Happy haircut

[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