I Cut Off My Hair

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I cut my hair.

And I love it. Don’t you love it? Yay!

In the few days since, almost everyone who has seen me asks me why I did it. “Why? Why? WHY?”

Um. It was too long?

I’m not emotionally attached to my hair, it’s not symbolic of anything for me. I wasn’t recently dumped, I didn’t come to a profound decision about the direction my life is taking and decide to do something radical. The truth is, my hair grows fast, and I don’t get to the salon enough, so it seemed like a good idea to go short in the likely event that I don’t cut it again for another year.

Huge thanks to Casie Norris from the Lunatic Fringe Salon in Salt Lake City, she translated the photo I brought in of St. Vincent perfectly. And thanks to Jordan for the rec.

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75 thoughts on “I Cut Off My Hair”

  2. 1. It’s gorgeous! (Of course)

    2. I think some people just have a hang up that’s like: “Well, if you can grow and maintain long hair OF COURSE you’ll do that”. I have had shorty-short hair for years and I LOVE it.

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  5. First, I loved your old haircut. It was bodacious. Second, I love your new haircut even more. It frames your face beautifully. Third, I recommend regular hair appointments, even if you have to change them due to other obligations. Going in to a salon every 2-3 months is a small act of self care that makes a huge difference in how you feel. I don’t know why, exactly, but I think because it’s something lovely just for you. And setting up your next appointment well in advance means you don’t have to think about it. Somehow this leads to feeling ever so slightly happier, prettier and in control. (Again, even if you have to cancel and get the haircut in SLC, say.)

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  7. You look beautiful, as always! My motto has always been “It’s just hair, and it grows.” I don’t understand people who hate short(er) hair and are always wondering why anyone would ever choose to cut theirs off.

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  8. Fabulous! You look more confident and like you know where you’re going. And with that red lipstick, everyone will follow you.

    Hair is important, and so is change. I love A.S. Byatt’s story on this in The Matisse Stories.

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  9. @Horace Blunt, oh? And here I grew up thinking it was called impolite. Perhaps you can go be blunt somewhere else, love. -M

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  12. When I read the topic, I also thought, “why?” But when I saw the pictures, I thought, “WOW!” Love the haircut! And I like the glasses too.

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  14. Love it. I chopped mine off 2 years ago and never looked back. Now I can’t remember what it was like being past my shoulders. It’s soo freeing 🙂

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  16. I think it looks wonderful, and very St. Vincent-esque. I also think that a lot of long, thick, wavy or curly hair (I’m of the long/thick/wavy variety myself) can be a lot to deal with on a daily basis, and so it’s easier to enjoy someone else’s hair (yours) rather than to care for one’s own (theirs), which probably prompts a fair number of the comments. It’s a fun and fresh look!

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  21. It looks great! I let mine grow and then chop and donate to Locks of Love. I get the same question: “WHY? OH GOD, WHY?”

    It’s just hair. I’m lucky it grows fast and well and I can give it to others who really, really want it.

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  22. I had to whoop with joy when I saw the post. I know exactly how you felt/feel. Despite having had really short hair and loving it in the past, I had my hair on the longer side for the past several years. Finally, in one of the many heat waves that hit Chicago this summer, a strand of hair touched my neck and I thought, “That’s it!” And off it came. Bye-bye long locks!

    It felt SO good and looked SO cute that I smiled for weeks after the cut.

    Love love love your hair. I envy your hair color, too – always wanted to be a redhead. 🙂

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