Finding The Passion Again

I had been a little frustrated with my life recently, but thankfully passion is returning once more. No I haven't met a man, got a new job or won a heap of money. I just feel the blurred vision lifting and my passion for things I once loved, returning. It's great to feel the energy once more. I love my life while it moves forward. When it stands still though it takes on all the charm of a duckpond with too large a population. Stinky and fetid.

I spent the past few days reinvigorating myself. I whipped up some new body cremes, did a head to toe clay mask, whitened my teeth and started a novel regime with is supposed to make my eyelashes grow longer and thicker. Yeah we've all heard that before but at least once in your life you need to give it a try, even if only for the temporary hope it gives you. And you know what? A little bit of superficial self care can work wonders on your outlook. I think a final trip to the hairdresser for a new style will crown off my mini makeover and give me a boost.

After almost 10 years with long tresses I am feeling the urge once again to lop it off. I do this at least once a decade and instantly regret it. Not because the style is no good but because I realise that with my hair it's less manageable shorter than long. I have what is known in the hairdressing biz as 2A hair type. Very fine strands with useless level of curl that turns to frizz if you look at it. Now while having less of that hair on my head seems like the ideal solution, the reality is that at least long you always have the option of pulling it back in a pony tail and slicking it down. Making it, if not glamourously gorgeous, at least neat and tidy. Shorter however and the bad hair day can't be gotten away from. And lets not even talk about that icky inbetween length where only half of it pulls up into a tie and the facial fuzz hangs out.

But pics like these make me really want to go for a shorter style.

Aside from the fact these hairstyles are designed for asian hair they appeal to me because they all feature the same relaxed curl that my hair naturally has. At last a hairstyle designed to look like that. Here's an interesting phenomenon...

Asian women spend thousands every year to perm their hair into a relaxed curl or kink, and virtually none of their hairstyles take advantage of their naturally straight locks. Meanwhile caucasian women shell out big bucks to have poker straight hair to accomodate long, straight, thick hairstyles. Am I the only one who thinks they should just swap style books?

I've decided to go and see a Japanese hairdresser in town and get a professional opinion on a) whether my hair really is suitable for such a style and b) whether such a style would suit me. I had a Japanese hairdresser cut my hair about 5 years ago. He did a bang up job and it was the best haircut I ever had. But it was also a cut based on me having poker straight hair and I never can be bothered blow drying my hair. This time I will ask for cut that uses rather than rejects my natural hair. Here's hoping...