DO I REGRET CUTTING MY HAIR?!?!
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- Have I made a huge mistake? If you're thinking about making a drastic hair change, this video might just save you from making the same mistake. At first, I was feeling myself and loving the new look. But now???? I'll be sharing my honest thoughts and feelings, as well as the challenges I've faced with maintaining my new hair. Don't miss it!
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Hey! Welcome to the comment section! If you've ever made a big change to your appearance, you know that it can be both exciting and nerve-wracking. In this video, I wanted to share my personal experience with you, and I hope it is helpful to you if you are thinking of making a big change!
But I want to make it clear that regretting a hair transformation doesn't make you any less beautiful or confident. It's okay to change your mind and embrace a new look. And then to have mixed feelings afterwards!
If you're going through a similar experience or have any tips on how to maintain bleached hair, feel free to share in the comments. Let's support each other and remember that beauty comes in all forms.
I am a licensed hairdresser with 25 years behind the chair and I love all your content. I love your highlights but I love your virgin color the best. I would love to see you grow the highlights out, or maybe not do as many highlights AND I would like to see how your hair would curl with some pretty heavy layers in it. I have curly hair - definitely brought on by hormonal issues. The older I get, the curlier it gets. I always wore my hair pretty much one length down to my waist with just a little layering at the bottom but I have recently started cutting it a little longer than yours now but I have really heavy layering from the crown down and my curls have really taken off but they are a softer bigger curl. The longer my hair gets, the curlier it gets, which I know sounds strange because my hair is really heavy and you would think the weight of the hair would pull the curl out but it just goes to show how strong the curl pattern is from the scalp. Can't wait to see what you do next. Love your videos!!!!
Havent read all the comments but im with her on this one. You took such a brave step with the chop AND highlights to learn about high porosity hair.
As a low porosity med density med thickness Brown Portuguese Male hair your step was so brave that i envy you.
XxX hope you decide soon XxX
I agree. My experience is that most stylists do not realize that fine, wavy/curly hair responds positively to layers. My hair is very similar to Courtney's hair. My previous stylist cut it dry and gave me layers all around, plus face framing. I moved out of state and my new stylist cuts it wet, does face framing, and holds the partings low around my head for slight layering. I really need more layering, but she is hesitant and that never really happens to the degree I am expecting. I am a former stylist so I have a pretty good sense of the amount of layering that is optimal, but it is difficult to explain if the stylist has not worked with curly hair from the cut through the application of appropriate styling products, diffusing, and scrunching. The layering I am referring to is not drastic at all, but just involves cutting a guide for the length, then cutting a shorter top layer, then graduating down (angled cutting) based on that top layer. Then cut very slightly shorter to frame the face. This type of cut helps the back curl or wave more easily and that is where hair tends to be is a little less curly. I prefer wet, precision cutting, because dry is not as accurate as wet. With dry cutting there will usually be long strands to snip after the first styling. Courtney, your hair is gorgeous as is, but your explanation of your experience with recently shorter, highlighted hair is understandable. I think the length looks so perfect on you! It draws attention to your lovely face and healthy skin. ❤️
I totally agree with you. I have thick, heavy, curly hair. Every time I try to let it grow without layers I regret it. The curls stretch out and look awful. I can’t even use magnetic rollers on it, the style falls flat.
I had been battling my hair the last several months and couldn’t figure out why. I thought of cutting it short but then it hit me: layers. Duh. 🙄😂 I knew better.
My hair was to my mid back. My hairdresser only cut off a couple of inches (my hair is still past my shoulders) and she added layers. And my curls sprang up. It was like a miracle. I love my hair again! And I can still put it in a high pony/pineapple to get it off my face.
I do color it and because I’m in my 50s, I need lighter hair so she adds highlights around my face. It works and doesn’t damage my hair as bad as a full head of highlights.
I highly recommend layers for anyone struggling with their curls. It helps.
May I ask a professional question? In your opinion do you think it’s absolutely necessary for a curly hair person to get cuts from someone who specializes in dry curl cuts?
