New 52 | Week 40: New Hair

I think many of you can related to my hair story.

When you find a great hair stylist, you never want to let him/her go.  I had a great one in Dayton, Ohio.  But then we moved at the end of 1999 to San Diego.  I asked around at work and was introduced to a stylist named Kristin, who was at a salon 10 minutes from work.  She was pretty good and I liked her.  But then she moved to a salon very far away.  So Todd asked the ladies at his work and one of them recommended this guy named Jay at a Supercuts near our house.  Jay had been working at a higher-end salon, but the hours were not flexible and he had started going to college to pursue a degree, so he opted to cut hair at Supercuts for less pay per hour but a more flexible schedule.  Both Todd and I LOVED Jay.  Jay’s precision cuts were awesome.  Jay trimmed, cut, layered, and texturized like nobody’s business.  We followed Jay to another salon in the same neighborhood.  But eventually in 2008, Jay finished his undergrad degree, married the guy of his dreams, moved to the suburbs, and started graduate school.  He quit cutting hair at salons.  It was so sad.  Todd and I walked around with long and shaggy hair because we didn’t know what else to do.  Todd started going to a Supercuts near his work, a stylist named Nikki.  So I went as well.  She wasn’t that good.  She wasn’t precise.  She cut my hair in 20 minutes.  She didn’t take the time to layer small sections of hair.  She would grab a handful of hair and start layering.  It wasn’t ugly, but it wasn’t what I was used to. 

The last time Nikki cut my hair was in late April, and that was the last straw.  I sort of felt like my hair was just hacked.  The layers were so uneven that I took some scissors and trimmed my own hair afterwards.  I was not happy.  In June, in desperation, I asked my local friends on Facebook for recommendations.  My friend Cass suggested Laura at Dearinger Salon.  Cass said some magic words like “precision”, “never had a bad haircut from her”, “no one compares”, etc.  That same day, another friend chimed in on Facebook and said that there was a Groupon for that salon, $40 for $100 of hair services.  What a coincidence!  I took it as a sign and bought the Groupon.  I had to let my hair grow for a couple more months though, because the last time I got a cut, well, it was HACKED. 

So finally yesterday, I had my first appointment with Laura.  I had pinned this hair style on Pinterest because I thought I could pull off something similar.


So I printed it out and brought the picture with me.  She said we could do something similar but my hair texture is different so I’ll need to use a curling iron to get the curls.  (I think the model used a curling iron too though.)

Laura spent over an hour on my hair.  I could see the concentration on her face.  She was so precise and cut every little hair exactly.  She took a lot of time layering my hair, then texturizing it with the end of the scissors.  My previous stylist Nikki didn’t know what texturizing was.  Then she blew dry my hair all smooth and flat, which I always think is weird.  I guess because my hair is pretty straight already, I never style it all straight and flat.  I like some volume and body.  But whatever, I came home and re-styled it myself.


Not as pretty as the picture I brought, but definitely a good haircut with more layers.  Todd said this is my best haircut since Jay!  I’m definitely happy with my new hair!  :)

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New52 is a project started by Peppermint and I to encourage each other and others around us to try something new every week in 2011. The "new" each week doesn't have to be something big. It could be something as simple as ordering a new dish instead of old standbys at your favorite restaurant. It's simply opening your heart up to NEW possibilities.
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