Ok. I've been going back and forth on this for some months now. I'm cutting my hair.
I want to donate it to Locks of Love.I understand that natural blonde hair is the most expensive to buy,so I figure some kid could use it instead of it getting thrown away.

I want to know if anyone knows of a salon that participates in the program.Otherwise I'll need to start calling around.It doesn't matter if it's in Hagerstown or here in martinsburg.

Also, I want to go SHORT. I'm thinking of above the ears and alittle longer on top than the back and sides.Now,I'm not big on celebreties,so if you guys know any of them with short hair and could post some pics,I'd appreciate it.I need some ideas and I don't want to waste my time sitting in the salon looking in those books!

Thanks guys!

What an awesome thing to do WVDragonlady! My friend donated her hair when she cut it, but did it in Harrisburg.

According to the Locks of Love website, you can get it cut here:

Les Cheveux Studio LLC
101 Medical Ct. Ste 206
Martinsburg, WV
(304) 596-2450

Also, here are a few websites that allow you to shop for different hair styles:

http://www.hair-styles.org/
http://www.1001-hairstyles.com/
http://www.hairfinder.com/

Hope this helps! Post a link to one you might like!

Thank You! Thank You!
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Dragonlady

That's so good of you. Truly impressive!


Locks of love.

-We accept 10" minimum hair length (tip to tip), not wigs, falls, or synthetic hair
-Please bundle hair in ponytail or braid.
-Hair needs to be clean, dry, placed in a plastic bag, then padded envelope.
-We need hair from men and women, young and old, all colors and races.
-Hair may be colored or permed, but not bleached or chemically damaged (if unsure, ask your stylist).
-Hair swept off the floor is not usable.
-Hair cut years ago is usable if it has been stored in a ponytail or braid.
-Hair that is short, gray, or unsuitable for children will be separated from the ponytails and sold at fair market value to offset the cost of manufacturing.
-You may pull curly hair straight to measure the minimum 10".
-The majority of all hair donated comes from children who wish to help other children.
-Layered hair may be divided into multiple ponytails for donation.
-Please note: Anyone can cut your hair as long as the above guidelines are followed.

MD Hagerstown Ongoing Bella Salon
1691 Langley Drive
(301) 665-1060
Free cut for all LOL donors of 10"+

MD Hagerstown Ongoing Blondy & Company
1101 Opal Court
(301) 766-0700
blondyandcompany@verizon.net
Free cut for all LOL donors of 10

MD Smithsburg Ongoing Shear Techniques
22419 Jefferson Blvd
(301) 824-2434
Free cut for all LOL donors of 10"+

WV Martinsburg Ongoing Les Cheveux Studio LLC
101 Medical Ct. Ste 206
(304) 596-2450
Free cut for all LOL donors 10"+

Now about that short hair cut...lemme find some nice styles for you.

Gah! Phish!

I don't know WVD, but I think ya' gotta at least consider the Mullet.

Pffffft. Yoss!

That would be too freakin scary lookin!
No thanks!

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I like this one very much.

The Meg is famously gorgeous.

Likey!

These.

Tell me what you guys think of these.

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Personally, I'd either go with the 2nd or 3rd haircut. The first one isn't a very feminine cut. Women can have really short hair, and depending on how it's cut, it can look really nice, or it can make them look very boyish. I guess it's all dependent on the whole package too.

I don't know if I like the 2nd or 3rd one better - tough choice.... although I think I'm leaning towards the 2nd one.

For some reason I can't see those images.

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I'm like the third one.

Maybe you could color your hair, too!

I'm growing mine for locks of love, too. How long is yours?

Mine is long enough, but if I cut it off the required 10" then what I'd have left would only be shoulder length... and DH wouldn't like that! So I need to grow it another 3-4 inches yet.

It's done! I went this morning and had it cut.Went to Les Cheveux here in Mart.
Ponytail was 13in. long! It felt like a weight was lifted went she cut it off!I went with #3 sort of. It's more versatile. i can spike it or slick it back or part it on either side,etc.

Thanks for all the help guys!

You'll probably feel weird the next couple of times you shampoo it! You'll be reaching for hair that's not there!

Pet. Peeve.

Cut your hair for god sakes! It'll grow back and he'll get over it!


Sorry. It's truly a pet peeve. I can't stand to hear women say that.

It also bugs me when someone, man or woman, has reeeally long hair and they treat it like it's spun gold when in fact it's full of split ends and looks stringy and goofy. If it's healthy, nice, but normally people with really long hair fluff it out and put products in it to give the heavy stuff more body when it only makes it worse giving it that 80s puffed out look. Ick.

Not that I have great hair. I certainly have my own issues.

But asian hair is the best to have long. It's usually glossy and silky.

I'm going to shut up now.

If I don't put product in my hair, that's the look I'll get. I have natural curl in my hair, but not the desired kind that curls throughout. If I don't straighten my hair, it looks like I'm growing out an old perm - straight on the top half and curly on the bottom, with an ample amount of frizz in between. And forget it on humid days, looks like I stuck my finger in a socket.

[quote=PHISH,Sep 22 2005, 12:30 PM][quote=Heather,Sep 22 2005, 12:24 PM]If I don't put product in my hair, that's the look I'll get. I have natural curl in my hair, but not the desired kind that curls throughout. If I don't straighten my hair, it looks like I'm growing out an old perm - straight on the top half and curly on the bottom, with an ample amount of frizz in between. And forget it on humid days, looks like I stuck my finger in a socket.
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You're hair is nice. I didn't mean you.

