So it's been a year since I cut all my hair off into a pixie for the second time and thus commenced the second worst hair year of my life. Don't get me wrong, I love pixie cuts. But they're just not versatile enough for me. As soon as I make the chop that I've been obsessing about for months I immediately make plans to start growing it back. It's really hard going and I'm just going to share with you the stages and where I went horribly wrong!
The important thing to remember when growing out a pixie is you need to grow the front down and keep the back short to avoid getting an unfortunate mullet.
I woke up this morning with a bob (YAY!) which means this part of my journey is over. I would like to emphasise that I could have been at this point six months ago if I hadn't faffed around with all the different options!
Stage 1: Pixie Cut
Looking back I think I look really sweet but despite the smiles I spent a lot of this day crying! I crave the feeling of chopping hair off but as soon as it's done I don't know what the hell I'm supposed to do with it. I immediately resolve to begin growing it.
Stage 2: Headbands and highlights
I coloured the ends of my hair and used serum and dry shampoo to trick people into thinking it was longer. Okay, to trick ME into thinking it was longer. Nobody else gave a shit. It's a good way to weaken the ends of your hair and stunt growth. At this point I have to keep trimming the back so I don't get a mullet as my hairline is incredibly low.
Stage 3: Go Green
Still not sure why I did this but I loved it. My husband did not. Colouring my hair distracted me from growing it, although I will say bleaching the will to live out of your hair is possibly NOT the best way to get maximum growth. I do love this hairstyle though that I learned from growing it out last time - twisting and pinning random bits of hair away from your face to give the impression of length.
Stage 4: Haircut
I'm brunette again. I loved this haircut for all of two days until I realised there was no way on earth I would be able to style it like this myself.
Stage 5: Nearly there!
By the power of henna I was ginger again. AAAHH I was so nearly there look at that length! It was basically a bob! So what I decided to do was shave a massive patch off the side of my head in a DIY undercut. Good move, Ellie.
Stage 6: Mohawk
So because my growing out mission was nearly complete I decided to shave both sides of my head and get a mohawk. As you do. I actually adored this haircut for a fair few weeks
Stage 6: The Era of Scarves
So many scarves. When I don't style my mohawk I look like the mum from Home Alone. Pins and scarves it is, forever and ever. Also brunette again. Growing out my fringe seems like a good move at this point to gain the illusion of length.
Stage 7: Sideswept undercut
Some days this looks awesome and some days it looks truly horrendous. I'm still having to trim the back to prevent weird low hairline growth.
Stage 8: A BOB
I'm still pinning the back because of my freaky hairline but today marks the day I leave the pixie behind. Freeeeeeeeeedoooommmmmm.
So there you have it. While most people would see a big chop as a chance to grow out some fresh undamaged hair, I clearly see it as an opportunity to bleach, highlight, colour and shave the crap out of my hair.
If I start musing about chopping again please refer me to this year of hair hell.
Happy growing!
