Thursday, October 2, 2008

before and after

Before ...


and after...



After a series of setbacks with scheduling a hair appointment, waiting over 2 weeks for the appointment to arrive, being 20 minutes late for the appointment, having the Aveda salon send me home for being late (can you believe that?), and re-scheduling for the very next day, only to have the salon call me a couple of hours earlier and tell me they will have to re-schedule due to a an issue with the student appointed to cut my hair - sigh !

I gave up on Aveda and went to a girlfriend's trusted hair salon...And, I actually got an appointment on the same day!! The haircut itself lasted a mere half hour compared to the hour and half that I normally am required to sit in a chair when an Aveda student cuts my hair.

So...f-ck Aveda and hooray for me!! I was inspired to write that from one of kickpleat's (Everybody Likes Sandwiches and The Small Joys) fab greeting cards found on Etsy!!

Anyway, I will no longer be clogging up the bathtub drain with grotesque amounts of long hair. Hip hip hurray! Hear that husband? You will no longer have to fish out huge wads of wet hair from the tub drain. Nor will you find hairy dust bunnies around the house when you use the Swiffer duster. And you won't find a curly strand of my hair in the Greek salad either...actually, that's not entirely true...the hair just happened to be on the plate and then the salad was placed on top!

The best thing about having short hair is less time required to fuss with it. Also, less shampoo and conditioner and styling products are required, which means "save your money" (think ING banking commercial).

Finally, I have spotted the cutest cloche hat on Etsy which I truly need to get in order to keep my head warmer in the winter months. So, here's to nice haircuts and nice cute hats!!

9 comments:

kickpleat said...

yay! it looks great, but i love short hair :) did it take any adjustment getting used to it?

Joanne said...

Thanks kickpleat!
I've received plenty of positive feedback from people...adjectives like: polished, younger, hip/cool, stylish...LOL
Yeah, it did take some getting used to especially now with the weather being cooler, I can really feel the wind on my scalp and the fat rain drops too!

Debbie said...

Wow you look great Joanne!!! I must also say that you are one BRAVE woman to cut it so short!

Joanne said...

Debbie: I have been wanting to take the plunge and get it cut short for the past year but I just kept thinking about how long it would take to grow back again. So far, I'm enjoying the cut. I went for a swim at an indoor pool today and it was great to just towel dry my hair and go!

cserdan said...

gorgeousnessss!!!!!!

i have hair envy :)

Joanne said...

(blushing) Thanks C! Glad you like it :) Sometimes I will catch my reflection in a store window and for a split second, not recognize myself.

cserdan said...

tag!!! you're it.

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Anonymous said...

Your hair looks super-fricking cute!!!

Joanne said...

Hi Lindyloo: Thanks!! I like it too! LOL I sound like an Irish Spring soap commercial :)