Why I cut my hair

For those of you who know me well or have followed my online presence for the last 3-4 years, you know my hair has been a fairly major feature of my imagery. Mainly because there’s been so much of it, at least in the last 12 months or so. 

In early 2014 my hair was so damaged from bleaching, curling and straightening - this was before Olaplex was a thing. So I decided to chop a lot of it off. I went for a short straight sort of bob, but not rounded. And my hair was lavender purple at the time. I felt liberated.  

Then I started to grow my hair and it became my goal for it to be super long. In the last 3-4 years I only trimmed it twice. I decided to choose colour over styling, so I vowed to give up heat. No more blow drying or wands. Air drying only. I found my perfect leave-in conditioner. And it worked.   

My hair has been generally pretty healthy up until now, so this wasn’t necessarily the reason why I cut it this time. To begin with, my hair was as low maintenance as it could be. I rarely brushed it and it was fine. But the longer it got, the harder it was to refresh my colour, the more tangled it would get if I wore it out (I almost always do, because I get headaches if I tie my hair up too tight). Simply, it was becoming annoying. Annoying for me, getting caught in the buckle of my handbag strap. Annoying for Alex, when I’d roll over in bed and unknowingly whip him in the face. 

So it had to go. I didn’t want to cut it so short, so as not to be able to tie it up somehow.  

Just below the shoulders felt right.  

Another feeling that pushed me to do it was I felt like my hair was wearing me some days. Having pink hair is one thing, but down to the waist pink hair is another. 

Don’t get me wrong, I’m well aware that in having bold hair, it gives people the impression that I liked to be approached by strangers on the street or shouted at, but I really don’t. I do my hair how I want for me. Not for anyone else.  

It was important for me to keep the colour similar to how I’ve had it, because it goes with all my clothes and I’ve found it doesn’t restrict me makeup wise as much as other colours I’ve had before (black or platinum with aqua ends). 

When I made the first cut, which my hair dresser kindly let me do, I didn’t feel sad or upset or worried. It’s just hair. It’ll grow back.  

I feel lighter, brighter and refreshed.  

That’s what a good haircut will do to you.  

That ombré, though 🙌🏻