They are much wider than I am used to.. I haven’t had bangs for long but I loooooved them before… this is the first time I’ve had a trim that has left me feeling like what the heck did I do? My side pieces are just not doing it for me… am I being over critical of myself, is it as bad as I am seeing in the mirror? And realistically how hard is it to grow just the side pieces back out?
I cut off five inches of my hair back in January after a couple round of highlights left my hair very brittle and broken mid lengths down… I cut my hair, went back to my dark hair and committed to forever saying NO to bleach. Just showing my growth and looking for anyone’s advice on protective hairstyles for fine hair, also product recommendations for preserving the health of my ends. I’m using olaplex oil right now, as well as a leave in conditioner.
Hair routine is pretty basic, wash three times a week with either Monday moisture shampoo and conditioner, or Redken all soft.. use Marc Anthony grow long leave in conditioner and an oil in my ends after a rough blow dry or air dry. Occasionally I will use Kristin Ess scalp scrub and also like the air dry cream from Kristin Ess as my hair is wavy and always has some frizz.
My husband is an avid fisherman, he enters in numerous fishing tournaments and will go away for weekends to camp and do the tournament as a team with his best friend and they also camp another few guys who like to fish in the tournaments as well. He has been on three solo fishing trips this summer alone since May.
We have 3 kids together .. the youngest is a toddler. He had another fishing trip/tournament coming up so he suggested we go with a camper, set up for a full week, Monday to Sunday, make a little holiday out of it and he would fish in the tournament on the Friday/saturday/sunday.. and when I mean fish I mean they are gone ALL day (10 hour days).. so I said fine, could be fun to bring the kids paddle boards and bikes and play some games, just spend some time together!
Well we got here and he has left me every single day since Monday to go on the boat with his friend.. for the full day, to “practice” and “find good spots”.. starting at 5:30 in the morning and not getting back until 4:30-5:30 in the evening.
I have lost my mind on him every day since I’ve been here and he doesn’t care he just keeps going out with his friend on the boat. And honestly I’m getting sick of him spending more time on his hobby for the last two years than he does with his family. I feel it is absolutely crazy to leave your wife at a campsite all day with three kids to do the cooking, cleaning and entertaining including packing up for all the beach days, by herself. I’m at the end of my rope this time.
Editing to add:
I did try talking to him about this like a normal calm person and explained that I was super disappointed because I was actually looking forward to the family time and used some of my work vacation for this as well… and he told me all I have been doing is complaining everyday. Then he gets back in the evenings and just acts like everything is fine.
Asked for Dakota Johnson inspired bangs… did we get close? Anything different to ask for next time? My first time with bangs since high school (aka a very long time ago)… they are definitely a learning curve but having fun with them!
I’m new to bangs! ❤️.. I’ve wanted to try bangs for a couple of years, my hair has been thinning a bit due to stress and age.. and made my already prominent forehead more large😅… How do the bangs look?? I went for a wispier version of Dakota Johnson bangs, but should I add a bit more to the depth/weight of them next time?
I’m new to bangs! ❤️.. I’ve wanted to try bangs for a couple of years, my hair has been thinning a bit due to stress and age.. and made my already prominent forehead more large😅… How do the bangs look?? I went for a wispier version of Dakota Johnson bangs, but should I add a bit more to the depth/weight of them next time?
Help me decide!
Bangs or no bangs?
I’ve been thinking about it for a while and I have some courage today… my appt is in 30 minutes!
Obviously the AI changed my face a bit, but you get the idea :)
I accidentally deleted the wrong post, so I’m posting this here again, still on the hunt to decide if I should lighter my hair again, or stay on my dark/healthy hair journey…. Trying to grow it to waist length is the dream! But I’m also kind of bored with the current dark color as it is pretty monochromatic/lacks dimension.
Trying to decide between leaving my hair dark as is, and letting it grow long and healthy, or risk some hair health and lighten it with a few highlights… healthy hair is super important to me, but I’ve toned it dark so many times it’s just very flat and boring now 😭 the lighter hair color is from almost three years ago.. but my hair has been highlighted probably twice in those 3 years, and been back to dark for about a year.
This is a side by side of my hair, first is a week after I cut five inches of bleach and heat damaged ends off my hair.. decided to redo this hair growth journey and focus on on loving and healing my natural hair. Is this a decent amount of hair growth for 3.5 months? I’ve been taking HairForce vitamins, drastically reducing heat use, no hair dye… focusing on scalp health and scalp massage. I think I have a good routine down pat for myself.. but always looking for more ideas on here! My goal is waist length, dark brown and shiny hair!! 🥰