I know I’ve already told you about the bob, but it’s been two weeks and I’m just now used to it.
It might sound melodramatic to say it’s changed my life, cutting off about seven inches of hair—but it has.
For one thing, I don’t have to wash it everyday. And the dirtier it gets, the better it looks.
When it was long, even hairspray made it look gross, but now the more product the better. So far, I’ve been using the Tigi curls rock amplifier cream (because it came in the Chris Kane tote at his show) and Sebastian hairspray (because it came in Henry Holland’s gift bags once). But if I had to pick one, it’d be Bumble and bumble’s Surf Spray.
In junior high, I was obsessed with the idea of consistently beachy waves. My mom, who wouldn’t buy her 13-year-old $22 hair product (rightly so), convinced me that it was just sea salt and water so we bought a spray bottle and made it — which did nothing to my hair except make it wet. But now I can spend my own money on Surf Spray and it’s like magic. My hair looks and feels like it does after a day at the beach, without the sand, and when I spray it 19 times in the morning it makes my apartment smell like the beach.
What’s the other big change? The way straight men react to short hair.
They hate it. Sure, I’m generalizing, but I’ve asked a handful of them and all but one prefer a girl with long hair. A few say, “it really depends on the girl,” but they all agree that if they were dating a girl with long hair and she cut it short, they’d be kind of bummed.
It’s the first time in my adult life—or the four years since I’ve lived in New York—that I’m not cat-called, whistled at, or followed down the block by men, which is actually great. (And this isn’t me thinking I’m hot, I’m pretty sure it happens to every woman in New York—or at least the ones with long hair!)
Tags: Ashley Olsen, Bumble & Bumble, Christopher Kane, Tigi
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I have had both super long and super short hair. I get the same amount of “guy” attention with short hair as I do with long. I've had men stop and tell me they don't normally like short hair but I look great. I wear very little makeup and don't go extreme with dressing like a girl. I know without a doubt men are attracted to me regardless of my hair-my confidence, intelligence, and sense of humor are what I need to be attractive, not my hair or lipstick. FYI-I've never in my life been mistaken for boy!
Everything I have noticed here is how women look great with short hair, generally from women. On the other side, I have generally read that women look better with longer hair from the guys. So, I am curious if both sides figured it out yet. Yes, guys dig girls with long hair, but that doesn't mean there aren't guys out there who like short hair also. Just as there exist women who prefer long hair over short hair. Ladies, just because a girl friend tells you, “You would look great with shorter/short hair”, doesn't mean she has to live with you and have sex with you. For good reason, inform your husbands and boyfriends before you do a short cut, because he may not be attracted to you after. This is biology 101. We can love you without desiring you. Its called the brother sister syndrome.
On another note, sure, women have the right to cut their hair how they please. Please do. Nothing sucks more than a person complaining they can't do something or how they want to do something. I had a girlfriend who cut her hair really short after going out for 4 weeks. She didnt' tell me. Anyway, she really looked different to me and I hadn't gotten used to the first look yet. Anyway, after a few days, she asked me what I thought and I didn't want to answer. She kept pushing, so I politely asked if she liked it. She kept pushing and I told her that I didn't like it. She started crying at the table and called me an a%%. Anyway, I asked her why she thought I would like it since she didn't ask my opinion prior to doing it. She looked dumbfounded. I felt really bad for her, but we hadn't bonded that well and she didn't look like the same woman I had desired. So, remember, when you cut your hair, men and women, you change your whole geometry. Sometimes, it draws attention to other parts we didn't see before and we can't stop staring that that hairy mole on your neck.