new.....

A New Year.

A New Haircut - yikes...I have a Bob....a hairstyle I have been actively trying to avoid since I was ten.

Usual pattern is to have my hair long for a few years, get bored, cut it off extremely short, have a few extremely short hairdos and then decide I want it long again. Go through the painful process of growing it out, all the while swearing that once it is long , I will Never Again cut it short. Grit my teeth and get creative with clips and headbands during the worst bit- the not short, not long but dreadfully in between stage( yes a Bob!)  and finally- hit the length where I can pull it all back and start getting bored with it once more.

Today, however I went to my friend's hairdresser with my just long hair and asked her what she would do if given free rein.She is very hip, very talented with the scissors and very opinionated. Rather scary actually but in a good way.She has a bright red dyed hair in a Cleopatra style do with a heavy fringe, a knack of putting vintage outfits together and more tattoos than I could count.

Hence the Bob. Sort of like Victoria Beckham used to have which I'm not sure is a good thing or not. It's kind of swingy and kind of fun but most definitely a Bob.

Have I mentioned that my very cute next door neighbor who is ten, has a bob? And dark hair like mine.So now we both have the same hairdo and look the same except she is ten and cute and I am most certainly not.

I'm not sure if I like it. I know I don't dislike it.

So tomorrow, I will wake up and feel strongly that a Bob is my Look for this season. Or I will be making another appointment to make my Bob go away. Which means of course, extremely short hair and the chance to go through the whole growing out process again.

Sigh.

 

 

 

 

Comments

[norma]

you look great with a bob!!! happy new year~

[Dawn]

I like the bob! If I could do one, it would be my forever hairstyle...in one shape or form.
It is timeless!

[Shireen]

I like the bob. Not too short, not too long, just a perfectly bobby length. You could always try convincing the neighbour to sport a new look so it feels less like you have a mini clone next door.

[Julie]

I do the same thing with my hair...grow it..cut it...etc.
I also currently have a bob and have finally decided it's the most practical hairstyle for me.
Yours looks better though...:)

[Heidi]

I like the bob on you! I got one this year too, except mine is curly. I call it my "I have two kids" haircut. No fuss but looks relatively hip.

[Tara]

the louise brooks dark bob is my ultimate ideal hairstyle. my curls mean i have never achieved it. now i have grown out the bob, am dragging hair to shoulders.. once i obtain the proper hair straightner all will be well! i hope. Yours looks great, prefect under gorgeous little hats no doubt?

[Sally]

It looks great! But I do the same thing, grow it, cut it, grow it, cut it...