This is Beth. Unprepared to talk about the pixie, but I kinda like it so far.
(Five elements of the do to come.)
P.S. Looking forward to Liz’s December do…
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This is Beth. A year later, with Liz and Michelle.
November 30, 2012 saw the first changingthelocks.com post – Inspired by a six year old, kind of. Here it is:
The girl wanted an asymmetrical cut so we Googled it and told friends. Liz said people in Hollywood change their hair all the time, wouldn’t it be fun. . . So – crazy idea, new project: Liz and I will get new hairdos every month for a year and blog about it. Silly and irrelevant in this world of much seriousness and sadness, plus time consuming, but potentially fun, distracting, and hopefully entertaining.
The girl picked this pic to show the haircutter. Her $12 cut – not so short, not so red, and looks a bit like she cut it herself. But we like it.
The boy got his hair cut too, based on this pic.
P.S. (A year later) It has been silly and irrelevant in this world of much seriousness and sadness, plus time consuming, but also fun, distracting, and hopefully entertaining. Thank you Liz and Michelle!
This is Beth. Last year, after we started blogging but before we started cutting, I posted about what I was willing to do with my do. At that time I said no Kate (from Jon and Kate Plus Eight), yes Katy (Katy Perry blue bob, or any Katy Perry really).
I also drafted a post way back then when I met a woman whose do so moved me that I asked her if I could photo it. Kate agreed to the pic, and offered without prompting to send her inspiration/haircutter instruction image and did so immediately. She followed up with even more visual material. I like this woman. And her hair. I like everything about this story.
Kate at work:
Kate’s inspiration pic:
Past pics of Kate and more inspiration:
I hadn’t looked at the pictures in months. Now I realize that I’ve gotten pretty close to her do. Though it looks better on Kate, and she didn’t need a hair/blog project as impetus!
This is Beth. Reporting on Mohawk Month. I liked it. Others seemed to like it too. After the first day of feeling a little self-conscious on the elementary school playground, I settled in and enjoyed it.
At the bar:
At the ball:
With a bow:
Boring, down:
It grew out a bit and I played just a little with styling. At the beginning of the month:
Toward the end of the month:
And, the result of wearing a Little Cat B (cat-in-the-hat) hat on Halloween:
Comments:
From the girl-child the first day – “It needs to be spikier.” And, “Wear a skirt so you don’t look like a boy.”
From people at work – “You look young enough to pull it off.” “Flock of Seagulls.” “It’s the middle finger of haircuts.” “Girl on fire.” “Movie star.” “Billy Idol.”
I got a lot of positive comments about the color. Monica’s an artist.
After riding the elevator up to the dentist’s office with a woman and a teenager I encountered the woman a few minutes later in the bathroom. “I love your hair,” she said, “I didn’t want to say it in front of my son.”
The day I wore it down a friendly mom on the playground accused me of cheating. She was right. The following week she asked me where I work. When I told her she replied, “I knew you had a cool job!” Yes, yes I do – I’m a very lucky girl.
This is Beth. And it’s October.
1. The do—Mohawk.
Inspired by fine female celebrities:
And these guys:
My mohawk. . . well, you gotta see it. Monica’s an artist – she dyed and cut and coached me on how to do the do.
2. Music (what was playing at the salon during the doing of the do)—Couldn’t make out the music most of the evening, but by the end of the night heard the Ramones, including a nice version of “What a Wonderful World” by Joey Ramone. I learned from Wikipedia that it was released in 2002, after he died. Thanks Joel.
3. Drink (what I sipped at the salon during the doing of the do)—This month, whiskey. Just whiskey.
4. The Theory—From nymag.com: “Back in the seventies, the British punk-rock crew adopted the audacious spiky haired look to signify their rebellious, anti-establishment attitude. But now, everyone and their mother — literally, like Gwen Stefani and her son, Kingston — will sport a mohawk to say, “I’m so tough, you guys.” Athletes do it to look more fierce on the playing field (David Beckham, Andy Roddick), ex-members of boy bands do it in a sad attempt to appear less Teen Beat (Lance Bass, Joey Fatone) and Ke$ha does it because Ke$ha does as she pleases. In all cases, the mohawk (or more commonly, the faux-hawk) is deployed when a celebrity or a character in a movie wants to make a statement.”
More, from Wikipedia: “While the mohawk hairstyle takes its name from the people of the Mohawk nation, an indigenous people of North America who originally inhabited the Mohawk Valley in upstate New York, hairstyles bearing these names more closely resemble those worn by the Pawnee, rather than the Mohawk, Mohican, Mohican/Mahican, Mohegan, or other phonetically similar tribes. The association comes from Hollywood and more specifically from the popular 1939 movie, Drums Along the Mohawk starring Henry Fonda. The Mohawk and the rest of the Iroquois confederacy (Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Tuscarora and Oneida) in fact wore a square of hair on the back of the crown of the head. The Mohawk did not shave their heads when creating this square of hair, but rather pulled the hair out, small tufts at a time.”
5. Reactions—I’m so tough? Probably I’ll experience reactions more in the realm of this random blogger writing on mohawk theory: “When you are middle age. . . we will call it 40 – 60. . . a Mohawk makes you look like you are trying too hard. You usually bring a smile to someone’s face, as they contemplate how silly you look.”
