i'm feeling younger every day!
my 35th birthday is coming up, and while there are significant reasons to celebrate (including that i am not in a coffin) -- this mini milestone combined with my estrogen-deprived 60-ish body has the potential to send me emotionally into a downward spiral.
so, i thought i would try another hair stylist to see if something can be done to boost my confidence with my super short hair. everybody is nice and says it is cute and sassy, which could be true, but i just don't feel confident with super short hair right now. besides, is anyone really going to come up to me and say - "hey! you recently finished cancer treatement and your hair looks like SHIT!" of course i look "cute" compared to being bald.
anyway, back to the hair stylist. i was thinking something pixie, shaped, and perhaps slightly wispy. like when winona ryder had short hair.
she insisted on spiking it.
i said no, i can't pull that off.
she said oh - sure you can. let me show you.
she proceeded to ply my inch-long hair with mousse, gel, and hairspray. (is this the 80s? i didn't even know mousse still existed.)
note that i also have the eyesight of a senior citizen, and i wear glasses, so i could not see what the hell she was doing because my glasses were in my lap.
she explains that i should work the product through, and twist with the gel to create volume.
um sure.
she was out of control with her products and blowdryer and shit, and i was feeling very frumpy and stupid in a high-end salon, so i just kept quiet.
there! she announced. and handed me a mirror.
i put on my glasses.
um, no. i tried to tell her that this "look" really isn't me.
her response:
"NO, you look like one of those really cool, hip moms!"
ouch.
i'm wearing hats for awhile.
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I hate going to the hairdresser because I tell them about health issues they need to respect (my head doesn't turn, my neck won't bend backwards, I have a spot in back with no protection that goes directly to my spinal cord) and they almost never listen. I've had a lady jab me right in aforementioned spot with
long, sharp nails when doing that "toss/fluff" thing, and she just about knocked out power to my legs for 5 minutes. I didn't go back.
Not that this is the greatest example agewise, but I always thought Judi Dench looked rather classy with her short hair just simple and flat. As a matter of fact, I think she looks better with short hair now than she did with long hair back in the day. She dresses well, too.
High-end salons are overrated. So are styling products.