boohoo

mauveme · Post by **mauveme** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 4:51 pm

Oh dear, I got a bad hair cut yesterday. Soooooo short. I look like a chubby ConanO'Brien(short sides and back and puffy on top)

If I had not thrown out my wig, I would be wearing right now.

Any one got a majic potion to grow hair???? Will pay anything

Serinde · Post by **Serinde** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 5:03 pm

Yes: wash and dry carefully when necessary... and wait six weeks. You will see an amazing improvement. (No charge!)

I get my hair cut about every, oh, four years. It's long and dark (tho going grey now) and very, very straight. It laughs in the face of perm lotion. I have long since given up.

Stitchindude · Post by **Stitchindude** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 5:05 pm

Don't look at me, I'm as hairless as an eightball!!

mags · Post by **mags** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 5:05 pm

Oh dear, Linda - I too hate it when my hair gets cut too short - I hate going to the hairdresser

Never mind, it WILL grow.

ConnieO · Post by **ConnieO** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 6:30 pm

I have loads to spare! It's strawberry blonde (with a few white ones creepin in now

) and VERY curly. You are welcome to it, but I'll warn you, it takes some serious handling to beat it into something less wild than Medusa.

Seriously, I stopped going to a hairdresser and started cutting it myself as it's next to impossible to find anyone who can handle hair this naturally curly.

coffee_freak · Post by **coffee_freak** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 7:08 pm

i'll send you all my grey hairs..lol..wait..that would leave me pretty much bald...

wendywombat · Post by **wendywombat** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 7:09 pm

You can have my floppy fringe!! There aren't too many grey highlights in it!!!

Serinde · Post by **Serinde** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 7:15 pm

If I could figure out how, I would donate some of Son-at-Home's auburn wavy tresses!

mauveme · Post by **mauveme** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:15 pm

I have red hair and any redhead I have seen has thick hair. but noooooo, not me. I have female pattern baldness, slightly. Got that from my nana. So the front is very thin.. The worst of it is my best friend is a natural blonde (dont care for blond anyway, but thats just me) and has the thickest ,longest ,straigntest hair I have ever seen. It's past her "butt"

. She said she will leave me her hair folicles in her will, I told her not to put that in writing or she will be looking over her shoulder for a while

lacemaker2004 · Post by **lacemaker2004** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:08 am

Poor Linda! The good news is it isn't permenant. My only suggest is let it go it's way. I cut mine into layers a few months ago and can't be happier. I have fought my somewhat curly hair for years and now I just add some gel and let it do it's own thing.

Rose · Post by **Rose** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:21 am

OH Linda I can completely understand I have just gone through the same thing. I went in and told them just to TRIM the ends as they were starting to split and made it hard to control. I ended up with about half of what I went in with. I have very thick hair but I came out looking as if I was going to boot camp. The only thing she left too long was my bangs and I had asked her to cut them shorter twice. Why don't they listen to what you tell them. I won't be going back.

Genevieve · Post by **Genevieve** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 8:14 am

This has happened to me too in the past. But time is a great healer and it will improve over the weeks, Linda - promise!

I had highlights put into my hair yesterday. I'm a natural redhead, but over the years my hair has darkened to a reddish-brown with grey.

I've never had anything done to it, apart from cutting, so it was a big thing for me. It's now lighter and brighter and suits my greying face much better.

DaisyLady · Post by **DaisyLady** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 8:20 am

Can't offer you any adivse on making hair grow quicker but wait a few days and see if you get used to it -

I've had a few run-in's with hairdressers and now only let me mum cut my hair (she is a hairdresser) means I have to wait slightly longer between cuts than I would like as I don't get to see her very often but at least she does what I ask (most of the time anyway!)

Nic

whiskers12 · Post by **whiskers12** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 8:21 am

You can always invest in a lovely audrey hepburn style hat???

Jilly · Post by **Jilly** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 9:02 am

I really do feel for you mauveme, It sounds mad, but it may be better to thin out the top to even the style out more, balance is half the battle with hair style, but if you do, try a gifted friend rather than the same hairdresser so you can tell THEM what to cut.
If you want to leave it as it is, wash it lots, it doesn't make it grow any faster, but it helps to settle it down.
Jilly

lacemaker2004 · Post by **lacemaker2004** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:45 pm

I once read someplace that you should pick a hair dresser based on their hairstyle and I would say the general aura of the salon.

I've been very fortunate in being with Sharon, my stylist, for almost 20 years. She knows me, my hair and what I've willing to do to make it go....which generally isn't much past the morning ritual. She'll push me to do something new but also listen and ask questions about new styles or colors we try....not that any of those are too out there. I'm pretty much solid grey but have an appointment with a little brown bottle every 3 weeks. We started highlighting a few years ago based on her suggestion that as we get older we need to get a bit lighter. And she's more than right.

hada56 · Post by **hada56** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 2:57 pm

the joys of hairdressers from hell..

I'm still bouncing from one to another, still can't find one who can actually cut my hair decently, but then that's me.
I don't colour my hair. I did some yeas ago, but it's such a hassle, expensive, and in the end, it pollutes the Earth.
anyway, my DD swears that if you add a crushed birth-control pill to your shampoo, it makes it grow faster. I haven't tried it, yet, but, hey, it's worth a try. Can't hurt...

mauveme · Post by **mauveme** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 3:47 pm

I changed hairdressers cause for the second Christmas in a row she had a "family emergency", AND, they lied about calling to cancel, both times. So a new salon opened in the mall. Looked great,, but .......

Oh well, I have finally reached acceptance and will just have to wait till it grows. It will grow againn wont it

:????????????

wendywombat · Post by **wendywombat** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 4:40 pm

O course it will!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You could always wear a hat!

ConnieO · Post by **ConnieO** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:53 pm

Eat Jello or gelatin squares. Great for hair and nails too!