P.S. Title song – The Mohawk Song, Future Stars featuring Olly Girls.
This is Beth. With more hair stalking. Admitting that the do Liz accidentally imitated:
I copied from the girl:
(before)
(after)
Who copied from (who copied from):
P.S. More mimicking – ponies:
This is Beth. With September’s back-to-school, happy new year look.
1. The do—Short bob.
Inspired by crop-topped celebrities:
Monica called it a box bob, graduated, textured. When Mandi saw me she deemed it an A-line bob. Another take on a classic.
2. Music (what was playing at the salon during the doing of the do)—Note: music plays all the time at Bang, this time Joel told Pandora to play some do-appropriate tunes. Ultimately we got great variety, including Stormy Weather, Misty Blue, Can’t You See, Spirit in the Sky, and Georgia on my Mind.
3. Drink (what I sipped at the salon during the doing of the do)—This time I showed up with the wrong drink, so I ran up the block where the very nice woman at the liquor store helped me select the perfect beverage – New Age:
4. The Theory—Women with short hair are less feminine, less attractive. Or have we moved past that sort of thing? From salon.com: “True, the flowing mane has always had a powerful allure… Clearly, flowing locks are a source of power… In many quarters, a woman cutting her hair is still seen as a woman committing an act of rebellion… Among a certain segment of my mother’s and grandmother’s generations, a short cut was an admission that you were middle-aged and no longer interested in making the effort. But for plenty of women, hair is just a canvas upon which to creatively express themselves.”
Also, this is the third “bob” I’ve had this year – is it boring? Not as fun as Liz’s rainbow, but we’ve seen a little variety, right?
And, remember, we still have a few months left!
5. Reactions—We’ll see…
P.S. The post title is a misquote of a misquote. From Wikipedia, “‘Play it again, Sam’ is originally a misquotation of ‘Play it, Sam’ from the 1942 film Casablanca. It may also refer to: Play It Again, Sam (1972 film), based on the Broadway play by Woody Allen.”
This is Beth. And it’s August already.
1. The do—Straight Bob.
Inspired by the slick, modern dos of many celebrities:
My bob is a coppery-gold.
2. Music (what was playing at the salon during the doing of the do)—Note: music plays all the time at Bang, I don’t get to pick do-appropriate songs. This time I only remember what was playing at he pizza place when Liz and I went next door to order dinner – Karma Chameleon (gotta love Culture Club, Boy George).
3. Drink (what I sipped at the salon during the doing of the do)—Note: I do get to choose the do-appropriate drink. Had many ideas for this month’s drink but fell apart at the execution. Running out of the house in an attempt not to be late to see Monica, I made a quick lemonade and raspberry juice mixture (in stock thanks to my babes) and grabbed vodka, lime and ice.
4. The Theory—The bob. A classic hairdo with many variations that have evolved over decades. Currently celebrities sport sleek sophisticated bobs (above), it’s also a default haircut for moms who don’t have much time to do much with their dos. According to Glamour, “there’s a fine line between trendy bob and soccer-mom helmet.” I’m going for chic but might fall into frumpy.
5. Reactions—TBD.
P.S. Title song – in honor of an old but timeless style, sometimes a mom do: The Beatles Your Mother Should Know
This is Beth. Reporting. The curly bob held up fairly well through July’s journeys.
At home:
In Australia:
In Alabama:
P.S. Did see some sites, learn some stuff:
This is Beth. Getting a jump start on July.
1. The do—Curly Bob.
Inspired by carefree-looking, fun-having, slightly-smirky free spirits:
Not sure why they’re all blond; mine will stay the same medium-to-getting-lighter brown for now.
2. Music (what was playing at the salon during the doing of the do)—Note: music plays all the time at Bang, I don’t get to pick do-appropriate songs. The solon bustled this week; I only noticed one song (playing when Monica switched off the blow dryer): Michael Jackson’s Man in the Mirror. All about more-then-hair change. Nice, relevant. “Make that change.”
3. Drink (what I sipped at the salon during the doing of the do)—Note: I do get to choose the do-appropriate drink. This time, gin and tonic. Classic, refreshing summer drink.
4. The Theory—The Curly Bob: it’s a little bit shorter, a little bit less labor intensive. A little bit boring in our anything-goes hair culture?
According to Wikipedia, a bob is “a short haircut…in which the hair is typically cut straight around the head at about jaw-level, often with a fringe (or ‘bangs’) at the front.” From dailymakeover.com: “This classic short hairstyle is low maintenance, high style and flattering to every face shape. Many versions can go from straight and smooth to curly and tousled.”
Fun, easy, happy, perfect for summer, perfect for vacation. We’ll see if I can keep the mood light and relaxed to go with the hair.
5. Reactions—This month they’ll be international. We’ll see.
P.S. Music Links:
Title song Curli Hair by Hawkeye and Hoe from He’s Got the Whole World in his Slacks. Careful, it’s a catchy one. From their website: “Hawkeye and Hoe are an English duo playing good time country, bluegrass, rockabilly, farmer folk, skiffle, rock n roll, pub polka, irish, cajun, folk roots and what they like to call ‘BEER DRINKING MUSIC.'”
and
Changing the Locks 