The Cut
One sunny December afternoon, Holly-Rose and I were sharing a pot of tea and people watching when she suddenly exclaimed her burning desire to cut my hair. I immediately rejected the idea but Holly-Rose insisted that she’d get her scissors to my tresses one way or the other. Over the next few days she sent me e-mails exploding with pictures of gorgeous shoulder length haircuts and eventually broke down my resistance.
Hair is a funny thing; some people love reinventing their look frequently but I’d been stubbornly hanging onto my (very damaged) length for aeons. To what purpose was I so attached to it? Slowly, the idea of letting someone disconnect me from that meaningless stuff began to thrill me, and so on the last Thursday of 2011 I let her cut it off.
Although I’d rambled about it a little on Twitter, those closest to me were shocked that I’d gone through with it given my synonymous attachment to my length. Once the damage was gone, my ultra-fine hair revelled in it’s healthy freedom and the ends that normally had no bulk were now bursting with volume. We opted for a blunt cut but as a result I might have her cut some very subtle layers into the ends to have it sit a little sleeker around my shoulders.
I’m extraordinarily happy with it; a new look for a new year.
Responses ( 20 )
Mez shared this comment on Jan 06 12 at 12:01 PMI LOVE it!!!
It looks fantastic on you and you can rough it up or wear it sleek, love it!I’m mad jelly too because I want to cut my hair but I have to wait till after the wedding… le sigh
Gillian shared this comment on Jan 06 12 at 12:30 PMYou’re gorgeous! Love the haircut.
nadia - the animal orchestra shared this comment on Jan 06 12 at 12:44 PMSUBLIME. Suits your aesthetic perfectly. I am excited to see all the different ways you style it!
Esz shared this comment on Jan 06 12 at 12:47 PMWow! Looks great! Yay for getting rid of more things ;-)
aelie shared this comment on Jan 06 12 at 12:54 PMWow, this haircut looks absolutely amazing on you! I now have an urge to cut my hair off…:/ x
Isabelle Gloria shared this comment on Jan 06 12 at 12:59 PMYou can’t imagine how MUCH i love your hair cut. I always wanted a hair cut like this and still thinking about it.. but noo… it’s not the time yet :))
It’s so fierce and elitist – awesome! You look so pretty in it!
O D Y S S E Y shared this comment on Jan 06 12 at 1:12 PMnot to be redundant (from my twitter comment), but the new cut is beyond amazing. :) short bangs are hard to pull off (they always were for me, anyway). this is a perfect look for you. love it!
Angela shared this comment on Jan 06 12 at 1:16 PMYou look amazeballs. Love the eye makeup as well.
Lucinda shared this comment on Jan 06 12 at 1:19 PMSo sleek. You’ve completely made me rethink the awkward shoulder length cut.
Kim - Blonde Suburbia shared this comment on Jan 06 12 at 1:57 PMI’ve said it on twitter but I’ll say it again, this cut looks AMAZING on you! Well done to Holly who could actually convince you to do it. It really does suit you so well! Just perfect Alicia.
Xox
wrey shared this comment on Jan 06 12 at 2:50 PMpretty!
well, any hairstyle would look good on you! ^_^love your simple yet cool blog, hopefully we can follow each other! =)
kat shared this comment on Jan 06 12 at 10:39 PMGoddamn that haircut is so good, I’m super glad you mustered the courage to do it!
Magnet shared this comment on Jan 07 12 at 12:34 AMI think the hair cut looks really good on you. I’ve been thinking of cutting my hair to that length lately but my bf won’t let me. He wants my hair to be long and flowing, but it just feels gross now. Eh.
Miss Ghost shared this comment on Jan 07 12 at 3:48 PMThank you so much everyone for your lovely compliments! xxxxx
Emily shared this comment on Jan 08 12 at 7:51 AMYour new haircut is really, really flattering on you, both to your face and your spirit.
Lovemore shared this comment on Jan 09 12 at 12:19 PMah i love it girl! welcome to the world of fringe benefits ;) x
flickity_split shared this comment on Jan 12 12 at 2:31 PMamazing. simply stunning.
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