Usually I
try to get small trims every 3 months. It keeps my ends feeling smooth and
happy.
But I haven’t
had a trim since… May? Gosh, has it really been this long? Yikes. How strange
that my ends still feel good.
I guess the
benign neglect routine has been good for my hair: CO wash when needed,
otherwise daily WO and putting it up with some leave in-conditioner. I’ve been
good with spraying it with SPF products too.
But
yesterday I had a bit of time and decided to go for a trim. I went to a drop
in-place a work buddy mentioned.
I explained
what I wanted: A trim of 3-4 cm .
She nodded and seemed reasonable enough.
Then I took
my bun down. I swear I saw stars in her eyes. She started eagerly talking about
all the things she should do to my hair: Semi-permanent dye, bangs, layers, I
think I even heard something about a perm in there in the mass of words.
Pretty much
she wanted to change every single thing about my hair.
It’s not
actually the first time I encountered someone who wanted to change everything
about my hair, but this woman really got on my nerves.
Usually
when people talk about what you “should” get done to your hair they hide under
the intention of it being more flattering for you, or cut back for health. Of
course with total disregard to how much time and product you feel like spending
on a certain style.
(Funnily the
maximum hair length you can carry “for healthy ends!” is always the longest the
other person has ever had. Ever notice that? And what would “Be the most
flattering for you!” is always closely resembling what the other person has, no
matter your differences in figure, face shape or even colours. Odd, isn’t it?)
This woman
just seemed like she wanted to change everything just because she could.
I left
without letting her touch my hair.
Back to
benign neglect it is.
