Regular as clockwork. My last significant haircut was a year ago, and here we are. Again. Thankfully, I have stopped making impetuous vows about how I am never cutting my hair for the rest of my days. So there was nothing sheepish about this decision, for once. It was a bit overdue, to be honest. I have now made peace with the fact that my hair looks its best when it’s above the shoulders. Scratch that. My meager skills cannot do much with my hair at shoulder-length and beyond. Inevitably, I find myself with flat, limp, sad-looking hair and then, in short order, a pony-tail. Life’s too short to mourn the mermaid hair that never will be. So, chop chop.
This is the kind of bob I’ve been wanting for a few years; somehow, my intent got lost in translation with various previous hair stylists, who always seemed to want to sneak in layers I never really wanted. Convenience took me to a new salon (close to my new work), and the rest is history. It’s always a bit of a gamble to get a bunch of hair chopped off by someone you’ve never met before, but all’s well that ends well.
Do I love the result? Hell, yes. I’m not sure if it’s my most traditionally flattering haircut, but I think it complements my current style – that whole jolie laide thing. At this length, I may even experiment with the effortlessly “undone” style beloved of chic French girls – you know, just wash, air dry, and go.
Hah.
Hahahahahahaha!
Hey, I have to hold on to some unattainable hair goals, right?
In all seriousness, though, does anyone else get really excited about working with a new haircut when it comes to outfits? I feel like this bob is really leaning into the edgier side of my current style (architectural, minimalist) whilst still being classic enough to work with my more traditional silhouettes. So many possibilities!
Happy Friday, y’all!
Looks great I love it!!! I totally know what you mean about your haircut impacting the outfits you wear and also about just accepting that mermaid hair is never going to be a thing for me. Rock on with short hair! I think your hair would look great with the wash and go style…give it a try you might love it!
This cut can be really hard to pull off and it looks really fantastic on you. I’m jealous of how you seem to rock all the short hairstyles!
For me, I’ve learned my lesson and longer is more flattering with my face shape. Of course, every couple years I get trim happy and cut it too short…only to immediately wait for it to grow out again.
Brilliant! I love this haircut on you! So beautiful. Your eyes and cheekbones are gorgeously highlighted now.
Looking fantastic!! I really like my hair around shoulder length too but yet I rarely actually have that cut (its always quite long) for some reason…
It looks really good! very modern and interesting.
The new haircut is super cool! Alas, because of my complete cluelessness when it comes to hairstyling skills (and a face shape that, alas, doesn’t do well with shorter styles), I’ve never had a haircut that was a good, dramatic change that would make my outfits feel particularly different. (Only simple cuts with long layers from chin to a little past shoulder length for me…)
I love it! How do you style it to get it wavy with a “flare” out at the ends?