Let me just start by saying that I?m never happy with my haircut. I?m more-or-less a hair-cutting snob. I like to micromanage the cut (I?m even worse with color ? eek). Not too short, not too layered, not layered enough, the face fringe isn?t sitting right, it?s too flat on top, and on and on. Oh, and I expect the cut to air dry so perfectly that it gives me natural Gisele-like waves.
I know, I know, expectations lead to premeditated resentments. I’ve actually come to terms with the fact that I’ll likely be disappointed after a cut, and I’m OK with that.
But then the oddest thing happened: I went to see Anh Co Tran, LA-based hairstylist with a cult-like following due to his natural, effortless cuts, and I received THE BEST CUT I’VE EVER HAD. Not only did my hair look amazing the day I left the salon, it continued to look just as good as it did in the salon for the next six months while it grew out. Yes, I didn’t need another haircut for SIX MONTHS. Just to put this into perspective, my hair has a tendency to get really heavy and blunt, giving me zero wave, as it’s growing out, so I end up getting a trim every three months. But with Anh’s cut, my hair grew long and thick without the weightiness of haircuts-past, so it was still air-drying with my natural wavy texture. Even my face-fringe, which had basically grown out to the length of a lob (collarbone), still had decent movement, albeit it was definitely time to get that face-framin...