@@LadyKC67 I'm in my 50's and I agree about layers. I learned 2 years ago that my dry, thick, coarse hair isn't just a head full of cowlicks! All those "licks" were curls trying to group together. I still don't have a hairdresser to help but I have learned so much through this channel (and others). Hormonal hair is a bugger, at any stage of life.
I absolutely love this short length on you, it’s added youth to your face!
Awe, thank you so much!
Courtney looks cute with highlights. She also looks beautiful with her natural color. Lucky 🍀 her, she can’t go wrong!
Awe, thank you!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE your new hair! The blond really brightens your face. And I love the hairstyle.
Yeah, she has that nice glow in her face now with that blond. 👍🏼
You have totally validated my experience with highlights- and helped me with my decision to stick with my virgin color (my hair is so much like yours in every way) 🙏🏻😁
I think transitioning to a balayage would be cool to watch.
👀👀 Great idea!
Yes! How to have a graceful grow-out would be helpful for so many folks
New color really brightened your face and looking much younger, not purely due to short cut. I like to see your hair a little bit shorter , that will be really cute on you
Love your new haircut! Looks great on you!
I would love to see a grow out process to get back to your natural hair. That is currently what I am planning to do and would love some inspiration.
Great idea!
I've been home coloring my hair for 50 years and am going grey, which I'm not ready for! But it has changed my hair in many ways. I have fine, thick, low porosity hair and combined with the greys, my hair just isn't taking color, or product, as well. That's when I fell into the curly girl thing. I've always thought my hair was straight with annoying kinks, & ugh, nappy tangles...until I did this. Now it's a 2c to even a 3b-kinky waves w/skinny coils. It's about mid-back & layered. I think about cutting my hair about every 2-3 washes so I get what you're saying. Just wacked off 3-4" about 3 weeks ago. Anyway, not quite like yours but enough that I rely on your "experiments" to guide my own journey.
You have gorgeous hair and I envy the color, natural or bleached. Beautiful long but I do think the shorter style suits you. As for highlights, you're lucky because you know your hair so well and can make adjustments. As has been said below, maybe just go for face-framing as you grow it out-or truly, do whatever you want to do. It's your hair and I'm a huge proponent for not listening to naysayers and doing what makes you happy, especially for hair!
It's an interesting thing through life how our hair changes. I never had wavy hair in my youth but menopause suddenly created waves in my highlighted hair. So experimenting and learning how to handle it has been "interesting" for sure. Now add to the mix, as I grow older, Greys, silver tones and hair thinning. Hair struggles are real and finding a hairdresser that understands is not easy either. Thanks for sharing your hair tips. 🤩😍
Hope you find a good hair stylists! It certainly is a journey! And thank you so much!
Oh my! Mandy, I have the same issues. I color my gray roots. My hair is fine and losing density. Menopause or stress (moving 2 states away and building a house) who knows what the cause? My hair is so complicated 😫
I like this new length on you. I think your curls are liking it, too. I am curious to see how more layering in your shorter cut wound look.
I can relate to the long hair struggles. My hair will get caught in everything from zippers to seatbelts, if I don't carefully tuck it out of the way. Despite this, I love long hair.
Thank you so much!! Oh the long hair conudrum!
I love the highlights and the length!!!
Really enjoy your channel.
It really separated the waves ! Agreed again ☝️
Please don't abandon us low porosity girls 😞
I certainly won't be!
As someone with long hair, I relate to this so much.
Thank you! Appreiciate this!
I preferred your natural color, but love it shorter!
I am so happy with your hair experiment since I am a shorter colored hair girl. Loving seeing what products work for you now. I say stay with highlights to experiment more!!
Thank you! I love this feedback and that this has been helpful for you too!
I go through phases of wanting long, then getting sick of it and wanting short, then wanting long again lol it never ends 😂 but I love your short and am about ready for a cut soon…! I also live in Florida and prefer shorter in summer and longer in fall/winter.
Ah that makes sense to go with the seasons like that!
I would love to see a grow out process!
Thanks for the feedback!
