Comments on Already Pretty: A New 'Do for You

So true! I've been changing my hairstyle every cou...

2009-07-04T12:35:49.656-05:00

So true! I've been changing my hairstyle every couple of years since I was in high school. I grow it out, I get bored or it drives me crazy, I chop it off (pixie or sleek angled cut), I hate that I can't pull it into a ponytail, I grow it out...the cycle repeats.

And I love it! I'm at the growing-it-out stage right now.

Well, since I haven't actually found a hairstyle t...

2009-06-24T11:23:42.833-05:00

Well, since I haven't actually found a hairstyle that looks perfect on me yet, I might as well update every year. Most things I try fall flat after a week or even a couple of days.

I'm not changing my hair EVER! ... just kidding. I...

2009-06-23T22:32:52.970-05:00

I'm not changing my hair EVER! ... just kidding. I agree. A change will do you good. :)

man i've been wanting a new hairdo for awhile now....

2009-06-23T14:53:54.917-05:00

man i've been wanting a new hairdo for awhile now.. i just don't know would look good.

Can anyone recommend any good websites for people ...

2009-06-23T14:14:45.865-05:00

Can anyone recommend any good websites for people looking to get a change? I've been growing out my hair for a very long time, and have reached a point where I am just sick of it, and need to do something different. I don't want to go back to my shaggy, chin-length style that I had for years, yet I'm not sure what else I can do. I like the woman who cuts my hair, and she does a good job, but we have very different styles, and I know if I asked for her advice, she would insist on something that's not really my deal.

I'm totally on board, Sal, but you probably knew t...

2009-06-23T13:43:42.912-05:00

I'm totally on board, Sal, but you probably knew that already. I sometimes go back and recycle styles I've sported before, but I never keep one around long enough for it to get stale.

I am thankful for this post- we HAVE to stop putti...

2009-06-23T12:48:48.763-05:00

I am thankful for this post- we HAVE to stop putting so much self esteem points in our hair! As someone who has worked with a lot of kids- I see the effect that has on them. They think of themselves as "pretty" with long hair- and without...well it's unthinkable! I donated 10 inches of mine last month to Locks of Love at a school event just to prove the point. It's HAIR- for most of us it grows back and we can't focus all of our energy on it. Celebrate change with it- but don't let it control how we feel about ourselves. Yea for you for asking us to think about it. (thump) off the soap box now.

Totally focussing on the wrong thing in this post ...

2009-06-23T04:52:16.222-05:00

Totally focussing on the wrong thing in this post but it's the man on the right that's Emmanuel Jal! He's amazing - was a child soldier in Sudan and escaped. I'm no fan of rap but I heard him and was moved to tears.

I have been fighting off the urge to return to a l...

2009-06-23T01:57:44.728-05:00

I have been fighting off the urge to return to a lighter blonde... One thing I notice is that high fashion models have dirty blonde hair, not bleached.. So that's encouraging me to stick with my natural shade. Not that I'm high fashion, lol

Great, sound advice (as usual from you.) I especi...

2009-06-23T00:06:59.001-05:00

Great, sound advice (as usual from you.)

I especially appreciate #4. My hairstyle selection is pretty limited - it will NOT curl or wave, and if it gets past my shoulders, it starts looking unhealthy and heavy really fast even with a good haircut. I also don't have the amazing bone structure needed to pull off a pixie cut. But I still end up subtly changing my cut every few months - growing it out or going shorter, adding or softening an angle, creating a slightly more defined bang or more layers... there's a lot that a good stylist can do even with limited options for length and texture!

SO true! I can't imagine sporting the same hairsty...

2009-06-22T22:36:42.522-05:00

SO true! I can't imagine sporting the same hairstyle 12 months in a row, let alone 12 years. I stick to the length that suits me best but I'm always messing with the layers.

I'm totally with you on this! I actually do like c...

2009-06-22T22:14:18.619-05:00

I'm totally with you on this! I actually do like changing my hair all the time, but it is easily forgotten how much we can and do change, and need a tweak on the style.

