I got my hair done right before Easter!!!!
It might not seem like such a big deal, but my budget (time-wise & money-wise) doesn't have much fat in it. The last time I did get my hair cut was either May (according to Quicken) or August (according to a Swiss-cheese memory & the possibility of a gift certificate.) And I know the last time I got my hair dyed was 5 years ago when I weaned my son. I've been getting away with such neglect because I have long, curly (aka mind-of-its-own) hair. And I don't really have to have a "public face." But at a certain point, you have to scream, "Enough! We've got a return on our taxes & I'm going to use it!"
So here's a before that shows my gray & stringiness:
And the one I tried to take of myself at the salon (snort!):
See? I needed this.
I adore my stylist Hillary (no relation to our dear FF hostess) and my shampooist Stacy over at Beleza. Yes, I could go to a bargain salon, but for my little bit of me-time, I want to be pampered with a short scalp massage, neat-o smells, a mini hand massage, and a shampooing that would make you want to reincarnate as Stacy's housecat. Prrrrrr..... Hillary had even been to a seminar the day before & learned a new way to layer long hair, so I got to be the first to try it out. Sweet!
So I had a lovely time. I've got lovely hair again.
Ta-da! (OK, so self-portraiture is a joke.)
Easter, with make-up & a great cast of characters:
I really wanted to post about this on April 2 (you know, Good Friday), but I didn't have a really good "after" picture, and Holy Week is always-- no matter how uninvolved we are-- a big deal with the run-up to Easter. Here's to hoping I can get another year out of this.
But don't you wait! Go back over to The Other Mama for more fun Friday Favorites!
Love the new do! It really makes you look younger. It's important to pamper yourself once in a while, and to keep up your look even if you don't need a "public face." Everyday is a struggle for me to do my hair and put on makeup if I'm not going anywhere, but it always makes me feel better about myself.
ReplyDeleteLove your hair, I am so envious of curly hair, I can't make mine look good so I just straighten it. And yes we should make a point to feel good about ourselves even if it's buying a box of color and doing it ourselves.
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy you could enjoy being a girl!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your recent comments on my Illiterate at 16 series. They do help me as a formulate my own opinions on this subject.