So I have had long hair now for about 7 years. After high school I started growing it, then once I graduated beauty school and started working at a salon the craziness began. I had every color hair imaginable. Pink, purple & yellow streaks. Blonde and red highlights , you name it! I damaged my hair beyond repair but cutting it was not an option. And so began the extensions. For two years I had sew in extensions, yes a weave. I would go through agony for hour as my hair was braided and then sewn in. Once I moved to Philly I was convinced to try micro clip extensions. They were definitely an upgrade. I was hooked. I had this full, beautiful, long FAKE hair and no one ever knew it wasn’t real. My actual hair was so thin and dead on the ends that it just blended right in. I based everything on my hair. It was a way for me to feel better about myself. I felt sexier and prettier with these long flowing locks. I felt confident when I when I went out when I had big volume and curls. Even at the gym my long swinging pony tail just made me feel great. Even the cartoon version of myself for my logo has giant beautiful hair……
And then came the down side. I recently took out my weave to get a fresh set and I realized OMG I am bald… and I go through this everytime I get a new weave but this time was even more extreme. About 4-5 inches of my real hair was dead, split and looked like a rat was chewing on it. I came to the hard realization that if I kept doing this I would literally be left with no hair. I wanted to cry. For so many years this fake thing on my head had become a part of me. I decided I just had to do it, I found a picture of Karlie Kloss and I read an article about how she felt empowered when she cut her hair off and let me tell you SO DO I. I seriously got the best haircut by Maria at Alexanders Salon and Spa in Scranton. She gave me a chic blunt slightly angled bob and it’s fabulous. My hair feels thick and shiny and soft, something I haven’t described my hair as in years.
Now do I wish that I had beautiful long natural hair? Of course I envy every woman and client I see with pretty thick georgous tresses. But if god didn’t bless me with that than I need to figure out how to work with what I’ve got. This cut fits my hair and face shape and is a much better solution than ruining the little hair I do have. I feel like a new girl in a new year and I’m learning to feel beautiful even without hair hanging down my back.
Moral of the story… once you do a major change in appearance the natural thing to do is… Take a selfie! Now can someone explain to me the way to figure out how the hell to take a decent one? I look at the instagram girls who take these perfect pictures of themselves and I’m over here snaping 16 pictures tilting my head in every direction trying to get the light right? What is the secret people?????
Xo- phillyhair
