Interrupted

My Life Thus Far
2016-11-18 07:34:49 (UTC)

Pomegranate Chestnut

I'd been simultaneously looking forward to and dreading today for the better part of two weeks. Today was the day I had my semi-annual DevaCut. DevaCut is a method of cutting curly hair that employs a dry cutting technique. Each individual curl is cut to achieve the perfect shape, and it helps yield a more predictable result. Today was my 3rd DevaCut and I still love the result... but the way my stylist styled my hair was awful. The previous times I've gotten my hair cut, she put a lot of attention to detail in the styling of my hair, but today she didn't. She cut it, washed and conditioned it, but she put no product. She just put me under the dryer and made me fluff it myself. I hated it, but it wasn't the cut that was the problem, so I wasn't too upset about it.

What I was a little upset by was how blatantly she expressed her displeasure at my bangs. I love them. I've had so many great compliments about them, from friends and strangers. She said that they looked "boxy" and that it looked like a helmet. How fucked up is that? I disagree. I love them, everyone I know loves them and I told her so. She retorted with "I'm willing to tell it to you like it is, your friends would never tell you that." So strangers are just complimenting my boxy helmet head because they feel bad for me? I think not. No one is more hyper vigilant about protecting my self-identity and appearance. I am well aware of when I look good and when I'm a miss. And my bangs definitely are not a miss. They're on trend, a little edgy, and fun! She can kick rocks.

I left feeling less than awesome about the experience. Her next appointment showed up and she lost all interest in styling my hair. That may have been a blessing, because if she had kept going on about how much she hated my bangs, I was going to leave. I knew how she felt about curly bangs (which is why I cut them myself), but I wasn't expecting her to be so blunt and unkind about it. I would have just kept my mouth shut if I was her. Now I'm kind of thinking driving to Tacoma to find a more fashion forward DevaCurl stylist isn't the worst idea. Maybe she's just too accustomed to a certain clientele and I don't fit that mold.

I ended up dying my hair pomegranate chestnut in the hopes of doing something to change the way I left feeling about my hair. I wasn't sad, because I knew the cut was good. It just looked so bad when I left the salon... the pomegranate chestnut color is supposed to be a deep shade of reddish brown, but at the moment it just looks black with a red tint. I'm not mad about it. Snookums came home from work and he loved it. I kind of like the darker look, too. I'm sure it will mellow out over the weeks and months. All color does. This particular brand is a vegetable and plant-based dye that works with your natural color to create dimension. I always use natural dyes, but this is my first time using this brand and I'm not sure if I'll use I again. If the color looks phenomenal in the weeks to come, then sure, but if it's not something magical I'll go back to my other brand. This one was less than user friendly (it was runny, and had a tendency to splash and splatter). It was so hard to wash it out, too. My poor hair got stripped of all it's oils twice today. I threw some deep conditioner in my hair for a bit, but it's going to take time to get my hydration back. Conditioner and vitamins. My plan of attack until my next cut in March.

Wow, who knew someone could write so much about one crappy hair appointment? I impress myself.




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