So here we are at the big reveal! {A}’s haircut, before and after! (I wonder who is already skipping the jabber and scrolling right to the bottom right now! lol) Patience, patience! (I test your patience, too, with my overdue posts…don’t I? ; ) Us girls just LOVE this stuff, though, don’t we?
I really AM going to get RIGHT to it! But I just wanted to mention, very quickly, that you can expect to see most photos in this section of the blog, watermarked with my logo. Especially the portrait type ones. It’s part of my work flow in posting portrait work on the web, and necessary for this new business blogging section, for all of the clients coming for whom I’ll be posting sneak peeks for here. (Awesome stuff coming up near the end of August or so.)
Ok, back to the intent here. On the way to salon, I had to take just a couple more before photos. In a ponytail, is how {A} most always wore her hair, every day. So we really needed photos of her with her hair pulled back as well. I loved it when she wore it down, and if I asked nicely, sometimes she would appease me. But a ponytail was the typical daily style. Just like this…
Michael took one look at this photo, and first said, “JCPenney”. Which made me laugh out loud. Then he said, “Nice”. So every time I look at this photo now, I think of both of those things, in that order.
There’s the back.
And off we went to the salon.
Janine Cliffe is our family hairdresser, and has been for many, many years. She currently works for Shear Creations on Long Pond Road in Plymouth, MA. (No web site.) She was Michael’s stylist first, for several years, and I think became mine when she came to cut my hair when I was pregnant with the triplets! I was on complete bed rest, so listen to this: She cut my hair, with me lying down, on a full length reclined lawn chair, in our kitchen! It’s true! She passed that test, so I kept going to her. Then around the time that the triplets turned 1 year old and needed their first haircut, she instantly gained 3 new clients! It was then that we started hiring her to come to our home on a regular basis, and when she does, she does Michael’s hair, the triplets and sometimes gave {A} a trim. Most times I choose to go to the salon, though, because I am often having something else done besides a cut, and I want Janine comfortable with the bigger jobs.
Almost time for the cut! YIKES! It was bitter-sweet. It still is, actually. She has SO much hair, Janine divided it in 2 side by side ponytails, which I thought was a smart start.
No going back now!
“Oh-my-gosh.” (I think I said that 100 times when I was standing there, in between deep breathes.)
What an odd little photo. lol
After the razor chop, Janine cleaned it up nice with her scissors. I just didn’t take more photos then. I was busy, recovering.
That’s Janine (Cliffe) on the left. She’s so pretty. And the BIGGEST RED SOX, PATRIOTS and CELTICS FAN you will ever meet. I’m not even kidding. She’s very cool. She didn’t charge us for this special cut, either, which was SO nice. (Thanks again, Janine!!)
A little while later, after some shopping, and some of my favorite comfort soup <sniff, sniff>, Panera Bread Broccoli & Cheddar, we stopped on the way home and got some after shots
How do you like it? Can you even believe the curl and waves now? I knew before the haircut that her new hair was growing in pretty curly, and figured some was weighed down. But I didn’t expect this! Michael has some crazy thick hair, and TONS of it, but he keeps it short and spiked. I think {A} must get her hair from her Daddy (As well as the crazy long monkey- toes, but that’s another story.). No one would believe how heavy her hair was. There was just SO much of it.
She gets her crazy eye color from my mother. Michael and I both have brown eyes. Mine are a medium golden brown, and Michael’s are more black-brown. I really loved how her hair came out. I think she’s a DOLL anyway!
Another bizarre, if not creepy, photo, I know. But here’s her hefty Locks For Love donation! 17 and 1/2 inches! And about 17 pounds too.
It would be weird to end with that photo….so here is the before and after, one more time, one right after the other.
JC Penney!
After.
Tell us what you think! And was this fun or what?!
This is tragic. She had incredible and exceptionally beautiful long hair. And she despoiled it. A form of self-vandalism. A great pity!