My hair is similar to yours, it is shoulder length, fine and highlighted. So I want to be selfish and say keep it 😆 highlights are definitely work though. I use bond treatments, protein and deep conditioner most weeks then need a leave in most days through my ends. I do like my hair though, I have layers in mine though which I think encourages the curl pattern to be higher
I've experienced a similar feeling toward my natural hair color. Before the curly girl method, my hair was thing and frizzy and tended to be greasy. So, coloring it made it feel more special. I thought my hair color wasn't very special. Then I did the CGM, my hair got (to me) insanely beautiful and I don't want to change its color again! (I mean, never say never but it wouldn't come from the same place of "I don't really like my hair I want it to change!").
Totally understand this!!! I came to love my God given color through the wavy/curly hair journey!
I've been following you for 2 years now and our journeys are very similar. I have a 19 month old. 2 weeks ago I chopped off my hair. While the cut was not exactly what I wanted (I wanted shoulder length hair and the stylist gave me a sharp A-line bob and I ended up cutting it again at home into just a short bob, I think I cut off like 8 inches). I loooove having short hair. My hair was so thick and heavy, I was having neck problems. But it feels better now! I think it's good to cut your hair off, it's a good exercise in not being too attached to your hair and it's a great reset. It's also been amazing for my waves! They were so weighed down so they just sprang up! And all of a sudden it's holding the waves. My last wash day lasted for 4 days with no refresh! (Usually it would only last 1 and refreshing is impossible.) But it's been so fun. The volume has been impressive too! If you want to chop your hair off, just try it! Hair grows back.
Also, thanks to you, my stylist said my hair was incredibly healthy. Almost too healthy, she said 😂
I love your new cut and color and I love the waves. I think you would get way more bounce back and more curls if you added some layers... unicorn cut? :D
I think you look prettier with the shorter hair. I like the blonde on you too. I’m loving the Pacifica Coco Bond leave in mask. Great wave formation and I don’t even need a rinse out with it. My hair is high porosity from color, not bleach.
Dye it close to your natural color and let the highlighted hair grow out while your hair gets long again. I plan to donate mine once it's longer, cut, and repeat. I would love to see how your hair does short without changing the color. I have no idea what to expect after cutting my hair. My goal is butt length, so it can still have some length after a 12 inch cut.
I like your hair both longer and "shorter." I think it's all just a personal choice. Your hair, in my opinion, looks fuller now. When our hair is very long, the weight tends to pull it down.
I also used to have very long hair, like you, I constantly had tangles .... I don't think shoulder length is "short." I feel it's a flattering length for most because it helps people focus on our eyes.
For what it's worth, I thought your natural hair color was just lovely!
Thank you!
Your hair looks great. I have enjoyed watching your videos dealing with high porosity hair. I don't bleach my hair but I do color it an auburn color. So it's pretty high porosity. I think you should do whatever makes you happy. Maybe keep the highlights going for a little while and see where it takes you. Unless your hair gets too unhealthy of course. Thanks for all you do, Courtney!
Thank you! I appreciate this!
I'd love to see you go back to Virgin hair and see how the change in length plays out. Often wavy/curly folks need more length for the waves/curls to come out (contrary to the classic notion that length weighs it down.
Thanks for the feedback! Appreciate it!
You inspired me to cut my hair and I’m so thankful you did. My hair is thick and heavy. Every time I’ve tried to grow it long without layers I’ve regretted it. And yet I did it with my curls. I was so frustrated with my hair, it wouldn’t hold good curl and I had a lot of the same struggles you had. I went to my hairdresser (who is AMAZING) and I didn’t even know what to ask for. I needed help was all I knew. 😂
Anyhow, my hair was to my mid back. She only took off a couple of inches but she added layers and it made an incredible difference. My curls sprang up and they look gorgeous, either left natural or done with magnetic rollers (my favorite). But the layers were long enough that I can still put it in a pineapple/high pony and it still looks cute. So I have the best of all worlds. 😂
As far as highlights, my hair is basically the same color as yours. And I’ve always hated it on me. I get it colored a brownish red (that does less damage than bleach) but I need highlights because of my age (50s) so she does a few around my face and it works. There isn’t as much to “bond repair” like an entire head of highlights and when I look in the mirror I have the lightening I need for my older face.
