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Hey all,
Been over half a year since I've posted an update here (hah, that rhymes ;p !). Earlier this spring, there was a discussion on this board about barbers/hair stylists and whether to trust them or not. I took the stance that if you have a good one that you can trust, then all would be good. Man was I wrong ;p ! About a week after that thread, I had my first trim in a good while due to the pandemic. My ends were pretty damaged (away from regular trims - pandemic), so the hair stylist looked when I got there and said she'd only cut about two inches off. I swear it was four ;o !... lesson learned xD (you always know when a hair stylist has done something wrong when they hand you the mirror and immediately start defending themselves ~o~; !). Went from hair halfway down my back to just barely below the shoulders. Oh well ;o . . . . .
Distant history now ;p .
Mor recently and again - due to the pandemic, I began to again pull out a lot of hair due to split ends. My wife has been offering to trim my hair for over a year now, but I never trusted her to do it (after all, she is the one who did chop off my hair about five years ago in a fit of rage . . .). After my last experience with the hair stylist, having seen the job my wife does trimming the kids' hair, not wanting to pull out any more hair and not wanting to chance going out during the current covid surge, I decided to take a chance with her and have her do it - why not ;p ?... and what do you know - she didn't do too bad of a job ^^ ! She only took an inch (or less off), I believe :) .
She also introduced me to some leave-in conditioner. I've never really taken much good care of my hair until late... and to my surprise, my wife is now helping me with putting in the conditioner, too ;D (which I do every two nights -- I think she just wants my hair to look halfway decent - probably why ;p ). Funny stuff - the conditioner makes my hair straight on the first night and then back to naturally wavy on the second... go figure ;p .
The attached was taken a few days ago and not too long after the first trim she gave me. I am a bit surprised with how it looks - pleasantly surprised, actually :) (I thought it would be a lot worse off than it really is). I haven't regained all of the length that I lost this spring - but man, my hair is in much of a better place than it was a half a year agi :) ... pretty happy ^^ !
Anywho, I hope you all are staying safe 'n healthy during this dark winter and happy 2021 in advance ^^ !... it can't get here soon enough ;p !
Cheers all ^_^ ~
Greetings yoshiki,
First off welcome back as its never too late to make a re appearance.I have to say the current state of your hair looks fantastic so even though not as long as you once had it I see nothing wrong.It looks like your wife redeemed herself with this trim compared to what you described as a bad haircut in a fit of rage years ago.I agree about barbers/stylists being if you don't know them well its a crap shoot on how your hair will turn out.
Personally I haven't had a professional trim since 2005 and frankly never cut my own hair.I just take care of it and leave it be.What's odd though is I've actually lost length over the years as you would think it would be the opposite.I really don't have a bad split end problem so all I can attribute it to is getting older.However the hair on my head is full and not receding at all, just the length isn't what it used to be.I still color by hair with henna which I think makes it look striking.
Anyway great to hear from you my friend and please don't be a stranger here.Have a safe and happy holiday season.Cheers!
Mârk
...What's odd though is I've actually lost length over the years as you would think it would be the opposite.I really don't have a bad split end problem so all I can attribute it to is getting older.However the hair on my head is full and not receding at all, just the length isn't what it used to be...
Yes, I agree with your theory Mark. I remember hearing other guys mention how their hair seems to have "shrunk" as they've gotten older; but, such a blessing to know you have no receding hairline or bald spots -- Just a great head of hair!
"Later, 'gator!"
- Ken
Lookin' good yoshiki!
Yes, I'd say your wife did an excellent job at trimming your hair. I was unaware, however, that the last time you let her trim your hair she cut off a lot "in a fit of rage" -- OMG, that would be VERY hard for me to trust someone again who did that sort of thing. I believe very strongly in the attitude of, "forgive & forget" whenever possible; but, cutting someone else's hair off in a rage moment is NOT something I could easily forgive a person for.
Anyhoo... Stay safe, stay healthy, and stay as far far away from the Coronavirus as possible!
Hi Yoshiki!
You look great! I am so jealous of that beautiful, long blonde hair! What id the name of the leave-in conditioner?? Sounds like just what I need. Thanks and Merry Christmas!
Mark
