chopped.

MADEWELL PARIS TEE

I've been growing my hair out for ten years now, we've been through it all together. But through all the curling, drying,
straightening and lack of trimming seshs, I've managed to damage it to the point of no return. A few weeks ago, I looked at my
hair after air drying naturally, my locks frizzed and frayed and thought 'what am I gonna do with you?' The thought of
shorter hair always intrigued and terrified me, but with the lob style in currently I decided if not now, then when? I got mixed
reactions when I told my friends about this bold move, as my roommate so bluntly put it…

but, I feel like you ARE the hair

…and then went on to encourage me to do it. So last week I sat down in the hairdressers chair and explained
to her the whole thing- my love hate relationship with my long, tired hair and the fear of having my hair cur short with
my natural curls in mind. We decided on a longer version of a lob, and I took a deep breath as she relieved
me of SEVEN INCHES of my hair. She put tons of shape in- adding angles, layers, ragged edges, and invisible layers, which apparently is a thing, explaining with each cut that she was not taking more length off to calm me down. 

When all was said and done, I ran my hands through and felt how incredibly healthy it felt for the first time in years,
and knew I made the right decision. I can still put my hair up when I feel lazy, manage to have my hair in my face constantly, and
my curls didn't manage to bob up. It's uncomfortably new, but I'm settling into it. I've learned that in order to grow faster
and healthy, sometimes you just need to cut off pieces that aren't helping. As my amazing hairdresser said…

It's no big deal, it's just hair.