Just some ideas that might help you decide what to do with your own hair. I do recommend some layers, it helps the curls spring up. Even longer layers help the weight.
So that’s my $.02 FWIW. 😂
Thank you!!!
This video was very helpful to me on something you may not have even planned for it to be helpful on!! I too got pregnant in 2021 and had my beautiful daughter in 2022. My curls while I was pregnant were amazing and my hair grew out so well. Fast forward my low porosity virgin hair isn’t as curly anymore and I don’t know why I didn’t think about it before but you helped turn on the little light bulb 💡 for me, HORMONES!!!! I’m still breast feeding my daughter and she’s just over 9 months old. My hormones still haven’t returned to normal which makes sense as to why my hair is being so difficult!! I was blaming my hair being longer so I did get it trimmed up but no change, hormones are definitely the culprit!!! Thank you!!!
Oh goodness!!! Yes hormones will do all sorts of crazy things to our hair! Ugh! Gotta love it! lol
I have a very similar hair type to you and natural color. I let mine grow out to 100% virgin and then I decided to bleach it and do a balayage. Instantly, my hair was more difficult to manage, less curly, and I found myself missing how my natural color looked on me. I’m now back on the journey of growing my virgin color back out!!
Nice to hear your perspective. I've lived with very long hair and a pixie cut. I have experienced pattern changes from pregnancy. I was much tighter curl pattern before my second child. I also lost a lot of density which meant no long hair and won't grow beyond shoulders otherwise I'll have thinning ends. I'm naturally black and went a Blonde/brown - bleach definitely dried my hair out and curls were not great! But the interesting thing for me was cutting all my length off and going pixie actually helped bring back my old curl pattern - however some points to add I have made big lifestyle changes which have impacted my hair that has helped with regrowth and quality. I think you have decide on a length that fits into your lifestyle and this changes depending on what you are looking for. Some people find long hair a lot of work while others find short hair the same. I like having short hair. I don't find it's that demanding. When I had long hair though it was not in great condition I would tend to put it into a ponytail.
I had highlights years ago and i felt my hair strands straw-like at times. I stopped dyeing it because it started feeling straw-like even without bleaching it and using semi-permanent hairdye.
Now I'm going through a different phase which is going grey on top of being wavy, but it's been liberating. My hair feels so much better.
There's a thing with the hormones. I'm going through perimenopause.
Oh yes! Hormones can play a huge role!
I donated 8" last week. I could not let it go any longer, I was so over it! I had a panic attack in the chair bc of the initial shock but once I got home and fixed it myself I was in love with the short hair.
It does help when we can style it the way we prefer!! That is quite bit! Thank you for donating! I love this!
This is a great look and you pull it off 100%. 👌
Look forward to seeing which hair-path you'll choose in the future. 🥰
Thank you so much!!
It's been 3 years since I last highlighted my hair. Yes, I do miss it, but I would rather have healthy hair. Your hair looks beautiful anyway! However, I loved your natural hair color best. I think you should grow it out, but have it dyed close to your natural hair color so the roots do not make you crazy during the process.😍
Thank you!
Selfishly, I'd like to see you go back to your natural hair color and either grow it out as is or work with different ways to shape it while it grows. I have a few wonky curl sections that end the curl sticking straight out since cutting mine that I haven't quite figured out how to make "behave" yet, whether it's just the length they are or how I'm styling. That said, it feels SO much healthier. But I was surprised to learn that diffusing really isn't much faster, even with my hair 8" shorter. Just to see, I tried one day to blow dry my hair straight instead (gasp). It was much faster, but my kids said I looked like Snape from Harry Potter, and hubby didn't love it either. So I'm on this curly journey to stay. :) I'd like some day 2/3 refresh guidance with the shorter length and tips/demonstration for getting more volume/root lift on air dry days. Thanks for all you do to share your hair journey with us! You're a happy corner of the internet I enjoy visiting!