My biggest problem is explaining to my lovely friend who is also my hair guru that I don't like to 'do' my hair. As in, I want to wash it, maybe run a comb through it, and be on my merry way.

Judy: No KIDDING?!?! Wow, lady, that's just amazi...

2009-06-22T21:51:12.245-05:00

Judy: No KIDDING?!?! Wow, lady, that's just amazing. And I'm super glad the new style is making you feel gorgeous! That's exactly what changing up your hair should do.

Yes, you are completely right. I didn't realize h...

2009-06-22T21:29:02.934-05:00

Yes, you are completely right. I didn't realize how much the hair is the base of the entire look until I chopped over 12 inches off a few months back. An amazing thing happened: I discovered that I actually have a waist. Apparently, my long hair had been hiding it. I have now been forced to create different outfits that better accentuate the positives of my silhouette. I didn't acknowledge before that I was hiding behind my hair, but now that I have found what was under there, I am more confident about my whole body.

I am a HUGE believer in changing up the hair. I'd ...

2009-06-22T20:38:27.444-05:00

I am a HUGE believer in changing up the hair. I'd love to do it more often, and my current job keeps me from going too hairstyle crazy. I'm game for almost any hairstyle!

Except when it comes to waiting for it to grow. LOL.

But yes, hairstyles change your shape, style, confidence, new hair can add new edge to a tired look, and can make or break a look!

I feel like my problem is that I was ALWAYS changi...

2009-06-22T19:38:37.303-05:00

I feel like my problem is that I was ALWAYS changing my hair in my misbegotten youth and now I can't find anything that feels fresh. *pouting* Any style I come up with, I can tell you what year I used to have it.

True. But sometimes change seems like a good idea ...

2009-06-22T19:14:04.390-05:00

True. But sometimes change seems like a good idea and then we pay the price... Dyed my 'naturally dirty blonde' hair very dark, very often this winter for a change and many salon visits later I'm still not back at my 'original, ok... bleach enhanced' colour. Ahhhh.... the damage my hair is suffering!

I love this post - its so true!! I had long strai...

2009-06-22T18:26:08.100-05:00

I love this post - its so true!! I had long straight hair for ever, and then this year i got sick of it, chopped it off and let it go back to its natural curl, which i love :)

these are so true! that reminds me i need a haircu...

2009-06-22T16:53:57.201-05:00

these are so true! that reminds me i need a haircut, it's getting quite long... :)

You know, I re-evaluate my hairstyle weekly, and y...

2009-06-22T16:46:13.964-05:00

You know, I re-evaluate my hairstyle weekly, and yet, whenever I try to cut/change it, I freak out and have a stress-filled time growing it back out to where it was before I cut it.

I think eventually, I'll have to go shorter, but for now, I'm sticking with what I have.

I do subtle changes like bangs at different length...

2009-06-22T15:19:58.358-05:00

I do subtle changes like bangs at different lengths, how the sides are cut. Taper in or blunt length. My hair used to be down to my waist and last Sept cut it to a bob. LOL!

totally agree...they don't call it the Crown of Gl...

2009-06-22T15:04:17.306-05:00

totally agree...they don't call it the Crown of Glory for nothing... Fab NEW week! ~XO*

finally decided to change my hairstyle and will ta...

2009-06-22T14:56:06.731-05:00

finally decided to change my hairstyle and will talk to the stylist about color. Thanks, Sal.

I thought I had found the perfect style - long lay...

2009-06-22T14:51:04.912-05:00

I thought I had found the perfect style - long layers - but recently realized I'd had the same style for at least two years, so two weekends ago I impulsively had it chopped off. I figure if I miss it, I can always grow it back, but for now, I'm enjoying my new flippy bob.

But what if hairdressers scare me??? (I mean, any ...

2009-06-22T14:41:00.964-05:00

But what if hairdressers scare me???
(I mean, any one of them could be some Sweeny Todd aspirer. Going by some past experiences, I think they secretly are)