateful for the Latvian bone structure. It definitely helps.

[msmoat.livejournal.com]

Wahh, no matter how often I reload I can't get the "after" picture to finish loading. So, I see some background.... But I can imagine! *g* Among other things, I'm also one of those who looks better with short hair, but did the long hair thing for a bit. I am never going back. *g* Enjoy the freedom!

(And I will try to look at this properly in a few hours...)

[przed.livejournal.com]

LJ is definitely doing crazy things with pictures at the moment. It took me two tries to get the Before pic to load properly.

I held out with the long hair for as long as I could, because I knew I would never grow it out again. But when it stopped being fun and became mostly irksome, that's when I knew I had to chop it off.

[halotolerant.livejournal.com]

I think the short hair looks fab! (and, hey, cool, that's what you look like *g*)

I have very long hair which is a bugger in the heat but easier to tie back for work. I wear a long ponytail and sooner or later one or more people in all the departments I've worked in have developed habits of coming up to me and tugging it like a bell-pull when they want something *g* (I like it, 'tis affectionate *g*)

[przed.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm sooo glad I finally got it cut again. Pre-Ros, I always had it short, but post-Ros scheduling haircuts kind of got away from me, and I thought I'd experiment with the long hair thing for a while. Having found a place I can get my haircut during lunch is making me very happy.

Tying back long hair definitely makes it easier to handle--when mine got really long this winter I loved putting it in braid, just 'cause I could--and I love the idea of your co-workers using your pony-tail as a bell pull to get your attention. 'Tis definitely affectionate. *g*

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

The new haircut looks fantastic. I had long hair for a while (many years back now) but once I got it cut short that was it, I'd never go back :D.

[przed.livejournal.com]

My hair grows so ridiculously fast that I've done the really long to really short cycle a couple of times in the last, oh, eighteen years, but I don't think I'm ever going back to the long hair again. Long is interesting, but I love my short hair.

[sarren.livejournal.com]

Wow, no comparison. Short hair IS YOU.

[przed.livejournal.com]

Totally! Now I just need to convince the Sweetie. *g*

[soundofthesurf.livejournal.com]

And it looks utterly awesome!! (Bit envious, though: you can wear very short AND long! Wish I had hair and a head like that.) And YAY for brilliant new stylist, life is nicer with a good coiffeur, innit? :D

[przed.livejournal.com]

Bit envious, though: you can wear very short AND long!

I can only just get away with the long. And I'm hopeless at doing anything with it so it ends up either going free and getting in my face, or getting tossed up in a cursory, and usually lopsided, pony tail. Short is soooo much better. *g*

life is nicer with a good coiffeur, innit? :D

Yes! Yes it is! :D

[norfolkdumpling.livejournal.com]

Oooh - I like it! The short cut really suits you :)

[przed.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It just feels soooo much better. Hooray for long hair!

[kortirion.livejournal.com]

Keep the short hair - much more distinguished. The long hair was just 'hair', but the gamin pixie cut is Style with a capital 'S' :)

[przed.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I like the thought of having Style with a capital S. *g*