Thank you for the feedback! The wonky section can be trouble some! Transitioning is tough too and a journey! But thank you! I love that last line your put about this being a happy corner of the internet! Yay!! That's my goal!
I love this feedback! You've inspired me to also grow out/donate my hair. I've been toying with the idea of also getting highlights so this video was really helpful
Hi Courtney, grow out your hair,and keep the highlights. I loved your long hair,your highlights are pretty. It will be fun to watch your hair journey. 👱♀️
Thanks for the feedback!
I just got my hair highlighted for the first time since I started using the Curly Girl method. My hair only has a very slight wave if I let it air dry.(2A or B). My ends are not dry and my hair feels healthy. I am so glad to have found your channel. It has helped me with technique and products to try. Right now I am using Ion volume shampoo and curl conditioner and sometimes clarifying with a tea tree conditioner but I still wash after that. I am using Twisted Sista leave in conditioner, then TS curl activating cream, TS gel. Then I plop with the Perfect Hair Towel, thanks for recommending as my microfiber one needed replacing and this one is so much better. I carefully apply a root booster after I plop and diffuse per your method. I have other products but right now Twisted Sista is working for me. I even have the curl reactivator although I rarely use it because after sleeping on my satin pillowcase my hair looks like🎉🎉 it did when I went to bed. I get 4 or 5 days before I have to shampoo.
I am 70 years old but still love all things hair and makeup!
Love this!
@@SwavyCurlyCourtney as you know, it’s a process! I was blow drying and the using a curling wand. Can we say FRY. My hair stayed pretty healthy because I conditioned but this is so much better and humidity doesn’t bother it.
Well I haven't bleached/highlighted my hair in around 15 years. But I do color over my grey. Some tips and tricks for color-treated hair that doesn't involve bleach, but to help maintain color added on top, would be something that I'm looking for. If you want to go that route I would be appreciative, if not... if someone has some youtube recommendations for curly/wavy and color-treated hair I would love it.
For anyone who decides to comment that "I should just grow my grey out", please respect that I don't want to. I've gone "mostly blonde" before. I know what I like with light hair and I do not like the look. Thank you.
I really like your new cut. The fact that you helped children is such an amazing plus. One option could be to work toward another donation!
It sounds like you are not really enjoying the highlights, so I would recommend letting them grow out myself. Your hair is lovely any way you wear it, so I would do what makes you most happy. 💛
Awe thanks I appreciate this!
Use an ombré style for your highlights if you choose to keep highlighting. With an ombré, you will have very highlighted ends, and the top half of your hair will be natural, and blended in the middle. It will mean that you can grow your hair as long as you want without it looking weird, and you can stretch out your hair cuts and maintenance highlights much much longer. Hope that helps.
Considering this for the future!
Add in the cost of extra products to maintaining the highlights. You always look great, so do whatever sparks you joy. I’m afraid of dying my hair since I’m a natural red and my color isn’t easy to dye back to, and I really don’t like the idea of spending that money on hair instead of vacations.
Content-wise teaching people how to handle growing out damaged hair is likely super helpful. You’ll be coming at it from years of experience in this world of wavy curly hair, and many will be entering this journey as beginners. Seeing your frustrations and what you’ve learned to do through the messy parts may be really helpful.
But either way, your beautiful soul shines through in any color of hair, and if adding in joy and adventure to your hair journey will make keeping up the content more joyful, then go for it!
Thank you so much! I appreciate all of this! And yes, there is certainly an additional costs with highlights!
The biggest lie I believed about wavy curly hair was that I was only supposed to wash my hair once a week or I'd be damaging my hair. I find my hair and scalp need to be washed every other day and it's never looked better! Thanks for another great video!!
My hair literally got curlier at the crown, too, after having my son! He's almost 18mos and I've still got spirals there!
Ohhh interesting!
