Bad influences, part three: The DIY haircut
Maybe I need to stop reading other people's blog archives. Especially late at night. Because where else would I get the idea that I could cut my own hair? Thanks Mrs. Kennedy. Thanks Liz. At least the two of them have the kind of faces that look good with very short hair. Me, I'm no Audrey Hepburn, nor have I ever wanted to be one. 
I got hold of myself before it got too bad, but again this morning I looked in the mirror and there was this one sticky-outy piece and I reached for the scissors and, well, I think you can see what a slippery slope I'm on. I know what Liz means when she calls it compulsive behavior.
I've gotta stop myself before I end up with a mullet. But I just had to cut off the longer parts around my ears where the hair was touching my face and it was hot out and I was covered with sunburn cream and it was making me feel trapped and claustrophobic but it was too short to pin back in a barette. Anybody who says that short hair is easier and cooler than long hair is just deluded. Or lying.
I don't have a "before" picture, but you can see what it looks like now. I guess it could be a lot worse. And yes, that pink color is for real.* I forgot the sunscreen yesterday.
P.S. I strongly encourage you to visit Mrs. Kennedy at Fussy.org, and Liz at Granny Gets A Vibrator if you haven't already.
*update -- it looks way pinker here on the big monitors at my desk. The color actually looked about right on the laptop and on the camera screen. I tweaked the colors a bit so that it looks right on this monitor; the background should be blue-ish. My face looks better today, but my shoulders are still a bright pink. Wear sunscreen!!!
[Update: Seriously, do not try this at home. It's possible to go too far.]
13 comments:
it would take way more than a bad haircut to keep you from being cute, missy :)
I'd blush, but I don't think anyone could tell through the sunburn.
hahahahahha I so resemble this post!!!!!!
My thing is "trimming" my bangs until I look like a dork.
The only way to stop the madness is to visit your stylist immediately, because once you've shelled out the cash for a haircut you won't want to touch it. For about a month.
If only that were true - it's been less than a month!! and I'm so freaking cheap most of the time, you'd think that would make a difference.
But I finally found a stylist I really like. I go two or three times a year to a sorta pricey salon. I figure that after thirty-some years of waist-length hair and no salon haircuts at all, I can fork over as much as I damn please for a haircut -- because, see, the lifetime average is still so low. Or something.
I did do the self-inflicted bangs thing for a while, though. I just cringe when I see the pics. How did I even go out of the house?
OH Jayze! you've caght the bug... If I had a dollar for every horrifying haircut I have given myself, I'd be a rich woman... unfortunately since every poor haircut is immediately followed by a trip to the Salon.... I think you can see where I am brokely going here. Seriously though, I think your haircut is cute, way cuter than my home butcher jobs, And I am not just saying that because I am your sister.
I am concerned about the sunburn though... Poor thing, Does that hurt like hell?
Oh and P.S. Mom says, If your blogger friends jumped off a bridge, would you do it too? :-)
hey, i was thinking about jumping off a bridge. wanna join me?
helpfully yours,
magpie
Try the Neutrogena Ultra-Sheer "dry-touch" sunscreen with 55 SPF. It dries matte and doesn't look or feel greasy.
Laser treatments can reduce the sun damage, but they're expensive.
I didn't get any blisters this time at least. It doesn't hurt at all any more, as long as I don't do anything silly like try to carry my handbag over my shoulder. I don't think there will be any lasting damage; it seems to be resolving into a tan. Gotta remember to put the sunscreen on!
Hedonist: I like the neutrogena stuff and it's right here in my gym bag!
YSTM: You didn't tell mom I have a blog, did you???!!!
Magpie: You are a troublemaker!
I just love it when you give me compliments. [shiver]
Thank God I have a salon appointment tomorrow afternoon - I have far too many times hacked at my own hair, and my fingers are itchy after reading this.
But seriously, it looks cute!
What is it about that first day out in the sun? I missed huge swaths of skin when applying my Coppertone and am presently striped somewhat like a hairless pink tiger. Attractive.
I always cut my own hair! It's so addictive!
My latest "work" was supposed to be a bob like Cyd Charisse in Singin' in the Rain, and it turned out alright! Then I hacked another two inches off the fringe and I haven't seen a day without rude comments since :)
But I like it :D
I just shut my eyes and chop away!
I think everyone with a DIY haircut should stand their ground and be proud! At least we can class ourselves as "wild"
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