Hair (part 1)

I just got my hair cut and 'fixed' the colour mohawk that teen 3 did in the school holidays. My stylist, karen, laughed her head off when I told her about it. She did completely understand though... I suspect that most hair stylists had bald and severely hair hacked barbies when they were kids.  I told her that I didn't mind the pink just not quite so much of it. Karen suggested that we put a couple of pink foils in. That it would look good and it there were a few bits were the original pink didn't quite cover it would blend. I have always wanted to add a bit of wild colour and haven't done it.

well now I did it.

I am scrunching up my face 'cause I just gave my sunnies to teen 2 so she could see to take the pic.

indoor self-portrait

I was inspired to do a hair styles over the years after I stumbled across Jane's version the day after may haircut.  Ready for a giggle?

1970's

 such a sweet young thing... rocking the 70's Paige Boy style. My mum loved it, I hated it. I wanted long hair like all the cool girls. Oh and I got to sit next to the teacher 'cause I was the tall skinny bean pole. But my uniform was very short and the photographer told me to pull it down over my knees. 

2 years later, after much begging I finally got permission to grow my hair.

I got to wear my 'best' dress to school for photos. It didn't matter that it was mustard and purple in a sea of blue uniforms. The only other girl not in uniform was standing next to me and was 2 years older. he was the tallest so that meant the two of us misfits were in the centre of the class photo.

1980's

I finally had the long straight hair of my dreams.

... and then came the perms. For some reason only the fringe was permed in these early perm years. ??

Oh and chech out the high riding jeans... they were the first pair I ever owned and I was so proud of them. It didn't matter that my legs were too long for them. I was just glad they were flares (so old fashioned)

Of course when going to girl guides plaits were high fashion - still had the permed fringe.

This must have been between perms. It is one of my favourite pics from my early teens. I was reading a book (just after a swim) and my dad called my name. I looked up and smiled and he clicked. I love how natural and relaxed it is. Most photos i look self conscious.

we're still in the '80's. I wanted to be fashionable and the bob cut was high fashion in the mid '80's so the hair was all cut off again. And yes peasant tops were cool too. 

Then came the Mullet...

 all layered short in the front and side with the length in the back...

and that dreadful centre part.  I sure worked that ol' mullet. 

I remember older women complaining about the 'rat's tails' worn by many of the young men around this time too. Yep those rats tails seem to pop up every decade too.

Then came the BIG hair which seems synonymous with the 80's. 

Man that hair is sooooo curly.

This pic was taken about 3 months after my wedding in the late 80's. This is how I like to remember myself: young, tanned, fit, gorgeous. I had been at the beach all day and had changed for dinner in the car. No makeup and only a cold shower under the open showers at the beach. 

 The care-free period was so short.  Just three months after this pic with me standing next to my red laser... it was written off and I nearly was too. The next one was when I was recovering.

I think this look is "Spiral perm growing out".

I finished out the 80's by cutting all the hair off again... but of course it was layered to death.

And it looks like the mullet snuck back in.

still got that centre part, or bum part as I heard one hair dresser later call it.

This post is getting waaaaay long. And I am just getting warmed up in my hair trip down memory lane. I still have the 90's, naughties and now. Yep that is only the first half of my hairy life.