Okay, actually, you are officially knock-out gorgeous and must stop complaining immediately. I do feel your hair growing-out pain, but still. I was actually thinking maybe you just need to get a in-between-growing-out haircut to get your hair back into shape. When layers aren't trimmed they tend to go out of control. I hope the new salon works out.

Fall will be here soon Maya, I wouldn't play about too much with your skin care until the weather cools a little. I have heard good things about Australian Body Care range of tea tree products if you ever see them on offer.

Have you ever tried ragging your hair at the nape of your neck to give you some texture in the morning.
http://www.wikihow.com/Curl-Hair-with-Rags

Maya-wow you have really nice hair long, maybe you can tough it out to grow it long again? I also like your short do now, I guess it's a matter of if you want to feel edgier or not with your hair. To me short hair=edgy.