My hair has always had a mind of its own, even from the beginning.
See, no body, no control. It didn’t take long for me to gravitate toward the style that would stick with me for years; long and straight with bangs.
Oh, I tried other hairdos along the way. I tried bangs with curls.
Bangs with a shag.
Bangs with a longer shag.
No bangs and a grown out shag.
Around eighth grade I got wild and crazy and whacked off my hair. BIG mistake. Because then I had to enter high school with short hair and feathered bangs. Love the 70’s.
I wore so much hairspray back then I had to stay away from open flames. When it grew out, I tried the curls again, without bangs.
But in college it wasn’t cool to wear sponge rollers to frat parties, and it was either drop the frat parties or be home by 8pm so the rollers had time to dry before my 9am class…. so I dropped the curls (and never had an 8 o'clock class).
But then the bouncin’ 80’s came along and I wanted to Dance With Somebody so guess what….more bangs…big bangs…satellite dish bangs.
Then came along…cue ominous music…the dreaded perm years. Is there anyone out there who was an adult in the 80’s who didn’t have a perm? If so, stand up, wave your hand and shout “Amen”. Anyone? Anyone? I’ll wait. No? Ha! I didn’t think so. I’m just as guilty as the rest of you. Not only did I have curls, I had tight curls…with bangs.
For the last fifteen years I’ve been too busy raising a child and earning a living to worry much about a hairdo. I accepted that no real style was the best style for me, but I know that won’t work for very much longer. For now, I’m right back where I started. Long, straight and bangs.
Gray bangs…unless I keep them covered with San Tropez #2. Tell me, am I the only one out there who STILL can't figure out what to do with her hair?
4 comments:
Oh yeah. And don't you love the new texture that comes with the gray ones?
Yup I have tried many things too but my hair wants to be straight and flat, what can you do!
I just found my first grey hair, which has traumatised me as I still have spots - that really shouldn't be allowed should it!
Wow, isn't it funny how we all try to do vast and different things-but really, we all kind of stick to the same hairstyle our whole lives.
I have a love/hate relationship with my hair. I love to hate it. Every once in a while someone will tell me they like my hair. HA! They can have it. When I see a woman who has shaved her head I just want to clap and salute her. I dream of doing that. I think it would be so liberating except for all the stares and gawking.
This is the most thorough chronicle of hair styles over the years that I've ever seen. And I'll just tell you (as if you didn't already know) that I am fascinated by each and every photo of you.
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