Maru VS Mouse

Maru certainly knows how to conserve his energy until the critical moment…lol!

Bad Hair cuts and experiences

I have had my share of bad hair cuts and terrible stylists who simply didn’t listen to what I wanted or more often who thought that they knew better than me (so did what they wanted; often to my chagrin)

I have curly hair and somehow it was always a challenge to find a stylist who, “understood”, this hair type; not sure why!  After all it is at least half of the population who  is similarly blessed and one would think that in the styling schools that SOME time would be spent explaining how to cut it.

YET in my unfortunate experiences the average stylist would try to cut MY hair like one would someones’ straight hair; ie, putting on tons of products and THEN blow drying it to death so that it looked straight.

(Not what I ever wanted)

I would go home and wash it again and find that it was terribly cut. It would be weirdly puffy and often asymmetrical. The curls would be non existent because EVERY stylist told me that took accentuate curly hair one HAD to have layers(WRONG).

So then I wouldn’t go back to that salon and be forced to search again for a curly hair savvy stylist.

I had a great one; a fellow who had very curly hair himself. He was a motorbike and race car enthusiast as well( well rounded fellow..lol) and one had to endure engine and the related  talks  rather than cosy gossips about celebrities. He eventually abandoned hair cutting altogether and now races full time.

Darn!

Then H tried to be helpful (he cuts his own hair with much success).

But two or three inches is much different than 14 or 15..

He tried but I must say that he fell into the population that is  non curly hair cognisant. He constantly wanted to thin it,(and add layers…lol).

Suffice it to say, now, he is happy that I am happy with my new stylist as it has taken a LOT of pressure off of him…lol!

Hair cut(after three years!)

Well I finally succumbed and got my hair cut; not short but simply to get it shaped so that it will grow better.

I was pleased to find a good stylist at our nearby Mastercuts; the price was right(only $18, when a normal salon charges $50 and UP for the same simple trim. I actually found a photo of a style that I liked and here it is..

I don’t look anything like this woman(except that we both have curly wavy hair of a medium length) but I liked the style.

I was pleased that the stylist told me that I would be better to continue to have my hair all one length as it is quite fine in texture and that way it will look fuller..(the joys of red hair, not just that, but that it fades as one gets older). She did a great job and my hair is much healthier looking as a result. She said to not go back for about 3 months(as I want to continue to grow it) just to keep it healthy and in shape .

So great to have a successful conclusion when it often is not so.

So tell, everyone, anyone…if you have any stories of bad styles or stylists?

pug pushes baby carriage all around Portland

Hmmm it is sort of cute, but in the end I got sorry for the poor little thing….

confused puppy

HOW did the cat get in there??? I could have sworn that it was in the room here(goes to check…lol)