Bangs

Five minutes ago, as I cut my bangs over the sink and trim my hair, I think, "I am not going to trim my own hair anymore: it is weird and always looks a bit off." snip snip snip

Whenever I get my hair cut by a professional, they basically just trim up what I already have going on. No new lengths or anything crazy, even if I let them do what they want. And I don't think my cut is particularly very attractive for my face shape & body. I have really weird hair though. 70% of the strands are fine, while the other 30% are these weird coarse hairs that bend and shape to their own liking. I have to be fast on the draw with the blowdryer or I am in deep trouble. If I am in a climate with high humidity? Forget it.

When I loop my damp hair in a bun, I do not get "soft waves" or anything that looks remotely sane in the morning (or PM). I get weird, bendy kinks that looks like a square. The fine hair flattens out and goes straight, while the coarse hair does what it wants (curls more). I don't get it. But I think that is why hairdressers are afraid of my hair.

"Oh, you have a lot of natural curl!" they squeal, thinking I am a scrunch-and-go type of client. But it only scrunches well from my ears and below.  The top of my head stays as straight as an arrow, and if I am lucky, curls underneath at the ends.

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