We bump into a friend in the blazing sunshine.
“He’s having a proper haircut for the first time.” Kelly says, as if I’m twelve.
“You’re getting it sculpted!” he replies with disconcerting enthusiasm.
Queasy with nerves, condemned in the chair, I’m half expecting someone to flick a switch. The head massage, naturally, just made me even more tense.
Afterwards, I look like somebody else, younger than me yet more grown up. That sculpture analogy’s surprisingly apt; funny that the act of removing something somehow makes you more than you were.
Sad, too, how that principle never applies when I undress.
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I howled with laughter when I read that last line.
What she said.
Too fucking funny.
ooooh, would love to see your new sculpted hair do - can you post a pic? We need pics us visual artists :)
Amelia.x
You always entertain me with these things. :)
That's awesome. Congrats on the proper haircut, it looks good. Getting your hait cut may become something you look forward to from now on! I know it's one of my favorite things, gettin my hair done. You feel like a new person afterward, usually with a little spring in your step.
Lovely piece, and a very smart haircut too.
So funny. I love reading your blogs
I shall be looking forward to pub quiz even more than usual this Sunday, will it be getting an outing then? Great post.
Loved the last line :) Hilarious ... a persons hair is so important, never underestimate the power the right haircut can have, or the power your hairdresser holds over you .. be nice to them .. really nice xx
When you got your hair cut improperly was the stylist behaving improperly, or were you?
Thank you for the laugh-sorely needed.
Yes, I wish we could see it :-D. Love the dichotomies.
I once cut my own hair in college and ended up looking like Rod Stewart. Didn't get hit on for like 18 months. It is shocking how severely your hair can affect your dating life.
I like the possibility of a new you every hair cut brings although I also fear what the hairdresser will do to me.
I quite like the head massage when applied by a man- by a woman is a bit strange which is silly but there we go
Thank goodness the laughs generated by the last line were intentional.
I'm sure a picture of the haircut will crop up in my blog profile at some point, though of course people who follow me on Twitter will have seen it already.
I did actually feel like a new person. I'm even gradually adjusting to using what I understand is referred to as "product". It's a whole new world.
Technogran - Thanks! It's a fair old while since you commented on my blog, and lovely to see you back.
Happy Frog - I have stopped going to the pub quiz. Someone more popular with me, with more knowledgeable friends, keeps turning up and winning.
Wildernesschic - We talked about the football for the whole time. We had to. I have no holidays planned.
Moannie - "stylist" was not the right word for anyone who cut my hair improperly.
Living Shallow, Living Well - You commented! I would so love to see the Rod Stewart picture. Anyway, now you know how men feel - women never hit on us. It's an outrage.
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