Duchesse asked for a closer shot of my hair.
The current cut is still transitional in that it will take a long time to grow out the layers to a more uniform length.. The problem with the earlier haircut wasn't so much that it was short, although that was part of it, but that I am no longer interested in the many short layers that gave curl and "life" to my otherwise fairly fine hair. Although I wore my hair intentionally mussed for years, I realize now that I like it a little on the sleeker side without being severe. What I learned is that there is a balance between the long and the short that needs to be maintained, and that is where my cut has gone astray.
In order to keep my hair from being either fine-flat or a heavy limp mess as I have a lot of hair, layers are necessary. The bangs need to grow out, and then be thinned, and you can see that this side is still heavy. In fact this heaviness will be the most annoying part of the transition process for me. My hair is on the fine side, but I have a lot of it, and taming it as it grows will take some patience. It will obviously be a couple of months before I have the length I need but so far the transition is working well.
This side needs less attention.
In retrospect, now that I am looking at these pictures, I see that the cut was very much in keeping with how I wore my hair for the past few years. But I'm not the same, and that cut doesn't fit anymore. It is time to move on.
