Remember if someone makes a gi Jane joke try not to smack them upside the head.
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Or do. That's what GI Jane would do, no?
I've been cutting my own hair for nearly 20 years at this point. I've seen everything from unintentional chunks ripped out to weirdly blunt shelf-like layers to one side somehow ending up about four inches longer than other to the worst offender of all...that time I thought I might suit a fringe.
But you know what, I look back on photos from those times and laugh at the memories. It's hair, it grows back, and not many women ever even find out whether we can pull off a buzzcut so congrats to your wife because the Ripley look is cool af.
She's only been cutting her own hair since the pandemic, and she's gotten pretty decent at it. Usually, that is! I even let her cut my flowing locks a few weeks ago and I'm well chuffed with the results.
Nice! Saves a ton of money apart from anything else, plus it's fun. Let her know how good she looks (because I'm sure she does) and just treat it like a fun opportunity to experiment with styles as it grows back out. Assuming she doesn't get attached to it like this, of course!
Segue into haircut.
I went and got a spiral perm thinking it would be the perfect curly I've been looking for..... It wasn't. My hair was over processed. I knew how to deal with that from my kids bleaching their hair. I dealt with it for almost two years.
I went to a beautician and told her to cut the perm out. I was over it and the damage.
I left work with hair that when straightened went to the middle of my back. I returned the next day with hair just below my earlobe.
Turns out that my hair follicles had changed and now....... Well I will never need another perm the rest of my life.
Hair grows and changes. She has the chance to rock a Mohawk (if this is no longer what is called I apologize). Or dye it the rainbow! It's short so it'll grow out quickly!!
Now if the time to have some fun!
undefined> Turns out that my hair follicles had changed and now… Well I will never need another perm the rest of my life.
That's mental - I had no idea they could do that! Must have felt mental going from so long to so short as well.
She's came down with her makeup all done and looking fantastic, so I think crisis averted!
I have had long hair my whole life. It was a drastic change and yeah it couldn't grow fast enough.
I'm glad she's leaning into it!
My wife's grandmother went through chemo and was so happy when her hair grew back naturally curly and she never had to get a perm again. Was nice for something to make her happy after it all!
I think deciding to cut your own hair and really messing it up, even accidentally, is a basically a rite of passage.
Pics or it didn’t happen
My wife tried to cut my hair during lock down and I ended up looking like beaker from the muppets. Thankfully didn't have to enter the public areas so left it for awhile until I buzzed it all before going back to work.
Time for a lovely new sunhat?
No cheer up story, sorry. Only condolences to your wife, I lose it when the hairdresser chops off way more than ‘just the tips, please’.
I get it. When I offer my hairdresser "just the tip," everybody gets upset for some reason.
The closest I've gotten to hair horror stories is trying to cut my own hair and getting the scissors tangled in them. I had to get another pair of sissors to cut them out.
Your poor wife! Maybe a nice hat, headscarf or a lacefront wig might work for her. The latter tends to look quite nice and natural when applied correctly. Her scalp might be a little bit sensitive to all of the sun we're having so beware!
Cutting my own hair, I've screwed it up a few times now. My favorite was when I was just going to give it a little trim, but the guard popped off of the clippers mid-stroke and took a huge chunk out of the side/top of my head. So I was rocking a buzzcut for the first time in 15+ years. Turned out I liked it once I got over the shock, so I've been doing it intentionally ever since
It's just hair, it'll grow back eventually.
Basically the same, except I “forgot” to put the guard on the clippers. Thought, “wow, that just glided over my head!” The first shower afterwards and first time putting you head on a pillow make the experience worth it!
In the end, remember, it will grow back.
When I first decided I wanted short hair, I wanted it to be easy to maintain. I wanted to be able to just "buzz" it, but not down to buzzcut length. I wanted to be left with a little over an inch in length all over. As it turns out, the easiest way to do that was with a dog trimmer!
Once, when I was living in lovely Leamington Spa, I went for a haircut at a new (to me) place. No exaggeration, the guy looked like Abu Hamza's twin... fortunately for me, he had actual hands instead of hooks. Unfortunately for me, he (like Mr. Hamza) was obviously blind in one eye. This lead to several shenanigens like: "Sorry, could you just get this bit of hair at the front you missed?" then him carefully snipping a different bit of hair.
After a few attempts getting him to correct missed snips only resulted in further mishap, I gave up and submitted to what I was sure would be less of a hairdo, and more of a hairdon't. The funniest part for me was, after I paid and he went to drop my change into my palm... completely missing my hand, confirming he had no depth perception at all.
Not even the worst haircut I've had, either!