Hi Courtney. Proud of you for donating your hair to such a good cause. Would love to watch you continue to have highlights and how you cope. It was because of you I started the cgm. I started having highlights in my hair as the grey started to come through. I can now say Im blonde. But identify with freak out my hair has after the bleach. The other thing I have found is because our weather is so damp here in England I only have to go outside for a short time and I am left with head of frizz. Help!
God bless and keep up the great work. Xx
Thank you so much!!! As far as the frizz goes unfortunately, you can't get rid of all the frizz 😒 But these videos show what I suggest!
5 Factors of Frizz with the Way Curly Hair Journey: th-cam.com/video/9bi2wKzenT8/w-d-xo.html
Lets Talk About Wet Frizz: th-cam.com/video/T7x3GKcH8Fc/w-d-xo.html
Your channel is giving me the (much needed) inspo to get back in there and go for it with curly hair! Have you tried Bumble and Bumble products? I was considering but I don't have much information on them and I am going with cheaper products to start with and have gone into your archives for great advice!
As a person who has never liked thier natural color and has highlighted hair I understand the struggle. For me it is worth it with the color I have now . My hair is short but I have accepted it. Thank you for your video.
Awe, thank you!! 🥰🥰 The struggle is real! lol
I chopped my hair after my second baby, he was a hair puller and wearing it up all the time was giving me headaches. It's so hard to resist the temptation to chop it with the PPD hair shed anyway. 😂 I really think when you get enough grow out you should go for that wavy/curly pixie you've talked about wanting. ❤ It would look SO cute on you!
Awe, thank you!!! I do love a pixie! lol And the hair pulling is so tough!
I had mixed thought when I did something similar - I think it’s only natural. About 18 months ago I got my hair cut to a similar length and also dyed it red - something I always wanted to do. I absolutely love the length and have cut it a little shorter now but the red was just far too much to maintain so I’m growing it out. It was a super fun experiment but I’m just too lazy to keep up a red hair routine 😂
That is tough to maintain, especially when there is quite a differecnce between what you dyed and your natural!
Over the last year, I've cut about 22" off of my hair. My hair is about as long as yours is right now. I had it highlighted when it was longer and I hate it because it is really dry and knotted all the time. I'm still dealing with bleached ends but I'm looking forward to having that all grow out again. Since I'm pretty gray it isn't exactly what I would prefer but better than all the knots. It sounds like you feel the same way about it. I think the length you're having right now looks super cute on you. If you're having as many struggles to get through the tangles as I do, you might be better off not highlighting your hair anymore. The color and hightlights do look very good on you though. Having said that, I'd love to see your curls in their natural state, no color or highlights. Grow it out and rock the transition as balayage. ❤️👌
I am a proponent of natural hair color! But the highlights are cute. 😊
I used to keep my hair quite long, but it was naturally straight. Pregnancy/postpartum hormones (I’m guessing) made my hair slowly turn wavy, and that’s when I found your channel! I have never kept it long while wavy, and I am trying to decide if I should let it grow or not.
The hormone definitly play a role! Decisions decisions!
I love your hair this length.
Thank you!
Im donation my hair to almost a year ago and the big changes is that i have less detangel and my hair looks better then it looks before.
That is so awesome! Thank you for donating! Yes, I think less tangles is a huge positive!
I would try transitioning to less highlights. All that color does make it more prone to knots. What about painted highlights towards the middle and ends of your hair. I think it’s called biolage or something close to that.
Thanks! That's a great tip!
I do lived in bayalage once a year and it grows out great and low maintenance. Before color I did a bond treatment and didn’t wash it after for a few days after color. I just kept adding oils and leave in to mid length to ends . At first wash I used L’Oréal bond concentrate followed by the shea moisture protein masque. I had really good results and my hair feels back to normal. I think maybe it depends on how many highlights you have and how long it had to process too 🤷♂️?
I would love to watch you grow out your hair minus the highlights. But whatever path you choose will be fun to observe.
Awe thank you! Appreicate the feedback!
You can always try and find wavy hair extensions to have the long hair on the days when you miss it and want it back.
True!
