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Sick of the 'Pob' please re-style my hair before I weep with boredom.

63 replies

Clownsarescary · 26/03/2012 21:35

I'm a woman of a certain age :(

My hair is drab, it's in a bob, oh stylish ones, what can I dooooo???

I colour it chestnut brown which suits me.

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Clownsarescary · 26/03/2012 23:44

Oh thank you everybody.

<a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=short+styles&start=172&hl=en&client=safari&sa=X&biw=792&bih=425&addh=36&tbm=isch&tbnid=stzOumUR5Lv8zM:&imgrefurl=short-haircuts.org/short-haircuts/&docid=TWChlyuMEC3WVM&imgurl=short-haircuts.org/wp-content/uploads/Victoria-Beckhams-Short-Haircut-with-Side-Bangs.jpg&w=400&h=582&ei=VO9wT_alG4Td8AO76NW_DQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=411&vpy=19&dur=250&hovh=271&hovw=186&tx=94&ty=157&sig=113386360532723837977&page=11&tbnh=128&tbnw=91&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:15,s:172" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I like this one

I've had similar before I went not mum bobby again

Thanks Dry Wine sorry its red, we should complain Grin.

OK so what do you all think of that? As I say I have had similar and it worked.

What do you all think?? Confused Too short?

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Clownsarescary · 26/03/2012 23:48

Awkward no not bleeeaaaaching iiiiitttt Grin

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drywhiteplease · 27/03/2012 07:12

Morning!
clowns which one? Posh,Katie,blonde one that looks suspiciously like a wig,or first scrunchy one?
Also have asked for white wine and champagne glass for special but no success.have met Pinot and chablislover on and passtheredwine on threads which is funny.

landofsoapandglory · 27/03/2012 10:10

Ooh can I join?

My hair is shoulder length and layered. It is darkish brown with golden low lights, I absolutely hate it! I think it makes me look like my mother, so I shove it up in a pony tail all the time. I have an appointment on Thursday morning to have it chopped off. I am thinking of going for a 'pob' like the picture 9 rows down, that I think drywhite has. When Posh first had it done I had mine done but grew it out, God knows why because I loved it and it suited me.

I would love to go shorter, but I don't have the courage. Maybe if I do it gradually the courage will slowly come!

Clownsarescary · 27/03/2012 12:41

Hi there, I'm at work so will be back later. It was a Posh one. Sorry link didn't work Dry will try again later.

Land good luck let us all know how you got on.

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switchtvoffdosomelessboring · 27/03/2012 13:07

<a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=sam+cam+bob&hl=en&biw=1024&bih=667&tbm=isch&tbnid=zW7-HOezWdeMFM:&imgrefurl=www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/politics/sporting-present-for-president-and-family-7566607.html&docid=Tx8ncN7h0K9nIM&imgurl=www.thisislondon.co.uk/incoming/article7566636.ece/ALTERNATES/w460/Sam%252BCam%252Band%252BMichelle%252BObama&w=460&h=313&ei=4qxxT-yrJYnJhAevhumiCA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=496&vpy=162&dur=2666&hovh=185&hovw=272&tx=170&ty=104&sig=118026790339164957930&page=1&tbnh=150&tbnw=194&start=0&ndsp=14&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sam cam has a mum bob

But i think the main difference between that and a cool bob is that most peoples hair won't dry naturally into a Posh bob, that requires drying, straightening and styling.

switchtvoffdosomelessboring · 27/03/2012 13:08

That and her fringe is too long and her hair sits on her shoulders and ruins any shape

OrmIrian · 27/03/2012 13:20

Me too. I have an appointment over half term and the only thing I can think of to say is 'Cut it all off!' but I don't think my face will suit an old school Sinead O'Connor Hmm . My hair is dull - thin and fine and totally straight. I have always yearned to have hair that says 'I am fun and spontaneous' instead when I try to do anything not bob-like I just end up saying 'I am scruffy and I have used to much hair wax - badly' Hmmmph.

