My and My Hair

....a few days ago I had my hair cut.

it's just too short....

not really short, just - apparently - too short for me to be able to do anything with it!

today I am wondering how - with my age, (relative) wisdom and having been to hairdressers SO many times over the years - i let that happen??!!

i guess it looked fine in the salon and of course the hairstylist worked his magic and i was blissfully unaware - and quite satisfied.

the problem began when the next day when i washed it and hated it!

i live in an area where hair salons are plentiful and over the years I have tried most of them.

i have now returned to the salon i first started with when i moved to the area around 16 years ago.

i know it is normal practice in cities such New York to visit the hair salon for a blow-dry (or blow-out) but i used to go only when i needed a hair-cut.

this last year however i have discovered the restorative powers and the sheer bliss that a blow-dry can bring ....

so much so that my friends now joke that it is my happy place ;)

it must be said that my hairdresser A is indeed a genius with a hairdryer, i barely have to look up from my magazine....

he knows exactly what to do to perform the perfect transformation.

he does the opposite of what i used to request on my salon visits - ignoring my instructions to straighten my wavy hair - and he's right, it's perfect for me, dead straight does not suit my face shape.

another girl at the salon colours and highlights my hair the perfect golden brown and has finally found the perfect shade for me.

on my last visit though A suggested that he add a few more layers and "trim" my hair - to which i happily agreed....and now, somehow, it's just too short.

it's not Emma Watson short, i can still put it in a ponytail and i know that it's summer and my hair grows quickly....in two weeks time it will probably be perfect

and i'm sensible enough to realise that it's just hair and it's not the end of the world :)

i'm not precious about my hair at all

(as a mother of two who usually only has 5 mins, if i'm lucky, to dry her hair each morning, I can't afford to be!)

 - but this event did get me wondering how it is that this happened - and what a strange place the hairsalon can be - you are totally at the mercy of the stylist!

get your hair right and you feel fabulous all day long...get it wrong and a bad hair day is no fun at all....what is a girl to do?!

i honestly don't think i have ever had the perfect hairstyle, not one i have been able to maintain myself anyway....

i'm certainly not unrealistic and i don't march into the hairsalon clutching a photo of Penelope Cruz or Jennifer Aniston whilst thinking that I want their hair (even if secretly I am coveting it!)

but why is my perfect hairstyle so unattainable?

i love a good hair product and have certainly tried enough of them over the years....altho i know products can only achieve so much

....are shiny, glossy, long and healthy locks too much to ask for?

....and will it ever happen to me?!

my journey will - no doubt - continue!!

Happy Wednesday!!