Sure, Dave, glad to! (thanks for your response)
I first told my long-time stylist, who is a big long-hair supporter, by the way, what I was thinking - a bit shorter all around, some tapering between the ends of the growing-out bangs and the rest of the length, and possibly wispy bangs. She seemed concerned that she might have to take off "two inches," but I said go ahead. Well, at first she cut off only one inch - she said it was two, but I saw the pieces, and I did not notice any real difference to my look as she was about to start the blow drying. So, even though my long-term goal is bra strap length, I asked her to cut more, and then she cut off two more inches all over, so about 3 total, though she claimed to have cut 4. She overestimates, part of her enthusiasm for long hair. (My hubby measured that night, and sure enough it's now 21.5 inches, and it was 24.5 before the cut). The shorter length, and perhaps the humidity, have brought out some waves, and I love how it looks. She dried it to "flip out" on the sides a bit, sort of the old Farrah look though more subdued, which she said is popular again. I guess everything comes back in fashion eventually. I have been drying it that way since then, but I'll probably turn it under most days.
She and I both understood that this is a transitional cut on the way to more growth.
As to the wispy bangs, my stylist was against them, because the hair around my temples is already kind of thin and flyaway.
So now I'll look more polished for the family event next week and then go right on growing. Thanks again
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