After I had Isabel I had my shoulder-length hair chopped off. I think it’s a new mum right of passage or something. I loved it. Loved the fact that it took minutes to dry, that I only needed a teensy blob of shampoo, it didn’t get in my eyes etc. Karl wasn’t so taken but, since I’ve never paid any attention to him anyway, I ignored the moaning ;)
However, I soon discovered that short hair grows. (You can call me Captain Obvious if you like.) I was getting frustrated with it after 4 weeks and having it all chopped off again every 6. This ends up being quite pricey if you use a proper hairdresser. So… I decided I’d grow it out again. Except I currently look like this*:
* not actually me
My hair is in my eyes constantly, it’s irritating the back of my neck and I am fed up of looking like I just crawled out of the 80s. I’m at the point where I just want to get the clippers and shave the bloody lot off (well, maybe not) … I don’t know if I’ve got the patience to see through this horrific “growing out” period. So what do I do? Any decision is ‘complicated’ by the fact that I don’t use products (gels, sprays etc) nor straighteners/hair drier etc. I need a ‘style’ that requires no effort or attention whatsoever; I want to be able to wash my hair, brush it through and have it look like I actually give a crap (without actually giving said crap).
I know, I don’t want much.
I had short spiky hair in my teens and growing it out was something of a nightmare; I rocked a mullet for well over a year. I kept having the fringe trimmed, because you can grow that bit out later, but other than that I just stuck it out. No silver bullet I’m afraid.
It is, thankfully, longer on top than the style that sexy man is rocking ;)
I’m wondering if I can get it fashioned into some sort of short bob.. at least that way it’ll grow out even(ish)
If its long enough try a top knot! (i just watched a few youtube videos on how to do it – but its a top of the head pony tail backcombed and pinned to the top of your head) or get a clippy fake hair thing to pad it out. It looks great, when I started doing it I got loads of compliments! I was like wtf, this is a second hair day and people are complementing me!?
Ironically I was thinking about having my hair cut mega short last night!
I’ve had short hair since I was 11 for 11 years so half my life. Though it was never very long before that. I had it chopped short because it kept getting in my eyes. A few months back I decided to grow it. In May last year it had got cut stupidly short by accident and I avoided hairdressers as I no longer trusted them. It was irritating for a few months, made some what less irritating by using lots of grips.
The really annoying phase doesn’t last for long and then you can tie it back into a ponytail and it’s out of the way. One tie, one grip and it’s easy. This is the longest I’ve ever had my hair and aside from it taking a bit longer to dry it’s just as convenient now as having it super short.
Can you trim it yourself, if you do prefer the shorter style?
If not, go the side part and get your hair thinned out.
I wouldn’t even know where to begin cutting it myself.
A colleague of mine always had short hair and is growing it now. The front bits are still a bit shorter than the back bits, and I think she’s waiting until they’re a reasonable length so she can just cut it all the same length (in kind of a bob-like fashion) and then let it grow.
Until then you can just buy a bulky sweater from a thrift store and go for a hipster lesbian ironic mullet look. I rocked that for a bit until I decided to grow my own hair out again.
The top knot sounds good, your Nana used to wear her hair like that – hang your head down while you brush all the hair into a band then add a scrunchie to match what you are wearing that day. I’ve decided to grow mine, that is if I can get past the urge to shave the whole lot on a 1 setting on the clippers ;)
Does your hair dry straight or wavy?
Dead straight. :)
I got a pixie cut a few weeks back to get rid of the remaining red hair dye from last year (bloody thing!), and because I had an Frankie Sanford-styled bob beforehand, it wasn’t growing out evenly anyway. XD I love it! :) So easy to maintain. I can’t stand dithering about with hair, I’m too impatient! I don’t use any products or straighteners on it. Literally just run my hands through it in the morning and boom!
But a short bob would be great, like you said, for growing out evenly! Or maybe a headband and just push it back off your face so you don’t notice the growth? I pretty much ended up doing that when I was at the awkward growing out phase! Or even the top knot idea, I like that. :D
I had to Google this Frankie person :| Anyway, her hair is kinda what I had when it was all chopped off, only longer.. so yeah, the mullet is lopsided too. XD
I would try the top bun, or the bob. No matter what you choose, if you are growing it out there are going to be months or times when it hits that “aargh, kill it” stages. Try to remember that it will be over & you will have longer hair.
If you are willing to look like a hippie for a while, a bandanna would hold the hair back. I think that one of those plastic headbands would also work.
(My hair is always at least shoulder length, and I enjoy only getting haircuts once per year.)
OH YEAH headbands were DEFINITELY a staple until my hair grew out long enough.
You could always go bald?
In seriousness, I’d probably have to see it, but based on what you’re describing, I think a bob is a good way to go, or maybe even a stacked bob, where it’s a bit longer in the front and shorter in the back?
Aha! Like this! http://www.styleseye.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Inverted-bob-hairstyles-5.jpg
I used hair clips a lot when it let my hair grew out after I cut it quite short last year. Just very simple ones.
My hair is down my back, to my waist now. It takes 2 minutes to sort in a morning.
Shower –> twist into a bun. Done.
The top bit/crown soon dries (on the way to work, dog walking, etc). Easy!