OMG – and she STILL had long hair after! Wow, what a beauty she is 🙂 xo
Having a 5 yr old son who has just recently fought and won his battle with cancer I have to tell you that to some it’s Just hair.. to others it’s such an amazing gift. My son enjoyed being bald infact he wants it back now OR the mohawk he got for a month until it all fell out but one visit to the hospital and seeing those precious little girls with wigs and their sweet faces and you’d do it all over again and again. It’s not just a hair cut and it’s not something little it’s an amazing gift and I am so thankful that you did it cause I know that beautiful hair is going to make someone feel SO much better about themselves in a HORRIBLE scary time in their lives. God Bless You!
You look amazing too, xoxo…
She could shave her head and be absolutely gorgeous…but let’s not find out! I would have wanted to be her when I was her age. really. 🙂
I just about a foot cut off of my hair…unfortunately I also had to have it colored to cover all the darn gray! You sweet girl is such a natural beauty she needs no chemical enhancements! Now for the rest of us…bring it on! Kim
Thank you again!! You all are so sweet. : )
LOVE IT!! Just beautiful! I just knew with that heart of hers that she would donate it too! What a gorgeous young woman she is! 🙂
WOW! She looks great! And those curls … Who would have guessed?! I was going to ask if she donated her hair, but you already answered that in your post =) I hope she likes her new haircut!
P.S. I am still having trouble clicking onto your blog from my sidebar. If I click on the post, it is fine. But if I try to click on the title, it takes me to this weird page that is obviously not your blog! Anyway, just thought I’d let you know.
Peace to you this day!
I love the curls, too!
So pretty!!!
I love the cut! And the curls are awesome!!! Can she fly out to MN and fix my hair? Or do I have to come there?
Hi everyone! This is {A}.
Thanks for all of your kind comments! I kind of miss my loooong hair, but it is so much easier to take care of now! The best part is that I donated it. It was fun reading your comments!
Mammy, love you too!
Carla, thank you extra-much! Hope to see you all again soon!
A, You are absolutely beautiful! You were beautiful with longer hair and you are beautiful now. I think you should grow it long and donate it again! You’ve been blessed with long, healthy locks and it is so great that you’re donating them to a good cause. Your such a great role model for your siblings. Carla
Hi A,
Love your new hairdo. You look so grown up. You look like a model.
Love U
Mammy
It looks so great! I love the wave she’s got going on now. I really think most people look better with shorter hair (shorter than how long hers was) because the long hair just weighs it down. She has such a long face already, the long hair just just made it even longer. Two thumbs up from me.
By the way, I did read before I scrolled down to the pictures. I was tempted to scroll down first, but then I realized it’s more fun to read about it before seeing the pictures.
Blair — Thanks. : )That’s awesome about all of your hair donations, but so sad about your daughter’s friend. I’ll add her to my prayer list. What’s her first name? Also, where can yo donate 6 inches of hair? Locks for Love requires 10 inches.
Jodi–Thank you. : ) Yes, she really does like it. She sure is enjoying how easy it is to care for, especially. Because generally speaking, she’s a ‘very low maintenance’ kind of girl.
Pam — Thank you. : ) I’m good. I was being a ‘little’ dramatic. But I think an equal comparison is how a mother feels when their baby has their first haircut? Because this is my baby…and it’s practically her first haircut (trims aside). Funny though…most babies have their curls cut OFF, but my baby got some. lol
Thanks for visiting my blog!! : )
She is beautiful. Wow she really had long hair!! How are you? Still recovering? What a wonderful thing she did to donate her hair.
Wow! Her new haircut is beautiful! What a wonderful thing to do. I can’t believe how LOOOOOOONG her hair was! When i did Locks for Love, I donated 12 inches but my hair was very short after wards. Good for . Does she like it??
Gorgeous! That’s neat that it’s growing in curly too! My 6 yr old donated 6 inches last month, and I’ve donated mine twice so far. I’m probably due for another chop in the next 6 months or so. It’s always a bit emotional, but I think a good lesson for us each time…that it’s only hair. Mary Clare’s little friend has cancer and recently got a wig, so that has been helpful to make it real for all of us. Way to go, {A}!