Happy haircut

[PinkBike]

I finally did it. I thought I would miss it but I really don't. Short hair is so EASY!!

[shootingstar]

Yes, it is.

In my opinion, very few women over 40-50 look good in long flowing hair past their armpits.

Are you going to donate your cut hair?

[OakLeaf]

It's actually the intermediate lengths that are the hardest. Hassle-wise I could deal with going back to waist length hair. That was just a few minutes a day, comb it out and go. No WAY would I consider chin length ever again. Gel, blow-drying with tools, spray, only getting to skip it on days when I was so sick that I knew for sure no one would see me and too sick to care if they did... Ugh. Never again.

Right now my hair is so easy that I'm totally spoiled. Seriously, shaving my head would be more work.

Enjoy your new style Pink ... and if you want, post a picture of your NEW hair so we can see it! :p

[Bike Chick]

It's actually the intermediate lengths that are the hardest. Hassle-wise I could deal with going back to waist length hair. That was just a few minutes a day, comb it out and go. No WAY would I consider chin length ever again. Gel, blow-drying with tools, spray, only getting to skip it on days when I was so sick that I knew for sure no one would see me and too sick to care if they did... Ugh. Never again.

This is so true, Oak! Either short or long but the in-between is labor intensive and if you are active like we are, it never looks like it's supposed to. I had chin length a couple of years ago and it looked nice after I straightened it but was a PITA to fix. I've kept going shorter and shorter. Has anyone else gone to your stylist and said "I want a cut that looks good after I take my bike helmet off"?

Enjoy your new cut, PinkBike! Think of how much $$ you will save on shampoo:D

[OakLeaf]

Has anyone else gone to your stylist and said "I want a cut that looks good after I take my bike helmet off"?

YES! :D :D

That was in 1992 and I've never gone back. Like I said - spoiled. :p

[tulip]

I've got chin-length hair and I love it. But my hair is easy and straight and I don't have to do anything for it to look good. No blow-drying. I got lucky, I guess. I like the idea of long hair, but it just doesn't look good on me.

Pink, congrats! Are you donating your old hair to one of those organizations that makes wigs for people undergoing chemo? I always wanted to do that but never had the patience to grow my hair that long.

[Crankin]

Yes, yes, and yes. I experimented with the chin length (still short underneath) from late 2008 until gradually cutting it all off before my trip last May. By fall 2009, I had cut everything except the long side bangs, which still required the flat iron.
After straightening, the flat iron, and still looking like a freak when I took my helmet/ski hat off, I decided to do what's best for my lifestyle. When I look at pictures from summer 2009, I look like a soccer mom. And that's when I wasn't being active. That style and all of the maintenance required would have been OK if I never moved. My hair frizzes just by pulling a shirt or sweater over my head. I am happy now, I've got the color the way I like it, and my hair stylist understands my lifestyle.

[GLC1968]

I'm never satisfied with my hair. From pixie cut to past my armpits, from massive heavy curls to chemically straightened, from deep dark red to natural salt and pepper...I've done it all and most of it in the past 10 years!

Now I'm at the in-between chin length stage. I don't blow dry - I refuse. I don't even shampoo unless I've been in the pool and need to remove chlorine. I'm trying to get it to pony tail stage and then I'll keep it there for awhile.

Honestly, when my hair was super short, I had more helmet hair issues than I do now! One of the advantages of unruly hair is that a helmet has little to no effect. ;)

[Jo-n-NY]

Has anyone else gone to your stylist and said "I want a cut that looks good after I take my bike helmet off"?

Yup that would be me 2 yrs ago adding that I want a cut that is wash & wear.

[Pedal Wench]

In my opinion, very few women over 40-50 look good in long flowing hair past their armpits.


I'm glad that's just your opinion. In fact, I think it's because I do have long flowing hair that I don't look, act, or judge like women over 40-50. :cool:

[badger]

I found short hair to be really expensive and high-maintenance, too. Every 3-4 weeks I'd need a trim, and at $35 a pop, it wasn't cheap. Not to mention the styling with mud and gel and all that. Longer hair is so much easier, wash and wear, and up in a pony tail when it gets in the way or too hot.