Y'all know who I mean! You've seen 'em!

I have a little girl's short haircut right now. When I don't have make-up on I look like a little boy.

You mean like this?

There's no way you look like a little boy Heather! You're way too feminine to look like a boy. Besides, the hair cut you have now compliments the shape of your face. I think it was a good choice.

Actually, DH is right about this one. I look best with long hair. I've tried on short wigs and fake bangs (sounds stupid, doesn't it? LOL) and short hair does not work for me. My face is too round... long hair helps balance it out. Otherise, I look like there's a pumpkin sitting on my shoulders.

Unfortunately, I do not have the sleek, glossy hair that so many Asian women seem to have. I got screwed in that gene department.

And I am lousy about maintaining it. Although I do good with "at home" maintenance (regular conditioning, plus regular avocado treatments)... I typically only get it cut about twice a year out of sheer laziness.

I have split ends most of the time.

I juss got mine cut and hi-lited today. Hadn't been done since April , so I looked all stringy and tie-dyed. I keep it cut between chin and shoulder so it's easy to manage, since I have zero talent with hair....wash, comb, and out the door. In the winter, I use the hair-dryer in my car on the way to work....you know, fan blowing as hard through the vents as possible! When it was longer, I fell into the ponytail trap, and it was always pulled back. Now at least I don't have to do much to it, but it looks better than a ponytail.

Yes, just like that.

You have not seen me without makeup, Phish. And I have anything to do with it, you never will! Thanks for the compliment though. I like my haircut. Most people don't. Especially the boys. on them. The color has faded out though. Used to be dark brown. Liked it better that way.

I hate you people that don't have to wear makeup!

Just kidding. I'm jealous, not hateful.

Pics! We need pics!

Trying wigs and fake bangs is stupid? I love trying on wigs. Actually, this lady at work wears wigs sometimes. Yeah, I tried it on...at work.

That's me too!

Ya know peacefrog,you'd might look good with what they call the "Asian Bob".It's real short and layered in the back and as it comes forward it gets longer till it hits about mid cheek,which apparently helps slim the roundness.( I read that on one of those links from up top ).
I just got tired of all the hair and having to put it up or wear braids all the time.I might keep it short for a few years and then probably grow it out for 5 and then donate again. Thats what I did this last time.It was short from 99 -00, and then I grew it out for 5yrs and it was LONG! It seems to grow fast for some reason.
I've only seen your hair heather in the bo-peep pic and it was covered wasn't it?Sides,you're petit and can get away with a "little boy cut".It won't make ya look too butch.

he,he.hubby doesn't know that it's been cut yet. he knew I was going to do it but just not today! gotta keep em guessing ya know! can't let the fellas get bored.

Yep, it was covered in that pic. I've had everything done to my hair though. Can't seem to leave it alone. Always doing something to it.

ETA: I can't post images. I'm a doofus.

w00t! peacefrog is hott!

Down, Sman, she's taken!

I liked pic #3 the best!
I chopped my hair & donated 11 inches to Locks of Love in 2002. I would love to donate again sometime but I dunno if I could handle having hair that long again. I have very thick naturally curly hair

LOL Heather!
I totally agree...
My Mom kept her hair around the same length & style for years. She always talked of getting it cut shorter but made the comment that Dad would freak. She recently got it cut short & everyone has commented on how well the cut suits her. Dad got over it and Mom couldn't be happier

peacefrog!!! You're so pretty! And petit. GAH! Ain't there no one on here thats ugly like me!???

Old,fat Dragon will now slink away to hide ............................................






p.s. hubby liked the cut.said it looked real good. I've trained him well,don't you think?

Thanks, baby!

What's wrong with a partner (of either sex) showing consideration for the hair preferences of their significant other? I've done it. It ain't no big thing -- is it?

I don't think there's anything wrong with showing consideration, as long as you like it as well. But if a woman (or man) really wants to cut their hair, but won't because of a significant other, well, that's just silliness. The significant other should love you, no matter what, haircut and all.

DRAGONLADY! Stop with the ugliness! True beauty comes from the inside, and from what I've read on the forums, you're beautiful!

Ditto!

Besides... I bet Dragonlady is beautiful on the inside AND the outside!

She needs to be more like Yoss, who always feels pretty... from what I've heard.

Yoss-

* dragon peeks out of her cave*

do we know that yoss' tutu is pink?


*dragon slinks back inside*

Alright, I just got back after a week at the beach so I'm a little late...but where are the pics of peacefrog?? I don't see a link??

And WVD...where are the pics of your new haircut? And BTW, you ARE beautiful inside and out

And Yoss IS pretty

Can't see pic either.

We are ALL gorgeous bitches 'round here! Especially the lovely dragon and Yoss!

What happened to peacefrog's link? It's gone.

Yeah... I deleted it. I feel kinda weird with my picture on the Internet. I am not the exhibitionist type. LOL

Besides... Naomi can meet us for a drink... and then we all get to see what each other look like in PERSON!

I suspect if Heather, WVDragonlady, Naomi, Phish, myself and all the rest of the lovely women here at H-M get together... we'll be one very cool group of ladies!

That's why I took mine off the site...it got a little embarrassing!

I don't know about cool,but it could get alittle rowdy!

I saw foggie's pic...very mysterious exotic and hot

Went back today and got a trim. It's better than the first time.She was telling me how shes done learned how to do wigs for cancer paitients and now she does weaves! Some people just have a talent I guess. I'm really likeing this short hair.So easy to take care of!YAY!