On My Latest Hair Cut

Since I've been back at school (late August) I have dyed and/or trimmed my hair several times.  Enough times to completely lose track of how many times it's happened.  I came to school with light brown hair.  Actually the result of having gone red from bleach blond, the dye didn't hold very long and just faded into brown which I actually liked better anyway.

After a few weeks of being here I decided that I wanted to dye it back to the red that I really didn't care much for in the first place.  But at the time I wanted a change and didn't know what else to do.  At any rate, three hair cuts, one bottle of "mahogany" red hair dye, and two small mixes of bleach later I ended up with this mess that I actually kind of miss now that my head is shaved (particularly now that the weather is beginning to cool here).

I was quite fond of this style for several reasons.  It was versatile in that I could change the lightness or darkness just by changing the side I parted it on.  I had also had one side shaved at this point so I also had the option of having a more edgy look or a more professional look (or at least as professional as one can be with two different colors on each side of their head).  And lastly I loved this style because it made it easier to come across as being more feminine on days when I felt like embracing my more androgynous side.

During an emotional and mental breakdown induced by a number of reasons involving stress from school, failing friendships, and a developing relationship, I decided it was time for me to buzz my head.  Quite frankly I enjoy not having to wake up any earlier to wash it and fix it like I did, but I do miss my last hair style.  I did come across a quote in a book that I'm reading (The Bohemian Manifesto by Lauren Stover) that goes, "Make no mistake, if you cut your hair or your mustache, you cut off part of your talent."  I really feel like that's a quote I will hold with me for quite some time.  And though I see part of the meaning as that you should not cut your hair, that to cut your hair is to remove your talent.  But the way I see it, it gives you the opportunity to grow new "talent."  To let in a new wave of inspiration by letting go of what you've already used.  My buzzing my hair, in a sense, was me removing all of my insecurities, the ones that triggered me to change my hair so many times in just four months.  And honestly I've felt more confident, and more inspired to write, since I shaved it.  Now this could be the result of having had the breakdown that triggered the change in the first place--but I'm going to stick with the idea that it was buzzing my hair that did it.

Best wishes,
~Quintion DeLoach