Opinions, please! I’m in California tying up loose ends for a couple of days, and of course, making a visit to Anh Co Tran.
Remember the last transformation he did this summer? Isn’t he just the best? He’s the best.
Well, my hair has already grown 2-3 inches and I am debating between two options.
NUMERO UNO
Keep the lived-in look, but take it shorter, like collarbone length. Something to effect of this.
image credit: Anh’s Instagram
This cut would be super easy for me to manage, given I only wash and style my hair twice a week. The rest of the days, I wouldn’t have to touch it. Frankly, it’s the cut I was planning on. The only (huge) con is that most of Johnny’s highlights would be cut off, and I just paid a pretty penny for them this summer.
But then. THEN. I starting to notice bangs popping up in Anh’s Instagram feed, and the itch commenced.
NUMERO DOS
You guys, I’m kind of wanting the bangs again. Alexa Chung bangs. I don’t want perfect bangs, pretty bangs or sideswept bangs. Nope. I want messy, unkempt bangs and hair. Basically, I want to pay a lot of money to look like I just rolled out of bed.
BUT YOU JUST GREW YOUR BANGS OUT, SARAH. I know, I know. Tell me I shouldn’t do it.
It’s just that…well, I like the way bangs frame my face. (Remember my bangs of yore?. 1. 2. 3.) I’ve got a narrow noggin, and sometimes the forehead gets a bit too much play, if you know what I mean. Plus, since I’m officially 40 and not interested in Botox, bangs are a good way to cover up my Resting Bitch Face furrow between my brows…uh, it’s pretty pronounced these days. Also, D is begging me to cut them. He’s a fan.
But the trimming. And the fussing about. And the growing out. The struggle is real.
Should I keep rocking the forehead and cut the collarbone-length bob or leave the hair longer and cut some bangs OR cut the collarbone-length bob AND add bangs? Also, is it that I want bangs like Alexa Chung or that I want TO BE Alexa Chung? Hmmm.
I welcome your thoughts. Peace be with you. Also, it’s nice here in California. I left Oklahoma just as the temps plummeted into the 30s. Fist bump.
Amy
November 11, 2014 at 7:36 pmFirst messy cut w second messy bangs. They aren’t perfect therefore you can twist and cut up into them yourself for a trim! Plus even though a pain, it will grow.
Ali
November 11, 2014 at 7:49 pmPIXIE!!!! (I haven’t forgot that obsession of yours!) perfect for yoga and you can wear cool hats all winter! Problem solved!
Giselle
November 11, 2014 at 8:29 pmI say both! The shorter cut and the bangs would both be very flattering on you. Any of them would look great, though. :)
Can’t wait to see!
Heather
November 11, 2014 at 11:26 pmNo bangs. No bangs. The trimming! The struggle! Don’t do it!
I like the lob look for you. Specifically the blonde, because she doesn’t have bangs. No bangs! No bangs!
LiteralQuirk
November 12, 2014 at 12:02 amFYI, this comment is brought to you by the letter, WINE.
Am I late? I’m probably too late. Shoot. Well, on the off-chance that I’m not, I vote BANGS. First off, you’re gorgeous and could easily pull off a perm (for real, you’re that pretty) (but please don’t get a perm). More importantly, I’m pretty big on whims. Whims make you go on crazy-sounding dates that end up as amazing stories. I think you should GO THERE! Think of it this way – you know it’s REALLY REALLY worked for you in the past and also? If you don’t care for them as they grow out? Yogi’s look amazing in headbands. Bangs will work, no matter what. The growing-out stage can be kinda sexy, too – though, this can be made or broken based on the number of bobby-pins used. Two? Cute. Four? Stop; just stop it.
Reeeegardless: You’ll look just fantastic.
(But don’t get a perm) xoxo
katie
November 12, 2014 at 7:48 amHold off on the bangs… 43 isn’t any better than 40!!
Gigi
November 12, 2014 at 9:02 amDefinitely do BOTH!!
Danielle
November 12, 2014 at 10:41 amGo with numero uno. If the bangs urge is still there after it grows out, get bangs then. You’ll might get bangs now and be all, “I’ve been here before”, but a fresh new cut might be more fun.
Heather D.
November 12, 2014 at 12:28 pmMy motto is – life is too short! DO THE BANGS…keep the length. Can’t wait to see what you do!
Caroline Cohenour
November 12, 2014 at 10:18 pmBANGS!!!!