bad hair

Yes folks, that is me. Aren't those bangs just lovely? I have not had bangs like this since junior high in the eighties. I know bangs may be in vogue now, but not on me.

We all have our bad hair cut stories. Some are more funny or emotional than others. They always seem to be more emotional with the female gender. Maybe its because the "hair is a woman's crowning glory," and it takes so much time to grow those long locks. All evidences of a bad hair cut is lost in two weeks on a guy, but a bad hair cut lasts for months on a female. So my female readers might find more appreciation in my "bad hair cut/ bad color" story. Its not funny or emotional but it stirs up the cries for justice from any female who has suffered a similar fate.

I was in Roanoke and decided I could not handle another day with my hair not trimmed and why not get high lights while I am at it? I called up my friend Suzie for a referral because we went to the same guy when I lived there and she always has her hair done nice. (Yes, Suzie, this is all your fault). She warned me that sometimes the guy is hard to understand being from Italy. He finished cutting and it was not the "A" cut that I wanted but something similar. I know I should have left it at that, but I was hoping to have my hair resemble its former style. Unfortunately, I told him that I would like a few thin bangs cut. He said, "This isn't the 80's." I agreed, stating that I hate bangs on me, but these would be below my eye brows, very thin and blended into one side. I naturally demonstrated everything with my hands, showing the mark below the eyebrow. There must have been some language barrier for when I looked in the mirror he had slashed some short, uneven, and narrow, but not narrow enough, ugly bangs way above my eyebrows. How could he have misunderstood that much? They were the type of bangs my mother might have cut, making corrections until they were almost too short to use a curling iron. I gasped then laughed so hard because I looked so hideous and said so. He was embarrassed and tried to tell me that I looked cute. "I don't want cute," I rebutted, "I want sexy and this isn't sexy. There is no way you can honestly tell me that those bangs blend in and look good." No reply. I told him that I will think of him every time I look in the mirror for the next six months. He didn't charge me any money for the butchering. Too make it all better he styled my hair in ringlets but left the bangs sticking out in all directions because they were too short to style. Yeah. I looked like a cowgirl from the 80's lacking the pound of hairspray.

My highlights looked fine until I got home where in real lighting it was obvious that he over processed the bottom part of my hair, weaved it too much in some parts and not enough in others. The bottom section looked grey. Now I expect sympathetic moans from you readers.

Well, back in Richmond, Daniel the hair dresser who usually has a long waiting list, saw my pathetic situation and worked me in the next day. Thank you Daniel! He did what he could with what was left. Below is what came out. The differences are more visible in person. My husband likes me better without the grey.