Thursday, May 13, 2010

Think about it...

Well, I did it.

I finally had my hairs cut.

Here is the sad thing: I called, like, 7 salons.

I tried to be very thorough. I wanted someone who knew curly hair and could cut it well.

And I found a woman who has curly hair and said she has curly headed clients and has been hair cutting for 16 years.

I thought, "Yay! She will understand and do a good job!"

So I made the appointment, went to the salon, met this woman.

She had stick straight hair.

First of all, I think it is sad when people boast about having curly hair but they straighten it all the time.

NO ONE IN THE SALON KNEW SHE HAD CURLY HAIR!

What does this tell me? Either she really hated her curls or she never learned to manage them.

Secondly, I explained (in great detail) what I usually get, what I like, what I dislike, and how I wanted her to cut my hair.

She listened pretty well, and for the most part I think I like the cut.

However, she overlooked a very very crucial part of my directives: Shape.

Curly hair, when cut straight across or cut without a slight layering effect looks like a box.

This is how my hair now looks.

Like a box.

I told her that I usually have my hair cut in a subtle V shape, so as to give it shape (and to prevent it from looking like an overgrown mullet (which I thought went without saying) but apparently I needed to have said this out loud) and when my hair was still wet I could not tell very well how this task was accomplished.

It was not done at all, I fear.

Now, maybe my hair is just in shock. I have had this problem before, when I have had several inches taken off my hair, and it goes into severe shock.

This could be the case.

But I couldn't resist looking at pictures from my last 2 hair cuts and they looked sooooo much better than this one!

It was cheap-ish though. For a curly hair cut. $20. Not bad at all.

So, if in the next few days, I'm not completely satisfied with my purchase, I'll just scoot back to the store and get a refund. (Or I'll just ask her to fix it a little)

I'd attempt to fix it myself, but I think the word *DISASTER* says it all.

Me, scissors, and my hair is a Bad (with a capital B) Idea (with a capital I).


In other news, Stephen bought me A.A. Milne's The House at Pooh Corner and a package of mini-pens. Happy!

I love miniature things! Just ask Stephen: anytime we go anywhere, if I see something little, it's cute and I want it.

I don't know when this started or why, but who cares?

Little things are awesome.

And cute. Like teacup pigs.

Maybe, another time, I'll do a whole post about tiny things. But for tonight, I'll say goodnight. Maybe post some new hair cut pictures tomorrow!

GOOD NIGHT BLOG!

4 comments:

  1. Your strange fixation with miniature things explains your love for Stephen!

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  2. poor heather. i hope your hair turns out ok in the end :)
    maybe boxes are in?

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  3. Oh-- Kristin says that on the day she gets her hair cut it always looks bad-- and then the next day after she styles it herself it looks better. Like it goes into shock or something.

    I find this odd-- because I get my hair cut like I'm going to wear it straight, since I hate my waves. Therefore, I can always see the finished product right away. But you should definitely let the professional handle the scissors-- and go back if you don't like it. She has a responsibility to give you the cut you wanted.

    P.S.-- Who on earth gets their hair cut without layers? It is just kind of a "duh" for any hair style-- straight, wavy, curly. Layers are the stuff. True story.

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  4. Thing 1: Murphrod, you are my new favorite blog commenter EVER.

    Thing 2: I was totally thinking teacup pigs and then you said it! We must have been sisters in another life. =)

    Thing 3: Make her fix it. And call her on her crap. But I'll bet you it looks great.

    I have spoken. =)

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