NYC City Guide: Best Cheap Haircut
If you're looking for a cheap haircut; i.e. under $50 for women, I highly recommend Tease on 2nd Avenue. I found Tease after finding a review in NY Magazine and have been going for the last few years. I usually get Jason but have had a few people and they're all good. But what makes the experience extra, extra special is their head massages while they wash your hair. Seriously. To die for. I'd take a head massage over complimentary tea any day. Last week I decided to take the plunge and chopped off all my hair. With a few celebrity photos I had compiled on Pinterest for reference, Jason was able to transform my hair from a safe but shapeless mid-length to a bold, curl embracing cut. Change your hair, change your life right? Perhaps with my age appropriate cut, I'll finally stop getting carded. The below photo was taken while my hair was still wet so not in its full curly glory but you get the idea.
The Verdict
Most of my coworkers liked my hair.. except my boss who told me I look like a 12 year old. I'd probably have to agree with him. oh well.
Ponderings
I got new glasses last weekend and bangs today. I think I love the glasses. I was really set on getting tortoshell glasses like my old ones in my profile picture but the specs on the frames were too distracting. So I settled for a thick, black pair. The Lens Crafter guy seemed to know what he was talking about and hopefully wasn't just pointing me to the most expensive pair. Hello Prada! And hello coughing up $375 after insurance discounts, etc. but at least they'll last a few years. I went straight to the "bold" section and didn't even try some of the more discrete options. But now I'm starting to wonder..
On my way home I realized my bangs were getting out of control so I stopped by this salon right near my apartment. I think she cut them too short but they'll grow back. She gave me the hard sell. So apparently I need a new straightener ($150 - ca - ching), some $350 hair treatment that lasts a few months (r - i - g - h - t), golden highlights, a few low lights, and of course, I hair cut. I settled on a $36 pre-blow dry Kérastase leave in conditioner and took her card (self esteem still in tact). This, by the way, is the most I've ever spent on a hair product and is probably why my "frizz-tastic" hair has been called out by ex-boyfriends and coworkers alike. Hmmm. Anyway, here are some pictures of the end result, or something like that. Don't say I don't give you anything. I thought it would be a nice break from funny pet videos. Wow.. insert joke about funny pets and my hair here ---
And in other news.. I moved on from being obsessed with Mariah Carey's "Obsessed" song to Shakira's"Shewolf" and just recently Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind." Can one analyze song obsessions like one analyzes dreams? And if so, what the hell would "Shewolf" mean. What is a shewolf? I ponder........