lizzywednesday
02-13-2017, 10:47 AM
I haven't had my hair cut in almost 2 years.
I need my hair cut because I hate my hair "long." I also want my bangs back and cutting them myself has tended to end up rather messy.
It's currently a little longer than my shoulder blades, is no longer as thick/frizzy as it used to be, and does have a bit of a wave/curl, so it does need something more than a blunt cut. I don't want super-short (so chin-length and shorter is way out - I hate my hair when it's super-cropped and I'm really self-conscious about the extra weight I'm carrying at the moment), but am willing to go as short as collar-length if necessary to get to healthier hair.
My gut impulse is 3" to get rid of splits/dead ends and then long layers. I've been getting layers like this since about 1996. I'm still deciding if I want to color my hair (I was thinking about a warmer, kind of caramel shade of brown with honey-colored highlights, but the maintenance on that wouldn't be great without serious planning - my natural color is a medium-dark, very ashy, brown, so my roots would definitely show. I don't want to go with dark auburn or mahogany base color, despite the easier maintenance and closeness to my natural shade because I really hate maintaining red.)
I don't read or look at fashion magazines. I have a super-casual to sloppy dress style, but I do wonder if "long layers" are really '90s/early-aughts.
Is there anything else I ought to consider that will clean up my look but still be low-maintenance?
I need my hair cut because I hate my hair "long." I also want my bangs back and cutting them myself has tended to end up rather messy.
It's currently a little longer than my shoulder blades, is no longer as thick/frizzy as it used to be, and does have a bit of a wave/curl, so it does need something more than a blunt cut. I don't want super-short (so chin-length and shorter is way out - I hate my hair when it's super-cropped and I'm really self-conscious about the extra weight I'm carrying at the moment), but am willing to go as short as collar-length if necessary to get to healthier hair.
My gut impulse is 3" to get rid of splits/dead ends and then long layers. I've been getting layers like this since about 1996. I'm still deciding if I want to color my hair (I was thinking about a warmer, kind of caramel shade of brown with honey-colored highlights, but the maintenance on that wouldn't be great without serious planning - my natural color is a medium-dark, very ashy, brown, so my roots would definitely show. I don't want to go with dark auburn or mahogany base color, despite the easier maintenance and closeness to my natural shade because I really hate maintaining red.)
I don't read or look at fashion magazines. I have a super-casual to sloppy dress style, but I do wonder if "long layers" are really '90s/early-aughts.
Is there anything else I ought to consider that will clean up my look but still be low-maintenance?