I'm at the crossroads yet again. I like my hair long; I like my hair short; I'm not so fond of the in-between stage. I am currently in the in-between stage. Now, I have to make a decision whether or not to keep my bangs, which look a little better but are a royal pain in the ass to keep in place, or go with the grown-out bangs, which gives my face a look of eternal surprise but makes my hair a thirty-second adventure every morning.
To bangs, or not to bangs -- Is that even a question?
My stylist is the best. She tolerates my hair-cutting-Dr. Jekyll-Mr. Hyde personality. Whatever length it is, she makes it look fabulous. Of course, I cannot recreate the looks because I am hair-challenged, but she is patient to near madness. Finally, I said to her, "Cut it. If you cut it the way I want, you can color it any way you choose."
Well, she colored it soooooo well that now I HAVE to grow it out because it looks and feels FABULOUS. (Besides, the older I get, the more I look like my mother when my hair is short. This is not a compliment. This is a reality I need to accept.) My stylist is totally convinced that my bangs can be side-swept. I have tried this before many times. When the stylist does this to my hair, it looks marvelous; when I do it, I resemble Twiggy after a week-long bender.
Either way, I cannot win, and I cannot lose. My hair isn't gray anymore, and I don't look so much like my mother anymore; it's got to be all good from there.
