BEAUTY: Fresh Start

In my last post, I was convinced that I was going to trim my hair, keeping it long with new layers and bangs.  However, days after I wrote that post, I figured it was time for change - something a little more than a trim. It was...

Time for a new 'do! 

I decided to chop off my hair - a good 10-12 inches!  I'm going to donate it either to Pantene Beautiful Lengths or Locks of Love (I haven't decided which organization yet).  I wanted to donate more, but hopefully the next time I grow it out, I can donate more than a foot.

BEFORE

AFTER

I made the initial cuts myself (and then getting it styled afterward), and I have no regrets chopping off so much hair.  Reminds me of the same mentality Summer from (500) Days of Summer had about her hair:

"...she'd only love two things. The first was her long dark hair. The second was how easily she could cut it off and not feel a thing." 

Honestly, that's how it felt. With a pair of scissors in one hand and a ponytail in the other, I was just like, "There's no turning back now."  As the scissors sliced through each strand, I didn't feel anything. No sense of emotional attachment that I thought I had to my long hair.  

After chopping off the ponytails...

Through my uneven cuts, I also just kept thinking, "It's going to grow back anyway, so no worries."  Makes me wonder how short I could have gone. Haha Just kidding.  This bob style, inspired by Dianna  Agron's hair, works just fine (yes I realize that my bangs are a little shorter). 

Dianna Agron from Glee

Plus, it'll be fun to play around with short hair since I had long hair for at least 2-3 years now.

It just feels so good to have a fresh start with a new look. :)

P365: The Bob [077]

Nixed the original plan of just getting a trim.

Chopped off about a foot.

Now rockin’ a short ‘do. 

Quite a refreshing change. :)

BEAUTY: Hair

Since I've been back from New York, I've been thinking about changing my hair...

Here's a before picture (just for the record, since I don't know when I'm going to get this haircut):

Right now, this is what I love:

• I love the layers because the lady that cut it last time evened them out perfectly.
• I love the length because it's almost reaching the longest it has been...EVER.
• I love the color (but that's only going to change naturally because I'm never going to dye my hair).

Hmmm...that's not a lot of things.

What I don't like:

• I don't like the dry, split ends.
• I don't like my bangs because they are just really short layers (or attempting to be).
• I don't like how the shortest layers aren't long enough to donate (just gonna have to wait on that one).
• I don't like how I can't wear it down like I used to.

Looks like the cons outweigh the pros. Time for a new do (or just a trim)!

Possibilities:

• I want to keep the length-ish because I'm still growing it out for donation.
• I want to keep the layers because it makes my hair lighter.
• I want new bangs because something as simple as that will change my whole look (surprise!).
• I kinda want it to be styled in the Dominican way again but that won't happen as long as I'm in California.  

I've been looking at some possible hairstyles, and I always come back to Zooey Deschanel's. 

I feel like I can pull it off. I just haven't had the chance to do so because every time I request this hairstyle, the bangs are not thick enough or they are too short.  Hopefully this next time will be a charm.