Haircut today - first time in a salon in 5 years! What shall I have done??

[LazyMareofEastown]

Have been cutting/colouring my own hair for years after endless disappointing "mum" cuts that bore no reflection to what I'd asked for.

Hair is medium texture, loads of it. I usually wave it with straighteners but there's so much if it it's becoming a pain in the arse. Ends are a bit fried.

Don't know what to do with my fringe. Every time I grow it out I feel not like me anymore and cut it back in.

The ubiquitous blunt lob feels like a safe bet. Looks good when worn wavy. I don't mind spending 15 mins on a morning doing it.

If I had more nerve and a cooler job I'd get a modern shag maybe like the pics attached. Worried I might look a bit like I'm in Def Leopard though.

What would you get?

Forgot to attach pic of my hair.

I would lighten it up by having lots of longish layers put in, and I would also have them thin out your fringe.

Your hair is gorgeous. There’s so much of it! I think a shag would look amazing

Thanks both.

I'm afraid of layers after surviving many mushroom cuts in the past but it all being the one length isn't great either. I love volume and texture (hate my hair straight) so think layers are going to be a good move.

This is basically what I'm talking about. Layers but none of them above the ear.

Make sure you tell them you don't want blunt layers. I have similar hair to you and avoided layers for ages cos i looked like a Christmas tree! Now they seem to understand!!!

Dropdead I can relate 🎄🤣.

That's a lovely cut Aqua - love the fringe too.

Don't change it too much! The cut Aquamarine suggested would look lovely. Your hair is stunning btw and a gorgeous colour.

Any update? Pleeaaasse...

Here it is. Very happy. It has so much more volume and texture and doesn't just hang like curtains around my face.

The fringe is a wee bit short and choppy and is giving me ever so slight Courteney Cox in Scream 3 vibes 🤣 but it'll be the perfect length in about two weeks.

Gorgeous! It looks very Christina Hendricks in your pic.

I'm too late to the party to comment OP but you have gorgeous hair anyway and the haircut is a 10/10, I'd be thrilled with that!

Fabulous! Love it!

Lovely! Did you have it coloured too?
(Selfishly hoping it's a box dye - because then I could ask you what it is! I really like it)

Fab! Style and colour.

Thanks all. I'll take a Christina Hendricks comparison any day of the week 😆.

Jofra it's a mix of a few different L'Oréal Majirel dyes - I just buy them from ebay and mix in random ratios at home so couldn't tell you what they were. Sorry 🙁.

@LazyMareofEastown we have similar usernames and similar hair, except both of yours are better:) How do you get that lovely wave? Is it natural or do you use tongs?

Major hair envy OP! Looks great, and I hope you had a lovely relaxing time at the salon I too have cut my own hair for years and actually went to the salon post lockdown as a treat and had a great time

Mare - these waves were done by the stylist using a large barrel waving tong.

I can't master the tong without burning myself so do a shit version at home using my straighteners 🤣.

Looks great