Experiment (I guess)

Ok, I think this may fall under bloopers (it's not too big of a blooper though). I had my bangs grown out to the bottom of my chin and decided to cut LONG side-swept bangs.

Well... since I did it myself instead of waiting to go to the salon (which happens to me quite often since I'm very impatient) I ended up cutting it a little uneaven. It still layed pretty well and you couldn't really tell, but I'm the type that something like that eats away at me. So... I kept trimming it up trying to get it even.

Good news.... it's now pretty much even. Bad news... it's much much shorter than I wanted. So, I'm going to make the best of this. Last night I measured my bangs (placed the end of the tape measure at my hairline and let my bangs fall down on top) and they measured 3". I'm going to track my growth. I want my bangs to be at least 4" (maybe longer) to achieve the look I'm going for. I thought now would be a good time to track my growth.

So, all in all, my post is about taking a bad situation and finding some good in it.

Thanks for listening!
Becky

Three weeks ago I cut my own bangs (badly) and went to the salon to get them fixed. Long story short (literally), I ended up with uneven baby bangs which look ridiculous on a 46 year old woman. My kids and husband are still laughing and they are still way short. I probably have at least another two to three weeks before they are anywhere near a normal length. But as Lyris says, it is only hair afterall. I just hope no one has taken any pictures of me lately.

Wow.....that is really awful! (Be glad it wasn't directed at you.) I would guess you'd hear the inverse of that statement more often: She WOULD be pretty if it weren't for her hair, which could imply that the subject was dealing with an unflattering cut/color/length/texture. I understand your insecurity: I love having long hair (although I would welcome the chance to try short hair if I had the guts) and I think that has something to do with my middle school years: I had short, frizzy bangs and always wore my hair pulled back. I was convinced I looked like a boy (or just a gawky preteen with big eyebrows and bad acne) and am now terrified of anything even remotely close to bangs. I think that's why I keep my hair long and all one length. Even though most people who knew me then literally do not recognize me now (I learned about eyebrow wax and makeup) I still have this anti-bangs hangup. Aren't we peculiar when it comes to hair? It's the only thing I can think of that is not readily changably on the human form once you've done something drastic to it (other than cutting off a limb, but you get the picture.) Psychologists would have a field day with us!

my stepdaughter tok a big chunck out of her bangs with scissors. which was even more madening is my husband just finish cutting them right. he turned around for a second and she did it. we had to redo them but they were still crooked because if we did them any shorter she wouldn't of had anymore bangs! finally after a month they are growing in. we have to even them out soon again.

my stepdaughter is 7. she has a thing about cutting hair. she had knots in her hair bad. instead of brushing or combing she cut them out! it's a good thing she has a lot of hair. you can see if you look real closely.

Hi Monica---well at least she's not 22 and still hacking away at her own hair. Oh wait. That's me.

:-)