A new haircut always makes me feel better

It's that time of year again. The days are getting shorter, the weather a little drabber, and I start feeling like I cannot do a thing with my hair. I have a hairdresser I visit a couple of time a year, in Oakville, but my next visit to Oakville is not until Christmas, and I could not wait.

I see you reading, "a couple of times a year". Yes, I am quite neglectful when it comes to cutting my hair. My hairdresser often jokes about it when he sees me. I used to get my hair done more frequently, but then I had children, and essentially became a stay at home mom. I find it expensive to go for a haircut too often. Sometimes, I get a trim a First Choice, but if I want a good haircut, I go down south. He charges me about $40.

Some friends of mine, around here, have been going to a local woman I met through playgroup. Her kids are the same age as mine. She used to work in a huge salon in Toronto, and is a colour specialist. I gave her a call, and she fit me in for the next day. I even brought my son over to play with her son. Playdate, and new hairdo in one!

She did a wonderful job. I also went for a colour treatment. I had been trying to decide, this week, whether or not to use a drugstore colour. I used to colour my hair myself all the time. In the past few years, however, I decided I liked my natural haircolour (dark brown with reddish highlights), and wanted to keep it while I had few grey hairs. I don't have many grey, and they are nicely hidden under the hair people see. I was feeling like I needed a little boost. We opted for something very similar to my natural colour, but with a little bit more red. If I didn't tell people I had a colour they might not realize why my hair looks different, aside from the cut.

The hairstyle I chose is the tapered bob. I used the description of Kiera Knightly in the Chanel Mademoiselle commercial. This has been my go to do for years now. I let my hair grow long sometimes, but then I cut it back to the angled bob, about chin length. I have had shorter hair over the years, but it has been well over ten years since the last time I had short hair.

The last couple of times I cut my hair short, I ended up making rash decisions shortly after. I am apprehensive about cutting my hair shorter. I probably would not do anything silly now, but there is always the thought in the back of my mind. Changing your hair can often be a daring move, and this can be empowering. It can also lead to decisions that might not be the right ones. Again, it has been over ten years, and I was in my 20s, single, not a mom, but I look back in embarrassment at things I did in the days following those haircuts. Plus, when my hair is much shorter, I have to cut it more often, like every month. I don't trust short hair dos to First Choice hairdressers. Sorry if I offended anyone.

I love my new do. The day I get my hair cut, the hairdresser usually straightens it. This is the only time my hair gets straightened. I am lazy. I don't put on makeup, or overly fuss with my hair. After I wash it, I usually spritz it with some curl boosting gel spray, and let my hair dry on its own. When my hair is shorter, the curls bounce up a lot more.

My hubby does not like the straight look. My kids, too, are also thrown off a bit. The thing is, it completely changes my look when my hair is straight. I prefer the curly too, but since my hair is seldom straight, I embrace the change. My husband dislikes to so much he said he preferred my hair when I had it tied back with an elastic for my run. Really? With little spikes sticking up, and out? So much for my glamourous, sleek do!

The price of this haircut was reasonable too. She charged $25 for the cut. At this rate, I might be able to maintain my do, and not get to the point where I hate my look.

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