Wedding Blog

The biggest issue with growing out a super-short haircut is the layers. My hair is bone-straight, so no unpredictable waves or curls will hide my uneven growth. Unless it’s trimmed fairly often, my hair quickly transforms from “short & sassy” into a style somewhere between “Midwestern-mom-chic” and “mullet“.

…Yeah. So I need somewhat regular haircuts, even while growing it out. (It’s a good habit anyway - fewer split ends equals healthier hair at any length, ladies!)

To help me reach my goal haircut, I bring inspirational pictures to each hair appointment and remind my stylist that I’m trying to grow my hair out to reach that style. This helps her shape my hair. Since it’s still too short, it won’t look like the inspirational picture when she’s finished, but it’ll be one step closer to getting there.

Here’s the photo I’ve been bringing for the last 6 months.

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And here’s me before and after.

Much better! My stylist, who I’ve been going to for 2 years, is moving across the country in July. She was able to recommend two other stylists. As I mentioned, I have completely straight hair. So it’s not like my hair is hard to cut. I just need someone who understands me and doesn’t go all “creative” on me when she’s in the mood.

I’ve got one more haircut planned before the wedding, and it’ll be with a new stylist! It’s gonna be interesting to see how it all plays out!

Do you get to keep your usual stylist, or are you trusting a new one with your wedding hair?