I bobbed it

My husband came home from work last week and told me I was “grounded from the baby.” In other words, he demanded that I go do whatever I want and he was going to hang with David.

My first thought was, “I’m going to go cut my hair.”

And so I ran upstairs and got started.

I was so excited about cutting it I got a little overzealous and cut it about an inch shorter than I imagined it would be. But, as it turns out, I really love the length it is so I’m happy I took a little extra off.

If someone asked me what my signature cut would be, it would be this. It’s great for my texture, it flatters my face shape, and allows me to style it quickly. As much as I love styling my hair, I don’t love it when it takes a long time. So the bob allows me to spend about 20 minutes on it and I know it’s going to look right when I’m finished.

My hair didn’t get thicker during my pregnancy. Therefore, I’m not dealing with the hair loss that a lot of women deal with postpartum. My hair did, however, get really dry. So it felt great to chop off about 3 inches of dry, damaged ends.

The cut is a soft graduated bob. It’s not heavily graduated in the back, but there is some angle to the layering. The front length hits right at my collarbone and the back hits at the base of my neck.

The bangs are simply a long angled bang.

Questions about my hair color? Find my formula on my FAQ page.

If you would like a tutorial on how I styled it, watch this one. I know this is an old tutorial but there is absolutely nothing I do differently so I don’t feel the need to film a new tutorial.

In case you were wondering I’m not going to film a tutorial showing how I cut my own hair–that should be left to professionals!

Just the sheer fact of losing 3 inches of “dead weight” off the bottom of my hair has lightened my load. My hair dries quicker and styles better. I feel fresh and uplifted too–tell me you’ve had a haircut that makes you feel that way too, right?

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