Hey Courtney, I have subscribed and been watching tons of your videos since I embarked on the CGM 2 weeks ago. I love your entertaining information style. I have to say I LOVE this hair length for you!!! Like it better than longer hair on you. And it seems so much easier to take care of. Your hair looks amazing. I can't wait to have such shiny, silky locks.
Thank you sos much!!!
Hair is an adventure 🤷♀️
I promised myself I was done coloring and was going back to my natural dark… from my beloved red/copper… so I put in a semi permanent deep red to start the transition…
Nope. A week later I did a lil bleach bath and popped back in the copper…
Roots be damned I love it too much
Your right! It is an adventure!!! A jourey for sure!
I may not be the only one who has suggested this, but maybe you could put lowlights of your natural hair color in your hair. It might be an easier transition for you. Also I just cut my hair and now it's too short to pineapple. How do you sleep with yours now?
I'm partial to longer hair, but you have to do what's best for you. Sometimes I love my long hair. Other times? I want to have it chopped off.
Thank you!
I have been growing out my natural color since 2020. I always loved my natural color, I just didn't love the white hairs that started popping up and started dyeing my hair to cover the gray. Now I am loving the blend of white and brown as it has grown out. I still have a couple inches of dyed hair at the ends. I had to remove an inch or so myself last month when I got too close to the gas rice cooker and incinerated the ends. I was worried they would start to split. I don't have a problem with split ends and didn't want to develop one. Your hair is beautiful short or long, but I really love the honey color of your natural hair. I find short hair frustrating since I have to tie my hair up for work and it's much easier with long hair.
Puberty brought me curls and menopause has taken them away. I've been wearing my hair curly since the age of 19, and it became part of my identity. For the last 7 years or so I've seen my curls depart to the point where I'm wondering if I even need to use a curly hairdresser any more. Mind you, in that time I've been diagnosed with a couple of autoimmune diseases, for which I take lots of medication for, and I've stopped colouring my hair. So I'm thinking it may be a combination of everything. Would it be weird for me to purchase a curling iron?!
Puberty brought me waves, and menopause made my hair crazy curly. I would give anything to have my wavy hair back - the grass is always greener, eh?
I think you look great with your new hair cut.
Awe, thank you!
I selfishly want to ask you to color your hair to help me with mine! 😂 I have to color mine due to the multitudes of gray hairs I have and it really alters my curl pattern. I really have to work at it after I color my hair for about 3-4 weeks until it kind of goes back to normal. But by then I’m ready to color again! I tried going gray and I’m just not ready for that 😆 Is it a different process for colored hair rather than highlighted hair or could I use your tips as well? BTW, I think your natural hair was beautiful! But your highlights look great too. Do what makes you happy. Either way you will be helping someone and you’ve branched out to be able to help even more people! Thank you for helping me to love my hair! I found you in March 2020 right when the pandemic started and have been curly ever since!
I do trust my stylist to do highlights, but I do not have the patience to sit in the salon for the amount of time it would take to get it done. Plus, I have started to go gray a bit, so that is mother nature's own highlights. I will watch what you do with your hair, but I will only be a bystander and not participate in the short hair & highlights.
I love your new hair length.
Thank you!
How did you get your hair to "virgin more healthy" hair previously? Maintain trims and grow out the bleach/highlight color? Or did you grow it all out and then chop? I feel like it would be more interesting to see maintain trimming without maintaining the color, as in let the color get smaller and smaller with time. Plus it's kind of fun to measure the growth based on the color left maybe 🤷🏽♀️ also, how can you use the growing out colors without adding more? Like is there a way to do that? I've seen root sprays but not sure how that would work with bleach/ lighter colors.
Please, what's your hair type? Is it 2B? What are its density, width and porosity, please? Just so I can compare and determine if my hair would behave the same, similar or different, please!
To begin with, your hair looks great regardless of the length. My hair right now is mid-back length. For me it is way too long. Before Menopause, my hair was straight and I had it both pretty long and a pixie cut. My hair has always grown pretty fast so I never had a problem cutting or growing it at my whim. Later years I found I preferred it on the shorter side (between chin and shoulder). Now that my hair is wavy/curly, I am finding that I like it better a little on the shorter side. At my next cut, I plan on getting about 3-4 inches cut to bring it up to the shoulder/collarbone. BTW, I also color my hair regularly.