I know it won't be too long before I won't be able to wear long hair, so I'm going to enjoy it as much as possible.

[Crankin]

I happily pay 55.00 every 4 weeks for a haircut. There is no such thing as wash and wear hair for me, unless it's cut this short. It has nothing to do with my age (although I do agree with shootingstar that long hair does not look that great on older women). When I was 23 I started perming my chin length hair and kept perming it until I was about 45. It grew to shoulder length, but having it permed was the only way I could do wash and wear and have long hair.
I am envious of those that can just shake their heads and look good. My short hair and some "mud" make it bearable for my life style.

[shootingstar]

I'm glad that's just your opinion. In fact, I think it's because I do have long flowing hair that I don't look, act, or judge like women over 40-50. :cool:

Sorry Pedal Wench, I wouldn't take this personally.
I just got also tired of cleaning off long hair strands off the bathroom floor when brushing it. Black hair shows up alot all over the place. Imagine my parents with 5 daughters.

I guess I have this opinion....just because beautiful long hair really requires good care to make it look shining, lustrous. If a woman at 65, 70 can achieve this with her hair...more power to her.

[marni]

four years ago I walked into a barber shop and got a #6 buzz. I repeat that about 4 times a year or whenever the hair on my neck grows long enough to start sticking out when sweaty. I love it this short, I can stick my head in a bucket, drinking fountain or sink, give it a light scrub and walk away. It's dry in 5-10 minutes.

[Pedal Wench]

Sorry Pedal Wench, I wouldn't take this personally.
I just got also tired of cleaning off long hair strands off the bathroom floor when brushing it. Black hair shows up alot all over the place. Imagine my parents with 5 daughters.

I guess I have this opinion....just because beautiful long hair really requires good care to make it look shining, lustrous. If a woman at 65, 70 can achieve this with her hair...more power to her.

Wow, I really respect your response. Thank you for acknowledging it.

After having a heavy-shedding Mastiff and a black Newfie/Bernese Mtn Dog mix, my few blonde strands never bothered me. It's just below shoulders in the back, layered and shorter up front, but always long enough to get everything into a ponytail for riding, and depending on my mood and the season, a pink or purple streak underneath.
:D

[KnottedYet]

Chin-length hair is perfect for me.

Take off the helmet, shake the head, and go!

Shorter looks awesome (I looooooved my 1 inch spikes) but takes a lot of work and "Short Sexy Hair" gel on my head. Longer is nifty, but requires pins and clips and barrettes and combs and thick conditioner to work for me.

The best thing in the world is to have a hairstylist who is an artist with a calling. You tell them what you want functionally, they look at your hair physically, then do magic to give you what will do what you want with the hair that you have. Put yourself in their hands, try what they suggest even if you aren't sure it will work. They know...

I love my hair-chopping-chick. She is worth every penny.

Give credit where credit is due, tip your hairstylist and bring them cookies and beer! They are artists as much as anyone who sells paintings or sculptures! Talent and skill are wonderful things!

[PamNY]

Pink, that is a big step. Glad you are happy.

[jessmarimba]

Mine's chin-length, and that's actually the easiest length for me! My hair takes forever to dry (upwards of 3 hours if it's shoulder-length) and it's just slightly wavy - so short never behaves, but long would be way too much effort. Now I let it air-dry for 45 mins or so and then flip my head over and blow dry the rest. Ta-DA!

I wear a bandanna or a buff or something over it with my helmet or else it ends up in my face, so I just leave that on my hair once the helmet comes off. Some days I do miss ponytails though.

[SheFly]

Has anyone else gone to your stylist and said "I want a cut that looks good after I take my bike helmet off"?

Yup! I went in a couple of weeks ago, desperate, to SuperCuts instead of my regular stylist. Sat in the chair and told her to cut it off. She started with "Really?", followed by "Well, what if we ...". My response was that I didn't care - my head is always in a helmet, I don't blow dry, and I don't put anything in it either. Told her to just cut it - it's just hair, and it grows back.

Now, it's short enough to spike if I want to, and it's definitely wash and wear! Love it.

Pink - good for you for taking such a drastic step! I think you can see from this thread that we all have some pretty strong opinions on our hair, even if it is "just hair".

SheFly