Salon de Bain Maria

I have always trimmed my bangs, since I could hold scissors. In kindergarten I had slash-y sideways bangs because I got my hands on scissors.  I am not afraid to cut my own hair.  Sometimes it looks as bad as that sideways bang trim in kindergarten, but sometimes it doesn't. But bangs are one thing and the whole head of hair is a different story.

Various times I have given myself haircuts throughout my life.  Most of the time when I chopped my own hair it had to do with economic necessity or lack of stylist I trusted.  Last year at this time it was a year since I had a haircut and my hair was really long and thick and hot and rolled up in a bun most of the time.  But last fall I started back to haircuts and I was enjoying the ease of caring for hair that had been professionally cut.

Then, enter the pandemic.  I haven't had a haircut since late January or early February.  I have trimmed bangs.  I couldn't stop myself from that if I wanted to. A scissors in my hand and snip snip.  But, the rest of the head in more daunting.  My arms aren't as flexible as they used to be.  My hair is thick.  But, case study of the clients who didn't catch Covid from their  stylist aside, I still don't feel comfortable going to a salon.  The risk is a bout the same as grocery shopping, but I feel that adding less risky behavior together equals more risky.  So, I haven't been to Great Clips.

My sister got thinning scissors.  She has been satisfied thinning her hair that way.  I ordered some.  I have had them for a while and tried them cautiously.  But Monday morning I decided that thick long hot hair was out.  I was doing a haircut.  So I did.  I mainly thinned and took a little length off (maybe an inch or two).  It doesn't look terrible.  It doesn't look great.  But it feels lighter, more comfortable.  I left enough to still ponytail it.  Overall, I am quite pleased.  I think I will be returning to Salon de Maria throughout the pandemic.