I cannot quite explain how fresh I currently feel.
Two weeks into my new hair-do and I am loving it more and more every single day.
Something I've toyed with doing, quietly, for over a year and something I bloody wish I'd done sooner as I finally feel like ME...again!
I've had my fair share of hair changes over the years, particularly this last few years I must admit. I've had long brunette hair, short brunette hair, blonde highlights with lots of layers and bounce. I got a little carried away on both of these fronts and ended up pretty damn blonde and ever so damn bouncy in the summer of 2023. From there I tried copper for 6 months, which I loved, but my goodness THE MAINTENANCE! Before going back to a glossy dark brown and then, finally deciding to chop it all off, once and for all, and shorter than ever before!
Now, I've had a bob before. Many times before.
That age old tale of always wanting what you haven't got.
Hair has always done that for me.
When my hair is long, I want it short. Then I cut it short and I want it long.
Last time I made my hair dresser PROMISE to not let me go short ever again as I never truly vibed with it. Thank goodness he broke his promise.
I think the trouble in the past was one of two things, or maybe even both things.
A) I wasn't going short enough
B) My fringe was too full
Both of these things I've done differently this time and right now I think this is the hair for me. The hair I should have always had. I actually can't see me going back.
At just beneath jaw level it's short, it's blunt and it's SO FREAKING EASY TO STYLE! The only thing I need to do each morning is style or manipulate my fringe, which, this time is a much softer and looser fringe, meaning I look a lot less "mushroomy" than I have in previous bob eras of mine. It truly is a gamechanger for me and it's nice to have my self confidence back, something I feel left me as I ventured into motherhood.
I have gained confidence in many areas of my life since becoming a mother, however, my self confidence and love for myself and my appearance seemed to dwindle as my body changed, my face grew older and I did struggle to recognise myself from time to time.
A little/big hair refresh was all I needed and I'm finding everything I used to find fun about styling, well, fun again!
It's liberating!
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x M
I’ve been seeing shorter bob haircuts everywhere lately, and it’s easy to see why they’re so popular. They’re stylish, easy to maintain, and can really refresh your overall look. I found spinking while checking out different bob styles, and it gave me some great inspiration.