Dear Readers,
I’m a chicken when it comes to changing my hair. Once I find something that I think works for me, I’ll go on like that for years. Get ready for more pictures of me in one post than all the others I’ve ever posted combined, because here’s a very boring recap of the last four years of my hair:
Early 2007; Natural Hair Color
Late 2007/Early 2008 with my friend Mandi, not long after I chopped it all off for Locks of Love (so I think this is my natural hair color?). I kept letting it grow until...
May 2009, with my friend Chelsey, when it had gotten this long, and I was definitely already using Henna.
February 2011, a week or so ago, with my niece Audrey. Over Christmas break I decided I was sick of my long hair and wanted a drastic change, so I got four or five inches cut. That turned out to be not so drastic after all.
So now I’m in a haircut rut (har har). I want to do something awesome, but I don’t have a lot of money to spend on a sweet haircut (grad school, remember?), and I’m not so sure I’m ready to go boy-short, no matter how tempting every photo I see of Michelle Williams is.
I think my forehead is too small to pull this off; I've been told I actually have a threehead. But, boy, doesn't she look dreamy?
I’m tempted to say the solution might be the bob-ish hairstyle I’m sporting in picture #2, but I suspect I may only be saying that because I was so thin and that dress (which didn’t fit last time I checked) was dress was so cute. An additional note: Sometime between pictures #2 and #3 I started wearing my glasses full-time, and I think that might further complicate the situation. As I’m sure you’re aware of, the combination of a nose ring and thick-frame glasses means I’ve got a lot going on around my face, so I don’t want to complicate things too much with a flashy haircut. I can’t even wear headbands most of the time because I overwhelm myself every time I look in the mirror. To make matters worse, my hair grows very quickly, and my dear friend Allie just chopped all of her hair off, and it looks awesome, so I don’t want to look like a copycat (especially a poor one).
So, readers, as you can see this is quite a sticky situation. To make matters worse, my roots are about an inch long, so my hair should probably be colored within the next few day (but if I’m going to cut it, I’d like to do so first, because coloring all this hair is really a hassle). Take pity on me by offering up your sage advice, and I’ll repay you with plenty of pictures of whatever I decide to do (no matter how it turns out!). Thanks in advance.
Just so you know, I’ve always been a bit in love with your hair, no matter how long or short.
And I feel your pain about having too much going on with your face. Back when my lip and nose were pierced, I hated wearing even earrings because it just seemed like way too much.
With all that said, I say go short (pic #2). It’s enough change that you will feel different for now. If you still feel the need for more, next time you’re due for a trim go Michelle on us. I would totally go Emma Watson if I had a strong enough face for it.
Thanks Cindle! I think I’m going to take your advice. Cutting it all off at once might be too much of a shock, especially for someone who hates change as much as me (you should’ve seen the first time Kyle shaved his beard after we’d been dating almost a year with it long). Also, even though it’s been warm the past couple of days, I’m still not sure if the cold weather is gone for good, and I am a total wimp when it comes to the cold. I think my ears would freeze and fall off if I went outside in the cold with no hair covering them!
A few things:
1) I am way jealous of how fast your hair grows.
2) Michelle William’s forehead isn’t too much bigger than your threehead, and I think that you’re one of the few people I know with delicate enough features to pull off that haircut.
3) I think that the Michelle Williams cut is different enough from Allie’s haircut for it to be okay.
4)Cindle’s advice seems pretty solid too, though, because that bob was just adorable and I don’t think glasses+a nose ring will change that.
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