The Worst Cut is the Cheapest

Why is it that getting my hair cut is SUCH a big deal? I dream of the perfect hair cut!! The sporty-feathery-fall-in-to place style that flatters my coloring and slims my face. The hair cut that makes people turn their heads when I walk by and say, "Wow, nice hair!" The hair cut that looks good messed up, fixed up, and even wet. The hair cut that makes me look like I've lost 70 pounds and developed high cheekbones. The hair cut that makes me look classy, but fun-loving at the same time. Elegant, yet alluring. Sassy, yet mysterious. THAT haircut. The elusive, won't ever-happen to me haircut....This is what I dreamed of last night.

I suppose I am never really happy with my hair...When I first get it cut, it's too short, and I have to "train" it. (like it's a puppy?? Is there a hair obedience school where I can send it to save time????) Then, as it grows out, I hate it because it's "In between" and then when it's long, I hate it because, well, it's too long, hot and stringy. I colored it to cover the gray, but then, it was too light and made me look washed out, so I darkened it, which made me look washed out. So I gave up and just let the gray hair show, which made me look washed out.

I invest in styling aids that to create the perfect look for my hair: curling irons, barrettes, gel, mousse, "Putty,"hairspray, hair color, shampoos, conditioners, leave-in conditioners, deep conditioners, glossers, de-frizzers, curl activors, straighteners, perms, special brushes, blow dryers, large tooth comb......The list is endless! As is the pursuit of the perfect hair cut.

I think that part of the problem with hair begins with those stupid magazines that we look through at the salons to "pick your hairstyle". You know the ones.....The magazines with head-shots of 15 year old 80 pound supermodels with perfect genetics and hair that took 6 hours and a team of highly trained specialists to style just for that picture. The deceptive pictures that make you think, "Wow! I want to look like THAT." So, you chose, you point and closely watch your stylist's facial expressions when you say, "Would that style work for ME?"