New Year, New Hair

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Always remember: your hair is 90% your selfie!

Happy New Year everyone! Hope you all had a beautiful Christmas and lovely entry into the new year. Iโ€™ve been away for a while, taking some time off over the Christmas and New Year holiday period to rejuvenate, relax, and look after my mental health after the turbulent year I had had โ€“ basically take time out for myself. And what better way to ring in the new year, than with new hair!

Not wanting to sound like I’m being a tad conceited, Iโ€™ve always been known for my hair. All my life since I was a little girl, I had long long hair. And I mean,ย longย hair โ€“ right down to just slightly above my bottom! It always drew many comments from adults and kids, back in those days I was a brunette.

Iโ€™ve always been a shy personโ€ฆ I know its hard to believe, right? But seriously, ever since I was a kid, I have been super shy.ย 

I was the kid that was bullied and picked onย at school for either being too skinny, too quite or just too different. I never felt confident in my own body and skin, and especially more so with the way I looked. Itย wasnโ€™tย until I got much older that I became more confident in being me, and how I looked.

The moment I was a pre-teenager,ย Madonnaย came onto the scene in the 80’s (yes, I’m that old), and my love for blond hair started. I dreamt of one day being a blond. I wanted to be like my idol. I wanted to be blond and with shoulder to mid length hair. Just like,ย Madonna. But it wouldnโ€™t be until around 2005, that I migrated (slowly) to full on blond without getting a further lecture from my dad. Haha!

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My fatherย never ever allowed me to cut my hair. Very rarely did he allow even a trim. He preferred and only allowed me to have long hair โ€“ regardless what age I was. However, somehow one day I got away with my cutting my hair on a trip overseas by myself to Portugalย ย I was about 30 years old. Right there and then, I decided on a whim to cut my hair, short.

It was at that time I had just endedย my abusive long term relationshipย once & for all and I wanted to let go of the past and just change. Be the person that I knew existed inside of me and who was dying to come out. So I cut my hairโ€ฆ short in Lisbon, Portugal.

Upon my return back to Australia, my father showed his (serious extreme) displeasure and slowly over time, I took it further by cutting it shorter and shorter, and slowly getting blonder and blonder.

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So you see, I was a (very) late started and my hair the past few months has seen better days. Its been coloured so many times (to blonde, back to brunette, back to blonde and bleached) and is is super deceiving to hairdressers -it doesnโ€™t look thick, but when they are doing the foils, they then see how much hair I actually do have. Haha!

So I made the (painful) decision after trying to grow my hair long for the past few years (dad you would have been proud) โ€“ I had to cut it, almost half of it off (enter in sad face emoji). The ends were so dry, even after a day of having it washed and it just felt like straw. Bleugh!!

Iโ€™m really happy with the short length its at now and I can still do my,ย โ€˜special hair bunโ€™ย and French knots.

I now realise (yes, its taken me a longggggggggggggggggg time to realise it) justย how important it is to look after my hair and the super care it needs, and not take it for granted.

Itโ€™s a part of my identity. When my hair looks good, I look and feel good โ€“ I act more confident and self assured. But when my hair looks like crap and looks like I have stuck my fingers into an electrical socket, it looks like complete crazy shit! Haha!

So new hair, new year โ€“ Iโ€™ve got a feeling its going to be a fabulous New Year!

Whatโ€™s the relationship with your hair like? What styles and colors have you had over the years? Iโ€™d love to know about it in the comments below! Happy New Year everyone, wishing you all love, happiness and health xoxo

Susana xoxo
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5 Comments
  • sienna7
    February 5, 2018

    Love your hair color girl! โค๏ธ

    xoxo Sienna
    http://www.fashionintheair.com

  • Nay Mattis
    January 24, 2018

    Your hair looks great! I never really gave much thought to my hair until recently when it has become so dry and unmanageable. Now I realised how much it affects my self-esteem.

  • Candy
    January 24, 2018

    I am so in love with your new hairstyle! My sister (Crystal) recently cut her hair short and now seeing your hair short is inspiring me to cut my hair too ๐Ÿ™‚ I need to go for the “New Hair New Me” ๐Ÿ™‚ You look amazing!!!!

  • Matea G
    January 23, 2018

    I love your hair girl! Im blonde as well and im trying to get rid of brass in my hair and my goal is to make it look as white as yours. I will so much more comfortable with my self and with my pics when my hair looks good.

  • JM Kayne
    January 23, 2018

    I think we all go through that stage – the awkward stage of our lives when we don’t feel confident of who we are, but I am glad to see how you’ve grown Susana! You are such an amazing and brave lady… I may not know you personally and only read your posts – but I believed, that you are that kind of person – mature, kind and brave!

    God bless!