About two weeks ago, I broke a cardinal rule: I went to Walmart for a haircut.
It's just a trim, I said. The coupon makes is free, I said.
I should've known that no free haircut is worth it. I won't bore you with the gory details, but basically I asked for longer face framing pieces with a gradual, which in my mind meant the back was slightly shorter and the front stayed long. While I wasn't looking, she did the OPPOSITE: Took the first two inches of the front of my hair and sliced them. I left the studio with my hoodie on and tears in my eyes, and she still cheerily offered me a 5% off a full color coupon. I shutter to think.
Luckily, I've got some tools in my arsenal to help me recover quickly and with minimal trauma.
First of all, I take Nutriscal's hair and scalp vitamins twice a day. These puppies really pack a punch. I take one each morning and evening, though I usually have to break them in half to swallow them - darn gag reflex! But even in a few weeks I feel like my hair is making progress, and my nails are growing like crazy! I'm definitely going to keep taking them, and soon my hair will be to the point where I don't cringe every time I look at it. I'm so glad I found these, I'll make an update post soon so you can see how much it's grown!
I also wear my extensions pretty much all the time now. A carefully placed fake hair will do a world of good to hide a badly cut real one. Learn all about my extension routine here!
I am also learning a dozen new heatless hair styles! While I do firmly believe that a blow dry is necessary rather than letting your hair dry overnight (I'm a nighttime shower kind of gal and sleeping on my hair did far more damage than a rough dry ever could) I'm finding a whole new world of sock buns, braids, and the good old fashioned throw-some-beach-spray-and-pray-no-one-notices rock and roll look.
Finally, I'm learning patience. I got myself into this mess, so I'm going to just have to wait it out. I will be calling my normal stylist and begging for forgiveness here soon.
Have you ever had an epically bad hair cut? How did you recover? I would love to hear other people's horror stories to make me feel better about my own.
*Note: Some of the products mentioned in this post have been sent to me for free in exchange for my honest opinion. I am not being paid and all opinions are my own.*
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