After five months of letting my hair grow I finally dragged myself to the salon last week. My Mum has been asking/telling me that we should get a family photograph taken during Thanksgiving because she wants to put a copy in her Christmas cards to far-flung relatives across Canada and the United States. It was then I realized I had to take action and get my roots highlighted and hair trimmed.
It was my husband who introduced me to the concept that there is only a week or two between a bad and good haircut. Basically, do not plan to get your hair cut the day before a major event in your life. Padding a week or two between your appointment and the event gives you time to figure out how to style the new cut and the highlights will look less 'stripey' and more natural. Great advice.
Five months ago my regular stylist was eight months pregnant when I last had my locks highlighted and cut. The colour was great with a full head of foil highlights, but the cut was not her best work. Perhaps it was the hormones, or maybe her feet were hurting, but she cut a layer at the back/crown of my head that was much too short considering the length of my hair. I didn't say anything because it's hair and it grows. Before I left she slipped me a card with the name of another stylist to use the next time (from the same salon) as well as the colour and toner she uses on my hair.
Because of that much too short layer at the back of my head I put off getting my hair cut as long as I could. The new stylist was awesome. The highlights look natural (partial head foil highlights) and the cut is the best I have had since going to my Hair God in Uptown Dallas. She even mentioned about the layer being too short at the back! Then she explained that it really shouldn't be that short considering the texture and length of my hair in case I had asked the other stylist to cut it like that. I explained that I had not asked for the layer to be that short and blamed it on the other stylist's pregnancy hormones.
I really love this new stylist and I will make another appointment with her to get my hair done in the future. Although I do feel bad about the other stylist, I am so happy to find this new one who really understands fine hair. Just hope it stands the test of time in the family photo shoot this weekend.
