The chop…
What I mean is the haircut.
I had a biggish one recently… a chop, a cut… now I have a messy bob.
Not long, not short… somewhere in the middle.
One length but messy… not so strict around the edges… less formal.
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I started thinking about the long v’s short in relation to age.
I remember in my mother’s day, older women meant shorter hair and young girls meant mermaids tresses.
There was no in-between.
Grow up and cut it off.
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Today the edges are blurred.
Any length/any age.
Of course it’s an individual decision… what suits and what makes you feel right.
I have always preferred long hair… I have mostly had long hair… so loosing 3-4 inches felt a little Samson-ish.
It probably looks much the same, but for me it seems very different.
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When hair looks good, we feel fabulous. The right hair makes us grow in self confidence… become “stronger”.
If my hair is right… then the rest will fall into place… Silly… but that’s how it’s always been for me.
Do you know what I mean?
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As much as I love my shorter, more modern cut… and I do… there is nothing so invigorating as a ” new do”.
I have a feeling that the longer length may come back.
It’s a question of comfort zone.
It’s a question of age.
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Older… and despite everything… I prefer longer.
There is a fine line… too long and the hair can drag us down… too short and we are middle aged before our time.
Very short hair is super chic on the right face… there is nothing more mignonne or sexy than a “boy cut” on a good looking woman.
There is nothing more unattractive than long flowing, un-groomed locks on an older woman.
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Hair, like all aspects of fashion, is about interpretation.
Finding a modern edge and adapting it for yourself.
There are no rules… no strict guidelines anymore.
In some ways that makes progressing through life that much harder… decisions to make at every junction.
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The only rule for hair is that it be well groomed.
Longer or shorter? Cutting or growing? What’s your length? xv
