On that note, I wanted to make an update about some upcoming plans I have with regards to my hair. So if you didn't know, I have extremely long hair... to the point where some of my friends/past co-workers, and even my boyfriend call me Rapunzel. My hair is currently down to my butt and is the longest it has ever been in my life! However; it is hard to maintain and with my placements through school it gets in the way, even when its tied back. When it's in a ponytail it's still past my shoulders, and when I try to make a bun it's massive and resembles a beehive (another name I have been called ''blonde beehive'').
So my plans are to cut it. Now, I'm not talking a pixie cut or anything; I just want something shorter that will still allow me to tie it back when I need to. The cut I was thinking of is inspired by the beautiful Julianne Hough, she has inspired a few of my hairstyles in the past (i.e, my prom hairstyle). I was recently searching Google for images of short hairstyles and came across one of her pictures, and really liked the style/cut.
Now, a little history on my hair. I'm a natural blonde. My mom is a blonde, and my dad was born with blonde hair but turned black over time. I definitely got a lot of my mom's physical traits, as she's a natural blonde with blue eyes, as I am. When I was about twelve, a friend of mine who had been an avid self-hair-dyer had a spare box of hair dye and asked if I wanted to try it out. I jumped on the idea (after I called my mom to ask of course) and dyed it. And so here it begins. My hair has went from being natural blonde, to light brown, to light brown with black underneath (inspired by Avril Lavigne - don't judge), reddish-brown, orangey-brown, black, ect... It's been almost every shade of brown to black. In grade nine I decided that's it - i'm tired of dying my hair, and I wanted to go back to my natural colour which was a process let me tell you. Now let me just say... you definitely get what you pay for when it comes to your hair. I didn't go to the best place and my hair turned nacho cheese orange. Yup, you're reading that right, NACHO CHEESE ORANGE. I definitely got made fun of for that. Teenage kids are brutal. So, I got a full head of highlights and had to wait for my natural colour to grow out. It took a long time, and my hair was brutally damaged. But four years later it grew, got healthier, and my natural colour took over. If you look in my last post ''Falling in Love with Fall'' there's a picture of what my hair looks like now.
As I said it just took time to grow my hair out. There's no magic pill that you can take, or special oils that will increase the speed at which your hair will grow. I mean, obviously your health reflects your hair condition/growth, but it will not be dramatic - it's just a good rule of thumb to be healthy in general because of the overall benefits it has for your body; not just your hair. So I've had long hair for 2-3 years now, and have loved it. It took a long time to get to this length, but I'm ready for change, and am thinking of making an appointment within the next 2-3 weeks.
Oh! I forgot to mention, even though I grew my hair out there was still some of that fake colour in my ends, so over the summer I got them lightened. The new place I got to in my area is amazing! The hairdresser I had for about two years, moved six hours away from me :(, so I had to get a new hairdresser (at the same place). The new hairdresser is really good too. She took out the remainder of the old colour in my hair and brightened it up. Although my visits are quite pricey - as I said, you get what you pay for. I will keep you posted - with pictures (before & after) when I get my hair cut!
Make sure to comment/like/share if you enjoyed this post or are planning on cutting your hair! I would love to hear your thoughts!
Thanks for reading!