Thank you! Longer hair is just harder to manage!
I had a lot of highlights back in the time. I did it every 3 months. Now I do it 1 time a year since I have children 😂 I miss the light blonde hair but I dont want the dry brittle hair...what to do? Back to light blonde or natural 😀 I feel you Courtney👍
I like the once a year idea lol
I’ve thinking about getting my hair cut off to my shoulders. It’s natural curly and it will be much easier to take care of. I have a bad back, so too have my hair long just takes up so much time and kills my back. Love you so these videos ❤❤
Sounds like a great plan especially with you your reasons why!
that's a very nice length on you
I wish I had known you sooner, I buy hair to make extensions :(
I had rod straight hair my whole life….until menopause! I’m now Curly Sue!😅
Oh hormones! Surprise! 🤪🤪
You would look great with a short bob
Soooo, that's why I'm struggling so much with tangles?? My hair is down to my butt.
Ohhh yeah that can definitly contribute! You got some length!
I love your current length❤️
Thank you so much!
It like lovely either way
When are you going to review trepadora hair products ? Love your oppinion on their products.
Thanks for the recommendation! I will look into the products!
I think we are both destined 2a but hey it can still be Nice
I would like to see you with chin length hair and your natural color but you do you 🙏
Hello. Love your videos. I was wondering if you could do a review of the L’Oréal elvive dream length curls products. If you have already done this, I apologize. If so, would you mind sending me the link? Thank you!
I have not but thank you for the recommendation!
Okay so I have a really weird question which is unrelated to this video or... well... any video 😅 I do not use heat on my hair, but I was wondering if there is still a benefit to using heat protectant spray. Like would it be a lightweight way of sealing out extra moisture/preventing your hair cortex... or something... from swelling? I know it would not work as a sunscreen/UV blocker, but you know how your hair is nice inside and then you go outside and things go wrong? I was wondering if heat protectant could work as an anti-frizzing spray instead. I have super thin hair and run from anything heavy, so I was just wondering if I could do a little spray and go action!!! I was by no means a chemistry scholar in highschool, so if there is a really obvious answer here... I am not going to find it on my own 😂😂 Anywhos - maybe you could try it out for a video? Texas is humid, right? I was just thinking if I ever go somewhere really humid like the Philippines it would be nice to have an "anti-poofing" spray on hand. I doubt this experiment would have been worthwhile in the past for you, but now your hair's porosity is higher like mine... hehe... have I sold you on the idea? 🤭
Omg I love it 🥰
This length suits you. Grow out the highlights. Your natural color is nicer.
Thanks for the recommendation!
Balayage and then go natural or keep it balayage with more length.
Great tip!
Thanks for sharing your honest experience and opinions Courtney 😊 From listening to you it felt to me that you had had (and are having) your experience with your choices and are ready to let go of the stressors you've created with your 'fling'😂😂😂 It's Pretty, but to me not nearly as PRETTY as your virgin hair. Also, I think you look gorgeous in long and short hair 😊
Awe, thank you so much!! Haha loved how you put this! lol
Short shag or pixie???
Hi. I like your hair as it is now
Thank you!
All your highlight issues with tangles and curl family divorces, are exactly why I never highlighted my hair after the last time in my late 20’s. They were always fun in the initial look but so many dysfunctional curl families. 😏
My mom has a wonderful saying that fits here: sometimes you have to go back to find out why you left. 😉
Excited to see where you go from here.
Oh great advise from your mama!
@@SwavyCurlyCourtney 😊
I think it was wise cutting your hair after baby! There is quite a bit of post parfum hairloss about 6 months after birth and you’d need to cut it anyways…
Yes!!! This too!
Try a mid length.
Can I be completely honest? I don't mind your colour, it suits you well. Now, as for the cut.... from the beginning I didn't care for the cut itself. I much prefer the way your hair was being cut previously. It's not about the length but the layering or lack of.