(Hoping my mother never discovers my posting on this group!)
The mom helmet is what I have come to call the style of haircut my own mother has worn for 40 years!
Don't get me wrong - I adore short hair styles and I intend to go even shorter and pixie-ish one of these days when I get tired of my current cut. My hair was never meant to be long anyway - it starts breaking off and getting thin any time it attempts to get close to shoulder length. I would love to attempt a cut like Angie's or Ana's one of these days (though my cowlicks may simply not allow me to have Ana's adorable, face-framing bangs... sigh... my hair is much happier without bangs).
But the mom helmet... is like a non-style. It's not trendy, edgy, pixie-ish, or anything. It just kinda sits on your head like a.... helmet!
Remember how Ana's boyfriend was worried about her decision to go short? I would hazard a guess, he had images of mom-helmets in his head!! My own DH had similar reticence when I decided to go with the graduated bob I have now.... especially since he's seen pics from when my teens were babies and I went through my own mom helmet phase!!!
Susan - I'm so hoping I'll end up being the stylish, hip gramma... preferably with gorgeous white or silver hair!!!
My odd grays (I'm probably 25% gray underneath the highlights) are coming in snow white (like my dad) ... but they have this weird texture to them (like wire! much thicker than my other hair) and tend to stick out all over and behave rather unruly. Highlighting seems to tame the texture, but it makes me wonder about the style challenges down the road, when I decide to stop highlighting it.
In fact, I have always wondered: do people with gray/white/silver hair continue to dye it to get a certain shade that's just so?
P.s. I have recently started using a blue malva aveda shampoo, designed for gray hair. I bought it for DH, but decided to give it a try. I do find it takes out the brassiness and keeps my highlights looking new longer. Other than that, I'm still very curious about this whole going natural thing that is sure to be a challenge within the next 5-10 years.