DD had her long hair cut short last week. She has thick hair and it looks luscious and lovely

landofsoapandglory · 27/03/2012 13:49

My hair is a bit SamCam if I am honest.Blush It used to always have a side parting, but for some reason last time I went she cut it so it has a centre parting.

I feel really 'mumsy' at the moment. DH and the DSes aren't helping, they keep telling me I am too old (I am 41) for a bikini and shorts. When we go shopping I don't buy anything because they say I am too old/fat for it (I'm a size 10). Apparently they are joking but I don't find it funny. I did shout, scream and cry tell them gently that it is hurting my feelings so I hope they are going to stop now!

Clownsarescary · 27/03/2012 15:13

Dry it was this one, 4th picture down of Posh Like this

What do people think? Not a bob at all really but quite nice?

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drywhiteplease · 27/03/2012 15:25

clowns love it!
switchoff exactly right...that is a mum bob! Snore!
landof your family are rude...god is size 10 fat now? And over 30 old?!!tell DH he's no oil painting and that he's got dad hair! ( god knows what that is!!)

Say NO to mumsiness....you are all young and gorgeous and you only live once so bleach,cut short, wear shorts and bikinis etc !Grin think I need one of these Wine after that, but it's not 6 pm yet! Sad

switchtvoffdosomelessboring · 27/03/2012 15:35

Love Posh's hair in the photo clowns, but you have to promise us to style it and wear make up every day.

landofsoapandglory · 27/03/2012 15:58

clowns I love that one but I am not brave enough I don't think!

Dry I know they are rude. I am hoping after my tantrum at the weekend they realise how they have made me feel!

MargueritaaPracatan · 27/03/2012 16:07

Lots of blonde highlights with a centre parting, sidey bits slightly shorter to be swept back. Make sense?! Done the short, brunette look, for yeeaarrss...So happy with my hair at the moment.

MargueritaaPracatan · 27/03/2012 16:09

Sorry, guess you could call it bobbed all the way around but boy, it takes a LOT of work every day with the bleach, conditioning, straightening. But it's worth it & I enjoy the upkeep.

MargueritaaPracatan · 27/03/2012 16:10

Actually I've also done the short bleached look, people always comment on my ever changing hair. I tell them I have lots of wigs. Grin

Clownsarescary · 27/03/2012 16:26

Oh glad that style's been received well, I've printed the pic off, it might be the one, possibly keep it a bit longer than that.

Switch I promise to style it and wear make up every day.

Land don't listen to your lot, you know what suits you and makes you feel good. My dd hates that hairstyle, I showed it to her and she gave me a resounding NO! but I'm not listening to her. (She's 18 with long flowing locks).

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landofsoapandglory · 27/03/2012 16:42

I showed that style to my boys (17 &15) clowns and they both gave a rresounding "NO"! I wish I was brave enough to have it done. I think I will go for the 'Pob' on Thursday and then see how I feel further on into the summer. I might print off that pic though and see what my hairdresser thinks.

BalloonSlayer · 27/03/2012 18:04

I like the bob that nice midwife on One Born Every Minute has but I don't have a photo. I am scared of asking for it and getting the bob the cake-loving older midwife has got. The one that looks like a wig.

Catsmamma · 27/03/2012 18:11

i think mine is a bit like posh's in that photo BUT i have a swooshier longer front....i think i might be on profile if anyone wants a peek

when i go I ask for short and croppy around the edges, but no cutting off the length for the sides, shaped around ears, but not too exposed and keep the angle from jaw back up to ear

...and i tell them to get the hell away if they start with the thinning scissors....my hair goes too floofy if they contemplate layers or thinning, it's quite fine and needs a bit og weight behind it.

Catsmamma · 27/03/2012 18:12

i am there...and excuse the roots! Blush

cocolepew · 27/03/2012 18:17

I'm growing my hair at the moment, from short at sides and back with long swooshy fringe. Looking around me I'm panicking at having a mum-bob! I'm going to put it in a scruffy side parting and have a longish choppy fringe.

cocolepew · 27/03/2012 18:18

Ol' Aggie has some good styles

amothersplaceisinthewrong · 27/03/2012 18:22

I think I may have a Mum Bob.....