I am really appreciating all this feedback as it is helping me work through the pros and cons.
I think I will probably give this style a try at some point, but right now might not be the right time. I don’t have a schedule that lends itself to much self care. Baby just KNOWS the second I get up, and I have no time to myself. It is frustrating but I know it will pass eventually. Also I checked this morning and my shortest layers are woefully short. Well above my ears, so I think I should let it grow more.
One of the things I like about Brigitte’s hair is the little bangs, which is the other siren-song-cycle-of-woe that I can’t resist. They are cute when they are done well, but they are perpetually growing out, and then inevitably at some point they get trimmed badly and look awful. I grew mine out to have more reliable good hair days.
A tangentially related thing that has been puzzling me is that in Germany wherever I went they thinned out my hair like crazy, like piles and piles on the floor, but keeping the length, and here in the U.S. they don’t seem to do that at all. I would have thought that cutting technique would be similar across border, but perhaps not.
Yeah, Ms. Brigitte definitely has a high maintenance ’do, including color, cut, and styling.
Bella, thank you for your sweet words and smart advice. By the way, if you want smooth hair plus lots of volume, try a massive round brush (3.25 inch/8 cm diameter). This one is amazing the two times a year I manage to use it.
Janet, the dreaded curly triangle, no! Your hair is looking very stylish these days, by the way.
Firecracker, that is a really smart suggestion that I would never have thought of! I often feel like the problem lies in communication more than in the skills of the stylist, so having a consultation would help nip that in the bud. The last time I went to my long-time stylist, for which I drive to another state, I had to request that she look at my hair before it was washed so I could explain what isn’t working. It annoyed me that I needed to demand to be seen with my hair as is, and then I had to repeat myself to the receptionist, the hair wash girl I rejected, the confused girl summoned to take me to the stylist, and then the stylist. It’s a very successful salon, but it starts to feel like they are running a profitable car wash. So what I meant to say by all that is that she is talented, but our communication isn’t working.
Okay, I think I got out all my hair rants for now.